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M’COOK TRIBUNE. F. M. Kl.MMKLL, Publisher. McCOOK, NEBRASKA. OYER THE STATE. John Cramer, an ol<l and respected citizen of Fremont, is dead. The meeting of the State Saenger bund, held in Columbus, was largely attended. Omaha has paid the past two years 86,bOO for disposing of the surplus dogs, and yet they do not appear to bo visibly thinned out. President Warren of Oates college, Neligh, has resigned his position and has accepted the presidency of a col lege at Salt I,ake. In spite of the poor crop year, the Richardson county fair at Salem, Sep tember 18 to 21, promises to be a very auccessful exhibition. The flouring mills at Rushville are running eighteen hours out of the twenty-four, and are turning out from sixty to seventy barrels or flour a day. Street ear conductors of Lincoln are on the ragged edge because it is given out that after the state fair there will be considerable reduction in the force. A loom from the Fremont woolen mills, in full operation, propelled by electricity, will be an attraction of the manufacturers’ exhibit at the next state fair. Announcement is made that, com mencing Sept. 1st, Congressman Bryan will become editor-in-chief of the Omaha World-Herald. Mr. Byran’s residence will continue to be Lincoln. John A. Nelson, living near Ray mond, Lancaster county, is out 100 chickens by thieves. They were all juicy springs, and some one, John knows, is dining sumptuously at his expense. At Kearney while Rev. I. A. Wilson and family were at church some one entered their house by tearing a screen off the window and stole S15, a gold watch, four gold rings and several other articles. J. A. Ldgkkton lias been appointed secretary an J. II. Edminston chairman of the independent state central com mittee. The headquarters will, no doubt, be in Omaha, but if they are not a branch will be opened there. The whole town of Shestak, between Wilbur and Crete, except elevator and corncribs, was destroyed by fire last week. It consisted of a building occu pied as a dwelling, store and saloon by Frank Dredla The loss is about $1,000; insured for $650. A special stock train running east on the Fremont, Elkhorn «& Missouri Valley railroad was wrecked four miles east of Irwin. Four cars were ditched. Some of the cattle were injured. None of the train crew were hurt, although some narrowly escaped. The Omaha Weekly Bee, (twelve pages), the leading weekly of the west, is making a special offer of 10 cents from now to November 15th. Send 10 cents in silver or stamps to The Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb., and receive the Bee during the entire campaign. Mrs. John Minard of Jefferson county was accidentally poisoned by taking a dose of a solution of muriatic acid, which had been prepared for sol dering purposes. Her husband is a well-to-do farmer living in Steele City. She is not expected to recover. James Myers of Odell isunder arrest on the charge of embezzlement for failing to account for funds in his pos session as cashier of the Farmers bank of OdelL It is said that a number of farmers and business men are losers by the dishonest practices of the young man. A. R. Graham, a well known Ne braskan residing at Wisner, is about to remove from the state and make his home in New Mexico, where he has se cured a large tract of land that he will convert into a ranch. He will leave for his new home about the first of the year. As Myron McCartney of Nebraska City was returning home from church, accompanied by a young lady, and had reached a point about one mile south of the city, aSiighwayman stepped from the side of the road, stopped the horse, and drawing a revolver, demanded that Mr. McCartney hold up his hands. My ron complied and was relieved of a gold watch and SI.50 in cash. I)r. II. C. Bishop of Nebraska City is lying at the point of death, the result of an accident that befel him. He had been on a protracted spree and was found lying unconscious. He had sus tained a severe bruise over the right eye and at first it was thought he had been slugged and robbed, but all his valuables were still in his possession. He had evidently fallen from the em bankment and been rendered uncon scious. He will hardly recover. A young man, son of John Moler, living north of O'Neill sixteen miles, was accidentally shot and killed while out hunting with a companion named Howe. The boys were driving in a cart and young Howe got out to hold down a wire fence while the other drove over. Moler had a gun in the cart and in some way the gun slipped down, striking the slats in the cart, and was discharged, the load entering the boy's side, causing almost instant death. The Western Normal college, Lin coln, Nebraska, has had a wonderfully prosperous year. The next term com mences Tuesday, September 4th. and already promises to be very largely at tended. The cause of the great popu larity of this school is it is one of the best in the country and its rates arc in accordance with the times. This is the year to go to school, and there is no better place than the Western Normal college. Circulars free. Address Wm. MeCowan. president, Lincoln, Neb. James Tucker, a farmer residing near Tecumseh, having had some trouble of a financial nature with Kobert M. Frost, a saloonkeeper of that place, endeavored to vent his spite by fiving Frost a sound horsewhipping. le wore out a good buggy whip on Frost. The secretary of the state fair ad vises that more entries are made to date than for any previous year. Only one class of exhiuits indicate shortage —horses. There is a general disposi tion all along the line to “stand up and Le counted” for Nebraska this year, and that the fair is a good place to bare it done. Joe Upton, a Cass county farmer living near Union, found a vein of coal while diggiug a well. He tested some of the output, and when he found that it burned beautifully lie at once made arrangements to secure machinery for sinking a shaft. Matt McNeai.xey, Charles A. O'Cor ner and John A. Shannon, three rail road laborers, arrived in C-hadron last week and cashed their cheeks. Mc Nealney drew the most money, about S4J- He was found about ;• o'clock next morning with his head crushed. His companions are in jail and a good pros pect for a long term in stripes or worse haugs over O’Conner. Shannon was in bed at an uptown hotel, and claims O’Connor struck the fatal blow. Chari.br S. Ai.i.ixo, postmaster of Seward, died last week of inflamma tion of the bowels after a short illness. Very few knew that he was ill until it was announced that he was dead. Mr. Ailing went to Seward sixteen years ago from Dutchess county. New York, and settled on a farm, but has resided most of the time in Seward, where he was engaged in the loan and real es tate business. He succeeded E. A. Pol ley a few months ago as postmaster. Joseph Wackke, who represents McCormick in the implement trade at Fremont, while passing through the I Elkhorn freight yards, was knocked senseless, and upon his recovery felt a man’s hand in his pant’s pocket. He seized a coupling pin from his assailant, and, by striking him on the head with it, escaped from him, but was soon met by another man, who seized his grip and started to run.. After following him about two blocks Waeeke lost sight of him and gave up the chase. He lost a valuable watch. Yesterday, says a Blair dispatch, Cyrus Dunn and William Taylor, both residents of this county, quarreled at a Sunday ball game. They afterward buried the hatchet and together at tended church. At the close of servi ces Taylor started homeward and was followed by Dunn, who had armed himself witn a heavy club. Dunn over took Taylor and without warning struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. After dealing the blow Dunn carried his victim to the roadside and threw him over into a cornfield, after which he lied. Taylor is dead and his murderer is cor 10 ue iounu. W. B. Van Sant, says the South Omaha Journal, came in from his place on Oak creek in Saunders county, two miles east of Touhy. and brought with him substantial evidence that there, at least, they will have good corn, although the yield will be below the average. Billie says they will have all of thirty bushels to the acre and that all up and down the creek from his place the corn is good. He had about ten ears of early and late corn fully a foot in length and well filled, about as good corn as is ever seen under any circumstances. Who will be the next to give evidence that the situation is not as bad as it has been painted. Sheriff Kyd of Gage and his depu ties have of late been kept busy. Frank Erwin and Henry Smith were arrested near Wyraore, having in their posses sion a large lot of plunder, among which was a set of harness recently stolen from IS. T. Cummings in Beat rice. They had some money and the deputies who made the arrest claim they attempted to buy their release. Two German residents of Glenover were arrested for stealing wheat from the barn of Mr. Penner northwest of Beatrice. One of the sacks had a hole in it, from which a trail of wheat was left from the barn to where the arrest ed men live. The census office at Washington pub lishes statistics of farms, homes and mortgages and ownership and debt in Nebraska. In regard to farms, the conclusion is that 27.01 per cent of the farm families hire and 72.99 per cent own the farms cultivated by them; that 51.99 per cent of the farm-owning families own subject to incumbrance and 48.01 perlcent own free of incum brance. Among 100 farm families twenty-seven hire their farms, thirty eight own with incumbrance and thirty-five without incumbrance. On the owned farmes there are liens amounting to $47,678,132, which is 32.39 per cent of their value, and this debt bears interest at the rate of 8.25 per cent, making the average annual inter est charges §S9 to each family. Something over a year and a half ! ago the 13-year-old son of Henry I Graves,, living two miles southwest of j Odell, became subject to a jerking sen sation in his left eye. Although doc tors were consulted and treatment had by oculists, the eye grew worse, until he was totally blind, and has not been able to see out of the member since last February. Last, week, so the boy says, he dreamed for three nights that if he would fire a gun off twice his eyesight would be restored. He told his parents of his dream, and his father told him to try it, which he did, and after firing the second shot sight re turned to the afflicted eye, just as he had dreamed it would. A great many people think it a miracle. Mo one can explain or understand the cure. When Governor Crounse went into office he revived the old statute requir- j ing the superintendents of the various state instiutions to make a semi-annual report. The reports for the first half of the present year have been received and make an admirable showing. In the nine institutions there are 1,800 in mates, and the compiled report shows that these have been cared for by- a saving of $42,COO over that of the first half of the year 1892. At the asylum i for the incurable insane, located at j Hastings, of which G. W. Johnson is superintendent, the report shows that for the first half of 1893 the cost per capita was $131. and the second $138; for the first half of 1893 the cost per capita was $100, and for 1893, $70.49. At the soldiers' home, at Grand Island, the cost per capita for the first half of 1893 was 5168.23, and for the same time in 1894 it was $112.04. Secretary Furnas and other officers of the State Agricultural society are putting forth strenuous efforts to make | the coming exhibition equal if not su- 1 perior to any former Nebraska fair. ' This is a dry year, but Nebraska has ! produced much that ought to be seen as an evidence of the versatility no less i than the productiveness of the soil, ! and it is to get a move on these samples that the state fair, management is j bending its best energies. Let produ- i cers this year make a special effort to i crown with success the coming exhibit ! and let attendance from all over the J state be such as to show an abiding ] faith in its agricultural possibilities. PULLMAN TESTIFIES. Tho lalace Car Masoate Before the Slrike Commlsalon. Chicago, Aug. 29.—George M. Pull man was before the labor commission for nearly three hours yesterday afternoon. He dwelt at great length on tho motives which actuated the company in building homes for tho workingmen at Pullman, declaring that the town had been made so that the best class of mechanics would pre fer to live there than in any other place. In reply to queries by Chairman Wright, Mr. Pullman told of the con tracts for work undertaken by the company at a loss, in order that tho men might be kept at work. Judge Worthington asked: “As to this reported declaration of yours that you had nothing to arbitrate, were you correctly reported?” “I have already explained my views on that subject. ” Judge Worthington then brought out the fact that the company’s original capital stock of 81,000,000, in 1807, had increased to 830,000,000; that the company had paid dividends of 12 per cent during the first two years of its organization; 9X per cent dur ing the next two years, and 8 per cent annually since, and at the same time had accumulated a surplus amounting to 825,000,000. Referring to the stock of the com pany Mr. Pullman said it represented actual cash paid bv the stockholders as the capital was needed and tho capital stock was increased for the legitimate business of the company. There was no water in it and none of it represented dividends. Coming back to the question of arbitration Mr. ^Pullman said he re membered no formal attempt to get him to arbitrate with the men. He had declared his willingness to arbi trate. “Sow, Mr. Pullman,” said Commis sioner Worthington, “taking the whole year through, lias the Pullman company made or lost money?” “It has made money,” was the answer. “You have paid vour regular divi dends?” i es, sir; o per cent. “That is something like $2,800,030 you have paid out in dividends for the year.” "Yes, but that includes the latter part of the world's fair which was ex ceptional.” “Let me ask you, Mr. Pullman, whether you do not think a company that pays dividends of 32,800,000 could not afford to share the losses of its employes who have worked for it so long?” “The manufacturing business is separate from the business of the sleeping car company. I see no reason why I should take the profits of the 4,200 stockholders in the Pull man Sleeping Car company and pay men a higher rate of wages than was paid in other parts of the country for the same work, or than was paid by other companies for the same work. “Because we have been careful and accumulated a surplus I do not see that it is a reason why we should take the surplus now and pay it out for ex ceptionally high wages.” “What do you see that is objectiona ble in submitting a difference like this to arbitration. “There are some matters that are proper subjects for arbitration, but I cannot arbitrate on a question where I know the facts to be thus and so. The question as to whether our shops should continue to run at a loss is a thing that could not be arbitrated. ” “Why was it impossible?” “Because it violates the principle that a man has a right to manage his own business.” Mr. Pullman was then excused and Vice President Wickes was called. He rehearsed the history of the strike and the part he played in it. He said the discharge of the mem bers of the grievance committee after he had promised that they should not be molested for the part in the committee’s work was entirely with out his knowledge and was not inten tional on the part of the minor officials who had laid them off. — NEW RULES NOT LIKELY. The Senate Will Work Next Session Just as It Has Done Heretofore. Washington, Aug. 29.—The senate committee on rules will sit during the recess of congress and attempt to re vise the rules, though efforts made during the closing days of the present session to secure senate authority failed because of the steady objection of Mr. Blanchard, who said that he did not want the rules revised so that debate might be cut off and a vote forced upon the bill repealing tile sugar duty. The Louisiana senators will fig-hl a change in rules, as will the senators opposed to the removal of tlic sugar duties. Added to these are the senators who do not believe that under any circumstances should there be a change in the rules which would curtail the liberty of debate. Consequently an effort to change the rules when the session begins in De cember probably will not meet with any success. Harvest Excursions. St. Paul, Minn.. Aug. 27th.—Harvest Excursions at largely reduced rates for the round trip to Minnesota. Dakota ami Montana points are announced by the Great Northern Railway, for Sept. 11th, and 25th, and Oct. 9th. The current number of Harper's YoungPeople contains, besides the fifth installment of Ruth McEnerv Stuart's charming “Story of Babette.” instruc tive articles on “Bows and Bow-shoot ing" and “Weather Hints to Young Sailors,” a thrilling tale of a general's “Narrow Escape in Havana Harbor,” and many delightful short stories and poems. An important editorial article in Har- | per's Weekly for August ISth treats of ! the history of the sugar trust The in- ! formation conveyed in this article was obtained from “inside sources,” and many interesting features and surpris ing figures are for the first time brought to light. In the same number “Our ; Navy in Korea” is the title of a graphic ! and well-illustrated account of opera- ! tiens under Admiral Rodgers in 1871, when the Koreans were defeated with great loss, and the American success led to the opening of three treaty ports. The story is told by Captain W. P. Schley, U. S. N., who was Adjutant- i General of the United States forces. SHOT DEAD ON THE STAGE. FATAL ENDING OF AN AM ATEUR PERFORMANCE. DIDN’T KNOW PISTOL WAS LOADED. During the Performance of “The Postal Clerk” at I ee'» Summit, Mo., l-'rod C. tiiblw Kills .1. I*. I.eatherman — 'I lie Deceased Was a Well Known Missousl I’aclUc Telegraph Operator. Independence, Mo..Sept. 4.—There is mourning in it little cottage on Grand avenue, this city, caused by the accidental discharge of a revolver during an amateur performance at Lee’s Summit Saturday night. As a result of the shooting J. I*. Leather man is dead and Fred C. Gibbs is tem porarily insane. It was a merry company of amateur performers that left Independence Saturday night for Lee’s Summit, a grief-stricken party that returned yesterday morning. An eye witness to the affair gave the following ver sion and explanation, but the mem bers of the narty were in such a nerv ous condition that the exact truth of the sad affair is hardly obtainable. When the play, “The Postal Clerk,” had progressed to that point in the third and last act, where it was the duty of the detective to rush in and place the villian, the posmaster, under arrest, Gibbs, who was the detective, rushed from the dressing room and, according to an eye witness, dis covered that he had not secured his lie borrowed a revolver from Clar ence Mott, a bv-stander, which was a No. 44. According to some of the players he was cautioned to be care ful that it was loaded. In all events Gibbs drew the weapon down on Leatherman, who was playing the role of postmaster, and everyone was horrified to hear the weapon explode. Leatherman sank to the floor, ex claiming "My God, I am shot!” Gibbs, realizing what had hap pened, rushed headlong from the stage and ran stark mad through the audience, exclaiming, “My God, I have shot Jack!” For a time the audience did not realize what had happened, but, learning of the trag edy, rushed onto the stage. Another of the performers states that Gibbs and others laid their pis tols on a bench in the dressing room and he picked up the wrong pistol. Gibbs himself can give no explana tion of the affair owing to the condi tion of his mind. Surgeons were sum moned, but the leaden messenger of death had done its work well. The ball entered the forehead and came out of the temple. The deceased has been an operator for years on the Missouri Pacific rail way and had charge of the Paola crossing office, west of Independence. His mother received a token of esteem in the shape of §75 from operators along the line last night to assist her. He was also a member of division 125, Order Railway Telegraphers of Sedalia, Mo. He was the sole support of his mother. The remains will be shipped to Indianapolis, Ind. SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. Dr. Hougland of Denton City, JIo., Killed by Henry Hinton. Mexico, Mo., Sept. 4.—Dr. William Henry Hougland, was shot through the heart last night about 10 o'clock, while endeavoring, it is said, to enter the house of Henry Hinton, two and one-lialf miles south of Renton City. Why he was trying to get into Mr. Hinton's home is a mystery. The bullet that killed Dr. Hougland came from a rifle in the hands of Har ry Hinton. Great excitement prevails on account of the sensational tragedy. Hinton and Hougland are both prom inent citizens. After tlie Lynchers. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 4.—Criminal Court Judge L. Cooper is determined to punish the members of the mob who lynched six alleged negro incen diaries near Millington, Tenn., Friday night. Four more men were.arrested on bench warrants yesterday, charg ing them with complicity in the lynching. Their names are: .1. D. Laxton, E. X. Atkinson, J. W. Walker and W. G. Thompson. Quarantine Against Oklahoma. Denver, Col., Sept. 4.—Governor Waite has issued a quarantine procla mation against Oklahoma on account of the discovery that Xew Mexican herders,* who were barred from driv ing their herds into Colorado under the quarantine established a month ago, were driving them into the Strip, will the intention of entering Colo rado from that territory. Xew Mex ico will probably retaliate with a quarantine against Colorado sheep. Higliu-aymen at Omaha. Omaha, Xeb.,Sept. 4.—Two mounted highwaymen have been at work in Omaha for several nights. They ride together and ride rapidly from one part of the city to another, easily eluding the police. A number of peo ple have been held up. They ride up on the sidewalks and with revolvers hold up pedestrians. Russian AVarship for Corea. St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.—The Rus sian squadron, destined for Corea, is under orders to proceed with the ut most expedition It is officially stated that the dispatch of the fleet does not j imply Russian military intervention in the Chinese-Japanese dispute, but is merely intended to protect Russian trade. Ton Million "aels WmitPil. London, Sept. 4.—A dispatch re- , ceived in this city from Shanghai ! states that an imperial decree has been issued in Pekin ordering a forced loan. It calls upon four native banks i to loan the government, if possible, 10,008,000 taels. MISSOURI CROP CONDITIONS. Report of tlio State Hoard of Agricul ture for the Month of AuigUKt* Columbia, Mo., Sept. 4.—The follow ing is a synopsis of the report of the secretary of the state board of agri culture for last month concerning the crop conditions in Missouri: Corn since August reports has declined from 88 to 00 per cent of an average crop, this result being obtained by a reduction of 21 points in Northeast section, .17 in Northwest, 42 in Central, 25 in Southeast and 10 in Southwest. The crop was prob ably never more spotted than now, many neighborhoods having fields that will not yield one bushel of corn nor 200 hundred pounds of cured fod der to the acre, while fields almost adjacent will yield from thirty to fifty bushels, and an abundance of forage. Cotton continues to lie estimated at 80 percent of an average crop, but it has lost 8 points in the Southeast sec tion and gained 8 points in the South west. Tobacco in August report was esti mated at 82 per cent, is now placed at 07 per cent, having lost 20 points in Northeast. 40 in Northwest, 2 in Cen tral, 3 in Southeast and 4 in South west. Apples have declined 7 points, hav ing suffered all over the state except in the Southeast, where there is a slight improvement. Hot winds, parching suns, and a want of humid ity have occasioned the decline. The Northwest and Northeast sections still report the better prospect for a yield of apples. Live stock—Horses show an average condition as to health and flesh of 01 per cent, cattle 00 and sheep 94. Cat tle, estimated number that will be corn fed compared with last year, 02 per cent. Hogs estimated at 70 per cent of the crop of 1893. NEWS NOTES. The public debt statement fin August shows a decrease of $1,713,654. Congressmon Curtis received an ovation at Topeka on his return from Washington. Ex-Governor Boyd of Nebraska was nominated for congress by the Demo crats of the Omaha. V. S. Brown presiding judge of the Christian county, Mo , court, has been held to the grand jury for over charging for a fee in a pension case. Ben S. Henderson of Winfield, tem porary chairman of the Kansas Popu list state convention in a scathing let ter to Chairman Breidenthal de nounces Le well mg's administration and declines to support the state ticket. Judge Edward L. Edwards,a pioneer lawyer and politician of Cole county, Missouri, is dead. At the time of his death he was the oldest living ex-cir cuit judge in the state. J. W. Lyons was nominated for rep resentative of the Forty-seventh Kan sas assembly district by the Populists. He is a railroad man and was a leader during the recent strike. The new union depot at St. Louis was dedicated with imposing cere monies. Speeches were made by Gov ernor Stone, ex-Seeretary Noble and other notables. Twenty thousand people were present. Judge Everline of Garnett, Kan., committed suicide by shooting him self through the head. He held va rious offices of public trust and was a member of the G. A. K. and Masonic fraternities. In Muscoda, Wis., fire started by children playing with matches in a barn destroyed twenty dwellings, the town hall and the Methodist church. Loss, $50,000. Two miles above Arcadia. Wis., a railway bridge was burned Saturday evening. A westbound freight ran into the bridge and eighteen cars were burned, some loaded with stock. In Detroit, Mich., Norval A. Haw kins, cashier of the Standard Oil com pany's office in that city, has been ar rested charged with embezzlement of $8,000 from tlie company. His defal cation is supposed to be heavier. At Janesville, Wis., the boiler in the Riverside laundry exploded Satur day, demolishing the bank building and seriously injuring Mrss lvinna, Mr. Plowright and two others. The machinery is completely destroyed, also a neighboring dye house. Loss, $5,000. THE MARKETS. Kansas City Grain. Kansas City. Mo, Sept 4.—There was no attempt to do business in grain here to-day and the boards of trade elsewhere were closed. There was not even a “curb ’ quotation f.o.n Chicago. The general feeling among local traders was that lower prices will prevail to morrow Cattle — Receipts since Saturday, 5.653 calves. 861 shipped Saturday. 4.444; calves, 232 The market was quiet an 1 about steady throughout. The following are representative sales: DRESSED BEEP AND EXPORT STEERS No Wt Price No Wt. Price 104 .1,2. 7 4 15 ! 21.1.10J 3 55 2J. 1,0 )0 3 50 j 17.1,13; 3 40 WESTERN STEERS 108 Col.1.230 3 85 i 48 N M ..1.053 3 13 COWS ND HEIFERS 115 Col. 819 2 424! D. 861 3 32*/* 11. 108 2 25 :4. 966 2 25 2 . :7>) 1 55 2 auO 150 4 . X2 1.0 j 1. 65 J 123 STOCKERS AND FFEDERS. 5 . 820 2 8» ! 11.1,104 2 75 16*.. DM 2 70 1 3.1,0 6 2 7J 21. 854 2 70 j 31 yr. 7.47 2 95 8. ... -7o A 10 J 10. 892 2 00 TEX AS AT I) IN DI AN STEERS. 10 . 95S 2 7 J 105 . 970 2 70 16 . 986 2 6 ) 25 895 2 45 24 . >09 2 40 192 853 2 40 35. 95 ) 2 35 j 17. 750 2 20 TEXAS AND INDIAN COWS. 11 . 842 2 124121. 8*0 210 11.4. 74* 2 05 84 7.6 2»T) f.8. 72J 2 0) 161. 6*1 20) 31. ... 70) 2 00 13 >. 702 200 MIXED 1 cals. 8 0) f 28 cvs. © 7 0) 25 T CVi.. ft. 7 00 222 T cvs... (>t, 5 55 3 bulls....1,094 16) 1 bull. 700 1 5) 1 bull.1.26) ISO 1 bull.1.310 14) 2 T. 9 »5 13) 8 T bulls 980 125 Ho.'S-Receipts since Saturlay. 1,676 ship pel Saturday. 1,216. The market was 10c higher, sales bein r scatterin: from $5 *5 to The folio vin : are representative sales: No. Wt. Price. No. Wt Price. No Wt Price 53 276 6 0 ) 6 * 2.5 6 00 25 206 5 80 9) 194 5 75 30 207 5 75 42 196 5 70 70 181 5 65 *8 176 5 65 55 211 5 6) 93 2»6 55. 44 18 i 5 45 18 94 5 45 2 215 5 0) 1 21) 3 50 2* 85 3 35 Sheep—Receipts since Saturday, 611; ship ped Saturday. i i 1 The m arket was active and stron : to I c hi her than last week The followin are representative sale,; No Wt Price No Wt Price 419 Utah.... 91 2 50 | 18) N M 1 6.4 2 85 Hordes—Receipts since Sitarday. 168 ship ped Saturday. 174. The market was quiet and unchanged SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT. j Work of the Convention—Report of the l*lsn of the Committee. Washington, Sept. 1.—The report • of the committe on plan and scope tvas read before the Southern Devol ! opment convention to-day by W. Sey mour White of Virginia. It provides for a permanent bureau here for tlio | exhibition of the recources of tlio | Southern states and for the general information of capital and labor, tlio i expenses to be paid by pro rata contri ! liutions from the states, and fora sub* I bureau in each state through which ! exhibits should be forwarded to j Washington, to be in charge of the commissioner of agriculture, labor or immigration, who should verify all information filed with the bureau. A small commission would bo allowed on sales made through the bureau. A committee of one member from each state and the District of Columbia is provided for to be appointed by the chair, and a meeting is to be held in Washington to which the governor of each state is to appoint delegates, and to which the governors ure to be in vited, to perfect details of tho organ ization. Tlio bill introduced in tlio senate by Mr. Walsh for a permanent exhibition at Washington of the re sources of all the states was indorsed. Mr. Charles Catlett of Virginia de clared that the Southern states had taken little advantage of the great opportunity offordcd by the World’s fair. 11. F. Clayton of Florida held that the plan to confer authority upon the governors of the states would give a political character to the organization. Robert W. Hunter of Virginia sus tained the report, lie said the South did not expect to build herself up in a day and did not care for what was called the tide of immigration of Doles, Anarchists and the like. Mr. lieasley of North Carolina, in. supporting the report, said that what ever was done must be ou an honest and sound basis and there must be an institution upon which capitalists and prospective immigrants could rely. Colonel Yancey of Florida prophe sied that most of the Southern states would make an appropriation for the support of an exposition. L. C Irvine of Mobile opposed tho machinery proposed by the committee because dependent on the action of the governors aud legislatures. He proposed as an amendment that a fee of 810 should be paid by all organiza tions of the south to be paid when 85,000 had been subscribed. The 1 amendment was lost. Ex-Governor Fletcher is Missouri’s representative on the committee of scope and plan of business of the Southern development convention now in session here, Congressman Humes of St. Joseph is vice president for Missouri, Louis C. Irvine, formerly of Kansas City and laterly of Mobile, Ala., is taking a prominent part in the contention and Mr. Mansur yesterday gave the delegates an interesting re view of the natural resources of the state. MARRIED ON SIGHT. Farmer Kelly Meets Ills Fate Through an Advertisement. CARTflAGE, Mo., . Sept 1.—William G. Kelly, a farmer 70 years of age, living east of here, advertised for a wife and received a reply from Mrs. Mary A. Lee. 50 years of age living at Richville, Ark. After due correspon dence she came here to meet her pros pective husband, whom she had never seen, According to agreement she wore on her left arm five bands of different colored ribbon. The old man was a little tardy in starting and did not reach Carthage till after the train had come in. He also neglected to have a button hole bouquet on the left lapel of his coat, as agreed, and it was well toward evening before the pair met. They departed at once for Dimple, where they were married by the Rev. James D. Whitehead. Kelly is a well to do farmer and his sudden matrimonial venture was a great sur prise to his neighbors and acquaint ances. The bride-elect was attired in white and wore a sun bonnet trimmed in roses when she reached Carthage. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations from New York, Chicago, St* Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA Butter—Creamery print. 17 fa 22 Butter Choice country. 15 (ft 16 Eggs- Fresh . llftft 12 lloney—t er lb. 14 ft 13 Poultry Old hens, per lb. 5 (ft 5ft Chickens—Spring, per Hi. ii ft 10 Cheese - Neb. U la. full cream. 14 ft 15' Lemons. 5 0 ) ft 7 00 Potatoes. 75 'ft 80 Sweet potatoes, pe* lb. 3!Sft 4 Beans—Navy, per bu. 2 0) ' 2 25 Hay Upland, per ton. :> On 10 u0 Onions—Per bu . 70 ft 75 Apples Per bbl . 2 50 3 00 Hogs- Mixed packing. 3 05 (ft 5 70 Hogs—Heavy weights . 5 7) (ft 5 75 Beeves-Prime steers. 3 25 ft 4 5J Beeves Stockers and feeders. 1 C> ft 2 85 Bulls.•.. J 25 •• 1 55 Calves. 10) (ft 3 25 Meers— Fair to good. 3 SO > 4 20 Cows—Heifers. 1 25 ft 2 85 Mieep Lambs. 2 2> •> 4 00 fchcep— Fair to good natives... 2 25 ft 2 75 -%E\V YORK. Wheat, No. 2, red winter. 58 (ft 58ft (lorn No. 2. 62ft ft 62ft Oats—White western. -;6 ^ 41 Pork.15 20- 15 25 Lard. 8 40 ft 8 50 CHICAGO. Wheat—No.2, spring. 55 Corn—Per bu. 55 ^ 55ft Oats—. er bu. l)7a^. 30 Pork. I t 5» (h 13 60 Lard. 7 7T ft 7 (J0 Hogs—Packers and mixed. 5 25 . 5 '.5 Cattle Com. steers to extra . 1 2'» 5 75 bheep—Lambs.2 (X) 3 75 , ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No 2 red, cash. 50 ft 50ft Corn—Per bu. 5* ft 52ft Oats-Per bu ....... *>© so* Hoirs—Mixed packing. 4 TO 5 si Cattle—Native steers. 4 7.7 ©5 2.7. KANSAS CITY. " heat—No. 2 red, cash. 48 © 48tt Oats—No. 2. lOftft 30 Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 6 > n 4 io Hogs—Mixed puckers. 5 70 © 5 85 Arrangement, Made for Notable Speak er, at the Camp Firm. PlTTSBCRG, Pa., Sept. 1.—The gen- * eral committee on entertainment for the cominjr national encampment of the G. A. II. have thus far secured twenty-five noted camp fire speakers. In addition there are about a dozen on the uncertain list, including General Sickles, Henry Watterson and Secre tary Stewart. A letter from ex-Presidcnt Harri son, just received, states that lie can not come to the encampment. This is the cause of much rejrct aruonjj the veterans.