Nebraska Newspapers

    I 1 ' M'COOK TRIBUNE.
HE FM KIJIJIELL , 1'ubIIshcr.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
I NEBRASKA.
| Olllclnl Vote for President.
| The state canvassing board has com *
H plctcd the canvass of votes cast in this
H Btato for presidential electors. Thom
m official vote discloses the fact that the
H McKinlcy electors received an average
H of 102,505 votes , and the Bryan electors
L\ 115,025 , Bryan's plurality being 13,000.
H On governor , Gov. Ilolcomb received
m 21,002 votes more than MacColl , but
H only 700 more than the Bryan electors.
H Followingis the vote on electors :
B M'KINLEY.
B Albcrt-J , liurnhuin , Auburn 101.0G1
B George A. Derby , Seward il2 , t < 5
fcolomon Dm per , Bloomlleld 1(2,831
Alberto Foster , Omaha 102.Wfl !
H Murtin L. Pries , Arcadia 11) ) ,7 3
B Jarob E. Houtz , Lincoln 102,8" > 3
k I .lohniL. Mcriicclov , Alinden 102,304
H Frank J. Sadilolc , Wilbor 100,101
Hj Acrago n-ote 102.5G5
j I1KYAN.
] ICclsO. Alberts , Saronville li. , < 07
> Jacob N. Campbell , Kullerton ll. > ,7 < 4
H I'ieldcn J. Hale , Itattle Creek 115,0.13
H Michael F. Harrington. O'Neill ll.V.SH
R fctunlcy L. Ko.storyz , Mllligan J15SbQ
! Fred Motz , Umalia 115,922
j OlofW. 1'alni , Lincoln 115,817
] XavJorl'iuscckl , St , Paul 114.Gi > ( i
Hj ' Average vote 11V-25
i PALMER.
j 4 Joseph Hruenig , llumphroy 2.SS5
Hi A. S. Godfrey , Lincoln 2.N51
j "Wm. Grilliu , Hebron 2,814
Hj J. A. Kirk. Culbcrtson 2,71)4 )
Hi , < JharIes. icolni. Sargent 2,75s
H Fred Rcnnard , Oakland 2.7J8
1 Alexander Scott , Stromsburg -.761
| | Charles Turner , Omaha 2,7tiG
Avcrago Vote 2.79T
I BENTLEY.
E. II. Agee. Friend 707
j James K. Lane , Pleasant Hill 769
H -A. Kuth , Columbus 70J
B Thos. W. Matbow.s , Omaha 753
Hj J. s. Miller. Kcpublican City 703
H < 1) . L. Pound , lnman 703
j .A. P. Seymour , Unldiila ( i'Jii
j X > em J. hmith , Lincoln 71S
H , Averagcvote 733
j I LEVERING.
H ' O. It. Bcobe , Mindcn 1,243
C L. Carpenter. Orcighton 1,103
i > . M. Cozad. Malcolm 1.1SG
| JobnF. Helin. Omaha 1,21 ! )
1) . W. C. Huntington , Lincoln 1,185
k C. Lowcnstein , isebraska City 1,171
H N. S. Lowrie. O'Neill 1.1FJ
j llary E. Rockwell , Weeping Water. . . . 1,174
H : i
l Average vote 1,106
M . MACI1ETT.
. | < II. S. Aley , Lincoln 182
W Chas. E. Raker , Omaha ltG
Hi August Bccrman , Omaha. 17(1
mm | Tdomas M. Conway , couth Omaha 1K2
M I John O. Curtis. South Omaha IG'i
, Wm..H. Daniels , Omaha HO
M Fred Telckmeir , Uoelus U >
m John W. Unaugst , Omaha 167
m Average vote 172
H CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
H J According to returns as examined by
mW the state canvassing board , none of the
H | constitutional amendments carried.
m ' | | The amendment receiving the highest
m II number of votes was the one providing
1 , f | for two additional judges of the su-
H ' If preme court. That amendment re-
B i M ceived S4,000-votes As the total vote
1 ' 11 in the state was 230,092 , an amendment
H . | | to be.adopted.must have received 115 , -
i in.
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B 1 i (
m u i "Wolves are becoming very trouble-
Hri S some in Grant county.
Hj 1 • Stockmen of Kimball county propose
B -making war on rustlers.
B Grain men at Superior bought 0,7SG
H j "bushels of corn in one day.
B It is probable that Tecumseh. will
B get a < new opera house in 1S97.
B The West Point Republican has be-
Bi , gun its twenty-seventh volume.
B ! Bloomington is without an unoccu-
B pied residence.or business house.
B i ] \Irs. llattio lliggins , one of the first
B I settlers.of JIastings , died last week.
B | There is war on in the Holdrcge
B postollice. There are ten applicants.
B i Peter Hyan of Holt count } ' losf thir-
H j ty-five steers irom eating corn stalks.
B | There were 2G0 more votes cast in
Hl -Johnson county this year than in 1S0O.
HK There is-talk of organizing a stock
Bf
l -company to build an opera house at
t The Saline agricultural society is
K -able to pay eighty.per cent of its pre-
B miums.
B Young ladies tofPlattsmouth gave a
H Jcap year ball .to their gentlemen
H j iriends.
B A farmer living near Decatur raised
H nearly forty .thousand bushels of corn
B this year.
Hj The Grand Island boys are discussing
H the project < of organizing a military
H company.
B ; Mr. .and Mrs. A. B. Fuller of Decatur
Bf celebrated their golden wedding the
Hj other day.
H Mr. and Mrs. Mathews of Hyannis
H | will celebrate their silver wedding on
B December 3.
H There is doubt whether the Xebras-
B ka constitutional -amendments have
B carried or not.
H There is talk -of selecting a. postmas-
H i terfor Lincoln by ballot , there being
H so many applicants.
H Twenty members were received in
| H the Methodist church at Arcadia on
B probation last week.
B | Thirty-one cars of Oregon hogs were
l l shipped into the state last week to be
H fed on Nebraska corn.
H The creamery company at Osceola
H cvill at once rebuild on the site of the
H factory recently destroyed.
B W. T. Cody of Xorth Platte owns 50 , -
H 000 acres of land in the Big Horn val-
H ley , and has nearly all of it under irri-
H gation.
H The Niobrara Pork Packing house
H began operations last week , and will
H kill 100 hogs a day for the remainder
H of the season.
Bj A curfew ordinance has been intro-
H duced in the Fremont City council. It
H ] | will be acted upon at the next meeting.
Bj ' As Mrs. Bredehoft , wife of a promi-
BJ nent farmer , was leaving Berlin her
B ] team ran away , throwing her out upon
Bj the frozen ground. She was seriously
Bf hurt
Bt J. W. Burney of Stratton was shot
K and killed by his son , a young man 21
B years of age. The deed was provoked
Bf by the father , who threatened the life
of the youth. The tragedy occurred at
the family residence and in the pres
ence of the wife of the unfortunate
victim. The shooting was done in self
defense. - _ _ - 1 |
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John Bell , a Nebraska City negro , ia
in jail for throwing a lighted lamp at
his wife. He will answer before the
district court.
The Smithfleld Farm News says now
is the time for farmers to select seed
corn and put it away in the attic where
it will keep dry.
A Wayne county farmer harvested
3,400 bushels of corn from a forty-acre
field. An average yield of 83 bushels
per acre , by weight.
The creamery at Norfolk , which has
been closed for the past three months ,
is in a fair way of beginning opera
tions in the near future.
Last week the working time in the
railroad shops at Havelock was extend
ed from five days of eight hours to six
days of eight hours a week.
The little stations on all the rail
roads that have been abandoned and
boarded up during the three years'
drouth , are being re-opened.
Knox county has gained 4,500 inhab
itants in six years. The result is ar
rived at by comparing the figures of
the last election with those of 1800.
A prize fight occurred near Tecum
seh , one of its participants being a col
ored man. Ten rounds were fought ,
when the referee called the mill off.
Fred C. Schults , a well known and
greatly esteemed business man of To
bias , died last week , aged thirty-eight
years. He leaves a wife and five
children.
Leonard Nao of Elmwood , while
husking corn , was kicked in tha stomach
ach by a mule and rendered uncon
scious for thirty-six hours. The doctor
says he will recover.
Officials of the proposed Yankton &
Norfolk railway , have been in the vi
cinity of Norfolk. They report every
thing in readiness to begin work with
the opening of spring.
Phil Armour of Chicago owned sev
eral corn-cribs in Furnas county but
the county treasurer caused them to be
sold to satisfy personal taxes which Ar
mour had neglected to pay.
The patriotic citizen who has been
saving the country by talking politics
all summer , says the Pawnee Press ,
should now help his wife split wood ,
peal the potatoes and milk the cow.
Judge A. N. Ferguson of South Oma
ha last week presented to the state a
portrait of Hon. Henner Ferguson , the
first chief Justice of Nebraska , who
was appointed by President Pierce in
1854.
Grandpa Long , says the Wilcox Her
ald , butchered a shoat last week that
weighed only a. trifle less than 700
pounds. Only a shoat. Just think
what it might have weighed when full
grown.
The schools of Cambridge have been
closed , and will remain so until the
diphtheria epidemic has ceased its rav
ages in that locality. Several deaths
have occurred , and new cases are re
ported daily.
Superintendent O'Brien of the Ne
braska Fish commission was in Sidney
last week with the fish car and distrib
uted black bass , catfish , croppie and
carp. The waters of the Lodge Pole
are being handsomely stocked.
Thomas O'Connor was . arraigned in
the county court at Greeley for the
crime of mayhem. October 1st he and
Peter Gannon had an altercation , in
which O'Connor bit Gannon's nose off ,
but eluded the officers of the law until
recently.
John and Henry Cook , sons of Jo
seph Cook , a German farmer living five
miles from Leigh , went to that town
and stayed about until evening , doing
some drinking. They laid down on
the way home and were nearly frozen
to death when found.
At Kimball Emlo Carpenter and Wm.
Sheffer , charged with house breaking ,
had their preliminary hearing before
Judge Prouty , and were bound over to
the district court. Sheffer furnished a
S500 bond , but Carpenter was unable to
furnish bail and will remain in the
county jail until the spring term of
court.
While shelling corn the clothing of
David Brown of Phillips caught on a
knuckle of the tumbling rod , which
threw him to the ground , terribly
bruising his head and shoulders , but
fortunately , in throwing him under ,
his body caused the rod to leave the
jack and become uncoupled , otherwise >
he might have been killed.
Ed. J. Hall , state oil inspector , died
suddenly in Lincoln a few evenings
ago. He complained of a severe head
ache , ana in two hours was dead , not
withstanding the attendance of a num
ber of physicians. Mr. Hall was an
old newspaper man , having published
papers at Wahoo , Ashland , Grand Is
land and elsewhere , and was very
highly respected. He leaves a wife
and three children.
The chicory works at Fremont are
running at their fullest capacity , and
have much work ahead. They expect
to clear up all roots thus far dug by
Dec. 15. Thev will then commence
work on a large acreage of roots which
were raised near Hastings. They ex
pect it to take at least a month to clear
them up. There is still quite an acre
age of roots that cannot be dug until
spring.
Fred Johnson , his wife and two lit
tle children , travelers on their way
home to Storm Lake , Iowa , struck the
river at Decatur , Neb. , but were un
able to cross on account of the boat be
ing frozen in and the pantoon laid up
for repairs. They turned sorrowfully
away .and upon investigation it was
found they were not only badly in need
of clothing , but destitute of clothing
and money. The good people of Deca
tur relieved their distress.
The Argo Manufacturing company
has just closed a contract for a new
Coriisss engineof 300-horse power to be
immediately placed in their starch fac
tory at Nebraska City.
Gov. Holcomb has commissioned the
following delegates to attend the fifth
national irrigation congress , to be held
.at Phoenix , Ariz. , Dec 15 , 1G and 17 ,
1S0G : S. L. Wiley , Omaha ; A. G. Wolf-
enbargar , Lincoln , E. F. Seeberger ,
North Platte ; P.C. Erickson , Brewster ;
Edgar Allen , Omaha. J. E. La Master
was named as another delegate to the
southern coast defense convention , to
be held at Tampa , Florida , in Janu-
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CONFIDANTES OF M'KIN- '
LEY SPEAK POSITIVELY.
BEEN FULLY DECIDED ON.
Chairman of Ways and Means Cnnimlt-
tee Dinglcy to Formally 3Iaco Such
an Announcement at the I'rupcr
Time Will Convcno Shortly
After March 4 Senator
Thurston Talks.
Washington' , Dec. 7. Friends and
confidantes of Mr. McKinley who have
come direct from Canton , Ohio , bring
the positive announcement that a call
for a special session of Congress , to be
convened a few days after March 4 ,
has been decided upon. It is stated
that Mr. Dingley , chairman qf the
House committee on ways and means ,
will make this intention formally
known at the proper time.
Senator Thurston said : " 1 am con
vinced a session of the next Congress
will be called for about the 15th of
March. That ought to be satisfactory.
I cannot quote anyone , but I do not
consider that there is any doubt on the
point. The complexion of the Senate
will not be allowed to influence the
decision at all. The Republican ad
ministration has been elected under
a pledge to the people to reform the
tariff and its duty to this country is to
proceed about that business at the
earliest possible moment and either to
keep its pledge or make it manifest
that it is impossible to do so. 1 think
we ought to secure a tariff which
could be put into effect by the begin
ning of the next fiscal jrear. "
"DYNAMITE DICK'S" DEATH
The Outlaw Surprised as Ho "Was Pre
paring : to Itnid a Hank Ills Past.
Wichita , Kan. , Dec. 7. The real
name of "Dynamite Dick , " the leader
of Oklahoma outlaws , who was killed
two miles east of Blackwell yesterday
by a liveryman named Lang , one of a
sheriff's posse , was Richard Clifton
and he belonged to a respectable fam-
iljr of Newton , Kan.
The outlaws had planned to rob the
bank of Blackwell , but the sheriff was
advised of it two weeks ago and had a
posse of seven men engaged to meet
them. Learning that the outlaws
were at the home of Farmer Hostler ,
the sheriff summoned his men and went
there. At daylight the outlaws ap
peared and shooting began at once.
The bullet that killed " '
"Dick/ after
passing through his body killed a
heifer.
Ben Cravens , another of the band
who was wounded and captured , can
not live , and has made a rambling
statemant to the effect that he killed
the man found murdered near Elgin a
week ago. The body of "Dick" and
his wounded comrade have been taken
to Newkirk , the county seat. Cravens
recently broke jail in Guthrie to es
cape the penalty of bank robbery.
A Woman Editor Cowhides a Competitor.
Attalta , Ala. , Dec. 7. The Beacon ,
of which Miss Emma Monroe , who
is not yet out of her teens , is as
sociate editor , published an ar
ticle yesterday that juvenile criminals
should be sent to a reformatory ,
and the Herald , edited by H. Cather ,
replied that some grown persons
should also be in a. reformatory , the
allusion being to Miss Monroe ' s father ,
who , while treasurer of DeKalb
county , was accused of embezzlement.
Yesterday Miss Monroe attacked
Cather with a cowhide and he was
forced to run up a flight of stairs.
Two New Gunboats Launched.
Bath , Me. , Dec. 7. The new gun-
ooats , Vicksburg and Newport , were
launched from the yards of the Bath
Iron works this afternoon , before a
great crowd. Both are of composite
construction , all of the framing
being of steel , with planks of Geor
gia pine woi'ked on the frames below
the water line , secured by composition
bolts. Another feature will be the
use of full sail power in addition to
steam , for they will be rigged as bark
en tines. They are sister ships , of 1.000
tons displacement , drawing twelve feet
of water , 1GS feet long by thirt3'-six
feet beam , and will cost § 222,400 each.
General Mcrritt's Ball.
Chicago , Dec 7. The ball given by
Major General Wesley Merritt at the
Auditorium hotel was one of the most
distinct social successes of years.
Fully 300 of the leading society people
were present , as were all the military
officers from Fort Sheridan , and those
attached to the headquarters of the
department of the Missouri. General
Merritt was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Potter Palmer and other society
leaders.
John K. Fellows Very Sick.
New York , Dec. 7. District Attor
ney John R. Fellows lies at the point
of death from an attack of gastritis at
his home in this city. His family have
given up hope. He is very weak. At
one time during the night his friends
thought that the end was very near.
John R. Fellows , jr. , who is in the
South traveling for his health , has
'ieen summoned home.
The Bayard Gift Project.
Loxdox , Dec. 7. The Daily Tele
graph this morning devotes three col
umns to its project for a subscription
for a farewell Christmas gift to United
States Ambassador Bayard. The list
of subscribers for the day includes Sir
Henry Irving and Dean Hole. The
total amount subscribed , including the
S500 with which the Telegraph opens
the list , is S340.
Gold Victory in Alabama.
Montgomery , Ala. , Dec. 7. In the
senate the bill which prohibits the
making of any contract payable
specifically in gold was defeated , the
nine Populists alone voting for it
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MINT DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
Operations of the I.ist Fiscal Vear
Total Coinage S71,1M . H5S. " *
• Washington , Dec. 7. Tha report of
R. E. Preston , the director of tha mint ,
shows the operations of the mints and
assay offices during the fiscal year
18 % , together with statistics of foreign
countries relative to the production ,
coinage and monetary condition of
each.
The original gold bullion deposited
at the mints and assay offices during
the year was valued at Sii8.7iOJS. ( : ! .
The original silver bullion deposited
represented coinage value of SI 1,072 , -
077.
077.The
The coinage executed at the mints
during the fiscal year was as follows :
Gold , S. ) SS78,400 ; silver dollars , S7,500 , -
882 ; subsidiary silver. § 3,039,819 ; minor
coins , § 809,337 ; total , S71,1SS,408.
There was a total coinage under the
act of July 14 , 1890 , up to November 1 ,
1890 , of § . - ) ( i,300 , 87(5 ( , with a signiorage
of § 13,301,031 ; leaving on hand at the
inh ts a balance of 12. i,0Gl,202 fine
ounces , costing S112SG. > ,02. ) .
The average London price of silver
bullion during the fiscal j'ear was
equivalent to § 0.08007 ; the New York
price was § 0 09491 , and the average
price at the par of exchange was
§ 0.07388. The highest quotation dur
ing the year was equivalent to SO. 70201 ;
the lowest quotation , § ( > .GG0S1. The
commercial ratio of cold to silver Avas
1 to 30.5S , and the bullion value of a
United States silver dollar , at the
yearly average price , was § 0.52202.
The net gold exports for the fiscal
year were § 78,904,012 as against S30 , -
117,37G for the previous jear. The net
silver exports wei-e 833,202,2o8. as
against S27G31,7S9 for the previous
year.
The employment of precious metala
in the industrial arts in the United
States during the calendar year 1895
was : Gold , § 13,429,085 ; silver. § 12,277 , -
024.
024.The
The metallic stock in the United
States on July 1 , 1890 , was : Gold , § 599 , -
597,954 ; silver , § G28,72S,071 , a total of
61,228,320,035.
The estimated production of the
precious metals in the United States
during the calendar year , 1895 , was :
Fine Commercial Coining
Metals ounces. value. value.
Sold 2.254.7G0 $46G10,000 J4GG10,000
Silver..55,727,000 30,445,000 72,051,000
The estimated production of gold
and silver in the world for the calen
dar year , 1895 , was as follows :
Fine Commercial Coining
Metals ounces. value. value.
Gold. . . 9,094,640 5200,406,000 8200,406,000
Silver.168,308,353 110,073,700 217,510,800
The total coinage of gold and silver
by the various conntries of the world
was as follows :
Gold , § 231,037,43S ; silver , § 121,010 , -
219 ; total , § 352,097,057.
The total metallic stock and uncov
ered paper in the world was estimated
on January 1 , 189G , as follows : Gold.
54,143,700,000 ; full legal tender silver ,
B3G1G,700.000 ; limited tender silver ,
BG20,200,000 ; total metallic stock ,
ES,3SOG00.O0O ; uncovered paper , § 2,558 , -
000,000 ; grand total , § 10,938G00,000.
The director in his report states
there is no doubt that the silver coins
of the United States are now being
counterfeited , exactly similar to the
genuine in size , weight and devices.
Some of these coins cannot be distin
guished from the genuine , even by ex
perts. A very dangerous counterfeit
silver half dollar has made its appear
ance in the East and West , the weight
Df which is 192 grains , with a fineness
of .SG7 > , while the weight of the gen
uine is 192.9 , of the fineness of .900.
The profit to the counterfeiter is now
about 100 per cent. So far , the best
known protection against the counter
feiting of coins has been found to be
the lettering placed on the edges sim
ilar to that on the first coinages of the ,
United States , or of the 5-franc piece of
France.
Jefferson Barracks May be Abandoned.
St. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 7. The prob
ability that Jefferson Barracks will be
abandoned by the government as
a military post is not remote.
This prediction is based on known
facts supplemented by official com
plaints as to the bad sanitary condition
of the post by the various commanding
officers in charge. An order has been
received from General Weslej' Merritt
directing a board of officers to meet at
Jefferson barracks December 10 to in
quire into the sanitary condition of
the post.
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A Law to license Murder.
Montgomery , Ala. , Dec. 7. Repre
sentative Pitts , one of the foremost
lawyers in the assembly , has introduced
a bill which in effect will license a man
to kill the despoiler of his female rela
tive. It is urged that the law making
such homicide murder is a dead letter
on the statute books and that the pro
posed law would enable the juries of
Alabama to cease ignoring the written
law in order to meet the euds of
lustice.
A Baxter Springs Bank Closed.
Baxter Springs , Kan. , Dec. 7. The
Baxter Springs bank was closed this
morning and is now in the hands of
the bank commissioner. It will proba
bly not reopen , as it is reported to be
in very bad shape. Colonel Alexander
Warner is president.
Clinton , Mo. , Bank Closes.
Clinton , Mo. , Dec. 7. The Henry
County bank assigned at 10 o ' clock last
night to Calvird & Lewis , attorneys.
The deposits are about § 125,000 , and
bills payable about § 20.000. It is
heavy holders of commercial paper in
business institutions that have been
suffering from the hard times. The
assignees have been the bank's counsel
in legal matters , Mr. Lewis being the
late Republican candidate for governor.
Child Murder and Suicide.
Newark , Ohio , Dec. 7. Mrs. A. F.
Gleisner , wife of a giassblower , shot
her infant child in the head this morn
ing , killing it instantly. She then
shot herself in the mouth and is now
lying in a precarious condition.
Nevada's Total Vote.
Carson , Nev. , Dec. 7. Complete
election returns of Nevada were re
ceived by the secretary of state this
morning. The total vote of the state
was 10.315. Bryan Sewall received
7.802 ; Bryan and Watson. 575 ; Mc
Kinley and Hobart , 1,9/
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RESOURCES OF ALABAMA.
Recited In the Inaugural Address of
Governor Johnston.
Governor Joseph F. Johnston was in
augurated governor of Alaharaa Dec. 1.
Before taking the oath of office he de
livered a long address , sounding the
keynote of his administration , which
Is to promote the development of Ala
bama's resources and improve the con
dition of her people. Speaking of the
resources of the state he said :
"With an area of but little more than
fifty thousand square miles , there Is no
territory of like size in the known
world so prolific in the variety of its
resources ; were a wall erected around
our state , cutting off all access , we
could produce within our borders
everything necessary for the comforter
or convenience of man. Great veins
of Iron ore and seams of coal put at
our command almost boundless re
sources in fuel , iron , and steel. Splen
did forests of yellow pine hero stand
ready to build homes for millions of
people. Building stone and marble ,
fire clay , kaolin and lime exist in great
abundance ; walnut , maple , oak , cherry ,
ash and other hard woods await the
hand of man for manufacture or the
adornment of our homes. In the pro
duction of pig iron we take rank as
the fourth state in the union ; id iron
ore , third ; In coal we stand fifth ; in
the production of cotton , fourth , and
in its manufacture , fourth. In lumber
we are near the head of the list. It
would be unjust should I fail to in
clude in our minerals copper , lead ,
graphite , marl and gold ; indeed , the
only mineral that we seem to be with
out and to want most is silver. Leav
ing forest and mine and coming to our
fields we find that they produce gen
erously cotton , corn , wheat , rye , oats ,
tobacco , rice and the grasses and here
is the home of the pear , the peach , the
grape and all small fruits. Vegetables
are grown with great success , and this
industry is steadily developing. Our
splendid rivers , the Alabama , Coosa ,
Tallapoosa , Warrior , Cahaba , Bigbee
and the Tennessee , are the liquid ar
teries of the commonwealth , fed by in
numerable creeks , all fruitful In power
to convert our raw products into arti
cles of merchandise. Over 3,000 miles
of railroads traverse our state from
north to south , and east to west , fur
nishing quick transportation to market
for our products. When we come to
our climate we find that the Giver of
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all good things has not stayed His
hand , and that He has blessed us with
opportunity to labor twelve months in
the year without detriment to health or
comfort. Indeed , we can scarcely ap
preciate the blessings we enjoy in this
respect when compared with less fa
vored regions , for even now we are
seemingly unconscious that roses are
blooming in our gardens , and the fra
grant air is sweet with their perfume.
* * * With a profound gratitude to
the God of our fathers , that our lots
have been cast in this sunny land , let
us beseech Him to send warmth and
vitality and enduring growth into
every field of endeavor , that will make
us strong to accomplish the things that
make a state loved at home and revered - ;
vered abroad. " ;
Fitzslminons in Court. ;
San Francisco , Dec. 5. Bob Fitz-
simmons. through his attorney , com
menced suit in the Superior court to
restrain the Anglo-California bank
from paj'ing Sharkey the S10,000 purse ]
awarded the sailor by Referee Earp.
Fitzsimmons charges conspiracy between - ]
tween Sharkey , the National Athletic i
club and others , whose names are not <
given , to award Sharkey the purse
under aiv circumstances. Fit'/simmnm :
alleges that before Earp was selected
as referee this agreement was made
and that had he known of it he would
have refused to enter the ring. Judge
Sanderson granted the injunction
prayed for and the case will soon be
tried in court.
Another Postmaster to Go.
Washington , Dec. 5. Chai-gcs have
been filed in the postoffice department
against Jacob D. Allen , postmaster at
Butler , Bates county , Mo. , and editor
of the Butler Times , and they are now
being considered by the department.
The impression is general that there is
enough in the charges to effect Allen ' s
promot removal. In connection with
the charges of pernicious activity in
politics , it is claimed that Mr. Allen ,
as editor of his paper , has allowed no
opportunity to pass for roasting Presi
dent Cleveland and all of his friends.
A Nebraskan of Xote Loses His Home.
Nebraska City , Neb. . Dec. 5. The
home of John C. Watson , ex-speaker
of the house of representatives of Ne
braska , was entireh' destroyed by fire
early this morning. It is not known
how the fire originated , as Watson and
his family were away from home. The
loss on the house , furniture and li
brary is estimated at S15.000 , which is
fully covered by insurance.
Gold Contracts in Georgia.
Atlanta , Ga. , Dec. 5. The state
Senate , by a vote of 21 to 15 , rejected a
bill introduced by Senator Culver to
declare null and void all obligations
and contracts which may be made pay
able in any specific character of money.
So far as the general assembly is concerned -
cerned therefore , gold contracts may
still be made in Georgia.
On Nov. 30th the John A. Saizer
Seed ; Co. , La Crosse. Wis. , the largest
seed ! potato growers in the world received -
| ceived an order for three thousand
bushels of seed potatoes from one firm
in Texas.
Inaugural Ball.
Cleveland , Ohio , Dec. 5. Chairman
M. A. Hanna said yesterday : "I think
the inaugural ball will he held as
usual. It has become a time-honored
custom in connection with the inau
gural ceremonies , and there is no rea
son why it should be omitted now. "
Two Killed in a Snotvslide.
Logan , Utah , Dec. 5. Hiram Jeppe-
son. James Christianson , Sr. , and his
son. James , were buried in a snowslide
yesterday afternoon in Logan canon.
Jeppeson finally extricated himself ,
but the father and son were both
killed.
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St. Joseph Kocrults for Culm. M
St. JosEiur , Mo. , Dec. 3.-It has dom
vcloped that there has been an enlistm
ment of 150 men for the Cuban army H
and that others are expected to 30m jm
them when means of transportation-
have been properly arranged for by H |
the Cuban junta in New York. The
man who has been active in securing Jm
this number for the cause of Cuba is )
David Bercnsberg , at one time a lieutenant -
tenant in the regular United States
army , and prior to that ft soldier in H
the German army during the Franco- JH
Prussian war. At the present time ho V
holds a commission as captain of a fl
company of state militia here. He is ]
a member of the police force of this fl
city and the drill master of the force. M
A number of his old associates in the vB
regular array are down on the list , and / |
all of them expect soon to be serving f M
under the Cuban ilag. H
An Act of Charity by the rro < ldent. | l
Boston , Mass. , Dec. 3. A few weeks '
ago fire destroyed the cabin of "Daddy" M
Brim , a hermit fisherman in the Gray iV
Gables neighborhood. His lease ex- !
pircd with the destruction of the H
dwelling , and though friends raised M
money for him to rebuild ho could not JH
find a site , so he wrote to President M
Cleveland and was given leave to erect fl
a cabin on the Gray Gables estate , all fl
rights to revert at his death. g t
The ATlro Nail Trust Dissolved. H
New York , Dec. 3. At a meeting oi j M
the Wire Nail Manufacturers' association - ( H
tion it was voted to dissolve the organ- H
ization. John II. Parks , treasurer of , fl
the association , said its affairs would t M
be wound up at once. A new card ol | J |
"extras" the manufac-
was adopted by V l
turers in order to conform , so far as m [ |
possible , to the desires of the retail ] S
trade. _ _ _ 1 1
Mrs. Bcccher Suffering From a Fall. , B
New York , Dec. 3. Mrs. Henry ! S
Ward Bcccher went to her daughter's H
home at Stamford , Conn. , for a ThanksH
giving visit , and a few days ago fell , H
on rising from bed , herhead violently H
striking the iloor. She is improving , IH
but some time must elapse before she. j A
can return to her home in Brooklyn. H
An Iowa Sheriff's Fatal Fall. M
Lemars , Iowa , Dec. 3. W. E. ner * H
ron , sheriff of Plymouth county , was < H
found dead by the side of the railroad M
track between Merrill and Lemars to- H
day. Marks in the snow show that he H
fell or was knocked from a train. The H
body was cut and bruised by sliding M
on the ground and was frozen. H
Iowa Patent Ofllco Report. H
S. P. Leland of Iowa asks : "Is there fl
any law or decision to prevent any person - A
son from making and using a patented M
article for himself only , although he < ' |
have not got permission of the owner' ' " M
Yes. A patent gives the owner the M
exclusive right to make , vend and use fl
the invention for seventeen j'ears. No V
person has a right to make and use a | fl
patented invention for his own % use M
without a license. If one person # could fl
do [ so every other person would have fl
the same privilege , and a patent for an / < fl
invention that can be easily made H
would go into general use without JH
profit to the patentee. '
A patent has been allowed to F. C. J
Stevens ; of Sac City , Iowa , for a hose .M
nozzle adapted for throwing a straight M
solid stream , a radiating spray or sheet 'M
all around , a spray and solid stream at * M
the same time , or a spray only half way M
around , at the pleasure of the operator. * * T
Valuable information about obtaining - J
ing , valuing and selling patents sent 1
free to any address. ; A
Printed copies of the drawings and k
specifications of any U. S. Patent sent T
upon receipt of 25 cents. 1
Our practice is not confined to Iowa. |
Inventors in other states can have our Jl
services upon the same terms as Hawkfl
eyes. Thomas G. & J. Ralph Orwio ,
Solicitors of Patents. J
Des Moines , Iowa , Dec. 1 , 130G. 1
L1VK STOCKAM ) JUCODUIJ2 MAKKETS
Quotations From Xew York , Chicago , St.
l.otiiOmaha and Klicwhcru.
OMAHA.
Uutter Creamery separator. . CO < f4 21
Hutter Choice fancy country ] . ; @ j.i ,
Ejrgs Kresli 21 @ 22 '
1 rairie chickens , per doiC 5 f.0 H 0 00 i
Quail , per doz 1 .V ) < & 1 r/ ) /l
Ked head and Mallard Ducks , .i Z0 tf 3 7. ; 2
Hiring Chickens dressed 0 < 2& r.54 1
Turkeys . ! > © 10 M
Oeesu and Ducks 7 8 4 |
Lemons Ulioico Messinas 4 30 © 5 00 'i
Honey Fancy White 14 45 ji ; i
Onions per bu :55 : i 40 J
Potatoes 30 © H5 M
Sweet Potatoes per bbl 2 03 © 2 51)
Oranpes Per box 4 00 © 4 75
Hay Upland , per ton 4 50 © 5 50 ' 1
Apples Per bbl 130 © 2 50 J
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET. %
Hozs Light Mixed ; ; 20 © : i 35 J
Hops Heavy Weights 3 15 © 3 21) M
Heef Steers 3 25 © 475
uHs 2 40 Oi 2 DO 9
Milkers and springers 25 00 @ 27r.o M
kiH s , • * • • • # - • • • • • • . . . . * • * • • • • * wi 00 ( ? 5 , % 2. > mm
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Mockers and feeders 2 " . © 3 ft >
Sheep Native 2 25 @ 3 03 ]
Sheep Lambs 3 2 © 5 00 , iM
CHICAGO. ' M
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Corn-Perbu 2i © 23 1
Oats Per bu js © isv M
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Calves • 425 qn 15q !
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Sheep-Lambs 3 00 © r 35 M
Sheep \ earlinjrs 3 03 © 4 53
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Sheep-Muttons 1 75 © 3 25 * M
Fell Into BoUng Grease. fl
St. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 3. John Abel ,
a ! workman at the Nelson Morris 'mjl
dressed beef works , was horribly T
burned while at work yesterday. The m\
flesh on the right leg was par-boiled fl
Abel tripped on the greasy floor in the ' m\\ \
rendering " room and fell into a vat oJ jH
"foiling grease. 'mWM
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The Banks of Kansas. ' ' B
Topesa , Kan. , Dec. 3. The biennial
report of the state bank commissions fl
will be delivered to Governor Morrir 9
to-day. According to it , the banks oi
Kansas are in better condition
to-da
than at any time before since the boonL I