THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
' [ IEAD10NG PLUNGE TO DEATH ,
Switchman Watklns Breaks His Neck in an
, " " Accidental Pall Trom a Oar ,
rFATAL ACCIDENT AT HOLDREGE-
MjHlorlous Jfnlndy AnVctliif * Cattle
Aid for Dcstltulo IlomestcnUcrs
at SI. 1'aul-
Nobrnsku NCWH.
) Nob. , Dec. -Special [ to THE
Bun. ) J. C. "Wotklns , a switchman employed
In the B. k M. yards , mot his death in a sud-
Bon manner this morning. At 7 a. m , , whllo
runnlng-nloiig the top of the cars , his foot
illppcd and ho plunged hciiilloilg from the
cur to thotrnck. Ho was n heavy man nnd
Ills head struck with great force npolnst n
rail , breaking his nock. Death was Instan
taneous. Ills loft oar was torn nlmost oft
nnd the sldo of his face bruised. The shock
was so great that his broust and shoulders
wcro rendered black and blue nnd with the
head swelled to nltnoit double proportions.
Tne remains will ho sent to his former
homo , Bcrtrand. Nob. , whcro Ids brother and
other relatives Hvo. Watklns leaves n wlfo
nnd thrco children of tender years. Ho has
nemo property Interests in IJertrand nnd it Is
thought ioft his family In fair circumstances.
Ho was thlrty-ono years of ngo and had boon
married about seven years. The county cor
oner wns notified but decided that no Inquest
was necessary. _
Fatal Accident ut llnldrcgr.
Hoi.iiuiin : , Neb. , Dec. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK BEH. ] Swan Johnson , n farmer
living northeast of here , met with a serious
nnd perhaps fatal accident this af tcnioon.
"While waiting at the Farmers' elevator with
u loud of wheat Mr. Johnson's team was
fdghU'iied by Iho cars. Ho attempted to
hold the horses by Iho bits , but they broke
tiwny , throwing him to the ground undortho
wnig'nn , both legs being crushed and severe
Internal Injuries sustained ,
Morn Cnttlo Deaths ,
BKATIIICK , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK Bin. ] A Mr. Komplo , living
on Klin Creek , several miles west of Beat
rice , lost thrco head of cattle last night by
seine unknown dlscaso. A Mr. Green , living
in the same neighborhood , has lost several
head by thn same malady during the past
law dnys , It was thought the eating of musty
corn stalks was the cause , but an examina
tion of thu contents of the stomachs of the
dead ( itilmnls disproved that theory. The
disease Is now and unknown to this section.
Conl nnd Provisions for the Nccilv.
llK.VTiticn , Nob. , Dec , 5. [ Special Tele
gram to TiiE'Uin. [ A carlo.vJ of clothing
nnd provisions was shipped from hero today ,
donated by the rcsidonts of the city to the
destitute settlers in Hitchcock and Dund.v ,
counties. The distributing points will bo
Htratton nnd Beukclman. It is intended
jioxt wcckto ship several carloads of coal to
tbo same points forfreo distribution among
worthy settlers.
] < V > r Destitute
KKCMOXT , Nob. , Dcc.O. [ Special Telegram
to THE Dnn.l A committee of ladies besan
n systematic canvass of Fremont today for
clothing , money and other supplies for the
iloatltuto homesteaders of western Nebraska.
About &WO in cash had boon previously sub-
ttcrlbcd. _
Htirglnrlus nt Kt. Paul.
ST. P.vui , , 'Nob. . J3cc. 0. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Dnn.J Burglars cnteycd the clothing
Btoro of P. G. Shaustrom last night and oo-
cnrcd about $100 worth of goods. The safe of
A. JneoDson'vas partially drilled open , hut
loft uuilnishcd. Tbo saloon of X Pincekl
was opened and about § 10 in cash from the
till nnd seine liquors wcro taken. It looks
llko the work of local talent.
A Young "Woman Disappears.
' KKIIUASKA Grry , Neb , , Dec. 0. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bnn. ] Annie Lewis , n
' ( rcssmnker of this city , aged twenty-two ,
lias been missing since lust Tuesday , nnd the
case was placed In the bauds of the police to
day. She loft her plnco on the day men-
'tloncd , nnd in the evening was scon in the
neighborhood of 'VVyuhn cemetery , hut from
, tljoro nil trace of her was lost. Her parents
live several miles south of the city , but stio
did not reach homo , nnd as no excuse for her
fitrango disappearance can bo found her
, t dencls fear tnnt slio bus met with foul play.
1 jlcr work nnd business was left in such n
condition as to indicate her intention of ro-
turuing soon.
Dr. Onrdliier'H Work nt Crete.
Cnr.TE , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special to Tun
JlBE.l Kcv. Dr. Gardiner of the cathedral of
Omaha held a series of mission services dur
ing tlio week in Trinity Memorial Episcopal
church. Never before hnvo thcso services
uttractcd so much attention. Dr. Gardiner
lias endeared himself not only to members of
Trinity Parish , but ns well to all these who
Jiuunl him during the week by his masterly
discourses upon n broad foundation of rclig.
Ion nnd brotherly lovo. The meetings have
licen attended by ministers nnd laymen of all
denominations. _
Western Stnto kjcnguo for 18O1.
WAUACK , Nob. , Deo. C. [ Special to Tun
HUB. ] A meeting of tbo directors of the
"Western Nebraska Stnto league will bo held
Jicro January 10. It Is now probable tua
Elsie , Curtis and Blanche will drop out and
that Culbortson. Holdridgo nnd Coznd will
till their places. The league for next season
Would then comprise Widlaco. McCookf
Madrid , Imperial , North Platte , Culbortson ,
Coziul and Hold roil go. Wallace will
htrengthon her IS'.K ) loam with another hat-
Icry und will make an earnest flgnt to retain
Iho peuuant.
'
Olllcorn of Post No. J 5.
niSATiucE , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special Telo-
Krain to Tun Dnn.l Hnwlins Post No. 85 ,
Grand Army of the Republic , elected ofllcors
last night for the ensuing year as follows :
Post commander. Alex Graham : senior vice
commander , Frank Hull ; Junior vice , O. H.
Phillips ; ofllcor of the dny , Sam Ecoles ;
nuurtermoster , J. R. Craig ; chaplain. C. L.
itlcCJollan ; ofllcor of guard , Henry Walker.
Jielegtttcs to department encampment O. II.
i'hlllips , S. Ecclos and I ! . S. Uushman.
Kkaters Take n Cold Plunge.
Nob. , Deo. tt. [ Special Telo-
pram to Tun , BEE. ] Whllo a largo party ot
Blmtcrs wcro disporting themselves on tbo Ice
on Indian creek this evening the Ice gave way
nnd precipitated n number into the water.
U'horo wcro about sixty on the Ice nt thctimo.
All succeeded in gettingout safely except two
who narrowly escaped drowning. Thov were
rescued .with the old of long poles after much
illfllculty. _
Tlio Temporary Soho il Fund.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Dee , 0. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKE. ] The December distri
bution of the temporary state school fund
nmounU to $105,00.1.07. This is next to the
largest distribution In the history of the
Btato. The largest was in June , 1BUO , nnd
amounted to fai7Ol'J..M. ! The distribution
ono year ago amounted to $ is-Jl25.'Jl ,
Thrown I'roin 11 U llorso.
Nob. , Doc. 0. [ Special to TUB
31mM. . P. Webster , who resides about
( Iftocn miles cast of here , was thrown from a
liono yesterday und had his collar bouo frac
tured In two places besides sustaining serious
Internal Injuiles. Ho Is llfty-uluo yours old ,
Otoc County Convention.
NKmuBtf.CITV , Nob. , Deo. 0. [ Special
H'olcgram to TUB BEE , ] Lcroy Flunoy nnd
flumes Martin .wcro today sentenced to the
jxmlteullnry for eighteen months nnd two
j-ears , respectively , for burglary. The case
iiso against S. L. Chaplin for abduction was
dismissed. _
Tlio llrlduo llondh Decision ,
NemUBKA Crrr , Nob. , Doc. 0. [ Special
tt'ologram to TUB BKB.J A telegram from
pamhn this morning to tha effect that Judge
Dundy had decided ngnlnst the city ln the
brldgo bond case cronlcJ moro excitement In
Iho city than wns scon for soTnn time. It U
claimed that the decision will Invalidate
flOMKln ( prcX-lnct bonds issued several years
npo to secure the Missouri Pnclllo railroad ,
and which hnvo passed Into the bands of in
nocent purchasers.
MyMerloim Cattle Plagues
Fnr.MONT , Neb. , Dec. C. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB HKB.1 Cattle belonging to
farmers in Pleasant , Valley township In this
county ore dying from some unknown cause.
The rate of-mortallty has been ns ) ilgh as llvo
head u duy with some of the farnicra.
Kicked by a llrunuho.
Gnmxo , Neb. , Deo. 0. [ Special to TUB
licr ; . ] George W. Halo of Mitchell wns
kicked by n vicious pony yesterday and had
two ribs broken , He will bo nblo to work
again In n week or two.
Bcntrlco'8 Now Trnmwny.
Br.ATiucB , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : UKK. ] The now Olonovcr
street railway began running Its cars for the
first time this uUornoon.
rimy AM , JHIHTKVST 11131.
Church Howe Bald to no Seeking thn
t Sponkcrshlp.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec..O. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] The dispatches In the Omaha
and Lincoln morning papers to the effect ,
that the contest In Ncmahn county
over Church Howo's election to the house
had gone glimmering has paused a good deal
of comment nmong politicians. For some
reason or other for the past two weeks there
has been n good deal of talk about Church
Howe In the next legislature. Ills attitude
for the past two years on the question of pro
hibition has caused the democrats to fcnr him ,
nnd bis fatal blunder in tbo republican state
convention in stating that "tho old ship was
leaking" has brought upon him the hearty
condemnation of all old line republicans. The
claim thnt ho has recently been Industriously
making that hois nn uncompromising friend
of thu farmer has caused many railroad poli
ticians to speculate on the role Mr. Howe
would assume when ho found himself on the
stage of action. His quiet manoiiveriii ( . ' with
reference to the special sesssion of the legis
lature , and his expressed Indignation at the
governor's recall , nro not torgottcn , The
objects ho had in bringing about n special
session of the legislature nro said to bo well
known at railroad headquarters , ana the de
feat of lijs plans at tnnt thno are spoken of by
politicians In their speculations as to what
course ho will pursue with reference to the
railroads In the next session of the legisla
ture. Mr. Howe Is discussed by moro politi
cians in the fitnto at this thno than is nny
other member of the legislature. This fact
Is attributed by politicians hero to the uncer
tainty which overshadows the course Mr.
Howe may pursue. They nil mistrust him.
Today ft was wihisporcd about thnt Mr.
Howe is setting the nets for tbo speakorshlp
nnd his friends confidently expect that ho
will land his fish. They sav. however , that
this depends solely on his ability to make the
farmer members bcllovo that ho is ' 'one of
them. " Ono of tlio independents who is at
tending the contest , and who Is looked upon
ns ono of the leaders of the farmers' nlllnnce ,
said today that the members of his party
would sco to It that Mr. Hov/o's boom would
bo smothered ; but whatever may bo the out
come the actions of Mr. Hewo will bo watched
with considerable interest by leading men of
all parties in the stato.
Nelson I xc11cd.
NunYOIIK , Deo. 0. The board of review
of the National trottlnc association rendered ,
a 4 decision in the famous Nclson-Alcryon
case today , expelling Nelson from the asso
ciation. Accompanying the decision was a
confession made by Nelson. The confession
states that Nelson had his horse entered in
the nice that came off at Beacon ParK , Bos
ton , on September 2U , 18S3. On the night
before the race John Splnn , who was to have
driven Nelson , told Nelson that ho could not
drive the horse in that race. The end of the
matter was thut Nelson \vos compelled to
drive the horso. His horse won the rare ,
notwithstanding the bad condition of the
track nnd the loss of his driver's services.
Some time after the race Splau came up to
Nelson nnd confessed tlint Frank L. Noble
had given him f. > 00 not to drive the horse.
Although the horse Nelson won tbo race ,
both llrst and second money was awarded to
the second winner , Alcryou. The first heat
was for $ . " > ,000 and the second for $3,500 ,
making a total of $7,500. ,
Profit Elmrlng In trio Plllsbury Mills
ST. PAW. , Minn. , Deo. C. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BER.J The profit shining sys
tem of C. A. Pillsbury & Co. of Minneapolis ,
which has excited comment in labor circles
nil over the world , has Justjjoen indorsed by
the English syndicate which pnrchascd sev
eral millions worth of stock in the company
last year. Slnco the system wias established
seven years ago tbo company has divided its
profits with its employes four out of the ,
boveii years. The total amount thus divided
has been between $150,000 and & ( K > ,000. This
money has been given to U50 men. The
names of the majority of the tnon now In the
euiploy of tbo company as ivijular mill hands
were in the company's books when this sys
tem was inaugurated. The figures show that
the average daily wages paid by the com
pany to its employes during the past seven
years has been $3.05.
Points from 1'arU.
PAHIS , Dec. 0. After n long discussion on
the Koch treatment today the Parisian med
ical faculty concluded that it was f till dlfll-
cult to decide us to the value of the remedy.
The tariff committee continues tojncrcaso
the duties proposed by the government despite -
spite the protests of the minister of com
merce. The chairman of the comrnlttoe de
fends many increases on the ground that
thoyglvo the government further powe/to
obtain reciprocity.
Minister of Finance Kottvler in the depu
ties today announced his intention of consult
ing with the United States nud European
powers with reference to holding n monetary
conference next year.
*
Proposals fur Four I'er Cents.
"WAsniNOTOX , Doc. 0. The secretary of the
treasury has issued n circular Inviting pro
posals for the sale to the government of
$5,000,000 4 per cent bonds. The funds de
posited by the navy department to the credit
of disbursing ofllcers for qunrtcrly payments
nnd during the week ending December 11 ,
$31 , 000,000 will bo paid out on account of pen
sions. This , together with ? 5,000,000 , to bo
paid for bonds under the aoovo call , will
innko $20,000,000 to bo put into circulation
within the next week or ten days.
A New French Insurance Hill.
PARIS , Deo. 0. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BEE. ] Deputy St. ( Jermam's bill , providing -
viding that foreign lfo | insurance companies
must bo authorized by tbo government before
establishing themselves In France , nnd also
must Invest In rentes one-half the amount of
premiums collected in Franco , has the ap
proval of a largo majority of the chamber of
deputies. The measure is not considered
prejudicial by largely interested American
companies.
AVorld's Fnlr .
CHICAGO , Dec. 0. Director General Davis
of the woild's fair has completed the rogu-
Intions to bo soiit to foreign countries with
the president's proclamation. The rules nro
nn epitome of the cxporlonco of successful ex
positions of the nast. The financial reportof
the directors will bo ready next Tuesday and
nil necessary documents will then bo scut to
the .
president.
_ _
. All Hunils Wore Drowned.
HALIFAX , N , S. , Doc 0. The schooner
which drifted ashore nt Pomquot Forks
Thursday wits the AV. E. Lloyd of Lockport.
N. S. All bunds wore drowned.
Killed While Drunk.
JACKSONVILLE Ill , Doc. 0. Lost night C.
C. Jasper nnd Benjamin Hlcliardson , whllo
under the influence of liquor , were thrown
from n buggy and killed ,
A Unllrond AVrook Victim.
JICKSONVILLB , 111 , , DOO.O.--W. B. Knight ,
who was Injured in a railroad wreck this
week , died tonight.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House Posses tbo Soimto Bill * to Fur-
chase Additional Indian. Rations.
REMOVAL OF GENERAL GRANTS REMAIN'S ' ,
Sliortimii Introduce * nn Amendment
to tlio 1)111 ItbducltiK tlio Amount
of UoiitU lluqulrrd of Na
tional Hanks.
WASHINGTON- . 0. In tho' house today
Saturday next was set as the day for the con
sideration of bills reported from the commit-
tco on privatelands claims.
The scnnto bill appropriating $100,000 for
the purchase of additional rations for Sioux
Indians passed ,
The senate bill for the retirement of Gen
eral Stoncmun with the rank of colonel also
passed ,
The scnnto'Joint resolution , directing- the
president to request the widow of General
Grant for permission to remove her husband's '
remains to Arlington cemctcrv was called up ,
but no action was taken.
Senate.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 0. A petition from the
farmers' alliance national committee against
the passage of the Codger lard bill was pre
sented. ' *
Mr. Sherman Introduced thrco bills nnd
ono amendment to the bill relating to coin
age. Referred to tlio finance , committee.
Mr. Sticrtnan Introduced nn amendment to
the bill to' reduce the amount of United
States bonds to be required of national banks
and rcjtoroto the channels of tradotho ex
cessive accumulation of money in the treas
ury. The nnicndmciit limits the compulsory
requirements of deposits of United States
bonds to the amount of f5,000 of bonds tor-
each nnd every national bank , provided that
the voluntary withdrawal of bonds for the
retirement of national bank notes shall not
exceed ta.000,000 in any month. .TUo acts
shall not apply to dopoiits of bonds to secure
deposits of public money upon United States
bonds deposited or which may 'bo deposited
bearimr Interest. Any national banking
association making deposits shall be entitled
to receive from the comptroller of the cur
rency a circulating note not exceeding tlio
par value of bonds deposited or actually paid
in capital stock of the bank. Another section
nuthori7.cs the secretary of the treasury to
Issup United States notes equal to the
ictlromont of national banks below the circu
lation of ? 1 80,000,000. Section ! authorizes
the issue of United States bonds to an amount
uot to exceed * 1UO,000IOO ( , to bo redeemed at
the pleasure of the government and to bear S
nor cent interest. They nro to bo sold for
lawful money or coin certlllcatcs and the pro
ceeds applied to the redemption or purchase
of United States bonds.
The house amendments to the senate Joint
resolution for the issue of arms to the states
of North and South Dakota , Wyoming nnd
Nebraska , extending Its provisions to Mon
tana , wcro concurred in ,
The elections bill was taken up , but before
Mr. Gray finished his speech the senate ad
journed.
Coining Vacancies Which President
llnrrlnoii AVIII nil.
vVAsiii.NOTO.v , Dec. 0. iSpedal Telegram
to Tim BEE. ] President Harrison will hnvo
an opportunity to appoint another high officer
in the army , the death of Surgeon General
Baxter creating another vacancy. President
Harrison has already had the appointment of
fourteen general officers In the army , and
the number of retirements which will tnko
pluco within n few months will make Ids
record for army appointments the largest of
any slnco the war. The president adopted
the rule of seniority and sticks
to it in every instance except pos.
sibly whore there nro cases personal
to n ranking' oflicer making an exception ad
visable. Bofcro the extraordinary list of
changes among general oftlcors bcgau Presi
dent Harrison had had the appointment of an
adjutaut general or the nrmy , selecting Gen
eral J. C. Kelton in place of Adjutant General
H. C. Drum , who was retired for ago. A
little moro than two months hence bo will
hnvo to nominate a chief of ordnance in place
of I3rlgadier General Stephen V. Benot , who
retires on January 2U. That will bo followed
in April by tbo retirement of Brigadier Gen
eral John Gibbon. These are all the retire
ments of general officers In sight for 1891.
But in the following year will beduo those ot
Brigadier General I ) . S. Stanley , which
Is to occur in Juno , 1892 , of Adjutant General
John C. ICclton , whiOh follows In the same
mouth , and of Commissary General Dubarrv ,
which comes in Deconibor. This list is liltely
enough to ho increased from various causes ,
ns , for example , by retirements of appointees
to the coming vacancies mentioned. There
are among tbo candidates for the vacancy lu
thoonlcoof surgeon .xonernl several whoso
retirement will occur before the expiration
of President Harrison's term.
IIULD IX THE WltOSO LOOAUTT.
The action of the national convention ot
the farmers' alliance ut Ocala , Fla. , in de
nouncing the election bill has not caused a'
ripple upon the republican surface hero. It
is plain to every man in congress that 'tho
convention is controlled by the bourbon
shotgun Influences- , which surround It In a
local way , and that if the proceedings were-
taking place on neutral groulrds they would
bo very different in tone. Whllo every step
that the convention bos taken In the direct
nnd legitimate Interest of the farmer meets
with approval among congressmen of all
parties , they aay it Is nlum . that local
Influences are very potential lu the proceed
ings. .
Itopresontativo Swcnoy of Iowa yesterday
telegraphed Keprosoutatlvo Picklur of South
Dakota , who has been nt Ocala for several
days , ns follows : ' ! ntn credibly
informed that Instructions to pro-
euro the passage by your assembly of
the resolution opposing the election
bill was telegraphed from the capltol here to
Florida by democratlo senators several hours
before the resolution was roportcd to your as
sembly. " A number of republicans from
both houses of congress hnvo stated to your
correspondent that full and explicit
instructions have been wired by democrats -
crats trom this city , who have
had absolute control over the political pro
ceedings of the alliance convention , nnd it is
believed that when the farmers of the north
corao to understand that their convention has
been controlled by local inllucncos in Florida ,
the proceedings in the main will have but
llttlo weight upon the future movements of
the organization.
BXI'LOIIKK STANI.gr COUINO TO OMAHA.
Mr. E. Uosowntor. who arrived In tlio' city
lost night with his dnughter , Miss Nellie , and
who will romaia hero until the first of next
week , met Mir. Henry M. Stanley , the ex
plorer , in a very pleasant way at the capltol
today. Mr. Stanley visited the press gallery
of the bouse nt half past 11 o'clock and was
p reson ted to the newspaper correspondents as
a body and Individually , During his talk
with Mr. Rosowatcr ho stated ihut ho and
Mrs. Stanley would arrive in Omaha
the day before Christmas , and
that his lecture there would bo
delivered on Christmas ova. Mr. aud Mrs ,
Stanley want to spend Christmas pay In n
quiet wny In Omaha and will likely attend
services at the Eplcopal cathedral. Omaha
will bo the farthest point west that Mr. Stanley -
ley will visit. Ho goes from that city to Dca
Molnos , where ho will lecture on tha evening
of the tiCth iiist. The citizens who knew Mr ,
Stanley in Omaha in 18t7 would scarcely roc-
ognlzo him today. Although his face bears
tbo same general outlines , Mr. Stanley Is al.
most whlto haired. Ills short , bristly mustache -
tacho is quito whlto and his face has a ruddy
appearouco , but ho has in his more than
twenty years of exposure nnd privations
passed through so many ordeals that ono of
hU old friends could readily sco tbo radical
changes ,
UEBT BOOAn DBVELOl'MKXT IX JCEB1USKA.
Nebraska farmers ami especially these In
and about Grand Island nro wrlttlng very
Mattering letters to friends in congress About
the development of tbo boot sugar Industry ,
They state the factory at Grand Island man
ufactured about three million pounds of beat
sugar thU fall and that the aualvsls of tbo
Nebraska boots sue < r a higher pcroontago of
sugar than STiWo procured In Oormany or
Franco , the greatest supar producing coun
tries In the world , that the fnrmors receive
about ( I n lory for their beets , according
to tliclr tlilhjicss , . ns shown In the
analysis whi-hlls njailo Immediately after
beets nro raaHlirfcd. * and that next spring ,
when the second beet sugar factory Is con
structed ntNorfolii , Neb , , largo proportion
of the farmers f the state Intend to cng.ieo
In the culture oCsupar beets. It Is the Judg
ment of the Nebraska farmers who have
written hero "llfSt South Dakota , lown nnd
many states to Vie cast , Including Indiana ,
can produce its'good sugar beets as IJobrnska
nud th.it within the next year there will bo
miitoanumbi rbf factories established. .Mr.
Uxnnrd , the proprietor of the factory nt
Grand Islnni , lias sent to incii in congress
quite nnumbl rtof inlni'ituro barrels of beet
sugnr made s nt.M thb crop this year was received -
coived , nnd he expresses his thorough satis
faction with the work so far.
MISCIil.UNBOUS.
The following transfers in the Seventconth
Infantry have been ordered : Captain Frank
1) . Gurrotty , from compnnv E to company 1C ;
Captain James M. Burns , , from company K to
company E.
William A Tyler of Nebraska was today
appointed a $1,000 , cleric In the war depart
ment.
Senator Stanford Intends to make another
speech in favor of lils farm loan project It
will bo remembered that the California sena
tor introduced n bill In the last session pro
posing to loan the government's surplus
upon land nt half the npprnisod value nnd it
was never reported from committee. Ho
will now rehabilitate hie bill. The pronosl-
tlon docs not moot with favor bccauso it is
fonrcd the government would bo Imposed
upon In appraisements nnd would within a
few years have all Us capital tied up in loans
which It could not dlsposu of nnd which
would bring upon It endless complications.
There was n brief Informal discussion of
the Indian troubles at the meeting of the
house of Indian affairs committee today , but
no action was taken. The citizens of Chnd-
ron , Neb. , have petitioned .the government to
take steps nt the opportune time to effectually
dispose of the Indian outbreak subject oa the
Sioux reservation.
Twenty-eight senators and n largo number
of members of the house have Joined in n pe
tition to the president for tbo appointment of
Major Moses P. Handy of Philadelphia , for
several years nnd now a newspaper cor
respondent hero , as consul general to Egypt ,
now Vacant. It Is believed that the major
will receive the appointment.
Senator Mnndersen today introduced n bill
to remove the charge of desertion from the
military record of Jeremiah D. Davis of Ne
braska.
Congressman Dorsoy bos recommended the
Appointment of Melvorn Shny to bo post
master at Moutonvllle , Antelope couutv , Ne
braska.
Tlio Nebraska delegation expect to present
tlio minis of n democrat from their state for
appointment to the Union Pacific director
ship , mndo vncant by the death of Judge
Snvufro of Omaha , nnd will likely visit the
president for that purpose on next Monday ,
xhonamoof the fortunate democrat bos'not
been determined upon yet.
JIVSIXESS IritOVllLES ,
Failure of the Third hnrgcst Cotton
HoiiKo In tlio Country.
NKW Oiii.cAss , La. , Dec. 0. The cotton
house of V. & A , Meyer has l suspended
with liabilities aggregating $2,500,000 and as
sets of 83,000,000. Tnis Is the third largest
cotton house in the country and was supposed
to bo ono of the wealthiest. The members
ask for nn extension and say they will
pay dollar for dollar , The recent financial
panic , the slox ness of collections , and the
decline in the f rlco of cotton had Its share in
causing the result. It Is feared the wreck of
this house may Involve several other firms
hero and elsewhere.
The firm is ono of the oldest cotton factor
houses in the city. The establishment baa
always enjoyed 'ft high reputation in the
business community , and , besides being ex
tensively identified with the cotton Industry ,
has controlled 'several sugar estates. The
firm has nn ofllco in New Vork nnd nro agents
there for the Natchez and Port Gibson , Miss. ,
cotton mills and .for another , mill In North
Carolina. Victor Jvloyor is vice president of
the Union Natrofial- bank , and Adolph
Mcyet-'niothtr ( ) pajtuor , i ? connbaudor of the
first brigade of the state national guards ana
congrossuiau-blect from the First Louisiana
district , . . t
Meyer will cndcaV'or to call a. mooting of
creditors and obtain an extension without
going Into court. . Most of the creditors are
outside of.tbo city.
A Dry Goods Failure.
NEW YORK , Deo. oX-Edward H. Ammldon ,
a dry poods merchant , made a personal as-
slgmnent this morning.
Aimnldown said , the assignment was made
for the purpose of protecting the firm's cron-
itors and his personal creditors from anv
annoyance likely to result from his connec
tion with the .Hlttonhousq manufacturing
company o Pnssalo , N. J.
A St. 1'aul Failure.
ST , PAUL , Minn. , Doc. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bui : . ] Henry J. Strouso ,
doing n dry goods business under the name of
II. Strouse & Co. , 178 West Seventh street
mndo nn assignment Ibis evening to William
Dunlny. His liabilities are about $75.000.
His assets are said to bo about § 00,000. Tight
money nnd poor collections are given as the
cause of the failure.
Gold Coming from
NKW YOHK , Dec. 0. A dispatch received
In Wall street this morning from London
says that there Is a heavy demand here for
gold from Now York , and n first shipment of
fc > ; x,000 ) was forwarded today to J.V. . Solig-
mun & Co. , Now York. It is probable that
additional shipments will bo made next week.
Farm Implement HOIINO Kails.
SIN FJUNCISCO , Cal * Dec. 0. The Bull &
Grant farm Implement company has filed a
petition in insolvency. Total liabilities , S73-
000 ; assets , W 1,000.
ion- SEWS ,
The onioinl Cnnvnsi.
DBS MOISKS , la. , Doc , 0. The ofllclal can
vass of the vote of the state , completed today ,
shows McFarland ( rep ) for secretary of stnto
received 191,000 ; Chamberlain ( dcm ) , 183,210 , ;
Urown ( union labor ) , 8,813 , ; McFarlln ( pro ) ,
1,010. Kopubllean. plurality , 3,900. The entire -
tire republican state ticket is elected , Luke's
plurality for railroad commissioner being 310.
Tlio question of a constitutional convention
received 27.MX ) vo os in favor and If.'J.UlM .
ngahist. On congress the pluralities are :
Firdt district , Seoloy idem ) . 1,071 ; Second ,
Hayes ( dom ) , 0,019 ; Third , Henderson ( rep ) ,
10 $ ; Fourth , Butler ( dom ) , 1,019 ; Fifth ,
Hamilton , ( dcm ) , " 'Jl : ; Sixth , Whlto ( dom ) ,
r ! iJ ; Seventh , Hnvsfrop ) , short term , 2,5(10 ( ;
Hull , full term , ii',545 : Eighth , Flick ( ren ) ,
11(1 ( ; Ninth. Uo\Vihah ( dum ) , l.-'SU ; Tenth ,
Wolllvor ( rep ) , % tail ) , ; Eleventh , Penclus
( rep ) , 007. n ( oi1
Hold I if1 Heavy lionds.
Sioux CITT , Itt/'Deo. 0. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE I EE. ' ] William Oomig , who
wasshotyestcrdajT'tfnorningby ( burglars , Is
still nllvc , but very 'weak nnd his dcojth Is ex
pected nt any momont. Joseph" A. Marino ,
the man accused of "tho crime , was arraigned
today , nnd after 'taking a cuaugo of vouuo
from thu police Jutfe * to a Justice of the peace ,
ho was held in $10,000,000 bonds to appear fern
n preliminary bcdylng next Thursday. Ho
went to Jail in default of bail. Aside from
being positively ItUihilllud by the dying man ,
there ara clrcumsUnuos pointing to him as
the murderer. 71 " 1
An KinbL'Zf\inn \ I'ofitmnstcr.
DunuQUE , In. , Dec. 0. [ Special Telegram
to THE Buc.J In the federal court huro
today Peter Keith , postmaster nt Straw
berry Point , la. , was indicted for embezzle
ment of { GOO , hut the evidence shows ha has
paid all but Sl'-'G. Ho Is a holdover from tbo
Cleveland regime. '
English Kxporiuaiul Imports.
DOHUONDec. . 0. [ Special Cablegram to
Tim BBE.J Returns Issued by the board of
trade show that during the month of Novem
ber Imports decreased \ , 180,000 aud exports
decreased 1,240,000 as compared with those
of the corresponding mouth last year.
The Dcntli Itoll.
KANSAS Car , Mo , , Deo. 0. U. 1C. Harper
of Klovva , Kun , , ono of the oldest and
wealthiest ranchmen in the southwest , died
this morning of coiuuirntlon.
FOR MAINTENANCE OF RATES ,
An Agreement Adopted by the Managers
of the Northwestern Roads.
VIRTUALLY A DIVISION OF TRAFFIC PLAN ,
Pccullnr Method of KvcnliiR-TJp the
H The Alliort
HUBS to Consider the
Matter.
CniOAoo , . Doc. 0. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BKB. ] The managers of the northwestern -
western railroads Imvo adopted nn ngreemont
for the regulation imJ mnlutotuiiico of pas.
songor rates between Chicago nnit St. Paul ,
The plnn Is In seine respects a pccifllnr one ,
though in ertect It Is really a
division of. trnfllc. A board , of arbi
trators composed of Clmtrmnn Flnloy of
the Western I'nssoiiRor association , Chairman -
man J. AV. Mldgloy of jtho Western Frcltfht
association anil Chairman ] ? . C. Donald of
the pussonuer department ot Central Tranio
association , will have control of the division
of trafllo and will decide whnt percentage of
the business each road is entitled to.
The method of evening up the business is
3t forth In the agreement. For example ,
it may bo decided that ono line is entitled to
" 0 per cent of the passenger trafllc nnd for u
period U nmy not DO able to gut moro
than 13 pur cent. As soon as tlioro Is
n convention nt St. Pnnl or Minneapolis of
suniclcntimignltiidoto call for reduced rates
thu Una in question will bo authorized to
innko u round trip rate of a faro nnd one-third
whllo the other lines will bo required to
charge full fare. Th's ' will virtually throw
the business to the road that has fallen be
hind ana cnuhlo it to overtake the procession.
Kmlgrant business win be controlled in the
same way. Tha board of arbitrators will bo
required to keep an eye on lull business nnd
when it is seen that any rood Is
not receiving Its duo part thu
trunk lines will bo requested to turn over so
inuny passengers to such and such n road.
The effect will bo the sumo as if u differential
faro wore allowed the weak linos. The agree
ment Is to become effective December 10 :
The only line having any hesitancy about
adopting it was the Albert Lea route , com
posed of tha Uock Island , the Burlington ,
Ccdur Uapids it Northern and the Minneapolis
& St. Louts. This Is the longest route be
tween Chicago nnd St. Louis , and would
bo awarded a very small percentage of the
business , for this reason it reserved the richt
to withdraw from the agreement on tlvo
days' notice after February 1. The other
lines can only withdraw on ninety days'
notice. Tho-1,000 outstanalng tickets of the
Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road are to
bo counted as so many passengers in giving
tnnt road its proportion.
General Hclioflohl on Disarmament.
WASHINGTON- 0. In response to the
senate resolution asking for information re
specting the disarmament of the Indians In
the northwest the secretary of war today
transmitted to congress a letter from Major
General Schofield nnd n mass of ofllcial cor
respondence. General Schollcld In bis lettar
' 'There be disarmament
says : can no practical
ment of the Indians except by making them
actually prisoners of war and holding them
under such icstraint that It will b'o itnjiossl-
blo for them to secure urms or ammunition.
Tnh would seem to require such
c-haiiRcv in the general polliiy followed
in the treatment of warlike tribes
of Indians as would continue military control
ever those who may have been subdued until
such control becomes manifestly no longer
necessary , nnd this , it is suggested , jnny pos
sibly bo done by joint action between the win *
and interior departments in Mich manner as
not to interfere with the measures of tho' In
terior department deemed best for the civiliz
ation and material welfare of the Indians. "
Union I'aclllo \cciitlvo Conmilttoc.
NEW YOKIC , Dec. 0. The executive com
mittee of the Union Paciflc railway held a
meeting In Uo ofHco of Jay Gould today.
Gould said after the meeting : "Tho question
of considering the floating debt ot the Union
Pacific lias not been altogether the subject of
the executive committee's deliberations. The
Union Paciflc Is nil right and the earnings of
the road arc greater than1 ovor. The nature
of the mooting today was Inrfjcly to
discuss the advisability of calling n confer
ence of various railroad presidents. The ob
ject of the conference would have noothor
significance than the promotion of harmony
nnd good fellowship amonR inilway ofllcials
so there would be a unit In tno event of a
demoralization in rules. Such n conference
would boa power in precluding the possi
bility of u recurrence of demoralizations.
Many days will not pass before that confer
ence will be held. "
liiirUrmtiui Extensions.
CITY , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special
toTucBEi : . ] The report is again current
that the 1J. & M. intends to build a straight
line from Nebraska City to Omaha "in the
spring and also build tbo long proposed
branch to DeWitt fora connecting line to
Denver. Both these Hues had been prac
tically begun several vcars ago when they
were stopped by the strike.
The Clipyennc Northern Completed.
LUSK , Wyo. , Dec. 0. fSix-clal Telegram to
Tun BISE.J The last rail of the Clioycnuo
Northern , connecting the Central Wyoming
road with the Denver & Sun Francisco via
Cheyenne , was laid today and passenger
trains will bo running ever this branch of
the Union Pacific by December 15 ,
m
A COXrtC'l'S Vlt.lTtTVUE.
Ho IScqiionttiH $ : tOOOO ( o n Fellow-
Felon Tor Kindness.
Sr. PAUL , Minn. , Dec. 0. | Special Tele
gram toTiir. Bin : . ] It Isn't often that a con-
vlct is possessed of n fortune of $1)3,000 , but
ono has Just dlod nt Stlllwater leaving that
amount to a fellow-convict. Six years ago
Walter Williams became engaged to Miss
Mathilda Klttleson of Wlnona county , nnd
two days boforo'tho day sot for the wedding
borrowed 850(1 ( of her nnd ran nwuy. In anger
and dlsaopolutmcnt she had him traced nnd
nnoitod at Uushford , but repented ot her
harshness and married him in jail to save
him from punishment. Ho was soon released ,
but committed a forgery and was sent to
Stillwator for n term of years. At the prison
ho met Edgar Wilson , a life convict , the son
of wealthy parents. Wilson and Williams
became warm friends. Ttio latter was em
ployed In the cook room and often smuggled
the best food in the eulslno to Wilson. Will-
lams was relca-sod on a pardon nnd Wilson
died in prison , leaving Williams nil his prop-
city , valued at & ! 0,000 , In remembrance of
hU kindness while they wcro In prison to
gether.
I'llird Air Contempt of Court.
DiTiit-qui : , In. , Dec. 0. Last month District
Judge Linchun heard the case of the state vs
M. A. Daugherty , charged with selling orig
inal packages contrary to the stnto prohibi
tory law and the Wilson bjll. The dcfeuso
claimed the prohibitory law inoperative. The
Judge bos filed decision lining the defendant
8700 for contempt of court. Ho finds in the
evidence tha Daugherty purchased liquors
in Illinois and Wisconsin , selling them for
himself , nnd not as agent. The judge did not
puss on the point whether the Iowa law would
have to bo cD-cnaetcd or not to stop the sale
of original packages under the Wilson bill.
\VASIUXOTON' , Deo. 0. The senate today
confirmed the following postmasters : Illinois
Miss E. D. Parks , Lebanon ; 0. A. Barley ,
Leroyj Marccllus Jones , \Yhonton , Iowa-
John Bush , Knoxvlllo : S. Ary , Maploton ; D.
W. Trump , Maquokota ; Y. O. Matthews ,
Odebolt. Wisconsin O. P. Btcnoraon , Me-
nominee.
.
A Woolen Mill Failure.
LIVCUMORE FALLS , Me. , Deo. 0. William
Furnoll , proprietor of the woolen mills at
Wilton , has failed. Liabilities , * 70,000 ; assets -
sots , $35,000.
, T. J , Brownfleld of Grand Island Is In the
city , at the Casey ,
i ! is not * ICIOANI : .
Tlio Dlftllnjtiilfllicd 1'rolntc BponUs To *
dny nt St. IMillontonii's Cnthndrnl.
Dhhop Kcnno , president of the great Catho
lic university nt Washington , D. U. , arrived
In this city last night on his way homo from
Denver. Ho will bo the guest of llov. P. V.
McCarthy , pastor of St. Phllomena's ratho-
drnl , whcro ho will doubtless bo called upon
by the leading Catholics of the city ,
The lllshop Is ono of the most profound
scholars , as ho Is ono of the most pleasing
orators among tho.CntholIc hierarchy of the
countryi
The bishop will deliver the sermon today
nt 10:30 : o'clock nt the cathedral of St , PMlo-
mena nnd will doubtless attract u very largo
audience.
FOIl NGIlIlASIlfVS NI3I3OV.
Subscriptions nnd Donntlons Scoured
by tbo Hoard of Trade.
The Omaha board of trade committees nro
energetically pushlng'subscrlptlons for the
sufferers in the drought stricken counties In
the western portion of the state , and nro
meeting with fair success by the liberal sub
scriptions of citizens ,
The following comprises a list of subscrip
tions received slnco the last published re
port , as taken from the books of the secretary
qf the board of trade :
Cash-Miss Goodwin , 81 ; Mrs. Helen
Lewis , M ) cents ; P. W. Henry , $1.50 ; First
Unlvorsalist church , $ < 5.r > ( ) ; Mission Hand
( United Presbyterian church ) , $2.SO ; United
1'rosby tcriun church , fj.T5 ; IJlako , IJruco &
Co. , $ r > ; Central school , $ 1 1.20 ; J. 11. Weaver ,
$1 ; Mnson strcot school , 81.23 ; Omaha coal ,
coke iitnl llmo comp.my , fiV
Provisions D. M. Steele & Co. , 2,000
pounds ( lour ; Armour , Cudahy & Co. , 2,000
pounds meat ; Swift & Co. , 2,00 : ) pounds meat ;
Oniiihii packing company , 2,000 pounds meal ;
George Hammond & Co. , 2,000 pounds meat ;
McUord , Urady & Co. , l.UOJ pounds beans ;
McCord , Ilrady & Co. , WK ) pounds rice ; Paxton -
ton & ( lidlaghur , 1,000 pounds beans ; Paxtou
& Gallagher , 500 pounds rlco ; McClurg's
crncker company , r > ( )0 ) pounds crackers ;
Joseph Garncau A : Co. , M pounds crackers ;
UiMiich ' & Co. . fi barn-la npples ; 3. Hoasl &
Co. , 1 box lemons ; Consolidated coffee com
pany , 200 pounds Ciurmaii colToo ; Dr. P. ti.
Lelsonring , 1 barrel miscellaneous articles.
Bundles of clothing : Shull Memorial
church , 2 ; C. W. Kidney , 1 ; South Omaha
Baptist church , 12 ; Castellar street school , ' , ' ;
Mrs. Bailey , 1 ; Mrs. Dr. Jones , 1 ; grocery ,
Eighteenth and Charles , 1 ; H. G. Counsmiiti ,
1 ; J. W. Bunce. 1 ; Mr. Zcttle , 2 ; No. OSO
North Twenty-fifth , 2 : No. 18211 Cnss street ,
4 ; ] { . C. Craven. I ) ; I. L. Jonas , 1 ; Missouri
Pacific telegraph' oftlco , 1 ; W. E. Gordon , 1 ;
II. B. Fostor. 2 ; G. S. Botunva.2 ; M. L. Par-
rotto , 1 ; J. B. Weaver , 1 ; F. M. Schndell &
, Co. , 1.
_ _
ZUKS. STU.YUT THOMAS RHED.
Another Visit to Tills ( Jiifortmmto
nnd .Suffering Woman.
A Bun reporter called yesterday at the
small hut In the alloy between Castellar and
Martha streets , nnd near Eighteenth , where
Mrs. Stuart Thomas Heed nnd her four chil
dren nro living in a stnto of destitution. An
urtlv'lo which appeared in Tun Br.K several
days ago had been the means of sending half
n doicn philanthropic persons to the relief of
this poor woman , nnd she has now sufllciout
provisions to support her several days.
"What you said In Tun BEI : was correct , "
the woman said , when the reporter made
Known his errand ,
"I am poor nnd in great nocd , and I don't
sco why they took my Husband away from
me , for ho was harmless and \viis very kind
to mo and the children. They said ho was
crazy , hut ho was not crazy enough to injure
any one. "
The poor woman snid she had n son-in-law
living in South Omaha. Ills immo
Is Clyde Miller and ho - is nn in
dustrious man nnd provides well for
his wife , Mis. Heed has a daughter living
with n family named Burkoimor ut Fort
Omaha. The girl is Jiftecn years old and
was married two years a 10 to a man named
Henry Hillmin , but' they lived together only
about ono-weck.
Mrs. Hood Is the mother of thirteen chil
dren , the majority of whom ore dead. She is
nn invalid and ought to bo under a
physician's care , but , with no ono to
assist her and thrco children to support
she is obliged to drag herself about and Iteep
soul and body together as best she can.
"Would It not bu a wlso plan for you to let
your children out to pooiilo who will give
them good homes until they grow up I" the
reporter nskod.
"O , no , no , " the poor woman cried with a
sudden display of great excitement nnd emo
tion. "They took inv husband
away from mo but they cannot
take my children so long as I have n spark of
llfo In my body. My children Imvo gone to
bed many n night hungry and they may Imvo
to do the sumo thing many times again , but l
will notgivo thorn up so long us 1 can provide
them with n crust of bread nnd a glass of
water. " Great tears filled ner eyes us she
spake and It was evident that she was deter
mined to part with her life rutlicr than her
children ,
Mrs. Heed receives Si.W ) n week from
the county. The hut In which the poor
woman lives bus but one room about 10xl3 <
feet and Is full of cracks and holes. She will
certainly freo/o to death if she remains in
that place until very cold weather comes on.
Itov. Mr. Wilson ot the Castelhir street
Presbyterian church told TIIK BEK reporter
that the members of Ms congregation had
been helping Mrs. Kecd for moro than two
years , in fact since her husband
became demented , but they did
not know that she WHS In such
pressing need recently. Ho and others who
Imvo known the lady for some time scout nt
the Idea that Mrs. Heed is hewelf Insane.
She did not appear In the least unbalanced
while talking with thu reporter. She has a
good memory nnd bus evidently been In good
circumstance * ntsomotltnc. She is ot Hol-
lanu Scotch extraction and demeans herself
llko a luuy.
She says that she owns a small bouso nnd
lot in Marion , Iowa , which she will try to.
sell and umko an effort to put herself and
llttlo ones in bett"r circumstances. Her cnso
is unquestionably ono that merits tlio atten
tion of charitably inclined people , and the
Woman's Christian association would do well
to Investigate her needs.
Kncournflng Ibrthu Y. SI. O. A.
Mr. C. 1C. Ober , international secretary of
the Young Men's Christian association , dele
gated hero to assist Stute Secretary Nash In
the canvass for funds to carry on the local
association work during lS'JO-91 , wct.t to
Lincoln last night on association business.
Ho reports an encouraging outlook , nnd ex
pects good results from tbo special mooting U )
bo hold Monday night. A reporter , la con
versation with , a member of the board of
directors , gleaned a fciv Interesting and now
points regarding the work of tlio association.
The association Is moro liberal in thn line ot
denominational bollofs than Is goncrnlly sup
posed. Any young man of good character ,
regardless of church faith , can join thu asso
ciation and rccoivo all its turnouts , This
does not exclude the Catholic , the Jesuit , the
Unitarian , Universnl st , etc1. All may take
out the unlimited membership and enjoy the
gymnasium , lectures , evening classes , etc. ,
just the same as tlio Methodist , the Prosby.
tcrinn , tbo ( 'ongregiutonallst , etc , "The1 people -
plo now appealed to , " added this member of
the board , "In this tir..o of pressing need for
the moro maintenance of such n llberallv dis
posed organization should bo equally liberal
in their responses , and so ready that wp need
not bo long in providing for the current
' . "
year's expenses.
A Conclave oi' < oinoornt .
By virtue of printed Invitations sent out by
the chairman of the city democratic central
committee , Thomas Lowry. Julius Meyer ,
Charles Connoyer , Ea Morlarlty , Judge
Holmes and forty other tried and true demo
crats of the clty.mot at Julius Moycrs rooms
at Twelfth and Farnam lint night to devise
ways and means jor capturing the organiza
tion of tlio new city council. After retting
together , the first movement was to dcclaro
against the combine , after which the doors
wcro belted and barred. The session con
tinued for two hours , nnd after It broke up
the information was given that all the con
tending factions bad been harmonized , but
that no candidates for the numerous positions
had been settled upon ,
Too Cnburii ! ) ! of Consumption.
NKW YOIIK , Doc. 0. Joe Cobum , Iho
puglllit , dlod this evening of consumption ,
TUB PAUL
How Nottrnnicn'H JCxhlbli Bhould Ho "
Htipportrd by the Iirilfl1 < UHro.
"What steps nro being tnkon by the com
missioners from this stnto toward securing n
proper representation lor Nebraska at the
world'n Columbian exposition ) * ' Wni asked
Hon. Kuclld Martin , ono of the national com
missioners for Nebraska , yesterday. J '
"Tho commissioners Imvo simply talked tho/
matter over In n general wny , and the matter
must , In the oiul , rest with the legislature ,
which has control of the purso-strlngs.
There Is perhaps no stnto In tbo union which
would gain ns much ns Nebraska In n
proper exhibit of Us products. What
this stnto wants U to show the
people of the cnst that wo not only pro
duce ns good grain as they do nny where In
Iho union , but in Iho matter of fruit wo stand
second to no state. The beet sugar ntdustrv ,
now In Its infancy In this state , must also bo
iwognbod ns nn important factor in the pro
ducts of Noboaska. Both of the DakoHw ,
Wyoming nnd Colorado nro nlrcnpy moving
in the matter , nnd Nebraska cannot nfford ( o
Imvo the impression created among the people
plo who attend tula great fair that nho has
nothing to display. lown has already up-
preprinted $ T)0,000 and appropriated
n stnto commission to take charge of Its ox-
hlblt. Fifty thousand dollars is meant only
to Imiueurnto the work , nnd the commission
will nsk for nn additional appropriation of
? IM ) . ( > 00 this winter. "
"How much do you think this state should
appropriate for n llko purpose ! "
"Ono hundred nnd lifty thousand ought to
bo appropriated , nnd certainly no loss than
$100,000. This would ho silflldoiit probably
to ennblo our representatives to make n creditable -
itablo display. "
"In case this appropriation is made , who
will handle the inonori"
"My Idea la that th'o state should create a
board of commissioners' , to ho appointed by
the governor , and selected In o < pial numbers
from the great political parties as they now
exist in this state. A dlrcctorROiiernl should
Iw selected either by the governor or this
commission when appointed , nnd that this
board. In conjunction wit li this director pen *
oral , should Imvo the snontllng of the money _ J _ . ,
nnd be rc-sjumnlblo to the state for Its expen
diture. This oums to bo the plan that Is
being adopted by other states which hnvo
already moved in this matter. "
A Wilts llcntcr Flowed. _
Huno.v , S. D. , Doe. 0. { Special Telegram
to Tun 1)1:1 ) : : . ] Lust night John I'Mwnrdson ,
n wife boater , was taken out by masked men ,
Klvon a snow bath and severely ( logged. Ho
has been guilty of Inhuman treatment to
wards his wife , often nhled by n youngw
'
brother , who was also visited and or'derod to
leave town , whkh order was promptly
obeyed. John will bonllowcd to remain If ho
conducts himself properly.
Kntnlly Injured by Falling Walls.
PiTTsnuiro , Pa. , Dec. ( ! . Whilo' attempting
to move a safe from n building gutted by lira
yesterday William Long nnd Nicholas Franz
were fatally injured by falling walls.
1REY & BRO. ,
FOR SALE Improved Property :
rinolurguS story and utllu Mouse of 10
rooms , ujst fiont , himl-wou.t flnlsb , eloctrlo
bells , nntoiiiiillo KIIS lighter-9 , stationary
wash tnlm , lulli room , mantles and Brutes ,
Imru with all liMprovtimunU , pavo'l ' bt. . etc.
.Most sltthtly locality in the olty , near Hum-
com 1'iit'k.
7 loom bousp , nil modern Improvements ,
27th near .St. Mnry's u\o. , Sl.ftTO.
d room cottage on S 'llniciir.Charlcs , 81.000.
I'ino 7 room coltnKi ! "till lum , - full south
front lots , corner , on Muplo nour Snundois ,
Illock of sl\ houses , property fncos 3 ( .trools
very Inrjie lots ; pniptTly pjysO In 10 per c-utu"
on the Investment. JMlli no.ir Chicago street ,
' .
Illock of line rrsldonco lotH , ( KxlTJ foot , cor
ner ; pays H toll pel omit on the Investment.
"Jib near Cnss Ktrjot. KI.VW.
Hroom boii'o , lut.'tjxiU ) fuel , facing ISth and
10th stifuts. nour St. .MnryVavumio , $1ID 0 ,
7 room house , cllv : itor , largo lof , north ot
I'urk , KIX : ( ) .
7 room housii und barn , modern Improvoi
niuntsunil pivcil strutt , on < ! Ut near Iliins-
coiu Park. JI.MM.
I ! loom cntlngo and barn. all In Hplnndld re
pair. hoiith finnt. paved struct , on llrlstol
nrnrSUh. * . ' , IMO.
7 room i-ollutro , city wntor , cistern. I'to. . oust
front , on Virginia uvo. , nuur I'npplutoii , ? " > , OU.
! i loiiin coltiigoon Loivo avennu near Ham
ilton , , txw.
i , a mul 4 loom eottngos on ( Jhlcogo sticol
near 'JOtii , $ .I,8iKJ.
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