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NEBRASKA.
H ' Elm Creek Methodist's have just
H dedicated a new church.
H Auburn reports the most successful
H farmers' institute ever held iu Nemaha
H county.
| Several cases of scarlet fever are re- !
H ported from Goring , but no fatalities
H ' up to date.
H 'xne Iowa legislature , in full force , '
M visited Omaha to look over the expo- ;
M eition grounds.
M 1 Pawnee City proposes to have a telc-
H § phone exchange and to that end resi-
| 1 dents there are freely subscribing for
H 1 Instruments.
H § " The north Nebraska teachers will
H | hold their spring meeting at Norfolk ;
H I the last two days in March , and the
H I first day of April.
H I Real estate mortgages in Phelps
H I county were decreased in 1897. New
H 1 mortgages filed amounted to $1GG,587 ,
H I and the releases amounted to ? 229J
H 1 G69.01.
H George W. Lidell , Hub Humphrey
H and Jack Hud low , who were arrested
H charged with violating the linuor law ,
H | have been bound over to the next term
H of the district court.
B At Allen inc farmers' institute held
H last week was one of the largest held ;
B yet in northern Nebraska , and it
B awoke much enthusiasm among the
B larmers at that locality.
B Dr. G. 13. Richards , an old and re-
Jl spected citizen of Norfolk , fell dead in
HHl his office of apoplexy. He had just
J entered with a patient and fell wnile
HU * n the act of hanging up his hat.
Hi The Norfolk and Grand Island sugar
Hlf factories are making more advantage-
Hjj | ous contracts for farmers raising
Hfi beets than they have made before. It
Hffi ' means an increased price for the raw
H product |
Hfl The B. H. Monroe dwelling'at Fremont -
mont , occupie.t uy H. H. Pratt , burned.
Hffi The building was insured for $3,300
H | nnd the furniture for $500. The fire
f is supposed to have started from the
ffij furnace.
Hi Robert Ingram of Emerson shlppc 'd'
Hfi 0. car of popcorn to Chicago and Joe
Hffl Daily a car to Milwaukee. They ex-
HBj pect to realize about v-00 per car.
Hfi About seventeen acres yield a car of
Hif > popcorn.
Hi At Imperial the large store building , ' .
Hm a stock of furniture and a small stock'
H of groceries , owned by G. W. Rogers , )
HH -was totally destroyed by Are. Mr. ,
Hll Rogers values the property destroyed
Hlf at $2,000.
Hf JT. . Clark of Columbus left home.
H | on the 11th of January with $ S0O on
H his person. He has not since been
H - heard from and his family and friends
H are greatly worried over the disap-
H pearance.
H Chris Thorns , working for Charles ,
H Gotts ch , a farmer and cattle feeder , '
HH two miles north of Bennington , had his
H left hand cut off between two < Jg
H > vheels on a horsepower , which was
H running full speed.
m . A Mrs. Becker of St. Helena died
Bb from an accident last week. She was
HBJH milking a cow , which became fright-
HK ened and trampled on her , breaking
K several ribs and causing internal in-
H juries , resulting in death.
HH * There is a general discussion along
Hr" the line of the Elkhorn road to the
HI effect that -he road will be extended
Hf from Hastings to Kearney and direct
1 connection made with the Union Pa-
Hfj cific at the latter point.
BI While sliding down hill Earl Potter
HByl and "Will Smith of Madison , both oc-
1 cupying the same sled , ran into a fence
HBV1 post , resulting in one of young Potter's
HS cars being nearly torn oft and a severe
HH shaking up for the Smith boy.
fi Prof. Morey has just received the
1 preliminary programs for the Central
B Nebraska Educational association
H meeting , to be held in Kearney on
H March 30 to April 1 , next. The pro-
B gram extends over turee days.
H Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
H City has presented to the public !
H schools COO copies of the United States
H | Patriotic Almanac , which will be val-
H uable to the schools and are highly
H appreciated by the board of education.
Hj It is stated that the creamery output
H * * . - of'Nebraska will be doubled this year ,
r owing to a arge number of new cream-
Hj eries being built and tne growing pop-
H ularity of those already in operation.
H There is great activity long this line.
H | Governor Holcomb has honored a
H requisition from the governor of Illi-
H nois for the return to that state of
H Frank Rice , now under arrest at Wil-
H her. Saline county , who is charged
H -with burglary committed in Galesburg
H last summer.
H At a public sale at the farm of P. F.
H " Nenow , two miles southeast of Nor-
H folk , a large amount of property was
H sold and while nine months' time was
H offered on all sums in excess of $10 ,
| H not a single note was given , everything
H being paid for in cash.
H Adjutant General P. H. Barry has
R received notice from several cities and
Hl villages that local committees have
Hf heen appointed to act in conjunction
Hl "with the state Cuban relief comrius-
j H I sion. Among those towns which have
HI made these local appointments are
Hj Grafton and University * Place.
HJ The oldest inhabitant fails to recall
Hi a winter when the ground in this sec-
Hf tion o 'f the state , writes a Beatrice
U correspondent , remained covered with
H snow for so long a period as it has this
H -winter. Winter wheat is said to never
H have been in better condition at this
B period as at present as a result.
V The mayor of Emerson has ordered
the marshal to take down all nickel-
in-the-slot machines and to strictly enforce -
force the ordinance prohibiting poker
j playing.
H While Sherman Newton , a farmer
-who resides six miles southeast of
Ixtup City , was loading coal into his
K -wagon from the sheds along the BurR -
R lington & Milwaukee tracks , his team
Hj became frigJitened at the approach of
H a freight train. He seized the horses
H by the bits , endeavoring to hold them.
H but they shook him off and they and
H the wagon in which was about 1,000
H pounds of real , passed over him , break-
H dug his back. He will die.
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RELIEF E0B , CUBAN ? .
NEEDS OF ISLANDERS IN THE
REMOTE DISTRICTS.
Consul Jikcr "WritcH of the .Sltimtlon
God anil Chiiriti ! > lu AincrJcuiiM Thank
ed for Ki'iileiiihlilnf ; the Kmiity Trc -
urlcs I'rcvlous KoportH 'Were Not Ex
Our Aid Thiinlcfully Kccclvcd.
- WASHINGTON , D. C , Feb. 7. Hon.
Charles W. Russell , assista.t United
State3 attorney in the department of
justice , has just received the following
letter acknowledging the receipt of a
New York draft mailed to United States
Consul Barker at Sagua La Grance ,
Cuba , whose district of Las V'jgas em
braces Santa Clara , the capital of the
province of that name ; San Domingo ,
Remedies and another city in the same
province in the eastern part uf the
island.
In explanation of his estimate of the
number of deaths from starvation up
to the time of his recent visit , viz. ,
200,000 , Mr. Russell says he got that
number from the common talk of Cuba.
For instance , he asked a Cuban what
the insurgents said about accepting the
offer of autonomy and the answer was
that Spain had put 200,000 corpses be
tween her and them , referring evi
dently to the reconcentrados.
The letter follows :
"It is with unfeigned pleasure as well
as inexpressible gratitude of your val
ued favor of the 19th inst. , transmltt ng
$ G8 United States currency , as a dona
tion to the Dispensario , a charitable
institution , to care for the destitute
and sick children of this city contrib
uted , as you say , by certain employes
of your department.
"I must tell you and the other good
souls contributing that the remittance
was most timely , as their exchequer
was empty , and as one remarked when
this relief was made known :
" 'We had God and only God to look
to in order that our treasury be replen
ished. To God and thesa charitable
Americans are due our thanks. '
"Mrs. S. of Boston has notified me
that she has sent to my address a case
of condensed milk for the same pur
pose , as also for the remnants of fam
ilies of reconcentrades in an old ware
house , of whom I have hsard.
"I assume it was you who called her
attention to these poor starving out
casts ? "
After speaking of the good done by *
Mr. Russell's visit to Cuba , the letter
proceeds :
"Up to date my district has rpceived
none of the relief sent by our people ,
except through your thoughtfulness.
"Of course , Consul General Lee hag
not nor will he ever , in my humble
judgment , have sufficient contributions
sent to Havana to share with us so
remote and inaccessible to the trans
porting of supplies. In view of this
contributions like yours , in money
will aid in saving thousands who must
die without sustenance and medicine
immediately furnished. For instance ,
this remittance from the generous em
ployes in your department is better
than ten times the sum thirty days
hence.
"I have certificates signed by the
alcaldes of the principal cities and
towns in my , Sagua la Grance , zone ,
showing that my estimate of 50,000
perishing souls was rather under than
above the mark.
"To my mind and to all Christian
people there is but one issue in this
Cuban question , viz. . destitution and
starvation. The status quo is as when
you left , save the destitution and the
death rate increases hourly.
"I have not the authorities se
lected and named a relief committee
composed of women , as well as meu ,
who will distribute all contributions
received and render needed relief to ail
the destitute.
"Say to the generous people of
America who have never turned a deaf
ear to the cry of distress , whether at
home or in a foreign land , to send us
food , medicine and clothing for the
sick. "
Troulrto Anticipated at Yukon.
SALT LAKE , Utah , Feb. 7. A
special to the Tribune from Butte ,
Mont. , says :
Information received from Leth-
bridge , on the Canadian boundary , is
the effect that great excitement has
has been caused there by ordei's re
ceived from the Dominion govern
ment that every man of the mounted
police hold himself in readiness to
proceed to the Yukon on a moment's
notice for temporary duty. Superin
tendent Dean has received notice to
go to McLeod to relieve Major Steele ,
who was ordered to the Yukon and
had left for that place before the ar
rival of the second message. Five
men were also ordered to the Yukon
and left yesterday.
The orders which were received by
wire by the officers in command of the
division are said to be due to the ex
istence of serious trouble between the
Canadian and United States authori
ties in Alaska , relating to the attempts
by the Americans to get provisions
into the Yukon free of duty , ostensibly
for the relief of the distress , but in
reality for the sale to the highest bid
ders.
Prussia Greatly Offended.
LONDON , Feb. 7. The Daily Chron
icle says this evening it believes that
the recent speech of the chancellor of
the exchequer at Swansea , when he
said the government was determined
even at the cost of war. that the door
of Chinese commerce should not be
shut to Great Britain , greatly offended
Russia.
Farewell to Schrocder.
COLUMBUS , Ohio , * eb. 7. For the
last week Right Rev. Mgr. Schroeder
has heen conducting a retreat at the
Josephinum in this city. The retreat
closed today and then a farewell ban
quet was given in honor of the dis
tinguished prelate by the German Cen
tral Verein.igr. . Schroeder will re
main in the city until next Thursday
and on Wednesday night a reception
will be given in his honor by the
Catholic clergy of the city. Mgr.
Schroeder will leave for Prussia to ac
cept a professorship in the university
at Munster. !
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Ho Has a J s CoiiRreKutlon Morning mid
ISeciiIng.
CHICAGO , Feb. 7. Rev. CO. Brown
faced his congregation at the Green
Street Congrecational church yester
day for the first time since ho made
his confession in San Francisco. The
little church was. filled at both morn
ing and evening services.
At the morning service Dr. Brown
made no reference to his trip to San
Francisco and his sensational state
ment before the San Francisco associ
ation , the services being conducted as
usual and the sermon having no rela
tion to the minister's trouble. At the
evening service , however. Dr. Brpwn
made a lengthy statement , somewhat
to the same effect as that he read at
San Francisco.
Since Dr. Brown's sensational con
fession ten , days ago there has been
much speculation as to what action
the Green street church would take.
Following his confession Dr. Brown
forwarded a letter of resignation to
the church , and also one .to the Chicago
cage association. Action on both let
ters was deferred , in order to afford
Dr. Brown an opportunity for defense.
When he returned to this city on Sat
urday he stated that he had no defense
to make. It was decided that action
on the resignation then would be
tsken at the trustees' meeting next
Wednesday.
After the meeting of the trustees
it was given out that in all probability
the action to be taken on Wednesday
night will be in favor of retaining Dr.
Brown as pastor , and handing back to
him his letter of reservation. On the
other hand , however , it is said on the
best authority that the Chicago asso
ciation will drop Dr. Brown's name
from its list , in which event thp Green
street church cannot retain him as
nastor. unless it formally withdraws
from the association.
PRESIDENT DOLE.
His Visit Over and Ho Start ; on the Ko-
tum Trip.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. President
Dole and his party ceased to be the
guests of the nation last night at 7:20 ,
when he started for Buffalo and thus
began his return journey for the Ha
waiian Islands. The president arrived
at the Pennsylvania station but a few
minutes before his train was rea "dy to
start. He ' went immediately to * the
private Pullman car. wiiiui he will oc
cupy on his trip to Buffalo. The party
was ecorted to the d eec by Assist
ant Secretary of State Cridler , Major
Heistand of the army , Commander
Phillips of the navy and several
friends of the president. Minister
Hatch and Mrs. Hatch was also pres
ent.
ent.The
The train will arrive in Buffalo to
day * r.W.vi Voclrck. . The presi
dent wiil i. .main in Euffal. ; until ll:4o
when he will leave for Cleveland ,
where he will ston a few hours in
order that Mrs. Dole may meet some
of her relatives living there. He will
then go directly to St. Louis and will
take the Sunset Limited train , leav
ing there at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
He will arrive in California Tuesday
of next week and will spend several
days at Riverside , the home of his
brother. He will go to San Francisco ,
where he will be given a banouet by
former residents of Honolulu. He ex
pects to sail on either the Gaelic or
Mariposa , leaving February 22 and 23
respectively.
Count of the Treasury Cash.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. A recount
of the treasury cash , which was com
pleted last week , disclosed a shortage
of $859. The recount , made necessary
by the appointment in June last of Mr.
Ellis H. Roberts as United States
treasurer in place of Mr. D. N. Morgan ,
was begun on July 1st , and since that
time about $797,000,000 in cash has
been counted. No errors or shortages
of importance were discovered until
the treasury committee had begun
Avork in silver vault No. 1 , in which
there were 103,053,000 standard dollars.
Some months ago a colored laborer
was arrested and fined for abstracting
a number of silver dollars from some
of the bags. The man admitted that
he had taken 'twenty-eight dollars , for
which he had substituted lead. The
admission cast suspicion upon the en
tire contents of the vault , and a count
by handling eacn individual piece was
ordered.
On September 10 twenty-eight ex
pert counters and a force of laborers
and verifiers , under Ithe direction of G.
C. Bance , assistant cashier , began , the
work of counting the contents of this
vault. The time employed , therefore ,
was nearly five months , the counters
working eight hours each day. The
shortage of $859 will be made good "uy
Mr. Morgan , the retiring treasurer. It
is probable , however , as has been done
in similar cases , that congress will
make an appropriation in Mr. Mor
gan's favor covering the amount.
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Sold Under the Hammer.
NEW YORK , Feb. 7 An event of
absorbing interest in art circles took
place in Chickering hall , when the first
half • of the collection of famous
paintings gathered by the late Wil
liam H. Stewart during his residence
in Europe was sold under the hammer.
The hall was crowded with eager art
lovers and more than the usual quota
of dealers. . Seventy pictures were
sold and the amount realized was $139-
190. The highest prices were brought
by the couples of Fortunyi's. The top
figure was $13,000. which was paid for
"The Court of Justice , Alahambra , "
the purchaser being Harry Paine
Whitney. "Arab Fountain" was sold
to H. Harrison for $12,000.
Vessel i 5 Grounded.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Feb. I. The
Americeiliae steamer Pennland , which
sailed from this city for Liverpool with
a general cargo , valued at $150,000 , ran
aground late yesterday in the shoals
below Chester. At high water today
she was still hard and fast. Two of
Ithe city ice 'boats attempted to- move
her this afternoon without success.
Her position is not dangerous and
should she fail to float at" midnight it
is thought it will be necessary to en
lighten her.
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TEEASURY IS EMPTY.
FINANCIAL WEAKNESS OF CRA-
BLE'S COMPANIES.
Many TciiiiHylvanUins Said to Hnvo Keen
Cnufcht In the Wreck Attachment. * Arc
iHMicd Upon Stock Held In that Statea
Collateral for Money Advunccd.
Nothing to l'ay "With.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 5. The In
quirer , will say tomorrow that
the Interstate Irrigation Canal and
Land company , one of the enterpries
of Francis C. Grable , has announced
to its creditors that it has not a dollar
lar in its treasury with which to pay
the notes. It follows with a state
ment from the treasurer of the com
pany , George B. Luper , who is also
second vice president of the Security
Trust and Life Insurance company
of this city.
Mr. Luper said he could not tell
what would be done , that as treasurer
he was not director , that he had been
elected treasurer last July , he had
never been present at a meeting of
the company.thaf he did not know
whether an extension of time would
be granted or not and that ho could
not tell whether there would be im
mediate application for the appooint-
ment of a receiver or not.
The capital stock of the corporation
he knew was about $1,000,000 , but
only $300,000 of the stock had been
issued. This had been issued mainly
to Grable for 8,000 acres of land , in
cluding 2,200 town lots , the property
lying in and around Edgemont , a
town of 1,200 people , whose name also
appears in the title of another of
Grable's ventures , the Edgemont and
Union Hill Smelting company. The
Interstate company is a New Jersey
corporation.
The Inquirer article continues :
"The attachment issued by George A.
Fletcher of Mitchell , & Co. against
Grable , with service on the Corn Ex
change National bank , J. Wesley Sup
ple and John H. Graham as garni
shees led to the information that
some of these parties hold large
amounts of the stock of the Inter
state Irrigation Canal and Land com
pany and of the Edgemont and Union
Hill Smelting company as collateral ,
which it is thought by the attaching
creditors might be more than suffi
cient to pay the claims of these hold
ers. The holders of the collateral ,
however , say there will be disappoint
ment in this respect.
"John H. Graham holds notes of
Grable , and of other people who took
payment for Grable's stocks with notes
assigned to Mr. Graham , to the amount
of nearly $87,000. He holds stock of
Grable's companies to the amount of
$36,500 as collateral on his account , and
as much more on the account of
others.
"George H. Fletcher's attachment is
for $25,000. His partner , Samuel H.
Mitchell , was in Grable's ventures to
the extent of $7,000 , and holds enough
stock as collateral to keep him nsarly
whole.
"David H. Jones , one of the direct
ors , of the Edgemont and Union Hill
Smelting company , treasurer of the
Carriage Cycle company and heater
and range dealer , was interested to the
amount of $20,000. Wclstencroft &
Sons , gun wadding , cf Frankford , who
recently assigned to their father , held
Grable's paper to the amount of $35 , -
000 , and this was said to be what led
to their failure. Crater & Sons of
Easton , Pa. , were iu it to the extent of
$25,000.
"Mr. Luper named as some of the
directors of the Interstate comiiany.
A. L. Sharrock oi Edgemont , M. L.
Parrotte of Omaha , H. A. Goddard ,
editor of the Edgemont Express , and a
man named Sterner of Jersey City.
The president , he said , was a General
Middleton cf New York. The work
that has been docie on the canals
must have cost a great part of the
$300,000 issued in stock to raise money
for the enterprise. Mr. Grable was
paid to manage the work on the prop
erty.
"Among the notes that have found
their way into the hands of Mr. Gia-
ham , garnishee in one of the attach
ments , are a lot of C. B. Harris , one
of Grable's managers , and men named
Vroomer , Dewart. Zeubriskie. an offi
cer in a New York bank , a Mi * . Story
of Philadelphia. Messrs. Jenkins , Mar
shall and Short of New York , and a
let of other people all around the
country. On notes of this kind , dis
counted for Grable by Mr. Graham to
the extent of $30,000 , Grable paid $11-
000. Mr. Graham is hunting for a bal
ance of about $75.000. '
Inquiring Into the Colored Question.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The senate
yesterday received from the attorney
general a reply to the resolution re
questing info mation as to whether the
records of the department show that
in Louisiana there have been recent
violations of the constitution of the
United States by the exclusion from
service on jury service in courts duly
qualified citizens on account of color ,
and if so what action has been taken
or is in contemplation.
In response Attorney General Griggs
sends a copy of a protest o Louisiana
citizens against violations of the con
stitution by the acting circuit judge
and the district attorney of the United
States for the eastern district of the
United States.
The 'protest has been forwarded by
the department to the judge and at
torney named , but no reply had yet
been received.
Potter Palmer is to build a mansion
at Newport mre palatial and luxurious
than any other.
T.cffc Directionr. for His J/unrral.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Feb. 5. E. L.
Patton , jr. , committed suicide last
night by taking laudanum. He left a
note to his parents , who live in Colum
bus. S. C , defending his act and de
nying that it was a last resort. He had
twice tried to kill himself before. His
letters named those he wished to act
as pallbearers and indicated the exact
spot where he wished to be interred.
He was a member of the Volunteer
Guards battalion and left a written re
quest for the guards quartet , which he
had organized , to sing at his grave.
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Woman KrlngH Suit Agalnnt Millionaire
.Mitfiufaetnrcr.
, CHICAGO , Feb. , 5. A suit for $1. 0 , -
000 against John H. Hanan , t o mil
lionaire shoe manufacturer of Brook
lyn , in which the plaintiff is a woman
has been begun in the superior court
in this city. The suit was begun
Wednesday , but was suppressed in or
der that service might be had on the
defendant , who lives in Brooklyn , hut
who was in Chicago during the pres
ent week on business. The plaintiff
Is Mrs. B. M. Dutton of this city , form
erly a resident of Brooklyn , where she
knew , the shoe manufacturer. Hanan
was in Chicago last Monday. He did
not register , and although the hotel
was besieged by men who were sent to
watch his movements , he succeeded in
getting out of the city Tuesday. Mr.
Hanan on that day went to St. Louis
and from there has since returned to
Brooklyn without being served by a
summons in Mrs. Dutton's suit. The
attorney for the Chicago plaintiff has
now given up hope of securing service ,
as he says he has information that Mr.
Hanan will soon sail from New York
to Europe on a business trip.
The .attorney for Mrs. Dutton said
today that the suit of his client grows
out of events which occurred previous
to Mr. Hanan's meeting with Mrs.
Smith , now Mrs. Thompson , against
whom the shoe manufacturer began
suit about two weeks ago at Newport ,
R. I. , for the recovery of about $150 , -
000 worth of real estate and jewelry
which he had given her. The suit was
compromised just before Mr. Hanan's
visit to , Chicago. Mrs. Dutton's attor
ney refused to say what the relations
were between his client and the defend ,
ant.
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WAE AMONG MILLERS.
MANUFACTURERS ARE HAVING
TROUBLE.
Ulr. I'illsJmry Fathering a Hill in Congress
That Js Creating a Heap of Hard Talis
If It fines Through It. Cleans a Tux
on All Adulterated Flour StuJTti , and
There's the liub.
Itiisiness Trouble's.
CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 5. The Post to
day says : Two gigantic rival milling
companies , involving all the mill own
ers in the central , western and north
western states , are engaged in a bitter
war. The adulteration of flour is the
basis of attack and counter movement.
One faction includes the Pillsburys ,
the powerful northwestern millers.
The other side embraces ti big mak
ers of corn flour , with the Decatur
Cereal Mill company and the Shella-
barger Mill and Elevator company in
the van.
The latter seek to defeat a bill intro
duced in congress , it is claimed in uie
interest of the northwestern mill com
bine. The bill before congress pro
vides that adulterated flour bread shall
be wiped out by penalty , and that a
tax for internal revenue shall be
placed on blended flour of wheat and
corn.
corn.For
For several days the agents of the
newlv termed combine between the
corn flour millers nave been gathering
signatures to a petition on the board
of trade , paying congress to throttle
the bill which was recently introduced
in the senate. This petition to con
gress recites that the bill was framed
in the interests of the northwestern
millers , and that it would work incal
culable harm to all the farmers of the
great corn belt.
This struggle comes at a time when
the agitation against the adulteration
of flour and "black bread" is at its
heig' To make matters more in-
teresmig Joseph Leiter is made the
object of criticism by the representa
tive millers journal , the Weekly
Northwestern Miller , for the part he
plays in controlling the supply of
wheat. But interest nor/ centers in
the srife between the rival milling
interests.
R. E. Pratt , owner of the Decatur
Cereal Mill company , is the leader of
the forces wh'ch propose to fight the
new deal. The president makes no
secret of the campaign which he and
millers who have banded with him
are making. Indeed , he does not
deny that there is a newly formed
"Northwestern Millers. "
B. A. Eckhart of Chicago , a whole
sale flour dealer , is preparing to send
a representative to Washington to
lobby for the bill and then it is ex
pected the fight will become bitter.
Mr. Pratt says that as soon as it ap
pears that the bill is coming up either
in the senate or the house for passage
a large lobby of corn flour millers
will go to Washington. The north
western people meanwhile will have
a fighting force in the field.
Grable' - liar.k Closes Its Doors.
CRAWFORD , Neb. , Feb. 5. The
state bank of Crawford did not open
its doors yesterday. C. J. Grable , the
cashier , is in the east. A. E. Hobson.
assistant cashier , will say nothing of
the bank further than that owing to
the facts to hand concerning the fail
ure cf Francis C. Grable. its president ,
coupled with the fact that the cur
rency which was exnected this morn
ing did not arrive from tl e east , he
thought it better net to attempt to
run through the day. Hobson says the
bank will pay out depositors and all
liabilities in full. This haul ; has been
conducted on a conservative , safe and
paying basis and it is generally con
ceded by local creditors that its pa
per and assests are gilt edged. Its as
sets are about $40,000 and liabilities ,
outside of stock , about $20,000.
The Maine "Will lie Keealled.
WASHINGTON , D. C , Feb. 5. The
battleship Maine will be relieved from
her situation in Havana in the course
of a few days. It was not the purpose
of the navy department to keep the
ship there for any length of time when
she was ordered across the strait , and
it is felt the ship's crew must feel
uncomfortable lying in the harbor o <
Havana.
The Marblehead and Detroit , which .
are better adapted to comfortable ;
existence in such a climate , will prob. '
ably be sent to relieve the latter. '
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CANADA. *
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thC 1
What U Now GoK'K ' on In
nonunion. , " '
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A Cincinnati Klondike party passed. j 1
through Winnipeg. Manitoba , a few t j
days since , on their way to the gold. , j >
Held/ : . Two or three ladlea accompa"l f
nied them , and as they passed through- ,
the streets of that Western Canadian j
city , they were the objects of considerable - - ,
able- attention , in their costumes of , I
leather leggings and buckskin cults , , m i , I
the same as were worn by the gentlemen - I
men of the party. I
A new route to the Klondike Is said'
to have been discovered by way of I
Prince Albert , in the western territories. .
of Canada. It will bo a competitor to
the Edmonton routo. * I
The demand for good train dogs Is-
keeping up at Battlcford , In Western.
Canada. Between the police , tho-
northwest government and Mr. P. K , *
Lindsay of Victoria , B. C , every available - t
able dog of the requisite quality has ;
found ready sale , and everywhere you H
can see some of the poor brutes getting - H
ting the worst of it in the efforts off H
the owners to train them with the ex .
pectation of sale. ' H
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Custom returns for the past sis : <
months , ending December 31 , show aa V fl
increase in the total trade of over H
$25,000,000. ,
The City of Toronto asks from tho- H
street railway company 10 per cent of H
the gross revenue of the company for M
the past year. As the revenue was M
over $1,000,000 , the city will receive avery - , H
very fair rental. H
The Fairplay creamery , of Pilot M
Mound , has wound up its season's operations - M
erations by the shipment of " ,000 M
pounds of butter in December. M
J. A. Kinsella , superintendent of gov- M
eminent creameries , has sold to a Winnipeg - , M
nipeg and Vancouver produce company j H
100,000 pounds of northwest butter , . i H
the price being in the neighborhood. |
of $20,000. The butter will be dis- M
tributcd between the coast cities and H
the Kootenay. This firm made sev- H
cral large shipments to the Klondike H
last season. H
F. A. D. Bourkc of Battleford , recently - H
ly sold a butcher there a fat cow that H
dressed 1,005 pounds. She beat the H
previous record of that district by 100- H
pounds. ( H
The Klondike fever will give a special - - H
cial impetus to horse breeding on the H
foothill ranches. Their present stock H
for sale will be all taken up at good ' H
figures for transport by the Edmonton. HH
Alex. Wood , Souris , lately sold a five H
months' old calf which weighed , when > . H
dressed , -100 pounds. This shows what H
can be done in the way of fattening [ H
cattle when it is given proper atten- ) H
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The only herd of bulTalo in Western. , H
Canada today are those in the neigh- t H
horhocd of Winnipeg , the property of" ' H
Lord Strathcona and those iir i H
the neighborhood of Mount Royal. ' H
They are about to be removed to tho- H
National Park at BanfT , in the Rocky H
Mountains. The removal of these hugo H
animals a distance of over a thousand' H
miles by rail is an immense undertak- j H
ing , and as these animals are not altogether - H
gether tame , it will be attended with. H
more or less danger. ' H
"Mrs. Strucket affects the antique in \f \ H
her house decorations " "Yes , she- [ H
told me the other day she was heart- ' * j H
broken because she couldn't set the- H
shades of her ancestors for her parlor * H
windows. " Truth. | { i H
MEDILL AND MUD. 'i H
The Old War-IJ ro or .Journalism His A' H
covers the Virtue of : t ? < mv K , H
r lcil > clna3 Variety. ( | ' , H
There are only a few of tbem le t. , [ " > H
Siuco Chns. A. Dana's death , ' 'Jog" Me- i ' H
dill , tbo old -vvnr.ho. ao cf the Cliicsigo | H
Tribune , is the chief surviving roproseutii- M
tivo of the old tciioo ! of virile , aggrc--sivo M
editorial giants. M
To luive mud thrown at thcai was part J < M
of the profession at all time- , but to Jiud H
health in mud is rather a modern innova- H
tiou. That is what "Joo" Mcdill lias , been , ' ' H
doing of late , and he feels that if his old i H
friend Dana bad found The * auo source ot ' M
vitality in time he might fcc abiding with ! H
us still. \ H
Mr. Medill is mi investigator and when j [ i H
the stories of the miraculous -Mngno-MtidL } ' H
at Indiana Mineral Springs began to spread % ' H
over the country , the great editor became t&f ( H
interested and eventually decided to try v , fl
this mysterious substan-o oa his own rhcu- j ! ) ' H
matic limbs , and weigh its value. Ho was- \ * ' j H
accompanied by bis private physician , Dr. i | ' H
loros Sarkisian , a voung Armenian sci- I M
entist of high attainments. The great od- ' H
ltor was mud-munimiKcd dailv for severaL ' „ H
weeks and gained visibly in weight.strem'th. I j H
and vitality. The chief evidence ot" his " re- I H
euperation was a series of editorial sledge- H
hammer blows , which made the opposition H
tremble. M
Tbo • final result of the experiment was ' H
nn unqualified mic-cps * . "Joe" Jiedil ! went H
back to Chicago in .September , and wrote |
an editorial about Mugno-Mud with his j Hewn
own hand. Xest , lie sent his son-in-law. I H
It. S. McCormicfc , dov.n for a little of tbo ' |
mud-treatmeur. In November he went H
down again , and since the new bath houo M
is completed be expects to be a. regular |
vi-itor lour times a vtar. t H
This mud-treatniont in which Mr. Modill M
found to much virtue , is pecviliar , yet log- } - |
ical. After all. ever } form of life springs- H
from the earth , whii-h is the great deitrov- j H
er andassimilator of dead and cileto mnV } M
ter. All life is fed at the breast of Mother I H
Earth. At the Indiana Mineral Spring * is- j | |
a beautiful little natural amphitheairc- * { M
slopes being grown with magnificent oaks. i M
At the foot of the converging hiiK a bi c l l
Lithia spring gushes forth at the rale > C 1
: { .003 barrels a day and Hoods the soil , j H
which consists of a rich.black porous loanv ' 1
fed by the deciduous foliage of the oalc |
trees This peculiar soil saturated with | ' M
mineral salts for ages , is as soluble : is | H
sugar , and being devoid of clav is not ' H
sticky in the least. It is no : , thorcfore , in , H
any sense related to the conventional mud j M
of the road-way. of the Chicago street or 1 fl
to the variety which cling * to vour heel" . j |
The mud is applied to the patient on a. |
cot. tue subject being entirely encased in7 j H
the substance , steamed ton proper temper- " ' H
atr.re. It then acts as a poultice , stiinu- H
latcs the skin , superficial blood vessi > Ls and 1
nerve * , opens the pores and lithiates the- H
blood , dissolving nil uric acid deposits. r f H
Robing can be simpler or more rational ( ' l l
Mr. Jledill at the time of his last vu-it • H
shared the benefits of the Magno-Mnd Cure- • H
with several other shining lights- from * ' M
Chicago. His professional colleague , Wm H
Penn .Mson late of the Inter-Ocean - - M
, no
Collector of the Port of Chicago is another- M
mud-devotee. So is Er-Gov. John P Alt- H
geld which shows that mud is more ' \ M
-
pow-
erful than politics , because it unites iu • * H
common purpose two men , who are. nolit- 1 H
ica ly not exactly bed-fellows. ' H
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