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F. 31. KIMMELL , Publisher.
, McC00K , NEBRASKA.
R THE STATE
LINCOLN is getting ready for a good
deal of charity work the coming win
ter.
PATRICK ROoAN was run .over and
killed by the cars in Omaha. He was
76 years old.
I3OUT thirty merchants .of Lincoln
have agreed to pay $5 per month for
the relief of the poor.
Miss PnILLII's , an evangelist , is.con =
ducting a series of revival meetings in
Ij Beatrice , attracting large audiences.
t ABOUT fifty of the Omaha teachers
have decided to attend the state convention
vention at Lincoln during the holidays.
HENRY , the 13-year-old son of Charles
Schutt of Olive township , Butler county -
ty , had his arm broken by falling while
walking on stilts.
SLxrr-Two persons were confirmed in
the Catholic church at Indianola last
Sunday. Bishop Bonacum. was present
and conducted the services.
ANDRF w M. Buci ; , of Omaha , who
for some time past has been suffering
with brain trouble , suieided last week
by shooting himself through the head.
J. S. RAUsmn's house at Beatrice was
destroyed by fire last week , which
started from the kitchen stove. The
property was valued at $1,100 and the
insurance is $ S00.
THE Y. P. S. C. E. society of the Presbyterian -
byterian church of Holdrege gave a
concert last week. The proceeds were
for the benefit of he poor. About $60
was netted for that purpose.
Til : fall term of the Johnson county
district court will convene December
10 with Judge Bush in the chair. The
docket consists of ninety civil cases.
The jurors have been drawn.
A SMALL residence occupied by Clem
SIcCall in Beatrice was destroyed by
fire , Being outside the fire limits the
fire companies were unable to offer any
resistance to the flames. The loss is
$500.
$500.A
A 100-foot tower has just been finished -
ed by the Aermoter company of Sioux
City for the telephone company of Nio-
brara , upon which to string the wires
connecting Niobrara with Running
Water , S. D.
AIcotloL is being shipped from the
Nebraska City distillery at the rate of
two cars per day. As soon as the warehouses -
houses are emptied it is predicted that
the distillery will resume operations ,
possibly before the first of the year.
T11E wife of Rev. E. F. A. Hantel of
Schuyler was buried last week , having
died after but three days' confinement
with erysipelas. Rev. Mantel was so
overcome that his condition was very
critical for many hours. Two children
{ are left to mourn with the bereaved
husband. -
WILLIAM FALK received a telegram
last week announcing the death of Edward -
o
ward Bloom. Mr. Bloom was at one
time a very prominent business man of
Hastings , belonging to the firm of Falls
i dz Bloom. The deceased was a cone -
e sumptive and had gone to Phoenix ,
Ariz , to regain his health , at which
place he died
A COUPLE of corn thieves were run to
cover in the north part of Beatrice.
They had been raiding corn cribs adjacent -
jacent to the city. The thieves , seeing
' that their capture was inevitable ,
I abandoned their wagon and team and
fled The corn was also recovered ,
amounting to about thirty bushels. One {
of the thieves was subsequently ar-
rested.
- -
-ARTICLES of of the
Spiritual Association of Nebraska were
filed last week with the secretary of
state. The object of the association as
stated in the articles is to advance the
principles of truth and justice and the
promotion of inteligence , good morals
and liberality. The period of incorporation -
poration extends from November 37 ,
1S93 , to December 31 , 1944.
Joiix STRODE , elected to congress
from the First district , said last week
that he would hand in his designation
as judge to Governor Crounse about
December 1 , to take effect January 1.
The judge stated that he would have
resigned sooner , but that he had a
number of cases set for trial that had
been partially heard , and that it would
be rather difficult for a new judge to
take hold during the middle of a term.
Mus. KITTWELL'and child and Miss
Effie Higginbotham of Nebraska City
had a narrow escape from serious in-
jury. While enjoying a drive their
horse became frightened andranaway.
The buggy was overturned and they
were thrown forcibly to the ground.
Mrs. Kittwell and the child escaped
uninjured , but hiss Higginbotham
was quite badly hurt , being unconscious -
scious when picked up. Her injuries ,
however , are not of a serious nature.
SHERLEF HooKs of Hyannis made an
important capture last week in the way
of a horse thief. Be gives his name as
Wagner and he is suspected of being
one of the bandits who helped to hold
up the passenger train a week ago , as
he answers the description of one of
the men who boarded the train and
told the engineer to stop. The horse
was found in his possession and lie is
note in the custody of the sheriff of
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Hyannis.
FIRE in Oakland last week destroyed
the butcher shop of J. D. Mann , law
office of W. G. Sears , tailor shop of M.
Swanson and damaged the saloon building -
ing of A. D. Peterson and the Hotel
Clifton , the furniture of the latter being -
ing broken up by carrying it out. The
stocks of goods were saved in a damaged -
aged condition. The total loss will
probably be 2,500 , with one-third that
amount of insurance. A family lived
over the meat market and barely es =
Gaped in their nightclothes.
Tni : parties who have the contract
for building the government bridge
across the Running Water at Niobrara
are on the ground and expect to commence -
mence work at once. The bridge is to
be built by the government and $7,000
has been appropriated for its construc-
tion. The total length will be 960 feet.
LAST week Mrs. Anna Curry of
' Schuyler had the misfortune to fall at
her home while carrying a lighted
lamp , and in trying to shield the lamp ,
she was badly inured by the fall. As
it was late at night , and all others of
{ I the household were in bed , she lay for
m long time before assistance came to
her aid
i
y
T.MCDONALD and W. L. Little , living -
ing about eight'milesmorth of St.Paul ,
wereithe victims of a serious runaway
inwhich their buggy was upset. W.
L. Little sustained.a broken collarbone
and.other injuries. McDonald escaped
with some severe scratches on his head.
THE various charities of Beatrice
have consolidated under the name of
the Beatrice Charitable association ,
with Mayor Shultz as .president. The ,
executive committee consists of M. C.
Steele , C. B..Dempster and C. G . Pearse.
An organized effort will be made to
fill every benevolent.need of the city.
DETECTIVE MALONE of Lincoln has
gone to Houston , Tex. , to bring back
Sherman De Haas , who is badly wanted
in Lineoln.on.a charge of having-sold
mortgaged property. De Haas is now
under arrest in Houston , and requisition -
tion papers have been forwarded to
the officials of , that city , who refused
to make the arrest until they arrived :
A BARN belonging to W. Fontz in
Superior , containing nine head of
horses , one cow , some hogs and a nuin-
ber.of farming implements , burned.
It is believed to be the work of an in-
cendiary.as this is the.third fire which
has been started during the past six
weeks , and what looks strange is that
they have all beendiseovered , at 3 a. m.
Sunday morning , exactly two weeks
apart. The loss falls very heavily upon
Mr. Fontzas all he had was in the
barn , with no insurance.
THE residence of Fred Hanaford of
Grand Island took fire from the exploding -
ding of a lamp and was completely dc.
stroyed with all the contents. Mrs.
Hanaford and the children were alone
at the time. After -bringing two of her
children out of the building the woman
rushed through the flames back to the
second floor , and taking her youngest
child in her arms started back. Escape
by the stairway was cut off. She then
jumped from time second-story window.
Her right ankle was broken by the fall ,
but the child was uninjured .
NIIILE descending the main stairway -
way from the second floor to time oflIee
of the Windsor hotel in Lincoln Wm.
Ellis , the engineer who has charge of
the engine and heating plant of the
house , slipped and fell , rolling over
and over until the lower floor was
reached The injuries were so serious
that he was unable to rise , and when
assisted to a bed and a doctor summoned -
ed it was found that lie was , possibly
fatally hurt. As lie tumbled down his
back struck the corner of the steps and
an injury to the spine is thought to
have resulted.
THE Lincoln Journal says the state
board of public lands and buildings met
and authorized Land Commissioner
Humphrey to repair or put in new wells
at the penitentiary at a cost not to exceed -
ceed $1,500. The old wells are said to
be failing , Warden Beemer asserting
that by pumping day and night the
supply is entirely inadequate. There
is little protection from fire and the
situation is considered serious. There
is no money available for this purpose.
The board complied with the request of
Dr. Hay and authorized an extra extra -
tra expense of $300.
JUDGE CHARLES B. HOWRY , assistant
attorney general of the United States ,
and Judge S. W' . DeWitt were in Omaha -
ha last week where testimony was being -
ing taken in indian depredation. claims
filed by citizens of this state. These
gentlemen are on a tour of the west on
official business and their sojourn in
Nebraska is for the purpose of facili
tating the work of the department in
making a proper defense against claims
made upon the government. There are
now about 10,000 of these clai on
file , involving over $40,000,000. he
hearing of testimony was continued
several days.
PATRICK I LYNN , an old resident of
' ork , died at that place last week of
pneumonia. He had been sick but a i
few days. He was about 79 years of
age , and although well along in years ,
was spry and full of business up to the
time of his death. Flynn was of a
strange disposition , and , although
known to every one in that locality , he
confided his business affairs to none.
It is a well known fact that he is very
well off financially , but the amount of
his wealth no one seems to know. It
is estimated that his estate is worth no
less than $40,000 , and may run ahead
of those figures.
A Nebraska State Federation of Women's
Clubs Proposed.
A state federation of the Women's
Literary clubs of Nebraska is under
consideration. To this end the president -
dent and one memberof everywoman's
literary club is invited to meet with the
Omaha Woman's club , December 10 and
11. Clubs accepting this invitation
will please , without delay , inform Mrs.
J. Lindsey , 310 South Fortieth street ,
Omaha. The names of the proposed
delegates should be mentioned that arrangements -
rangements may be made to entertain
them by members of the Omaha
Woman's club. The members of the
Omaha Woman's club take pleasure in
, offering their homes to the delegates :
In order to avoid any misadventure
delegates should be particular about
all the details , such as names , addresses
and time of starting. These ladies
should also bring credentials from the
secretaries of their respective clubs. A
general meeting will be held on the
afternoon of December 10. A reception -
tion , to which gentlemen will be invited -
vited , will be given on the evening of
December 10 , and a meeting for thee
formation of the federation and acceptance -
tance of the constitution on the morning -
ing of the 11th.
Clubs unable to send delegates may
send a written report embodying their
desire for admittance to the federa
tion.
ELIZABETH J. LISDSEY ,
MARY T. STIGER ,
JENNIE E. KEYSOR ,
ELIA W. PEATTIE ,
Committee.
DAVID CRUICKSHANK , a Scotchman
and prominent farmer , who was arrested -
ed at Ogalalla charged with ravishing
his adopted daughter , and held in $2-
000 bonds for his appearance at the
preliminary hearing , failed to make
his appearance. ills daughter , the
prosecuting witness , was left in charge
of Justice of the Peace Hanna , so as to
be handy at the preliminary hearing , i
but for some cause was induced to go
home with her father. She also failed
to appear. Attorneys for the defense
asked for a continuance , which was riot
granted , and county Judge . Wilson
ordered The bond forfeited
SuRfING APPEAL FOR RID. .
ASSISTANCE ASKED FOR
STRICKEN ARMENIA.
ARYTIIIIIG FROM A PRIiNY UPWARD.
The Phil-Armeuic Society of the North
west Will Make an Endeavor to Be-
hove the People of Armenia Iii
Their Distress - Secretary
licrant Jlesor Kiretcli-
jian's Proclamation.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Nov. 27.-Iler-
ant M. Kiretchjian , who figured
prominently in the parliament of re
ligions at the world's fair , and who
has since been engaged in interesting
the people in the United States in the
condition of the people of Armenia.
his native land , is redoubling his efforts -
forts since the reports of the recent
massacres by the Turks have readied
this country. lie has just organized
the Phil-Armenic association of the
Northwestsimilar associations having
been formed in Boston , Philadelphia
and New York. As secretary di the
new association , he has written a
letter to President Cleveland to
urge the mediation of the United
States for the establishment of a new
regime in Armenia. lie has written
to the governor of each of the Southern -
ern states , asking their united protestations -
testations be sent to England , against.
its indifference to the horrible out
rages , and with a view of interesting
the whole people in Armenia and for
the assistance of the suffering and
helpless people , he has issued the following -
lowing :
AThanksgiving proclamation fromi
Armenia , to the people of the United
States , thrice happy people of time
land of the free : You are thankful
that the lives of your forefathers
were spared and God established here
a great nation standing upon liberty
and freedom of conscience.
I ask time the whole American people -
ple to declare to the world on this ,
the day of their glad thanksgiving ,
by unanimous vote , their horror and
consternation at the brutal slaughter
of thousands of Armenian families
and the crushing of mercy and justice -
tice with one blow before the eyes of
the civilized world.
I ask them to cast that vote not on
paper , but one good American cent ,
a dime if they will ; but at least one
American cent from every man ,
woman and child whose heart has
ached for the stricken Armenian na-
tion. To look upon the cent or the
dime ere they cast it , and see there
the United States encircling liberty
and exultant in the glory of their inheritance -
heritance , to dedicate that sacred
symbol for a mighty protest against
all oppression and in token of warm
sympathy for a bleeding nation.
Added to the stupendous power of
that voice will be the creation of a
national Armenian fund. It will be
the lire blood of the Phil-Armenian
associations , which strive to have
purity of life , honor and property
assured to the people of Armenia.
Pending united organization of all
friends of Armenia and for the appointment -
pointment of officers and trustees
the following honored gentlemen
will act as trustees of the fund :
Mayor of Minneapolis , William H.
Eustis ; George A. Pillsbury , E. C.
Chamberlain , president of Security
bank.
Men of like national repute will be
requested to be temporary trustees in
New Yor1 ; .
The trustees tv111 hold the fund inviolate -
violate to be used for two definite objects -
jects only :
First-To secure the protection of
the Armenian people in Turkey frain
further outrages.
Second-To promote the cause of
establishing a righteous government
in Armenia.
We ask for a cent , a dime. or a
check as aThanksgiving day vote of
abhorrence of the massacres and of
sympathy for afilieted Armenia. It
can be mailed to either the Security
bank , Minneapolis , Minn. ; Western
national bank , New York city , or
Wells-Fargo 3C Co. , San Francisco.
SHOT DEAD AT A CHURCH.
Desperate Fight Occurs Between Jlur-
de cr and ORicors.
MEMPHIS , 'enn. , Nov. 2 7.-A battle
occurred at a church near Carrollton ,
Miss. , yesterday between officers and
a murderer , and as a result one man
is dead and two others wounded.
Ben. P. Catham , the marshall of Carrollton -
rollton , and N. Brewer , a deputy
sheriff , left for Enona , a church ten
miles south of Carrollton to arrest
Claude Mosswho is charged with murder -
der at Monticello , Dewitt county ,
Ark. , and who had been a fugitive
from justice for more than a year.
Moss resisted arrest and after a most
desperate struggle Chatham shot him
dead , but not until Chatham and
Brewer had been wounded. The affair -
fair occurred in front of the church
leer and scores of women fainted.
into of the Popumists.
NEW Yoiir , , Nov. 27.The Worln
gives a list showing the number of
votes cast by the Populist party in all
the states at the last general election
as compared with the votes cast by
the sama party in 1S9 : . It says : "In
1592 the Populist party polled altogether -
together 1,041,021 votes for president.
Between 1802 and 1E94 there was no
general election , the returns of which
can be compared with the year pre-
ceding. This year the Populist vote
was 1,630.000 , a gain of nearly 000,000
votes in ttvo years. "
Mount Tacoma Crater 4111 Right.
T.tco3ls , Wash. , Nov. , 27. - The
clouds lifted yesterday morning leaving -
ing Mount ' 1'acoma in sight. A thick
cap , presumably- vapor , appeared
over the mountain for a time but at
4:30 had entirely disappeared. No
break in the crater rim was visible
from here. Dr. Culver , the local oh-
server thinks the cap was of vapor
and mist , such as frequently collects
about-mountains , and' not' smoke or
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steam : -
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NEW CHURCH ORGANIZED.
It Proposes to Concern Itself wltli Secular -
lar as Welt as Spiritual Affairs.
ST. Lotus , Mo. , Nov. 27A new
church has been organized in St.
Louis , modeled after the church of
the same name in Los Angeles , Cal. ,
which was organized two years ago
by a small band and has grown to a
membership of 10,000. Belief in a
Deity , in the divinity of Christ , or in
a future state is not required of its
'members.
The new church proposes to concern -
cern itself as well with the secular
and moral as the spiritual interests of
the people , to which end it has committees -
mittees on the condition and needs of
-the unemployed and unfortunate ; on
the condition . and management of
jails , police courts , poor houses , has-
pitals , asylums and other municipal
institutions , and for other purposes
for the elevation of the people.
The present lecturer is Lewis C.
Fry , late general of the industrial
army.
A Block of Residences Burned.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Nov. 27.-Kansas
City was yesterday visited by the
most disastrous residence fire in the
history of the city. Fifteen families
were rendered homeless within the
short space. of an hour , and a financial -
cial loss of about $15,000 was entailed.
The scene of the conflagration was
the block bounded by Garfield and
Euclid avenues and Twenty ninth
and Thirtieth streets , and the entire
block was swept clean with the single
exception of the residence of Mrs.
William Osborne , at the northeast
corner of the block , and that , with
its contents , was almost as badly
damaged as if it had been destroyed.
The nearest fire liydrant was one-half
mile from the fire and the department -
ment had great difficulty in quench.
ing the flames.
Pansy Blossom Ru ter 3ilssing.
CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , Nov. 2i.-Walter
H. Butleh who has been principal of
the normal college at Oelwin for some
time , bought a ticket for the afternoon -
noon train South last Thursday , and
since that time he has not been seen
or heard of. Ills wife and son who
live at West Union are at a loss to
account for his disanpearance. Mr.
Butler was formerly editor of one of
the leading newspapers of Fayette
county , and four years ago was
elected on the Democratic ticket for
congress in time Fourth district. He
became famous in congress by the introduction -
troduction of a resolution to make
the pansy the national flower , since
which time lie has been known as
"Pansy Blossom" Butler.
Bonanza Gold 31ine.
SPOKANE , Wash. , Nov. 27.-Michae ,
Shuman , a well-known mining man ,
has returned from his mines in the
Okanagon district. He reports the
find of a veritable bonanza gold mine
at the very summit of time Cascade
range of mountains near Slate
creek. Two young men from Anacor-
tes named Baron and Gerrish , are the
lucky finders. Shuman says that the
boys , after a week's work with time
crudest of instruments , have cleaned
up $1,000 , with plenty of the same
rich dirt in sight. Nearly all the
miners in this section of the country
have flocked to the new Eldorado and
staked out claims.
Reward for Cook.
SOUTH MCALESTER , Ind. Ter' . , Nov
27.-The citizens of Muskogee say
they are disgusted with the lack of
interest manifested by government
officials in the suppression of out =
lawry , and have offered $1,500 for the
arrest of Bill Cook , Cherokee Bill ,
James French , Skeeter and James
Tinner. This reward will supplement -
ment the reward of $500 offered by
the goverment and $250 offered by
Chief Harris of time Cherokee nation.
A Fatal Jump.
Sr. Louis , Mo. , Nov. 27.-While time
family of Colonel II. Phelps , who is
connected with the legal department
of the Missouri Pacific railway , were
out driving yesterday afternoon , the
horse took fright and ran away. Mrs.
Phelps became panic stricken and
jumped from the carriage , receiving
injuries from which she died soon
after.
Archbishop Ireland Denounced.
ROCIIESTER , N. Y. , Nov. 27.-Bishop
McQuaid , at time Roman Catholic cathedral -
thedral in this city , preached a sensational -
tional sermon yesterday morning in
which he denounced the action of
Archbishop Ireland in coming to this
state and taking part in the last political -
litical campaign.
Manifesto of , Clemency.
ST. PETErSBURG , Nov. 27.-Czar
Nicholas , on the occasion of his marriage -
riage to Princess Alix of Hesse , will
issue a manifesto of clemency , remitting -
ting arrears of taxes and modifying
sentences.
THE MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY , M0 , Nov. -WuEA.-Cart
loti by sample on track at Kaua ; City at the
close sold as follows : No 2 imard,5b. No 3 hard ,
4349c No 4 hard , 47 y1Sc ; rejecter. 4 is No ,
2red , 43c. No. ; red. 47c : No. 4 red , 4i s46s : rejected -
jected 46x ;
Sales by sample on track Kansas City : No
3mixed c rn , 5 cars 41'c , 7 cars 41lfc , . 1 cars
41c No. : i. nominally ri 4c lees than No - :
No 4 mixed , nomina11y-l 10yc ; No. white ,
4 cars 4.'gc2 cars 4'2c No. 3 white , nominally
under No white
OATS-Were not plentiful and were in Liir
demand at u'mchatt ' e1 prices Receipts of
oats , 10 cars a y3ar no , 21 car ; . Sales by
sample on track Kansms City : No. s mixed
oats , 6 cars . ) ! j c. cars 3Jc : No 3 , nominally
2 c No 4 , nominally 27 ! 23c No. white
oats , nominally Sc No 3 white , nominally
; ALt3lc
RYE-No. 2 , nominally. 473l3c No 3 , 46a
FLAXSEED-Firm 13S L39 , according to
billing. BRAN-Firm : 61 6ic per cwt sacked.
Coax Cnor-Dull 50 ? , S'c per cwt. sacked
HAY-Receipt : , 76 cars : market wc.tk
Timothy , choice , 5) O No. L X7.509 Iou
erade , ai fancy prairie , 588.5) choice ,
; d75U No. 1 f6 yti5d No. : , y55) . patki.i ;
bay , L2 .5O3.31
Live Stock.
KANSAS CITv , Mo. . Nov c7.-Cattle-Re
ceipts since Saturday. 7,981 : calves , 671 shipped -
ped Saturday , 3:51 , calves. 106 The steer
market was very dull and about steady tows
tweak Texas cattle active and strong , bulb
and calves slow.
Hos-Receipt ; since Saturday. COS7 shipped -
ped Saturday , 6I.i. The market was 5e
lower , closiuz 5i I0c lotver The top was a-1.5U
and the bulk of sales were ,3431 to * 4.40.
against ! 153 for top and 14..0 to 14:45 for bulk
Saturday.
A N A TREASURE.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE U. S.
TREASURER.
Including the Public Debt the Total Ite
ceipts the Past Year Were 8724,005-
533 , and the Expenditures 8G98,008-
553-The Gold Reserve , Bond Issue
and Silver Discussed-Worn and Mutlt-
ated Notes.
Uncle Sam's Cash Box.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24.-The treasurer -
urer of the United States , Hon. H.
D. Morgan , has submitted to Secre
tary Carlisle the annual report on the
operations and condition of the treas-
ury. The net ordinary revenues for
the fiscal year ending June 30 , cents
omitted , were $297,722,019 , a decrease
of $88,097,609 as compared with the
year before. The net ordinary expenditures -
penditures were $367,525,279 , a decrease -
crease of $15,952,67.4. Including the
public debt , the total receipts on all
accounts were $724,006,53S and the
expenditures $695,908,552.
The treasurer remarks the impairment -
ment of the gold reserve , rendering
necessary the issuing of bonds in
February was caused chiefly by time
depletion of the treasury , resulting
from insufficient revenues.
The two important events of the
year affecting the'conditton of the
public debt were the issue of $50,000-
000 of 5 per cent bonds to replenish
the gold reserve and the stoppage of
the purchase of silver bullion by the
issue of treasury notes.
Prior to July , 1892 , time gold reserve
was but little affected by withdrawals
of coin , there never having been any
considerable demand for time redemption -
demption of notes. Even when gold
exports were heavy the metal was
furni.iied by bankers fromn their
vaults or was obtained from the
tm'easurv for gold certificates , of
course without impairment to the re-
serve. During the last two years ,
however , time treasury has been called
upon to furnish nearly the whole of
the requirements for export and
there have lately been considerable
withdrawals for other uses. To the
end of September time total redemption -
tion of United States notes in bold
since the resumnption of specie payments -
ments were $181,300,000 and the total
redemption of the treasury notes in
gold from their first issue were $6S-
500.000.
Withm reference to the retirement of
Treasury notes , the treasurer says
that prior to August , 1893 , time treasury -
ury had been able to provide for the
redemption of treasury notes in silver
dollars out of the holdings of free silver -
ver , so tlmat there had not ben , up
to that time , any impairment of
the total amount of the silver fund
accumulated under time act. On
August 3 , however , silver dollars -
lars and bullion in the treasury
had become reduced to the amount
required by law to be retained for the
payment of outstanding treasury
notes and certificates , and the demand -
mand for the redemption of notes
continuing in consequence of the
small scarcity of time sniall denominations -
tions of currency , it became necessary -
sary to draw upon the dollars coined ,
especially for that purpose. The
silver fund being thus impaired , time
notes so redeemed were cancelled in
order to preserwa the required equality -
ity between the silver in the treasury
and time notes outstanding. The total
amount of the nootes retired in this
tray up to Ociober 31. was $4,790J34.
The amount of time new issues of
United States paper currency put
into circulation during the year was
$350,959,190 , having been exceeded
but once , in 1892. Time amount of
worn and mutilated notes redeemed
$319,002,290. This also has been exceeded -
ceeded but once , in 1893. Time total
paper circulation reached its highest
point in May last , when it stood at
$1,175,000. Since then there has been
a slight contraction , caused chiefly
by the gradual redemption and retirement -
tirement of gold certificates , time
issue of whichm was suspended , as the
law requires , when the gold reserve
of the treasury fell below $100,000 , 000.
Notwithstanding a change in time
regulations whereby senders of national -
tional bank notes for redemption
were required to bear time charges for
transportation , the redemptions were
the heaviest since ISSfl , amounting to
$105,000,000 , or more than half of the
average.
DAIRYMEN CONVENTION.
Kansas Butter Makers Call for Protcc-
tion-Officers of the : tssociation.
TOPEKA , Tian. , Nov. 21.-TIme State
Dairy association last nigimt adopted
resolutions urging national and state
pure food legislation , especially
legislation to prevent time sale of
adulterated dairy products and
the use of dairy terms in the
manufacture and sale of anything -
thing passing for butter , such
as "butterine , " "Jersey prints , " etc.
1'o this end a state lair- , embodying
the principles of time Paddock pal's
food bill is demanded to be enforced
by an officer to be known asduiry and
food commissioner , to be elected by
the people. It i5 also recommended
that a dairy school similar to those in
other states be established by legh- i
lative enactment.
This forenoon the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year :
President , A. G. Eyth of Dickinson
county ; secretary and treasurer , 11. ;
M. Brandt of McPherson county ; assistant -
sistant secretary , J. K. Forney of
Dickinson county. The old committee -
tee on legislation , consisting of A. K.
Jones and Peter licit of Shawnee ,
county and J. L. Hoffman of lfarvey
county , was continued. Newton was
selected as time next place of meeting.
Recei.er of a St. Joseph Company.
ST. JosErH , Mo. , Nov. 24.-Judge
Pitt to-day granted the application
for a receiver for time St. Josenhm Loan I
mndTrust company , and he will be
-arcel to-morrow. Time liabilities of
the comp any are about $135,00o and i
the assets $195.000 most of the latter
being Kansas and Nebraska land.
A I liysician Hero Iead.
DIE3II'IIIS , Tenn. , Nov. 24.-Dr. F. L.
im , who achieved world wide re-
own during time yellow fever epidemm m
'Cs fn this city , died suddenly here
: o-day , aged u0 years.
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WHOLESALE FORGERIES. ,
A South Dakota. ( , 'orator Gets Awaf
W'itti it litho Sum.
YANl TON , S. D. No : . 'i4. The nominal -
inal firm of Pierce- Wright & Co. , the '
biggest financial concern in this section - )
tion , Xmas collapsed as the result of
wholesale forgeries of school bond '
and tax sale certificates gaud other
securities which were disposed of , tt
through the London branch of the I
house. Although Pierce had $ - 00,000 '
worth of property here it has all been {
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transterret by more a'ts or trust. r l
deeds , anal a caraful search failed to
reveal a dollars' worth in his ow n ,
name. i
The frauds perpetrated will probably -
ably aggregate $1,000,000. i
The nominal firm was really only' , I
J. T. M. Pierce , Wright having withdrawn - '
drawn from it several years ago , and. ' 4 u
there being no company. Time "firm"
had branch offices in London , England -
land , Spokane , Wash. , and at Holyoke -
yoke , Col. , and had done business 'in.
all these places , but the principal of-
flee has been at Yankton , which has.
also been Pierce's place of residence. ,
The London office was the place
where the issues of fraudulent papers
were turned into cash. 1
Pierce dealt largely in school district -
trict bonds and tax certificates , generally -
erally of a fictitious character , manufactured -
factured by the wholesale with forged
signatures attached with seals , ver-
fications , etc. He found a ready mar-
Icet for his bogus paper throughm the
good sta'ding of his London house. I
Who is responsible fnr the wholesale -
sale forgeries is only a matter of conjecture -
jecture as yet. In the school bond I
issues the South Dakoka counties of
Yankton , Ban hommne , IIutclminson ,
Turner , Clay and Union were covered.
The business has been going on +
many years. The last school bond to
come to light is dated December 1 , '
1593. It purported to be of independent -
ent school district No. 2 of Bonhomme ,
county , . for $25,000 , payable to
J. P. Crennan , who died several -
eral years before it was issued.
W.H. - . Brown of Yankton is )
the alleged notary who attested ,
the document. An opinion as to its
legality is attached , signed "Gamble
Bros. , per H. S. Gamble. " The firm
was not in existence at that time , and
H. S. Gamble was never a member. ,
Time signatures are forged. It is
guaranteed by Pierce's London house.
This paper was sold to English par
ties and was recently made the subject -
ject of investigation by T. Mallinson -
of Texas , an Englishman.
Numerous fraudulent mortgages
have also been palmed off upon un-
suspectingEnglishmen. What Pierce
has done with the money secured by {
him cannot be learned. has built
extensively in Yankton , some of the '
most substantial improvements in the
city being time result of liis invest-
ments. He has lived expensively ,
maintaining an establishment here
and one in London. Fe has
put $175,000 into the grade and
right of way of the Yankton and
Norfolk railroad , though there is a
belief that time money for the railroad
work was not a portion of his income
from the school bond tax certificate
factory , there being good authority .
for the statement that the sum was
subscribed and paid by Englishmen.
Pierce left England October 5 for
America and , it is said , is now in
Mexico or Central America-
A SWEEPING REFORM.
Internal Revenue Bureau Under Clvli
Service Laws.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24.-Administra-
tion officials arc preparing time way for
the proclamation of the order placing
the internal revenue service under
time operation of the civil service laws.
There is a doubt as to whether deputy -
uty collectors will be brought under
the civil service law. It is argued
that their duties and responsibilities
are so closely linked with those of
the collectors themselves that the incumbents -
cumbents of the offices should be
at liberty to appoint those dep-
uties. No conclusion on this head
has as yct been reached , but the
president may determine to exempt
time subordinates named. All others ,
clerks , storekeepers , guager's and t'.me
like , will find full protection in the
order of extension. Lists of all the '
employes in time service in all the districts -
tricts throughout the United States
arc being prepared and will be turned
over to the civil service commission in
a few days. 't'his will be done to
prevent collectors from making
wholesale dismissals of those Hepub- i
lican cmpioyes remaining and appointing -
pointing Democrats to the positions
in anticipation of the order.
't'here are in time neighborhood of
5,000 places in the internal revenue
service , ranging in salaries from
$1,000 to $4,000 per year. In coese-
quence , the expected order of the
president , if it covers the entire service -
vice , will be the most important and ,
far reaching of any issued during- the
present administration.
A NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN
Secretary Gresham and 3iinietcr iiurlno
( uietiy Sign the State Iocnmeat.
\l'.tSmXOT'J , .O V. 24.-Secretary of ,
State Gresham , in behalf of the
United States , and Minister ICurina
of Jaiman , in behalf of his country , '
have affixed their signatures to a new- ,
treaty of amity and commerce between
tween this country and Japan. ; m
Corning at the present time , time-
signing of the treaty is considered of
much significance beyond its actual
terms , as it establishes cordiality between - '
tween the countries when foreign
powers are endeavoring to show that /
rejection of offers of war mediation. '
was a snub to the United States. The
signing of the treaty concludes a labor - ' i
bor which has been in progress for- _ ' ,
fifteen years , through the administra
tions of several , Japanese ministers. ;
Murdered and Robbed.
Moser. Mo. . Nov. 24.-Jesse Dar-
stn , who claimed his home in hoaers , f
Ark.'was killed here
, yesterday and t
robbed of $25. Ills assailant was a ! '
tramp , who was captured and part of
the money recovered. He refuses to
; rive his name. lie was sent to jail.
3lasied highwaymen lu Atclmiion.
ATCHISON , ICan. , Nov. 24.-Masked.
robbers entered Heinz's lunch house 1
last night and compelled the proprietor -
tor to hand aver $92. Similar cases.4 i3
ire of nightly occurrence of late and ,
the police are potverless'to present it. '
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