Nebraska Newspapers

    The Sioux Palls Convention Nominates
Him by Acclamation ,
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED
O. A. Towno '
Is Named for Vlco-1'rcil-
elent Senator Allen I'roncnts tlioNinuo
of Mr. Ilryun Llwifciilne Cheers
Greets Ills Acclamation I'ropositlon.
For President \V. * J. BRYAN
For Vice President C. A. TOWNE
SOUX FALLS , May 11. The dele
gates to the populist national conven
tion were not all prompt In congre-
grating at the wigwam at the hour set
for convening this morning. Many of
them had found cither the work in
the committee assignments or the gos
sip incident to the convention too ab
sorbing for them to get to bed early ,
and many remained abroad until the
early hours of the morning.As a con
sequence they were slow in reaching
the big tent today , and most of those
who did reach there in time looked
quite sleepy-eyed and drowsy. Those
of this class were not long , however ,
in rising to the demands of the occa
sion. The day began with the pro-
oentatlon of the reports of commit
tees , and from the first these were
such as to demand earnest attention
from all present.
Temporary Chairman Rlngdal
rapped the convention to order at 9:45 : ,
three-quarters of an hour after the
time set at last night's adjournment.
The committee on credentials pre
sented us report , declaring that there
were no contesting delegations and
recommending that the vote of Mis
souri be increased by two votes , that
of Ohio by two votes and that of South
Dakota by three votes.
The report , which was read by Gov
ernor Poynter of Nebraska , was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote. The
minority report threatened last nlglu
by Commltteeman Madden of Colorado
did not materialize.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported the name of Thomas
M. Patterson , of Colorado for perma
nent chairman , T. H. Curran of Kan
sas , Leo Vincent of Colorado and E.
M. Delshcr of Pennsylvania as perma
nent secretaries. Mr. Patterson's name
was greeted with great applause ,
which expanded into vociferous cheer
ing ag he came to the front of the
platform.
In accepting the position of perma
nent chairman Mr. Patterson com
menced by stating that he would so
far as was In his power rule the con-
ventlon with justice to all. He then
briefly sketched the history of the
populist party and the causes which
led up to its organization.
When the time arrived for choosing
candidates for president and vice pres
ident , Jones of Illinois assured the
convention that his state would give
Bryan a majority in November. Sen
ator Allen of Nebraska stepped for-
word.
"Mr. Chairman , " said he , amid per
fect silence , "I movs that the rules
of this convention bo suspended and
that William Jennings Bryan be nom
inated by acclamation for president
of the United States. "
Amid the din that followed Senator
. Allen's motion and its seconding the
speaker's voice was faintly heard call
ing on those delegates who favored
the motion to rise and remain stand
ing.
ing.As
As one man the convention arose ,
hats , canes , umbrellas , flags were
waved In the air amid deafening cheers
the uproar being increased by the band
playing "Old Hundred. " Some enthu-
siatlc delegate toi'o loose n large pic
ture of Bryan hanging in front of the
speaker and tied it to the table , where ,
cheering for Bryan , he held it while ITIe
convention applauded frantically.
"I propose three cheers for William
J. Bryan , " cried George F. Washburn
of Masachusetts. These weie given
with a will and the convention then
quieted down.
"I announce 'the nomination bv a
unanimous vote of Wlliram Jennings
Bryan for president of the United
States1 ' said Chairman Patterson as
I soon as lie could be heard. Another
x-\ cheer greeted thla announcement and
then the delegates setti" , i 'n ' thelr.seats
to contest over He question of a vice
presidential nomination.
There was some controversy regard
ing the vice presidential nomination.
Senator Allen nioso. "Mr. Chairman , "
ho said , "I deslro to name Charles A.
Towno of Minnesota for the ofllce of
vice president nnd to move that the
nomination bo made unanimous. "
Mr. Schilling of Wisconsin then
moved that the rules bo supendod and
that Charles ATowno be declared the
vlco presidential nominee by acclama
tion. The motion was carried , only
four men from Montana voting against
it.
The national committee , so far as
appointed , is a follows :
Arizona , A. Noon.
California. B. Cornell , E. b. Van Me
ter , G "M. Wardpll.
Colorado. J. C. ' Bell , I. D. Chamber
lain , Leo Vincent.
District of Columbia , Alexander
Kent , E. M. Blake , C. E. Phelps.
Idaho , Henry Hcltfeld , W. II. Taylor ,
Mary A. Wright.
Welcomes Deuey.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , May 11. Ad
miral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey were en
tertained in a most hospltru'ile manner
by the citizens of this city today. The
weather was delightful and thousands
of visitors were here. Mrs. Dewey
was entertained nt breakfast by Mrs.
McMUlln , wife of Governor McMillln ,
nnd the members of the committee in
charge of the flower parade given dur
ing the afternoon. Admiral Dewey.
escorted by a committee representing
'the cjtlzejis and .tho .commercial or-
ganizatlcms.'vliHte'd Wtalbt/s'.limits of
and
DARKER AND DDNNtLLY WIN.
Clnclntmtl Convention llcmUrm : * llio
Action Tttkcn TITO YOHM ABO.
For President
WHARTON BARKER of Pennsylvania
For Vice President
IGNATIUS DONNELLY of Minnesota.
CINCINNATI , M < ty II , Above is the
ticket placed in the field today by what
in commonly called the middle-of-the-
road populist party , but which , accord
ing to leaders of the movement , Is the
one and only people's party.
For n time during today's soslon ot
the convention it appeared as if noth
ing could prevent a complete disrup
tion of the plans so carefully wrought
out by the handful of men who sepa
rated themselves on February 19 last
at Lincoln , Neb. , from tne fusionlst
element of the party.
Since Tuesday , when Wlmrton Bar
ker , who had been selected in 1898 by
the initiative and referendum plan to
head the party ticket , a steady current
against the cut and dried choice ot
Barker and Donnelly had almost de
stroyed the foundation on which that
ticket stood. Former Congressman
Howard of Alabama had suddenly be
come the idol of the delegates and he
cllncliod-lits claim through his eloquent
address in assuming the chairmanship
of tha convention on Wednesday.
Today as the time drew near for
nominations it was announced that the
Barker followers would bolt the con
vention should their leader bo turned
down. Howard took the only course
for the restoration of harmony. He an
nounced that he had no ambition to
head the ticket , had come to Cincin
nati without the slightest expectation
of being named and withdrew his
name.
Nevertheless when the roll was com
pleted on the first ballot Howard was
at the top of the column , only a few
short of the nomination. On the second
end ballot Howard's plainly stated de
sire for harmony took effect and the
seventy votes which went to Donnelly
on the first roll call were gradually
worked over to the Barker column , it
being understood that Donnellly's
name had been withdrawn although
the Minnesota delegation protested.
Minnesota was passed at its own re
quest and when the other states had
voted it was apparent that the forty-
eight votes of Minnesota could settle
everything in a harmonious manner by
going to the Pennsylvanlau. They were
cast for Barker and gave him the re
quisite majority over all.
The generous Howard moved to
make the selection of Barker unani
mous , whlch was done.
Without a disenting voice Ignatius
Donnelly was then declared the vice
presidential nominee.
REPORT FROM PHILIPPINES.
Urlgudler-Genernl Whcaton Sends Ac
count of Operations.
WASHINGTON , May 11. The War
department has made public a report
from Brigadier General Wheaton , U.
S. V. , concerning the operations of an
expedition led by him early in Janu
ary into the country south from Ma
nila to Lake Taal. His forces , con
sisting of the Fourteenth , Twenty-
eighth. Thirty-eighth , Forty-fifth and
Companies D and H , Thirty-seventh
infantry , and detachments of the Thir
ty-ninth and Fortieth infantry , con
centrated at Irons and about one mila
south of that point on January 7 the
first engagement of the expedition oc
curred in which lieutenant Ward
Cheney was mortally wounded while
leading a detachment against the en
trenched a detachment against the en-
American loss was two privates killed
and one wounded , while the insurgents
lost fifty in killed and wounded. On
this same day Colonel Blrkhelmcr ,
with a detachment of the Twenty-
eighth infantry , and Captain Hellly ,
in command of a section of the i-nth
artillery , engaged the enemy at Putol ,
where the insurgents , after making a
determined stand , were routed with
great slaughter , seventy-four dead bodies
ies being counted In one portion of the
battlefield. Our loss was eleven men
wounded.
CONFESSES TO THE FRAUDS.
Implicated | u Culmn 1'oslul Swindle
ConfesKCH.
HAVANA , May 11. The postal
frauds have now reached a point
where within the next few hours ar
rests wil probably be made and it is
believed a considerable sum will be
recovered at the same time. One of
the culprits has made a complete con
fession , conditional upon being accept
ed as state's eidence.7hat he says
proves conclusively what was known
before , that several others besides C.
T. W. Neeley are implicated. The ex
act dates have been obtained by the
authorities. The latter refuse to give
the name of the man who has con
fessed , but though shocked at the na
ture of the cold-blooded swindle , they
are still glad that they have evidence
to justify their action In regard to
Neeley.
linen Are Heitrentlng.
LONDON , May 11. The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts :
"Cable Cart , Zand River , May 10.
The enemy are in full retreat. They
occupied a position twenty miles in
length. Ours was necessarily longer.
With the widely scattered force it will
take some time to learn the casualties ,
mut I have hopeful we have not suffer
ed much. The cavalry and horse artil
lery arp eursulng the Boers by three
different roads. "
Stcyn to ( il\n Iluttlo.
LONDON , May 11. President Steyn
with 10,000 men Is reported to have
been east of Thaba N'Chu yesterday
( Thursday ) noon and a battle was then
imminent. The advance troops of Gen
eral Rundle and General Brabant were
being fired on.
According to advices from Durban ,
dated Thursday. General Buller's army
i.i "showing actlvily , " but a complete
embargo Is placed on news from him.
New Zealand scouts burned the home
stead of a farmer named Groyllng , in
whoso " .house nrmn were found at Deer-
ing. ;
Husband's ' Stomach May Show Poison ,
But Who Oavo It to Him *
HER LIFE IN THE YORK JA'.L.
ICtTorts of Sotuo Admirers to Ilulil Con
versation AVI til Her Olio ot Tliout
llurcly Encnpot Ciitt > ro Prisoner
MuliitMlii * n Cool , Culm IMuiincr Mis
cellaneous Nobrnskn Jfolos.
YORK , Neb. , May 1 1. The fact that
n pursuing Jailor stumbled over a lawn
mower in the dark is all that saved
ono of Mrs. Frost's men admlreis from
being captured. For several nights
two or more men have been signalling
and rapping on the casement of the
windows of the jail , calling to Mrs.
Frost that they wanted to talk with
her. The authorities thinking thai
possibly there mlglii be an attempt
by parties to converse with Mrs. Frost
they located her in a cell back and
awny from the outside windows where
it is a little dlfllcult to communlcel.e
with the outside public and informed
her that one of the rules of the jail
was that she should hold no communi
cation or conversation with anyone on
the outside with the threat that if she
did they would remove her still farther
from the window and in not as pleas
ant a cell room.
When Jailer Blckley was in the
jail he heard a gentle knocking , then
louder and then heard some man callIng -
Ing "Mrs. Frost , Mrs. Frost. " Putting
out the light in the jail Bickloy crept
around to the side door and made a
dash for the Intruder and would have
captured him had It not been that ho
stumbled over a- lawn mower left In
the court house yard.
Just what these men admirers or
friends of Mrs. Frost want Is a ques
tion. It Is believed that If it were not
for the vigilance of the Jailer there
might have been an attempted Jail de
livery. The York county jail is one
of the best and strongest country Jails ,
situated in the basement of the court
house in the north east corner. Ono
or two Inmates in past years have got
ten out and escaped.
Mrs. Frost , In appearance , conver
sation and actions is apparently lesa
concerned as to the results of the
chemical analysis of the stomach ot
Mr. Frost than any other woman in
York. She still maintains that cool ,
calm manner , heartily eats her meals
and spends moat of the time reading
books , magazines and newspapers.
In conversation the subject of her
husband's death was brought around
and In reply to the question asking her
If she did not think It would go hard
with her if the chemical analysis
showed poison In the stomach , she , in
a half boasting way , replied that "It
does not matter much whether the
stomach was full of poison , they would
have a pretty hard time to prove that
I gave it to Mr. Frost. "
A Ilnnk'a Donl With Hartley.
OMAHA , Neb. , May U. A deposi
tion , on behalf of the defense in the
case of the state of Nebraska against
the First National bank of Alma "was
placed on file and opened In the Unit
ed States circuit court here. In the
deposition Atwell L. Burr , president
of the bank at the time of the failure ,
.estlfics as to the collections between
: he bank and ex-Treasurer Bartley.
Ho says that the arrangement was *
made by the treasurer In Lincoln and
mder its terms the bank was to pay
6 per cent for the money of the state
leposlted by the treasurer in the bank ;
that 3 per cent was to go to Bartley
and 3 per cent to the state ; that at
that time Bartley gave him $10OOU
of the state money and that he secured
Crom Alma certificates of deposit for
that amount , which he gave to Bartley
and which were afterwards deposited
in the Alma bank by Bartley. Burr
also said that no one knew of the
arrangement except himself , Bartley
and Dan Sullivan , the cashier of the
bank , and that none of the funds of
the state deposited In the bank was
deposited under the terms of the bona
upon which the state of Nebraska sues
to recover its money alleged to be lii
the bank at the time of the failure.
He further says that all the money ot
the state had been withdrawn by Bart-
ley before the failure , tae amount be
ing § 25,214.76.
K IC run el Army.
BEATRICE , Neb. , May 1 1. The de
partment convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic just prior to ad
journment passed a resolution Uianlr
ing the house of representatives fc *
it prompt action on the bill establish
ing a National Soldiers' home sani
tarium at the South Daktota hot
springs and urging the speedy passage
of the measure by the senate. Reso
lutions of thanks were extended to
Uawllns post and citizens of Beatrice
for the entertainment furnished the en
campment.
I'ostnulco Sufe Illown Open ,
BANCROFT , Neb. , May 14 The safe
In the Bancroft postofllce was blown
open near the midnight hour. Several
dollars In cash and stamps was 'taken.
The safe door was blown off with pow
der , the door being thrown about ten
feet , The furniture in the office wan
somewhat damaged. There Is no clue
to who the guilty persons are.
Ileiiscn Afti-r Iuw Ilrcnkorn.
KEARNEY , Neb. , May 11. N. P.
Hnnscn , chairman of the committee on
violation of the state pharmacy law ,
returned from n meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacy at Lincoln. Mr.
Hanson states that during the last
four months there have been thirty-
four complaints for the violation ot
the state pharmacy law and that air
these cases have been thoroughly in
vestigated and in many instances con
victions were made and heavy fines
imposed. Mr. Hansen was Instructed
to keep up his crusade against the law-
breaKcra. , . . . . . ; -
IN JAIL TO AWAIT TRIAL
riio Cnio of Hs-otfolkcr , Who In Charged
With Kmbrxilumcnt.
FREMONT , Neb. , May 11. Henry
licotfelker was arraigned betoro Jus
tice of the I'encc Dame on thu clmrgc
ot embezzlement of $2.150 from Dodge
comity in his capacity of treasurer of
Wcboter township. He pleaded nut
guilty , waived examir.i".ui and in de
fault of ball was committed to thu
cjunty jail for trial at l io next term
of the district court.
Hoetfelker had recovered his usual
good humor and entered thu court
room in a nonclmalnt manner and list
ened to the reading of the complaint
as though very much bored by the
proceeding. No complaints have yet
been filed against him for embezzling
the money of the school district of
Dodge or Webster township.
The total amount of his defalcations ,
it is reported , will amount to about
$7,000 , as besides the amounts ho"is
charged with embezzling ho is also
said to have given a number of worth
less checks for stock the day of his
appearance which , of course , were not
cashed. The feeling against him
among those who received these chocks
is pretty bitter. Iloctfclkcr'u wlfo at
Dodge Is willing to forgive him.
Crete Mill
CRETE , Neb. , May 11. The llumo
at the Crete roller mills was washed1
out. Owing to the heavy rains the Blue
river had risen considerably , making
the current very swift and strong Just
above the mill dam. In some way the
river got over the lock gates , ami the
mil Irace was soon filled , owing to the
fact that the outlet at the end of the
race was closed. The swift current
very soon undermined part of the
flume , which had Just been strongly
rebuilt , and eighteen or twenty feet ot
solid stone wall , three feet thick and
twelve feet high , was hurled into the
rushing Hood. The who'd house nar
rowly escaped the same fate as the
flume. The supports were all washed
out with tne exception of one 8x8 ,
which was left In place , and this was
all that saved the structure. The loss
is estimated at $3,000.
Doj ; Wrecks a Drue Store.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , May 11. When
Druggist D. K. Kunkell opened up his
store the other morning , he could not
help but think that some one had gone
through the whole stock the night be
fore , for everything was turned upside
down , rum it looked as though a small
tornado had passed through. Windows
were broken and the doors almost bit
ten through. Medicines were strewn
al lover the floor , but the safe was un
injured and the damage can bo made
up for about fifty dollars. There Is a
big dog In town named Reno. Ho
went into the store the night before
and took his rest behind the counter
when Mr. Kunkell closed up. Ho
could find no other way out but to
get through the window , and after try
ing to cat tUe door and windows , ho
succeeded.
Convict Kscapcs.
Falrbury , Neb. , May 11. John Law
rence , who has been confined In the
county jail for about two months , and
who pleaded guilty in district court to
the charge of horse stealing and was
sentenced by Judge Lctten to eighteen
months' Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary , escaped from the Jail here. Ho
was the only inmate of the Jail and
was locked up in a steel cell , but next
morning all the doors were found un
locked , the padlock hanging in the
hasps and the prisoner gone.
About 4 o'clock In the morning a
horse was stolen from Charles Hlgglns ,
a farmer living about four miles north
of the city , and It Is supposed Law
rence took that means of escape.
Itnttlcr ItlivH JJoy.
LYONS , Neb. , May 11. The 3-year-
old son of Charlie W. Larson , south
west of here , was bitten by an eight-
button rattle-snake and has been In
a dangerous condition from Its effects
until yesterday. The little fellow
after eating his dinner Sunday after
noon went out in the dooryard to play.
Ho happened to see the rqttlcr celled
up on the'ground < nnd attempted to
pick It up when the rattler struck him
on his arm. The snake was killed and
a portion of the carcass put upon the
arm and the little fellow brought to
town for medical aid.
Itev. Conloy Demi.
EMERSON , Neb. , May 11. The fu
neral of Rev. H. W. Conley occurred
here Monday under the auspices of the
Bancroft Masonic lodge , of which he
was a member. The deceased was we.J
known throughout northeast Nebraska ,
having been at different times pastor
of the Methodist churches at Dakota
City , Bancroft , Stanton , Madison , Cole
ridge and Allen. For the past two
months Mr. Conley had lived at
Wayne , where he died of heart failure
after an illness of only two days.
[ iinniie Ittiin Arrested ,
CANDY , Neb. , May 11. D. A. Swish-
cr of Lincoln county , who has been
setting prnlrle fires and otherwise
making life miserable for the residents
of the southern part of Logan county ,
was arrested by the sheriff of this
county. Owing to Swlsher's talk and
actions it was thought he was mentally
unsound and the board of insanity
commissioners was called and Swlcher
was adjadged Insane.
Illli * Jlrolioii In u Flu-lit.
BEATRICE. Neb. , May 11. Nicholas
Bcrger and his son Frank engaged in
a dsputo with Chorles and Zlba Doano
over some land matters seven miles
northeast of here. A fight ensued In
which clubs , fists and feet were freely
used , resulting In three broken rlb3
for Nicholas Beiger and a badly frac
tured arm for Charles Doane. All
three were badly beaten up. Berger
was brought to town and placed under
the doctor's care. The Bergers had
Doape arrested. He was was placed
under , ? 250 bpnds to appear May 1'J.
NO M OF OUTBREAK
Indian Agent Olapp Bolievca P.od Lion
Are Pcaojful ,
WHAT TREATY Of I860 PROVIDES
It lint Now Kxplrcd and the lied Rlnn
Will Not Iln ( llvon Thut Which llo Una
Heretofore Itocclvod Souto Light on
the Outbreak ot 1800-91 An Ill-Ad-
Tlioel Scheme.
CHADRON , Neb. , May 9. Notwith
standing civilization has overtaken the
nborlgnes , and peace has reigned
among that class for several years
there are periodical outburst of. warlike
portentiona. Hcccnt demonstrations
andthreats of another outbreak among
the Sioux Indians of Pint , Uldgo ngon-
cy has caused an interview with Lieu
tenant Colonel Clapp , acting Indian
agent at Pine Ridge. Colonel Clapp
said among other things :
"Regarding the future with the
Sioux Indians I am unable to give you
specific information. The treaty with
the Sioux Indians made in 1808 pro
vided for annuity Issues to them for a
period of thirty years , and these Issues
consisting of clothing , bedding , stovcH ,
and very many articles nnd Imple
ments for their use ; that treaty has
now expired , and the issue of such
goods to the Indians generally will not
bo made hereafter. It is expected that
at least for ono more fiscal yoarj ra
tions will be Issued as heretofore to all
the Indians , with llttlo , if any , diminu
tion In quantity. These issues or ra
tions are made under what Is known
as the Black Hills treaty , which pro
vided for Issues to those Indians until
they should become self supporting.
Evidently this' ' will bo construed as re
lating to them individually and not
to the people 'ns a whole.
The colonel shed shomo light on the
outbreak of 18DO and 1891 , which waa
supposed to have been caused by the
curtailment of ration issues ordered
by the then commissioner of'Indian af
fairs. Ho said this was a mistaken
view of 'economy ' and bore upon all
the Indians alike , leaving them all
without the mcniiH of satisfying hun
ger. The result was an outbreak costIng -
Ing many times the amount proposed
to bo saved. It Is expected that the
old , sick nnd feeble will bo furnished
with such articles as will bo absolutely
necessary for their comfort ns has
been done heretofore. Colonel Clnpp
gave it ns his opinion that no Ill-ad
vised scheme will again bo tried , nnd
notwithstanding the yet turbulent
blanket Indians' war dances nnd
threats no apprehension whatever is
felt regarding their future conduct.
Destructive Flro on n 1'arni.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , May 5. Quito
n destructive flro occurred at the farm
of Dr. A. Dlsbrow's. A large barn , corn
cribs nnd granaries filled with grain
burned to the ground. The barn was
partially covered by insurance ; the
rest is a total lost. The buildings be
longed to S. Millie , who now lives In
California , nnd five hundred bushels
of oats , a largo crib of corn , nine tons
of shorts and some other grain nnd
feed burned. Also n wagon , harness ,
etc. This was the property of Dr. Dls-
brow. The barn and cribs were prob
ably worth between 1,000 aad ? 1,200 ,
with ? GOO Insurance. Dr. DIsbrow'o loss
is1 variously estimated from ? GOO to
$1,000.
Narrow Kncapo of Hoy.
LYONS' , Nob. , May 9. Fred , the 16-
year-old son of William Hoar , while
driving three horses to a disk on his
father's -farm , slipped forward from
his scat and the disk , in passing for
ward , twisted his feet in such n way
that they were pinioned In a most
dangerous and painful position , where
ho was found by Ills mother several
hours thereafter. She happened to bo
attracted to where he was by not see
ing the lad and the fact that the
horses were standing at ono place s'o
long. No doubt the boy's life was
saved by the kindly disposition of the
horses ho was drlvnng.
N < jlriiRliin * Ktaat for Cnpe Nome ,
WAHOO , Neb. , May 9. A party of
four , consisting of L. W. Gllchrist , W.
M. Lodor and Emll Fisher of this city
and John Landgren of Lincoln , left for
Capo Nome , /i.nakn. Mr. Lodor and
Mr. Fisher have been to Alaska before
and the other two gentlemen are ac
customed to hardships in the north
west. They go from hero supplied with
everything they need but provisions.
They ate ull men of determination and
will succeed If anybody does.
Not iniglblo to IiiAtliuto.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , May 9.
After a thorough examination of the
eyes of those not totally blind at the
institute for the blind , Superintendent
Harris and the boaid of trustees found
seven of the pupils who were not ad-
mlssahlo to the school , as the oculist
reported that they could see sufllclent-
ly well to attend the public schools ,
and they have been sent to their
homes. Some of them have been stu
dents for years.
rind Pleintrr In tlio 1'liitte.
OMAHA , Neb. , May 9. A floater was
found In the Platte river dt Louisville
whoso general description leads to the
supposition that the body may be that
of Henry J. Newman , the woman's
tailor , who has been mysteriously
missing for a fortnight.
Holberj Loot Olllor Store.
DILLER , Neb. , May 9. The gener
al merchandise store of Llghtner &
Hutchlnson was broken into by bur
glars and about $250 worth of dry
goods taken. The burglars broke
open the section house and secured
tools , hcn broke the plato glass win
dow in front of the store and tooft
what goods they wanted. The Fulton
bloodhounds were telephoned for and
as an excellent trail has been kept it is
thought' they will bo able to locate
tlio rdbburs.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Quotation * From New York , Chicago
South Otrmlia nml ilso : Tlioro.
' SOUTH OMAHA MVK STOCK.
SOtnil OMAHA. May 14.-CATTLE
Thcro WHS n fair run of ctUtle. but tharo
wan the usual KOOI ! duinanet nml the mar
ket WIIH brNU iitul a llttlo higher , ut lonat
Co hlKhor thnn yesterday on the goncrul
run of cattle , Unyers seemed to want the
c.Utlo niut they were out early In the
motllllif , ' , HO thai everything In the W > ty
of licof-cnttlu cluuiKo/l-luliHht-In
- - - u very
snort tllrtc. 'Si'lllTSvKto Wall ploaaoel
with the price * received. There wuo
luUhltix very choice on uule , no that tha
top illil not show U | > very well on paper.
Hoof Hlpora. J3.fOft5.JO ; . stem nnl ! holfcrii.
Jl.00 4.00 ; cows , tt.GMi'l.Tii , stock cowa and
holi „ 11.0031.9:1 : hclfors. JI.OOQS.OO ; bulls ,
IJS.Viti.nO ; ouives , $4.2.VU > 7.W ( : Hti\KH , $3.COi ? >
4.25 ; Block cows nml hnlforH , * . ! .S > > iI.Gu ;
sloekoTH and fee derrt. fl.GOftu.oO.
1IOUS Some ot the pnclcrrH.started out
early bidding ateucly to utrone ; prlcen ,
but shortly after that Chicago came low
er nml they went b.ick on their llrnt bids
and for n time the nmrkot wna slow and
n i.ttlu ciuiler than ytMtordixy , especially
on the light hotin. A little later on the
market rallied titiilor the liillu nco of the
very good local demand and inoro fuvor-
nblu advices from other market points.
The close was stronger , so that taklntf
the market as n whole It wuri Htrong us
Compared with yesterday. The hogs sold
largely at $5,15 , with tx $5.30 top , the aarna
Us yesterday.
SI 113131' There wnro n few cars hero
today , mostly Itiinbs. There was not
touch change In the situation nnd about
till that could he snld of thu market H
to ca 1 It Mtiniely. Quotations : Clipped
mothers , fi.OU&ii.-lO ; clipped yearlings ,
$ . ) .4 < Wfii.tW ; cllppi'il owes , good to choice.
JI.OUfi5.00 : fair to good clipped owed , $1.25
ru-I.UO1 good to choice Colorado woolod
lambs. J7.OOruT.2o : fair to good Color.ulo
wooled lambs , $ S.7dft7.00 ( ; good to cholco
clipped lambs. $ . " ) .7. > { fQ.O' ' ) ; fair to good
clipped lambs. | 3.50t5.75.
CHICAGO L1V13 STOCK TilAIlKKT.
OH10AUO. May 14. UATTLE-utccra ,
active , OfylOc higher ; butchers' stoclt
strongi.t good to prime steers , $ * > .OOW .80 ;
poor to mnilluin , ! l. : . * > ? f'4.$5 ; Miockers and
feedois , $ ,1.75 5.0) ) : cows , $3.00iTI.60 ; heifers.
. . . . .ifir.lO ; oaniuTS. J2.4 < MT3.W ( ; bulls. $2.K ! >
4.J3 : culvoM. Jl.OOUti.GO ; Toxiis fed steers ,
f4.00ff5.83 ; Texas bulls. U.23JJ3.7G.
11OCJS Active , cloxlng strong : top , $3.43 ;
mixed and butchers. $3.1iT C .40 ; good to
choice heavy. $ S.'J3 5.4lj ; r6iiKh heavy ,
$ X.10ff5.2ii ; llBit | , $3.00ft5.32y4 ; bulk of sales ,
I3.23fi5.33.
SHKKP Slow ; InmliH Htoi\d > ' ; good to
cholco wethers. $ r > .3.Mrf > .70 ; fair to choice )
mixed , $3.0W5.M : western sheep , .5.WXS )
fi.iO ; yearlings , $5.751Mi.lOj native Iambs ,
$3.iXMrf.4i ) ; western lamlM. $ ( J.OOft7.40.
CHIfAOO OUAIN AND PRODUCE.
CtllUAQO. May tl.-tt'HKAT No. 2.
cprlinf ' , ti3 < jC c ; No. 3 , GldjCl'.ic ; No. 2 red ,
70'y71c.
COUN-No. 3,3S ( iT39c ; No. 2 yellow ,
3D Vic.
OATS-NO. 2. s-iue : NO. 2 white , w $
aJXjo : No. 3 white , 2H4"Wiic.
HVK No. 2. B.1UJTSIC.
nAUUSY l-'nlr to cholco limiting , 37 < 0 >
Y'UOVJSIONS-MOHS pork , per Mil. . $11.40
Co. 1.45. hard. por.WO Ibs. , $5.S2V4If ,83.
biiort rllu , slde-H ( looio ) , $8 liMjfl.fi ; . Dry
Htiltnd shoulders ( boxed ) , KWiiG.75. Short
clear sides ( boxed ) . $7.0"iif(7.15. (
NK\V YOUK OKAIN MAHKKT.
NEW YOUK. May ll.-WHEAT-Spot
weak ; No. 2 red , 7i : ? c f. o. b. alloat ; No.
2 reel , 75Tfco , elevator ; No. 1 northern , Du-
ttth , 71'ii' f. o. b. . alloat to arrive ; the
close WUH heavy tit Hfe'&Hic net dp'"llni > .
Hay , 70'h5"lc , eloscel 70 ,01 .July , 71V4 72
Kic. cloned at 71c ; September , 72 1-1GQ >
"to , closed nt 72'fcc.
COnN-Spot weak ! No. 2 43o f. o. b. ,
nlloat and 4'.c elevator. Option market
opone" ! steady on higher eable-t , but ox-
lerlnuccd a severe ; tirual , ( iineler active 11-
luldatlon and sympathy with wheat , clos-
ng weak nt Ic decline' . May. 4'V4 ) < ii I3c.
ut , l2V4c ; July , 41Vlff44Kc ; Septem
ber , l.llWliyc ) , clrt < u > d af 4T&C.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCIC.
KANSAS C1TV. Muy 17. CATTLE
Market Htoaely tei lOc hlKlicr ; native ) Htoejrs ,
$ I.OMiu.iQ : : TVxna Hteoi-H , $ I.Off4.75 ) ; Texas
COWH. Jlfl01/3.7."i ; natlvo COWH anil heilf-
OI-H , $2.Wit ( } ) . ; , ) : Htockurs and fcedern , I3.CO
'l5.r > 0 ; hullH , t'l.OO l.no.
HOGR Mi\rkct Htcndv ; hulk of salos.
"i.OoW.'i.ni ; heavy , $ r .U7i7Ti.2.'i ( ; packorrt.
I'i.0jfir,20 : mlxod. $ l.o.HtT.i7 ; lluht. tl.WiP
C.IO ; YorkoiH. J-VDORfi. ! ! ) : plijM. J4..r/ ( ) . ! > "
SMH13I' Market HtroiiR ; lamba , $3.103
7.50 ; muttotiH , $1.003(0.0 ( , ) .
TOWNE MAKES A STATEMENT.
llo U Not n rouiilUt , but U Uliiii of
llio Nomination ,
DULUTH. May 12. Charles A.
Towne totltiy made the following state
ment with reference to his nomina
tion for the vlfo presidency by the
Sioux Falls convintlon.
It was my judgment that the SIoui
Falls convention should appoint n con-
feience committee to meet with similar
committees from the democratic nnd
silver republican conventions at Kan
sas City on July 4 for the purpose of
Jointly considering the vice prcsldon-
tlal nomination. This opinion waa
fieely communicated to prominent men
of the convention , both befoio it as
sembled and while it was in session.
In thp exercise of its discretion , how
ever , It decided dlffeiently. When tuo
conclusion was reached to nominate a
candidate the unanimity and enthusi
asm with which the convention named
me Is of course exceedingly gratifying.
It must be remembered that many of
the strongest men In the country were
members of the convention , which was
composed of the wise and conservative
majority of the people's party , whoso
devotion to the great cause In which
nil the reform foices ate enlisted no
body can question.
"The endorsement of such a body Is
a high compliment and I deeply appro-
elate it. Moi cover , it sets an exam
ple of unselfishness nt this juncture
that ought not to be without good In
fluence. Neither Mr. Biyan nor myself
belong to the populist party. To bo
sure , such a consideration may seem
unimportant when men are engaged
in a gieat content against the same
evil tendencies in Uie government ; but
mere names aie still somewhat power
ful In Influencing poliUnil conduct nnJ
we must render nil pralso tc the con-
vent'lon which thought only of the
principles at stake.
"Harmony and co-operntlon are es
sential this year among the demo
cratic , the people's and the silver re
publican parties. To preserve their
combined strength of 1896 is the first
consideration. The next Is to go into
the camp of those who then opposed
us and get iccruits. If the nominations
nt Sioux Fulls aie placed before the
country with ull reform partlea behind
tlmm , they will , In my opinion , be ratl-
fifd by the people cf the republic In
November. "
I.orlnuTVIII Kim
CHICAGO , May 12. Republicans of
the second congressional district today
lenomlnuted William Lorrimer for
congrcBS. States Attorney Charles S.
Deneen and Congressman Lot rimer
were .chosen delegates to the national
convention nnd D. W. Ball and E. Raymond
mend Bliss , alternates.
u ( lets Twenty Ycurii.
PORTSMOUTH. 0. , May 12. "Rab
bit" McGee this afternoon pleaded
guilty to manslaughter and wan sen
tenced to twenty. years In the peniten
tiary for killing ueorge Hackworth ,
postmaster at Mount Jpy. Npvomber 8.