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VOLUME XXn.NUMBER 19.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, lfijti.
WHOLE NUMBER 1111.
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JACOB OBEISEX. HENRY BAGATZ,
JOHN J. BUIXIVAN.
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; 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
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Capital and surplus
4JnJiTided profits
National baak notes outstanding.
Rediscounts
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Busy World's Events.
THE COMBINED PLEElS.
EXHIBITION OF ENGLISH AND
FRENCH SHIPS OF WAR.
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
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Hoos Shipping grades
SHEEP
4.70 a
4.00 &
1.02J4&
Wheat Cash ..
Cobs Cash
Oats
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ev AAAvm,
Bbtxeb Western dairy
TEcos Western
2SJ
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1.03
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5.00
3.50
5.20
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Cattle Fat steers S 4.00
Cattue Feeders 2.75
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Common to priuij.j :; 0j
Hoos Shippers i.?
NEW .:i: 1- v.U :
Wheat j 3
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WENT OVER A DOLLAR.
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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.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Columbus State Bank
(Oldest
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Pais bterst mTJac Hepxils
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lata Ink m Seal Estate
I8BUTE3 SIGHT DBAFTB ON
Omaha, CUeac. Teak Aai aU
SELLS OXMMSMIt TICKXTI.
BUYS GOOD NOTES ;
And Helps Its Customers when they Need Help.
omens AJTiimicTOiJ :
LEAKDEH GERRARD, President.
R. H. HENRY. Vice-President.
JOHN STAUFFEK, Cashier.
M. BRUGGER, G. W. HULST.
COMMERCIAL BANK,
OF
COLUMBUS, NEB.
HAS AN
AittorM Capital of (500,000
Paid ii Capital - 90,000
OFFICOtS:
C. H. SHELDON. Tftres't.
H. P. H. OEHLRICH. Vice-Pres t. t
C. A. NEW tf AN. Cashier.
DANIEL 8CBRAJI. Ass't Cash.
STOCKHOLDERS:
C. H. Sheldon, J. P. Becker,
Herman P. H.Oehlricn, Carl Blenke.
Jonas Welch. W. A. He vllister.
J. Henry Wnrdeman. H. M. Winslow.
George V-Galley, f-c-Jro' ... K
Frank Rorer. Arnold F. H. Oehlxich,
Henry Loaeke, Gerhard Loscke.
7Bank of deposit ; interest allowed on time
deposits; bay ana sell exchange m United
States and Europe, and bay and sell available
securities. We shall be pleased to r.celve your
business. We solicit your patronage. iSdectf
. dubbeel;
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Judicious Advertising
CreAtA AiAnj a new business,
Enlarge many an old business,
Beroei many a dull business,
Rescues many a lost business,
Savcs many a failing business,
Preserves many a birge business,
Secures success in Any business.
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for taw secuoa or. cooaur.
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with any coaatry taper in the world in this re.
peot twenty rears publishing by the same
Baaaaessent, aad sever one don to snbeenbrrs
paTplisasi ia Tax Jocssal. Tttf. better than
aytklac else, shows the claw ot people who
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