Nebraska Newspapers

    9 M'COOK TRIBUNE.
H F. AT. KI.11MEU , , Publisher.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
I NEBRASKA.
H Old soldiers at the Mil ford Home re *
9H tnrn thanks for furniture donated.
Iflj Delayed corn buskers are taking * ad-
H vantage of pleasant December days to
Hj fill up the cribs.
Hj One grain dealer at Hebron has al-
H ready shipped twenty thousand bushels
m of corn to the eastern markets.
9f Mr. Reese , a farmer living * a few
9 miles noth of Chapman , lost SjOO worth
9 of hogs recently trom cholera.
9 The Furnas county man who secured
9 a divorce from his wife because she
9 kissed the hired man , is now married to
9 another.
9 The recent converts at Superior made
9 up a purse of S30 and presented it to
* < the lady evangelist , Miss Phillips , who
has been doing1 religious work there.
Fiftj' thousand head of sheep being
) led in the western and northwest part
of Hall county is making- splendid
_ , market for corn in that neighborhood.
M At Valley Christmas afternoon while
. skating * on the lake , Earl Campbell and
B Jay Van Syoc , aged 21 and 10 years ,
j sons of C E. Campbell and Samuel Van
ff Syoc , farmers , were drowned , the ice
HI breaking.
HI For being accused of undue intimacy
B -with Chas. Greiger's wife , a young *
K Jarmer north of York , was pounded on
9 the face and head by the irale husband ,
9 from the effects of which he has since
9 been under the doctor ' s care.
M Mrs. W. H. Webster of Hastings in
H attempting to alight from a moving
H : train was thrown violently to the
fl | ground and seriously injured , sustain-
j ing a fracture of one of the bones of
1 leg and severe bruises about the shoul-
deis.
m
M\ \ "Nebraska is her old self again and
M J challenges the admiration of the world
1 j and comparison witli any state in the
M union , " is the statement displayed on
m a circular just issued by the North-
western to advertise the homeseekers'
1 excursions to points in Nebraska that
will be given at reduced rates on the
H | 1irst and third Tuesdays of Januarj- ,
H j February , March , April and May.
H j A. L. Rceder , foreman at Dr. Dunn's
Hi hemp farm , in Lancaster county , nar-
Hj rowly escaped death recently. He was
H -working- about the machinery in the
H hemp mill , when his coat somehow
H caught in the machinery. He was revolving -
volving * with the shaft\vhen a fellow
H -workman saw his predicament and
threw off the belt. He was badly
9 bruised and his coat torn into shreds ,
j The St. Joseph and Grand Island
Hi railway was sold at auction at Hastings
9 ; last week in front of the company ' s
I depot in that city. The sale was made
H by Master-in-Chancery Edward Sime-
9j : onton of St Paul and was bid in for
9 < 83,000,000 by W. L. Hull of Edwards ,
| Sweet & Co. of New York , representing
the first mortgage bondholders. The
-whole transaction occupied but a few
! ! minutes.
Improvements are going * on in Oak-
!
dale in a very- satisfactory manner.
] Farmers have about finished gathering
1 their corn , which is a mammoth crop.
i The Torpin elevator company is putting
h in a new engine in its elevator and
111 building large corn cribs to store the
If ! . crop after it is gathered. A new bridge
IJj : is being built over the Cedar creek at
IfJ | that place , and evidences of prosperity
I j | ' ! abound on all sides.
I | | ' One Scow was arrested at Genoa
Ik charged with assaulting Miss Mabel
IE Shaffer near Belgrade. Scow waived
II preliminarj' examination and was
11 Ibound over to the district court of
ly Uoone county. He says that heisin-
U nocent and can account for his where-
H abouts all the time , and that he was
far from the place when the crime was
committed. He is a stranger in Al-
9 bion and no one appears to know him.
H James Evans , the boy who was shot
H at the charivari party at Ogalalla , died
H from his wounds. Mr. Evans , the
K ! boy ' s father , is commander of the
j 'Oalalla Grand Army of the
9- Republic post. Mrs. Evans is prostrat-
B ed and it is feared she may lose her
K - mind. Frank Y'ocum , the young man
H "who did the shooting , is in jail on the
BL charge of manslaughter. He is about
j 23 years old and is said to have been
H in the habit of carrying a gun.
H- The preliminary examination of Dr.
- J. S. Goodmanson , the young dentist
j-- who was charged with administering
Ih strychnine to his wife in Pender last
September , afterseveral continuances ,
IL "was called last week before Judge Cur-
lil ry , in the presence of a large assem-
B . blage of eager spectators. Dr. E. L.
' Ralph , the resident physician , testified
I , - that he was called to administer toW
W- Mrs. Gocdmanson , and that she lived
m ; about fifteen minutes after he arrived.
I From this witness it was shown that
I , the medicine was such as is usually
I ; used in cases of strychnine poisoning.
W ' The trial of all the saloon keepers of
I : the village of Dodge on a complaint
I filed by Louis Schinkle , charging them
-with violating the Slocumb law by
4" keeping open on Sunday , came up before -
' , fore a justice of the peace in Fremont.
The complaining witness introduced no
evidence to establish the charges and
I the cases were all dismissed and costs
I taxed to him. The men were arrested
I about u month ago and took a continu-
B ance. This is the second time the
same men have been arrested oh that
B charge , and each time the complaining
ft witness had no evidence.
Bj Windows of Ernest Rattman's jewel-
BJ ry store at Palmyra were forced open
BJ and two gold-filled watches , two silver
BJ watches , a number of solid gold rings ,
BJ chains and sleeve buttons were taken ,
BJ in all amounting in value to S30Q. Mr.
BJ Rattman was sleeping in the building ,
9 but was not awakened by the robbers.
BJ Clarence Lackey , a Hitchcock county
Srisoner held in the county jail at
tastings , escaped a few days ago. He
BJ had fixed up a dummy in his bunk and
BJ then crawled on top of the steel cage.
Bj When Sheriff Simmering went in to
9 lock the prisoners up for the night
9 Xiuckey slipped down from his perch
9 &nd fled. .
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D. R. McElrath , a traveling man
suicided in Omaha last week.
There are more would-be renters ir
Valley county than farms to rent.
Eight thousand cattle , 7,000 hogsanc
30,000 sheep are being fed near Nebraska
ka City.
James Johnson of Saline countj' is
one of the "old settlers. " He was borr
there thirty years ago.
Eight girls of Niobrara debatet
woman suffrage with the same numbei
of boys and won easily.
Joseph Krafka , living near Weston ,
attempted suicide by shooting himseli
in the bowels with a shotgun.
Mrs. Libbey's residence at Lyons was
entered by burglars and S25 in raonej
and other articles stolen. There is nc
clue.
clue.The
The story that a Boone county farm
er received a Christmas present from
his wife of five girl babies , has nol
been confirmed.
The Presbyterians of York will adopt
the tithing system the coming year ,
devoting a tenth of their net income tc
sustaining the church.
Christian Hertx , a Dane of Omaha ,
grew despondent and turned on the
gas and died. He left a request that
there be no funeral , but that his re
mains be sent to a medical college in
the interest of science.
Burglars entered the house of J. II.
Rising , while the family were attend
ing Christmas services at the church.
They secured a lady ' s gold watch and
chain and some other jewelry. A gold
watch was also taken from W. F.
Downing.
Some malicious wretch threw a large
stone through the front of Chase 's gro
cery at Beatrice , breaking a plate glass
which it will cost the owner of the
building $100 to replace. A reward
has been posted for the apprehension
of the guilty party.
A St Paul boy attended a stock sale
and in a spirit of fun bid ten cents on a
blind mule. In about two minutes the
animal was his , and an hour later he
had dhrosed of it for a quarter , and retained
tained- the halter which was worth
more than the animal.
Mrs. James.Kimes , who lived in the
southwestern portion of Fairfield , died
at her home Sunday morning from the
effects of being badly burned. In
some unaccountable manner her dress
caught fire Sunday morning a week
ago , while she was preparing breakfast.
Corn in Burt county is not keeping
well and it is feared a large quantity
that has been cribbed will spoil. Many
ears did not ripen well and most every
field has some soft corn in it None of
the corn dried out as it should have
done. Elevator men are paying under
the market prices , and are very careful
to get the best corn , refusing any that
is wet.
The state of Nebraska has appealed
two suits to the supreme court in which
the Chicago , St Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway company is the defend
ant The suits were commenced in
Burt county by County Attorney W. G.
Sears , who charged the road with fail
ing to blow a locomotive whistle and
ring a bell at several certain public
highways in Burt county which are
crossed by the line of road.
While waiting for a train at the
depot in York , 11. C. Shepardson
dropped dead. Paralysis of the heart
was the cause. He was going to Brad-
shaw to meet a daughter and some
friends. As the train rolled in which
was to bear him away , he was rapidly
stiffening in death upon the floor where
he had fallen. Shepardson was an
old settler in York and was well known
and highly respected.
A correspondent of the Lincoln Jour
nal would like to have the incoming
legislature so revise the banking law
as to throw safeguards around out-
savings banks to make them a safe
place in which the people of moderate
means can deposit their savings and
at the same time feel that the state
banking board was interested through
its examiners in keeping the people
posted as to who are the officers and
directors of the bank in which they
uad their deposits.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by burglars to blow open the safe of
the Fremont milling company. The
knob of the safe had been broken off
ivith a sledge hammer , a hole drilled
in the opening and a charge of powder
exploded in it The explosion started
ill of the rivets around the door and
evidently smashed the mechanism of
: he lock , but left the door as securely
dosed as ever. Some empty grain
sacks with large holes burned in them ,
were lying in front of the safe.
York Republican : If more men
planted sugar beets it is reasonable to
iuppose that more sugar beets would
se raised. If there were more acres
) f sugar beets planted , less acres would
ie planted to corn , that is certain. If
ess acres were planted to corn , less
: orn would be raised. If less corn was
• aised what raised would
, was com-
nand a higher price. So you see sugar
jeet culture means not only profit from
he beets , but profit from the increased
alue of other products. Can't you see
he point ?
Scientists at Beatrice are puzzling
heir brains over a peculiar unheard-of
iccurrence which happened at Block
Jros. ' flouring mills. About 4 o'clock
n the morning workmen discovered
hat the power was slacking and it
inally stopped entirely. Investigation
evealed the fact that the water about
he turbine wheel , eight feet below the
urface had frozen almost solid , while
he surface of the water was not frozen
t all. A small trap door which lets
he water into the wheels and which is
Dcated three feet under the surface ,
ias also frozen solid.
Some months ago while the children
f Ed Dollarhide of Sterling were go
ng home from school , one of the girls
ecame angry and jabbed her brother
n the bosom with a hat pin. The pin
roke in several pieces , and little was
nought of the slight wound received
y the boy. Last week he complained
f a pain under his arm , and the doctor
ug out a section of the pin in question
leasuring about an inch and ahalf in
mgth.
Wm. Strauss and Henry W. Calhoun ,
oth of New York , arrived in Hastings ,
3 be bidders at the sale of St Joseph
; Grand Island railroad.
I ! ) . HIHD1 SUICIDE.
WRECKED ILLINOIS NA
TIONAL BANK ,
DROWNED IN THE LAKE.
Traced by Tapers to the Lake Sldo tn
Kvunston Generally Held Responsi
ble for ttio Bunk's Failure
Charged With Speculating
and Misuse of Funds
Omaha Bank Closed.
Chicago , Jan. 1. W. A. Hammond ,
the late second vice president of the
defunct National Bank of Illinois ,
called on Percy Palmer , his old friend
and confidential adviser , at 8 o'clock
last evening and talked gloomily about
his future prospects. Palmer talked
encouragingly to him and about 11
o'clock he went to his home in Evanston -
ston and about 11:30 retired for the
night. He and his wife had been in
the habit of sleeping in adjacent rooms.
Early this morning Mrs. Hammond
noticed that the door connecting the
two apartments was open , looked into
the room and found that her husband
was not there. His night robe hung
over the foot of the bed and his watch
was on the table , but his clothes were
nowhere to be found , and he had not
taken his shoes and stockings.
The police were notified and soon
found a well-developed trail in the
form of numerous scraps of paper ,
which led to the lake. A federal lifesaving -
saving crew at once began a search for
the body , and at 12:50 : o ' clock the
drowned body was found at the foot
of Dempster street pier and taken to
the Evanston police station.
CHARGES OF IKItEGUXAHITIKS.
Hammond was the vice president of
the National Bank of Illinois , and was
active in its management , in fact , he is
said to have been the responsible head ,
since President Schneider was too
feeble to do much work and the large
loans to the Calumet Electric companj' ' ,
particularly , and to others , which re
sulted in the closing of the bank , are
understood to have been made by him.
The first open charges against the
business integrity of Hammond were
made only about ten days ago. Then
he was accused of enacting the charac
ter of a "Inter. " ' He was accused of
deceiving the directors of the bank
and the depositors and deliberately-
violating the national bank law. Ilis
alleged irregularities were said to
have begun many years ago , when , it
is alleged , he began to use the money
and credit of the bank in outside spec
ulations. This was done in such a
manner , it was generally reported ,
that not only were the directors de
ceived , but the bank examiners as
well. Even old employes , thoroughly
familiar with the inside workings ,
were said to have been unaware of
what was going on under their eyes.
When it was openty charged that he
had falsified the bank accounts an in
vestigation suggested that the irregu
larities must have begun at least four
years ago. At that time he is said to
have interested himself in the now
famous Calumet Electric railway. It
is now believed that the first over
drafts to this railway , amounting to
S17j,000 , were made at that time , when
the comptroller of the currency imme
diately called for a statement from the
bank and Hammond disguised the ir
regularities by designating the over
drafts "foreign exchange. ' '
This alleged irregularity only came
after many years of diligent service in
the institution , the wreck of which
proved disastrous to many. In these
years Hammond saved money , and
worked early an.d . late , and the posi
tion he came to occupy was the result
of his years of frugality and merit.
Some of his savings invested legiti
mately in mining schemes brought
him a good profit , which he im
mediately put into the stock of
the bank. After he had served as
cashier and became second vice presi
dent , it is said , he began to personally
interest himself in many corporations
which were applicants for loans and in
this waj' , in course of time , he drifted
into unwarranted speculations. Where
these turned out badly he is now ac
cused of sending'"good money after
bad" and disguising his over-loans in
various illegal ways.
THE FIllST STIC1DK.
The suicide of Hammond recalls the
suicide of Otto Wasmansdorff , the
banker , a few days ago. Wasmans
dorff s death was the direct result of
the failure of the National Bank of
Illinois , the collapse of that institution
pulling down the firm of Wasmansdorff
& Ueinnemann
;
Ornaha Bank Failure.
Omaha , Neb. , Jan. 4. The total lia
bilities of the Omaha Savings bank ,
which closed to-day , arc 8590,000 , and
the assets exceed this amount by S200 , -
000. The securities are excellent and
no loss will result to depositors. The
bank has been in existence for fifteen
years. It has no connection with any
other bank and will not cause other
Omaha institutions any inconvenience.
A Cold Wave Strikes Oklahoma.
Peuuy , Okla. . Jan. 4. A blinding
sleet storm with the wind blowing
twenty-five miles an hour struck Perry
at 9 o ' clock this morning and the mer
cury went down 40 degrees.
Abbey's Widow In London.
LoN'nox , Jan. 4. The Strand theater
is being redecorated for the new les
see , John Sleeper Clark , who has se
cured Florence Gerard , widow of the
late Henry F. Abbey , of New York , as
h is leading ladj * . The opening plavs
will be "The Prodigal Father' and
'Home , Sweet Home. " '
Ovations for Mr. McKlnley.
Ci.evei.axd , Ohio , Jan. . 4. President
elect McKinley ' s trip to Cleveland this
morning was a succession of ovations.
At Bedford. Newburg and other sta
tions crowds of workingmen cheered
the President-elect
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BAG MAKERS COMPLAIN.
The Wilson Tariff Held to Have Ruined
the Industry in California.
Washington' , Jan. 4 When the
House ways and means committee re
sumed its hearings to-day , William
Rutherford of Oakland , Cal. , repre
senting a company which had been
manufacturing twine , yarn and cloth
for thirt3' years , asked that yarns made
of jute be advanced from U0 to . ' 13 per
cent ad valorem ; that burlaps and
bags of grain made of burlaps be trans
ferred to the dutiable list at 1 % cents
per pound and bags for grain made of
burlaps be taxed 2 cents per pound ;
that gunny bags and gunny cloths , elder
or refuse fit only for manufacture , bo
changed from the free list to > cent
per pound. He declared that thy Wil
son law had wrought commercial dis
aster and social discontent to the Pa
cific coast , but the farmers and manu
facturers had in the last election
voted for protection , knowing it
would restore prosperity to them. The
industry on the Pacific coast had been
stricken down and now there were 300
idle looms in Oakland , while in New
York and Massachusetts , mills had al
so been closed. Under the operation of
the present law , horse blankets.plaids ,
carriage robes , tarpaulin and print
cloths were entered free of duty and
came into competition with American
products.particularl3'eotton.Theywerc
entered by virtue of the designation
"other materials ' ' in the jute and
hemp schedule of the Wilson bill , al
though the American manufacturers
had protested against such a construc
tion of the law. Many of the goods
entered free were dyed so that the
American dyer was also robbed by the
system.
WRONG MEN LYNCHED.
Frosccutor Aull Believes Nelson and
Winner Did Not Commit Murders.
Lexington , Mo. , Jan. 4. Prosecuting
Attorney Aull of this county said last
night in regard to the report that he
had secured evidence against members
of the mob that hanged Nelson and
Winner that he was thoroughly satis
fied that both men were innocent of
the murder of Mrs. Winner and her
children , but as to any facts connect
ing members of the mob with the crime
he would decline to speak , because it
was a matter to be investigated by the
courts first.
DECLARED AN ACCIDENT.
Coroner's Jury Decides That Kdltor 31c-
Cullagh Did Not Take Ills Lirc.
St. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 4. The cor
oner 's jury rendered a verdict to-day
that Mr. McCullagh came to his death
by falling from a window while at
tempting to escape from the effects of
gas , the result of an accident.
Pennoyer Kept Ills Word.
Portland , Ore. , Jan. 4. When ex-
Governer Pennoyer entered upon
his duties as mayor of this city last
3uty he expressed the ' resolution to
accept only half of the salary allowed
liiru by lawwhich is S. > ,000 and he con
sidered it excessive. He has subse
quently proved his sincerity by offi
cially turning into the city treasury
3ne-half of his legal salary , which he
leclined to accept on the ground that
the dtities of his office are not worth
it. He has also directed Auditor Gam-
bell to draw a warrant , for half of the
sther half , 81 , ' 50 , to the order of Sec
retary Waipole of the city board of
jharities to be expended for the needy.
Duhois Needs Democratic Aid.
Boise , Idaho , Jan. 4. Senator Du-
jois has arrived here accompanied by-
Secretary Walsh of the Democratic
lational committee. Walsh comes for
; he express purpose of endeavoring to
nduce the Democrats to join in re
electing Dubois to the Senate. He
says it is the unanimous wish of the
committee and all of the national
Democratic leaders that the Senator
should be sent back. Dubois will need
six or seven Democrats to win.
Walser Not Converted.
Nevada , Mo. , Jan. 4. George II.
Walser , founder of the spiritualist
town of Liberal and president of the
Western Spiritual association , who , it
was recently reported , joined the
Presbyterian church at Lincoln , Neb. ,
denies over his own signature the
truth of the report as a "white livered
lie. " He uses harsh language in at
tacking both the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches and the authors
of the story.
A Montana OHlcial a Suicide.
Salt Lake Citv , Utah , Jan. 4. X.
A. Niedenhofen , clerk of the district
court of Silver Bow county , Montana ,
who came here some weeks ago for his
health , last night , when he and some
friends were preparing to start to the
theater , excused himself , climbed hur
riedly to the roof of the Wey hotel ,
where he had been stopping , and fell
or threw himself to the ground forty
feet below. He lived only a short
time.
Wanted For Chicago Election Murder.
Portland , Ore. , Jan. 4. Police Inspector
specter Fitzpatrick , of Chicago , has
telegraphed that George Betts , alias
Bingham , convicted here jointly with
C. F. Moore , of San Franciscoof grand
larceny , has been indicted by the Cook
county grand jury for the murder , at
the polls , of Gus Cbllander , November
7 , 1894.
A Brewery Project for Wichita.
Wichita. Kan. . Jan. . " > . Kansas City-
men have recently bought se\eral lots
here and it is said that this is the first
step toward the erection of a brewery
in this city. Max Slmltz of Kansas
City is said to be in charg-e of the ar
rangements.
Boyle Favors a Silver Kcpubllcan.
TorEKA. Kan . Jan. 4. Attorney-
General Boyle to-day named George
R. Snelling of Anthony. Harper county
as his assistant. The place pays a sal
ary of SlG00. He is a free silver Re
publican and was in the Republican
convention of the Seventh Congres
sional district last spring- and placed
Chester I. Long before the convention
for renomination.
Alderman O'Mallcy Out on Bail.
Chicago. Jan. 4. Alderman Thomas
J. O'Malley. under indictment charged
with the murder of Gus Collan der in a
raid on a polling booth on election
night , was admitted to bail to-day in
the sum of § 25,00"
SHOT BUT NOT DEAD.
Ala ceo the niurjrent Said to bo Recover
ing In a nbipltal.
Key Wust , Fla , , Jan. 1. The wife
of the insurgent , Colonel Mirabel , who
arrived here on the steamer Olivctto
from Havana last night , claims to have
come direct from the camp of the in
surgents , where she had been attend
ing Antonio Macco. She declares that
the insurgent leader is not dead , hut
that he was betrayed and shot by Dr.
Zertucha in the face , the bullet seri
ously wounding him. She adds thut
four doctors are in constant attend
ance , and that they are now satisfied
that he will recover , but that it will
be some time before he will be able to
again assume command of his forces.
New York , .Fan. 1. ' A representa
tive of Dr. Paluia was seen at the Cu
ban junta in this city to-day and asked
about the dispatch printed fronj ICoy
West which stated that Antonio Maceo
was alive and was in a Cuban hospital
recovering from his wounds. His at
tention was also called to a statement
that the wife of a leading Cuban had
landed at Key West and confirmed the
statement that Maceo was alive. Dr.
Palma's representative smiled incred
ulously and said : "You can say that
the Cuban junta believes that Maceo is
dead and that he died in the manner
described in the circular recently
printed by the junta. We have fully
satisfied ourselves of the death. We
place no credence in these reported re
ports that Maceo is alive. "
BEET SUGAR GROWERS.
Their Arguments for an Incrcaso ol
Duty in the New TarlfT Bill.
Washington , Jan. 1. Before the
House ways and means commit
tee Henry T. Oxnard of Grand
Island , Neb. , president of the Ameri
can Beet Sugar society , in behalf ol
the beet sugar industry , charged that
the present tariff not only failed to
give protection to the sugar raisers ,
but discouraged the investment of ad
ditional capital. It had been pre
dicted that under the McKinley law
the beet sugar industry would grow
rapidly and three refineries had been
built in the administration of that law ,
but since then fear of change had de
terred new investments. Any schedule
on sugar which had been in force since
1SG0 , except that of the Wilson law ,
would permit the spread of beet sugar
growing. Beet sugar could be pro
duced in twenty states and under a
proper tariff the United States could ,
in fifteen A'ears , raise all the sugar
necessary for home consumption.
Mr. Oxnard delivered an argument
in favor of a bounty and proceeded to
emote departmental reports and other
authorities to show that the country
had sufficient climates and capital
requisite to the production of all its
own sugar. Every other nation , even
Sweden , which could supply itself with
sugar had taken every measure to do
so. Even little Bulgaria had liberal
duties and bounties enforced for this
purpose.
Mr. Oxnard took strong grounds
against vxny reciprocity. He thought
a dual policy ( both duty and bounty )
would be fair to all interests and
jeopardize none. Such a policy , he
said , would increase the revenue out
of which the bounty could be paid , and
would encourage the sugar industry.
The schedule he proposed was a duty
of one cent per pound on all sugars
testing 75 degrees or less ; 'I cents per
100 pounds additional for every addi
tional degree between 9G and 100 , with
ii of 1 per cent differential on sugars
; ibove 10 Dutch standard. He asked
for the McKinley duty on molasses and j
Lontravailing duties against bounty-
paying countries on both raw and rei i
Sned sugars. The bounty he proposed i
ivas % cent per pound ; 14 to go off at i
the end of each four years , the whole
bounty to cease in twelve years.
Herbert Myrick , president of the
Orange Judd Company , spoke in tk- . -
interests of the farmer. His argu
ment was exhaustive and was largely
devoted to showing the advantage of
the production in this country of the
sugar consumed here. It was ar *
economic crime , he said , to compel
American farmers to raise staples in
competition with the cheap land and
labor countries , with which to pay for
imported sugar , besides standing the
freight and commission both wavs.
What stands in the way of American
beet sugar industry , he said , is mainly-
European competition. What is need
ed , he says , is a reasonable specific du
ty on all imported sugar , with an ad
ditional discriminating duty for coun
tries paying an export bounty equal to
that bounty. Then with such aid as
the various states and territories in
terested may offer to secure sugar fac
tories , the beet industry could be put
on its feet in this country within a
very few years.
Mr. R. M. Allen of Ames. Neb. , spoke
in behalf of the farmers of the trans-
Mississippi country. Low prices of
wheat for years and corn at 11 cents.
Mr. Allen said , had turned the thoughts
of the Western farmers to beets. Beets
were almost as desirable for cattle
feeding as for sugar.
Jennie Vcamans Married.
Montreal. Jan. 1. Jennie Yea-
pans , the actress , who was doing a va
riety turn at the Queen theater here
last week , and J. B. Maxwell , of Max
well & Simpson , who were giving illus
trated songs in the same house , were
quietly married on Christmas day.
They met for the first time on Monday
and were married on Friday morning.
Cuban Meeting in Omaha.
Omaha. Neb. , Jan. 1. A meeting
of Cuban sympathizers was held at
Washington hall last night to receive
the report of the committee appointed
at a meeting held one week previous.
Senator John M. Thurston was tha
principal speaker of the evening , and
he made a short , but stirring , address
in favor of this country recognizing
the independence of the Cubans.
Want Free Silver or Nothing.
Denver , Colo. . Jan. l. The boarr.
of directors of the Denver chamber of
commerce have unanimously decided
to ignore the invitation to send dele
gates to the monetary conference to beheld
held at Indianapolis next month.
A Tyler , Texas , Failure.
Tyler , Texas. Jan. 1. An assign
ment was made yesterday afternoon
by the Tyler Foundry and Machinery
company. This is one of the larges ' .
concerns of its kind in the state , and
has been in business for a number o.j
years. j
i
Uallrond Shop * Cloted. A
Zanesvillk , Ohio , . .IanI. . The sn-
perintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio- j
railroad shops at this place has ru-
ceived orders to close down the shops J
until further notice. Four hundred r
out of . , .
men are thrown employment * 0
No reason is given for the order. A
Derided to Work for Bryan. ' H
New York , Jan. 1. The Progressive / H
Democratic club decided to work for VH
the nomination of William .1. Bryan M
for President in 1900 and issued invitations - H
tions to all democratic organizations I H
in the north to attend a convention to- H
be held in January. , ' H
• * m
• Tames C. MeMulloit Dead. * /
Chicago , Jan. 1. James C. McMnl- M
lin , prominent in Chicago commercial MU
and financial circles , and for a number ' B
of years vice-president of the Chicago. H
& Alton railroad , died yesterday , lie
has been an invalid for the last three S
Vears. His estate suffered heavy losses - H
ses just prior to his death , as he was a jkm
stockholder in the Atlas National M
bank , and his interest in the properties - M
ties ail'ectcd by the failure of the Norton - M
ton Bros , is estimated at Stt' ' .OOO. > H
* . * 1
The Sih'cchm of CI. A. Hotzc. H
"When I left Masoncounty , Ky. , in j H
April , 1873 , " says Mr. G. A. Ilotzc , o -M
Indianola , Red Willow countj' , Neb. , |
" 1 had one yoke of oxen , a wngon , H
plow and money enough to last mo a M
year. I have followed stock raising. S
farming and gardening. Have made * - M
at gardening from S700 to SI.000 a year. |
I own 3G0 acres valued at 510,000. My | H
improvements are worth S 1,000. I have- n
all kinds of fruit trees. I raised about. I
bushels of cherries this which *
f-0 year , m
I sold for Sr > 0 per bushel. If anyone' M
wishes to write and ask questions , I V
will cheerfully answer , as I am glad to M
help any man with small means to get fl
a home as I have done.
In our "Nehrakka Book" (10 ( pages J
with maps and illustrations ) , are do/ - m
ens of statements like thatof Mr. Thor- m
rell. They are made by farmers who 9
have made a success of farming. They ' jM
show that Nebraska is as good a state
as any in the Union. j
The book in which they appear is as I
different from the ordinary agricul- f\ \
tural pamphlet as day is from night- jfl
It is interesting , practical and truthful. 9
, In a straightforward , simple fashion , M
it tells you everything you need to > 9
know about Nebraska its climate , 9
people , schools , churches , railroads , |
markets , soil and crops. It explains ifl
why the Nebraska farmer makes mon- fM
ey in spite of low prices and hard I
times. Why land is cheap. And how -9
it is as easy for an intelligent and in- * H
ilustrious man to BUY a Nebraska fl
farm as it is to rent one in any state fl
L-ast of the Missouri river. ] H
Every farm renter who wants to be- B
lome a farm owner ; every farm owner 9
who is tired ot trying to make money j9
aff high-priced land ; every father who fl
cvants to give his sons a start on the 9
liigh road to independence , should write 9
for a copy. Free. 'jH
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jen'l Pass ' r Agt. , Burlington Route , 9
Omaha , Neb. t
j nest ions and Answers Kolatlng to- 9
-iteiits. . ; I9
.7. V. D. . of Belmond. Iowa , has sub- J M
nitted questions to which we answer- 9
is follows : 9
1. The average time for getting a 1 9
jatent allowed is about eight weeks. , H
- • An application in this country is , H
> y international agreement , protection - - " M
or six months in most of the foreign jf |
ountries that grant patents to Ameri s\ H
ans. - H
• ' > ' . No one outside of the U.S. patent H
iffice has a right to know anything H
bout an application that has not been ? d H
ranted. 9
4. Yes. we have the official records- - * H
f all l" . S. Patents issued since 18.rij to M
ate and can generally tell when prior J H
laims interfere with ideas or inven- t H
ions presented now. 9 9
• • Principles and results are not \ M
patentable and the same objects and |
results may be obtained by inventions J H
that differ from each otherin contruc- , H
tion. in a patentable sense , so that two < H
machines for the same purpose may H
each be patented by different persons H
and used without either one being an 9
infringement of the other ' s rights. I |
Valuable information about obtaining - |
ing , valuing and selling patents sent M
free to any address. H
Printed copies of the drawings and M M
specifications of any U. S. Patent sent 9
upon receipt of 27 cents. H
Our practice is not confined to Iowa. j H
Inventors in other states can have our- J H
services upon the same terms as Hawk- |
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Thomas G. & J. Ralph Op.wio , . 9
Solicitors of Patents. * H
Des Moines. Iowa. Dec. 19 , 1390. H
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