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m m m mmmmmmm mm * * lmmm MMmMMMmMMWMMMmi m m m m myL , H MCCOOK TRIBUNE. I l' . M. KIMMELL , Publisher. McCOOIC , - : - - : - NEBRASKA I NEBRASKA. Lincoln has put in a bid for the ncxl H irrigation congress. H The poultry and stock show at Hast I fogs was well attended. H I - The pupils of the Ansley school hav Hj organized a dramatic club. Bi The Masons of Osceola will celebrate B 4 St John's day , the 27th inst. Hi Ice and snow arc out of the way and Hj corn husking is going forward again. Hi The Grand Island sugar factory ex- Hi pects to run until the first week in Feb- HI ruary. HI A well organized gang of chicken H ] thieves arc operating in portions oi Hj Adams county. Bll Old settlers of Adams county will Hjl hold a midsummer meeting the second KI Thursday in J une. Hil Sugar beet tops are selling at 50 9-i cents a bushel at Tilden , and it is said - B | they are worth that. HI The Kearney industrial school has Hffj 211 boys enrolled , a lower number Hjfj than for several years. 9j'i ' | J. It. Stiltz of Gering shipped through 9r | Sidney 00,000 pounds of alfalfa seed H1 for the Chicago market Hr | Callaway has organized a new social KJj * club , the object of which is to give R ] [ semi-weekly dancing parties. Hnj . The Logan Valley fair association at BP 1 ' "Wakefield has been dissolved by a vote Kl i of two-thirds of the stockholders. ; Oliver , son of Ed J. Hall , lately de ceased , will keep books at the Kearney industrial school after the first of Jan ! uary. • Table Rock has not yet settled the postmastership question. Two elections - tions have been held without defiuite mt results. H | Mrs. J. Curry of Fremont is one of jf the seventy-five heirs to the liaker es- Bl I tate in Philadelphia , valued at § 300 , - K | 000,000. HI j The North Platte Poultry and Pet H | I -Stock association will have their sec- H | | ' end annual show at Humphrey Dec. 29 , Hjfj ' 30 aad 31. M | i John Dolazel of Wilbur wants a diM - M fj vorce from his wife. Six months ago B she ran ofT with another man , and has B1 .not yet returned. B | The editor of the Chester Herald of- B S lers to wager § 500 on a Thayer county Hi girl who can shuck her seventy-five B | "bushels of corn a day. Bi The mail carriers of Omaha and Bm South Omaha are rustling for the pur- H | | | pose of capturing the national associa- B f * tion meeting for 189S. The man who leaves Nebraska in I liopes of finding a better place , says xhe Stuart Ledger , would do well to _ w t purchase a return ticket B | Grandpa Oakes of Garrison will soon Bw j celebrate his 91st birthday. He enjoys Hi g-ood health and expects to be here to H § celebrate his 100th anniversary. Hyj Ed Wright , the leading merchant of H "Scotia , committed suicide by shooting , H ill health being the cause , He had H been a great sufferer for months. H Mrs. Scott of Lincoln fired four shots H at her husband as he was pursuing her H with a big knife. She stopped his pro- U gross , but did not wound him fatally. H A considerable number of farmers H about North Loup made contracts tc H jrrow seeds /or a Lincoln firm and are H now preparing the same for shipment. H A horse buyer in Banner county pays H 2 cents a pound , regardless of age or H pedigree. It is thought they will H seek the market ' ' eventually as 'canned H H Whitccaps went to the house of a H farmer in Lincoln county and gave H liim three hours in which to pack up H and pull out. He procured a "U'inche ' s- H ter and still holds the fort H Word reaches Hemingford that True H Miller , living twenty miles west , who H accidentally shot himself three weeks H ago , died from the effects of the H wound , blood poison having set in. H C. J. Williams' store at Syracuse was H ' robbed. Entrance was effected by I way of a rear window. The cash reg ister , containing 29 cents was taken. h The register was found near the B. & H 3J- track , west of town. B Mrs. Lydia .Sharp , one of the old setH - H tiers of Cuming county , died last week B at the old homestead , near Beemcr. of B dropsy. She was born in Bedford H county , Virginia , March 28 , 1S09. She B came to Cuming county in 1SG. > . B Thieves broke into Krug's beer ware B bouse at Kearney and helped them- B selves to what beer they wanted. The B police found a couple of young fellows H with part of the plunder. They were H locked up and , being closely ques- Hj tioncd , one of them made confession. Hl The traveling men's Bryan club of Hj Lincoln is arranging a banquet to be B tendered Mr. Bryan on the evening of H December 2S , previous to his departure B on his lecture tour. All the incoming B 6tatc officers will be present , and many B' ' of the leading bimetallists of the coun- B I try have been invited. H C. H. Morreli reports that yesterday B he sold to Kansas City men , ten rosi- K dence lots in Ilavelock , with an agree- K znent that a building to cost not less H than SI.000 should be erected on each H I lot by July 1 , 1897. The purchasers H were well pleased with Havelock , and H | feel confident it will in the near future B become a manufacturing center. They J i gave assurances that they would build Hj ; twenty houses in Havelock in the year B 1S97. From Nebraska State Journal. H Ed Cartwright , a resident of Nebras- H ka since 185S , and -member of the H First Nebraska cavalry , died at his H home in Wilbur last week , aged 75 H . years. He was the inventor of the H Cartwright breaking plow , which was B such a boon to the pioneers in turning H over the virgin soil. H ' If findings of the joint commission H between this state and South Dakota H are confirmed by the Nebraska legisla * H ture , the state will come into control H j of Bon Homme Island , which is over H ' : ten miles long and contains about 300 , - H , O00 feet of timber. The state cedes in | j return a worthless sand belt opposite J Vermillion , S. _ D. _ j W \ , . , A complaint has been filed with the state board of transportation , which was sent to the governor by the com plainants. The citizens of Brock com plain that the Missouri Pacific does not furnish cars sufficient for the needs of those who want to ship from that sta tion. Superintendent J. A. Gillespie of the institute for deaf and dumb at Omaha reports an attendance of 184 pupils dur- the two 3'ears. Improvements costing 816.V77 have pnt'the institution in good condition. Needs of the next two years will involve an expenditure of about 540,000. Gov. Mitchell of Florida has written Gov. Holcomb , informing him that the board of trade of the city of Orlando , Fla. , has called a National Good Beads congress , to be held in that city Feb. 2 , 1897. He requests Gov. Holcomb to appoint delegates from Nebraska to attend the same. The sheriff of Dakota county arrested Charles Hlllman , alias Charles Cun ningham , who is wanted in Sidney for obtaining money under false pretenses. He is one of a gang whichit is charged , has been operating for some time past in deeding land on which ho had no title in making trades. For j'icld of corn Carsten Truelsen of Sherman county leads. He has just finished gathering 5,000 bushels of corn off of GO acres of irrigated land and did not get the water on. until August 10. A portion of it went 100 bushels to the acre. He says he will get an average of 100 bushels per acre next year. A young man , giving his name as Charlie Shipherd , is in trouble at Dodge because of his inability to distinguish his own goods from those of others. He went west on a freight with a gun and some clothes belonging to F. B. Stud- nieka , and was captured at Lindsay and brought back to answer for his transgressions. There are in the Norfolk asylum 142 males , 51 females ; a total of 193 in mates. Fifteen deaths occurred dur ing the biennial period , a percentage of only 3.G of the whole number treat ed. The legislature will be asked to appropriate S113.000 for needs of the institution for the twenty-nine months ending Aug. 30 , 1899. A farmer near Lyons who has tried burning corn and measured its quali ties as compared with coal , says that coal is the cheapest He burned seven bushels of corn in about two dajs this week , besides a small amount of wood. The market value of the corn would be about 75 cents , while Si's worth of coal and a small amount of wood would last him nearly two weeks The Nebraska state grange met at Curtis with a full delegation. The an nual address was delivered by C. A. Hall of Pawnee City , after which the officers were elected for the ensuing year. John F. Williams of Culbertson was elected master of the state grange , R. H. Hanson of Curtis overseer , A. M. Bovce of Vancoma lecturer , C. Travel- piece of Kearney steward. Farmers in the vicinity of Presser met and completed the organization of the Farmers' Grain and Supply com pany. The stock is limited to 1.000 shares , at So each , the duration of the company to be for forty years. Nine members constitute the board of di rectors , to be elected annually on the first Monday in December. Charles Moritz was elected treasurer and busi ness manager for the ensuing year. Thomas Starkey , junior member of the firm of Starkey & Co. , proprietors of the North Bend roller mills , met in stant death by being wound around a shaft in the third story of the milL He was placing a belt when his cloth ing caught in a cog wheel and the force of the evolution of the shaft could not be resisted. He was dead before the machinery could be stopped. He leaves a wife and three j-oung children. M. H. Redfield , county clerk of Doug las county , at the session of the asso ciation of county commissioners held at Lincoln , read an instructive paper un the revenue laws of Nebraska , touching upon defects therein and making recommendations and sugges tions that will doubtless be embodied in legislation at the coming session of the legislature. In an exhaustive dis cussion he points out weak spots in our revenue system , and offers remedies Tor correcting the same. He would have , among other things , one assessor to a county , more stringent penalties , a basis for valuation and support to tax deeds. , 1 As a result of the Nebraska Club's after election advertisement in the eastern farm and home journals , re cently referred to in these columns , Secretary Williamson reports the in quiries for information concerning Ne braska are reaching him at the rate of from three to five per day , and the cor respondence and mailing of printed matter is becoming something consid erable. Arrangements have been made increasing the number of eastern pub lications running the standing adver tisement to thirty publications with a monthly circulation of 150,000 and nearly three-quarters of a million read ers. These inquiries the secretary also refers to the various local County Clubs , giving the local real estate deal ers , banks and other owners of farm lands , and others interested in the prospective new settler , an opportunity to communicate with them direct This list naturally becomes a valuable one. Chief Oil Inspector Edmisten has ap pointed Edward Lyon deputy oil inspector specter to succeed J. C. Dahlman of Chadron , who has been selected as one of the secretaries of the state board of transportation. Mr. Lyon is a resident of Fairbury , which is in the Fifth dis trict At North Platte Judge Norris sen tenced John Christy and Wm. Mason to three years in the penitentiary for grand larceny. Three persons were convicted of stealing a lot of clothing from Max Einstein of that place. A Burt county man bought a range of a travelling stove dealer last year giving his note for the same. The note now turns up for collection , but the amount has been increased. This , says the Oakland Independent , should teach people to patronize the local hardware men whom you can always depend upon and who are known to be hqnest " dill 8IPAI MOVES NO GOVERNMENT ACTION YET TAKEN. UNCLE SAM'S POSITION , The Department of Justice I.ooklnc : Uf n Line or Action to Meet Any Case That May llo Ofliclally Brought Before It The Enlistment Movements and the Law Concerning Tlicni. Washington , Dec. 21. The depart ment of justice has not yet received any official informhtion of the reported enlistment of companies of men in dif ferent parts of the country with the vjew of joining the insurgent forces in Cuba , nor can it be authoritatively stated just what course would be pur sued by the government should these enlistments be brought officially to notice. The position taken by the government , however , in the Horsa case would seem to govern these cases. In that case the con tention of the government was that un der sections 52S2 and : 283 the enlistment of men in this country for service in Cuba.either in behalf of the Spaniard or the insurgents.was a high misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000 and imprisonment not exceeding three years. Not is it necessary for a man actually to enlist , inasmuch as the law inhibits citizens under , the penalties named above from enlisting or entering themselves , or hiring or retaining another person to enlist , or going beyond the limits of jurisdiction of the United States with intent to enlist as a soldier or marine or seaman , etc. This act was held in the Horsa ease io be sufficiently com prehensive to warrant the arrest and punishment of the person offending , and it is believed that should any of the reported movements reach a point where proof of the facts could be ob tained , the government would not hes itate to take immediate action. MACEO'S DEATH. His Chief of Staff Gives an Account of How He "Was Killed. Havana , Dec. 21. A letter from Jose Mire , General Maceo ' s chief of staff , dated Manago. December l. i , con firms fully the reports of Maceo ' s death. Mire writes that Maceo was encamped near a small house and was expecting to be joined by the forces of Castillo and Sanchez. lie saw the ad vance guard of Spanish irregular cav alry ( guex-rillas ) belonging to Major Cirujedas Spanish column and rode forward to meet them , believing tliem to be friends. A volley was discharged at him and his group and he fell in the road. " CHOCTAWS SIGN A TREATY Allotment and KciinquisHment of Tribal Government in Eight Years Assured. Ml-scogkk , L T. . Dee. 21. The Choc taw commission signed a treaty with the Dawes commission last night. The treaty provides for the allotment of lands , townsites , reserve of coal fields for Choctaw schools and relinquish ment of tribal government within eight years. A Crank's .Message for McKinlcy. Piiiladei.I'iiia. Pa. . Dec. 21. A well dressed , patriarchal looking man went into a telegraph office Thursday night and attempted to send -1.000-word dispatch to President-elect McKinley ' • colleet , " setting out a weird story of kidnaping , imprisonment in alms houses , and severe punishment of which the writer was the victim , con cluding with a threat to kill one • ' 'Dr. II. L. Ortir with a billiard cue. It ivas not sent , but the police depart ment was informed , and when the old man returned yesterday for an answer from Mr. McKinle3r he was taken into custody. Double Tragedy in St. touis. St. Louis. Mo. , Dec. 21. Anton Ben- ning , a huckster , returned to his home about G o ' clock last night and found the dead body of his wife on a cot in one room and in the front room the corpse of his step-brother , Henry Kem- merling. both shot through the left temple. It is believed Kemmerling killed the woman because of jealousy. The "Bynamite Diclc" Mystery. GuTiiniE. Ok. . Dec 21. The outlaw killed at Blackwell two weeks ago has been identified for the fourth time , this time as Buck MeGregg of Lincoln county , by Mrs. MeGregg his mother , and officers of Lincoln county , yet the men who killed him insist that it is "Dynamite Dick" and claim the govern ment reward of S3. " > 00. York to IJe Unduly Favored. London. Dee. 21. It is rurnord that the Duke of York will be promoted to be a rear admiral on New Year ' s day. This has caused a great deal of ill feel ing , as he will thereby overstep more than a hundred captains who are his seniors. A Frenchman Killed in a Duel. Tunis , Dec. 21. The eaptain of the French frigate Servonette has been killed in a duel with a Tunisian official named Mazze. La mar's Big Annual Babbit Hunt. Lamar. Col. . Dec. 21. Lamar ' s fifth annual rabbit hunt occurred yester day. One hundred hunters took part and 4,397 rabbits were killed. Among the hunters were Vice President Paul Morton and other officials of the Santa Fe road , who came in a special car. The game will go to Denver for dis tribution among the poor of that city. Baltimore's Sugar Refinery Absorbed. Baltimore , Md. , Dee. 21. The Bal- timoie Sugar Refinery company has passed into the hands of the American Sugar Refinery company , otherwise known as the "Sugar Trust" j WHAT IT WOULD MEAN. Effect of the Recognition of the Cuban Republic by the United States. Washington , Dec. 21. The action oi the Senate foreign committee in agree ing to report the Cameron resolution will , if completed , by action of Con gress and the President , enable the present rebels to float a loan and ob tain munitions of war in abundance , especially with the powerful backing of the United States. Besides , if the Cubans could then manage to put afloat a few warships or privateers their flag would then admit them to United States ports under the protec tion of the neutrality laws , but the United States could not , under the Ge neva award , tolerate the fitting out of privateers in its ports. Furthermore , as this recognition of independence would involve the recognition of a state of war , neither the Spanish government nor the Cubans wouly be permitted to equip warships or military expeditions in the United States , and this country would observe strict netrality towards both parties , just as did China and Japan in their late war. One bad effect upon the United States itself of the proposed action would be the total loss of all of the claims for indemnity for American property destroyed during the insur rection , which may lie against Spain , for this action would relieve her at once of responsibility. What the in surgents undoubtedly expect and ar dently wish for , in the opinion of the state department , is the precipitation of a war between the "United States and Spain. " ROSWELL G. HORR DEAD. Dies After a Two "Weeks' Illness at riainflrld , X. .7. Pr.AiNFiEi.1) , N. J. . Dee. 21. Ex- Congressman UoswellG. Herr died last night at 11 o ' clock , after an illness of two weeks , of bronchitis and Dright's disease. Roswell G. llorr was born November 2(5 ( , 1S30 , in Waitsville , Yt. He received his education in the public schools , and when young moved to Elyria , Ohio. In 1859 he married Miss Carrie Rinney of Elyria. In 1801 he was ad mitted to the bar. One year later he moved to St. Louis and went into the mining business. In 1871 he took up his home in Saginaw , Mich. , from which district he was elected to Con gress on the Republican ticket in 1S78 , and served with distinction three suc cessive terms. In 1S90 he moved to Plainfield and became a. member of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune , which posi tion he has held ever since. His joint debate in Chicago with W. H. Harvey , author of "Coin's Financial School , " attracted much attention. When the national Republican campaign commit tee called for speakers last fall he was one of the first to respond , and made over ninety speeches in the presiden tial campaign before he was taken ill with bronchitis. English Tress Comment. London. Dec. 21. The papers very g-encrally comment upon the • " gravity of the situation between the United States and Spain brought about by the action of the Semite foreign relations committee in agreeing to report Sena tor Cameron ' s resolution for the recog nition of the Cuban republic. They agree , for the most part , in expressing the belief that President Cleveland will veto the resolution if it is sent to him , but that in the present temper of the American people the resolution will be passed by congress over the veto with the requisite majority. Prisoner Sets Fire to a Jail. Foist Scott , Kan. , Dee. 21. Michael Strode , one of the desperate men who were captured in a battle of fifty shots between his companions and the police , yesterday , set fire to the jail in which he and eight other state and federal prisoners are confined. The smoke went up through the floor to the j ail- er ' s residence , and his attention was thus attracted. The fire was put out. Two hours later Strode again set fire to his bed , but the prisoners extin guished it. He appears to be insane , and is violent. Great Western Freight Wreck. St. Joseph , Mo. , Dec. 21. A bad wreck occurred on the Great Western between Rush and Savannah , twenty miles north of here , yesterday after noon. The railway people will say nothing about the accident , but it is understood that a handcar loaded with rails was left on the main track by the section men and was struck by a freight train , which was thrown from the track. Two persons are reported to have been badly hurt. The north bound passenger train and a through freight train were delayed at Savan nah ten hours on account of the wreck. Bradstrect's Trade Review. New York , Dec. 21. Bradstreet's saj-s : "Wholesale trade continues of smaller volume than expected , prac- ticalh- the only activity in the whole sale lines being in groceries , candies , fruits and nuts. The weather has in terfered with seasonable business , which at many centers is smaller than in preceding years , in that a larger proportion of purchases are of a cheap grade of goods. ' ' Provisions for the Rebal Army. New York. Dec. 21. During the coming week large quantities of pro visions , principally lard , hams and bacon , will be shipped from this cita to Cuba , in order to be entered before January 1. On that date General Weyler ' s order raising the tariff on imports r per cent goes into effect , and it is to avoid this increase that Cuban merchants heve hurried their orders. A Congressman in Police Court. Washington. Dec. 21. Representa tive Miles Cvowlej- Texas forfeited 35 collateral deposited by him in the police station as security for his ap pearance in police court to answer to the charge of disorderly conduct , growing out cf his alleged rough liandling of an old woman organ grinder. Captain Lemon Dead. Coronado Beach. Cal. . Dec. 21. -aptain George E. Lemon of Washing- Lou , probably the best known pension lgent in this country , and publisher ' jf the National Tribune , died here ' yesterday of a complication of diseases. I OPPOSED BY TELLER , HiJ DON'T WANT ANY TARIFF ON SILVER. Proposition to Incorporate Tt In the New Tariff Bill Characterized as a Foolish Idea Silver Men Not to ho Caught by nny Such Soup The IIcaringH to he Given by the Ways and Means Com mittee. No Silver Tariff Wanted. Washington , Dec. 17. Senator Tel ler , asked for his opinion of the prop osition which it has been stated will be incorporated in the new tariff 'bill for a duty on silver , replied : "It is a very foolish idea. If they think they can catch the silver men by any such soap as' that they are mistaken. It would only emphasize the claim of the gold men that silver is a mere com modity. If a duty of fifty cents per ojnee was placed on silver it would not raise the price of silver a cent. The price of silver is fixed abroad where it is used. The only silver that is imported into this country is from Mexico , from which this country makes a profit in handling. That is all right and there can be no objection to it. The silver thus imported is shipped out again. The price of silver is fixed by the countries which use it for money and in the arts. We don't use more than 810,000,000 in the arts. " The hearings to be given by the ways and means committee on the tariff question promise to attract an even greater number of business men to Washington than usually gather during a revision of the tariiV. The committee is already overwhelmed by applications from representatives of the various interests who are anxious to present arguments for increasing the rates. The Democratic members of the committee intend to marshal witnesses in rebuttal to advocate the continuance of the Wilson bill. They desire to have their side of the case in cluded in the printed record of the hearings. It will be practically im possible for the committee to hear all the applicants who want to present ar guments in the limited time assigned to the subject. The committee expects that those who appear will have their arguments prevared in writing , to be placed on file and printed. VIOLATES THE LAW. Enlisting for Cuba Unlawful and Severely Punishable. Washington , Dec. 17. The atten tion of officials here has been attracted by the stories ooming from all portions of the country indicating that enlist ments are going on of parties of men to go to Cuba to join the insurgents in their struggle against the Spaniards. These enlistments are in direct violation lation of the neutrality laws , and are prohibited under severe penalties. For accepting a commission to serve against Spain , a country with which the United States is now ac peace , the penalty pre scribed by section 5281. revised stat utes , is S2,000 line and three years' imprisonment , while for enlisting to serve against Spain or hiring anyone to enlist , tne penalty is almost as heavy , being a maximum of § 1,000 fine and three years' imprisonment The enforcement of these laws natur ally falls within the functions of the United States courts , to whose knowl edge the attempt at infringement is brought , but if the movement con tinues on as large a scale as reported it is probable that the department of justice will send instructions of a special character to all of its agents calling their attention to the procla mation issued by the President last spring , and enjoining upon them a strict enforcement of the neutrality laws. WAR ON APPOINTMENTS. Missouri Senators Prevent PostoKIce Con firmations. Washington. Dec. 17. Among the nominations sent to the Senate by the president yesterday were these Mis souri postmasters : Cnarles I. nard- man of Edina , E. C. Meehan of Nor- borne , Luke W. Morris of Mexico , J. W. Overstreet of La Plata. A. II. O'Dowd of Weston and Kate Sul livan of Excelsior Springs. Kate Sullivan is probably the only one in the bunch that will be con firmed. Silver men who are patrons of the postofiice at La Plata have filed an emphatic protest against Overstrect. and both Senators Cockrell and Vest will probably vote against him. Charges have also been filed with sen ators against Luke Morris of Mexico and E. C. Meehan of Norborne. John Beard , whose nomination to be postmaster at Danville. 111. , has been five times rejected by the Senate , was sent in for the sixth time yesterday. Isaac II. Lionberger of St. Louis " for attorney general for the Interior de partment , is one of the Missourians whose nomination will not be con- _ firmr.il. "Want More Cuban Information. Washington , Dec. 17. The Senate committee on foreign relations held a meeting to-day which was devoted tea a consideration of the Cuban resolu tions , but no action was taken and the committee adjourned to meet Friday. It was said that the sentiment of the committee was favorable toward re porting one of the resolutions , though its form was not determined. The postponement of action until Fridav was for the purpose of securing fur ther information from the State de partment as to the situation in Cuba. There is also a desire upon the part of the members of the committee to as certain exactly what was reported by Consul General Leo. Sharkey TVstiiies. San Francisco , Dec. 17. The Fitz- simmons-Sharkey witnesses yesterday gave no sensational testimony , but Fitzsimmons' friends say they are now able to prove a doctor performed an operation on Sharkey to produce ex ternal evidence of an apparent foul , and that he was paid $1,000 for doctor ' s service. Thomas Sharkey's testimon3' was simph- denial of the stories told by his trainers , Billy Smith and George Allen. He never heard of a conspiracy before the fight , had no talk with Earp and bet no money on the fight. He declared Fitzsimmons struck him a foul blow in the groin. J " * " " J Jr < - * * , BAD BANKING IN DENVER. J , Sensational Developments In the Trl-J * ( " . fr of Commercial National "Wrecker * < Denver , Colo. , Dec. 17. The testl- V mony given in the trial before Judge # Hallett in the United States district 'MJ court of Charles H. Dow , president. # and Sidney E. McClurkon , teller , off | 1 the Commercial National bank and O. | I E. Miller of the Hernia Treatment J company , now of Chicago , charged r \ with misappropriation of funds of the | M bank , has been sensational. From tho- ( < testimony of other officers of the bank : | M it has developed that at the time it % A was closed in 18911 Miller had over- jt Wf drawn his account 3125,000 , and the * Jfc only security for which held by the : 4 J t bank was his personal notes. Miller , r k had secured this largo amount by kit-i H ing checks with the approval of Presi- t > H dent Dow. It has been shown that he ? fl shipped large sums of money cast by ' M express from time to time. J Duel to the Death. fl Chattanooga , Tenn. , Dec. 17. A k street duel took place at Jacksboro , / B Campbell county , last evening between- 1 Lincoln Baird and William Gaylor. It 4 fl seems that Gaylor and Williams had. " | l quarreled about a woman , and. meetr. * * ; , * H ing last night , without any parleying ? * * ; , t' m began shooting at each other at short lL' f M range. Gaj'lor was shot three times , * f r | dying instantly , and Williams was shot H in the brcust , from the effects of which J H he died to-day. Uoth men were welL S to do and well known. \ S Stilson Ilutchins Jtuyu 11 Paper. / AtM Washington , Dec 17. Ex-Congress- ' H man C. G. Conn of Indiana to-day sold | H the Washington Morning and Evening Times to Mr. Stilson Ilutchins of this M city. Mr. Ilutchins has placed Mr. ( n | John II. Oberly , formerly commissioner fm of Indian affairs , in charge of the 'fU paper. The Times was established in H 18S4 as a co-operative enterprise by H printers , but early passed into tha H hands of Mr. Conn , who had retired H from Congress. „ M * . s " H Francis Confirmation Doluyecl.s Washington , Dec. 1 7. The delay in H the confirmation of David R. Francis H as secretary of the interior may occasion - H sion a fight against Senator Vest by 4a9 the gold Democrats of Missouri. It is- H said now that Mr. Francis will not bo H confirmed until after the Missouri leg- f | islature elects Senator Vest's sue- * | cessor , and confirmation may be delayed - B layed until just before the expiration jfl of the official life of the Cleveland ad- M ministration. $ mW Mr. Allen' * Irrigation KIll. . , * S5j | Washington , Dec. 1.7 Senatc-i- , 9 Allen , of Nebraska , introduced a bill | H appropriating 51,000,000 for the survey f 9 of the headwaters of the principal ' ' * 9 rivers of the conntry for the location. . 9 of available sites for reservoirs for- 9 irrigation purposes. It is proposed. 9 not to be coufined to the arid regions , 9 but to include all sections of the- 9 country. H Another Appropriation Bill.'f | Washington , Dec. 17. The House. . 9 committee on appropriations has finished - ished the bill for M the legislative , executive - ' utive and judicial expenses of the gov- 9 eminent for the fiscal year ending ' June 30. 1S98. It carries a total of A i 9 • j21GG7,8G9 , which is Sl,09 ,231 less- * J thau the estimates , and S.7,890 less * 9 than the appropriations for the current - M rent year. M An Aristocratic Outlaw. V Fort Scott , Kan. , Dec. 17. Ed My- M era , an aristocratic appearing young- man who refuses to state where he I lives , was arraigned in court yesterday - M day charged with burglary. Ho- 9 emerged from the jail into the court m room wearing kid gloves , gold-rimmed M spectacles and a dress suit , and ap- 9 pcarcd as his own counsel. 9 I.IVIi STOCK AND l'UODUCE MAP.ICETS- M Quotations From Xcir York , Chicago , St. 9 Ioui , Omaha and Klseu-horo. H OMAHA. Am Butter Creamery separator. . 10 © L"0 | Butter Choice fancy country 1. : < ft ] . - , 1 tsgs Fresh 22 ( ii Zi Ml l'rairle chickens , per tloi ! G to 0 ® G . ,0 Mtt\ \ Quail , per do/ 100 < & j & V Bed head and Mallard Ducks. 3 iO 44. a 75 MM bpnnz Chickens dressed 5 a.At. m\\ \ * Turkeys @ 9 MM ( iee.se and Ducks 7 . . . 8 M Lemons Choice Messinas 3 50 @ 3r Honey fancy White n w. 15 MM Onions per bu ; > - , < & 40 dM\\ \ Beans liandpicked Navy 1 35 fe t 40 1 Potatoes ; z ) < jj % rt H " " " Hweet 1'otatoes per bbl. . . . 2 00 fe 2 25 1 OraiJBcs-I'erbox : ; 75 © 4 00 liny Upland , per ton 4 50 © . 5 50 MM Apples-Perbbl 125 n 3 00 WM SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET fl IIo s-T.icht Mixed j 2' ) © 3 35 UoKs-IIeavy WciRhts 3 15 fct 3 20 fl iJ'Vi • • . ' " • < 2M MM ; - • # Milkers and bpnn-ers 25 00 ( $ - . )0 MM * tZ 2C0 ® 325 . , MM 'a * ? 2 25 © 350 | 9 V , 0 ? > 1.5 © 335 - il mm H , l'lf , e 2 25 ® 3 40 a mm Mockers and Feeders 10 Jh MM * 2 85 © 3 < _ 'ccp-Native 2 05 g f $ > Am Sheep-Lambs 305 g 5 | g H chicauo. mm Wheat Xo. 2Snrin' ' ra mCi , MM Corn Per bu o > * . • 1 Pork , P & -254 9 Cattle-ChVistm " % I fl - bee s S 40 § . ojK-Mcdmm mixed 3 0 © 3 45 MMt Sheep-Lambs a T g J , „ . NEW YORK. j H cJrn . : . ! ' . : "S oats-No , . . . . : : : : : : # ® gi < Mm Pork- . rtZQc * - * ? ? mm L-jrd Z © s"5 r mU Jru j 4 CO © 4 25 H . . . . , „ ST. LOUIS. M nheal No. 2 red , cash 73 m. cn 4MMM Corn-Perbu % J ° , mMM Oats-Per bu h % 5 MMM iioss-Mixed packing : : : : : : ; " " 3 6 > 11U4 H CattIe-3 , atl ve Sliip'5 Steers. 4 001 | 4 fo H ' , WheatXo.oiS' 011,1' S Wheat-Xo. , „ . _ Fatal Quarrel of Hunters. 9 Ixdepexdexce. Kan. , Dec. 17. Yes- H terday while hunting , Jim Robbins B and Dick A\ ebb , both of Cherrwale H ' 2nf elf5 aDd b ° th dre revolvers ' . H Kbns the quicker and shot * M fltnmUSrVhe abdon > en , Probably A MU fatal y Z \ H wounding him. Bobbins now m the custody of the officers IJ H McKinley to Go to ChIcaCo ' A m\ ' Caxto.v , Ohio , Dec 17.-Ifc is cx _ M will leave * hUt President-e t McKinley jM on M one of the trains this evening to jo n his wif * ? rn , - MMmW Charles W. Dawes 5 ff S r 1 lain Heistaxtf will accomSht S - ' 'jm m m\ \ * 3mmm mmmmM\ m m m m\