THE M'COOK TRIBTJN
F. ITI. KOIITIKLL , Publisher.
McCOOK. : : NE
KTATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Douglas county fair will I
held September 1 to1. .
A camp of Modern Woodmen hs
been organized at Gothenburg.
The state tennis tournament
be held at Hastings September 1G.
The Hastings public schools wi ]
open for the fall term September 1.
A company has been organi/ed a
Gothenburg to build a § 10,000 hotel.
Hog thieves are operating in th
country precincts of Lancaster county
Thayer county this year expect
to hold the most successful fair in it
history.
About one hundred people of Lin
coin "took in" the G. A. 11. reunion a
Boston.
Boston.Nance
Nance county prohibitionists wil
meet in convention at Fullerton Au
gust 29.
The Adams county court housi
will be dedicated the first part of Sep
tember.
Aaron Wilkinson , of Chester , was
in Lincoln the other day looking for i
horse thief.
Death is announced of Thomas
Gilligan , an old resident of Johusor
county. He was 85 years old.
Peter Johnson , an old bacheloi
living near Weston , is in jail at Wahoc
awaiting examination for insanity.
Managers of the Adams county fail
promise more and better attractions
this year than on any former occasion.
Considerable fatal sickness has
prevailed at Arcadia among children ,
several having died with cholera in-
fantuin.
September 2 , 3 and 4 are the dates
set for a session of the district lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars
in Hebrrn.
The second story of the school
house is completed , and Clearwater
now has as line a hall as there is in
the county.
A car famine is commencing , the
approach of the fall business having
caused a large demand for all kinds of
shipping cars.
Hastings grocers have adopted the
early closing plan , following the ex
ample of merchants in many other Ne
braska cities.
The Blue Springs post-office was
broken into last week , the safe blown
open and § 428 in stamps and live or six
dollars in money taken.
The three-day's shoot of the Hast
ings club , August 26. 27 and 28 , is
open to all coiners , and promises to be
an interesting session.
A petition has been circulated at
Kearney for the pardon of Burglar
Bridgeman , who has served one year
of his three-year sentence.
Recent rains have insured thirty
bushels of corn to the acre in Johnson
county. This is much larger than was
expected a few weeks ago.
Twenty-seven counties in Ne
braska , three in Colorado and three in
Kansas have already agreed to make
count } ' exhibits at the state fair.
Twenty-seven counties in Ne
braska , three in Colorado and three in
Kansas have already agreed to make
county exhibits at the state fair.
Omaha , Lincoln , Kearney and
other towns in Nebraska will observe
labor day , September 1st. A great de
monstration is expected in Omaha.
A farmer near Benedict says that
there are at least 800,000 bushels of
corn in farmers' hands north of York
in that county , and may be 500,000.
The Jefferson county fair opens
September 23 and closes on the 26th.
It will be a big event , the racing pro
gramme being especially interesting.
One of the most successful teach
ers' institutes ever held in Dakota
county closed last week. The attend
ance was good and the interest great.
Ample preparations are being
made for the soldiers' reunion at Au
burn September 1 , 2 , 3 and 4. Some
of the best orators of the country will
be there.
The annual state convention of the
Nebraska Christian Endeavor society
will be held at Hastings November 21
and 22. Four hundred delegates will
attend.
Professor King of Ashland has re
cently removed to Crete with his fami
ly and will have charge of the music
department in Doane college the com
ing year.
C. D. Kunz of Elmwoodhad asteer
killed by lightning the other day. The
animal was in the center of a bunch of
cattle , but none of the others were
shocked.
Johnny Cox and "Squint" O'Con-
ner , two Lancaster county hog thieves ,
were captured in Broken Bow last week
and will be compelled to answer be
fore the courts.
Jim Jeffries of Lincoln , while on a
spree climbed into a hay mow to sober
up. While attempting to descend from
the place he fell to the floor below and
broke four ribs.
Two Indians stole a hat from a
clothing store at Wisner , but a clerk
camped on the trail of the red men and
recovered the property at Norfolk after-
an exciting chase.
Two professors and nine students
from Princeton college are in the bad
lands of Dawes county prepared to un
earth any fossils and petrifications that
may be discovered.
Ed. Newman of North Platte shot
his wife and himself last week. Both
vete instantly killed. Newman had
been quarreling all day with his wife
because she attended a show the pre
vious night and the quarrel ended in
the tragedy.
Frank Butler and Chap Oden , tv
municipal offenders , escaped from tl
city j'ail in Beatrice by digging throug
the wall. Butler was recaptured late
Oden is still at large.
Mrs. Capt. Doanc and her mothc
of Crete , were thrown from a bugg
and dragged some distance by a frigh
cncd horse , but their injuries are in
likely to prove dangerous.
llogrf are coining into Culbertson ;
a rapid rate. The fanners are becon
ing frightened at the prospect of a fai
tire of the corn crop and are trying 1
save all the corn possible.
Great preparations have been mad
for the reunion of old settlers of Dak (
ta county , which occurs at the Home
grove September 6. Five hundred ir
vitations have been issued.
Though a little late , Perkins cour
ly has recently had some copious rains
the lirst one going twelve inches int
the ground. It means a great deal t
late crops and fall pastures.
The house and barn belonging t
J. F. Shovelick , a few miles east c
Lin wood , were struck by lightning an <
burned to the ground. No loss of hu
man life or stock is reported.
The Bay State company of Norti
Bend has sold its property to Swift !
Co. of Omaha and Chicago. The trans
fer is quite an important one and in
eludes a large amount of real estate
A draft horse and colt show wil
be given at Parrish Grove on or abou
Wednesday. September 3 , by the Tabl
Rock , Pleasant View , Clear Creek
Pawnee City and Humboldt horsemen
Barbers in a Lincoln shop went 01
a strike the other day because the pro
prietor refused to place the chairs s <
they could look out of the window
while at work without turning around
The Eden musee management o
Omaha has leased the an-ient arms
relics belonging to Max Jaenschs o
Fremont which \vero.recently shippet
from Europe and will exhibit them a
Denver.
The committee appointed at Hebron -
bron to solicit funds for the successful
carrying out of a programme for tin
soldiers' reunion to be held the firsl
week in October is meeting with the
best of success.
The Nebraska delegation in'con
gress has united in urging the presi
dent to appoint Chaplain John M.
Bourke as major and assistant adju
tant general to follow the retirement
af Colonel J. G. Whipple.
The Conger Bros. , living south
west of Wallace , threshed 500 bushels
if oats from twenty acres , "which , " '
says the Herald , "is the largest yield
, ve have yet heard of , oats generally
jeing very poor in this vicinity. "
A Thedford dispatch says there
ivill be at least half a crop of corn har
vested in that county. The hay crop
s excellent and arrangements are
jeing made to feed many Custer coun-
y cattle there the coming winter.
Elaborate arrangements are being
nade for the laying of the corner stone
) f the new Gage county court house ,
o occur Thursday , September 4. The
leremony will be conducted under the
Luspices of the Masonic fraternity.
-The Burlington road has invited
he eastern members of the general
> assenger and ticket agents' associa-
ion to make the trip to the annual
onvention at Denver on the 16th of
September over that company's line.
The Catholics of York have plans
.Imost completed to build a $13,000
hurch and a $12,000 building in ad-
lition to the , school buildings already
here. The church is to be 81x52
eet , brick walls with stone trimmings.
A Beatrice man has invented an
.djustable iron hitching post which
forks in a pipe sunk below the sur-
ace. The post can be raised and low-
red at will and when not in use re-
lains out of sight below the surface.
While running her sewing ma-
hine one day last week Mrs. Leslie
f Ewing had the misfortune to run
he needle through the end of her left
liumb. The needle passed through
be nail , causing a very painful wound.
Drs. Owen and Cushman of Strorns-
urg amputated the left arm of John
'iliman , an 18-year-old boy , who had
tie misfortune to run a rusty nail into
is hand , blood poisoning setting in.
L most remarkable case. He will re-
over.
over.The
The Evangelical troubles at Bea-
er crossing are not settled yet. The
lieriff of Seward county has served an
ijunction on Rev. A. P. Ash , the res-
lent minister , and a part of the trus
ses who favor the Esher and Bowman ,
iction.
iction.A
A farmer named James G. Holly ,
ho lives between Lincoln and Denton ,
as caused the arrest of two neighbors
amed J. R. C. Miller and Manford
lley , charging them with going to his
ay field and cutting grass without
ermission.
It is now a settled fact , beyond a
ossible doubt , that a permanent low
ridge will be constructed across the
lissouri from Covington to Sioux City ,
fork on preliminary matters has al-
jady commenced and the first caisson
ill be built at once.
Sheriff D. A. Baker of North
latte arrived in Lincoln , having in
ustody John O'Brien and Joseph Lord ,
, vo candidates who will do the state
3me service. The former will serve
ivo years for grand larceny and the
itter one for horse stealing.
The farmers in Johnson county
ave begun to thresh their flax , and
nd that the dry weather has almost
jined the crop. The county has a
irger acreage of flax this year than
rer before , but even the best will
ardly yield eight bushels per acre.
D. Kinnoy'of Exeter , who was re-
intly arrested on six charges for the
nlawful sale of liquor , had a hearing
efore D. H. Connant , county judge of
aline county , and was bound over in
ic sum of $3,000 to appear at the next
; rm of the district court in that coun-
ARENA OF POLITICK
THE DK31OCHATS Of XE1IRA.SX
yA3lK THEIR TICVIKT.
Efcudlng the Same AVltli JUIIICH ]
Uoyd , of Onialiu , fur Governor 1)
Hear , cf JludiKOii Couiitj > for lilci
tenant Governor Names of Otlic :
\ VlioVIII OoVIlJj Them In tl
Political Il.ice Platform of t'rliic
plc , State Central Committee , Etc.
TJio State Convention of Xcbrat.lt
Democrat * .
OMAHA , August 15. The democrat :
state convention assembled in this cil
last night. Hon. John A. McShar
called the meeting to order. Wm. C
Hastings was chosen temporary chaii
man , Coggeshall of Douglas , Welbc
of Cedar and Gatowood of Dawsor
were selected temporary - secretaries
This was followed by the appointmei
of a committee on credentials. Messrs
North of Platte , Mahoney of Douglas
Miller of Butler , Glover of Hamilto
and Holland of Custer were ehoser
aud they retired to meet at the Paxto
hotel to consider the credentials prt
sented.
The temporary organization , on me
tion of Mr. George Marvin of Gage
was made permanent.
Mr. Gannon of Douglas moved tha
a committee of five on resolutions b
appointed. The motion prevailed am
the chair appointed the committee a
follows : Messrs. Gannon of Douglas
Ames of Lancaster , Blakeley of Chey
enne , Bowlbey of Saline and Filbee o
Cedar.
A motion prevailed that all resolu
tions bo referred to committee , am
nominations for governor were thei
declared in order. All nominatin {
speeches were limited to five minute :
each.
On motion of Mr. Ogden of Douglai
all delegations were instructed to cas
the full vote of their counties. Boy (
of Douglas and Shervin of Dodge wen
placed in nomination. The result o
the vote was announced by the chairman
'
man as follows :
Boyd 441
Shervin 10 ,
Brown ft
Scattering i :
On motion of Mr. Shervin the 110111.
ination of Boyd was made unanimous ,
Loud calls for Boyd followed , and
the chair appointed Mr. John E. Sher
vin and Mr. Frank Martin to escorl
the nominee of the convention to tht
rostrum. ' Mr. Boyd thanked the con
vention for the high honor paid him ,
whereupon nominations were proceeded
with , resulting as follows :
For lieutenant governor , Dr. Alex
ander Bear.
Secretary of state , Frank W. Spraiue.
Auditor , R. B. Wahlquist.
Treasurer. W. H. Cushing.
Attorney general , John G. Higgins.
Commissioner public lands , Jacob
Bigler.
Superintendent of instruction , C. D.
Rakestraw.
A resolution was introduced by
North of Platte county providing for a
change in the manner of selecting the
state central committee. It provided
that hereafter a member should be al
lowed for each state senator , and that
the members should be sent in from
senatorial instead of judicial districts.
The resolution was championed by Mr.
North , who stated that under the new
plan the committee would be nearer
the people than when selected under
the old plan. Under that system the
committee numbered over one hundred ,
md it had always been exceedingly
lifficult to get a quorum together. He
thought 4-hat thirty-three members
ivould be ample , and would give more
satisfaction in every respect.
The resolution prevailed by a very
arge majority OH a rising vote. Those
jresent from the various senatorial
listricts were instructed to hand in
lie names of members of the central
lommittce.
THE PLATFOKM.
The democratic party of Nebraska ,
n state convention assembled , declares
ts fealty to the century-old principles
> f its founders and emphatically i eaf-
irms the platform of the national dem-
icratic party at St. Louis in 1888 ,
ipon which were nominated Grover
Cleveland of New York for president
ind Allen G. Thurman of Ohio for vice
> resident.
The party takes occasion to express
ts admiration for the honesty , courage
, nd good faith of Grover Cleveland in
ds manly and straightforward light
igainst those principles enunciated by
he republican party which democrats
iclieve to be subversive of liberty and
ruel and injurious to the agricultural
aterests.
The democracy of Nebraska does not
elieve in tariffs upon the necessities
f life and scouts as delusive and hyp-
critical the plan of aiding the farmer
0 pay off thd ever-increasing burden
1 his mortgages by ineretibing the tax
n his clothing , wool , tin plates and
rockery , and denounces the hypocrisy
f the republican platform of this state
i saying that "we favor a revision of
tie tariff in the interest of the produc-
r and laborer , " while the majority of
tie national house of representatives
; gagging free speech in the interest j
f the manufacturers , out of whom
the fat was fried" in 1888 , and for
tie purpose of passing the measure
'hich fosters trusts , combines and
lonopolies , which strangles commerce
nd destroys ship building , which in-
roases taxes while it reduces the rev-
nue ; imposes additional burdens upon
10 laborer and farmer , ' while it con-
; ssedly fails to open a market for a
ingle bushel of wheat or a single bar-
= 1 of pork.
ITie democratic party has ever been
le Mend of the farmer and laborer
nd pledges itself on all questions of
usury , railroad discrimina-
I tions , extortionate freight rates n
dindred subjects , and particularly
favor of a stringent usury law to li
so far as it has constitutional pow <
the burdens from the wearied shouldt
of those who toil.
The republican party patronizing
in this state by its platform reconiz
the right of labor to organize for
protection ; the democratic par !
standing upon its whole history , dc
more. It encourages the masses
organize and under the law to fig
capitalistic encroachments by wic
spread organization and patient sac :
fice.
fice.The
The democratic party denounces t
republican party for its gifts of mo
than 195,000,000 acres of the pub !
domain to railroad corporations , ai
sends greeting to Allen G. Thurm ;
and his patriotic associates who r
deemed 70,000.000 acres of it for tl
people. The public domain should '
sacredly held for the actual settler ai
intending citizen , and this party pr
tests against alien land holding in tl
United States.
The war was ended twenty-five yea
since , and as patriotic citizens , gh
that the curse and blight of slave ;
has been banished from the land , v
can not but deplore the attempt to r
vivo sectional issues by the introdu
tion and passage of the force bill , 1
which it is intended to place the ball
under the control of partisan office
appointed for life.
We thank God for the preservatic
of the union and glory in the achiovi
ments of our citizen soldiers , and e :
press ourselves as heartily in favor i
pensioning every wounded , needy an
deserving veteran and giving him sue
a pension as shall secure him again
want for the remainder of his day
and asking like provision for the wide
and the orphan.
We favor the Australian or sorr
similar system of balloting which wi
insure to every citizen the right to ca :
his vote according to his own judj
ment , free from corruption and intim
dation.
We are opposed to all trusts forme
for the purpose of increasing the CO :
of the commodities of life , and believ
the reduction of the present iniquitou
tariff to be the best means to destro
and impede their growth.
We favor an amendment to the fed
eral constitution which will take th
election of United States senator froii
the state legislature and place it in thi
hands of the people , where it belongs
We favor the placing of the silve
dollar on its former footing with golf
coin in our coinage law , ! with equa
legal tender qualities , andwedenounc
as unjust and dishonest the law re
cently enacted as a disciiTiination i :
favor of the gold coin for the benefit o
the money power , and we further declare
clare ourselves in favor of the fret
coinage of silver.
We roundly denounce the mainte
nance of the state militia as an expen
sive republican luxury of no benefit ii
any respect , and demand its immediati
repeal by the next legislature.
The democratic party has a rccorc
of opposition to all sumptuary legisla
Lion. It does not believe that th <
social habits of the people are prope :
; ubjects for constitutional provisions
High license and local option , however
tiave been tried in Nebraska and hav <
jiven satisfaction to a majority of th <
people. As between them and prohi
jition the democratic party is unre >
jcrvedly in favor of the former , anc
ittention is hereby called to the hypo
jrisy of the republican party which ,
laving caused the questions to be sub-
nitted to a popular vote , thereby creat
ng uncertainty , injuring business , un
settling values and depressing trade ,
nirposely dodged the issue in the lasl
ronvention and neglected to say where
t could be found as a party on these
} uestions in the coming election.
Following are members of the State
Tentral Committee : First district ,
Robert Clegg of Falls City : fecond , M.
I' . Connor , Auburn : Third , G. J.
Jleudhorn , Nebraska City ; Fourth. W.
J. Shryock , Louisville ; Fifth. M. H.
Madden. Ashland ; Sixth , Euclid Marin -
in , Julius Meyer , George E. Pritchett ;
Seventh , John Colin. Bancroft : Eighth ,
LF. . Zeijrler. Randolph ; Ninth , no se-
ection ; Tenth , John Shervin , Fre-
nont : Eleventh. T. F. Memminger ,
ludison : Twelfth , James E. North ,
rolumbus : Thirteenth , Patrick Fahey ,
VNeiil : Pourteenth , A. W. Price ,
rnadron ; Fifteenth , S. B. Thompson ;
iixteonth. M. S. Taffle. Utc-hfield ;
; cventeenth , J. G. P. Hildebn.nd. St.
'aul ; Eighteenth. George Wef-t , Osee-
li ; Nineteenth , R. E. Diimpley. Sew-
rd : Twentieth , William ilcl.aughliq ,
f Lincoln. J. E. Davey of Malcom ;
Vcnty-first , Julius Neuman , Wymore ;
'wenty-second , T. B. Parker , Dor-
hester ; Twenty-third , J. C. Hubbell.
airbury ; Twenty-fourth. George F.
'orcoran , York : Twenty-fifth. E. W.
[ urlbut , Aurora ; Twenty-sixth. A. F.
loore. Bloomington : Twenty-seventh.
i. C. Campbell. Hatings : Twenty-
ighth , James I. Rhea. Holdredgc :
'wenty-nirith , E. C. Ballen. McCook :
thirtieth , M. A. Leftwich.
The Smoke N'tilnuiice In < 'lilci-zo.
CHICAGO , Aug. 15. The city au-
iorlies are exerting efforts to make
hicapo a suitable world's fair city by
.ippressinjr the smoke nuisance. The
olumes of bituminous smok.- ; that
tnerpe from the tall chimneys all over
10 city make the sun at times almost
ivisib'.e. anel many prosecutions are
ow being daily instituted to abate this
uisanee. Already several new.-paper
ublishers have been lined for riolat-
ig the law , and even United States
snator Charles B. Far\vell has not es-
iped. He and his brother , J. V. Far-
ell , were assessed ? 50 and eoiits for
iolating the smoke ordinance.
\Vhent Crop of the Xorthweiit.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Aug. 15
olonel G. D. Ropers , wheat expert.
Lves an estimate based on careful
ireage and threshing report * , making
ie spring wheat crop of the nortu-
est 03,000.000 bushels.
IMUEDEEEB LYNCHEJ
cu.tRr.Es ritA r T.titKX'ry HAXU M
J > 13TKKMIXE1) M1SX.
'Clio Sheriff Overuo\verrc1 inul tl :
Ulimler of 3Ir. Totrno eeUll
Avenged Tlia Criminal t.'lvon n
Opportunity to s > uy a PeivVor < lw
AVlio the Criminal In ami What Ii
< ! uce < l Him 10 Take Iltnnan MV
The Condition of II > i < s Toxvne , On
of Ills Intended Victims.
tiv.'ift Justice Dealt Out to a
IKiirderur.
BiAiit , Neb. , Aug. 16. [ Omaha Be
special. ] One of the most deliberatel
planned as well its most coolly exc
cuted lynchings in the history of th
state was curried out about a mile froi
this place shortly before midnight.
It was just 11:30 when a crowd c
mounted farmers rode into town , an
were speedily joined by fully two lain
dred citizens. No time was lost am
they proceeded to the jail where th
sheriff and about fifteen deputies wer
keepiifg guard over Charles Pratt , th
murderer of N. R. Town.
The sheriff ordered them to stain
back and positively refused to tun
over the prisoner. The mob was heav
ily armed , but made no demonstratioi
with their weapons. The parleying
was of short duration and the sheril
was overpowered and his keys takei
from him.
| A rush was made for the cell roon
and in an incredibly short time Prat
was jerked outside the jail. He wai
surrounded by the lynchers , who a
once started for a small grove about ;
mile from town.
The lynching party was led by Hai
ry Town , son of the murdered man
Arriving at the scene of the intendec
lynching , young Town was given the
privilege of tying the rope about tin
murderer's neck , and also of having
the first pull on the rope.
Town was not bashful about accept
ing the honors offered , and tied a knot
that would have done credit to a pro
fessional hangman. The end of the
rope was thrown over a limb , and
hauled taut. Pratt was then told thai
if he had anything to say he had bet
ter say it quickly. He replied that he
would say a few words if the rope was
loosened a little , and then they might
pull away "just as hard as they d d
please. "
The rope was slacked and Pratt then
stated that he killed Town and meant
to kill the whole family. He declared
that ho came up from Missouri pur
posely to do the job , and firmly in
tended to kill every one of the Town
family. lie was sorry that he had
failed. He said he had owned a farm
near the one owned by the Towns , and
worked hard to make a living , but the
Town family imposed upon him to such
an extent that he could not save a cent.
At this juncture some one in the
crowd wanted to know what that had
to do with the girl. Before Pratt could
respond the rope was given a pull , and
he was jerked into the air. He strug
gled frantically for a few seconds , but
the lynchers grimly held his neck
tightly against the limb , and in two or
three minutes the lifeless corpse of the
murderer was swinging slightly to and
fro in the night wind.
The rope was made fast to the trunk
of the tree and the crowd of vigilantes
came quietly back to town. In about
fifteen minutes the farmers left for
their homes , but little knots of citi
zens gathered on the corners and dis
cussed the event.
The sheriff , Frank Harriman , fol
lowed the crowd to the scene of the
lynching and was a witness to the
hanging. None of the lynchers make
tiny effort to conceal his identity. Not
a mask was worn , and no endeavor
was made to keep the affair quiet.
The lynchers were determined , and it
is not believed that a company of mili
tia could have saved Pratt's life.
Pratt stated in jail that he had no
regrets for v/hat he had done , and pub-
tic indignation ran so high that it
ivould have been possible at any time
to have raised a crowd inside of five
minutes to have elone the work that
ivas not done until to-night.
The crime for which Pratt was
lynched was the murder of N. R. Town ,
in old resident of Washington county ,
living southwest of Kennard. and the
probably fatal wounding- his daugh
ter.
ter.Pratt , who worked for Mr. Town
"our years ago , came upon them about
sunrise and commenced shooting.
They were out doors near the cow shed.
A. son of Town's ran in the house , pro
cured a shot gun and followed the man
an horseback , never losing si < rht of
him , and ran him into a crowd of men
Lhat were threshing. He gave up and
was bound and brought to Blair and
placed in jail. The murderer admits
tie did it. When asked why he did it
tie said : "lam even now. I expect
to go to hell and may as well go now
is any time. "
ELKIIOKX , Neb. , Aug. 1C. Charles
El. Pratt , who murdered Farmer Towne
iear Kennard , is quite well known
icre , having owned at one time 160
icres of land four miles northwest of
: his place. He sold his farm to Mr.
Fames Gilmore for 1,800 and went to
Kansas , where he was lost sight of for
; he time. After a short sojourn there ,
lowever , he returned to his place wea-
y , foot sore and broke , having been
vorked for his cash , a span of horses ,
vagon and harness by a professed
'riend , who had accompanied him.
After his arrival here he went to
vork for Mr. Gilmore by the month.
Parties with whom he worked say
ie is of a quarrelsome and treacherous
Imposition.
Attdaclous Lottery managers.
WASHINGTON , August 16. While
he postal officials at Washington have
been seeking for moans to crush out
the Louisiana state lottery , they htivo
discovered that their own oillco is the
distributing point for the tickets.
Through an attorney the lottery com
pany has been able to secure a postolllco
box for the receipt of their mail.
After being taken from the oillco ,
which is right in the shadow of the
treasury building , and there handled.
It is now known that much of the work
performed for the company is by per
sons who are or have been connected !
with the postotlico department , and for
this reason their experience enables
them to evade the postal laws. It is
said that evidence is now in the hands ,
of the district attorney which will en
able him to drive the lottery business
from the Washington postolllco.
KcprcMeittatirc Coiim-11 JKtidorMed.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. Congress
man Council has received a great many
endorsements for his labor bills from
all sections of the country. The latest
came yesterday and ho will try to get
it inserted in the Record as an evidence
of the feeling which exists all over the
country in support of the proposed leg
islation. It is from Topeka , and reads
as follows :
"Whereas , on April 20 , 1890 , a bill
was introduced by Representative Connell -
nell of Nebraska known as House Roll
971)1 ) , and which was referred to the
committee on labor and ordered to bo
printed , and on July 8 , 1890 , was re
ported with amendments and commit
ted to the committee of the whole honso
on the state of the union and ordered
printed , the title of said bill being as
follows : "A bill constituting eight
hours a day's work for all laborers ,
wo > 4men and mechanics employed by
or on behalf of the government of the
United States or by contractors doing
work or furnishing material for the
government , and providing penalties
for the violation of the pro visions there
of. "
Whereas , We , the delegates and offi
cers of the trades and labor assembly
of Topeka , Kan. , an organization rep
resenting the organized trades and oc
cupations of the city of Topeka , Kan. ,
fully believe that the industrial pro
gress of the age demands the introduc
tion of a shorter work day for the me
chanics and laborers of the nation in
order that they may share in the bene
fits of the general advancement which
have accrued by reason of improve
ments in industrial methods ; and
Whereas , We believe it is proper
and fitting that the general govern
ment should take the initiative in the
general movement sought by the taid
bill ; therefore , be it
Resolved , That the trades and labor
assembly of Topeka , Kan. , heartily cn-
lorse the bill and the action of the
[ Ion. W. J. Council in his efforts to
lave the eight hour system enforced
) n labor performed for and on behalf
) f the government of the United States ;
ind be it further
Resolved , That a copy of these reso-
utions be placed on the records of our
> roceedings and also a copy thereof
; ent to the Hon. W. J. Council , the
Luther of the bill.
The Bohton AVool market.
BOSTON , Aug. 17. The wool mar
cel has developed a steadier tone , and
rhilo trade during the week has been
omewhat restricted by the Grand
Lrmy celebration , the sales foot up a
; oed average , aggregating 2,315,500
lounds of all kinds. The largest trans-
ctions were in territory and Texsis at
6c to 24c , or on a scoured basis of 57
ijGO. Fine Ohio washed fleeces ruled
t31@32c forX and 33 ( < i,34 for XX
nd above. Most of the Michigan X
eeces sold at 23j@29c. No. 1 Ohio
ombing rules steady at 39c and Mich-
an washed combing at 38c. Washed
ombing is in fair demand at 35@38c ,
icluding one-quarter to three-eighths
lood. Pulled wools sold to a fair ex-
nt at 25@40c. Sales of scoured range
om S6c to 60c. Foreign wool firm ,
1th sales of 93 , 000 pounds Australian
t 3
The Rock : I lnnd'r Showing.
CHICAGO , Aug. 18. Rock Island of-
cials state that earnings of that road
) far this month show an increase
ver August , 1889. This is thought teD
D an excellent showing , as August
ist year was the brightest month in
ie history of the company , showing
a increase over the previous year of
> 00,000.
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