II I MCCOOK TB1BUNE. I F. M. ICIMatKrX , Publisher. I McC00K' - : " " • ' NEBRASKA I NEBRASKA I The poultry and stock show at TJast H ings was well attended. The fire companies of Fremont will H organize a mutual beneficiary society. H Old soldiers at the Milford Home re- H tnrn thanks for furniture donated. H JMaj. 'J. If. Showaltcr of Fremont B wants to succeed Frank White as U. S. H Senator. H Nebraska City's salvation army will H give a free dinner to the poor on Christ- H mas day. H An Otoe county patriarch of sixty- H four was recently married to a blushing' "Widow of sixty. H The Salvation army of Nebraska H City gave a free dinner to poor child- H ren on Ciiristmas. H H. P. Knapp shipped a fine load of H mules from Ithaca place iast week to H the St Louis market. H An Indian on the reservation near H Bushvillo killed himself to escape ar- H rest for horse stealing. H G. E. Jones of Nuckolls county sold H a brood sow the other day that tipped H the 'beam at G65 pounds. H Mr. I3aker , late agent of the Gilcrest H Lumber company at Oconto , was con- H victed-of embezzling § 140 from his em- L , ployers. H The residence of Joseph Mctzner of H Arapahoe was destroyed by fire. The H contents were saved. Loss , SC00 ; in- H suranee , $400. H A. liocdecker of Plattsmouth was re- H pairing acorn sheller when the horses -suddenly started , and now he has but H one thumb. H The 15-months-old infant of Mr. and "Mrs. T. J. Hardy of Elk Creek swal- H lowed a safety pin and the crisis passed H without injury. H A hedge fence deal was worked at H Wayne , and the Republican says it was H a clear -case of "a smooth confidence H man taking in suckers. " H The mayor and councilmen have H starteda subscription list for the bene- t of the south Omaha hospital and H leaded it with an individual donation. j The Ord irrigation district is making arrangements to sell their § 50,000 of K "bonds , and -will push the work of Kj ditch construction as rapidly as possi- HI Fire broke out in the residence of H I. F. Leedom of Dakota City. The Hi "building and contents were destroyed. Hi Loss about SI,000 , with small insur- Hj ance. Hi Several cases of diptheria have "been Hi Teportcd to the David City board of H ] health in various parts of that place , Hi and it is feared that it may become an HI epidemic. | George Smith , aged 22 , son of "Win * HI Smith , a farmer near Octavia , was HI killed by kick from a horse. The horse Hj "was sick and young Smith was attend- H | ing to him. HJ Hog thieves are operating north of HJ Tierce. One farmer went to town and Wl loaded tip with shot and shell and 1 there may be a few human corpes lay- It ing around there ere long , fj At Lincoln C. J. Wineingcr was | i Tound over to the district court in the llj sum of S500 to answer to the charge of g bastardy preferred by Mary Cizek. He If gave bond.and was released. Kjj The people of Milford have decided | | to hold an election , and the candidate It ] reciving the highest vote wiil be the Ig next postmaster , providing the wishes IH of the community are respected. HJ There is no market for shelled corn II .at Winside , there being fear that it l | | will heat. If ear corn is taken 80 H pounds to the bushel is required for In which the holder is paid ten cents. If ) A Lyons farmer comes forward with ij the statement that corn is not the stuff II to burn. He says coal is cheaper and II lie advises farmers to sell their corn , IS even at the present prices , and buy In coal. S Frank Fredahler , a student at the in- lj | stitute for the blind , Nebraska City , Ih fell from a-second story window , strik- lf ing on the brick walk , fracturing his II skull very < badly , and at this writing is 8very low. IH There is a probability that the hour I g ' of meeting originally fixed for the bi- I metallist state conference at Lincoln , may be changed .from 2 o'clock in the afternoon.of Jan. G to 11 o'clock , a. m. of the same day. A black mare , S years.old and weigh ing about 1,100 pounds , was stolen from Graen Swayze's barn at Elkhorn. An unknown man was seen the day "before walking west with a saddle , and y he is supposed to bethe man who stole the animal. D.Y. . Stevenson , for several years a resident near Monroe , left for parts unknown other night He aban dons his farm , which , it is claimed , is mortgaged for more than it is worth. He is said to leave other debts. ' D. S. Zimmerman , representative- lect for York .county , was repairing a fence at his suburban residence , and threw his coat and vest over a post. "When he returned to get them , both articles , with the valuables they con tained , were gone. Mrs. Smith , wife of the Missouri Pacific section foreman at Paul , was so • severely beaten by her husband as to require medical aid. Smith has been 'in jail for beating his wife before. The county attorney of Otoe county will liave a warrant issued for his arrest ! A. D. Dort of Burchard has just fin ished husking G.000 bushels of corn -from eighty-five acres of ground. He • pirated and cultivated this entire field lalone. besides doing his other farm 'work ' , with the help of one man , did the husking. A result of the meeting of Cuban sympathizers in Lincoln , is the circula tion of a report that an ' agent is in the city enrolling names of volunteers for Cuban service. A number of members iof local military companies are said to nave signed and are to report at Kan sas City at the proper time. _ _ . - - - * v - - • Hi . . ' • - " - - * • ' ' ' " ' yiinmiT' iiiiiii imi i Tn ii mi i um ri , Hi Ml in in A four year old Eon of J. II Moody of Mason City was run over by a heavi * ly loaded wagon and fatally injured. A special election was held at Hast ings to vote on the proposition author izing the city council to issue bonds in the sura of 8,000 for waterworks im provements. The proposition carried by a majority of 123. The Blair horse collar factory , which was not rebuilt after being burned down some months ago , is being resus citated. A new company has been or ganized and it will begin to manufac ture collars again and will tan its own leather. Prof. Dutton , formerly of Colridge , who is prospecting for coal near Ponca , has reached a depth of 300 feet with out finding a vein of sufficient thick ness to bank on. The Austin mine , with a two-foot vein , is furnishing the town and surrounding country with good fuel. The decision of the supreme court , holding the sugar and chicory bounty law unconstitutional , has given those industries a hard blow. The loss to the beet and chicory raisers in Dodge county alone from failure to receive the extra SI per ton for beets of the required standard , and the SI. 50 per ton for chicory , will run well up into the thousands. Superintendent John T. Mallalieu of the Boys Industrial school of Kearney was at the state capitol last week. He reports that all but two of the twenty- eight lads who escaped from the school have been returned , the most of them having returned voluntarily. At the time of their escape Mr. M. was in the city of Kearney buying Christmas pres ents for them. The Oxnard sugar factory has issued a circular to farmers to ship their beets in by Dec. 20. This year's crop has proven to be the largest and most sat isfactory of any since the factory com menced business , and the total output will reach nearly 12,000,000 pounds of fine granulated sugar. The intention of the factory people is to close up the factory on beets Jan. 7. Sam Winnegar , Win. Winnegar , Jo nas Reynolds and a man named Bru- ing , who were recently arrested in Hastings for robbing hencoops , were turned over to Sheriff Dean of Grand Island. Hall county has charges against them for grand larceny. The prisoners kicked on going to Grand Is land , preferring to stand trial and sen tence for petit larceny in Hastings. Lovell Vandever , living four miles west of Stella , was seriously injured while stacking corn with a hay der rick. The rope broke and the beam fell , striking him on top of the head , knocking him from the top of the stack to the ground , where he lay uncon scious for a long time. Medical aid was summoned and the injured man was carried to the house , where the wound was dressed. The Nebraska beet sugar association will meet in Hastings February 2 and 3. Among the objects is to devise ways and means for securing additional beet sugar factories. The governor is au thorized to appoint twenty delegates. The members of congress , Gov. Hoi- comb , all state officials and members of the legislature and county boards are ale designated as delegates. Reduced rates will be made on all railroad lines. Dr. Ratkermel of Denver was in Cal houn the other day and went over to the Wagner farm , on which it was claimed gold in paying quantities was discovered last spring. He declares that there are several gold veins , one of which will run $ o0 to the ton in gold , and all of which will pay to work. The news has revived the excitement there that existed when the first an nouncement that gold had been dis covered was made , and owners of ad joining farms will begin sinking shsfts at once. The secretaries of the state board of transportation have prepared the copy for the biennial report of the depart ment , and it has been sent to the printer. The only recommendation of moment in the report was prepared by Secretary Dilworth , which is to the ef fect that the board , now composed of five members , state auditor , secretary of state , treasurer , land commissioner and attorney general , should be abolished ished and the appointing power of the secretaries placed.in the hands of the governor. A distressing accident happened one and ahalf miles sonth of Ednolm , at the residence of Wm. Smith , in which Geo. Smith was .killed. The young man and his father were doctoring a sick horse which had given them considera ble trouble. They had both worked with it sometime , when the father was called away. On returniag , his son George , a young man about twenty- four years , was found lying on his face near the horse , apparently dead. Ef forts to revive him proved unavailing. He had been kicked in the breast by the sick horse. Secretary Williamson of the Nebras ka Club is in receipt of a letter from a resident of Bennett , Pa. , representing a colony of German-Americans wishing to locate in the west ; also a letter from Gov. Holcomb , to whom the same party had written. Besides giviug the com munication careful attention , the mat ter has been referred to various local clubs in this state , so that altogether the Pennsylvania citizen and his colony ny are in a fair way to get all the de sired information , together with sev eral warm invitations to "come to Ne braska ; " also a very positive impres sion that Nebraskans are wide awake and ready to extend a hearty welcome to all good new comers. This sort of work is what commends the Nebraska Club to the ready support of the people of this state. Burglars entered the house of John Andresen , a farmer living two miles sast of Elkhorn and secured S8 for their labor. As Mr. Andresen has been in the habit of keeping large sums in the house , the opinion prevails that the thief was not a stranger. A large number of Hastings business nen held a meeting in the court house for the purpose of discussing the beet iugar meeting to be held there in Feb ruary. Committees were appointed to nakc all necessary arrangements for he entertainment of the Nebraska ) eet sugar association , which meets feb. 2 and 3. t HSHHHMI SflHHHHEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMHHHMHMM BMHi 10 111 OBJECTIONS. REPORTS OF SPANISH AID IN-CUBA FALSE , DENIED AT WASHINGTON. Congressman ami Senator-Elect Money of MiKHfoslppi to Visit Cuba and Malco a Personal Investigation and Interview General "VTcy- ler Captain General's I.atist Interview. Washington , Bee. 2S. It is denied officially and authoritatively that any European government cither directly or indirectly has made any representa tions whatever to the United States to restrain or prevent its free action in connection with the Cuban insurrec tion. A similar report was denied by authority several weeks ago. A. Von Bruening , secretary of the German em bassy , said that so far as the embassy here was concerned no such intimation had been received. He discredited the whole story. "We have not heard a word concerning Cuba , * ' said he , "for three montlis. " Senator-elect Money of Mississippi , now a member of the House foreign affairs committee , proposes to leave Tampa , Fla. , next Saturday morning for Havana , to remain a week or ten daj's in Cuba. He will seek an audi ence with Captain General Wcylcr and will ask him to provide an escort and a ilag of truce , so that he can go into the heart of the territory occupied by the insurgents , with a view of finding out what is going on. Mr. Money says he is determined to make as lengthy a journey into the interior of Cuba as his time will permit , and it is under stood that he will endeavor to com municate with the insurgents whether Captain General Weyler grants him permission or not. He realizes that it will be a risky thing for him to proceed on his own account if a permit is refused him. However , he is so anxious to have trustworthy information that he will take the chances , even if he finds himself later locked up in prison. It is his intention to state frankly to the captain general that he visits the island because it is impossible to procure from President Cleveland or Secretary Olncy any official informa tion regarding the condition of affairs in Cuba , and , as a member of Congress and of the House committee on foreign affairs , he wishes to know what he is doing before he casts his vote for or against any one of the several resolu tions pending. Mr. Money was an officer in the Con federate army during the war under General Forrest , and his four years' service in the field whetted his interest in military operations. He thinks that liis visit will at least enable him to learn more than he could by depend ing on the State department for in > formation. WEYLER TALKS. Pinar del Rio Rebels Jicclarcd Helpless- No Cruelty to Tlu-so Who Surrender. Nkw Youk , Dec. - ' . A dispatch to the Herald from Camp Arroyo Grande , foot ofthe , Ilangel Hills , Pinar del Ivio province , December T ) , via Havana , Cuba ' "In interview with * , saj's : an 3our correspondent. Captain. Weyler said : ' 1 have twenty-six battalions , ranging from S00 to 3.000 men each , occupying all the hills of the province These columns liave desiroj'ed everything in sight and have been able to subsist on the cattle of the insurgents , which were found grazing in the hills , and with , whose destruction died the re maining hope of sustenance. They must either starve or submit and some may prefer to do the former , owing to their remarkable apathy. ' " 'But why are there so few prescn- tados , general , in other words , persons willing to lay down their arms ? ' " 'That is cleared . point easily up. I know that they have held meetings with the idea of coming in as presen- tados , but have been told that I mur der them all , Avhicli is absurd , is it not ? Certainly I shallnot harm them , knowing that they hope to throw away their arms and pose as pacificos. ' " 'You can tell prett\r well by the nurnber of arms given up how many have been concealed , can 't yon V " ' 1 am not sure there are more arms than there are insurgents. They show their desperate condition. 1 can tell you that 1 know positively that Maceo himself went three days with out food before he was killed. ' " 'You still believe him dead ? ' " 'Beyond a doubt , certainly. We even know where his "body is , but we do not like to disinter it , as it would savor too much of the profanation of a grave. ' ' • * AVhy has Arolas left the troclia with 8,000 men to take part in the ac tive campaign ? ' " 'Because the necessity for the trocha as a defensive line no longer ex ists. There is , however , a considera ble force there still amply sufficient for all present purposes. ' " 'De you expect to capture Itius Rivera' " 'I don 't think Rivera will show himself at all , " said General Weyler. 'We never hear from him , but some times do one of the Ducasse brothers. " " ' John Urako Townsend Dead. New Yoijk. Dec. 2S. John Drake Townsend , eminent lawyer and poli tician , died" suddenly at Christmas dinner. Brutal Jefferson City Mnrdcr. Jefferson Citv , Mo. , Dec. 2S. The body of a -year-old colored girl was found in the rear of Stamflis' furni ture store with the head crushed and the abdomen cut open. Tobe Lana- han , a negro , was arrested , but the evidence * against him is meager and circumstantial. A lynching is possi ble. A Negro Boy Shoots a Policeman. Paris. Kv. , Dee. 2S. Johnson Howe , a lfi-year-old negro boy , fatally shot Policeman Lacy at Cynthiana Christ mas eve when the officer attempted to arrest him. Last night he was brought here for safe keeping ; T \ O'DONNELL WHIPPED. Easily Knocked Out by Peter Dlalicr In " Seconds. New York , Dec. 23. It took just twenty-seven seconds' time for Peter Maher , the Irish pugilist , to again de monstrate his superiority in ring tactics and hard hitting qualities over Steve O'Donnell , the Australian boxer , in the arena of the Greater New York Athletic Club at Coney Island. Both men were in excellent condition and trained to the hour. Each of them was confident , but Maker ' s backers made him a hot favorite by laying odds ranging from .1 to 5 to 1 on the Irishman's chances of winning. From the outset Maher never left the result in doubt. He rushed at O'Donnell the moment the referee called time , and O'Donnell assumed the defensive. The big Anstralian led his left for Makers body , but the Irishman blocked the blow with his right hand glove. Then Maher sent his left to the chin and swung again with his left on the face. lie put O'Donnell to the floor a second later with a left on the chin , and , after the Australian regained his feet , Maher landed a left smash on the jaw , follow ing it quickly with a left half-hook , which sent O'Donnell down in a heap. Steve rolled over on his back in a help less condition , and the referee slowly counted him out. weylefTtold to delay. Rumor That Spain "Will Blake Overtures to the Rebels. New York , Dec. 2 8. A Madrid spe cial says : It is rumored that General Weyler has delayed fresh operations against the insurgents in order to give time to discover the disposition of the bands and their chiefs since the death of Maceo , with a view to feeling his way to preparing the ground for - finishing ishing the present Cuban war like the past insurrections in Spain and Cuba , where money and unofficial negotia tions prove more telling arguments than force of arras , directly the insur gents saw no more hope of foreign aid. It is also believed in diplomatic cir cles that Spain will take advantage of the dispositions of Presiden Cleveland and Secretary Olney to negotiate quickly and directly with the United States to secure American neutrality by granting discriminating concessions in the contemplated Caban tarifc and fair promises of colonial autonomy be fore the accession of MeKinley. DUEL TO THE DEATH. Two Pemiscut , Mo. , Men Settle an Old Fend "With Pistols Both Dead. New Madrid , Mo. , Dee. 2S. John Adams and Charles Simpson met at a dance in Pemiscot count3'- last night at the residence of Joseph Canot and drawing their pistols fought a duel to the death. Each man emptied the con tents of his revolver into the anatomy of the other. Simpson died on the floor and Adams outside the door. An old feud was settled. Double Murder. Corxixg. N. Y. , Dec. 2S. A horrible .iouble murder occurred at Rathbun- ville , fifteen miles west of this city , last night. William Allen , William Harrington and Cloyd Myers , while in an intoxicated condition , quarreled about the possession of a buffalo robe. Myers had the * robe at his house and Allen and Harrington drove there at 10 o ' clock last night and demanded it. They were met by Myers , who had a snot gun with him. When they de manded the robe Myers shot them both. Harrington was in the buggy it the time and the horses started at the report of the gun. Allen died at 12:1.1 this morning. The bodies of both men were terribly torn. Myers ivas captured at 2 o ' clock this morning ind is now in jail. Grand Island -Road. Lixcolx , Neb. , Dec. 28. The Grand Island. Hastings & Southeastern Rail- : oad company has filed its certificate ) f organization and incorporation and irticles of association in the office of ; hc secretary of state. The new com pany purchased the St. Joseph & Grand Island road at the foreclosure sale held it Hastings , Neb. , a few days ago. Che use of the word Southeastern in stead of St. Joseph in the name is com- nented on by local railroad men as lossiblv indicating an intention on the Kirt of the new company to extend its inc beyond St. Joseph and to Kansas City. "Kansas Kid" Confesses. Seattle , Wash. , Dec. 2S. Gay Harshman. alias "The Kansas Kid , ' ' who was convicted recently of passing 510,000 worth of counterfeit money , has made a statement to the effect that his pal. George Conkling , who is now serving time for counterfeiting , and who squealed on him , confessed to him that he was one of the three men who held up the Northern Pacific train at Hot Springs in'1394 , when the pas sengers in the sleeper were relieved of S. 'i,000. It is believed that Harshman also had a hand in the hold up. Conk ling is not a bad man , but Harshman is an old criminal and a desperate man. Convicted oT Hanging : nis 'Wife. Clarke. S. D. , Dec. 26. Christian Christiansen has just been convicted of wife murder and sentenced to the pen itentiary for life. It was supposed that his wife had committed suicide , as she was found hanging to a tree in a tree claim. It now appears that ho hung her to the tree from his wagon and then drove out from under , leav ing her there. Circumstantial evi- eenee was found which rendered the suicide theory untenable. Fatal Hunting : Trip. E.MPORrA , Kan. , Dec. 28. John Brad ley , the 17-year-old son of J. Q. Brad ley , fatally shot himself while out hunting yesterday. He and Frank Pyne had placed their guns against a tree while eating lunch. One of them slipped down and was discharged , the load of quail shot striking Bradley in the top of the forehead , tearing a liole in the scalp and shattering the skull. Salvation Army Charity. ( St , Louis , Mo. , Dee. 28. The Salvation - c tion army fed 5,000adults and children at their various rooms in this city Christmas day and sent out about 1,000 baskct-dinners to deserving families. SPAIN IN HAHD LINES. TIio Entire I'hllllplno Colony In Kevolt. LoxnoS , Dec. 24. A Madrid dispatol- says : "In order to secure the .vaccosi of the next loan the government i * straining everj' nerve to to conceal the true situation in the Philippines. The whole colony is in revolt , and scattered bodies of Spanish troops have been hemmed in by the rebels. It. is r.i- mored that a certain proportion of German reserve officers are in the in surgent ranks. Sax Fraxcisco , Dec. 23. Private ad vices from Manilla , Philippine islands , reached here to-day and are verified by an account that appears in the Hong Kong Press , received per Belgic. The news contained in the communication deals with the attack of the Spanish on the Noveleta isthmus , and the at tempt of the Spanish to uslo 'dge the insurgents in Cavite and Vie jo. At the end of the campaign , which lasted until the 14th of November , the Span ish authorities sent out dispatches re porting that the attack had been suc cessful , and that the rebel loss was very heavy. The Spanish claimed to have lost about 2. killed and 100 wpunded. It is now learned that the great victory that the Castillians pre dicted ended in ignominious defeat. The rebels held Noveleta against war ships and troops. The Spaniards re tired after suffering heavy loss. John I Sullivan I'cnnUiM * . Bostox , Mass. , Dec. 24.John Ij. Sullivan , the pugilist , sat in the poor debtors' session of the municipal court yesterday to explain why he had failed to settle a florist's bill. The ease will be further heard January 11. It is said that of the thousands of dollars which Sullivan has made , he ha.ci not left even enough to pay this small judgment of S3 IS obtained by a florist. Prosecuting ; Attorney Mosby Dead. St. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 24. Joseph Mosby , prosecuting attorney of Maries county , Mo. , died at St. John's hospi tal , this city , of cancer , aged G3 years. He was a cousin of General John S. Mosby , the Confederate cavalry leader. He was born at Harrodsburg , Ky. , but come to Missouri when a boy. Questions and Answers Relating : to Patent * . J. V. D. . of Belmond , Iowa , has sub mitted questions to which we answer as follows : 1. The average time for getting a patent allowed is about eight weeks. 2. An application in this country is , by international agreement , protection for six months in most of the foreign countries that grant patents to Ameri cans. 3. No one outside of the U.S. patent office has a right to know anything about an application that has not been granted. 4. Yes , we have the official records of all U. S. Patents issued since 1S. > 0 to date and can generally tell when prior claims interfere with ideas or inven tions presented now. r . Principles and results are not patentable and the same objects and results may be obtained by inventions that differ from each other in contrac tion , in a patentable sense , so that two machines for the same purpose may each be patented by different persons and used without either one being an infringement of the other's rights. Valuable information about obtain ing , valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and specifications of any U. S. Patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. Our practice is not confined to Iowa. Inventors in other states can have our services upon the same terms as Hawk- eyes. Thomas G. & J. Ralph Orwig , Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines , Iowa , Dec. 19 , 1890. LIVi : STOC1CAXD VHOliUVlZ MARKETS Quotations From Xciv York , Chicago , St. .Loul- , Omaha and fcKevriiero. OMAHA. Butter Creamery separator. . IS < 3 0 liutter Choice fancy country Vi ft. 15 Ejrgs Fresh 23 © 'Si l-i-airie chickens , per do/ 6 00 fe 0 . " 0 Quail , per do/ 100 < & 1 . .0 Ked head and Mallard Ducks. 3.0 ( & 2 75 bprins Chickens dressed 5 ( in r > < 4 Turkeys h @ 9 Oceic and Docks 7 • S Lemons Choice Mcssinas 3 j0 @ 3 7 > Honey Fancy White 14 &s 15 Onions , per bu 35 < [ i 40 Means hundpicked iNavv " 1 : i5 ( ti 1 40 Potatoes : w % 35 fc'weet Potatoes per bbl 2 00 @ 2 25 Oranges Per box 3 75 © 4 00 Hay Upland , per ton 4 50 © 5 50 Apples Per bbl 150 dr. 3 00 SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET. Hops Light Mixed 3 20 © 3 35 Hosts Heavy Weights : j ] . ; < ia 3 20 Beef Steers 3 0) © 4 20 Bulls 181 © 3 10 Milkers and springers 25 03 © 3) CO Mii ? < 2 00 © 3 UO Calves 2 25 © 5 75 Slaprs 2 25 © 3 50 Cows 150 © 3 25 Heifers 150 © 3 25 Stockers and Feeders 2 00 © 4 00 Sheep Native 2 i © 3 03 Sheep Lambs 3 20 © 4 50 lillCAUO. Wheat Xo. 2Spring 77 © 77't Corn Per bu 22 © 2'si Oats Per bu 1GJ5 © lY Pork (5 ( 75 © 0 SO Lard 3 77 © 3 83 Cattle Ciiristmas beeves 5 40 © 5 00 Stockers andfeeders. 3 45 or. 3 85 Calves 5 50 © 5 75 Hol's Medium mixed 3 20 © 3 30 Sheep Lambs 2 00 © 5 00 NEW VOKK. wheat No. 1 , hard 02 © 91 ; Corn No. 2. m © :8 Oats-No.2 22 © 22f Pork S 2 > © S 75 Lard 4 25 © 4 50 ST. LOUIS. Wheat No. 2 red , cash 59 © $01 Corn Per bu :0 © 20'- Oats Per bu 21 © 20' ? Hogs Mixed packing 3 00 © 3 23 Cattle Native s-hip'ng Steers. 3 GO © 4 CO KANSAS CIIV. Wheat No. 2hard 7S@ 7Sv Corn-No.2. 17 @ 17. Oats-No. 2. . . yj © 2) Cattle Stockers and feeders. . 2 53 © 3.-5 Iiojts Mixed 3 JO © 3 CO Sheep Lambs .j 0) © 5 oj Sliuuji .Muttons 1 GO © 3 25 A West Superior , Wis. , Hank Closed. West Superior , Wis. , Dec. 24. The Eank of West Superior , capital 550,000 and surplus 550,000 , suspended this morning as a direct result of the fail ures of the banks of Minnesota and Illinois. Gave His Life for Another. Independence , Ivan. , Dec. 24. Yes terday Henry Hell and Harmon Long were digging a well at Edna , where they struck fire damp. Hell quickly tied a rope around Long and he was hauled up. In saving his friend's life Hell sacrificed his own. PLANETARY POINTS. J B SOME HOROSCOPES MADE BV PROF. CUNNINGHAM. f H Reader * Are Invited to Send in Dalii ' l l and Have Their Indication * Printed M Free Planet * Indicate Invent * , but Do H Not Cause Tlicui. H / • mipeaa HE llOrOSCOpQ Of fl K- jjfS"- * William MeKinley M v/ ll V mate hy Prof' Cun" H f s -1.7 nlngham a year / m \ ffiVysiLi aso imllcalcl1 llat | 'l h0 woult ! uecomo" | lR H 4lr president of the 7 V/lil / / United States- H A wsTvi > March4 > 1S9L Th0 H * /\wjF /y astrologer visited M M ' NsL-- tlc MeKinley homo - " - - at Canton for the M purpose of obtaining exact data. Ho v l was cordially icceived by Major Mc- / H ley , Mrs. MeKinley and the president- f H elect's aged mother. Prof. Cunningham H is at present making a horoscope of the- j fl MeKinley administration , beginning at H noon March 4. It will he printed in ; H March. Persons wishing to have horoscopes - H scopes made should remember to give l l Christian name , place of birth and H residence , date and year of birth , hour H and minute if possible. If you do not M know the hour , send two two-cent M stamps for particulars. Correspondents H should also bear in mind that the astrologer - H trologer wishes it distinctly understood ! H that he treats the position of the planets - B > ets at time of birth merely as indlcafl tions and not causes. A planet may > | signify an event , like the star of Bethlehem - 3 lehem for instance , hut of itself it J M * has no other connection with it. Correspondents - H respondents are answered free in these- H columns. Address Prof. G. W. Cunningham - M ningham , Dept. 4 , 191 Clinton street , M Chicago , III. JH Answers printed in order as received. M Here are some for this week : JJH Frank , Notre Dninr. Inil. B You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio * / ) | rising , with Sagittarius intercepted on V the ascendant , and Mercury , Venus and | the Sun also there , consequently you M have Mars , Jupiter , Mercury , Venus M and the Sun for ruling planets. You M are above medium height , and well * | proportioned body ; medium to dark | complexion , hair and eyes ; the eyes j | have a peculiar sparkle and sharp | sight. You are stirring and energetic , M and will' always have an ambition for M a large business , with plenty of rush | | H to it. You are fond of anything that M has a mystery connected with it , and | are very original and inventive in your JH ideas. You are also fond of anything LA pertaining to chemistry and pharmacy. JJH You have good command of language , J H and you are also a deep thinker , and H do not always tell everything you ' 1 know. You have strong intuitions , and H have a good knowledge of many things. J M without ever having had to study to f H learn about them. H Iis < 3Iary K „ Calva. III. M You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio , H which Mars rules , rising at your birth M and therefore Mars is your ruling H planet or significator. Scorpio usually M denotes a person of medium height ; H well set and compact figure : rather H short limbs ; the complexion not very | clear and oftentimes freckled ; the hair | dark and of luxuriant growth ; you are fl reserved and secretive in your nature | and keep your business secrets to | 1 yourself ; you are ambitious , stirring | and energetic and inclined to take the M lead in anything in which you become j | interested ; you are not very yielding H in your disposition and when opposed ] | are liable to lose control of your temper - H per ; you are fond of anything that is- j H Df a mystical character and eas- J H ily become interested in any- H : hing relating to chemistry ; you M ire a great admirer of surgeons , H soldiers , firemen , etc. , when they H perform any oneration that _ H quires skill or any act of bravery , sol- J H diers on dress parade , etc. ; you also H take quite an interest in war and navy J k news and all kinds of military affairs. \ H John 31. , ircolyn. B You have the zodiacal sign Leo , . | which the sun rules , rising at birth anoT | therefore the Sun is your ruling planet Her or significator. The sign Leo usually J H denotes a wiry , muscular , slender fig- T l ure , with wide shoulders in proportion H to the rest of the body ; the complexion 4 H \ fair and ruddy ; the hair and eyes light ; | the eyes are large and in some case& H they would be called "popeyes. " You f | are of a sunny , cheerful temperament ; H you are charitable and generous , too | much so for your own good ; you are | very restless when not busy at something - H thing ; you are very apt to borrow H trouble in some way or cross bridges J H before you get to them ; you are appar- * J H ently quick tempered yet seldom get V l your deep anger aroused ; yet when you 1 do you become very fierce like the lion ; | when your anger is once aroused you | will give somebody that was the cause fl | of it the full benefit of your opinion regardless - H gardless of their position or rank. You H have more than average pride and ambition - H bition and have a natural gift of | language. j H A Towel of Blotting Paprr. H Paper has been put to a variety of H uses , but its most curious employment is M foreshadowed in the recent patenting M of a blotting-paper towel. The idea. M is that a person on stepping out of his -J H morning bath , instead of rubbing himself - H self dry in the orthodox manner. H should envelop his body in a towel of | | blotting-paper , which will , without | trouble , and in a few seconds , absorb B all the moisture upon his skin. The - H idea is ingenious , but it does away with H that wholesome friction which many H believe to be so beneficial to tiie skin J H