TNDUSTIUALACTIVITY
STATISTICS WHICH DEMON
STRATE PROSPEniTV.
linmonio Incrcunu In the liniiortntliin
of CoininoitltloH Unrd In Domicile
Mnmifnctiirr-t , unit Diturt-iiMi In tlio Im
ports of Article * iMailo Aliro.ul.
Some Interesting facts lllustrntlvo of
the marvelous revival of industrial ac
tivity which followed so directly upon
the election of President McKtnley and
the enactment of the Dlngley tariff
arc. set forth In a statement Issued by
the treasury bureau of statistics. It
la especially significant of prosperous
times among manufacturers that arti
cles required In manufacturing and
food stuffs not produced In the United
States form the largest Items of the
Increase in Importations shown by the
fiscal year just ended. The statement
covers all articles or classes of articles
In which the Importation increased or
decreased as much as $1,000,000 during
the year , and showa an Increase of im
portations In nearly nil articles of for
eign production required by our man
ufacturers. Unmanufactured fibers ,
raw silk , crude lubber , bar and block
tin , hides and skins , undressed furs ,
cabinet and other woods , unmanufac
tured tobacco and chemicals for use in
manufacturing , all show a heavy In
crease , wool being the only Important
Item of material for the factory which
shows n reduction In Imports.
In the ten great classes of material
Imported for use of the manufacturers
fibers , silk , rubber , hides , furs , tin ,
copper , tobacco , wood and chemicals
the Increase amounts to about $30,000-
000 , though the reduction of several
flnllnrc In wnnl hrlnfa Hio nof
Increase In manufacturers' materials to
something less than that figure. In
food stuffs the principal Increase Is In
sugar , tropical fruits and cocoa , the
increase in these being above $30,000-
000. The very heavy Importations of
ugar just prior to the enactment of
the tariff lawa of 1897 made the sugar
Importations of 1898 extremely light ,
BO that those of 1899 show an increase
of 50 per cent in quantity over those
of 1898 , but many million pounds less
than those of 1897.
Among manufactured goods the finer
grades of cotton , silk and fibers show
the largest Increase , though matting ,
chlnaware , dressed furs and spirits
are slightly In excess of last year.
Diamonds and jewelry show the largest
Increase among the articles classed as
luxuries , though this Is believed to be
duo In part at least to a reduction In
duties under the act of 1897 , which was
made In the belief that it would reduce
smuggling and thus bring within the
operations of the customs law many
trillion dollars' worth of this class of
goods which had formerly escaped tax
ation. In manufactured goods there
has been a decrease In imports in a
number of Important articles which
tome In competition with American
manufactures , especially Inwoolen
goods and tin plate. Coffee also shows
a decrease of about $10,000,000 In value
of Importations , largely due , however ,
to the decrease In price rather than In
quantity , the average price per pound
In 1899 being more than 10 per cent
below that of 1898 , while there Is also
a slight reduction In quantities Im
ported , owing to the very heavy Im
ports of last year.
The following table Includes the ar
ticles or classes of articles in which
the Imports of the year show an In
crease or decrease of as much as
$1,000,000 , and compares the Imports
of the year with those of the two pre-
ding fiscal years :
IMPORTS.
1897. 1SOS. 1SS9.
Chemicals . . . . $44.949.752 $11,470,773 J42.G6S.731
Chlnawuro . . . 9,977.207 6.CS7.3CO 7,5 2,9 5
'
Cocoa 2,997,860 3,715,029 6,3bO'llb
noffeo 81,514,331 05,007,031 G5,274.4b
Coppar In bars ,
etc 999,521 3,077,835 G.C04.S33
Cotton manu
factures . . . . 34,429,303 27,207.300 32,053,511
Fibers , u n-
m'nf'tured . . IL'.RSG.llS 13,440,180 20,290,727
Fibers , m'f'cs
of. . 32.54C.SG7 21.899,794 23,132.495
Fruits & nuts 17,126,932 ! 11,500,930 18,317,201
Furs , uiidr'ed 2,938,979 6.045.5M )
Furs & m'f'cs
of 3.070,123 4,048,569 5,211,019
HldGB & skins 27MJ3,06 30.068.W2 41.9SS.OI5
Household &
pers'l ef'cts. 2.43S.3C3 1,779,0j5 3,112,8 5
Ind. rubber &
gutta percha 17,553,163 23,545,391 31,576,412
Jew'ry & pro-
clous stones 3,559,51)7 ) 10.3SS.SSO 17B1D,4IC
Matting 3.922,003 1.437,171 2.051.15' )
Bilk , unman. . 1S,918,2S3 32,110,060 32,479,027
Bilk , man. of 25,199,0ii7 2.1r.23.8tij 23,11)5,4 ) ; $ : !
Spirits . . 3,550.114 2,131,791 3,144Mj
Buuiir. . . 99,000,181 00,472,749 9I.901.12J
Tin In burs ,
pigs , etc. . . . C.533.S25 8,776,151 11.SI3.357
Tin plate G.311.63S 3,509.148 2,613,501
Tobacco , leaf. fl.BSll i 7,4bS,60S
Wool , raw . . . . 53,243,191 10,753,692 8.322.'fc'J7
Wool , m'f'cs. . 49,162,99. 14.S2J.771 13,531,967
The following table shows the total
Imports of each fiscal year during the
decade :
1890 yitia,3lQ. 103
181)1 ) 844,916,190
1892 32r.402.f6.
US3 60,400,9JJ
1594 634,9 ! ) l.OJ.
1895 731,9G9,9t > 5
1890 779,7JI , 7I
1597 704,730,411'
1898 C10.049.G5I
1603 697,110,554
Jtccnino They Don't Know.
The outlook for the yield of French !
champagnes for the season of 1899 Is
discouraging. The latest facts from
the wlno districts published In Paris
show that the white grapes have suffered
fit
fered severely through Inclement :
weather. The vines bearing these
grapes do not produce a "contrebour-
geons , " and In consequence the first
growth having been destroyed , there
is no hope whatever of fruit for the
autumn. In Epernay , the center of the
champagne country , the damage done
Is considerable , but not so great as In
many less known localities , in Paris
the certainty of a bad vintage has
caused a great demand to spring up for
wines of previous years , In which era
brisk speculation is being done. The
wlno statistics for the champagne dis !
trict for the year , from April , 189S , sto
April , 1899 , show a fall of 700.000 In
the number of bottles exported. On
the other hand , the consumption In
France has Increased over 2.COO.OOO
bottles. The total number of bottles
disposed of during the yca-r wad 27-
397,9911. The stock the growers have
In hand amounts to 10C.371.7CG bottles ,
together with 113,053 hectoliters of
wine in casks ,
If not n liottlp of French cham
pagne could be spared for export to
the United States for the next ten
years It would be far from an unmixed
calamity. Certain so-railed connois
seurs whoso tastes are regulated by
label and not by quality would feel the
deprivation seriously , but in the long
urn they would be the wiser and the
better for It. Then they would bo
forced to drink the fine champagnes
of native production , and would for
the first time In their lives discover
how excellent these wines really arc.
At present they don't know , for they
never taste them.
REPUBLICANS ARE READY.
The rrou-Trnilo Issue Will 1'lnil Them
Welt I'rupured In 1000.
Some of the Democrats who sec the
hopelessness of a campaign on a 10-
to-1 pmtform express anxiety to make
free trade and protection the issue. If
the Bryan or Democratic leaders will
agree to Ignore the sliver issue in their
platform and pledge that Its speak
ers shall not allude to It , It Is possi
ble that the Republicans would accom
modate them. In 1894 the Republicans
made the campaign on a declaration
against the Gorman-Wilson tariff law.
Hard times helped , but the Democratic
party was never so badly beaten. In
deed , the overwhelming defeat in 1894
caused Democrats to seek a new Issue
for 1896 , and free and unlimited coin
age of silver was accented by many
Democrats because they dared not go
Into a campaign with a revenue tariff
platform. The Bryan convention
dropped the word "only" from the
usual Democratic platform declaring
for a tariff for revenue.
The duty In the Gorman law was
high enough on iron , but It was made
so low on a long line of goods that
half the factories producing thorn were
closed , The woolen Industry and the
wool-growing Interest were hit very
hard by the Gorman law. During the
past two years the wool-growing In
terest has got on Its feet again. Sheep
and wool again have values , and the
latter , produced at home , Is taking the
place of the foreign article , coming to
us on the free list. It Is not probable
that the wool-growers , who are In
three-fourths the states , can form a
wool-growers' trust. The wool man
ufacturers have not yet accomplished
much In that direction. Clothing Is
not materially higher than It was un
der the Gorman law. Free trade in
glass would lose to Indiana the east
ern trade In one of Its prominent In
dustries , as did the cut in duties by
the Gorman tariff law. So with other
industries , the principle of protection
cannot be safely set aside unless wo
are all willing to reduce wages to the
basis of those of competitors In other
countries. Great Britain has com
petitors today because all nations have
protected their Industries by tariffs
which have held the home markets for
the home producer , and there Is no
doubt that they will adhere to that
policy in adjusting duties. At any
rate , if the Bryan Democracy is anx
ious to drop 1C to 1 for the tariff Issue ,
Republicans are ready. Indianapolis
( Ind. ) Journal.
nioniiy lit Plenty.
HUM" !
Dick Hello , John , what are you
buying now ? John A gold watch. Dick
You must be flush with money. John
Yes ; I've juat had another raise in
wages.
A Policy Which Invites Dlsnutur.
No matter what steps we may take
to destroy trusts Germany Is deter
mined to maintain a system which it is
generally recognized Is bringing pros
perity and wealth to the empire. Shall
we then , in order to overcome an evil
which may be regulated , resort to a
policy which will Invite disaster ? Is
It conceivable that the American pco
pie , In the face of the menace which
the organized front of Germany pre
sents , will strike down the only barrier
to the deluge of articles manufactured
in Germany which the removal of pro
tection would invite ? Great Britain
Is now endeavoring to rescue her West
Indian poasesslons from the evil fate
imposed on them by the Gorman ex
port bounty system. Are we anxious
to share the same experience ? If wo
are , all we need to do Is to dispense
with protection and the Germans will
soon make It clear to us that In the ef
fort to abate an evil which Is largely
imaginary we have exposed ourselves
to the danger of having our manufac
turing industries totally destroyed.
San Francisco Chronicle.
i No Longer riiKhloiiulilo.
M Canadian correspondent , writing
on the trade between Canada am
America , says : "Tho policy of the
United States toward Canada since
1SC7 , with the brief Intermission while
the Wilson act of 1894-97 was In force
has been one of grab all and glvo noth
Ing. Of course. It Is no longer fash
lonablc In this country to dlscrlmlnati
against Americans. Wheeling ( W.Va. )
Manufacturer.
AGREES WITH HAVEMEYER.
A Urntlior MonopolUt lnilom-4 tlio S
Rarely In the annals of American
politics have the statements of a man
having any reputation at all been so
completely refuted , riddled and r'dl- '
culed as thoao of Mr. Havemeyor , to
the effect that the present tariff Is
four-fifths extortion and the parent of
trusts. In such n situation Mr. Havo-
meyer has doubtless been turning In
every direction looking for an Indorse
ment of some kind from some quar
ter , and willing to accept It in what
ever shape It should come.
The loose-talking Now Yorker may
now comfort himself a little , for he
has found a friend of just ns much
loquacity and Just as little sense.
That congenial Indorser lives In this
city and has sent the Indorsement to
the Nebraska City Conservative , In
which paper It has been duly published
without comment. It runs thus :
Wells , Fnrgo & Co. , Ofllcc of Presi
dent.
San Francisco , Cnl. , Juno 15 , 1899.
Dear Mr. Morton : Referring to
yours of June 7 , doubtless you noticed
Havcmcyer's testimony before the
Washington commission yesterday and
his remarks upon the matter of trusts
namely , that the protective tariff Is
the mother of trusts In the United
States of America. I am with him
every time on that statement. I think
his observations In general were based
on facts and good sense.
Very truly yours ,
JOHN J. VALENTINE.
A draft upon human credulity drawn
by Havemeyer and Indorsed by Valentino
tine Is certainly a unique document
even In the politics of a country whcro
the canard and the roorback arc com
mon. Fortunately the names of tno
parties arc so well known and the rep
utation of each so well established
that no one Is likely to bo deceived by
the document. The only effect of the
Valentine Indorsement will be to con
firm the judgment of the public formed
on the original statement. The main
interest In the matter lies In the new
evidence it gives of Valentino's crav
ing for notoriety. Wherever there is
an opening In a newspaper , on a plat
form or In a pulpit , ho is there to show
that he can shed language as readily
as ho shirks taxes or cinches the pub
lic , and seemingly there is no form
of iniquity he Is not willing to uphold
either by precept or practice. San
Francisco Call.
Tire Innvltiihlu KcsulU.
Not one-half of the articles handled
by the trusts arc protected by tariffs.
Not one-half the capitalization of the
great consolidations is devoted to the
production of articles which are pro
tected. Mr. Havemeyer knows very
well that In forming these consolida
tions the real objects were an economy
of organization and a monopoly of the
local production. These being the prime
objects , the tariffs affect them neither
In one way or the other , except as they
may exclude a foreign competition. If
we throw open the doors to foreign
competition It would necessitate even
greater economy In organization to en
able home producers to compete proflt-
ably. There would be no surer way to
'
put the entire production of the coun
try Into the hands of consolidations
than by striking down all our tariff
duties. There would be an absolute ne
cessity for trusts then.or else wo should
have to glvo our markets over to the
Europeans and go out of business , for
we could not continue to produce In
any but the most economical way
against unrestricted foreign competi
tion. It is safe , then , to say that If
all our tariff laws should bo repealed
tomorrow there would be Just two ef
fects one the degradation of American
labor , and the other a complete ab
sorption of our Industries by giant cor
poratlons. Kansas City ( Kan. ) Jour
nal.
Democracy and Trunts ,
It was In 1891 that the Democratic
majority In both houses of congress
paralyzed the section against trusts
passed by the Republican majority In
the preceding congress. The Wilson
ln\v nrnsnrlbos no nonaltv nenlnst
trusts except firms or corporations who
are Importers of foreign goods. Im
porters arc not organized In trusts and
never have been. Consequently the
Wilson law touches none of the trusts.
It opened the door wide to all that
now exist. The last senate was not
Republican and would not permit the
restoration of the anti-trust clause of
the McKtnley law. The Republican
record against trusts Is perfectly clear.
A law in 1890 fulfilled the platform
pledge of 1888. Then the Democrats
came Into power and mlsgovernment
and calamity came with them. In
their endless chapter of disasters was
the killing of the anti-trust law. They
worked havoc In that direction as In
every other. Yet they arc now making
a prodigious racket over the trusts
as If the subject were entirely new
and their party acting upon It for the
first time. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Then nnd Now.
During the last Democratic adminis
tration the papers were filled with ro-
porta of factories closed , wages re
duced and an ever-Increasing army ol
unemployed. Now they arc filled with
reports of new enterprises , voluntary
advances of wages and constantly im
proved relations between employer/
nnd employes. Indianapolis ( Ind. '
Journal.
Delighted to Meet Thotn.
If the free traders are anxious to ral
ly under Mr. Havemeyer as a mentoi
and his 10 per cent duty as a slogan
who believe in the
those policy of pro
tection will be delighted to meet their
as soon as there Is tlmo to attend to It
Indianapolis Journal.
MOJIE FOOL BREAKS
1OW THEFUSIONISTS HAVE
FALLEN OVER THEM
SELVES IN 1890
1. The state ofllelals while yelling
"economy" ashed for increased salaries
and appropriations.
2. The managers of the state institu
tions who linil been trying to fool the
people for two years , all asked for
more money to run the institutions ,
anil confessed to larjjo deficiencies.
3. The governor Insulted the Nebras
ka soldiers , and refused to do justice
to Col. Stothcnberg.
4. The supreme court commission bill
was vetoed because a certain political
striker was refused iiu appointment.
5. The fuslonlsts In the legislature
entered Into a corrupt deal to elect a
gold republican and a monopolist to
the U. S. senate. The deal falling
only because live fuslonlsts refused to
be corrupted.
0. The governor allowed n gang of
shun politicians In Omalm to dictate
olllcial appointments.
7. Auditor Cornell refused to resign
after he had been impeached before
the public.
8. The executive office became the
laughing stock on account of the lloxle
ilnsuo nt Kearney.
U. A "reform ollleial" at lleatrlee was
condemned in a star chamber trial ,
and was dismissed to make room for n
worse political striker.
10. The state ollleials confessed to
the wholesale use of railroad passes.
It. Itiifm-m nniiilnlu fli > t , > i > i1 ill Illlr.
ing double pay refused to make resti
tution.
12. The state house and capital
grounds were fanned out to a political
organization for the benefit of the
national democratic fund.
111. For fear of exposures the gov
ernor was compelled to veto the In
vestigation appropriation.
14. Secretary Porter refused to al
low the investigation committee room
In the eapitol building , after having
farmed out the halls for all sorts of
purposes and all sorts of prices.
15. On investigation Ex-Governor
Holcomb was found to have mis ap
propriated almost 81,000 on false
vouchers , but he was upheld by all of
the pie counter fusionists.
10. Investigation showed up the
ballot frauds of 1807 , but the "reform
ers" for good personal reasons hinder
ed the investigation nil they could ,
and declined to produce tell-tale olll
cial documents.
17. Land Commissioner Wolfe was
found to have entered Into illicit deals
in the leasing of school lands , whereby
his friends and pie counter compatriots
were greatly beneflttcd at the expense
of honest , land holders.
18. The state fisheries department
got so corrupt that the officials re
signed to escape investigation.
11) ) . An olllcial at the Omaha institu
tion was discharged because ho would
not purchase potatoes and groceries
from another olllcial.
20. The scramble over the state in
surance department caused unanimous
disgust all over the state.
These are only a few of the bad
breaks made by the sham reformers
this year , but they will bo sufficient
for the people to ponder over during
* he present year.
ItllVAX'S OIIANUi : OF MIND.
At DCS Moines , In. , the other day ,
/x-Colonel Bryan intimated that the
gold coining from the Klondike coun
try was almost entirely responsible
for the prosperity which is now sweep
ing over the United States. Tins Is a
most startling admission to come from
the lips of the democratic joss. It
carries with it the assurance that pros
perity Is with us. Also that gold is
not sucn a uau tiling alter an ; ana inai
wo really can run the country without
the aid of silver. The colonel also In
timated that expansion was a pretty
good thing , and practically admitted
that it would help the business inter
ests of the country. It was many
years after the acquisition of A In hit a
that the prosperity wave was brought
with it. Kut it has come and is ad
mitted by the democratic leader. Why
not so with the Philippines as well as
Alaska. The best of authorities agree
that these islands arc rich in minerals
and that much gold is to bo found and
the agricultural wealth will be im
mense. Then why isn't it a. good
thing to annex the Philippines and
keep the prosperity wave rolling in
our United States. And these intima
tions , coming from Mr. liryan , have
caused grave fears in the minds of the
colonel's friends hero In Nebraska.
They fear that ho is preparing to drop
the silver question , and their appre
hensions seem to be well founded. For
blx years Mr. liryan has claimed that
no such things could over bo ; that only
the free coinage of silver could bring
prosperity to this country. Ho now
practically admits that he was wrong ,
and also that expansion must bo all
right and n good thing for the country
because its prosperity injections are
already being felt. It was thought
by democracy and fiiiion that when
Crolter began to change his views re
garding expansion that liryan would
have n smoother path to travel , but it
seems that fate wills Unit they must
remain upn1 * Hut William scorns to
bo grasping the right Idea of thing. '
at lust ,
ADMIT TIICIU rooiiHiiNisM.
The fusion managers admit that the
pass-grabbing ollleials at the insane
asylum made an error when they re
fused the Kpworthlans permission lo
drink from the slate pumping station's
supply. That < h" Kpworthlnns will
forgive the hasty nnd ill advised ac-
nctlon of Mr. CoIIin and his subordi
nates all agree , but the trouble is that
they will not forgot It. They say It
would not be so bad If the matter end
ed whcro it appears to. hut that it has
caused n great deal of friction among
the managers and the employes of the
asylum. Some of the employes have
enough political foresight to see what
the consequences of the hasty action
may be , and they all plaeo the blaine
at the head of the Institution.
The serious part of Superintendent
Collln's action was his attempt to show
that the management of the assembly
turned about and supplied the people
of the assembly with unwholesome
water that endangered the lives of the
Immense concourse , and also his ad
mission that ho had refused life-giving
water to the assembly for the lack of a
few freopasses. SnperlntendentColUn
closed a signed statement with this as
sertion :
"It scarcely seems right for Presi
dent Jones to endanger the health and
oven the lives of the immense con
course of people now gathered at the
park , by providing an unwholesome
water supply when no other outlay
than the possible admission of twelve
in. liftinn luxnttnl einnlovoH and la-
tients would procure that of the best
quality. "
It does not seem possible that Dr.
Co 11 In would stand by and see the lives
of a vast concourse endangered for the
lack of TWELVE or FIFTEEN frco
tickets , but he admits as much. Per
haps when Dr. Collln's one year com
mission expires Governor Poynter will
study awhile before ho renews It.
State Journal.
And the following Is the list of those
"TWELVE or L'IKTKMN" names which
was presented to President Jones un
der the head of "Employes Nebrash >
Hospital for the Insane. "
V. O. Johnson. W. L. Torronce.
E. D. MeCall. W. F. MoLaln.
Margaret L.Pholps.Wm. Pollock.
Jno. Cunningham. Jas. llarlan.
J. T. Donohoo. Gilbert Hooblor.
Harry Wright. J. A. Weart.
W. 0. Spencer. L. A. Sims.
J. F. Rotruek. Ed Veach.
T. M. Connelly. Frank Wllhelm.
Frank Linmark. II. / , Dean.
C. P. Clark. Koht. Hear.
W. A. Campbell. F. II. Ingersoll.
W. L. Weekly. Mao Ihirson.
Amos Watson. Clara Jleaeh.
W. II. True. Nnda Kot/enbcrg
Henry Itroer. Audry Lowry.
C. 0. Bacon. Edith Locke.
Jno. C. Swartsley. Delia Love.
Jonas Holm. Leila Johnson.
II. H. Sawyer. Mary Johann.
J. W. Sawyer. Ella Ilennle.
Louisa Sawyer. UOHII Enrlght.
Mrs.M.Hrcmigam. Mcnnlo Charles.
Ida English. Marie Ronnie.
Hattie Pollock. Hanna Lundstrom ,
Dot Hashberjrer. Flora Milllgan.
lierthu llerrynmn. Louisa Fricko.
llattlo Pronger. Will Heiss.
Rebecca Wahlln. O. C. Scott.
N. O. Hall. llortha Itcll.
After several years of Idleness upon
the matter of trusts , Attorney General
Smyth has finally attacked the Stand
ard Oil trust and apparently will at
tempt to compel it to cease doing busi
ness in Nebraska. Kut he will not fin
ish that which he has commenced. Mr.
Smyth will not bo a candidate for re
election and of course his deputy , Mr.
Oldhum , will want the nomination ,
nnd will ifo before the neoplo and ex
plain his knowledge of the affairs of
that ollice and of the cases pending ,
and that he should bo retained above
everything , lint the people of this
state will bo slow to consider his ar
guments favorably.
Chlnno Children.
One evening there will bo about four
miles of little lanterns sent floating
down the great river In honor of the
dead. Or there will bo the baking rice
cakes , with many curious ceremonials.
And In It all the child takes his part ,
and his aiders are very kind to him ,
and never bother him with cleaning up
or putting on clothes to go out. Ho
strips to the waist or beyond it In sum
mer ; then , as the winter comes on , puts
on another and another garment , till
ho becomes as broad as he Is long. At
night tlmo , perhaps , ho takes off nome
clothes , but they are all the same
shape , all quite loose and easy. Then
ho never need bo afraid of breaking
anything , for most things are put
away , and Chinese things arc not Ilka
ours ; thn hlnlng black polished lablo ,
for Instance , can have a hot kettle
. -tood upon ' * ' nri bo Mono ho worse.
A Olirup Wnll Covorliiffi
"Texture Is not art , " as Edmund
Russell puts It ; "form and color are ,
hence the hope of those who must con
sider expense. " This fiat of the famous
disciple of the artistic was recalled
when lately a room was seen with the
walls papered In the common brown
paper such as butchers use. The pecu
liar dull finish and the soft , unobtru
sive color accorded perfectly with the
furnishings of the room , and brought
out most effectively all their best
points.
ALLlMll STATE
x n.imriintliin Knit *
TAHLE ROCK , Neb. , Aug. 19. Camp
Clark was broken tip last week , the
Inttt patient bolnj ; released and the
quarantine la raised from nil placoa
nnd the Htnnllpox la a thing of the
mst.
Cntcrplllur
CRAWFORD , Neb. , Aug. 19. The
gardens , shrubbery nnd growing crops
are bring greatly damgcd nnd In many
Instances entirely destroyed by cater
pillars nnd large , green worms. They
destroy nearly everything that la
green , The plague Is nearly equal to
'ho grasshopper plague.
In l ) -ii > rvpd.
CRAWFORD , Nob. , Aug. 10. The
appointment of Lieutenant L. H. Dor-
ritiRton as n nontenant In the regular
army Is n very proper recognition of
the loyalty and fitness of ono of No-
biaskn'fl very popular and competent
young men. When President McKln-
loy called for volunteers Lieutenant
DorrliiKton locked his olllco door nnd
pinned on the same the announcement
"Gono to War. " Ho sacrificed n lucrft'
tlvo business.
Work of InciimllnrlPHi
NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Aug. 19.
At an early hour Tuesday inornlnB
the barn nt the corner of Fifth street
and First Corao was discovered to bo
on fire. The flro department respond
ed promptly and It was thought the
fire was extinguished , but an hour
lateV It broke out again , but after ti
stubborn light It was onen more put
nut. The barn belonged to Ed McCnl-
him , and the damage was $150. It
was the work of Incondlatlcs.
Dciitli Ooiiu-n Suddenly.
ADAMS , Nob. Aug. 19. Miss El'n
May , daughter of Gcorgo nnd Sarah
E. Galloway , dlod suddenly nt the
homo of her parents In Adams. She
told her brother she was Hick , then
staggered , and , ns she waa falling , he *
brother caught' her and carried her
Into the house , where she passed away
In convulsions In about half an hour.
Her mother wnu away from homo when
Bha became flick. Mlun Galloway
leaves a host of friends who mourn
her loss.
Clulnii Iiu In nil Onmhn Mnn.
PONCA , Nob. , Aug. 19. County At
torney J. M. Hcnch and Sheriff II. IL
Hart returned from Wakofleld nnd
brought back with them a man who
claims his name Is Edwin C. Oakloy
and his homo Omaha. The ofllcorB
were culled to Wakofibld upon a tele
gram fro Detective M. D. Brcsnan , who
Is In the employ of the Omaha rail
road , who had effected Otikloy's arrest
nftor an oxcltlng chase ' .cross country
for assaulting and robbing a very
youthful Assyrian peddler on the train
lust outsldo of Wakollold.
Hi-niitnr Iliiyuuril Homo.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 19. Sena
tor M. L. Haywood was removed to
his homo In this city yesterday , ar
riving by special train at 1 o'clock.
Ho stood the discomforts of the trip
admirably and no 111 results are ex
pected to result from It. Ho expressed
himself ns being highly pleased to bd
at homo once more.
Dr. E. M. Whltton , the senator's
family physician , Is froj and pro
nounced In his statement that all dan
ger Is past and that all the patient
needs now to bring about complete
nnd speedy recovery Is rout and quiet.
which will enable him to regain hta
strength.
CiunliiR County ( Mil Not Morn1 IMonlo.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 19. The
annual celebration nnd picnic of tin
Cumlng County Old Settlers' nssocln-
tlon held hero , was the biggest thing
In the history of the society. Tlio
parade was especially fin-j. The mor-
rhants of the city vied with each other
In turning out tlio most gorgeous float.
Soventy-fivo mounted knights In Ale-
Sar-Kon uniform led the pnrado. Tha
day was an Ideal ono and the farmers
were present In great force. Bands
from Oakland , Wlsncr nnd Beemer as
sisted the West Point Cadet band In
the musical part of the program. After -
tor dinner an eloquent oration wai
delivered by Senator Van Duson of
South Omalm and speeches made by
n number of old settlers.
Hlilpinont of NoliriiHku'n Hnrplna ,
LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 19. Report- ?
have been received at the Bureau of
Statistics from all railroad and express -
press companies doing business In
Douglas county , showing the shipments -
monts of surplus products for the year
1898. These figures Include only the
shipments to points outsldo of Nebraska -
braska and are ns follows :
rnttlo , head 11,62'J '
IlnKH. bead 1R.MU
Hor.Hc'H , head ! ) ' . " >
Slif'pp. hcnd C2.00J
\Vhoixt. IniHliolH in.SSO
Corn , luiHlii'la 9ir : ) > M
OntB , biiHliolH , . W.W.
Harloy. biiHlielH 1.207
Ilyo. UiiHholH 7.117
Flour , poundu 12,7G2,2. > D
Dri'SHcd poultry 12.010
I.lvo poultry , coops 37H
HRKH , crises 9,270
Fruit , pounds lSCSIlo."j
TIrlckH , thousands 21' !
Iron , cars UK
lluttor , pounds 74,7r > S
Cream , pounds 412,4'K ' )
IIIiloH , poundH 7ir > " >
liny , tons lC2r >
Iron , ( not clnHHlllod ) , pounds . . . . 33..IK
rvml , cars 40 >
Other mill products 50.0SI.S5U
Mixed HtooU , head G.SI7
HCOH , hives 17.720
Chicory , pounds 100
Sugar , pounds 1,400,000
Coopernjrp , pounds OOS.OOO
PnckliiR IIOUHG products , poundH..3U2S,0V )
Plnnlnir mill product * , pounds. . . . 1H.OOI
BtovuH , rarn 2
Lend , pounds l.SGO.OOj
Crciunnry 1'lmit Oprn .
FREMONT. Nob. . Aug. 19. The Fre
mont Creamery company has opened
up for business occupying the building
formerly used by the Nobr-ska Cream
cry on East Washington s-treet. The
now creamery has eight sKlmmlng sta
tions sending cream over the Union
Pacific and Elkhorn linen nnd seven
teen moro will soon bo In operation.
The building which was orlplnnlly n
three-story brick , 50x100 feet , has boon
enlarged by additions. A new recnl"-
Ing room , cream room nnd engine
room have boon added on nnd now
machinery put In throughout.
