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A'EJtltAKJCA yairs ATfJ ) XOTES.
FREMONT'S Y.M. C. A. .has .a mem
bership of 188.
CASES of scarlet fever- are 'reported
atPlattsmouth.
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CASES of diphtheria continue to de
velop in South Omaha.
THE Good Templars of Verdon have
reorganized their lodge.
SIXTEEN Pawnee county farmers have
organized a swine breeders' associa
tion.
tion.Tho
The Schuyler sons of veterans have
completed their organization by 'elect
ing officers.
A GOOD deal of poultry has recently
been shipped to San Francisco .from .
David City.
THE Methodists of Havelook swill
build a tabernacle in the spring on.lot
21 , block 43.
One firm at Fremont shipped 4 , 000
pounds of dressed chickens to Denver
durind the' fall.
THE Nebraska City distillery hae in
creased its capacity from .600 . to 1 200
bushels of corn per day.
OMAHA. and South Omaha are making
extensive preparations to treat the
poor children on Christmas day.
THE Butler county court house is
under roof , and it will be pushed to
Uf completion. _ _ It will cost $50 , 000.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made
by the city council of Nebraska City
to reduce the police force of that city.
Governor Thayer is receiving nu
merous calls from all parts of the state
to deliver his lecture on General
Grant.
IN a little fistic encounter between
two Ashland young men , one had his
nose broken and the other is in deadly
fear of arrest.
ONE thousand tons of hay belonging
to J. J. Myers , near North Platte
were destroyed by fire started by a
spark from an engine.
THE farmers' alliance of Hayes coun
ty has organized a co-operative loan
association. It has the assurance of
eastern money at C per cent.
A VALUABLE trotting horse belong
ing to Joseph Lockhart of Hildreth ,
was cremated in his barn the other
night. An incendiary did it.
THE Union Pacific railroad notifies
clergymen that they will be issued half
fare permits for the coming year by
Bending in their applications.
AT a meeting in Nebraska City in
the interest of Western Nebraska suf
ferers a neat sum was raised and com
mittees appointed to continue the good
work.
REV. FRANK S. FORBES , pastor of
the Congregational church , Nebraska
City , preached his farewell sermon
last Sunday. He will locate in Ogden ,
Utah.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL COLE visited
Chadron and finds only twenty-five of
the militia Springfield rifles belonging
to the- state.Some one has borrowed
them. *
A BOY named Charles Burns , while
playing around a Missouri Pacific
freight train in Nebraska City , was
thrown off and badly hurt. It is feared
ne is injured internally.
Mits. MARY E. MURPHY , residing
near Wisner. has been declared insane
and has been sent to the Norfolk asy
lum. She is twenty-six years or age
and the mother of four children.
Dr. F. S. Billings , late state veter
E1 inarian , disposed of his interest in his
remedy for hcg cholera to George A.
Beaverns of Chicago , who will con
tinue to manufacture the remedy.
Walter Beddoe of Orleans killed a
jack rabbit weighing eleven pounds.
It was two feet , seven inches long ,
stood eighteen inches high and meas-
ored fourteen inches around the body.
THE Young Men's Christian associa
tion of Omaha is making a strong ef
fort to secure enough to cancel the
r flebt on their building in that city. At
this writing about $4,000 has been
p secured.
THE Business Men's association of
B Broken Bow has appointed a commit
tee to confer with Mr. Oxnard and the
officials of the B. & M. road relative
B-ti
io establishing a beet sugar factory at
that point.
SAMUEL NEWSOME , residing near
Sering , Scotts Bluffs county , was found
lead in the timber near his home the
aiher day. He .had been hauling logs
and it is supposed that he overexerted
fcimself and died of heart failure.
COLUMBUS sent 20.000 pounds of flour
nd $600 worth of boots , shoes and
clothing to the people of Keith county.
Hie goods were divided -between the
towns of Paxton. Ogalalla and Brule
and the farmers are supplied from
-these points.
A COMPANY has been formed in Duel
county , at Ramsey , to construct a canal
from a point five miles up Blue creek
and then ditch twelve miles. This is
independent of the great canal scheme
which several counties in that locality
are interested in.
THE Nebraska City Press publishes
& story to the effect that the farmers'
alliance had a scheme looking for the
- removal of the state capital from Lin
coln to a pointfurther west and that a
bill to that effect would be passed this
winter by the alliance.
WHILE Mabel Astley , a nine-year-
old girl , was sitting in the doorway of
her home at Lincoln she was struck in
i the head with a bullet that made an
ugly but not fatal scalp wound. No
report of a gun or revolver was heard
and where -thp bullet came from is a
mystery. It is supposed that the missile -
silo vras a spent ball from a rifle.
ARTICLES of incorporations ! theOrd
stock breeders' association of Ord. Val
ley county , were filed in tlie office of
the secretary of state. The aim of the
organization is to import and deal in
horses and cattle and other live stock.
The capital stock is $20,000.
MR. C N. MAYBERRY and other citi
zens of the town of May berry , Pawnee
county , were before the board of trans
portation in the rehearing of the May-
berry station case. After the former
heai'ing of the case the board ordered
that , the railroad put a flag station at
Mayberry.
THE B. & M. railway 'has extended
its time of free transportation of sup
plies to western sufferers to January 1.
There is still a demand for relief from
the counties of the west and although
the state committee has done good
work and sent great shipments , much
more is needed. .
A MAJORITY of the stock of the York
electric light company has been pur
chased by G. G. Bayne of Fremont and
ho will remove to that city with his
family , January 1 , and assume the
management of the plant. Mr. Bayne
has been manager of the Fremont com
pany for two years past.
THE annual reunion of the old set
tlers of Adams county was held in
Juniata last week and was one of the
most interesting sessions ever held.
General Dilworth , of Hastings , deliv
ered the oration of the day. This was
followed by a most elaborate banquet
prepared by Juniata ladies.
THE next division encampment of
the Sons of Veterans will be held at
Plattsraouth in Juno next. This will
be the first field encampment of the
Sons of Veterans ever held in the state
and will be composed of 400 delegates
chosen from the 112 camps which
make up the state membership.
THE case of the Milwaukee & Wy
oming investment company vs Addison
B. Johnston and R. Rush , error from
Merrick county , was taken to the su
preme court last week. The plaintiff
is endeavoring to get judgment for
? 1OUO for the unlawful detention of
250 headot cattle for thirty-seven days.
STATE LIBRARIAN CAMPBELL has fin
ished his report that is to be presented
to the governor. Among the statis
tics are the following : Books in the
library on July 14 , 22,893 ; pamphlets
in the library on July 14. 1,225 ; books
received since that date , 214 ; pamphlets
received since that date , G44 ; total ,
24,396.
FRED BESWICK and John Rhykert ,
the two boys who went on the - warpath
path and were arrested at Princeton ,
charged with numerous peculations ,
were brought to Lincoln by Deputy
Sheriff McFarland. Beswick is four
teen and Rhykert sixteen. They will
stay in the county jail until sent to the
reform school.
THE attorneys for Stuart Richards ,
the youth who was found guilty by the
jury two weeks ago on the ccargo of
rape , spent a day last week arguing on
a motion for a new trial. Judge Smith
over-ruled the motion and sentenced
Richards to three years in the peniten
tiary. The case will he appealed to
the supreme court.
THE contract to build the Kearney
cotton mill has been let to M. C. Cum
mings of Holyoke , Mass. , and the bond
holding him to faithfully perform the
work has been accepted. Considerable
progress has already been made in the
excavations and the force of men will
continue to throw dirt in preparation
for the real construction.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire in Ponca burned
four buildings Pletches' grocery store ,
Mrs. Addise's store , Dr. Porter's office
and a small shop adjoining Mrs. Addi-
son's store on the west. The fire orig
inated in the back part of Pletches'
grocery store , and when discovered
was so far advanced that nothing could
be saved from the building.
THE dairymen's association in ses
sion at Pawnee City elected officers as
follows : J. H. Rushton of Fremont ,
president ; Samuel Lichty of Falls City ,
vice president ; S. C. Bassett of Gibbon ,
secretary and treasurer ; Dr. Ashburn
of Gibbon , William Sutton of Table
Rock , Charles Harding and Allen Houl
of Omaha and C. W. Stevenson , direc
tors.
tors.The
The old Central house , the first hotel
built in Edgar , caught fire last week
and was not discovered till -sometime
afterward. The building is a total
loss. There was no insurance , and
Stout &Voorhees , the owners , say they
will not repair it. The furniture was
nearly all saved with but little dam
age and all the guests escaped without
injury.
F. W. LITTLE , at the head of the new
Lincoln street railway , arrived last
week from New York clothed in au
thority from his business associates to
close a contract for the purchase of the
Bethany Heights street railway , the
consideration of which is the perpetual
operation of that line by electric pow
er and the cars of the _ same shall be in
complete running order on or before
Junel. 1891.
THE kng pending "mandamus" case
in the supreme court of this state , was
decided by that tribunal in favor of
Whitman. This case involved the
county seat of Grant county and was
the result of the old county commis
sioners throwing out one entire pre
cinct in order to give the county seat
to Hyannis. The vote of the county ,
if canvassed and counted , would have
given the county seat to Whitman.
FOR several years Governor Furnas
and others have been endeavoring to
induce the legislature to render some
assistance to farmers' institutes , with
the hope that these useful organizations
would thereby be established all over
the state. Recently these gentlemen
nave induced the siato board of agri
culture , the regents of the state university - .
sity , and the directors of the State
Horticultural society , the Dairymen's
andLive Stock associations to agree
upon a bill that will probably be put
through by the coming legislature. ,
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A FULL DISCUSSION ;
.MB. CORE PURPOSES HATIXO IT OA
THEELECTIONBILZ.
ITIr. Sherman Reports a Bill Provid
ing Against Contraction of tlie Cur
rency Passage of the Apportion
ment III11 lit the House by a Vote of
187 to 82 Dolph's Kcsolntlon for
Investigation Into the Rights of
Voters Other Matter * In the Two
Houses of Congress.
CONG KESSION" A L.
In the senate on the 15th the billen-
larging the rights of homesteaders on
public'lands was passed. The house
bill was passed for the erection of a
public building at Fargo , N. D. , at a
cost of § 100.000. The bill subjecting
oleomargarine to the operation of state
laws , the Paddock pure food bill , and
the Conger pure lard bill , having come
up in their order , were laid aside with
out prejudice , and the senate proceeded
to the consideration of the election bill.
Mr. Colquitt spoke upon it. Senator
Saunders to-day introduced a bill to
amend the silver coinage law so as to
authorize the secretary of the treasury
to purchase all the silver bullion offered
at a price not exceeding $1 for 871.25
grains of-fine silver and issue treasury
notes in payment therefor. In the
house Mr. McKinley , from the ways
and means committee , reported and the
house adopted a resolution , calling on
the secretary of the treasury for the
names of the banks in which public
money is deposited , the reasons for
making the deposits and the rate of in
terest , if any , which is returned for the
use of public funds. Also for informa
tion as to the authority by which and
the law under which such deposits
are made. The bij. for the
adjustment and payment of claims
arising from Indian depredations was
passed. Mr. Spinola of [ New
York moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill appropriating $100,000
for the erection of a monument to the
victims of the prison ship at Fort
Green , Brooklyn. Mr. Allen of Michi
gan , while adding his meed of praise
to the patriotism of the men whom it
is designed 'to honor , opposed the bill.
These men had suffered untold horrors ,
but there were men all over this coun
try , men who had suffered horrors
equally as atrocious at Libby , Ander-
sonville and every prison south of the
Potomac. These men had come time
and again asking congress to give
them a pittance , but so fat- their prayers
had been refused and the leading pa
pers of .New York had been engaged
in bringing their powerful batteries to
bear upon public sentimnnt in order
to turn it against granting pensions of
any kind whatever. At the same time
representatives of New York city came
here and asked the government to
build a monument to commemorate
men who needed no monument to tell
the story of their patriotism. The
motion was lost.
In the senate on the 16th pending
business was the consideration of Sen
ator Dolph's resolution providing for
an investigation whether the right to
vote was' denied or abridged in any
state with Senator Vest's amendment
extending the investigation to an in
quiry as to whether by state legisla
tion any man was denied the right to
work on public works by reason o his
color. Senator Morgan in opposing
the resolution called attention to the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu
tion and criticised it , contending that
the foundation of the country would be
much better had the government been
content with the fourteenth amend
ment. Pending further debate the
senate proceeded to the consideration
of the election bill , Senator Morgan
concluding his speech against it. In
the house Mr. Mills of Texas offered a
concurrent resolution providing for a
holiday recess from December 22 , 1890 ,
to Januaryo , 1891. Refered to the ways
and means committee. Mr. Dunnell of
Minnesota then called up the appor
tionment bill and briefly explained
its provisions. There was a diversity
of opinion among the members of the
house as to whether the present repre
sentation should stand or whether it
should be increased. It was finally de
termined by the committee to accept
3o6 as the proper number. After an
ineffectual effort to secure an agree
ment as to the limitation of debate ,
Mr. Dunnell gave notice that he would
call the previous question at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr. Flower of New
York protested against the passage of
the bill and severely criticised the cen
sus returns of New York citv. Mr-
Mills of Texas said he believed New
York had lost the enumeration to which
she was entitled , but her loss was not
as great as that of his own state , which
amounted to 500,000. The hour of 5
o'clock having arrived , Mr. Dunnell
demanded the previous question. Mr.
Blount of Georgia interjected , a motion
to adjourn , and during the progress of
the vote the democratic members took
their hats and overcoats and left the
hall showing a disposition to break a *
quorum on the next vote. The motion
to adjourn was lost yeas. 118 : nays ,
145. At the suggestion of Mr. Blount
of Georgia it was agreed that after two
hours debate to-morrow the previous
question should be considered as or
dered , and the house adjourned.-
In the senate on No. 17th consider
ation of its election bill was considered ,
and Mr. Dolph continued his speech of
yesterday upon the subject. Mr.
Doiph held it to bo the duty of congress
with malfee towards none and with
charity for all" to exercise to the ,
fullest extent- - the powers under the
constitution to secure to every citizen
of the United States native or foreign
born , white or black , rich or poor
the free exercise of all his rights under
the constitution. .Mr. Eustice said he
would put a question , to the senator
from Oregon and would ask a frank
answer. The question was if the im
migration of Chinese had not been
prohibited , if there were 1,500,000
Chinamen in Oregon who hud the
right of suffrage and who established
in Oregon a Chinese state department ,
and if the people of Oregon had over
thrown that Chinese government and
re-established white political supre
macy , would ho ( Dolph ) in such a case
advocate the passage of a law by con
gress , the intent and effect of which
would be to encourage , stimulate and
sustain those Chinamen in their effort
to recover political power on race lines.
Mr. Dolph refused a definite answer to
the question. In the house , after debate ,
the apportionment bill was passed
without amendment yeas , 187 ; nays.
82. The negative vote was as follows :
Alderson , Allen of Mississippi , An
drews , Barnes , Blanchard , Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas , Briekner , Brook-
shire , J. B. Brown. Bruniier , Bucka-
lew , Bunn , Campbell , Caruth , Catch-
ings , Clancy , Clements , Coob. Covert ,
Crisp , Cummings , Dunphy , Ellis , En-
lee , Fithiun , Flower , Foreman , Fowler ,
Geissenhainer , Goodnight , Hare , Hen
derson of North Carolina , Herbert ,
Holm'an , Lane , Lawler , Lester of Geor
gia , Manger , Maish , Martin of Indiana ,
Martin of Texas , McAdoo , McCarthy ,
McClellan , McCreary McMillen. Mc-
Rae , Montgomery , Mutchler , Gates ,
O'Neill of Indiana , Outhwaite , Parrett ,
Paynter , Peel , Pennington , Perry. Pin
dar , Price , Quinn , Richardson , Robert
son , Rogers , Sayers , Seney. Shively ,
Spinola. Springer , Stahlnecker , Stock-
dale , Tracy , Tucker , Turner of Geor
gia. Turner of New York , Vaux. Wad-
dill , Wheeler of Alabama , Whitthorn ,
Wike , Wiley. Williams of Illinois ,
Yoder. The house then adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th Mr. Sher
man reported a bill providing against
the contraction of the currency. Or
dered printed and recommitted. The
elections bill was then taken up and
Mr. Coke addressed the senate in op
position to it. Mr. Coke said ho pro
posed to have a full and free discussion
of the bill to the end that the Ameri
can people shall be informed of the
startling' and radical departure pro
posed to be inaugurated in the charac
ter of the government. If the dictates
of the political faction that happened
to hold possession of all the depart
ments of the government were to be
registered in the statute books without
debate , without discussion , without ex
amination ; if the rules and usages and
methods of procedure that had for a
hundred years obtained in the senate
were to be overthrown and neither
house of congress to be any longer a
deliberative body , it was at least
proper that the fact be proclaimed
so that the people might pass judg
ment on the political party re
sponsible for it. In the house
the senate bill amending the interstate
commerce act by providing ior the
taking of depositions by netaries pub
lic was passed. After action on a few
minor bills Mr. Farquhar , chairman of
the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries , moved that the house go
into committee of the whole for con
sideration of the senate bill with the
house substitute therefor. Messrs.
Springer and Fithian positively denied
that the committee ha'd authorized the
motion and decided that Mr. Farquhar
had not sufficient' authority for it. The
speaker recognized Mr. Farquhar how
ever , to make a motion that the house
go into committee of the whole on the
state of the union. Mr. Farquhar ad
vocated the bill at lengtfh , but no defi
nite action was taken.
In the senate on the 19th Senator
Stanford addressed the senate on his
bill to provide the government with
means sufficient to supply the wants of
a sound circulating medium. In the
course of his remarks he said the
scheme of the bill is to supply an am
ple amount of money for all business
purposes. He mentioned lands as se
curity , because they appear the best
nnd most certain of all security and are
sufficient to furnish all the money
needed. The printing deficiency bill
was amended and passed. A resolu
tion by Senator Manderson was refer
red to the committee on Indian affairs ,
instructing that committee to inquire
into the condition of the Indian tribes
of North and South Dakota , ' Montana
and elsewhere , as to what steps are
necessary to disarm them , etc. The
elections bill was taken up , and Sena
tors Bates and Gibson argued against it.
The house today , after passing a Dis
trict of Columbia bill , took up the con
ference report on the bill amending the
act for a division of the Sioux Indians
in Dakota into smaller reservations.
The only change made is the authori
zation for the expenditure of an ap
propriation of § 100,000 made for the
purchase of beef and other rations. In
speaking of the measure Mr. Allen of
Mississippi took occasion to criticise
congress for doing nothing to relieve
the financial stringency of the country ,
and expressed his belief that the pres
ident had done wrong and shown his
littleness in attempting to bulldoze the
senate. He quoted a remark of a lady
fond of decorating her parlor with
sculpture , to the effect that she was
going to secure a life size statuette of
President Harrison. The report was
agreed to and the house adjourned.
Caused Great Apprehension.
BISMARCK , N. D. , Dec. 17. The
country round about is greatly wrought
up over the killing of Sitting Bull.
Instead of creating an easy feeling it
has aroused much apprehension. It
is feared that many families of sfettlers
will fall by the vengeance of Sitting
Bull's followers. Sittting Bull's son
who was killed was a bright young
man of only twelve years. The set
tlers will flock to Bismarck in hundreds
as soon as the news of Sitting Bull's
death is known. An enterprising Bis
marck mercnant this morning offered
$1,000 for Sitting Bull's hide.
John Mallory of Argonia , Kas. , is
looking for his wife and James Rutan ,
who have eloped together. .
NOTICE /CONTEST. .
A DECISIONSASSISTANT SECRETARY
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OborvatIonB Regarding the Rights of
Attorney * Tlio matter of Filing Con
test * A Bill Inflicting Heavy Penal *
tics for Certain Dealings With In
dians Investigation or the Indian ,
Question A Sensation In Yankton
A Resolution In Reference to the
Persecution of Ji-ivs.
An Important Lund Decision.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 20. Assisstant
Secretary Chandler of the interior de
partment yesterday decided a very in
teresting land case , in which he ren
ders a decision relative to the service
of notice of' contest , and also makes
some interesting observations regard
ing1 the right of attorneys. The case
is that of Edward Driscoll vs Edmund
P. Johnson , deceased. It appears that
Driscoll filed a contest against the en
try of one Johnson , December 31 , 1887 ,
and notice of contest was served by the
local officers by a registered letter , in
which the hearing was set for February
15 , 1888 , the testimony to bo taken
February 10. On that date , however ,
Johnson was killed by the accidental
discharge of a gun. The contestant
proceeded with the testimony before a
notary. On February 15 the attorney
of Johnson appeared before the
register and receiver and moved to
dismiss the case because of defec
tive service of notice. The motion
was overruled and the contestant was
allowed to file a supplemental affidavit
and proceed against the heirs. An
appeal was taken by the attorney , but
the commissioner'of the general land
office sustained the decision of the lo
cal officers. Johnson's attorney again
appealed , and regarding this the sec
retary says : "Johnson having died
prior to the hearing ; his attornev had
do authority to appear for him. The
relation of attorney and client ceasec
on the death of client. Nor can a dead
man appeal by attorney. Johnson ,
however , was never properly served
with notice , as the rules of practice do
not provide for service by registered
letter. " The secretary says this is the
first time an attempt has been made to
serve notice by registered letter , to his
personal knowledge , although it has
been complained of on several occa
sions. After reviewing the decisions
in a number of cases the secretary
says : "While notice of interlocutory
motions , orders and nearly all pro
ceedings occurring after jurisdiction
is once obtained may be made through
the mail , there is no * provision in the
rules of practice for acquiring juris
diction over resident defendants by
§ uch service. The notice of contest
takes the place of a writ of summons
in common law courts , which is a due
process of law , without which no per
son may be deprived of his property.
This writ of summons" in all the states
to which my research has extended is
required to be served by a sworn offi
cer of the law. This department has
so far departed from this general rule
of practice as to allow notice of con
test to be served by persons other than
officers of the law , but it has not au
thorized service by mail of a writ
Av'hich confers jurisdiction to deprive a
defendant of all his property.
Indians ITIu.st Not Have Fire Arm * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20 , Senator Pet-
tigrew of South Dakota will introduce
a bill which will inflict a heavy pen
alty fine or imprisonment upon all
who give , trade or barter , or in any
way supply Indians on reservations ,
under the control of an agent , firearms
of any character or ammunition except
by special permission of the secretary
of the interior , and authorizing the
president to immediately disarm all
Indians on the reservations who are
wards of the government. Senator
Pettigrew says the Indians will never
go to war without guns and powder
and that this would put a stop to all
trouble and do it quickly.
Senator Manderson introduced a resolution
elution proposing a full investigation
of the entire Indian question with
a view to discovering and turning
them over to the war department.
He said to-day : "Such an investigation
is absolutely necessary. Even here in
the senate opinion is sharply divided
as to the cause which brought about
the present disturbance in South Da
kota. Especially does it seem neces
sary that something be done to prevent
the sale of arms and ammunition to the
Indians. These bucks have the best
quality of Winchester rifles and an ap
parently unlimited supply of ammuni
tion. The only uses they can put these
things to is the killing of white men or
white men's cattle. There is no gamete
to shoot that calls for a long range
rifle , and the government should im
mediately take steps for a general dis
armament of the Indians. " '
Sensation In Yankton.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Dec. 20. The
Tribune has a special from Yankton ,
S. D. , which says a sensation was cre
ated there today by the arrest of a well
known citizen for pension fraud. Early
in 1861 George Weisle enlisted in the
Fifth United States cavalry , served his
term , re-enlisted and received a veter
an bounty. After another year he se
cured the discharge papers of one of
his comrades , Charles Loffier. Subse
quently he came to Yankton and has
gone by the name of Loffier all these
years. The real Charles Loffler has
been doorkeeper of the white house in
Washington many years. Some time
ago he concluded to apply for a pen
sion , when it was found that one was
already issued in his name. The se
cret service was put on the case and
todayWeislc was arrested hero , HQ
has confessed the whole matter.
Protest Against Jewish Persecution.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 20. In the house
to-day Cummings of Now York offered
for reference a , resolution setting forth
that the members of the house of repre
sentatives of the United States have-
heard with great sorrow and feelings ,
akin to horror the reports of the persecution -
secution of Jews In Russia , reflecting 1 .
the barbarism of past ages , disgracing-
humanity nnd impeding the progress ,
of civilization ; that the sorrow is intensified - * ,
tensified by the fact that such occurfj
rences should happen in a country ,
which has been a firm friend of tho.
United States , and that clothed itself
with glory not long since by the eman
cipation of the serfs and by its defcnse-
of Christians from the oppressions of
the Turks. The resolution directs the-
secretary of state to forward it'to the
American minister at St. Petersburg
for presentation to the czar.
When it was noised abroad that there
was suffering in the western part of
the state on account of crop failure ,
and that unless relief was prompt and
substantial , many of the western set
tlers would bo obliged to abandon their
homes during the winter , and when
the question of relief was discussed ,
everyone naturally turned to the rail
roads , expecting from them the-
largest contribution not in money ,
but in the free transportation
of supplies. It was ascertained
by those who computed the-
amount of coal required to keep these
families through the winter , that the
freight bill would be. the largest pro
portion of the cost , owing to the fact
that all coal used in this state is brought
hundreds of miles before it reaches the
consumer. It is computed that the
Burlington & Missouri River railroad
alone will donate § 40,000 to $50,000-
in freights on the one item of fuel , pro
vided the road continues free rates all
winter. Up to the present time , nearly j ,
five hundred tons of coal have'b'een
transported free by the B. SrM. to-
these sufferers , besides many carloads
of corn and other supplies.
Whatever is said against railroads
in general , it must be admitted that
the B. & M. has always been prompt
to answer every call for help from
those of our settlers who have suffered
from drouth , grasshoppers and other
natural causes. It is not known how
long this free transportation will con
tinue , but it should continue all win
ter , and if it does the people of the
state ought to appreciate it. Lincoln
State Journal.
A ITIIziiiCHpta.
SHAKOPEE , Minn. , Dec. 18. A dark
deed involving three deaths and wrap
ped in deep mystery was discovered
this afternoon. John Spearman , sixty-
seven years old , was found sitting by
the kitchen stove , dead. The oW man's
wife was found dead in a corner of the
sitting room with her skull crushed
and the scalp torn from her head. Up
stairs in bed lay their grandson , a lad
of twelve years , with his head crushed.
No clue to the murderer.
A Few Pacts lor jL-rueai .farmers.
The farmer has a thouphtful and puzzled lool
n'ovsr-a-daye. He is
estimating tlie value of hli
hogs and trying to understand why the packer tvhc
introduced the Conger Lard Bill in Congress , whict f
proposes to tax Lard Com-nound is maaqueradlnr
as his friend and benefactor. He knows well thai
this pretension la absurd because the packer sere wi
him down in price when purchasing , makes all
sorts of claims , and in a word , lives by the sweat
of the farmer's brow instead of that of hia own.
The farmer should understand that the passagi
of this bill will practically close up reBueries thai
make over 300.000.000 Ibs. of Lurd Compound pel
annum , of which hog lard is the principal ingred
ient. These refiners are the largest customers th > l
the farmer ha * for his ho H. If they stop tha & -
demand from them will cease. The farmer mu
then go to the packers as his only customers , and
Oiey will dictate terms and prices.
To illustrate : If a farmer han two caatoraerafoi
oaohog.he can fli his own price for it. but lei
*
him have one cimoicer for .ro hoRa , and the cus
tomer will fix the price. Naturally , a larger de-
taandfor hogs makes prices firmer ; so that thi
packer , havingdwtroved his competitors , will havi
the farmer in his power.
It waa the packers who introduced this Bill
Reference to the records of the Agricnltural Committee -
mitteo of the Jciflieth Congress will show this.
Congress would do a foolish thing to pass it. for I )
isc < iuivaleutto lating sides in iia.Ho matters and
a Government thtt is established on the basis ol
equality and equal rights for all. violates the firsl
principles of itsexistenco when it considers legis
lation of this invidiouft charactar.
There is 110 doubt but that a general pure food
bill should be passed , whereby tlie public would
be protected against unprincipled manufacturers
and dealers , but it fa unjust and iniquitous to
discriminate against a special industry , parti
cularly whore that will benefit a rival industry.
392 out of 1079 farmers recently addressed , fa
vored tlie ps 33ga of s. Keaeral pure food bill and
the Alliances throughout the country are passing
resolutions in favor of thi-j and condemning the
Conger Bill. The fanner will therefore contribute
to hi * own vrelfar Miv wort ne through his Senators
to cffdct tli- '
The St. Petersburg journals resent
the interference of England with Rus
sia's treatment of Jews.
I.IYK STOCK. AXIt I'JtODOCK 3IAKKBT3 *
Qiwlntioiis front. Kew Torfi , Chicago , fl ,
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OMAHA.
Butter Creamery 21 © 25
Uutter Dairy 16 © 13
Mess Pork Per bbl 11 00 toil 50
Eggs Fresh 21 © 23
Honey , per lb. , new , comb 17 & 18
Chickens dressed 7 © 8.
Turkeys Dressed 3 48 10
Geese dressed 6 © 8
Ducks-Perlb 5 & 8
Oranges 4 00 © 4 50
Lemons 6 50 © 7 00
Onions Per bush 140 © 150
Beans Navies 2 40 © 2 85
Wool Fine , unwashed , per 2 > . . . . 14 © 18
Potatoes 80 © 1 CO
Apples Per bbl 3 50 © 4 55
Ilny-Perton . . . 8 00 © 8 50
Hogs Mixed packing 3 20 © 3 25
Hogs Heavy weights 3 25 © 3 45
Beeves Choice steers 500 © 5" 25
Shc-ep Natives 3 25 © 4 40
NEW YORK.
Wheat-No.2red i 04 © 1 ( Mil.
Corn No. 2 63 © 04
Oats Mixed western 43 s 50 ,
1000 © 1100
605 © 8 14
CHICAGO. ,
Wheat Per bushel 03 a C ° iC 'V
Corn Per bushel 50 < jjov
Oats Per bushe 41 @ 4jy
? orlj 8 25 © 10 SO'
aftl 575 © G CO
Hogs Packing and shipping. 3 25 © 3 45
Cattle-Prime steers. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00 © 5 33
Sheep Datives 305 © SCO / &
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Wheat Cash ' ' ' 94W < a O'.V
Corn Per bushel . . . 42 © 4t
Oats Per bushel 45 © 45
Hogs 3Iised packing 3 10 © 30 !
Cattle Feeders 3 10 © 3 30
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No.2 4 < g 57
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Corn No. 2 . . . . "II"48H9 4STi
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Oats-No.2 43'- © 431
Cattle Stocken and feeders 2 25 © 3 25
Hose -Mixed 2 90 © 3 W