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mmmmmWr E 1 * * * T T22 ESS Z ZL ± i22 Z Z2Z& llZ2Z * * P5 rri + jZl J 9 * II THE M'COOK TRIBUNE. § F. IT1. KIUMIElili , I'ublUhor. Hf * * * i \m \ McCOOK , NEB , 1 ABOUTJERRASKA. IS Tl o York Times says timeEov. Har- IS jnon will bo a cnndidfito for elmplain of IS tho houso of representatives. IK Thecitizens'of itoiroorecontribnt- IXf ins : funds for llio pnrposo of erecting n | H calabooso. Ton dollars bavo already Isl been subscribed. | lg Miss .Flora Clayton , an Omaba girl , 118 lftsfc month drew $5,000 in tbo Louisiana | gf Crete lias put up S15,000 to endow a | 9 | professorship in Doane college. IS Tbo people of the First Baptis ; 191 church at Grand Island have a now IB houco of worship as well as a now pastor. IE A Hebrow charity fair held at Omaha IK netted $4,000 for tho good cause. IB Cadet Taylor , of the Omaha Bepuu- 19 lienn , has begun an action against tho IH Herald Publishing company for libel IIP and puts his damages at $50,000. If * Tlioso interested in establishing an WM orpnnns' home at Keokuk'aro hard at MM w9"k preparing plans and arranging de- IB A distant relative of Hon. Samuel IB JTilden recently died at Juniata. His IS name was Charles T. .Tones. Ho was a | m membor of tho Twenty-seventh Michi- | 1 pan infantry during tho war , and ' v I reached tho ripe ago of 70 years. B * I m. Tho railroad grading army of Kil- BJ Patrick Bros. , of Beatrice , hayo pitched mm tents in Bapid City. Tho army will UwM commence work in tho vicinity of Cust mm ter City , but whether on the railroad Igj grade or tho Burlington coal mines is B not known. The iirm intends to camp Hi in tho hills during tho winter , and early HH next _ spring begin operations on tho mm Burlington extension staked and surI IM veved last summer. MM W. H. Goble , at ono time auditor IIS of tho Union Pacific railroad , is in- IB cliued to go to tho bad , and has been II taken in charge by friends to keep him IK from squandering money belonging to ins children. mm Ben "White , of Norfolk , has been Wx * appointed assistant general solicitor of l the Elkhorn road. He will locate in j IS Omaha. , IE A number of prominent "Washing- Kg ton county farmers are repartod to have n Iw been victimized to the tuno of four or U HI five hundred dollars by a trio of patenttl IE right sharpers. it II A terrible prairie fire swept over tho lr IP great hay fields southwest of Stuart last r Mm Bias week , burning thousands of tons of hay CI § j and many timber claims. Tho fire ft II started just east of Newport about 11 a. J I i m.f and was discovered shortly after the IV I i passage of an east-bound cattlo train on lc II the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valtii § ley railroad. A spark from tho loconio- IK tive is supposed to bo tho causo of tho L Ig fire. The wind was blowing a gnlo from Mb the northwest , and nqthing could stay \ l Mm tho flames as they rolled through tho * Hj heavy dry grass. . l II Johmry Givens , an Omaha colored V H | lad , had his foot badty crushed while w J playiujr around inovins cars. p l | James C. Weimers , a grocer at the • 1 corner of Eighteenth and Chicago al HJ streets , Omaha , was found dead thfc AV B other morning on a stairway leading to tl ; Hj his homo above tho store. Investignh Hj tioa developed that ho had fallen down n HK tho stairs and broken his neck. " B A fractious cow kicked Mrs. Wile Hj liam Martin , an old lady living near H | Plattsmouth , fracturing her hip bone. Ht On account of the victim's age she may le B never recover from tho injury. cc ! B - -The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri oi B Valley railroad has opened to traffic its iu B extension from Glenrock to Casper , in c Kj "Wj-oming Territor3r . Casper is near the ( * H | sight of old Fort Casper on the North to' Hi Platte river , 247 miles from Glenrock , ° H ] 037.8 miles from Missouri Valley , and * > H ; 1,104.9 miles from Chicago. n' HI ; w j George Sheldon , of David City , had 9j a race one da3T last week with an enraged _ Bi steer. Although the chase was a stern _ Hi one , it was not a very long one , as in H ] taking observations over his shoulder w H ] Mr. Sheldon stubbed his too and went 0 Hj to the earth , the steer passing over him. Hi The fall was really n lucky one , as it Hi pre Vably saved him from the attack o * it Hj tho viraged bovine. R During the month of October the H police of Omaha made 937 arrests and . K these cases were tried and disposed of H 4n the criminal court. Oi that number ai H , ninety-seven were dismissed and twenfo H- . ty-two were taken to the district court. GS ml j The following prisoners , convicted is H of burglary in tho district court of to H Douglas county , were taken to the pentr ! > , . / itentiary bjr Sheriff Coburn last week : di ' William Murphy , John Bilej' and John ar H Miller , two years ; John McGrath and fn ' John "White , ten years ; and Honry tr m Johnson , eleven years. $1 ; Omaha and Council Bluffs joined on nr MMl ge M , the 30th in celebrating tho opening of * ) j the new Missouri river bridge. Both I ; cities turned out big parade3. W j Tho Swedish Lutherans aro trying O i to raiso the wherewithal for a new house I of worshin. m I - en. G. M. Dodge , of New York , 00 I acknowledging receipt of an. invitation 50 I to attend the bridge opening at Omaha , O K wrote : "I appreciate as fully probably m I as any person can the benefit it will be 01 I . to both cities , as 3'ou will understand a = I • whenlsa3r that when I ran the first f0 railroad surve3'into Council Bluffs it was < m . onl3' a log hamlet. On my first visit to the site of Omaha I slept in the tepee of I an Omaha Indian , so that I appreciate g V I few the of the ascveiy can growth two j : I cities since that day. I have no doubt I tnt that the completion of the bridge m I will brinsr sreat increase of prosperity ei to both cities and that in time the ear- iier hopes of the old settlers will more < 0i y than be realized. I think that my own - predictions .have more than come " true. " • T ( Sparks from a Missouri Pacifio en gine set fire to the dry crass on E. E.d < "Wolley's farm , sirf miles north of Ne- J ? ' braska City , and before it could be ex'A . m .tiaguished did gi-eat damage. A ten- % > -ementhonse and. granary were bnrned to the ground , and'a valuable youug apple orchard and grove completely ru- . ined. OI Wyoming coal is sold in Aiusworth " at § 550 a ton. § 1.50 cheaper than last K year. ' There is some talk of a new brewjcl ery in Fremont. Mr. B. Bosh , propri etor of tho Western Brewing company , St of Burlington , Iowa , is looking the in ground over. bi ' < , Dr. Osborne , of Fremont , who was z- formerly assistant state veterinarian , to i . has been appointed by the governor re f state veterinarian , to succeed Dr. H I Gerth , who resigned tho position somo Jin I months ago. The1 latter is now in Newsh U tv N J where it is stated he has been aa I' ck for some time. u I. mMmEmmmm uatlKiXMmWKUKfff BS SA KSSKKS n- j ! * Duclcs aro very plentiful at Silvei Lake , Sheridan county. One man sue. ceedod in bagging twenty-six before breakfast tho other dav. An amorona young Hollandct ttamed Morionius Vormaas was ar- mignod in tho county court of Lancas ter county on tho charge of boing ' the iather of tho unborn child of Miss Jauie E. Brothouwor. All the parties live near Holland in Lancaster county. The examination seemed to bo conclusive against the youngster , who is a bright looking Hollander about 21 years old , and ho was bound over to tho district court under § 700 bonds. Ho was ro1 leased on his own recognizance. John Flynn , of Omaha , deliberately flung himself boforo a locomotive last week and was cut to pieces. Ho had been on a long debauch and was drunk at the time of tho commission of the act. The ladies of tho M. E. church at Chadron will givo a political dinner and supper ' on election day. Tho ladies aro arranging to accommodate all classes of voters , and will spread a separate tablo for i each ticket. Tho Fairbury Gazette says : Our neighboring i town of Washington , Kan- sas i , is just now much excited over the discovery ( there this week of salt wate * in i a shaft being sunk for coal. At a depth < of 1,000 feet a vein of salt water was struck which rose in a few minutes to a height of 800 feet. It is said to con1 tain ' 20 per cent of salt. Washington is only ! 24 miles south , and if salt exists there it does hero also. Let Mr. Fornof keep i on boring for coal. If ho should not } find that ho may strike salt. Daniel Wilson and his son , who wero arrested at Beatrice for receiving goods stolen from the Grand Central hotel j and belonging to traveling men , wero each held in $300 bonds to appear at the noxt term of tho district court. Tho attorneys of tho Chicago , Bure lington & Quincy railroad company ap- peared before tho supremo court last week and asked to withdraw the petiv lion I and answer seeking to take the case to tho federal courts , and substituted the plea that tho company was and has been a domestic corporation since 1880 , and entitled to the privilege of eminent I domain throughout the state. Attorney- General Leeso was , fnlly satisfied with tho mo ' vo. Tho railroad attorneys wero permitted to make the change. The sudden collapse of George A. Spelts & Son. " of Octavia , grain and lumber , dealers , announced last week , lias created considerable flutter among several of the mone3Ted men of tho coma munity of Linwood. The failure is duo to injudicious speculation in wheat on the Chicago board of trade. Tho liabil- ities are about $35,000 with assets esti- mated at 15,000. The latter consist of real < estate , live stock and lumber. Tho a creditors of the firm are : L. Spelts , f David City , $9,000 ; Central Nebraska " National bank , David 0 % , $9,000 ; e Jesse Allen , David 0 % , $1,500 ; Nick \ Mysenburg , David City , S900 : Schny- ? er National bank , $5,000 ; Bank of Ocf aivin , $2,500 ; Farmers' and Merchants' . > ank , at Linwood , $500 ; Blair & Co. , 1 Linwood. S2.nno. a A large delegation of wholesale job0 } ers and manufacturers of St. Joseph , fi Mo. , arrived in Grand Island last week ri > 3 * special train. They Avere met at the c' lepot b3' the business men of the city ° .vith a cornet band and escorted to tho ? Palmer house where carriages were in waiting , and the visitors were shown ° ibonfc tho cit3' . They were pleased to n ivitness the growth and prosperity of fi ho most thriving town in western Ne- jraska. They returned to tho Palmer Cl louse , where dinner was served and an iddress < of welcome was delivered by Rev. C. W. Savage , which was respondK. id ( to by Charles Schauft , of St. Joseph. As Mr. and Mrs. Whitney , of Gree- e3 * county , Avere in the field husking v orn on his farm , about seyen miles east n f Scotiu , Mrs. Whitney , who was driv- „ ; ug , fell back over tho seat onto the sorn dead. Her death is supposed to mvo ' resulted from disease of the heart. 8 Some ' two years ago she had an attack ° f ' parabysis of the heart , but it Avas sup"V losed ' had entirely recovered , and was • ipparqntly ' as well as ever Avheu she vent into the field. The Y. M. C. A. of Beatrice elected a E. . C. Carroll general secretary for the Beatrice association. One thousand a sight j hundred dollars of the $2,000 , ivanted has been subscribed to carry m ] the work for a 3'ear , and the remainf ler , will be secured. A Pkesbyteria ! ? church was organized . Loup Citv last Sunday. r Financial Affairs of Uncle Sam. " Washington dispatch : The reduction n the public debt during October j ? imounted to $4,585,619 , and for tho first bur months of the fiscal year , $28,294 , - ft 120. The net cash in the treasury to-da3 ji $74,491,9G9 , against $99,444,845 on OcA ober 1. The gold fund balance in the , reasury has decreased about $8,000,000 jj luring the past month , and toda3Tn .mounts to $191,074,575 , and the silver t und balance , exclusive of $ G,000,000 b rado dollar bullion , is $24,5GG,259 , or C 10.000,000 less than a month ago. The d lational bank depositories to-day are li 54,480,279 , about $3,000,000 less than on ay ctober 1. c Government receipts during October b rere ) $31,900,203 , against $31,803,172 in d ctober. , 1887. Customs receipts during the past 1 oonth Avero $17,832,201 , or nearly $1c 00,000 less than in October a year ago. a Internal revenue receipts were $11 , - t 00.000 , or about $1,000,000 mere than in 11 ctober , 1887 , while tho receipts from aa niscellaneons sources were $2,565,000 , tl $1,000,000 less than in October a year igO. igO.Beceipts from all sources for tho first our months of tho fiscal year reach , .129,500,000 , against $134,131,5G9 for the j11 irst four months of tho present fiscal "i rear ) and as the receipts in Juby , August , tl September , and October are usually a oi ittle heavier than in any other four fr nonths of the 3'ear , they point to a revT snue of about $375,000,000 for the year. Expenditures for the first four months Cl1 f the current fiscal 3'ear amounted to 5110,500,000 , against $115,500,000 for the irst four mouths of the preceding fiscal tii ear. ht During October , the past month , the lepartment has purchased $28,050,000 n ( onds , $18,890,000 four and a half , and 9,760,000 fours at a premium of $4,518 , - tii 57. le tii The Kearsargo Ordered to Hayll. 0f f Washington dispatch : Tho situation affairs in Hayti according to reports f\ \ eceived at the department of state , has ssumed so serious a phase that it has jj een decided to send a naval vessel to ar hat country for the protection of Anier- an interests. n ; It was first decided to send the United fl ( Itates steamship , Boston , now cruising re the West Indies to Port-au-Prince , n ( ut this plan was abandoned owing to nr , lie difficulty of communication with l0 hat vessel , and it was * finally decided th send the Kearsarge , now undergoing BI epairs at Norfolk , and Commodore larmony ; to-day sent instructions to nsten the work on that vessel so that he can put in commission in a few aI ays. She will proceed at once to Porttr u-Prince. n < BEATS THE SHORT HAND MAN. SuecemfitlliJ Iteeoi'dhig u Speech by Means of tlm Vhoiioynijih. Noav York dispatch : The first attempt to record a public speech 1)3' means of tho phonograph Avas mado Thursday evening at a democratic rally in the Park rink in Orange. Very few of tho 5,000 ! present know that tho curious fun- uel-shaped i arrangement just in front of tho | platform Avas thero for that purpose. It in fact reported tho greater portion of ' Governor Green's speech and that of ex-Senator 1 Winfield. Tho funnel , soA-en feet I long , looking liko a huge cornuco- pia I , Avas placed in front of tho platform , with ' tho largo end pointing toAvards it. Tho ! small ond was connected with tho transmitter | of tho phonograph , which stood upon atablo about nineteen feet distant from the mouth of tho speaker. Owing ( to lack of accommodations tho largo | end of tho funnel was not so placed ] as to secure the best results. It Avas six feet lower thau it Avas designed to | be , and AA'as not directly in front of ' tho speaker. Nevertheless , tho ex- periment ' appears to have been A'eiy successful. Tho phonograph Avas operated by Theodore Wnngemann and an assistant , avIio aro connected with tho Edison 1 labratory. Eighteen cylinders were used and tho portions of speeches which Avere taken occupied nearly two hours. 1 Each C3'linder Avould last about seven minutes , and then it had to be ro- placed Avith a neAV ono. Thero AA'as a Blight break , caused by the changing of the t c3'linders , but this difficulty can easit ly 1 be obviated by using two machines. The j breaks , however , are not serious. ' At the Edison libratory 3resterda3T aftert noon tho change Avas accomplished in eight seconds. After the meeting an exhibition AA'as given of the powera of the instrument , Several persons put the tubes to their ears , and the pleased and Avonder struck expressions of their countenances testis J fied that the3r heard and understood what the machine said. Among these was D. A. Dugan of tho Orange Ilorald , who claims the honor of being the first to publish a speech reported 1 > athe phonograph. \ : Mr. Dugan saA's that he could hear not onby CA'eiy word distinct- I3' as reported l > 3r the machine after it had 1 : been carried to his office , but he could distinguish tho inflections and hear the applause and cheers t and music of tho band as plainby as though they had actual * been repeated. Tho advantage of the phonoa graph OA'er stenography , he says , is that n one can get a faithful reproduction of the avIioIo scene. Its accuracy can be absoluteby relied upon. At the Edison c laboratory the phonograph was put in o operation , and the reporter , by putting n tho tubes to his ears , heard tho peroraa tion of ex-Senator Winfield's speech , b , "Protection , protection for monopolists h and trusts , " said the phonograph. It fi sounded as though one Avere sitting in a av large hall close by the platform and lista ening to a speaker of deep , sonorous n voice of extraordinary power. So real o did it seem that one was surprised not w to see the orator whose vehement gesT tures he could picture. At the conclusii ion of the speaker's remarks there arose tl ; . perfect storm of cheers , mingled Avith the clapping of hands and the stamping of feet. There could be heard a con fused mass of sounds , as of an audience to their feet and amid rising dispensing , amidn conversation ' , laughter and the plaj'ing r.f a band. The phonograph does not sonfinc itself to the utterances mado for n \ the beuefit of the public. During one 3 of the speeches the chairman of the h meeting addressed a remark to a brother tl politician , OATer which the3 * both laughed. 1 Both the remark and laughter were resj sorded bv the transmitter. h A DISASTROUS CYCLONE IN IOWA. o . Store Jiuildinys and ltesidence * Wholly or " Parity Wrecked. n La Porte ( la. ) special : This place was eisited b3'a c3clone about 9 o'clock last tj night and twelve store buildings and a oods besides numerous residences P svholl3r or partly Avrecked. Several pern sons < Avere reported injured , none seriJ 3usl3r except Mr. and Mrs. 'Sanders 31 Walker , Avhose home Avas overturned 01 tvhile the3r with three small children si were within. Mr. Walker was hurled into the cellar Cl md : sustained internal injuries. Mrs. ° Walker sustained fractures of the arm | md : collar bone. _ The c3'clone , which was accompanied n' by a heaA'3' rain , approached from the | southwest and passed diagonal throngh " the j town , striking first on Main street , when for three minutes , fbying roof ? , I1 walls and timbers with the combined roar , of the AA'iud and rain formed a scene sl unparalled since the Grinnell c3'clone. Tin roofs were rolled up like paper , AV brick fronts blown out and drugs , groI ! ceries , hardware and merchandise of nil kinds badl3' damaged 1)3' A\-ater. Hardly house ou the main street escaped in- ? juiy. and those Avorst damaged were " flooded Avith water. al Passing through the residence part of tl : town , unroofed and otherwise damaged ( ' houses mark the path of the storm , Jv . which about two miles from here veered * ; } to the southeast and struck Mount Au- J ? burn , a little station on the Burlington , Cedar liapids & Northern , seven miles " distant from Laporte. There the Bur- ? lingtoji , Cedar Bapids & Northern railbJ ivay depot was unroofed and the M. E. " shnrch ! blown down. The elevator was blown from its foundation and much lamage done to other property. One man Avas killed ly flying timbers. [ Hie heaA'iest losers in Laporte are merh chants whose losses were ver3' much exitf ggerated ; in last night's reports. Tho 1 total < loss is less than $25,000 , Avith alI I most no C3'clono insurance. The j wrecked stores are being rebuilt and , A there is no suffering. jbT Minister West Will Probably Relira. Rj . Washington dispatch : The London fcl lispatch announcing that Lord Salisft. tir3' had telegraphed Lord Sackvillo t : } hat : his accession to the peerage would ri iffer sufficient excuse for his retirement h rom his post at Washington , was shown * 1 ' Lord Sackville this evening. He read it \f \ jarefnlly and said : V "I ha\'e nothing to say. " S When the advisability of a confirma- ion or denial of the fact was suggested , d replied : c < " [ is A'eiy kind of you , but I have p. lothiug to k : 3' . " d To all further questions he returned he same stereotyped answers ; all the tl egations Avere equally reticent. One of lc he secretaries said to a representative pi tho United Press : re "Why should tho minister , or why hould avo be expected to say anything. I'he ver3' worst that could bo printed or poken has been published or said. Nothing that we can say now Avould in er ny wa3r alter the situation. " P ) Secretary Baj/ard at 10 o'clock to- _ light said that no new facts , foreign or lomestic , bearing on tho subject , had - n ( eached him , and that heretofore ho had Ay ] lothing to say. At a late hour to-night untraceable rumor reached tho hotel obbies to the effeot that a successor to ho British minister had already been i ] ppointed. - j jrn rn Tho largest market for the purchase nc nd sale of mules is St. Louis , where the p. 1 rade reaches $6,000,000. Atlanta cornel " < lext with a trado of $2,000,000. , * ul , .J' ' " \ " ' " 7 WHEN WILL LORD SACKVILLE GOr Just al Present the Time of Ills Departure Seems Problematical. Washington special : At the state de partment tho utmost reticence is mani fested regarding tho Saokvillo matter. Secretary Ba3'ard himself is absent from the city , and those in charge re fuse absolutely to say anything Avhat- ever on tho subject. Tho somewhat se vere criticism which tho secretary re ceived ' in several quarters because ho had spoken very freely to reporters has seiwed ' to close up the department as an ! aA'enue of information as effectually as ! tho criticisms of tho secretary him self ' has closed the British legation against ' all seekers after information. Mr. J. Fenner Lee , chief clerk of tho department ' , was asked to-day if it was the ' intention of the department to giA'o out < for publication the letter of Secre tary 1 Baj'nrd to Lord Sackville. Ho re plied ; that it AA-as not and that no infor mation 1 Avould bo published regarding it unless congress should demand copies of < tho letter , in Avhich event it Avould bo ] subnitted to tho houso calling for it , in i all probability , and by that means ma3r i become public propert3' . Very lit ) tle can be learned as ex-Minister West's intentions. Thero was a rumor current to-da3 * to tho effect that his lordship 1 intends to leaA'e for New York to-night t , and would sail directly to London. 3 This rumor could not bo traced t to any reliable source , and it Avas utterly impossible to get any informa tion t regarding tho movements of the ex-minister at tho legation building. When 3'our correspondent sent a note up there t this evening asking Second Secre- tar3' t Herbert Avhether or not the report Avas true , he AA'as met by a courteous but firm f declination to say nn3'thing what ever upon the subject. Lord Sackvillo has 1 been in attendance upon tho races this Aveek and seems to have enjoyed tho sport in spite of the strain under Avhich he 1 labors. It is said that he risked some money and succeeded in captur ing i quite a good many American dol lars 1 3'esterda3T and to-da3 % AA'hich ma3T prove some slight balm to his Abounded feelings. Tho ex-minister seems to be preparing J for a speedy departure. Whether or not he "will leave Washing- ton this Aveek is problematical , but around tho legation building to-day there were evidences of preparations for leaving. Several trunks and port- mantcaus Avere sent away to be repaired and the servants Avere bustling around ns though engaged in collecting to- gether tho personal property/ the ex- minister's family. The onl3T tiling Avhich could be learned definitely Avas that ono of the closest of the minibter's diplo- matic friends said to another friend this ofternoon that Lord Sackville will leave before the 15th. In diplomatic circles here this afternoon tho opinion AA'as Aeiy Freely expressed that Lord Sackville will be assigned to some other mission , md : the general opinion was that his next assignment Avould be in tho nature f : a promotion , and that St. Petersburg vonld be his ministerial residence.l This is , of course , a mere surmise. Koth1 Jig can be known as to the intentions of ho British home office. Ths Business Outlook in General. New York dispatch : B. G. Dun & Co's. weekly review of trade will say the in- terruption of trado by political excite- tnent has increased , as is natural , and yet the volumo of business continues larger than usual and probably larger than in any preA'ious3-ear , at this season , The single fact that bank exchanges out- side of New York in the last week of a presidential campaign exceeded those of last 3'ear ly 10 } per cent , the clearings jf last 3'ear having been exceptionally large , proves that the volume of legitij mate business is unprecedented , for only a part of the increase can bo at- tributed to excess of speculate opera- tions. Indeed the speculative markets Appear to have been more affected by political interests than other departj inents of business , and in stocks the ales , here have been 011I3 * about 1,100 , - 300 shares for the Aveek , in Avheat about 30,400,000 bushels , in cotton about 350 , - 300 bales , and in other markets rather smaller than usual. The reports from interior points indi- cate marked improvement in the volume . sf trade at Nashville , Memphis and De- j troit ' , and a satisfactory business at nearf y all other cities , but at Phil- . idelphia ' , Pittsburg , and Kansas City the i proA'ailing quiet is attributed to po- litieal excitement. The money markets appear Avell supc plied at nearly eveiy reporting point v ivith the usual rates maintained , but a shade of stringency is noted at St. Paul r ind an active demand at Kansas CitA' , c with some doubts about business prosj pects in western Kansas , Avhich leads to c caution i in dealings Avith that section. c Otherwise the reports of the condition 0 pf the trade are better than usual , and c improvement in collections is noted it southwestern and northwestern cen- , ers. In all the larger blanches of in- [ lustry a disposition is preserved to .vait until the election has passed and c ransactions to meet necessaiy collec- ° ions is promptly met b3' the expecta- " ions that sharp changes in prices may l follow the election , make up an aggreu ate ' which it is safe to sa3r has never 9 jeen equaled in any previous presiden- " ial campaign. . ° li lit News from Explorer Stanley. : l Zanzibar dispatch : Couriers who \ iiave arrived hero from Taborah bring S1 lirect neAvs from the Stanle3' expedition , \ . which , according to the couriers , was si met at the end of November , 1887 , by tl irab traders at a point west of the Al- ? bert N3'anza and southeast of the Sanga. I'he detachment of the expedition con- isted of thirt3" men , whose leader stated that Stanle3 * .Avas tAA'o da\/s ahead. Man3 ij af . the expedition , it was stated , had dis- ; ippeared or died , and fort3T had been lro\A'ued in attempting to cross a great liver flowing from enst to Avest. Stan- ley had fought with the tribes that ref ( fused to furnish him Avith provisions. n- majority" of his escort had been at- jj tacked Avith fever and compelled to halt. jf When the couriers left the expedition jj 3tanle3' AA'as avuII. He had decided to strike a course to the northward , in or- e j Is ler to aA-oid the swamps , and then proU eed eastward to Wadelai , at Avhich ilace . ho hoped to arrive about the nid- C : ( lie of January. Rt ; The couriers , who are Arabs , estimate he strength of tho expedition , after the , n r osses mentioned , at 250 men , and exjj [ ress their belief that they Avere ablcto Ji each Wadelai. | j li Scribker's Magazine for November oi ontaius a notable group of articles bj" fa minent men , two of Avhom General " ' 'hilip H. Sheridan and Lester Wallack [ * ; -have recent ' died. It also has the irst installment of a romantic novel of dA'enture , b3' Bobert Louis Stevenson , fhich promises to rival "Kidnapped" in is topularity. General A. W. Greely , Lugustine Birrell , and W. C. BroAvnell w ro among the contributors , while artists • v- ike A. B. Frost , "William Hole , and tufus Zogbaum have furnished elabo- ate illustrations. The publishers an- 1 lounco that the completion of the secQ nd year will be signalized by the pubb ication pf a ver3' interesting and beauti-- Christmas number. tl ; iHi , ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. Amicable Itrlattons Jtelwcen the Ttvo Oiioi- trim Will bn Strengthened by Lord Sack- vllle'H Withdrawal. liy direction of tho president , tho secretar3r of stato on tho 30th informed Lord Sackvillo that for causes hereto fore made known to her majost3''s gov ernment his continuance in his present official position in tho United States is no longer acceptablo to this govern ment , and Avould consequently be detri mental to the relations between tho countries. Tho grounds for this action on the part of tho United States aro stated in the report of tho secretaiy of stato to tho president , dated tho 29th inst. , which is as follows : Department op State To tho Presi dent : The undersigned has tho pleasure to submit for your consideration the following statoment , Avith a view to re ceive 3'our direction thereon. On the 4th of September last a letter , purport ing to be written by ono Charles F. Murchison , dated at Pomona , C'al. , Avas sent from that place to the British min ister at tho capital , in Avhich the writer solicited an expression of his A'iows in regard to certain unsettled diplomatic questions between Great Britain and the United States , stating at the same time that such expression Avas sought ly him for tho purpose of determining his A'ote at the approaching presidential election. Ho stated that ho Avas a naturalized citizen of tho United States , of English birth , but that ho still considered Enghuul the mother couutry , and this fact led him to seek advice from tho British representa tive iu this country. He further stated that the information ho sought Avas not for himself alone , but to enable him to give certain assurances to many other persons in the same situation as himself for the purpose of influencing and de termining their political action as citi- zens of tho United States of English birth , but avIio still regarded their orig inal obligations of allegiance as para- mount. : The letter also contained gross reflections : upon the conduct of this gov ernment ' in respect to questions hoav in controversy ' and unsettled between the , United States and Great Britain , and both direct * and indirect ' imputed in- sincerity ' in such conduct. To this let- ter ' the British minister at once replied from \ BeA'orlvMass. . , under date of September ' 13 , last. In his reply ho stated that "aiy political party which openhy ' faA'ors the mother countiy at tho present moment would lose popularity , and ' that the part3T in power is fully aware ! of this fact ; and that in respect to tho questions Avith Cank ada ! AA'hich have been unfortunately reopened since the rejection of the 1 fisheries treat3r b3r the republican majority in the senate and by the presi dent's message , to which 3-011 allude , allowances must be made for the polit ical situation as regards the presidential election. < " The minister thus gaA'e his assent and sanction to the aspersions and imputations aboAe referred to , and thus 1 , under his correspondent's assura ance of secrec3 * , in which the minister concurred ly marking his answer "pri- A'ate , " ho undertook to advise a citizen . of the United States how to exercise the f franchise \ of suffrage in the election close at hand for the presidenc3 * and A'ice presidency J of the United States , and through him , as the latter suggested , to t influence j the A'otes of niaiy others , Upon this correspondence being made n public the minister reeei\ed j \ representa tives t of the public press , and in frequent intciwiows j with him , intended for pubj' lication , added to the impugnments } ] which he had alreadx ; made of the good ] faith of this government in its public action and international dealings. Although ample time and opportunity ti has ] been offered him for a disavowal , w modification or correction of the statej ments , to some of which his attention „ was called b3the undersigned , 3'et no " such disavoAval or modification has been made bAhim through the channels in g which his statements first found publicp ity. j The question is thus presented whether it is compatible Avith the digo nit3r , secnrit3' and independent sove- reignty of the United States to permit a representative of a foreign government " in this countiy not 011I3' to receive and h answer Avithout disapproval and confirm tc b3' \ his repetition aspersions upon its i\ \ political action , but also to interfere in B its domestic affairs b3' advising persons formerhy his countiymen as to their political I course as citizens of the United 1 States. As between this countiy and " ; Great Britain there can be no contro- versas thero is a complete severance al of the ties of original allegiance b3' natre uralization. Disputes on this point av were finally put at rest by the treat3' of J naturalization concluded ly tho two tc countries on Ma3 13 , 1887. Therefore , it Avill not be contended , nor AA'as such contention ever admitted ly us , that the • citizens of the United States , of British " ; origin , are subject to an3' claim of the av country of their original allegiance. tl The undersigned also has tho honor tl to ! call attention to this provision of seccl tion 5335 of the revised statutes of the is United States : Who , Avithout authority li r permission of this government , "comw mences or carries on aiy verbal or Arrit c : ten < correspondence or intercourse with any foreign ' government , or aiy agent nr officer thereof , " either Avith intent to " influence the action of such government- or its agents or Avith intent to defeat the sc . measures of the government of tho Uniti ted < States. Penalties are made equally < j upplicable to eveiy citizen of the Uni- ( , ted \ States , not duly authorized , who 7 ' , "counsels , adA'ises , or assists in an3 g such correspondence AA'ith similar unw laAvfnl intent. " The undersigned reB spectfulby advises that the attention of tii the attorney general of the United rt States be directed to these enactments , in order that an investigation ma3' be made Avith a vieAV to ascertain Avhether the3' have not been violated in the pres ent case b3 * the correspondence witZ : he British minister. By 3'our direcd tion tho attention of tho British governci nenthas , in a spirit of comity , been called jc to the couduct of its minister , as above , f described , but without result. _ It there- j Fore becomes necessaiy for this governj j nent to consider , Avhen , as guardian of j Its own self respect and of the iutogrity i its institutions , it will permit further | Intercourse to be held through the pres- iiit ] British minister at this capital. It 1 > to be observed that precedents are I ja lot ( wanting as to the question under | onsideration. It is a settled rule , es- g , ential to the maintenance of interna- . ' ional intercourse , that a diplomatic rep- esentative must be persona grata to the tJ rovernment ( to Avhich he is accredited , ] f , b3' his conduct , ho renders himself - lersona ( non-grata an announcement of - he fact niaA * be made to his government. tho mtseutvjise * 11 tht rponirenieuts . comity have been fulfilled and tho acts have been dnly communicated to ler majesty's government , Avith an ex- iression of this government in regard ' 4 hereto. Bespectfully submitted , m T. F. Batabd. be " r Uno of the largest shoe contracts madfc that of a firm in Bangor , Me. , who tj ] liavo engaged to make 110,000 pairs oi wigAvam slippers Avithin a year , for y ( -Hioh thoy are to rerr : ? = -74.000 j „ Lord Sackville , whose singular will cc caving tho bulk of his property to vri neen Victoria's maids of honor has nj | jeen commented upon , it is now assorted lied of a broken heart , occasioned by he death of his tHfn in Jamiarv loafc. nc BB paBhK8gBaWB < B W "X'ifJi J.lLjmh'1 ' " luHWU48r T _ UttMMii IP1 / THE NATIONAL THANKSGIVINQ. Xtte SOlh Day of Xoveinbdr Set Apart for That Purpose. Proclamation.by tho presidont of the : United States : Constant thanksgiving nnd gratitude aro due from tho American peoplo to the Almight3' God for His goodness nnd morcy Avhich has followed them since tho day ho mado thorn a nation and vouchsafed to them a froo government. With loving kindness He has constantly led us in tho Ava3' of prosporit3 * and greatness. Ho has not visited with swift punishment our shortcomings , but Avith gracious caro ho has Avarned us of our dependence upon his forbearance and has taught us that obedience to His holy law is the price of a continuance of His precious gifts. In acknowledge- montof all that God has done for ns ar a nation and to tho ond that on an ap pointed day tho united pra3'crs and praise of a grateful countiy may reach tho Throno of Graco , I , Gro\'er Cle\'e- land , president of tho United States , do hereby desiguato and set apart Thurs- da3' , tho 29th Awy of November , as a da3' of thanksgiviug and prayer , to bo kept and observed throughout tho land. On that da3' lot all our peoplo suspend their ordinary Avork and occupations , and in their accustomed place of Avorship , Avith prayer and songs of praise , render thanks to God for all His mercies , for tho abundant harvests which havo rewarded ; the toil of tho husbandman during tho 3'ear that has passed , and for tho rich rewards that luvo followed the labors of ' our people in their shops and their marts of trado and traffic. Let us givo ; thanks for tho peace and for tho social order ' and contentmont Avithin our bor- ders , and for our _ advancement in all j that adds to a nation's greatness , and , ] mindful of tho afflictive dispensation J with which a portion of our land has been visited , let ns , Avhilo wo humblo j oursolves before tho power of God , ac- knowledge His mercy in setting bounds to the deadly march of tho pestilence , and let our hearts bo chastened b3 * S3'm- pathy j with our fellow countrymen who have suffered and who mourn. , And as Ave return thanks for all tho blessings ! which we havo received from the hands of our hcuA'cnh * Father , let us not forget that He has enjoined upon us elmrRy , and on this da3' of thanks- giving let us generously remein'ier ' tho poor and need3' . so that our tribute of praise and gratitude ma } ' be acceptablo in the sight of the Lord. ' Done at tho cit3' of Washington on , tho first day of November , eighteen hundred j and cight3'-eight , and in tho 3'ear of the independence of the United States , ono hundred and thirteen. In witness Avhereof E have hereunto signed . 1113' name and cansed the seal of tho United States to be affixed. Gkover CnnvEtAKD. By tho President , T. F. Bayard , Secretary of State. BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL. The fund for the defense of Parnell and his associates involved in the Lon- don Times charges amounts to 12,880. , Charles Stewart Welles has Avritten a letter ! to Anna P. Johnson , secretar3' of ft the equal rights partj" , accepting the nomination for tho A'ice presidency. a A dispatch from Australia announces ti that Searlo has defeated Kemp in a l1 match for the sculling championship 1 and 5,000 aside on tho Barametta riA'or. S' . tl Adam Badcan against the widow of I s. General U. S. Grant for $15,000 for al- | ] ieged ' services on "Grant's Memoirs , " I j has been discontinued on consent of J n both ' parties. I j H. B. Deweere , a Kansas City expositl tion exhibitor , Avas arrested charged n with haA'ing killed a man at Kahoka , .j Mo. , eight months ago. Ho denies hia guilt _ lfl Major Henry W. Lawton , inspector h ireneral , has been relieved from temsi poraiy duty in the office of inspector It ireneral and ordered to the department 1 It jf the Missouri. } v h Lieutenant Colonel He3'l , inspector E ; general , has been transferred from the j c headquarters of the department of Texas d to tho headquarters of the division of the is Missouri , replacing Colonel Joseph C. tl ; Breckenridge. Q1 The secretaiy of state is in receipt of dispatch from Minister Bragg sav-ing E hat J. B. Lawrence , the American citi- jen < who has been confined in a prison it Silno , Mexico , on a charge of train robber3' upon the Mexicau Central ! railo va3' , in the state of Guanajuato , since 0 Tune 17 , 1883 , Avas discharged from cua- .oily on the 20th inst John Ta3'lor , for thirty-fivo 3ears ar esident of Chicago , shot himself in a iS rain from Paris , near Marseilles. He * vas taken to the Hotel Dieu , where n. ; hree bullets Avere extracted , two from s lie head and one from the side. Tho jhances for recovery are doubtful. He Jj evidentby a Hebrew but speaks Engni ish : Avith an accent. He was formerby J. ( vealtly , but lost his fortune in the re- " . ent wheat corner. . , . The comptroller of the currenc3' has „ ipproved ' the selection of the United il states National bank of Omaha as re- vi .ei-A'e agent for the Cedar Bapids Na- ional bank of Cedar Bapids , la. ; _ the maha National for the Iowa National f | Ottumwa , the Iowa National of Des 'Joines ] , and the First National of Ida ' ii-ove , fa. , the First National of Deadq vood. Dak. , and the Central National of K broken Bow , Neb. The Hanover Na- ] j ional of New York is also approved as u reserve agent for the last named. n E. English Opinions of Sackville. ' . London dispatch : The Pall Mall Gaq ) ette , writing about the SacIcA'ille inciO lent < , expresses the opinion that the exI' < iitement caused ty the letter in Amer- ' ' ca , is largelv' simulated for political ef- { < • , , ect. It regrets that the Americans are T < lot superior to such outbursts of feeling. , W \ Except for tho chance of catching tho j 1 } 'rish vote by abusing England , it thinks " hat no one in America Avould care two ji- traws Avhafc Lord Sackville wrote , said jj ' r thought. jj ( The Globe holds that the most satis- yi ! actoiy denouement of the incident rould be to send instructions to _ Lord sackville to keep his opinions to himselfV diile at Washington. American elec- \ \ i ' ion tactics , in its opinion , are outside < " > he notice of amforeign power. 0/ " ' The St. James Gazette maintains that [ < jord Sackville cannot remain at Washl' * ngton. It says he should have known tetter than to walk into the net spready lefore his eyes. Cu Oa The Magazine of American History , c 43 Broadway , N. Y. , presents for the jj * aonth of November an excellent numCx er. First is given a fine portrait of Sn Jen. Sam Houston , of Texas , and in he contents is noticed well written ar'i icles on "The City of a Prince , " "The Co treaty of Ghent , " "A Trip from New Oj 'ork to Niagara , " "The Poet's Awaken- " ug , " etc. , etc. The twent3'first volume c * ommences Avith January 1st , 1889. Al- rajs carefnlby and ably edited , as well yy , handsomely printed , it is a monthly q , hat constantly endears itself to the Oa eader and makes him feel that ho canCa' iot do without its regular visits. Ht K _ , l she was a bold , bad woman. ; | And the Cuminunlty Is ( Had that Sha Is ou " ' TaisI Out of the Wat/ . Sioux Falla ( Dak. ) dispatch : Mary- Ann IrArine , ono of tho most noted char- actors of this section , died last night of heart trouble During her residonco of ' thirteen years in this vicinity sho had. proven horself a most venomous Ama- ( zon , and livod nnd died in tho utmost { filth nnd squalor , leaving thousands or dollars of accumulated wealth. No woman in Dakota , nor probably man , * [ j was more dreaded by all who camo in f \ contnet Avith her than Mrs. Irvino. Vi- cious , rovougeful nnd mean , sho would , hesitato to do nothing against tho por- son or property of ono who had incurred ] her hatred. | For 3'eara sho figured prominently at. f * ' ncarlj' every term of court ius defendant I in various charges , such as npplying tho I torch to tho property of neighbors avIio J had aroused her passions , threatening ? their lives , etc. A loaded revolver avbs t her constant companion , and many a. I man has been made its target. I It has alwa3's been believed that Mrs. I Irvino had more to do Avith tho murder- 1 of Mrs. Egan in 1882 than Mr. Egan. | * who was hanged for tho crime. She and , < Egan woro intimate , and many circura- } stances implicated her in tho murder ; g ' but no ono dared to testify against her , / ' and 1 Egan himself refused to "squeal. " ' 1 For tho last two yours sho had boon liv- i\ \ ing in this cit3 * , and her reign had boon one ' of terror to tho neighborhood , for- no \ matter how much sho imposed upon. 1 her - neighbors , tho3r quietly submitted , rather ; than mako themselves tho objects of her ' . In through ' A'engeance. hunting r- her i hovel immediately after her death I several ' chickens AA'hich sho had stolon. from I a neighbor Avere found in a cellar. > \ No one over darkened her doors , and' ' * , it i AA'as only a veiy short timo beforo sho ( died ' that even her own children dared U to I enter her house. When it Avas dis- 11 covered < that sho was ( bring , and sho V Avas asked if a plysician should not bo * sent for , sho objected to incurring so- f \ great ! an expense , and not until sho had a struck a bargain with tho doctor for his / feo I Avould sho allow any medicine to bo | . administered. ' Her sleeping-room Avas ' found 1 so full of all manner of iiltl 3" , ; garbage J and Avorthless rubbish that S ? much of it had to be dumped out of Ji1 doors beforo the attendants could find N ropm to get in or endure tho stench. X After her death a search among her n effects revealed deeds , mortgages , notes , 3 ] bonds 1 and cash , to the amount , in tho A aggregate , of § 30,000. Tho Avoman was m 03 3'ears old , and has three children , to JI whom the property Avill revert. 9 | | fow.i Railroads Asked to Report. M . Des Moines special : Some timo ago ' ! tho railroad commissioners , at tho ro- ' quest of Governor Lnrrabee , asked the f different roads doing business in tho i | state to furnish a statement as to the I value of their property , including right ' . of AA-a3r , rolling stock , equipment , etc. ' About half of the roads have replied "Unknown , " nnd the others say "a mat- | l ter of guess work , " as tho value ( luctnfl ! ates AA'ith many changing conditions , and the commissioners are as competent m\ \ to guess upon it as any ono else. The answer of the Bock Island was received fl to-da3' , and it is of the scathing order , 'B politely declining to furnish the informifl ation desired , and gives some of tho rea- jl sons ' Avhy it is impossible. It reminded 9 the . commissioners that a 3'ear ago they I stated that the3' had no idea Avhy the fl legislature over asked to haAe them col- < lect this iuformution , and then it ro- H minds them that in their public exam- H ination , somo Aveeks ago thevadmitted ' that the present schedule of rates Avas H iinr usouable and calculatel to force I some roads into hankruptcj' , and 3'et I thiy 'were asking tho sni > remo court to H compel the roads to obey it. So tho > H latter thinks that it would bo pretty liard to tell the value of a road that Avas fl subject to such treatment , and adds that can bo said that it is worth less than H \ Avas a few 3'ears ago , and more than it will bo a few 3'ears hence , owing to tho 1 lostile legislation of the last general as- , 1 embly nnd the present attitude of tho ommissioners. The latter are quite in- 9 lignant : over tho letter , and say that it treating them with disrespect , but M luy aro bound to prosecuto their in- ' I piiries and now they have mado a do- a nand to know tho salaries paid , from M he liighest official down to tho lowest- 1 I section hand. | A Reckless Ranchman With His Gun , j | Kimball ( Dak. ) special : An affray | occurred 3'esterdn3' in the southeast part of this county that will probably result ' 9 in a murder trial , if tho peoplo do nol J take the matter into their own hands. E. M. Bond , a rancher , Arho has long J shown ] an ugby disposition and avIio has 9 • killed his man" before , sjiot a stock- 9 nan named Tatlock , a full charge of " 9 shot | taking effect in the groin. Tatlock 9 went to Bond's place after cattle that | Uond had pastured during the summer M ind trouble ensued OA'er the amount due ror their care. Bond Avas in liquor and J tnalhAvent after his shotgun and fm .hot Tatlock as the latter sat on his , M torse. Bond AA'as arrested to-da3 * and is- Jm\ low , under a strong guard , as the peo- 9 le are A-er3' much excited and threaten. 9 riolcncc. 'S THE MARKETS. 9 . - 9 OMAHA. M iVhbat No. 2 98 ( % 38 % 9 oit.N No. 2 mixed . ' { 1 @ 32 'i9m ats No. 2 22 @ 23 vi C " • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • * • • • • • • • • * y v y Oj ) MM Jaklcv 4h ( a ) 49 ' Ji'ttkii Creiimery 20 ( 23 ' , M JuTTira , Clioico country. . . 1G ( jy 18 'I ' Jo . s Fienli 38 ( $ 19 JX\ 'iiicicens per ( luz 2 50 @ 3 00 ym\ .emons-Choice , per bos. . . 4 . " > 0 ( gi 5 50' m\ | ka.nci.h Per box 5 00 @ GOO W Isioxh Per bit 40 ( a. oO M 'otatoi-j New- „ 30 @ 40- H 'ck-nips Per bn 25 ft $ 30 ! H iPim.es J Per bbl 2 00 ( 3 50 ' ahiots Per bu 50 @ GO MM Viaixtoe1 * . per bn 50 Q $ GO- jH ooi. Fine , per lb 13 ( tf 20 Lj Io\kv < 1G ( a. 18- MM 'mipi'ED Feed Pertoii..l7 00 ( ,17 50 M l.w United 5 00 fa , G 00 MM i.\x .Seed Per bit 1 15 fa , 1 20 jH lots Mixed packing 5 20 fa. 5 30- M loos Heavy nei hfs 5 25 @ 5 35 Mt itlis Choice steer. , 3 50 fn , 4 00 Mt NEW YOItK. JM i'tiKXT No. 2 red 1 14 @ 115 % iikat Fitanided red 1 03 f § 112U , \til nt.No. . 2 * & % % 48 WM ats Mixerl western 21 @ 31J M 'oitir IGOO ( g.16 50 • , Attn 8 G5 ( ij , 8 70 M CHICAGO. 'fl iikat IVrbtiHliel 116 @ 1163 Uits Per bitHliel 40 @ 4 ( % V 4fl ais Per biifjhel 24 Q $ 24 % imf oiik 14 75 @ 15 00 9 loos Packin ? i Hliipiin | . 5 25 @ 5 50 H ATri.n Western Bangera 1 SO @ 3 90 'WM iiEEe Natives 2 75 @ 2 83 ' 9 ST. LCUI3. 9 'heat No. 2 red cash 111 @ 113J 9 oitN Perbtishel 33 ( 39 9 ats Per bushel 21 @ 21J * MM ogs Mixed packing 5 30 @ 5 50 I "m\ AiTLE Feeders 2 00 @ 3 20 . 9 ' KANSAS CITY. , 9 'heat Per Lnshel 96 @ 96. | J9 jus Perbtishel 30 @ 30J " 19 ats Per bu.slie ! 20 @ 21 } MM ITTLE Native ateers. . . . . 3 25 @ 4 50 t MM Good to choice 5 30 { 3 5 37 ! ' MM \ MMm * ©