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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1894)
rrT'- . - : rrT'b 1 ! b0 Og TRIBUNE. Fr M. KIMMELL , Putflisher. MCCOOK , , I1LtBi1 KA. I 0 STATE. The populist daily paper at Beatrice has suspended. OMAHA and Lincoln are both going to bid high for the state fair. TIIE new Christian church at Blue Sill is nearly completed. Women of Blair have asked the city council to close up the sporting houses. ADA31 MCPIIERSON , of Emerson , aged ' 54 , died suddenly last week of heart disease. THERE is a good deal of kicking in many Nebraska towns these beautiful days , but it is mostly by boys at the foot ball WAUSA schools are crowded and the board finds it necessary to employ another - ' other teacher for the remainder of the l school year. HENRY ASTNEB , a traveling salesman for the Grand Island Mercantile company - pany , in jumping from a Union Pacific train fell and broke his leg. REV. GEOROE HUMIELL has just closed a successful series of revival meetings in Blue Hill , receiving thirty converts into the Methodist Episcopal church. A WARRANT was issued by United States Commissioner Seymour for the arrest of James Mason of Brownvilb , on the charge of violating the revenue laws. ROBERT Dow , an old resident or Sar- py county , died at his home last week after an illness of two weeks. He was 82 years of age and first settled in the county March 7 , 1361. SHERIFF HUBERLE of Otoe county took Philip Berk and W F. Williams to the penitentiary where they will pass the next fourteen months for obtaining money under false pretenses. JACK S3nTII and Tom Stribling of Fremont were out hunting and among the game they killed and brought home with them was a graywolf , which they found a few miles northeast of Fremont - mont E. BUTTERFIELD , living near Grand Rapids , shot his hand off while reload- - fng a muzzle loading , double barreled shotgun , supposed to have been breech burned. A physician dressed the hand , leaving only the thumb. A CAREFULLY prepared statement shows $15,000 spent in new buildings n Wausa during 1374. Among the items is a $4,000 creamery , just completed , which is a co-operative concern , belonging - ing to the farmers of that vicinity. ROBERT Lrsx late editor of the Enterprise - terprise at Wausa is a candidate for sargeant-at-arms of the house when the legislature convenes. He has the backing of Senators Saunders and Stuefer , who will push his candidacy. William Katal and Ales Inc of Cedar , county , were arrested for selling liquor contrary to law. William Natal pleaded - / ed quilty and was fined 5100 and costs. , . Alex Irle's case was continued for thirty days , during which time he will set up a defense. SAMUEL R. IRvis and his wife , Alice , of Hastings , were arrested , charged with committing an abortion on their daughter Etta , a girl about 15 years old. The girl had become enciente from too great familiarity with a livery stable employe' who boarded with the family. In attempting to rid the girl of her shame they came within an ace of taking her life. PETER O'ROURHE , a farmer living near Florence , was on his way home the other evening. When he arrived at the crossing of the Missouri Pacific railway he heard the evening express whistleand saw it coming , but thought he could cross the track before it struck him. His wagon was tossed I over into time ditch , and he was picked -out of the wreck with an injured side and a bad scalp wound. REV. J. IV. Ronissox , who for several weeks past has been traveling through the east soliciting aid for the drouth 0 sufferers of this state , says the Fremont Tribune , returned from his trip last evening and is stopping with his son , J T. Robinson. While gone he succeeded - ceeded in raising almost $9,000 in cash f and goods , which amount will very materially - terially aid in decreasing the suffering among the people of that district TILE governor honored the requisition of Governor Altgeld of Illinois for one ' William Banks , alias Graham , under arrest at Omaha. On March 1 Banks , in company with TohnDutton , William McGowan and King William , alias Black Hussar , made an assault upon Policeman Cass Smith in Chicago , and robbed him of his star , revolver and pouch for the same. The gang was in- r dieted , tried and convicted in Cook county. Banks subsequently escaped. . I' j FRANK WALLBRIDGE , of Nebraska City , aged about 15 , together with his brother and a companion , -was out hunting about three miles west of that city. While sitting down under a tree st resting the gun in Franks hands accidentally - dentally exploded , the charge passing through his left hand , lacerating it in j . horrible manner. A number of shot c . - lodged in his shoulder and arm. A I portion of the charge passed so close to ' his brothers head as to render him unconscious - conscious for a time. te t TIIE man who gave the tip which re- iulted ; in the arrest of Seelcy , the New York bank cashier who did his bank for $350,000 , was formerly a resident of Lincoln , and is remembered there as a young man of bibulous propensities , which kept him in hard lines. Herman of McFarland , the moan in question , it is said , got into the good graces of Seeley without knowing who lie was , and was helping him to spend his cash in great a style when the latter told him in a mo- went of confidence who he was. SAYS the Fremont Tribune : Six head t of horses belonging to H. E. MclIenry were sold on foreclosure of a chattel mortgage. A standard bred mare ' brought the highest price , being sold for $5.0 , two others sold for $ i eacht and one for 75 cents , Who says these . ' are not hard times ? Anot r 200 men and teams are now at work on the irrigation ditch between Arcadiaand Loup City. A large part ti of the ditch is already completed , and if the weather continues favorable the a earthwork will be done by January 1. About 20,000 acres of as good land as can be found in Nebraska tci11 be placed under irrigation by this ditch. . : . THE nest meeting of the North Ne- b raska Teachers' association will bq held at Norfolk on t , April 3 , 4 and 5 , 1306. :1 good program is being arrang ed and will be announced early. Re- d uced rates on all railroads and at hotels. A large attendance is expected. 1x the irrigation convention at Kearney - ney John Powers read a paper advocat- it i ng a canal for irrigation and naviga- t ion from North Dakota to the Mexican line , to be oohed by the government. lie was informed thatthe plan was not f easible , but believed that it was. Rev. A. K Wright of David City , former of Colorado , in a talk on irrigation in C olorado , said he did not believe long irrigation ditches would prove successful - ful , as the water would soul ; away and evaporate before it reached the lower end. He advocated small farms of f rom ten to twenty acres , and did not b elieve large farms could be irrigated profitably for the raising of corntvlmea t or oats. D. A. CAMPBELL state librarian , has completed his biennial report and submitted - mitted it to the governor. In this report - port the librarian , by means of tables , shoes in detail the number of book on on hand at fire present time and time number which have been acquired during the last two years. The library now contains 3,688 : volumes , and of this number 4,033 have been added during the years 1593 and 139. The manner in whicli the library has been growing is described in detail , and it is shown that in the law division , besides the current reports of other- states and the federal courts , which have been obtained by exchange , many valuable a dditions have been made by purchase. TIlE Norfolk sugar factory will finish working the season's crop of beets the latter part of the present month , when it will have converted about 25,000 tons into sugar , for which the total sum of w12,000 has been paid out to the farmers - ers who raised the beets. The factory has been in constant operation day and night since the beginning of the 'catn- paign" and , tSU tons of beets axe put t hrough every twenty-four ] [ ours , which will produce fifty-five to sixty t housand pounds of fine sugar. One hundred anti ten men are working on the night shift , an equal number on the day shift with the addition of about e ighty helpers , malting in all some 300 men who find employment in the huge concern. Ttii Fremont Tribune says that no opinion in the Carleton murder ease will be handed down by the supreme court during the present month , as was a nticipated. The court at its last sit- t ing adjourned uutiLlauuary and there will be no opinion filed until the court meets again nest month. Carleton's attorneys , Messrs. Friuli LL Uolezal , have raised some pretty knotty questions - tions for the court to decide and that honorable body of distinguished jurists is taking its time to sifting life legall phases of it very finely. Carleton is getting used to life in the county jail and ] ceps up his spirits in a remarkable - able manner. He expresses perfect confidence that he will get a new trial on error and a final acquittal. III : . D. H. STEARN5 , of Omaha , manager - ager of agencies for the Stearns Fruit a nd Land company , received a letter dated December 14 , at Portland , Ore. , from : ill : F. K. Arnold , president of that company , in which Mr. Arnold says : " 1 brought the matter of Nebraska - braska relief before time Chamber of Commerce Monday afternoon and had a committee of five appointed We went out yesterday afternoon and in less than two hours got a carload of potatoes on Flout street and ten cases of salmon from George T. Myers. I wired Governor Crounse that the would s hip a carload Saturday and follow w ith other donations. :11 } the members - bers of time committee took hold with energy and realized fully the vast importance - portance of whatwehave undertaken , " Nebraska Dairy Interests. The first session of the tenth annual meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen's association convened in Lincoln on the 13th. The address of welcome was de- livered by Chancellor James II. Can- fi eld. The response was by Hon. D. P. Ashburn. In the opening of his report the secretary - retary called attention to the fact that the passing year had witnessed the most disastrous crop failure in time his- tory of the state , a failure so complete in many counties that on hundreds and thousands of well tilled Nebraska farms they did not raise a bushel of grain and not a ton of hay. On these farms live s tock had almost ceased to have a value , the dairy cots alone remained , she being the only one who , in a crisis li ke the present , will pay for her keeping - ing and something beside. The subject of oleo ryas touched upon and that article rigorously denounced. It was termed the greatest enemy of the dairy industry. Of the 33S94SG1 pounds of butter manufactured in this state in 1S91 , 27,818,078 , or 82 per cent were made on the farms. These farmer - er dairymen are met in greater uuln .bers at farmers' institutes than at any other meetings of like nature , and there was no question that much good o had been done the dairy industry in this state in localities where such in- itutes had been held. Right , justice and a due regard for the health of time people demanded certain - tain legislation at the hands of life in- oming members of the state legisla- ture. Nebraska has no law relating to the sale of impure or adulterated milk worthy the name. Omaha has attemp- d by municipal regulation to prevent the sale of impure milk , but a visit to it the office of the official charged with time enforcement of time ordinance in showed that over SO per cent of the samples were from milk which had been adulterated either by a removal a portion of the butter fat or by lire addition of water. The receipts of the in association for the year had been $2- 38,09 ; expenditures , $1,577.47 , leasing 0 balance of $707.62. The attendance this year is the largest - if est in the history of the association. FnEJIox'r LODGE No. 23 , A. 0. U. W. to scut a large boa filled with clothing , o bedding , etc. , to the drouth stricken pceople of western Nebraska. In a few days a purse containing between $50 and $100 will also be sent " IT is the understanding among interested - ested persons that the adjournment of the federal grand jury at Omaha hoe ; not end the inquiry of the Capital Na- onal bank failure , but on the contrary the matter is to be probed further with view to indicting officials of the bank. ' There is a rumor to the effect that , the funds are now available and the grand jury will probably convene again about the first of the year. . r . . ' . I . i QUIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. CONGRESS LAYS OFF TO ENJOY - JOY CHRISTMAS. SENATORS IIIAEE A LITTLE BLUFF. Same of Them Talk for a Tinie About Not Adjourning , But They Soon Got Into Line and Joined the Procession - cession of Chrlattuas 1lerry- t ukers--Financial lle bate iu the house. WASIIINGT.ON , Dec. 24.-There wa s but a small attendance in the seuat e when that body was called to ordet today by President pro teen Harris a number of the members having 1ef for ] tome in anticipation of the gulf day recess. After some routine business , th g house holiday adjournment resolu- t ion was formally presented and Mr. Cockrell of Missouri said that it was perfectly manifest to those familiar with the transaction of business in the senate that ft would be impossible to keep a quorum here between note and January 3. A similar condi L1011 of affairs would exist ill the house. Ile had never asked the senate - ate to do anything for his comfort nor would it be any comfort to him t have the senate adjourn for the time proposed. In view , however , of the existing conditions , he asked unanimous - mous consent that the resolution b e c onsidered. Mr. George of Mississippi objected , and for the purpose of bringing th e matter before the senate , Mr. Jfander sun of Nebraska muted the reference of the resolution to the appropriations committee. Mr. Morgan then said that lie believed - lieved that it was the duty of the senate ( as on former occasions ) to sit during the holidays and he propose d to take such steps to test the sense on the question. Ile did not do this to d elay or annoy senators , but simply to have a fair expression on the ques- tion. If the senate adopted this resolution - lution one-third of the session would h ave expired and not a single appro- p riation have been passed. In taling the step , he had the support of ; m hour bet of other senators. The senate had decided emphatically that no rule should be adopted to facil- tate business , so that in the t wo months remaining after January 1 the business transacted would be what a small minority of this body should permit He then named a number of important bills which would give rise to considerable discussion - cussion , among them time Carlisle financial bill hurt pending in the horse and the item in one of the ap- prupt iation bills making an appropriation - priation to collect the income tax. : Mm. Nanderson of Nebraska , in a brief speech , expressed the hope that no factious or personal opposition would be made to the resolution if it was formally reported by the appropriation - priation committee. In answer to a question by Mr. Frye he pointed out that even debate on a bill could be stopped if the point of no quorum was made. Finally Mr. George withdrew his objection and the adjournment reso- l ution was placed before the senate and passed. Mr. Morgan had the floor to reply to Tttrpie's remarks on the Nicam ayr uan canal bill. He said , however , that the Tatter's speech had not ap- p eared m the Record until today and he was satisfied that he would not have time enough to complete his remarks - marks before adjournment. He was w illing to yield to a motion for an ex- e cutive session , which prevailed , after which , at 1:4i o'clock the senate adjourned - journed until ' 1'mumsday ] , January 3 , at noon. Sugar Growers want ! foamy. 11AsIHNGT0X , Dec. 24.-Sena tot Blanchard today presented a petition n umerously signed by cane sugar growers of Western Louisiana for the payment of the bounty of 139.1. They represent that they are poor people , that relying upon the government to pay the bounty they contracted obligations - gations which , in riew of the repeal of the bounty ] sty and the refusal of the treasury to pay the bounty , are certain to ruin E bring 11p011 theta unless - less relief is furnished. The Currency Debate Still On. W.1SHCWTUDec. . 21.-Fete metnF bers were on the floor when the house convened this morning. A Eery bills were passed by unanimous conh sent before the regular order was de- m anded. One ; rants American register - ister of the barks Linda of North Car- lina and Archer of Washington. Debate - bate on time currency bill was then resumed and Mr. . Coombs of New . } er- sey spoke for and Mr. Bell of Texas against the bill. - _ _ Many Rritisher ; Caught. Lusitox , Dec. 24.-The first meeting j the creditors of J. 'T. M. Piero LC t Co. , were held today rind proofs were fnrnishcd of the sale of bogus Yank- ton. \ . D. school bonds. In Belfast appears $150,000 of these bonds were placed ; in Manchester , $123.000 ; Huddersfield , Glasgow and Ban- fnrd , respectively , $15,000 ; and in London the bonds were placed to the $ amount of : , ' : ; 0,000. The creditors proved debts against the firm amount- g to $700,000. g Spain heady to Give In. MADoUD , Dec. _ ' 4.-In the chamber deputies yestereaybenorlbarzuza , minister of the colonies , declared that the government was prepared to agree remitting the canes imposed in Cuba w h American shipping. lie added that negotiations are proceeding between Spain and the American minister for the concession t0 the Cnited States "of the most favored nation truatin nent. " MRS. W. W. ASTOR DEAD. of of The ti ifo of the head of the Noted J I ; uuUy Passes Away Suddenly. Losros. Dec. 2 L-Mrs. William 11'aldorf Astor wife of the head of Aster family died suddenly at her home ut Cliceden on the 'Thames to- iay. V . , . . , . . , . , . . - Lllll THE CHARGES DENTED. New fork Polite OlUclals Contradict Captain Schmittberger. NEw YORK , Dec. 24.-Police Inspector - or Andrew S. Williams , asked today for a statement regarding Captain Schmittberger's sworn statement that money collected from law breakers had been regularly divided with him and other officials , responded with a volley of epithets and advanced upon the reporter with clenched and upraised - raised hand. "Get out of here , " lie roared , "L won't talk to anybody. " Inspector McAvoy , who is also implicated - plicated in bribe-taking by Captain Schmittberger's testimony , asserts that he never received money from Schmitt berger. Superintendent Byrnes would not talk of the incidents of yesterday and took refuge behind the locked door of his private office. Commissioner Sheehan was emphatic - phatic in his denials of file statements affecting him which were embodied En Captain Sehmittberger's testimony. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. The National Board Makes an Excellent Report of the Year's I'rogress. IYASIIINGTON , Dec. 24.-Time annual report of the board of ordnance and fortifications sent to congress by Secretary - retary Lament contains discriptions of the carious experiments and tests made during the year ended October 31. The year , the board reports , was one of positive satisfactory advance. The new American disappearing - appearing carriages for eight inch and ten inch high power guns were declared unequaled for rapidity - ity of action by anything heretofore - tofore invented. The supply of sea coast gnus was constantly increasing - creasing and the mounts were fully developed for each of the calibers. 'rime development and test of auxiliary defenses , such as submarine mines. movable torpedoes , rapid fire guns and change aad position finders are said to have reached a stage where the nation has only to make a ; Twice of the best. All were in good condition - tion and a high state of advancement A 1'ropoed Constitution for . BEIIi.iDec. . 24.-The Vorwaerts prints what it claims to beti a draft of the new constitution which the Peo- ple's Rights party has prepared for Russia. It provides for an imperial parliament and a diet for each pro- vince. Eachm member of the imperial parliament , it is proposed , is to represent - resent 300,000 people and to be elected by universal suffrage. Time czar is to remain the supreme head of time state. Charged 1F th an Assassination. LAWRENCE , Kan , , Dec. -Thomas Kincaid was arrested here last even- big charged with the murder of 1Vi11- iam Ward , who was assassinated at his home near Williamstown about six weeks ago. This morning Jim Kyle was also arrested. Both are young men who live in the Williams- town neighborhood. The police claim to have strong circumstantial evidence against them. A Bad BatiI of Thieves Entrapped. WICHITA , Kan. , Dec. 24.-The members - bers of a band of thieves known as the Dan Pointer gang , whose depredations - dations have extended over all this section , were captured by the Wichita police this morning in a deserted shanty on the outskirts of town. For months time men had been stealing whatever they could lay their hands on and farmers by the score suffered the loss of horse , cotes , hogs , grain and harness. Jamison Beaten Again. KA\SAS CIrY , Mo. , Dec. 24-The supreme court denied the application of jV. T. Jamison , who was counted o mit of time office of prosecutor , fora , writ of mandamus to compel the canvassing vassing tJ03rd t0 meet again and g0 over the election returns and certify the result as it actually was and not as it appeared to be from the face of the forged and altered returns. A Thief lluletly lips Dlamonds. HOUSTON , Texas , Dec. 21.-Some time during Thursday afternoon a thief , who took advantage of the presence in the store of a crowd of holiday customers , quietly took a tray containing diamonds ± o the value of $ 3,000 from the shots window of f S weeney Fredericks , jewelers , and escaped. Business Manager Hart Eesigns. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 24.-Mr. F rank Hart , business manager of the Times , has tend : rid his resignation g to take effect January ] . Mr. ] cart h as ' een connected with the Times for eleven years , during which time he has filled nearly every position in the editorial cepartnment. } A College Building Set on Fire. ALVA , Ok. , Dc. 2.4.-The new $ ' 0- 000 college building , the finest in time territory , tins burned to the ground T hursday night. The building had ti ust been completed. It is thought hat ft was burned by a conspirator w ho was angry because he did not get the contract. 'Five rostra for a , , Embezzler. GIIAND JCNC L'ON , oI. , Dec. 24.-W. J. Quinn , ex-treasurer of Mesa county , w ho pleaded guilty to embezzling w 16,000 of the county's funds , has been sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. ] Jc lost the money in Denver ambling houses. el ela Convicted of Using I'oison. a Liss. Mo. , Dec. 21.--hmii Davis has been convicted in the circuit court of the murder f wank Henderson on January c last by giving him poisoned hisky. Davis resented IIenderon s be intended marriage to his sister. F Mansur Safe in His New Position. WASI1INGTON , Dec. 24.-The senate executive session to day confirmed the nomination of Charles H. Mansur Missouri , as assistant comptroller the treasury , as office created uly 31 , 1394 , W Hungary's Mini. try t1oslgns. BUDA-PESTII. Dec. 24.-The Hungarian - rian cabinet ministers Bare sent a special messenger to the emperor at ienna : o tender their r siguations. - - - TALK NIRRIGATION. THE ALL ABSORBING QUESTION IN THE WEST. What Was Brought Out by Some of the Speakers In the Convention at Kearney -How Irrigation Interest Has Grown in the Nest-How the Soil will Pro- ctnce if Moisture is Present-What the Legislature lyill be Asked to Do in Fostering the Interests of Irrigationj Election of Oflleers for the Ensuing Year. The Irrigation Conference. KEARNEY , Neb. , December 21.-At the irrigation conference William Staf- ford of Julesburg gave his experience with irrigation by means of windmills and reservoirs :1 good reservoir can be built by banking up the sod , turning - ing in the water and allowing stock to tramp dawn the wet ground. It will soon hold water as well ash f cemented. He did not think water could be pumped - ed with profit if raised more than fifty feet , and he believed thatpumping water - ter was too expensive for practical farming of mutt ; than ten or twenty acres All kinds of soil cannot be handled the same way , and each lean must determine for himself how his land should be treated. In raising potatoes tatoes the water should be run by the side of and below the potato , rather than on top of them. Mr. Benson of McCook said he had had a great deal of experience with alfalfa - falfa , and had raised hundreds of acres with irrigation , but with only ten to thirty feet of water. 11e cautioned people not to sow more than an acre the first year as an experiment. 1V. II. Akers of Scotts Bluffs county said alfalfa and stock were the most profitable things a farmer torrid raise , and would not sow over fifteen pounds per acre. Silas Clark of Cottonwood Springs spoke on Construction of Canals by Farmers and Farmers' Companies. " He said the farmers were digging a ditch in his neighborhood and had organized with a capital of $1C0,000. Farmers had trig privilege of subscribing for s tock in amounts not to exceed $500 , but mast work that out before getting any more. 'That stock represents nothing - ing but water , and all the work is paid for in stock. Excavation is let at 10 cents per yard. The canal will irrigate 25,000 acres. 1V. R , Akers , senator-elect from Scotts Bluff county , showed how the subject had grown in favor in Nebraska and emphasized the fact thai. there was 3n abundant water supply to irrigate time tcfmole state , and itcould be utilized much better than in the states of Colorado - orado or 11'yaming. He also spoke strongly in favor of farmers building and owning their own ditches , instead of turning the work over to a syndicate of capitalists. Akers hasbeen drafting a bill which he proposes to introduce in the senate this hinter. and outlined it to the convention. It has some features of the Wyoming irrigation law and some of California. He said there were two kinds of irrigation necessary. One was known as flooding and the other as furrow. Time first was for small grain and the last for potatoes and crops planted in rotes. No general t lile could be applied to irrigation , as it depended mn the soil , slope of the land , and crops , leaf each man tt ottld have to experi- m nent and determine what was best for his own case. Mr. Reese of Falls City gave his cx- peience with irrigation in the south- e astern part of the state , and said he was satisfied there was plenty of water under the surface of Nebraska to irrigate - gate the whole state , and man has ac- c omplished many greater difficulties than reclaiming this land. He also ex- L tended a cordial invitation from the city council of Falls City for the nest meeting of time state irrigation conven- ti on tt it7m them. He hoped time nest legislature would appoint a special committee - mittee to investigate and draft suitable ( laws. In his opinion prairie fires were E a great damage to the soil , and advoca- ted turning over the buffalo sod and P damming tip the drains , as this would all help to moisten the atmosphere and produce rainfall. Windmills can be used successfully- allowed to run all day and night , and he had known one ' man to irrigate twenty acres in this manner , but file best and most satisBe actory tray was by means of reservoirs or ditches. A good plan would be for certain clays to be set aside by a community munity for plotting days , or , as he called it , "damming days. " Judge Etnory , national lecturer , said that this setni arrid region needed irri- h ation much the acrid far- Be as as regions - Be ther west , as there was just rainfall enough here to bring farmers to this state , but not enough to tualce crops a sure thing , hence the suffering and failures which ice are note experienc- W in g. 11'ith irrigation ; tad small tracts : of say- twenty to forty acres , more people - ple could be accommodated and better W success would result In fact , time ten- or of those most familiar with irrigi- Oa tion is to the fact that it is more prac- cal for small liners than for large ] : ones. Ca E. R. Moses of Great Bend , Kansas , : related some of his experiences with irrigation and cited several instances where poor men bad come out westand with irrigation and small tracts of ] and 1 lead accumulated a competency. The convention closed this evening ith an address by President Fort , remarks - W marks by D..W. Campbell of Denser , Oa Representative .John Brady , and an in- ] formal of different I questioning speak- . -s. President Fort spoke of the bundant andunfailingsupplyof water ' commonly called the undertow and said that it was sufficient to irrigate at least three fourths of time entire state ; ( ; that all kinds of soil , except heavy clay , and all kinds of farm crops could irrigated with profit. The convention - tion passed resolutions thanking Mr. ort for the manner in which he had prepared and conducted the convention a and to the citizens of Iiearneyfor their $6 hospitable entertainment The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President , J.:1. Fort , North Platte : secretary , :1. G. 1Volfenbarger , Lincoln ; treasurer , Jas. hitehead , Custer cc- and lI. Ger- ing of Gering , C. L' . .wage , Sargeant ; Isaac Ledoyt , Hastings ; H. B Powell. Omaha , and E. L. Ding , Culbertson , 100 executive committee. :1 vice president has elected from each county repre h rented. , - . -.y r 1t $ l Ir r SECRET SOCIETIES. t t IsSaoi ' , b1 the. Condemnation A Sweeping ' Pope. r. WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The diet of y : Pope Leo placing under the ban the y secret societies known as the Oddt > r Fellows , Knights of Pythias and Sons. of Temperance has created greater d , . , discos - I extended comment and more 'ng emanating from- I sion than anything of Mgr- ? 1 , - Rome s ince the appointment ; Satolli as apostolic delegate. Hereafter the Roman Catholic tvho j oins any of the three societies men- . boned does so under pain of excommunication - munication , and every Influence will be exerted on those already aflliatedL t to resign. This action on the part of : ' ' lire church is the result of the cottnciL o f the archbishops of the United- t S tates held in Chicago September 1 2 , 1893. 'There the relations between- f t he church and the secret societies t were carefully discussed , and at the i conclusion documents were forwarded rte to the pope recommendingthc actionn against the.three orders in question , whose principles were held to be of a i decided anti-Catholic tendency. t The pope , upon receiving these papers , laid them before a conference of cardinals , time indorsement of the. American prelates' action resulted , and the pope fixed his seal to a decree ; of condemnation. This decree wus forwarded to Mgr. Satolli for pro- , tnnlgation in this country , where the- I interdicted orders exist. It was in. the form of a letter in Latin to the a rchbishops and bishops in the United. , ' , States , who , in tarn , were to notify life priests , who would communicate- i t to their parishioners. It will be- q uickly made public all over the : i country ' , A DEAD WOMAN'S EYES : . Photography Shows an Impresion of iicr Murderer on the Betlna. JAMESTOtt N , N. Y. , Dec. 22.-Photo-- g raphic science may gore given the first tangible clue Co the identity of the murderer of Mrs. Spearman and i . Davis. Several have been the f subjects and clues followed up , without - out success , but yesterday the inn- f pression of file murderer was found. on the retina of Mrs. Shearman's eye. t The photograph was taken by- Fred D. Marsh , a local photoe- rapper , ant to him is due the , . credit of having originated the idea ' of examining the organ. The existence - ence of lire impression of the murderer - derer on the eye was first discovered. , by means of a powerful microscope. t U nfortunately time features of the- m an could not be seen , as the cicty , obtained shows only the back and a. very little of the side. An apparently f bid man is presented , with bushy - w hiskers and wearing a long over- coat. 'he trousers appear to , be- b adly wrinkled. The coroner has. taken out both of the eves of the murdered - dered woman and another photograph will be taken by a skilled pho- tographer. No impression was dis : overable on Mrs. Davis' eves. low Presidential Mansion. WASflNGTON , Dec. -Senator- - a Quay yesterday introduced a bill an- ' thorizing the secretary of the treas- u ry to purchase the land contained in block 29 of Columbus heights , a suburb - urb of Washington , as a site fora residence of the president of time United States. The bill limits time price to $3 per feet and the total appropriation - propriation to S1.000,000. Crazed by the Zomnclt lflnlri Tragedy. Quiscr , Ill. , Dec. 22.-Frank Truin- bull , an attorney of Council Bluffs , who was present at the recent triple shooting affair in the Council L'ltiffs bank , in which Clerk Huntington sjwt two security officers and himself , has become insane here. It is thought his mind was shattered by the scene at the bank. IVE STOCK AND FItODUCE MARKETS Quotations from New York , Chicago , St. . Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAT1A , utter-Creamery print. . . . , , , 21 . ' % n :2 Butter-lair to good country. 1.3 Gsl 11 ggs-Fresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl rff. v. Honey-1 er lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] m ; 'u ' Ii , , oultry-Old he , per A. . , , , , 44rr ; ; Chickens-Spring , perTti. . . . . . . . 5 i 4 I ; n Turkeys-I'ur lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t1L llucks-I'cr lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G i , i Ch eese-Neb. .CL t.fnllcream. 30tf ] 2 Lemons-'hoice 3lessinas. . . . . 3 a ) uc 3 : r0 Oranges-3lessiuaper box. . . . 3 OU ( 4 UU I'otatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G9 inn . , i Sw eet potatoes , per bbl. . . . . . , 3 GO a 25 Be ans-Navy , hand-pickedbu ; , ' U9 , t ; Hay-Iipluid , per ton. . . . . . . . . . 9 Pi Gb 9 : Il flay-Midland and lowland. . . i UO G4 3A Unions-1'crbu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & ; qr. ; (1 lu rots-I'er bbl. . . . 2 0) ) ( "t . , - r , Parsnips-Per bu. . . . . . 5 ] ! GU Craoberrries-Cape Ccd . . . . . . 9 IA Gf 951f q Apples-Perbbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 : . ' : : 7 : liens-Jliacd lckim 4 ; ( 4 ogs-Heavy weighs. . . . . . . . . . 4 ( JO 1i , eves-Prime steers , , , . . . , , . , l 0"f ' : a 5 2i , eves-Stockers and feeders. 21U tl r a 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Calves . . 1 O i 2. 4 trl f accts-l airto good. . , , . , . . . , . , , 3' i .y50J t Heifers . 1 li G ; ; ; ; t0 t-stern Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ; ; a. ; been-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ; 0 , , t 3 beep-Fairto good natives. . . 2 ? ; f : S01 CIIICAG.j , hcat-\o. ; , spring. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Corn-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 , 66 .Ir. n tser bu. . . . . . . . .li ES ill ogs-L'ath'ers and mixed. . . , , . ! 01 c. ; 1 ; ; ' ttle-Corn. steers to extra. . . 3 51 . y 425 P- . 4S. beep-Interlrrto choice..12 : ; ; NEW YORK , - ii'licato. . F red winter. . . . . . . 50 Gl ; 59 ? { -i ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Z : iI ( . .ll Lard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ; 4 : s OU 1 ST. LOUIS. ' f heat-No : red , cash. . . . . . . . . . " t ! I ts-Per ba , , , , , , , 'rU r : 4 1os-Mixed parkin ; . . , , , , , , , , . } 2(1 ( u 4 : G ' title-\atit e steers. , , , , , , , , , , 3 pp Gt 4 31 e .keep-3lhed natives. . . . . 2 ; 0 3 1 1 KANSAS c CITY , ii'heat-\ . : hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ra i1 ' 1- i t Corn-\o. ' . ' 40 ( n title- : lockers ' ' ° and feeder ; . , ; ; yr 3 Rocs-Mixed packers. . . . . . . . , . q 10 cry 4 qp ' i riecpl..o'ce ' western. . . . . . , , , 3 00 ti , 4 50 Portugal to Have a New SavT. S LONDON , Dec. 22.-The Portugese ' government has decided to coustruct _ { navy , and with this object in view 00,000 yearly will be provided if ' twenty years. Tenders will be incited - cited from ship buiIdersin the United States and other countries. i One Thousand Rabbit , I I Iiflio , , J L.AMAR , Col. , Dec : 22.-The I y most. i 1 successful of Lamars. annual Bunts took place yesterday. About hunters came in.on the night train. left earl 'Q , . a y } the morning for the 1 aunts of the jxl. . rabbits. 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