Nebraska Newspapers

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Fr M. KIMMELL , Putflisher.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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 ,
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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.
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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.
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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. About- t 1
1,000 -
tvcr2 lcillcm
f
. L ,
i
V 1 _ t t