Nebraska Newspapers

    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.