Nebraska Newspapers

    M’COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KIMMKI.I., Publisher.
McCOOK, NEBRASKA.
OVEILTHE STATE.
Nebraska Citv is enjoying a season
of great prosperity.
Harness thieves are active in Lincoln
and Lancaster county.
New wheat in the Beatrice market
brings 40 cents a bushel.
CRops around Juniata were consider
ably'injured by a severe storm.
The assessment of Douglas countv is j
this year nearly a million short of that
of last year .
Ai.i.of South Omaha’s public school I
houses art3 being put in good condition
thiriag vacation days.
The large residence olf Lyman Kin
ney at Cixmden, including the postoffice,
was destroyed by tire.
E. D. Smith of Wakefield has sold
3.000 acres in Dixon county in the last
tfcrar weeks, mostly to Iowa farmers.
James May, a one-legged man from
■Cass'county, has just been pieced in the
'penitentiary for one year for grand lar
•ceny.
DURING Striking days the South Oma
ha stock yards did -a. business equaling
both Chicago and Kansas City com
bined.
Frank Pugh, who left Fremont oa
‘his bicycle last week for Walworth,
Wis., reports his arrival alter live days'
‘travel.
Edith Green, an Omaha colored pari
of 26, attempted suicide, but she still
lives, thanks to 'the timely arrival of a
physician.
The Salvation army at Nebraska
City has received reinforcements and
is entering vigorously into the work of
reclaiming sinners.
Dora Moobe, .a female convict at the
■ state penitentiary who was seat up
from Fairbury -about three years ago
for murder of another woman,died last
week.
The residence of Edna Melrose at
Nebraska City was destroyed by fire
together with contents. Loss, about
SI ,500; insurance on building, 81,000;
furniture, $800.
The county 'board of Philips cawnty
■ met and offered a reward of 8800 for
the apprehension of the Drummond
murderers. This makes a total reward
of 82,000, the city giving St,8)00 and the
state $20a
Articles <rf incorporation of the Om
aha Manufacturing company were filed
in the office of the secretary of state.
The business of the company is to do a
general manufactu ring 'business is
leather, metal and wooden wanes
In a game-of base ball between Harry
Nichols’ llats of Pawnee City and the
Clay City team of Table Rock, George
Sutton, a member of the lather club,
who was playing: short stop, had hiE
left leg broken between tbe knee and
ankle.
The Nebraska Wesleyan .usciverslty
has secured thro ugh its -agents and
helpers one-fifth of its erattire indebted
ness. The chancellor and agent -arc
all talking of a jn bilee orer the accom
plishment of .entire freedom not later
than a year hence.
C. M. Stebbins of Fremarut, an ex
tensive dealer in dry goods, -has failed.
Mortgages against the stock have been
filed as follow.*: J. V. Farwell <fc Co..
Chicago, 8703.21; Fremont National
hank, 84.26a 81); J-osie Barton, Cedar
Rapids, la., 83,000.
Soon after dinner the other day ;at
Kearney Mr, and Mi*. James Jenkins
and their three soma wereitakenviolent
ly sick. When they were found they
were all in am unconscious 'Condition.
The doctor pronounced it poisoning
from eating dried beef.
Five pastors in Grand island, em
bracing the First Baptist, English Lu.th
. eran, Trinity Methodist, First Method
ist and Presby terian churches, have an
nounced their intention-of joining in a
crusade against Sabbath .ttesecration,
the saloons, gambling and prostitution.
J. H. Chapman, editor -of She Ansley
Chronicle, has been sued dEi/r libel -by
E. O. Carrett in coES-ectian with She
charges made by the Chronicle as to
• the shortage in the eaumty treasury of
•Custer county. Mr. Chapman has been
(placed under 81,500 bonds to ujopearSor
'trial.
A serious accident happened near
Agnew station, caused by Albert Xeit
®el attempting to drive kis horses and
wagon over the railroad .track as .a
dveight train was approach mg the cross
ing. . The horses were killed and the
wagon demolished. Neitzel wrae-eiightlr
abjured.
Foitjhe infqrmation of an inquisitive
correspondent pt Falls City, who evants
to hno w if there is any law regulating
the-employment of sisters, cousins and
minis by members of the district school
boacsd, .{he state superintendent states
thait.no law.has covered the matter, if
the tonale relations are armed with the
requisite certificates.
A nainsToKM destroyed all crops on a
section -extending- from the industrial
school ,«t Keaynqy west of about six
miles. JJyery thing was literally pound
ed into tthe ground. Damage to the in
dustrial .school buildings will approxi
mate $1,000. About seven hundred
panes of large glass . were broken and
all crops .qn the school farm are de
stroyed.
George ^reiger, a .farmer living a ;
mile north ,of the {Iastings asylum,
committed suicide last,week. The cor
oner's jury neturned a .verdict to that
effect. Kreiger was about 35 years old
and married. JHe had been partly in
sane for a year past, and a couple of
weeks ago was brought to.Jlastings.and
an investigation i>y the insanity board !
Suggested but not .made.
Mrs. L. Mokribox, wife of .the pastor j
of the Methodist Episcopal. church at ;
Stromsburg. died last week after a
lingering illDcss. the result of iagrinpe.
She wan an estimable lady &nd her :
death is deeply deplored. 1 wo weeks 1
ago Mr. Morrison's only daughter died
auddenly. The remains of both were
•hipped to Smith Center, h'as., the
borne of Mr. Morrison's parents.
When a retail dealer patronizes home I
Industry he enables the local manu
facturer to employ more men, who in
tarn become his patrons. Western
goods for Western people: Farrell
A Co's brand of syrups, jellies, pre
serves and mince meat; Morse-Coe
boots and shoes for men, women and
children; American Biscuit & Manufac
turing Co., Omaha, crackers.
The Beatrice Chautauqua this year
was a success in all particulars.
Captain P. II. Coney, who hail charge ,
oPthe Lapland exhibit at the Chicago
exposition, has presented a variety of
Lap curiosities to the State Horticul
tural society.
The program for the summer meet
ing of the Stale Horticultural society
at Geneva July 17 and 18 has been is
sued. One session will be devoted to
the cherry, another to the strawberry
and a third to small fruits in general
A number of expects on the topics to
be discussed will be present.
Ax irrigation company composed of
citizens of Cozad, Gothenburg and the
surrounding country, expect to incor
porate with a capital stock of 8500,0U0,
to build a ditch thirty-five miles long
south of <the Plktte river, provided they
can get the right of way and sell water
rights enough to make tibe enterprise
Pay.
While at Orleans on 'Official business
County Sheriff J. L>. Renau of Harlan
county was approached by 1!. R. Clay
pool, the president of the Rank of Or
leans, and assaulted in a most brutal
mamner while sitting in a chair in the
office of R. R. Pate, a justice of the
peace. The sheriffs nose was broken
and his face was otherwise badly
bruised. The trouble had its origin in
a legal contest
A few weens ags James Walsh, liv
ing west of Plainview, in Antelope
county, became intoxicated. He pur
chased some strychnine and died at his
home tvith all the symptoms of poison.
Last week his wife commenced action
•against Tunforss <fc Co. for damages in
the sum of $5,000, claiming that her
husband bought the liquor at defend
ants'- store and that whisky was the
-cause of his death.
The Rock Island declines to allow
Joseph McUraw 820,000 for the injuries
he-sustained by being' run down by one
of -its trains, further alleging'that he
was-a trespasser and was warned off
the track by the engineer when the
train was 200 yards distant from him.
Also that he had lost an arm in a pre
vious wreck and that his mind was
shattered and that he was not damaged
to %he extent named in his petition.
A heavy rain, accompanied by a ter
'rifie hail storm, visited the section
• about Napier in Boyd county, com
pletely ruining everything in the way
■of growing crops. The corn in the
-fields was stripped of every leaf, and
■wheat was driven into the ground, so
Ahat-rot a vestige of any vegetable re
mains. The area covered by the storm
| was not over a mile wide and extends
j from, the state line to the Niobrara and
I probably farther south.
Willis Johnson commenced a novel
suitdn the district court of Adams coun
ty. . About a year ago he was appointed
manager of the Western Union tele
graph office in that city. For a consid
eration the Fidelity and Casualty com
ipany of New York went on his bond.
A'Eonth later the company refused to
remain upon the bond and he was ■dis
charged. He now sues for$5,436, which
he claims as damages for failure-of the
company to.fulfiil its contract.
The mortgaged indebtedness of Buf
falo county shows the following for the
month of June: Number of farm inert
gages filed. 39; amount, 829,890.30.
] Number of farm mortgages released,
I 36; ..amount, 824,762.13. Number of
I city mortgages filed, 17; amount, 86,58(1;
Number of city mortgages released, 41;
■amount, $33,490.25. Number of chat
(tel mortgages filed, 280; amount, $56,
3U3.23. Number of chattel mortgages
■released, 80; amount, $12,016.52.
For some time diphtheria has been
raging in Crab Orchard with unabated
fatality. Ten deaths have already oc
curred in as many different families.
It.was thought for some time that it
■could be kept out of the town, hut a
failure to observe proper sanitary pre
cautions brought it in, and the check
ing of it is worrying the most skillful
phy&i-cuans. So far it has been confined
to children. The Board of Health neg
lected.to quarantine the mfeeted dis
tricts until too late. It has paralyzed'
business to a large degree.
Ex-Congressman McShane has in
cited John G. Bryson into court tte-set
tle up ..a little, bill for damages .which
McShane estimates at 5150,000, for a
failure to carry out an alleged ag.ree
anent tutd transfer a Mexican mine.
-J.une 15, .McShane says, he ovrited C^oud
Court, .in Chicago, on the corner of
'Skate and Fifty-seventh streets. Ac
.oording the agreement., MeShane
transfectsed this Chicago land nod .a 51
hill for ithe mine in tile state of Chi.
Jiual.ua. The trouble lies in ihe fact
that Bryson still holds on to his mine.
The com* in tied congested eonditiomsif
the other Jive stock markets through
out the oauntry seems to have .but lit
tle effect an the market receipts ;c/.
South Omsiha., says a correspondent.
Yesterday there was the largest sw
ber of cane uof cattle received for one
day in the history of the stock yards.
The total receipts were 0.1150 head.
Them add to this 10,503 hogs and 85
sheep, and it .can . readily he seen that
things were Vtery . lively at the yards
Eastern buyers -were on hand and
bought stock a'or Boston and other
points, and the buyers said that by to
day they would be buying for the Chi
cago markets
The latest Nebraska crop bulletin
says: The week has been dry, except
in the northwestern jportion, with more
than the average amount of sunshine. |
but the temperature has averaged about [
normal, and there have been no hot j
winds: good growing .conditions have 1
prevailed in nearly all sections of the
state. Small grain sbnws.no improve
ment in the western part pf the state
ar-d in the extreme north-western coun
ties the crop will be very light. Wheat
harvest is nearly completed in the
southeastern auction and id progress in
the merthqrn. Threshing has begun in
the extreme southeastern ,counties,
whene a fair yield is reported. Oats
are ripening fast, and cutting nas com
menced in the southern section. Corn
continues in excellent condition.
John Pettet, one of Crab Orchard's
most respected citizens, attempted to
run his threshing machine engine with
a water tank attached up a very steep
hill, west of town. When about half
way up the hill the mainsiiaft that pro
pels the engine gave way. having l>e«a
twisted out of the sprocket wheel. Th«
engine at once becoming unmanage
able, began running backward down
the hill so fast that it was impossible
for Mr. Pettit and a man named Blue,
who was guiding the engine, to jump.
In their efforts to escape Pettit fell and
was run over by both wheels of the
engine, breaking his right leg in two ;
places and injuring him internally to !
such an extent that he died, i
LATEST tariff reports.
Iron Likely to Kematn on the Dnltable
Lint-— Concessioni to the House.
Washisgton, July, 1G. —It was an
nounced to-day that the tariff
conferrees had agree! to scale
down the cotton schedule • about
fire per cent from the
senate rate and the woolen
schedule also has been brought down
a considerable per cent, making it
more in accordance with the house
Tates while the tobacco schedule has
been bnought back to the house rate
on the important item of wrappers,
the rate being SI instead of the senate
rates <3f SI-50 and $2.25.
The metal schedule has not been
materially changed from the rates
fixed by the senate. Neither iron nor
steel has been carried back to the
free list as in the house bill and while
the decision is not final there is every
reason to believe -that the senate rate
of forty cents per ton on each will
stand.
.The income -tax'has not yet been
reached but there is little disagree
ment exception the item of limiting
the tax to fixe years and on this the
conferrees lia-ve not yet come together.
The iss®e between the ad valorem
and specific rates thus far has not re
sulted in as much of a return to the
house ad -valorem rates as was expect
ed, as it has been found that in some
cases the ad valorem rates were
greatly iu excess of the specific.
The whisky schedule has been a
source -of determined contest for two
days, the main effort being to secure
a compromise-on the basis of SI per
gallon-and an extension of the bond
ing period to five years. This is re
sisted on the ground that while it is
an apparent increase of ten cents in
the -tax, it will, in fact, yield the
government'no additional revenue.
The house- conferrees are willing to
grant an extension of two years over
the time fixed by the house bill for
the -bonded period on whisky, but the
senators are holding out for the en
tire .period Of eight years and for tne
fullrtwenty cents a gallon increase of
tke tax. ___
JEALOUSY’S AWFUL WORK.
Jk Nm<7a Husband Kills Two Men — Is
in Turn Shot by His Wife.
iOTELOck-s. Nev., July 1G.—Mrs.
Robert Logan of this place, recently
applied for a divorce from her hus
band, who was insanely jealous of
Iher. A few days ago she went to
Cottonwood to visit her mother.
Logan followed, and that night at
tacked and severely wounded Dan
Lovelock, the stage driver. Mrs.
Logan 'brought the stage back.
Wednesday she went to Cottowood to
bring. Lovelock home and drove with
the wounded man on the seat beside
•her. Fred Sullivan, a stranger, was
■on the rear seat.
■About dusk Logan rode up on horse
back. He was armed with a Win
chester and ordered his wife to leave
the stage and go with him. She re
fused, saying she was going home.
Logan then said he would go too
and rode on behind. About two hours
later Mrs. Logan heard a shot and,
'turning, saw Sullivan fall with a bul
let through his heart. Then the raur
•derer shot Lovelock, who was too
•weak'to defend himself, and he fell
■ dead.in Mrs. Logan's lap.
Logan then got into the stage and
taking the reins from his wife drove
ito1 the-.well, into which he said he in
tended- to throw the bodies of the
'murdered men, and then would kill
ihis wife. She persuaded him to water
: the horses first and as he stooped to
-secure, a bucket from under the stage
she took a pistol from Lovelock’s
pocket and when he arose she shot
him. 1 He begged: for mercy, but tak
ing aim, she fired again and he fell
behind the stage. She dismounted
amd: fired one more shot into her bus
band’s prostrate .form to make sure
that he was dead.
Leaving Logan’s body lying in the
dust, the plucky woman drove into
-town-with the other dead men and
told, the news.
lllJECTED BY THE MANAGERS.
glhclPrpposition of Mr. Debs to Call Off
• the Striks Declined.
-Chicago, July 16.—The publication
of a -statement that a statement
signed.by Eugene V. Debs, George W.
Howard and Sylvester Keliher had
baen presented to the chairman of the
General Managers’ association by
Mayor,Hopkins caused a number of
the genaeral managers to call at their
headquarters yesterday afternoon
to inquire if the statement
was true. Upon ,tb«ir learning
that a,communication had been left
witli iheychairman and upon hearing
the views, of the managers who called,
which, were forcibly expressed, the
chairman . decided that it was proper
to return .the communication to the :
mayor .without answer, which was
done, sand .with the information that
jno conumimieation whatever from the
parties-signing coulee be received or
(considered bv the association.
A KiejNH’ier Caastc,.9vWreck.
Chicago, .July 16.—The wreck on‘.the
Northern Pacific yesterday was caused
by the eaateiess miegjlacing of : a
switch by J. T- Hollister, a reporter
for a Chicago morning [paper, whr
was acting as -switchman in order tc
be "on the inside” in gelding news
among railroad employes. He was
promptly arrested but was (bailed out
later. The result of the derailment
was the telescoping of two loco
motives and smashing up of a num
ber of passenger coaches.
Forest F'ires In Pennsylvania.
Bradfobd, Pa., J»ly 16.—Destruc
tive forest fires are raging between
Bradford and Kinzua in the hemlock
district. East of Morrisons 2.099.000
feet of hemlock logs have been de
stroyed.
A Leading Indianian at Brst.
South Bend, Ind., July 16.—John
Comby Birdsell, sr., inventor of the
Birdsell clover huller, president of the
Birdsell Manufacturing company and
superintendent of the St. Joseph Sav
ings bank, died last night, aged 79
years. He left a wife and three sons.
Sralded Under a 1 hresher.
St. Joseph, Mo., July 16.—At Albany
this morning, James Gillespie was
crossing a bridge with a steam
thresher when the bridge broke and
the engine fell to the ground. He
was pinned under the heavy machine
und slowly scalded te death.
HE DELIVERS A ROUSING
SPEECH IN CHICACO.
HE SEVERELY SCORES MR. ARTHUR.
Declare* That the Head of tlio Brother
hood of Locomotive l.nglneer* Will
Go Down i i IIif*tory as a Traitor
to Oi. ;uiw«mI Labor—Working
to Ue?;tin Lost J restige —
Strike News.
Chicago, July 17.—The American
Railway uniou officials have deter
mined to make a desperate struggle
to regrain for that order the prestige
it has lost in the great strike now
rapidly approaching a close. The
executive board of the union held a
meeting yesterday, the object of
which was to map out a course for the
future. After a lengthy discussion it
was decided to scud out “revivalists"
to all important sections of the West.
Six agitators had been sent out Sat
urday and it was decided to augment
this number.
“The names of those sent out Sat
urday will not be given out,'' said
President Debs to a reporter, "for
fear of their being arrested for incit
ing a strike.”
Aft6r the meeting adjourned an en
thusiastic meeting was held in Uhl
rich's hall, President Debs presiding
He made a rousing speech, reminding
one of the early days of the strike.
“The strike,” he said “is now—right
now—more prosperous and encourag
ing than ever before. We cun anil must
win. The men who have gone back
to work will again come back to us
and victory is ours.
“Grand Chief Arthur of the en
gineers is a scab jobber, .and he will
go down in history as a traitor to or
ganized labor. He instructs his men
to work with scabs and tells them
that scabbing is honorable. He is a
tool in the hands of the general man
agers.
It was learned elsewhere, however,
that Director Kern mis sent to St.
Louis to rally the forces there. Hogan
was sent out over the Northern Pa
cific to stir.up the employes of that
company, an l Goodwin was sent over
the Northwestern to use his influence
with the employes of that railway,
and if possible induce them to go out.
These delegates are ;all members of
the executive board of the union.
Other emissaries were sent out to
work with employes of the many
lines entering the city
Fifteen meetings were held in dif
ferent parts of the city during the
afternoon and evening, several of
which were addressed by Debs, lie
will to-day give out a statement in
answer to the -one made by IPnllman.
Mr. Debs said several of his com
mitteemen had reported to him the
Bock Island, Labe Shore, Eastern
Illinois, Grand Trunk and Western
Indiana men would all be-out again
to-day. Nothing could be learned
outside to verify the assertion, how
ever.
President Debs visited the stock
yards and addressed a crowd of
strikers, who have, tfor.the most part,
failed to secure their old positions.
He urged them to-continue The-strike,
which, he doclared, was-never nearer
a victory tlia-n now. The men agreed
to-stand by Debs, but at the -same
time expressed themselves violently
against the men who have taken their
places. The-switchmen and engineers
were especially loud in their protests
against a surrender. The butchers
also had bitter words, all th^e men
having -seen their jobs filled the day
before by non-union and imported
men. The opinion was expressed
loudly that the war was only begun.
During the day the district was
'plastered and covered with bills and
posters reading as follows: “Execu
tive board of .Knights of Labor do
hereby advise all workmen to keep
away from the stock yards on Mon
day, as it is the desire of all organ
ized bodies that all honest workmen
should do-so. and we further condemn
the action of the coopers in returning
to work as high-handed and selfish,
without asking concessions for the
laborers, and that all men found
working.in the yards on Mondav will
forever be branded as enemies of or
ganized labor. 03y order of the com
mittee.”
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MOVING. |
Trains A*w L’UMftnj Tender Heavy Mili
tary Eaoort
Sax Fkaxcisco, Jhuiv 17.—All trains
are moving approximately on schedule
time. The srest-Wcnd <osrerland.which
has been tied up at Ogden, arrived at
Sacramento about norm with a num
ber of passengers. An east-bound
overland, which left Saerauneuto Sat
urday, readied Reno last evening
without interference. A pilot train,
a mail traiis.and two passenger trains,
all guardedly United States troops
under the command of Colonel Poland,
arrived at E-lo from the east yester
day, and upon the arrival of the train
from Sacramento, all moved toward
their respective destinations. The
ipilot train was equipped with all
■necessary apparatus for track repairs.
All loea^ trains in this state are
punning under a military escort. Flat
ears are sent in advance of the en
gines to preclude the possibility of
trains beiug ditched. It is the inten
tion of tlie railroad company to start
a fruit train to-morrow. It will be
made up of a number of refrigerator
cars and will be heavily guarded.
Suicide of a Politician.
Buffalo. N. Y„ July 17.—B. F.
Gentsch, who finished his term as
postmaster of Buffalo on July 1. who
was an ex-member of the assembly, a
large manufacturer, one of the best
known Germans in Buffalo, and a
prominent Republican, killed himself
in the field back of his house on Sen
eca street, between 1!) o'clock yester
da3- morning and 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Brooding over a loan of
512,000 which he was instrumental in
negotiating for a friend, and which a
local bank was likely to lose, unbal
anced bis mind.
CHRIST WAS AN ANARCHIST.
So Declnrcn the ltev. Myron Heed In a
Speech Ilefore the Denver A. It. U.
Denvek, Col., July IT.—ttev. Myron
Reed delivered an address before a
large meeting held under the auspices
of the A. R. U., in which he declared
that he was an anarchist.
He continued by saying: "Jesus
Christ was not only an anarchist, but
was killed by the representatives of
the law, the church and state for dar
ing to practice hums nity. Jesus Christ
was an anarchist and a socialist, hut
I never read of his being a deputy
sheriff. [Cheers. | Not hing has dis
couraged me so much in the past few
weeks as to see so many men anxious
to take a gun and go out and shoot
their fellow men for the mere pittance
of $.’l pei- day.
"I look at this effort now being
made by such men as Pullman as an
effort to break up all organizations of
laboring men, so that they can deal
with the workingmen one by one and
gradually get them down to pauper
ism and serfdom.
“I have been criticised for saying
that any man hail the right to take
his labor away from any employer,
but had not the right to interfere
with any other man for taking his
place. 1 say now that he lias
a right to interfere if he does
it in a peaceable way. it
is right and just for every man to
protect his wages and his job. I also
say that a man who does not belong
to a union and stands ready to take
another man’s place at less wages is
an enemy, a spy and an obstructor,
and ought, in some peaceable way, to
be removed.” He predicted that un
less something was speedily done for
the laboring classes this country
would be plunged into one of the
greatest revolutions the world has
ever known.
GAMBLING WRECKED HIM.
A. J. Whiteman, Once a Millionaire,
Now in a Cell for a Confe.ged Crime.
Detroit, Mich,, July 17.—A. J.
Whiteman, at one time a member of
the Minnesota senate, the son of a
million aire and worth $300,000 in his
own right, occupies a cell in the Cen
tral station. When arrested he gave
the name of Fred Henry Cooper, but
he was recognized by a former chum
in the Columbia law college, of which
he is a graduate.
He is under arrest here for com
plicity with James Ii. DeWitt, in
passing a forged check for $50 on the
Cadilae hotel. Whiteman said, in his
confession, that he was a moral and
physical wreck, and that gambling
had caused his downfall. The public
think he has also done crooked work
in New York. He was worth over a
millian a few years ago.
MORE TROUBLE AT ENID.
Another Attempt Was Made to IIlow I'p
a Keck Inland Bridge.
South Enid, Ok., July 17.—An un
successful attempt was made at 2
o’clock yesterday morning to blow up
a bridge that crosses a creek near this
town. The bridge was guarded by
soldiers, who were fired upon liy the
person attempting the outrage. A
small amount of dynamite was used,
which was exploded without any
■material damage.
The telephone wires between North
Enid and this place have been de
stroyed. This line also runs to the
government town, which was proba
bly the occasion of last night's act. as
the Enid citizens are bitter against
the telephone company and its gov
ernment connections.
Democrats Will Support Simpson.
Topeka, Kan., July 17 —Chairman
J. S. Richardson of the Democratic
state committee, does not believe
that the Democrats will nominate a
candidate for congress in the Seventh
district. “Our convention will meet
at Hutchinson. August ii,” says Mr.
Richardson, “and while it is very
hard to tell what 117 delegates will
do, I predict that no one will be put
up against Jerry Simpson, who will
lie renominated by the Populists. The
Democrats have twice indorsed him
in their conventions, and while I am
personally in favor of a straight
ticket, I do not believe we will get
one in the Seventh district.”
Blown l’p With Dynamite.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 17. — The
front of the residence of a colored
man named White, at Steelton. was
demolished early yesterday morning
by d\-namite. White went to Punxsu
tawney two weeks ago to work in the
mines, and ever since then threats
have been made by strike sympa
thizers to kill the family. It Is be
lieved they attempted to put their
threats into execution by putting a
small bomb on the window and set
ting it off.
An old man living in London, Pi.,
can boast of having married seven
wives. His first wife lived seven
years, his second wife two years, his
third wife four years, his fourth wife
fourteen months, his fifth wife ran
away with another man five weeks
after marriage, his sixth wife lived
fifteen years. The last wife is still
alive but the old man has the temerity
to say that Xn. 0 is the best wife of
the lot.
THE MARKETS.
_
Kansa-i City Grain.
Kansas City. Mo. July 17.—Quotations for
■ear lots toy sample on track at Kansas City
•were nominally a* follows: No 2 hard, 47(&
474c* No. 3 hard. 45<9,46‘ jc: No. 4 hard, 4X&44c;
rejected, 4U&42c No 2 red. 40c, No 3 red.
47(fcit!c ZZo -i red. bw Corn—No 2.36$
S0l/2c Na 3.3>r&35l.c* No 2 white corn.39 <;4)0:
No 3 white. 2ri2'3Jc Oats—No 2 4 No.
3, 32c: No 2 white oats 3<3c\ No 3 white, 3lc
Live Stock.
Cattle—Dressed beef and export steers. £3 65
<94-50 Western steers. £4 25 /5 50 cows and
heifers. *!.7>/2 7j; Texas and Indian steers,
$2 751(3 Texas and Indian cows, zl.lo'jyi 1J
mixed, -51.80^,7.
Hogs—Receipts since Saturday. 2.I0I ship
ped Saturday. 290 The market was active
and lUc higher, closing dull and weak.
Sheep—Receipts since Saturday. 1,551 ship
pel Saturday. 4:9 There were a lot of medi
um mixed Texas sheep here The market was
dull and 25c to 3 c lower than last week. The
following are representative sales:
No Wt Price. Na Wt Price
54 1. 77 3 t5 ! 15. 117 2 «»
58 1. C3 2 7. 1 4 . 93 2 85
1077 T mix. 77 2 -0 42. 91 2 50
50. 94 3 00 | 2 b. 115 1 50
Horses—Receints since Saturday, 6: shipped
yesterday, 34 The market continues %ery
[lull, with values unchanged
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
A Cr.tliBl Situation nt California •
Capital.
San Fiiancisco, July 10.-Seventeen,
days have intervened since the ff0“'
eral strike was inaugurated on the
Southern Pacific system, during the
entire period railway traffic has been
at an absolute standstill in Northern
California. At laast seven, and prob
ably nine, human lives have already
been sacrificed in the desperate strug
gle that is on between the railway
company and the Federal government
on one side and tlio A- li. U. on the
other. The commercial loss lias been
enormous. Not only is general traffic
almost uta standstill, hut a season’s
fruit crop, to the value of hundreds
of thousands of dollars, is perishing
in the orchards.
There is every indication more men
ore to be slaughtered in this indus
trial war; that the fruit growers are
to see more of their crop spoil on
their hands, and tiiat the embargo on
commerce is to be indefinitely con
tinued.
When the united states army nun.
navy were thrown into the fight it
was said the trouble would speedily
end. It is now three days since the
Federal troops went into the field in
Northern California, but the end ia
not yet in sight. In fact tlio United
States authorities are resisted as jvaa
the state militia forces, and the
troublous times seem to have but
begun.
In Sacramento the defiance became
so bold yesterday the capital city ia
now under actual martial law. United
States Marshal Baldwin rode through
the streets at the head of a detach
ment of thirty cavalrymen yesterday,
and proclaimed martial law. lie or
dered the people to their homes and
bade them remain there until the
trouble is over.
The adoption of this extreme meas
ure was provoked by an outbreak that
occurred in Sacramento yesterday
forenoon.
Only meager detailsof the situation,
are to be had here, for what is a press
censorship in effect has been estab
lished by Colonel Graham. The cor
respondent is suffered to pass the
military pickets, but it is conditioned
that he shall send out no information
relative to the movement of trains.
Neither is he permitted to give names
of trainmen. It is the desire of
Colonel Graham and the railroad offi
cials to withhold this information
from the strikers.
At Oakland the yards on the mole
are now under the protection of a
force of 1,000 United States marines,
state militiamen and deputies. Tha
force has been sufficient to overawe
the strikers, and yesterday there was
no further violence.
CHAMP CLARK HEARD FROM.
Tho Missourian Vlolcnly Attacks tha
Civil Service Law.
Washington, July 10.—After pass
ing a bill for the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river afc
Eagle Point, Dubuque, the house
went into committee on the whole to
consider tlie bill for the creation of
a retired list for disabled officers of
the revenue marine service.
Mr. Clark of Missouri in the course
of his remarks, made a general as
sault on the civil service system,
which he declared was the most mon
umental fraud of the century. “Not
ten men in this house,” ho
said, “could stand an examination
for a §900 clerkship. Why, they
asked one man over there how many
British soldiers were sent here during
the revolutionary war. The appli
cant replied that he did not know tha
exact number, that he knew a ——
-more came over than went back. ”
A Whaling ISark Crushed in Ice,
San Francisco,J uly 10.—The steam
er Lakme.liere from Pribyloff islands,
reports the total loss of the whaling
bark Abram Baker on May 7 in the ico
olf cape Maverin. The entire crew
were picked up by the whaling bark
Horatio. The Abram Baker was
owned by Wing of New Bedford, Mass.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Quotations from New York, Chicago, St*
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery nrint. 15 to 17
Butter— Choice country. 32 to 13
Lggs—Fresh. s ‘2& y
Honey—Per !b.]4 to 3tt
Poultry—Old hens per tb. r» to cvi
Chickens-Spring per tt>. 12 13 *
Lemons. 3 75 to 4 00
Oranges—Florida. 3 50 to 3 75
Pineapples -Perdoz. 1 75 » 2 00
Potatoes—New. 75 to Hi
Beans—Navy. 2 15 to 2 30
Peas—Per bu. 1 .'*> to 1 00
Beans—Wax, per bu . 1 50 /. 1 i/j
Onions—New Southern per bu.. 1 -;u to 1 50
Apples—Per !4 bu. box. 1 Hi ... 1 2>
Hogs—Mixed packing. 4 7) to 4 75
liogs—Heavy weights. 4 7> (i/ 4 M)
Beeves—Prime "teers. 4 25 to 4 70
Beeves—Stockers and Feeders 2 O' to 3 15
steers—Fair to good. 4 (>,» to 4 30
Steers—Westerns. 2 h0 to 3 1.0
Sheep—Lambs. 2 50 to 3 75
sheep—Choice natives. 3 -:0 to i 2.5
NEW YORK.
The marke ts in all departments.of produce
are considerably demoralized i:i conse
quence of labor t oubles and no quotations
can be ruaue with any degree of pci mauency.
Wheat—No. 2, red winter. 50 % 503*
Corn—No. 2. 45 to 4614
I Oats—Mixed western. 5)(4to 52
! Bork.14 .?> "to 14 52
Lard. 0 75 to 7 OJ
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2 spring. 56 to G59fi
Corn—Per bu. 41 to 41 vZ
Oats-Perbu. 37 to 372
Pork.I-* 40 tol2 C5
Lard...... .. . C 77 (SCS0
liogs—Packers and mixed. 5 25 45 5 72
Cattle—Com. steers to extra... .1 40 4s 4 00
btieep—Lambs. 3 Oil to 5 00
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red. cash. 54 a 54./
Oats—Per bu. 24 2? S
Hogs—Mixed packing. 4 70 & 5 (,)'*
Cattle*-Nativc steers... 4 70 to 4 to
Kansas citv.
Corn^\?°2 = rCd' CUSh. »® M'4
Oats-No.'2*.. ^
Cattle—Stoekers and feeders.. 2 31 to 3 10
Mugs Mixed packers. 4 00 to 5 10
Th” Southern I'acilie Afraid of Dark
Work t>y Desperate Strikers.
Sax Francisco, July ic.—At 9
o'clock this morning the strike situa
tion in Northern California was prac
tically unchanged from last night.
Under very strong military guards
a few trains were running
but there was nothing like °a
resumption of traffic. The Southern
Pacific company decided that for tha
present it would be wiser not to at
tempt to run trains at night over any
section of the road ana a daylight
schedule has been temporarily ar
ranged.