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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1895)
IT _ _ _ _ - MCOOH TRIBUNE. F. M. KIMMELL , Publirhor. MCCOOK s rEB1t IA. AE Cor. Fnr of York county last week lost a $2,500 stallion. FARMERS of Gage county report excellent - : " ' cellent corn prospects. ( ' ) , ' . PIERCE county teachers will hold an tea i nstitute August , r , to 10. . , - SEVEN girls graduated from the Ainsworth high school. -'t _ . SALEM mills are running night and 1 ' ' day to keep up with orders. A STRONG wind at Beatrice did con- siderallle damage to shade trees. Wong on the state fair buildings at Omaha is going rapidly forward , . - . So 1E one of late has been passing a goo d many counterfeit half dollars in Lincoln. TIDE Burlington tracks. at Beatrice are threatened with destructien by high water. UNIVERSITY cadets will hold their camp at Lincoln , not Ashland , as has been announced. TllE number of children in the state fs given as 302 , 729 , an increase over last year of over 10,000. SUI'PLICATIONS for rain have gone up at 1earney , but at this writing the moisture has not come. Tiii : Mead bicycle club will have a race meet June 10 , there being $75 worth of prizes offered. HEREAFTER Catholic services will be held one Sunday in each month at the state penitentiary chapel. JOSEPH FOREMAN , a farmer residing five miles from St. Paul , lost his house by fire. He had $500 rnsurance. 'THREE prosperous German farmers of Washington county have gone on a three month's visit to Germany. A GANG has been robbing cars at Valley - ley and detectives have been endeavoring - ing to find out the guilty parties. REv. 1in C1TEIN , who has been pas. tor in Hastings for the past six years , has accepted a call from Lincoln. IIoN. J. G. KRUSE of Knox county , member of the legislature , last week ' disposed of 3,000 bushels of wheat. ; ? Tis Burlington will move back several miles of track at Brownville to prevent destruction by high water. TIIE roller mill at Bloomington was c burned by ignition from a hot bearing. Loss about $15,000 ; insurance $1,000. A CRAZY man confined in the 'ail at Platt smouth set fire to his bed and would have burned to death had not ' help arrived. THERE is a great scramble for offices in Gage county. r there are from four to ten candidates for the nomination for the various offices. . CIiAnLES McCuNE , an emigrant from Kansas , was killed by lightning last week near Ogalalla He was on his 'va' to British Columbia. i Clr.alu.Es GooDEr.L , an employe of . the Table Pock Brick and Clay company - pany , got his foot caught in the - DAVID FEIUIEES , a very tough boy of Valley , has been ordered p the refc-Lln 1 school for a season to think over the rascality that landed him there. . TAE farm residencg of L. Bailey , five miles rem Elmwood , was set on fire by some unknown person and destroyed - I ed , while the family were in town. a TIIE citizens of Hendley received an abundant supply of pike from the State fishery with which to stock the lake that almost surrounds Lincoln park. BEAVER CROSSING IS making a great success of the artesian well industry. A steady flow of water is struck at a depth of from 100 to 150 feet deep every time. SUNDAY schools of Furnas county held their annual convention at Rend- ley last Sunday. Prominent speakers from abroad were present and took part in the exercises. Ay old citizen named Thompson living on a farm near Nebraska City was seriously injured while breaking a colt to drive. Several ribs were broken and other injuries sustained. , \v. H. CRAIG , a leading merchant of ! Minden. gave a mortgage on his stock to the first National bank and the bank took possession. Poor collections and dull times are the cause of the move. Buy home-made goods and buildup home industries , is a good policy : Far- rell' Fire Extinguisher , made by Farrell - ' rell S Ca , Omaha ; Morse-Coe boots and shoes for men , women and children. BUERGLARS broke into the hardware store ofMoran Bros. at Genoa , drilled a hole in the safe and put in a fuse , but 'were probably frightened away before getting time to explode. They took four revolvers. EDWIN SANFORD , a former business man of Tecumseh. took his life while on a north-bound Burlington train that eras entering St. Joseph , -Flo. , by cutting - ting his throat Mr. Sanford was a butcher by trade , but for several years has been running a restaurant in Te- cumseh. He leaves a wife and six children , two girls.and four boys , the oldest yet in her teens. He was a man of much drink , and when under the in- iiuence of liquor was cruel to his family - ily , but just the reverse when sober. The annual convention of the Ne- braslta State Sunday School Association will be held at Beatrice , Junell , 12 and 13. 1595. Many of the leading Sunday School workers of the state are on the program , and a live convention is prom- ised. Tickets can be furnished over all railroads in the state , on the certificate - cate plan , ata rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Every Sunday Sclibotl in the state is entitled to one delegate , besidesitssuperintendentand pastor. For copy of program address J. Wightman , Secy. , York , Nebr. JOHN MULLIN , sheriff of Thurston county , arrived in Omaha last week from Pender. He event to Omaha to consult his attorneys with reference to the indictment against him in the United States court for interfering with the Indian police on the Winnebago reservation. NliiLMCKINNEY was before the com- tuissioners of insanity of Clay county. He has been mentally unbalanced for some time. He arose early the other i < iorning. before the other members of rtheifamiip ; and killed all the geese on thefarm , claiming "the devil was in : them. " He will be sent to the asylum .if roam can be found for him. - L , - t GEOuGH KoocrER , a farmer living north of O'Dell , died suddenly of heart trouble. Z. T. WHITE , a guard at the Lincoln penitentiary , is charged with making a savage attack on one of the inmates. Land Commisslonef Russell files the charges , having been a witness to IVhite's conduct. TIw farming vicinity about Fairbury has been imposed upon by a couple of teams representing the huckster business - ness , buying up eggs and butter and leaving counterfeit 25 and 50 cent money in payment' WILSoN HALL , aged 22 , was arrested at Wisner' for the theft of two horses in the northwest part of Stanton county - ty , from the farm of Fred Fuhrman. He was taken to Stanton and confes- sed. The property has been located. Two UNKNOWN fishermen visited the farm of A. Garbe , four miles north of Grafton , and upon being ordered off , attacked and clubbed the hired man , throwing him in the river in an effort to drown him The parties escaped. TIIE Beatrice Hardware company has been closed under a chattel mortgage. The establishment was one of the largest - gest in the city. , Liabilities , $4,000 ; assets , $7,000. The failure is accredited - ed to business depression and slow col- lections. David Paler , a prominent farmer of Filley township , Gage . county , has been taken to Kansas by Deputy Sheriff Taylor of Thomas county , on a charge of rape , Falec's own daughter being said to be the girl who caused his arrest. THE store of W. P. Rockwell of Wymore was robbed of quite an amount of hardware , razors , knives , revolvers , etc. No money was left in the-store exceptt some small change , which the thieves did not neglect to appropriate. s TuE report sent out concerning the removal of Gates college to Norfolk from Neligh conveys a wrong impression - sion of the situation. The board of trustees did not vote to change the location - cation , nor is there the least probability - ity of the full board , which meets in two weeks , endorsing the recommendation - tion of the Norfolk members and their friends. As SHOWN by the certificate of the state treasurer , transmitted to the superintendent - perintendent of public instruction on May 20 , there is in the treasury $256- 990.42 to be apportioned among the several counties for the support of the schools. This apportionment has been made by Superintendent Corbett and each county will receive the amount set opposit its name. SECRETAR YOF STATE PIPER and Commissioner - missioner Russell went out to Kearney last week to inspect thestate buildings and determine what improvements are to be made at the school for juvenile offenders. They stopped at Grand Island on their return and secured a memoranda for the 'work at the soldiers' home , which will be let to bidders - ders as soon as the advertisements can be made. TIIE Nebraska State Medical Society , which recently met in Grand Island , before adjourning chose the following officers : Dr. J. I Somers , jr. , of Omaha - ha , president ; Dr. R C. DIcloual4 Of I Fremont , vice-president ; r. A. C. An- deson of Pawnee City , second vice- president ; Dr. Geo. Wilkinson of On a- ha , recording secretary ; Dr. W. M. Knapp of Lincoln , treasurer. Fremont was selected as the place for holding the nett meeting. I'tiE body of Robert F. Fawcus , who was so brutally murdered by F. 1Y. Bozarth , at Camp Clarke , was taken to Sidney for burial. The victims back was almost ripped open by the buckshot - shot which had been fired from the gun only twenty-five yards away. The coroner s jury returned a verdict that the deed had been done with premeditation - tation and felonious intent and held Bozarth for murder to the first degree. TllE arrangement for holding Cltho- lie services at the penitentiary every fourth Sunday has long been in contemplation - templation , says the Lincoln Journal. Elder Howe aid 1Yarden Bemer cordially - ally assented to such a plan a long time ago , and it would have been put into effect then had the bishop been prepared - pared to send a priest regularly. Elder Howe is credited with great liberality i in his conduct of the otlice of chaplain. He sends for clergymen of all denorni- nations as they are asked for by the prisoners. R. W. FAWCUS was shot at his ranch near Camp Clark by F. W. Bozarth , another ranchman , who lay concealed behind some brush and as laweus came by on horseback shot him in the back , killing him instantly. Bozarth had previously threatened to kill anyone - one who would close the headgate of a ditch owned by the Chimney Rock Canal company , in which they were both interested. Someone had closed the headgate and Bozarth supposed it to have been done by Faweus , which was not the case. A WASHINGTON dispatch says : Surgeon - geon Julian .1. Cabell , U. S. A. . recently stationed ar Fort\iobrara , Neb. , while jumping from a moving railroad train fell under the wheels and received serious - rious injuries. One of his legs was amputated below the knee and portions of his right foot which was badly crushed , were also taken off. Dr. Ca- bell is one of the brightest surgeons in the army and made a host of friends in Nebraska while he was stationed in the department of the Platte. TuE report published some time since that Judge Walceiy would try the case of the state against ex-State Treasurer Hill alone , is denied by those who are in a position to know the facts. G. M. Lambertson will continue in the case as one of the states counsel. Judge Wakeley has a contract , made with Governor Craunse to try the case for a fee of 3.000 and $2,000 additional if he secures a judgment for $1,000. And Mr. Lambertson has a contract for a fee of $1,500 and a total of $2,500 if he secures a judgment for $1,000. KIMEL BARNS , a hardware dealer at Broken Bow , wheeled into South Omaha the other night and Omaha the next day , after riding a distance that his cyclometer recorded at 300 ; miles , from the capital of Custer county to the metropolis via Lincoln. Mr. Burns averaged' seventy-five miles a day and covered the road from Lincoln to South Omaha in five hours HENRY KLELV of Gage county committed - mitted suicide by hanging in a barn on the premises of J. L. Weideman ; twelve miles southwest of Beatrice. Ile was about 35 years of age and single. The cause is attributed 'to disappointment - appointment in love. . . . - - - - w I KEEPS THE I ' E.4CE. WARSHIP MONTEREY WILL PRESERVE - SERVE ORDER. Presence of the United States Man-of War Insures a .Jufet Election for Peru-Big Petroleum Blaze Subdued -Foreign. Lima , Peru , June 3.-Owing to the presence of the United States man-of- war Monterey , which has been lying off the coast for several days , the elections will pass off quietly. The election 1s to choose a constitutional government in place of the provincial government recently - cently selected through the Intervention - tion of the papal nuncio after the success - cess of the revolutionists. Indications already point to a return of stable government - ernment , with a revival of American financial Interests. The citizens of Lima are of the opinion that if the Monterey had been in Peru during the revolution - tion , when the Insurgents captured the city , plundered dwellings and left the dead unburied In the streets for two days , its presence would have averted these scenes of slaughter and the attendant - tendant paralysis of commercial inter- ests. The arrival of the Monterey was greeted with wild enthusiasm. FRENCH AND BRAZILIANS FGHT Moraes' Government Assert that the Marines - rines Invaded Neutral Territory. Rio Janeiro , June 3.--The Official Gazette asserts that a fight took place between French marines and Brazilians on May 15. Lieutenant Lumier ordered the imprisonment of Cabral , but the latter resisted and shot Lumier. The French force advanced and burned the village of Cabralo , but the Brazilians returned and compelled the French to retire. Two Brazilians and one Portuguese - guese were taken prisoners by the retreating - treating troops. The Brazilian government declares that the French had no right to invade neutral territory. The episode , taken together with the many other foreign complications , may cause the resignation - tion of the minister of foreign affairs , General Carvalho. The French minister - ter has been ordered to make an energetic - ergetic protest. Harburg Fire Is Subdued. Harburg , June 3.-The great petroleum - troleum fire which broke out at Har- burg , six miles from here , at the works of the Bremen Trading company , destroyed - stroyed five tanks of oil and a great deal of other property , has been mastered - tered , although the inner tanks are still blazing. The damage done is estimated to amount to $500,000. During the fire huge mounds of earth were thrown up around the burning tanks , thus preventing - venting the flames from spreading to the adjoining factories and houses. The Guiser factory and the American company's petroleum depot were saved , as the wind drove the flames in the direction - rection of the Elbe. Nine Are Already Dead. Edinburgh. June -A shaft in the Fifeshire colliery caught fire this morn- ing. Nine persons have died from injuries - juries received in trying to escape. Earthquakes in Austria. Vienna , June 3.-Two sharp earthquakes - quakes were felt at Laibach , capital of the Duchy of Carniola , yesterday. STEAMER JACK IS SUNK. 1Ier Captain Makes a Statement as to the Collision with the Norman. Alpena , Mich.June 3.-The Canadian - dian steamer Jack , which collided with and sank the steel steamer Norman yesterday morning , is now sunk at False Presque Isle. Her stern is in twenty-four feet of water and her bow in nineteen feet. The forward end of the boat is badly stoC in , the decks split and the timbers parted from the stem by at least eight inches. She may le , raised. There . is no insurance on + roa - boat or cargo. - - - - - . The stateil ents of the captains of the Norman , Jack and Sicken all agree that there were many boats in the vicinity of the wreck , and that all were blowing - ing their whistles. This may account for the difference in regard to the whistle - tle signals said to have been given and received by the Norman. The latter was without cargo , and her bridge was high in the air , enabling her captain to see the Jack's light over the fog. The Jack was low down , which probably - ably accounts for her not seeing the Norman until close to her. The Norman - ' man sank in about 1S0 feet of water. Nothing has been seen of the bodies of those drowned. AWFUL DEED OF A MOTHER. Mrs. Martha 3r. Elms of Minneapolis Kills lrcr Daughter and herself. Minneapolis , Minn. , JuneA strange case of murder and suicide occurred - curred at an early hour this morning. Mrs. Martha M. Elias and her daughter Annie were found weltering in their own blood in their rooms on Nicolett ave- nue. The old lady had evidently shot the girl as she slept , and then turned the revolver on herself , blowing the whole top of her head off. They were well-to-do , and the only apparent cause for the tragedy lies in the supposition - position that Mrs. Elias' mind. had been affected by the violent death of her husband - band seven years ago. . Mrs. Gresham to Live In Chicago. Washington , June 3.-It is announced that Mrs. Gresham will not return to Washington , but will make her residence - dence in Chicago hereafter with her children. All the effects of the late secretary at the Arlington have been packed up and will be shipped to Chi- cago. As Secretary Gresham has no real property here , it is believed his will will not be submitted for probate in Washington. Monthly Coinage Statement. Washington , June 3.-The monthly coinage statement of the director of the mint shows the coinage of gold during the month of May to have been $4,163- 937 , and of silver , $440,503. The minor coinage amounted to $57,510. Of the silver - ver coinage $150,150 was in standard dollars. . , _ , ROBBERS RUN TO EARTH Three Clever I'ostolRce Thieves Captured in New York City , New York , June 3.-The biggest and most daring series of postofce robberies - beries that has ever been perpetrated since the department was organized has just come to light. Three men have been arrested in this city. They are Joseph Killoran , Charles Allen and Harry Russell. They are held in $5- 000 bail each for examination on Mon- day. day.The The Scranton postoffice was robbed last August , during the absence of Postmaster Vanding and his assistant at the noon hour. The thieves entered the vault by the inner steel door and took away over $8,300 worth of postage stamps in their original packages. On Dec. 3 the postofflce in Hoboken was entered during the absence of Postmaster - master Curran and $6,561 North of postage - age stamps were taken. On April 3 last the postoffice in Springfield , Ill. , was robbed and upward of $6,000 worth of postage stamps taken. In this case also there was no forcing of doors. It was sneak thieving , pure and sitnple. "We know from our previous experl- ence , " said Inspector Holden , "when we began to investigate these cases , that there were only twelve men in the United - ed States who could do this kind of work. They are scientific bank sneak thieves. We have been scouring the country for evidence and have spent five months in following various clues. The roundup became closer and closer until me finally identified Killoran , Allen - len and Russel as three of the postof- flee thieves. " PRESIDENT DIAZ ILL. Mexico's Executive Is Affected with Inflammation - flammation of the Eyes. City of Mexico , June 3.-President Diaz is confined to his bed with a very serious inflammation of the eyes. Dr. Lopez , director of the medical college , , I Il PRESIDENT DIAZ. has made an exhaustive examination of the case and reports the condition of the president as threatening serious consequences. He has been confined to his bed for four. days and his sight' is greatlyP interferred with. No ministers or other visitors have been received in three days , and there is much apprehension - hension among those fully acquainted with the gravity of the president's physical condition. BAPTIST PUBLICATIONS. Report of the American Society Pro- . . _ _ _ .v. seated at the Saratoga Meeting. Saratoga , N. Y : , June 3.-After the address - dress of the president , the seventy-first annual report of the board of managers - ers of the American Baptist Publication society was presented this morning. The sales for 1S94 were $497S07 ; those for 1595 , $532,763. All other receipts amounted to $19,949. Six thousand seven - en hundred and sixty dollars have been transferred from the profits of the publication - lication department to the missionary department. In the missionary work of the society a deficit of $3S6S is report- ed. This , added to the deficit last year , gives a total deficit in the missionary department of $1S,401.S8. The entire amount received the past year for Bible work was $15,242 , and for missionary work $112,605.78. The annual amount received during the year for Bible work was $1,242.54. To meet the needs of Bible work until Bible day , in November nett , $10,850 remains - mains , Fred Douglass Monument. Rochester , N. Y. , June 3.-The committee - mittee having charge of the construction - tion of the monument which is to be erected in this city in honor of the memory of the late Frederick Douglass is examining the bids submitted by the contractors. The design specifies that there sharl be a statue of Douglass eight feet in height , of the best bronze , to stand upon a pedestal of granite. This is the first instance irr , which there has been a general public movement for the erection of a monument to a colored man , and liberal contributions have already been made for the pur- pose. Douglass made his home at Rochester in ante-bellum days , and has always been regarded by the people of this city as a fellow townsman. Killed by ills Stepson. Clarksville , Tenn. , June 3.-Luke Alle , aged 63 , was shot and killed last evening by William Mallory , his step- son. Mallory first caused his mother to break one of her thighs by pushing her out of a door. He then seized a pistol and shot his stepfather from behind - hind , killing him instantly. After firing - ing four more shots into the head of the already dead man the- young fiend escaped. He is thought to have gone to Kentucky , where he has a brother. Good Signs of the Times , New York , June 3.-Reports to Brad- street's from manufacturing industries at seventy-five cities east of the Rocky mountains show that more than 227 important - portant manufacturing concerns started - ed up between April 1 and a week ago , by reason of which 53,000 employes have secured work. Barrett Will Recover. New York , June 3.-Justice Barrett , who was overcome by the heat and fell fainting from the chair while presiding at the trial of Police Inspector William McLaughlin in the court of oyer and terminer , will recover. The fainting was due to the stifling atmosphere of the court room. Erie Foreclosure. New York , June 3.-Receiver McCul- lough , of the Erie Railway , stated today - day that foreclosure- proceedings would be instituted probably within two weeks. . , . , ROIT THE BEAD. CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT CHICAGO DEDICATED. Cannon Used in tim War Spiked-Monn- ment to Jerry Rusk Unveiled at Viro- qua , Wis.-Tho Day Celebrated Elae- where. Chicago , May 31.-The dedication of the monument to southern soldiers buried in Oakwoods cemetery was the principal event of the daytin Chicago , owing to the prominence of the men taking part. The attending generals , other officers and distinguished visitors under escort of the Chicago City Troop , Capt. M. L. C. Funkhauser commanding - ing , were driven to the 12th street station - tion Illinois Central railroad , where they boarded the train for 60th street. As the procession passed along Michigan - gan avenue en route to the depot battery - tery D , I. N. G , , Capt. Alfred Russell commanding , fired a national salute of 46 guns. On the arrivall of the train at 60th street the distinguished party alighted and , again taking carriages , were joined by detachments from the National guard , grand army posts and confederate veterans and the combined bodies , preceded by a military band , all under escort of the black Hussars , Capt. T. S. Quincy commanding , marched in funeral parade to the graves and motiitment site in Oakwoods. A most interesting program of music and addresses was given , followed by the ceremony of consecrating the guns , as follows : At first cannon-Col. Stewart : "This gun , having fired its last shot enfield field of battle , will now be sounded and then silenced forever. Spike the gun ! " Whereupon the spiking party spiked the cannon , Lieut. Col. France placing the spike and Comrade Noel driving it home. After the gun was spiked Col. Stewart assisted Miss Lucy Lee Hill on a pedestal and the lady said : "This cannon , with its glorious record on field of battle , having teen silenced forever I do consecrate to the memory of the valorous soldiery we now monument , as a military decoration for their bravery and honor unto death. " The same ceremony was repeated with three other guns. ' LINCOLN MONUMENT TRANSFERRED Decoration Day Fittinly Observed at the Illinois Capital. Springfield , Ill. , May 31.-Special features - tures of Decoration day observance at the capital were the pilgrimage of Ransom - som post , G. A. R. , of St. Louis , to the tomb of Lincoln ; the dedication of the Grand Army monument at Oak Ridge cemetery and the ceremony of transferring - ring the custody of Lincoln monument from the monumental association to the state , which will hereafter have charge of it and make it free to all visitors. The visitors were received by local Grand Army posts , Sons of Veterans and Company C , I. N. G. , and marched to the cemetery , where interesting exercises - ercises were held at the tomb of Lin- coln. Senator Cullom delivered a brief address of welcome ; which was responded - ed to by Mayor Walbridge , of St. Louis , Rev. i r. Burnham , of St. Louis , delivered - ered an oration , and this was followed by singing the Grand Army ritual , strewing flowers , etc. Miners Will Not Strike. CoIumbus , 0. , May 30.-There will be no national strike of the mine worhars declared. This conclusion was reached yesterday by the sixty-five delegates to the interstate convention of United mine workers now in session In this city. At the meeting 4o-day an attempt will be made to recommend a scale to be adopted. Adjournec ! Till Tuesday. Springfield , Ill. , May 31.-The senate repented of its decision to hold a session on Decoration day , and after convening this morning adjourned without transacting - acting any impcrtant business. A few committee reports were presented , and the senators then signed an agreement to do no business until next Tuesday. The house will meet to-morrow. Question of Life Insurance. Jacksonville , Fla. , May 31.-Judge gram from Key \'Test , Fla. , says : "The steamship Mascotte , from Havana , brings the news that Marti's death is authoritatively denied in that city. It is reported that Marti's life was insured for $50,000 , which his wife attempted to collect. The insurance company demanded - manded proof of his death from Martinez - tinez Campos , which was refused. " Ohio Republicans Adjourn. Zanesville , Ohio , May 31.-The convention - tion reassembled at 9 o'clock yesterday morning , completed the State ticket , as given below , an'J at 2 p. m. adjourned. Following is the complete ticket : Asa S. Bushnell , Governor ; A. W. Jones , Lieutenant-Governor ; W. D. Guilbert , Auditor ; Thad. A. Minshall , Supreme Judge ; Josiah B. Allen , Supreme Court Clerk ; Frank S.Monnett , Attorney-Gen- eral ; mucl B. Campbell , Tre : surer ; E. L. Lybarger , Board of Public Works. Prominent Men Banquet. Chicago , May 31.-The banquet given by the citizens of Chicago last night in honor of the distinguished ex-Confeder- ate officers who have met in Chicago to dedicate the Oakwoodg monument was an enthusiastic and conspicuous suc- cess. Among those present and responding - spending to toasts wee the following : Gen. Butler , Gen. Longstreet , Gen. John C. Black , Gen. Fitzhugh Lee , Gen. Wade Hampton. Occupation of Chitral. Calcutta , May 31.-It is announced in a dispatch from Simla that it is understood - stood the government of India advises the permanent occupation of Chitral by British troops and the building of a road there to connect with other British - ish military routes' from the south. The Seventeen-Year Pest Is Beginning Its Ravages. Des Moines , Iowa , May 31.-From a number of places In this county come reports that the seventeen-year locusts , the scourge that impoverished the Northwest a number of years ago , are here again. The last time they visited this section was in 1878. Thus far the locusts have not done much damage to crops , but seem to prefer the trees. But in some places they have destroyed all green vegetation over a large area. They are daily multplying in numbers and the most serious results are ex- uected. I iv 1T - KI i FOR "SOUND" MONEY. Edmunda Opens the Campaign In the- t , East. Philadelphia , Pa. , May 30. The opening - ing gun of the "sound" money campaign - paign was fired last night at an enthu- slastic public meeting in the Academy ' ' of Music. The principal speakers of the evening were : Ex-United States Senator - ator George F. Edrr unds , ex-Comp- traller of the Currency William L. Trenholm , Congressman Michael D. Harter , of Ohio , ex-Minister to Russia. Charles Emory Smith , and Joseph Rrharton. i Mr. Edmunds said the sound money j question must be decided by political' action , not party action. The speaker- discussed the variation in value of the- ) d two metals. "If any faith can be put in. Lt human experlence , " he said , "It ought to teach us that we cannot make a. given amount of silver worth any more It Is printed at the mint with the , , stamp of the United States than it wad r before. If the last congress had passed " : i on March 3 , the last day of its session , ' ' ' { what is no w vociferously demanded by the free coinage people , every owner and. producer of silver bullion would' take his ounces of silver to the mint- worth 63.43 cents-and get $1.29. And , having got more than two silver dol- I Jars for his ounces of silver , he would' ; come to the workingman to whom he I owes for labor and say : 'If I had bought it in metal it would have taken ten , , ' ' pounds ; but I have taken it to a benfi- I cent United States office and had it ' . I stamped and you must take five pounds ! ' I of ' It. , . r. Ex-Comptroller 1 Trenholm said : .By 1. i general admission the gold idea and the ' silver idea are irreconcilable. A decisIon - Ion as , to which Is the right one can . only be reached by reasoning predicated' I upon the facts and guided by logic. The- , i principle of a definite and unchangeable - able monetary unit guided ' us to'i ' resumption in 1879 , and since then it has / ° secured for us ultimate safety in all the- } f viclssitudest of business and all the commercial and financial panics that ! = have swept over our country. " f Congressman Harter argued that am abundance of money did not always m prevent commercial and business de- pression. On the contrary , he urged , some of our financial panics had come at a time when money was redundant. Charles Emory Smth spoke on "The Workingman's Interests. " Mrs. Notson'6 Leave of Absence. i OMAHA , May 30.-I desire to state that Mrs. Notson secured leave of absence - sence from her school in August before she had ever seen Mr. Corbett or corn- I municated with him at all. After his election she asked me to write him a letter in her behalf. At that time she distinctly told me that he had never promised to appoint her as his deputy , but that she most earnestly desired the position , and I inferred from what she said that she thought she had earned it from the party. I have it from the gentlemen themselves that she told two others precisely what she told me -that Mr. Corbett had never promised. her the deputyship. From all her conversation - versation with me , it appeared that she simply'hoped to induce him to appoint t her , although he had made no promise whatever. Mr. Corbett was the choice of the people of this state , is filling an important - portant office with credit to himself I and to the advantage of the schools of , , the state. There is certainly nothing } in thismatter which should call for his " j condemnation or for the withdrawal from him of public confidence. A. I' 1LAurr.E , Superintendent of Omaha Public Schools. LINCOLN , Stay 30.-I entirely concur in Superintendent Marble's conclu- sions. From all the information obtainable - tainable , there certainly seems a strong I injustice in attempting to make Superintendent - intendent Corbett at all accountable for Mrs. Nottson's death ' JAMES If. CANrrErn. Chancellor University of Nebraska. Crisp Favors Free Coinage. Atlanta , Ga. , May 30.-Speaker Crisp , puts a quietus on the discussion of his ' views on the financial question in the following card given out for publication - tion : "Ever since I gave consideration to the question I have been a believer in and an advocate of the free and unlimited - limited coinage of silver. " ' m Municipal League Convention. Cleveland , May 30.-The Municipal League convention was called to order this afternoon. There are a large number - ber of delegates in town and more are arriving on every train. Prior to the ' opening of the convention the board of delegates held a business session. The feature of the proceedings was a paper by Clinton Rodgers Woodruff , secretary of the National Reform league. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCIMAIt1ET3 Oootatlons from New York , Chicago , St. Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAIA ] linter-Creamery separator16 U 17 { mutter-I-airtogood country , l'i 9 14 Eggs-Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10V. Honey'-t er b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 : r I6 r Hens-Live. her ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6'/'r4 - 7 Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . 5J w 4 ( Y ) Uranges-Fioridas , per hot. . . . 3 50 Q 3 75 Potatoes. 1i9 I 75 ] leans-Navy , hand-picked. bu 1I0 'd'210 + hay-Upland , per ton.- 50 ( iii 9 of Unions-Per ini. 1 00 ' . 1 9) carrots-1 er bbl. 1 Jl cr. I ,5 CranherrrlesJerseys11 5) U712 0) Bogs-Mixed packing.- 4 (1J 4.4 2 ; flogs-heavy weights. . . . . . . . . . 4 20 1G 4 U beeves-stockers and feeder. 2 50 c6 ; :149 Ileef i teers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 09 cb 5 bulls.- - - rn 3 Z5 275 (350 ' ' : tags. . carves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 ( ; 4f cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 't.40 ( ) , heifers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 a' J 50 1Ytsterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to & t ( A t ' : tieeu--Lambs. ' 7. ; u. 5 ' 0 , : Leep-Choice natives.- 3 25 it 4 25 JHICAGU f' Wheat-No.2spring. . . . . . . . . . . . T'4 60a- Corn-l'er bu. "s ' S1z I , Uatser bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 u 2s i. Pori : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12fJJ 4iLr2 , . Lard : . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 E : ii W Hogs-acers nd ixed. 4 4) t 4 43 l.attle-Steerscommon to ext. 4 t0 L 6 0 , sheep-Lambs 4 00 i4 50 . heep-Good to fancy. . . . . . . . . . 3 00 ? 4 75 . MW YORE. - _ 1 Wheat , No. 2 , red winter. . . . . . . 80 Q k)14 , torn-NO. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . tf m Uats-'C.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) 41 : I33 ( Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 00 19 W Late. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 4L G 5I , ST. LOUIi I Wheat-No 2 red , cash. . . . . . . . . 83 . 8341 corn-Perbu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51j ! : 5114 ' ( tats-I'er be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2t1 t. 29y . Hogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 4-25 ' % s 4 43 tattle-Hutchersteers. . . . . . . . . 4 0 ; rG 4 33 } rcen-ldixeo natives. . . . . . . . . . 3 75 = 4 50 ' Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 4 tO IiA\SAS CITt. Wheat-No. 2hard..I 81 'it 8145. Corn-No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 t . 494. Oats-\o. " . . . 29 'm 29. tattle-stockers and feeders. 2 40 c. 4 35 begs-Mixed packer. . . . . . . . . . 3 J0 ti. 4. a .