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f-r IS K ? -, 1 , - V - , f- - -Aaia ., 1' 6 -'" --v "IB1 T v- -w y jar : VOLUME XXn.NUMBER 19. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, lfijti. WHOLE NUMBER 1111. (JMttmmis Minml eAfr .r i t A Ui. i1 - v' a A. ANDERSON, Pres't. . J. H. GALLEY, Viee Pres't. O. T, EOEN, G. ANDERSON. P. AXDEftSO. JACOB OBEISEX. HENRY BAGATZ, JOHN J. BUIXIVAN. First National Bank, "; Columtus, Neb. r ; Ecport of Coilitlon lay 17, 1890. BESOUBCE& Loans and Discounts $203,879 M n.B. Bonds 15,220.00 rBetl estate, farxlture and fixtures 17.963i.a8 Duo from other banks $23,77232 - Dne from U. 8. Treasury.. G75.00 Cash on band 15,473.45 39.525.67 $279,990.9 LIABILITIES. Capital and surplus 4JnJiTided profits National baak notes outstanding. Rediscounts Due depositors .. A9o.ooo.oo .. 10.428.14 .. 13,500.00 .. 1G.88L21 .. 150,181.05 $276,990.40 fusnuMM fpriM. J It. IilsMA.IV, DSUTCBEH ADtOZAT, omt over CoIaaMattassBMk, Hebrasks. . CULLIVAS UfcEatKae, . 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The Qaeea sVeaves NetKIac for taeFreach to Conplala or la Her Interest Dls closlaf Secret IaveatlMiB Seiisebr Dees ot Petmlt OAtolal BjieegAltteAt Adverse weather partllffy marred the first day of the Portsmouth review tot the French and English fleet bat 6 far hS Ihe quean was able to Insure It nothing was lacking to honor and gratify France. The queen sacriled a portion of her highland holiday purposely to witness the review and further compelled the attendance of the lords of the admiralty, who wanted to spend the recess abroad. The Pertslnouth authorities Incurred Ihe anger of the "Jin go" press by InvtUng the French officers to inspect the latest English inventions In naval warfare under the guidance of officers com petent to explain their uses. The only pos sible cause for dissatisfaction that the French government could entertain is the assurance of Lord Salisbury which deprives the function of the foreign officers of ap proval. The radical declare that Lord Salisbury declined thus openly to display a friendship which might be Interpreted as a disregard of the driebund. Kaln Making m Swoeass. Gen. Dryenforth and his party, at Mid land, Tex., have again achieved success in their efforts to produce rainfall by artificial means, and all that region Is rejoicing in a heavy and widespread rainstorm, which Insures winter grass and averts the distress which a fcr weeks more of dry weather would have brought. This wu the second heavy rain on the Morris ranch which has fallen inside of eight days, besides several light showers, and there seems to be no rea sonable doubt but that the rainmakers de serve much credit, especially for the copiousness of the fall. Ten days ago they began operations and they have kept up a continual "skirmish1' since that time. Some of the most powerful apparatus has not been used to a great extent, but large quantities of "rackarock,' a mixture of giant powder, dynamite and oxygen gai. has been exploded on the ground, from kites and balloons. The readings of the Instruments which Prof. Curtis of tuu Smithsonian institution brought from Washington show clearly that the opera tions have had a marked effect upon the meteorological conditions and have pro duced definite and practical results. Great Feat of Marksmanship. A great achievement in rifle shooting was accomplished at Springfield. 111., lu the skir mish run of Capt. Robert II. Aiken, inspec tor of rifle practice of the Sixth Infantry, I. N. G. The skirmish wa- run under the United States army regulations upon sil houette figures, and Capt. Aiken made a clean score, placing every shot upon the prone figure, making the highest possible score that could be made. This Is the first time this feat has ever been accomplished. The run consisted of twenty shots, tired at thirty second intervals, at uukuown dis tances from 100 to 00 yards and return, double time aud tea halts beins made. The Alliance In Georgia. A resolution was adopted unanimously in the Georgia state alliance which "asks Georgia's legislature to Indorse the St. Louis platform as reaffirmed at Ocala, and to instruct the representatives and senators in congress to shape legislation In conform ity therewith." Senator Gordon's reply to a request that he express himself as to the position to 1e taken on the platform was not rcccited. The senator, howccr, wrote a brief letter, in which he says he has here tofore made himself clear on the subject and could uot do so more than he bad. Will Be Opened. A private letter purporting to have been received at Guthrie from Acting Secretary of the Interior Chandler states that the Indian lands in the Indian territory pur chased during the past year by the govern ment will be open to settlement by Procla mation by the president September 10. The result of this letter is that a rush is being made to the borders of the lands. I; is reported that large numbers of boomers have already crossed the borders and are hiding in the bnsb. IN THE EAST. President Habbisox and several members of the cabinet took part in Vermont's centennial anniversary of its admission as a state. The agents of the anthracite produc ing companies met in New York and de clared an advance of 15 cents per ton to take effect September 1. A case of genuine cholera has been reported to the board of health of Springfield, O., and some fears arc en tertained that the city will be visited by another epidemic like that of 18.0. The Pennsylvania republicans eulo gized the administration of the state de partment by .James G. Blaine, but did not pass the resolution presented to commit Pennsylvania to him for the re publican nomination for president. Investor Edisok believes in the startling theory that sleep is a habit, developed during the centuries in which men had nothing to do in the hours of darkness. He confidently believes that it will be possible to outgrow the habit in the coming years under the influence of 'tfie-jelectric lights, high , pressure in work ancl amusement and the use of an immense amount of will power. He does not say how long a time will be re quired to bring man back to his natural condition, but it certainly will be sev eral thousand years. One of the most wonderful cases of skin grafting that has been made in the history of medical science is in progress at Lima, O. Up to the present time over eight hundred pieces or flesh have been taken from human arms and grafted to the body of William Shaw, who was scalded at 'the Standard Oil refinery on July 4 and for a long time was on the verge of the grave. Careful treatment and gentle nursing rescued him, but left his lower limbs, which had been scalded, entirely helpless. The grafts are about three-eighths of an inch in diameter and are taken from the arms between the elbow and the shoul der. The lifeless skin on the scalded parts is torn away and the grafts ap plied. A thin skin is bound around the parts, holding the grafts in their places and serving to prevent putrefaction. Frequently the grafts fail to attach and have to be replaced bytfresh ones. This explains why 800 or them have already been used This is an extraordinary number and yet many more are expect ed to be Used before entire recovery is looked for. The committee of prosecution in the Briggs trial is working diligently, in spite of the hot weather, to have ready A plan of action for submission to the presbytery in October. The charge against Dr. Briggs will be boldly made ae heresy, aad the three points of dis agreement already determined will be the basis. It will be heresy as defined by Scotch standards; that is. "au ut terance of an opinion at variance with the Aectrine of the church's standards," and upon the basis tho judgment must rest. For the purposes of this trial it will be sufficient to prove that Dr. Briggs has givcu utterance t views that are not in accordance With the viaws of the Presbyterian church. .A man may be thoroughly , evangelical in his faith and Mil! be a ucietic accord ing to the Sc'dtcii definition. To prove this in Dr. Briggs' case the charges will be based on the address delivered at his inauguration as professor of biblical theology, January 20, 1891. Thero will be no hearsay testimony on the part of the prosecution, for the address tf as is sued in an authoritative manner, with a syllabus prepared by Dr. Briggs' own hand for tho use of the daily news papers. Secbetabt Fostkk has made thfi fol lowing statnmeui in regard to the fund ing preparations and the financial situa tion generally: "About 18,000,000 of 4a per cent, bonds have been extended and applications have been received covering about 2,r,i,O0O hitire. What the final dutcome may be, of course, I don't kiiow. It is probable, however, that a considerable portion of the bal ance, $30,000,000, will bo extended. It will be no hardship to the treasury to be called upon to pay those not extended. In fact, such payment will add by the amount paid to the money in Ihe hands Of the people: By tub extension we suc ceeded in preventing a deficit of national bank botes, and in fact, have so far in creased their circulation nearly 8.",0(M), 000. The outlook is that a considerable more of an increase, will be effected. I am not finding any fault with the action of the banks, as might be inferred from recent publications." Fears arc expressed that there is one little provision in the law passed by the last congress creating the court of ap peals, which will throw more work on the supreme court than the rest of the law relieves it of. The clausti objected to is the one giving a right of appeal to the supreme court to persons convicted of capital or "otherwise infamous" crimes, being offenses punishable by imprison ment in the penitcutiary, such as rob bing the mails, counterfeiting, and cer tain violations of the internal revenue laws. Under the old law there was an appeal in capital cases only. The fear is that all these small offenders will avail themselves of the right of appeal and will clog the docket of the highest court to such an extent that lis general busi ness will be kept as far behind as it is now. Merchants and manufacturers of New York alike are greatly alarmed over the news that a syndicate has been formed to force up the price of rubber. On all hands it is agreed that the syndi cate, of which Baron dc Gomderiz is tho promoter, will try to force up prices to a point where manufacturing will cease to bo profitable. IN THE WEST. There has been a tremendous storm in the gulf of California and along the coast of Mexico. The worst effects were felt at San Jose del Cado, in Lower Cali fornia, where the storm raged for three days. Two persons were killed, many injured, and hundreds rendered homo less. When tho storm subsided and the water in the streets receded the scene presented was one of desolation and ruin. Every house in town had been destroyed and many cattle killed. The damage to the coastwise shipping was great. United States District Judge Han ford, at Seattle, mado an important interpretation of the Chincso exclusion act, requiring the deportation of Chi nese who come into this country in vio lation of the exclusion act. Heretofore all Chinese who have entered and who have been caught have been sent to China. Judge Hanford decides that they shall hereafter be sent to the country from which they came. This will send all tho Chinamen who come in here back to British Columbia. Feom reports of registers of deeds a remarkable record of farm mortgage re leases is shown in sixty counties of Kan sas for the month of July. This com pilation, which does not include any proceeds from this year's bountiful crop shows that while July was not a debt paying month the net reduction in sixty counties was S3S4,45S. The total excess of farm mortgages released in forty eight counties for tho period averaging three and a third months prior to Aug ust 1, 1891, was Sl,427,037, or 29& per cent. A disastrous hail storm visited the vicinity of Bed Cloud, Minn. All corn and standing grain in its .path are utterly ruined, the immense hailstones crushing them to the ground. Grain in shocks also suffered severely. Men in fields were bruised and cut about the head by the hail. In some places tho hal was fifteen to twenty inches deep on a level. All windows on the exposed side of houses were smashed. George Mueller, who issued the allianc wheat circular, says in an in terviewiat St. Paul: "We have received replies frm secretaries of alliances in southern jftfnnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin anc Kansas, all telling us that the alliance.yoted favorably on the suggestion. Notan unfavorable an swer has been received.' The Western Baselall association has been thinned out and .reduced to a four team league, witli Sioux City. Omaha, Kansas" City and Denver as members. The old percentages are re tained, leaving Sioux City to start iu the lead. A schedule has been made out until October 13. Ignatius Donnelly does not favor the scheme to corner all the wheat iu the United States. He says to the Min nesota farmers, in effect, "Sell your wheat when you think best." THE SOUTHERN SUMMARY. Seven convicts have made their escape from the stockade at Briceville, Tenu. It is charged that when a con vict manages to get away from the stockade and dodge the guards so as to get into the woods, he has no trouble in finding some one who will provide him with citizens clothes. Fourteen escaped last week. The Texas state alliance, after an exciting contest, has ratified the Ocala platform. Evan Jones was elected president. The anti-sub-treasury dele gates were barred from the floor and called a meeting of -their own. Nearly all the delegates were for the third party. The night express train from Macon to Atlanta, Ga., was held up at Collins station by three masked men and the express safe robbed of 830,000. The express company officials say only 82,500 was taken by the robbers. Edwabd Strssox, a farmer living ten miles from Fort Smith, Ark., kicked a can of nltro-glycerine to see what -it contained. It took the coroner's jury three hours to get his remains together. The Virginia and. Arkansas state farmers alliances have endorsed ..the Ocala platform and the sub-treasury scheme. f The Georgia state alliance convention re-elected Congressman Livingston as president, refusing to investigate the charges against him. THE GREAT NORTHWEST the latest news of general Interest: Small Items of Crime sad -Casualty In South liaketa Improvement Netes Throughout the Commonwealth Va rious K vents or More Than Usaal Im portance. 'FrfE following interesting facts rela ting to the" work of the South Dakota state board of assessment and equaliza tion are furnished by Public Examiner Blanchard. The Hoard lia confined itself tti equalizing the assessments be: tween the various counties of the state the past week. In arriving at the-valuation of real estate the counties were classified and a value fixed on each iu proportion to its relative valiie; whlcli tvbtlld aggregate substantially the same as the aggregate returns, and counties were raised or lowered accordingly. In all classes of personal property suscept ible of average an average for the state was taken and a per centagc added to or deducted from each county to bring it up to the avcrag?. HurscS aU'ragtid S34.Ci; mules, ?33.43; cattle, S8.7."J; sheep, $1.71: swine, $1.07 each. The board ordered that moneys and credits and bank stock be equalised upon the same basis of other personal property and made to average the same per centum of its commercial value, which is generally tistlmatcd to b about CO per cent. There was great lack of uni formity iu assessed values of the same classes of property in the several coun ties. Bank stock ran all the way from 32 to 100 per cent., horses from S23 to $50, sheep from 99 cents to $2.50, and other stock in like proportion. There was a general advance of assessment on railroads, telegraph and express com panies. Prohibition Uw Upheld. JuiiGK E. G. Smitii, of the First judi cial circuit court, rendered ail important decision iu chambers at Yankton, in volving several points in the prohibitory liquor law. The effect of tho decision is to not only sustain the constitution ality of the general prohibitory law, hut the proceedings instituted to enforce its provisions. The matter t'ame up oii a motion to dissolve the injunctions granted in the several civil actions brought by the state's attorney under the nuisance section of the statute. The judge declined to hear argument on tho question of tho constitutionality of the law, remarking that he had twice de cided that question after due argument and deliberation, in favor of the law and did not think he should change his mind unless the supreme court changed it. As to the direct point at issue, the dissolution of the injunctions, the court held in substance that the ultimate ob ject of the action was to abate the nuis ance the place where the law had been or was being violated, and that the tem porary injunction was to preserve the status and prevent the party from using the place for illegal purposes pending the hearing on the action to abate the nuisance. He held that the proceeding is clearly authorized by section 13 of the prohibitory law. That being the case the only question before him was the sufficiency of the complaint and affidavit under the general statutes and rules pertaining to equity practice, to warrant the issuing of the injunction. He held these complaints and affidavits good and overruled the motion to dismiss. The immediate result is that the defendants must answer and the case will stand for trial on the facts. Railway Roadbeds Kept Bed Hot. The movement of great herds of cattle from vast pasture ranges f tho Black Hills is keeping tho railway roadbeds red hot by running immense cattlo trains in transit to eastern markets. THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA. Events Great and Small of Interest All Around the State. The Omaha smelters camo within an ace'of suffering from a riotMonday night. The day gang of 200, who went to work in the morning, was preparing to knock off and the night gang was getting ready to go on. Then Maurice Knctchmcyer, a Bohemian tailor of anarchist views, began an impassioned harangue. In the midst of it two men, a Hungarian and an Italian, started off from the crowd to go to work. Fifty excited men surrounded them and commenced to beat and kick them, when big Jim Bacon, who has hitherto been recognized as the leader of the strikers, rushed iu to their rescue. Opportunely a platoon of police which had been called to sup press another disturbance appeared on the scene and what might have been a serious riot was nipped iu the bud. The operators of the smelters think they will have no further serious trouble, having granted the demand for eight hour shifts. Militia Money For braka. Adjutant General Cole, of Nebras ka, has returned from Washington, whither he went to see the secretary of war concerning the money due the state militia. The department at first claimed that there was only $i,431.83 due the militia, but General Cole claimed that there was $13,338.32 due from the gov ernment. On going to Washington he showed where the state had made a mis take of $4,052.48, and where $3,253.90 could not be charged to the state for arms during the Pine Ridge outbreak because the arms and ammunition had been returned. General Cole's figures were found to be correct and the report of the department was accordingly re vised so that the figures correspond with those of General Cole. The money thus secured will go to uniform the state militia and purchase other necessaries. A Beet Sugar Reception. In respouse to an invitation issued by the Norfolk Beet Sugar company about 5,000 peoplo gathered at the factory to participate in a reception tendered the public. The entire plant, with its laby rinth of intricate and wonderful ma chinery, was thrown open to the public and the factory, mammoth as is its pro portions, was tested to its utmost ca pacity by the immense crowds which were there to see and be entertained. Death of Judge Mason. Ex-CniEF Justice Omvqx .Mason, of Nebraska, died at his residence in Lincoln after a lingering illness. The fu neral took place at -Nebraska City. At the time of his death""he was the state labor commissioner. Judge Mason was the first chief justice of the state and had a national reputation as a jurist. lass Week and the Crops. The warm, dry and sunshiny weather the last week was favorable to the agri cultural interests. Corn has made rapid progress, and has attained a large growth of stalk that is bearing well. The crop continues decidedly backward, however. T Farming in Xeeraaka. Twxlve years ago Farmer Bradt and wife located in Holt county, and by bor rowing $4 had just enough"to pay the 914 filing fee on their homestead. They now have 480 acres, with good improve- its, AAA Are out of debt. FOREIGN JOTTINGS. According i6 the latest , statistics,-' -JEtussia has1 27,922;60Q cattle, the United States 60,331,000; 61 h'bgs Rusti has 10,742,000, the United States 50,302,000; of sheep Russia has 48,220,000, the United States 42,590,000. The compari son suggests at once that Russia is one of the greatest producers of livestock among the' nations. At tho same time it is shown that Rtissiaiis,fdr some rea son, are ih'e" lightest consumers o'f meat. They have an immense exportable' sur plus of all kinds of live stock. It is not generally known in this country that Germany aud Austria have lately under taketl to protect, their fanners against Russian competition, employing the same methods as were invented several years earlier against American farmers. Under pretense of sanitary regulations these governments several years ago prohibited the importation of live ani mals front Russia. The export of sheep from Russia fell faff from 3,400,000 in 1884 to .100,000 in 1890, aud during the same period the export of both cattle and hogs fell off GO per cent. A year ago Russian diplomacy persuaded France to reduce the duty on imported sheep from Russia and to prohibit out right German and American shtfcp: The result has been an enormous increase in the exportation of Russian sheep to France, although transportation is en tirely by sea anil by a circuitous route. It is surmised that the suecss of the experiment with Russian sheep may lead to a general treaty between the two countries, as a response to the commer cial arrangement which has been made by Germany, Austria and Italy. The priucipal obstacle in the way of speedy extension of the export of Russian meat is the lack of packing industries. The recent report of investigations by the Russian government into American packing suggests that the importance of the subject is not misunderstood. But leading Chicago packers who have been interviewed, while admitting the great extent of Russian live stock inter ests and their possible doveIop.ii"iit, anticipate no serious competition from that direction at least for a long time to come. Belgium, the natural home of inter nationalism, will receive the delegates to the labor congress, which is to hold its sittings ill Brussels from August 10 to 23. Efforts, which have been suc cessful, havo been ma lo to insure a representation of all sections of the labor party from all parts of the world. Eastern EurooO and Asia alone will be unrepresented. Australia, tho United States and South America all send dele gates. Tho principal aim of the delib erations of ths congress will be the in ternational federation of labor and the eight hour question, the employment of aliens, strikes and parliamentary repre sentation. The tenth article of tho published program submits the following objects for consideration: Tho serious practical organization of international labor correspondence: universal statis tics of labor: an international under standing between workmen of all trades by means of the creation of an inter national committee and subnational committees; ro-ilar communication; information by m .ins of :n international socialist alman:: tr't;;lated into all languages, and a so :.. 1st propaganda agitation in all countries. The mails just in from Trujillo, via Panama, under date of July 25, bring the details from the village of Lomos do Scamora, in the United States of Colom bia of tho frightful series of child mur ders committed thero by tho peon Ma rcilno Medina. His wife and daughter are accessories to, if not accomplices in, the killing of thirteen infants. Medina, who has been forced to make a full con fession to tho commissary of police, Osvaldo Gucri, takes his detection very coolly, and says that he killed his own ten children because he was too poor to support them, and killed his three grandchildren to hide his. daughter's shame. There is considerable cause for alarm over the enormousjdeath rate in England. Last year's influenza seems to have left the systems of the people open to attack this year. The death rate for London for the last six months is higher than ever known since vital statictics have been officially recorded. The socialists arc not letting the grass grow under their feet in taking advantage of the gloomy situation in Europe because of crop failure, and are actively pushing their propaganda. The coming of winter, with what appears to be inevitable distress, promises a rich harvest for them. During recent years England obtained more wheat from Russia than from the United States. Last year, for instance, she received from Russia 3,900,000 quar ters or about 31,200,000 bushels, against 3,500,000 quarters or 28,000,000 bushels from the United States. Advices from Vera Cruz, Mexico, where yellow fever is raging, state that people in that city are dying by whole families and their homes arc vacated, the occupouts fleeing to the mountain districts. The estate of Lord Lurgan, situated in counties Armagh and Down, Ulster, Ireland, has been sold under the provis ions of the land purchase act. The 806 tenants agree to par 635.000 for the property. THE NATIONAL GAME. Games Won and Lost Bow the Clubs JS'ow Stand. Following Is a showing of the standing of each of the teams of the different associa tions: NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. fc. W. L. tfc. ChicagOs....63 3 .606 Brooklyns...49 4$ .1SV Bostons 56 Si -S,Clevel."UlJs..4G 53 .465 New Yorks.52 3S JTS CincinnatU..39 59 .39- Phlladelp's.Jd 45 A!liPittsburgs..35 63 .357 AMEItlCAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Tc. W. L. tc Bostons TO 32 .696 Columbus. ..49 54 A't St. Louis... .67 33 .638!Milwaukees.l3 57 .42 Baltimores.JM 41 5T.lLouisvilles..37 63 Mi PhUadelp's. 47 -WT!VashUlgfs.Xi 65 33f westeiw association. W L Vc I W L. eTfp Sioux Cltvs.sC' 46 .VHiLmcolns....46 49 .44 MinneaD'UAoU W .f3t Den vers 41 56 . Omaha 46 43 JiSDuluths .37 63 .37 Kansas Cys.50 49 -5)f THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Caxtlb Common to prime. 3 85 a 5.90 5.40 4.25 1.03J4 .68 Hoos Shipping grades SHEEP 4.70 a 4.00 & 1.02J4& Wheat Cash .. Cobs Cash Oats Rtb a AbXaKX ev AAAvm, Bbtxeb Western dairy TEcos Western 2SJ .00 Y .65 1.03 .18 14 5.00 3.50 5.20 4.ia .75 .28 M .90 5.00 5:39 61 & .14$a .14 SIOUX CITV. Cattle Fat steers S 4.00 Cattue Feeders 2.75 AAIMjB eeeeeeaeB 4 a 99 CaVEss Oe J TlaUAT ea JJaXB QbHUi ) WAAbbX OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Cattle Common to priuij.j :; 0j Hoos Shippers i.? NEW .:i: 1- v.U : Wheat j 3 JBe Oaxs Western.... .... ..... .'A'i & ua 1.11?, .02 .37 WENT OVER A DOLLAR. ejfcjm, I in i A WILD RUSH in This prig op WHEAT. On 'Change at Chieagd' It Takes aai Vu yreeeAeate Swart and Rises fthM Cesiis 1st One Day Conservative Brokers Bay It's a Stampede FeU Nearly a MUe. Whesit Brokers Excited. Wheat at $1.08 a bushel, and next to Jione to be had at that rate! This was he sensation on 'Change in Chicago the other day, says a dispatch. The news of wheat at a dollar a bushel had spread far beyond Board of Trade circles, and when the Board opened the following morning the galleries were crowded to suffocation. Sccrie's on 'Change are interesting even at ordinary times, hut when the market is .at fever heat; whttt 4hore are no reasonable indications where it will stop in a wild upward rush; when, on tho other hand, tflf signs point to the existence of a strong syndicate1 ia -control of the supply," then the pit be comes a veritable bedlam, a pande monium such as only several hundred howling, shouting and madly excited traders can produce Now this was the case. While every body was prepared for a rise, each on ward revolution of the hand on .the big indicator was greeted with yells that would have done credit to s gang of Apaches on an attack. The spectators caught the infection, but inasmuch ad they were so closely wedged together that motion was impossible they could do nothing else but perspire. Many of them even shouted as wildly as the trad ers below, though there was no earthly reason why the visitors should ye!L They simply did it by contagion. December wheat opened at SL02, with in a very small fraction of 2 cents above the closing price of the preceding day, but it did not remain longer than a few minutes at that flgnro. Presently, the in dicator marked 81.02 & then 51.03, and at this interesting point the rumor gained giound that Jim Kecne and B. P. Hutch inson, backed by a syndicate of wealthy New York men, were manipulating the market This caused a jump of 2 cents, and from that point the market ad vanced by quarters and halves to 91.08, where it remained until selling brought it down again to $1-06, which was the closing price Experienced brokers claim that they see nothing extraordinary in the rush, and they maintain also that it cannot last very long. At present the farmers deliver little or nothing. The spring wheat is not yet harvested, and the sup ply of winter wheat is exceedingly small. All commercial exchanges have an up ward turn, so havo the domestic markets, and everybody seems crazy to get wheat. This was illustrated on 'Change, when the price at one time was bid up 2 cents, and not a pound of wheat could be had at that FELL neablt a mile. Woman Killed While Attempting to Make a .Parachute Drop la Ohio. One of tho recent attractions at Coney Island, near Cincinnati, was a balloon ascension by Miss Annie Harkness, whose homo is in Terro Haute, Ind. At the appointed time the young woman came forwatd and stopped into the car. The ropes wereloosened at once and the balloon roso rapidly. At an elevation of about 5,000 feet the parachute was let go. The buzz frcm the gazing multi tude was at its height The on-lookers watched with trembling delight The parachute slowly began to unfold. Sud denly there was a dreadful hush like the silence of death. The parachute had closed and with its human burden was falling with frightful velocity. Then the silence was broken with shrioks of fainting women, with children wailing and crying, and men turned away their face's to shut out the awful sight. Sud denly there struck upon the ears a dull, sickening sound tho end had come. A life had gone out in the midst of pleas ure. Annie Harkness had made her last parachute descent THE PUBLIC PULSE. THE WORLD'S FAIR. The earth will be In Chicago in earn est. Omaha Bee. Let the Emperor come, by all mean a Richmond Times. The work of giving Kansas a proper exhibit at the World's Fair goes right along. Kansas City Journal. That man, woman, or child does not exist under this government who will not feel the lofty inspiration of the oc casion. Topcka Capital. ' The "South American States promise an exhibit at the coming World's Fair that may well astonish visitors from Europe. Boston Globe. Of course it would be highly desirable to have France properly represented at tho Columbian Exposition, but if the French people don't see it that way the show will go on all the same. Kansas City Star. The encouragement given to the World's Fair of 1893 by foreign nations Increases the responsibility not only of the United States Government but of the State governments. Baltimore American. The Women's Department at Chicago will do much toward universal feminine emancipation if it removes even a frac tion of tho popular foreign prejudice against the participation of woman in every field to which she may aspire. Troy Times. RUSSIA'S RYE. Russlv has scored a point against Germany and England. New York Mail. It's an ill wind to Germany, Austro Hungary, and our good English cousins, but it blows good to the American farmer. Hartford Cottrant. The immediate effect will be to cause an advance in wheat and b'readstmffs in all European markets, and, in a very short time, in those of the United States. Indianapolis Journal. It affords the stiongest proof of the short crops in Europe creating a deficit which cannot be supplied except by the farmers of this country'. Baltimore American. While this action is doubtless partly due to the short wheat and rye crops in Russia, it is probably intended also as a measure of retaliation for Germany's attempt to commercially Isolate France. Philadelphia RcconL The order of the Russian Government forbidding the exportation of rye can be regarded in the United States with en tire complacency. The American grain crops will bo very large this year, and whatever the Germans may lack in rye can be abundantly supplied by prime Western wheat Philadelphia Times. MACHINE-MADE RAIN. Of course the one experiment is not conclusive Minneapolis Tribune. Isolated experiments of this sort prove' nothing in themselves. Philadel phia Record, The fact is, no discovery has yet been made how to make dry rain, or raia without moisture. Washington Star. The coincidence of explosions and rains in one or a dozen instances Is not conclusive that there it a relation of cause and effect Milwaukee Sentinel. Of course other tests will be necessary to settle the question whether man has actually gained another victory over the powers of tho air. banished drought, and reclaimed the deserts. Cincinnati Tkmet-Star. -i PEOPLES IN SEBRASK A INDEPENDENT PARTY FOR THE FRAY. READY Edgertea for SnfiresMe J dge and n'AIIc . maad aad Hadley for Regent ot the State Valverslty The Cincinnati Flat ' form feadersed With aa Additional State riatrctrw For Supreme Judge . W. EDGEKTON For Regents. "" (E. a. hadley. Th6 Nebraska independent state con vention met at Hasting with 0S2 dele gates present, representing seventy-six or th eighty-nine counties of the state. The proceeding wore harmonious and the fact that tho thermometer roamed around 1C0 did not check the enthusi asm. Senator l'oynter. Congressman Kent, President Power3 of the alliance, Master Workmen Lech of the Knights of Labor, ex-Senator Van Wyck, Jay Burrows, Paul Vandervoort and others furnished oratory for the occasion. Senator Poynter presided and Mr. P. H. Pirtlc was elected secretary, with Messrs. Maybcrry and Littlefield as assistants. After ctmiderabIo discussion the Cin cinnati platform was adopted as em bodying the national principles of the party, with the following added as a state platform: feTATE VLATFORM. We demand the paiicft of laws prohibiting alkn ownership of l.-.nd: that congress take prompt action to device some plan to obtain all the lands now owned by alien and foreign syn dicates, and that all the lands held by railroad and other corporations in cxcw-b of such as is actually used and needed by them to be re claimed br the government and held for actual bottlers oiiH'i We demand a just and equitable system or graduated taxation of incomes. We demand the government ownership or all means of public communication and trans portation, and until such ownership can be effected We demand that the legislature ot this state enact a rritjht rate law for railroad serv ice, which shall ftX rates no higher than those iu force in Iowa. We demand that corporations enjoying pub lic franchises shall assume public burdens and be compelled to answer in tho courts for all damages sustained by employes while in the line of their duty. Resolved. That we denounce the veto or the maximum freight rate bill a an outrage per petrated upon the people of Nebraska in the mteiest of railroads. L'es-olred, That we heartily commend the in dependent member of the legislature, except Metsrs. Collins. Gale HUd Taylor, for having redeemed every pledge made to the people to enact their platform into laws. Resolved. That we express our heartfelt sym pathy with the wage earners or this state who are engaged in the effort to enforce the eight hour law, and we condemn in unmeasured terms the action of all individuals and corpora tions, who, by refusing to obey the law. deny to the laboring people the rights to which they are entitled. Resolved, That we yield to no organized party in our admiration of the heroic serv ices and glorious deeds or the brave soldiers of the union, and we hereby declare in favor of a service pension bill, a bill equalizing soldiers' bounties and pensioning prwoners of war. and agree to stand by and maintain the soldiers' and sailors' home, in order that no men who wore the sacred blue may become the inmates or an almshouse or rill a pauper's grave. Resolved. That we denounce the present sys tem of contract labor, as maintained and fos tered by the republican party in this state; thatwe believe the contract was fraudulently obtained and that contract conditions have not been complied with, and that it perpetuation at each session of the legislature is a source of constant corruption, and that it supports a gang of boodlers who in any way at the last session of the legislature sought to reverse the will of the people, abducted a statesenatorand ran a free bar in the rooms of the state auditor In the capltol building, and by blackmail, bribery and shameless conduct generally dis graced the state. Resolved. That we commend the action or our delegates in the Cincinnati conference in recommending national independent political action for 16V-'. Resolved. That we endorse the letter or the Nebraska Independent Press association re garding snpwming their papers. Resolved, That we ask our representatives in congress to demand the establishment or postal savings banks, with a money order system so extended as to replace the bank exchange or the entire banking system of the country. Two resolutions which had not been acted on by tho committee were read. One provided for the importation and manufacture of intoxicating liquors only by the government. The other favored the use only of such histories in schools which contained the financial history of the country- The latter was adopted and the former killed with a yoll. Mr. Bigelow, of Douglas, introduced a resolution, which was adopted, favoring the establishment of a state board of arbitration to settle strikes and with power to enforce their orders. State Lecturer Hull nominated J. W. Edgcrton of Soutli Omaha for associate justice of the supreme court. Tho name was greeted with cheers. The nomina tion was seconded by Messrs. Sherwood of Dodge, Root of Douglas, Chamberlain of Polk and Green of Buffalo. Mr. Edgerton was nominated by accla mation. He was called to the front and thanked them for the compliment. He said, however, that he would have to fight bard, because the supreme court was the stronghold of monopoly and nothing would be left undone to defeat him. The following were named as candi dates for regents of the state university: Joseph E. Lemasters of Johnson county, A. D'Allemand of Furnas, W A. Jones of Adams, W. O. Hubbell of Clay, E. A. Hadley or Greeley, J. L, Miller of Web ster, J. M. Snyderof Sherman. D'Alle mand of Furnas and Hadley of Greeley were nominated on the first ballot. The result of the vote was as follows: Le masters, 197; D'Allemand, rG."; Jones, 161: Hubbell, 40; Hadley, 352. THE JfOMISEES. Joseph W. Edgcrton, nominee for associate justice of the supreme court, was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1852. He came to Nebraska in 1S7G, taking up a claim in Furnas county. He studied law while upon the land and in 1879 was admitted to the qar in Beaver City. He resided for a time In Arapa hoe. In 1882 he removed to Polk county and in 1885 to South Omaha. He was assistant county attorney under Mr. E. W. Simerai and T. J. Mahoncy, the present incumbent in the attorney's office of Douglas. He was later city attorney of South Omaha. Last fall he was nominated for attorney general on the independent ticket and remained at the capitol throughout the session of the legislature as the adviser of his party. E. A. Hadley is a native of Michigan and a graduate of Hillsdale college. He camo to this state twelve years ago. taught school, and is now a farmer and stock raiser near Scotia, in Greeley county. Adolph E. D'Allemand wa bom iu Strasburg in 1830. He came to this country in 1809. and settled in Platts mouth, in this state. In 1873 he moved to Arapahoe. He is a farmer and stock raiser. In the campaign of last year he was the independent candidate for state superintendent of education. J. V. Wolf, of Lancaster, was elected chairman of the state independent cen tral committee. C. II. Pirtle, of Saun ders, was'elected secretary of the state central committee. Nebraska New. Katie Hedsner, of Nebraska City, was severely injured by a lightning stroke. At the state fair the following turner o le ties will compete for the various prizes, tmaha, Plattsmoutb, Fremont. Lincoln. Sioux City turnverein, Sioux City Eiche turnverein. West Point, Ne braska City and Fouth Omaha. A young son of James A. Hood, living near St. Paul, swallowed a fence staple, iii wa taken to town for treatment, but f-ofore avvg the staple passed to the stomach, whoro it i mains. It i- iLoi.gLt by the physic!, n tfo.it it wili be next to impossible for it to pass through the AliaMBtary canal without lodging. 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