2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; THURSDAY. DECEMBER IE * . 1890.-TWELYE PAGES. BOTH IN A SERIOUS PLIGHT , An Iowa Saloonkeeper and Ilia Wife an Arrested for Murder , SUICIDE OF A MOUNT PLEASANT GIRL Ilcrcttlcnti Titbk of State Secretary Jnoknon The Scnrcti Tor the Mur derer of Krncst Ueeil Ucnth * ' of n Monk * Sioux CITT , la. . Doc. 17.-Spcclnl | Tele gram lo Tun DEB. ] Mr. nnd Mrs. Benjamin Josophson were arrested this afternoon on chnrgo of murder. On the night of Novom bor-t John McVeigh and two companion : wont Into Joscphson's saloon nnd while then got Into a row In which Joscphson struct McVeigh on the head with n beer mnllo from the effects of wblch.be died this morn Ing , nftcr being In the liosnttal slnco. Th < doctors hail troplnod bis skull but It did nol save him. Josophson nnd his wife came Inti prominence In the Haddock case by swcarim that they saw the fatal shot fired. Thci testimony was broken down , however , am was not cITecUvo for thu prosecution as hat boon Intended , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A Girl Siiio do. MOUXT PLIUSANT , la. , Doc 17. [ Spocla Telegram to THE DEIS. ] Mary Ilnrshbarger a dining room girl at the Hnrlan house hero was found In her room last night In the las ngonlcs of death from poison administered bj horsolf. Doforo taking thu fatal dose sli rnatlo preparations nnd Ion Instructions foi her burial. No raotlvo for the deed is known The Great Task. ' Dr-sMoiXHS , la. , Doc. 17. [ Special to Tin fann. ] Secretary of State Jackson has Jus complete ! the herculean task imposed upoi tlm by the anti-trust law nnncted nt the la legislature. The net makes it a conspirnc ; to defraud , for any corporation , flrrn or Indl vldual doing business in this state , to onto ( ute nny combination , or nui-ccmcnt to fix th price. or limit- the production of any article o product , under penalty of n flue of from ? .r)0 to $2,000 , nnd possible Imprisonment In th county jail for ono year of any person so con vlctcd. There nro other penalties , such n the inability of nny corporation so convlctoi to enforce its. contracts , forfrituro of charter franchises , etc. The secretary of s ate wn required to Issue n letter of inquiry tocacl corporation in thu state , to ascertain whothe they were obeying the law. About six thou sand of these- letters wcro Hcnt out in Jul ; last , nnd up to date less thnn half have boci ' properly heard from. Of tnc-o 23 changci the oflldavlt so that it was illegal , 031 wor rotumo.l uncalled for at the postofllces ti which thcv were sent , nnd no reply at nil wn rocelvo J from 1091 of the lettcra ; also 49 fet clgn corporations doing business in the stat failed to nnswcr. Under the law it is th duty of the secretary of state to certify thes delinquents to the attorney general , and th latter ofllclal is required to bring suits t compel answers to the letters or to en force th ponnltlos for failure to nnswer. A Us has been prepared for tmt purpose , but it I doubtful what action will bo taken. Ape cullar pbnso of the situation is that many c the alleged c'lollrqucnts are corporations thu have gene out of business , butjut whn ones thcro Is no way of finding out. nsn record Is kopt. Then again hundreds of thei are churches nnd other non-productivo Inst tutions , in whoso favor the law docs not di : criminate , but against whom it would b manifestly unjust to try nnd enforce the lav It would bo an enormous expense to the stat and comparatively few lines could bo col Footed If Inid. The matter will bo laid bofor the executive council , and inoro than likely test coso will bo rondo up for a decision as t the inclining or validity of the law. Handed to n Syndicate. CEDAJI lUrics , la. , Doc. 17. [ Special Toll grain lo Tim DEC. ] This afternoon- the trnn fer was made by which the Counv. liapids , Marion railway and the Codnr Rapids stre railway passed from thu Control of corpon tlon to n syndicate of local capitalists. The will replace the horse cars with an electri ouo in the spring , both in the city and bi twccn hero and Marlon. The ofilcors of tl Ceaar Rapids & Marion railway are : P.I Hall , president ; W. D. Douglas , vice prcs flonf , John S. lily , secretary ; Geortro V\ \ Dover , treasurer , and the ofllciirs of the Cod : Ranlds street railway nro P. E. Hall , pros dent ; John S. Ely , secretary ; Gcorgo V Bovor , treasurer. Tried fur Ills Mfe. BniiFonn , la , , Doc. 17. [ Special Telegrai lo Tim DEE. ] The dlstrict court Is cngngc In the trial of M. B. Foster for the murder i Ernest Heed about November 3 , 1887. Peter tor was tried In the December term of ISf nnd convicted of murder In the ilrst dogn and sentenced to bo hung. The case was a pealed to the supreme couct and sent bac for a now trial for some Irregularity In tt matter of evidence A motion for n chanj was bvorrulcd by the court on Saturda This week has been spent In impaneling' jury and witnesses are now being oxamlbci of which there will bo a largo number , pro' ably over flfy. \ . Much interest in the case manifested , as the court room Is crowded. LoBIars Gels & Depot. DBS MOINES , la. , Doo. 17. [ Special Tel ( tram to TUB BRR. ] General Manager Boc of the Illinois Central railway today intornu Iho railway commission that his compao would at 01100 begin the erection of a comin dlous depot at LoMars. The present arrang snont there iu a shed-llku affair which wi built by the citizens , and has long boon reproach and an eyesore. It Is not know Whether the Omaha road will Join In tl erection of the dooot ns Js dosircd. but If n the Illinois Central will proceed mono. Bakora Assign. BOONK , la. , Deo. 17. | Special Telegram TitB BKK.J A. Schanaman & Co. , groce nnd bakers , have made an assignment for tl boncllt of tholr creditors. The First N tlqnol bank of this place has a mortgage < the stock for $1.200 and other llablllti amount to nbout $1,500. The stock will pro ablv Invoice the latter amount nnd the 001 accounts as much moro. O. P. Iloinhart , on old settler , died tl mornlug aged sixty years. Deserted the Ontmonl Trust. ' FOIIT DODQB , In. , Doe. 17. [ Special Tel gram to TUB BBB. ! II. U. Heath , lute pr prlotor of the big Dos Moincs oatmeal ml today telegraphed his roslcnatlon to the se rotary of tlio national oatmeal trust , M Heath has boon a member of the trust i ton years. Ho Is now erecting a largo o : meal mill hero. It will have a capacity BOO barrels- day and will bo operated inc pendontly of the combine , Tnrdnn'H Promotion. Sioux CITV , la. , Doo. 17. [ Special To gram to THE BEE. ] E.V. . Jordan , who 1 fourteen years has , been connected with t Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road boi today received notice of his appointment the position of division freight and passcng ngent la charge of the Sioux City and Dauc divisions with headquarters hero. llntiflod tlio Agreement. N w YOUK , Dee 17. [ Special Telegram Tnu BKB , ] It Is ofllcmlly nnnouuced tt the Loulsvlllo it Noshvlllo bos purchase conlrol of the Kentucky Conlral rallroa JTho Missouri Paclflo directors have ratlfl the presidents' agreement , and S. H. H.Clai With tbo president , will rouresent the co puny on tuo advisory board. A Kookuk Grocery Jloimn Assigns. . KSOKUIC , la , , Doo. 17. Collier , Roberta & Hamilton , who guvo a mortgage on th wholesale grocery stock nnd building a fi days ago , made au assignment today , Llab ties , * 181,000 , ; assets , less than ono-half this amount. Harvester ARont-i Dluoliargod. FOHT DoDQg , Is. , Doc. 17. [ Special To ( rnmto TUB BEK. ] Every local agent Mia Champion harvester company In t ! territory bos been requested by tbo compn to forward bis resignation nt onco. The reason given for this wholmnlo decapitation Is that tbo American harvester company will hereafter transact nil business of the com pany , To omo Of the older and most trusted agents It was Intimated that the trust might offer them situation * shortly. As this course vlll bo followed by the oilier companies ol , he combine , hundreds of men will thus flnd .homsctvcsoutof n situation In this tcrrl lory. _ Death of a Monk. Dunco.ni ! , In. , Dec. 17. [ Special Tele- ; ram U ) TIIP. BEB. ] Brother Edward , ono ol , ho bust known of the Trapplst monks nt the Mow Mcllcry monastery , died last night trcd thirty-four. Ho was famous ns A vet- iflnary surgeon. A VKtVATK U.\Sli COLLAPSES. Ono of tlio Oldest In Chicago Forced to Suspend. Ciia'Aoo , Dec. 17. The nrlvato banklnf ouso of S. A. Kcan & Co. , ono of the nldcs n Chicago , will not open Its doors tomorrow Ir. Kcan made a statement to the press to night announcing the suspension. Ho do illnod to oitlmato the liabilities or assets but was o f the opinion that every clal m wouli bo paid In full. They bad boon ucgottatlni sometime , ho said , for reorganization , olthci ns a state or national bank , and expected ti reorganize without stopping business. It hm been found , however , that It would bo 1m xmlblo iu a short time to raise tha ncccssnr 'unds to continue business with safety pen J ng reorganization. It was thereupon docldci to accept the next wisest course suspension "Our business , " continued Mr. Kcan , "hit grown too rapidly the last year or two foi our capital , nnd the stringency iu the iiiotic ; market made it Impossible for us to turn ovc securities again at once alter wo had lonr.ci money on them. Our nominal capital wm ? 100,000 , but our reorganization would bi 8VX,000. ) The Urra , which was formerly known a ; Preston , Kcan & Co , , has dona n largo busl ness In floating city , county and public 1m provomont bonds Issued in the west. Those when not otherwise disposed of , would b' ' pledged to the batiks for call loans. AtNcv York nnd other eastern points these loan have recently Dcon called heavily and tin drain on the liouso apparently reached tbi limit today. Another factor was the clrcum stance that the demand for securities of coin aratively newly settled districts , district : such as wcro largely dealt In by Kean & Co. had fallen oil to a ronsldorablo extent. DC posits In the institution rOccntlv aggregate ! between $000,000 and $700,000. Wide celebrit ; was given the homo some years ago by th extraordinary incidents following the defal cation of It cashier , Ker , who was traced ti nnd brought buck from Peru , and after a lonj 'cgnl fight Incarcerated In Joliot. 4A' AfIEK CL.tr. Ono Hero of Pall Mall Kxposurcs ii Troiiblo nt Son tilt ; . SIUTTJ.E , Wash. , Dec. 17. [ Special Tele gram lo TunllRK. Charles B. Hnmmom was convicted In the superior court today c rand larceny and is now In the county jail Hammond was formnrly proprietor of th notorious Cleveland Street house in Lender whoso infamous exposures were rnado in th Pall Mall Gazette. Now developments in the case Indlcat that Hammond Is the Victim of n conspirat or which Alexander Todhuntor-ls at the hoiu Todhunteris supposed to bo an English d < toctivo nnd after falling to got Hammond o English soil worked this case against hit charging him with stealing a sealskin sacqu from a woman whom Todliutitur Induced t visit Hammond's. Hammond claims thr there Is $250,000 at bis disposal on deposit 1 the Bank of California and other banks. Itl said to have been placed there by wealth Englishmen ns bush money. Hammond hti been in Seattle more than a year nnd hi abundant means. Ho refuses to talk , bt admits having threatened to return to Lot don and says that parties there nro trying 1 prevent his return , and that in order to do s Todhuntar , as their tool , trumped up th : chnrgo against him. * Ho expects to got new trial and says that bo will return t London nnd take the consequences , bi s'xwdfnstly "refuses to betray the men wt patronized his Cleveland street house. A Foiling Off in tlio Number of lion Handled for the Week. CiNCijfXA'rt ' , O. , Deo. 17. [ Special Tel gram to. TIIK BEE. ] Tomorrow's Price Cu rent will say : Packing places making returns hm handled 510,000 "hogs for the week , again WJO.OOO the preceding week , and 410,000 la year. Estimating places fiot reported , tl total from November 1 Is 3,335,000 , again 2,810,000 , last year. Undermentioned plao compare as follows : Switchmen Strike. RA.WL1S8Vyo. . , Dec. 17. [ Bpcotul Tel gram to TUB Buu.J The switchmen In tl yards bora struck this afternoon , resulting a complete tlo-up of every thliiff except pa sonpcr nnd mall trains. Thcstrllto Is In syi pa thy with the Ogden strikers nnd is thoug Will bo general on the system. Dcnth ofnn Embezzler. MawxtJKEB , "WIs , , Deo. 17. A dlspati from Geneva says that Dort B. Scott , la treasurer of Ashland , county , died at II Springs , Ark. , this morning. At tuo me critical time of his illness news cnmo frc Ashland that his oillcial affairs were in b shapo. _ _ Enclnoor of tlio Clilcnjio Canal. CuiOAao , Dec. IT. William E. Worthon i Now York was today appointed chlof on ) neor of the Chicago canal , vice Cooley , dl charged. Worthcn is a former vice preside of the Now York it Now Ilnvon railroad , a : was president of the American Society Civil Engineers In 1887. French Foreign Trade. Pints , Deo. 17 , ( Special Cablegram THE BEE. Uoturns issued by the Fren board ot trade show that during the man of November the Imports docreasoa 0,072,0 francs and exports decreased 51,190,000 fran as compared with the corresponding mon last year. Shot and ICIlInd Ills Wife. LR DVILLK , Colo. , Dee , 17. J. E. PhoL shot nnd Instantly klllod his wife last ovc Ing nt Cardiff. IIo barricaded himself in t house after the shooting and denied t authorities admittance. The sheriff a crowd finally captured him. 'On Koonamlcnl Grounds. BunNE , Doo. 17. ( Special Cablegram TUB BEB.1 The government of thoArg < tine Republic has decided to withdraw I ministers from Switzerland and close its gallon huro. This action is taken on t grounds of economy. Glnilstiuio Getting Hotter. DUBLIN , Dee , 17. Though Pnrnoll suffer Intense pain from the effects of the Hi thrown Into his oyoa at Castle Comer ycslx 1 i day , howas ahlo last night to address fron Window of the hotel at Ktlkomioy a lar crowd. During tbo addroas his face i\ covered with bandages. Ho detailed t ovcuts of the day , and the crowd became t asperated at the manner In which ho iv treated and many threats of vcnpaaneo we made. , An examination of 1'urnoll's uvos venlod the fact that his sight Is not Injun The surgeon declares , however , tint Inllni tlon may sot In. und nan ordorud the rutk to'keep his eyes closed. Cork City und Ciiuuiy Convnntln COIIK , Doo. 17. The city and rouuty c ( vcntlon assembled hero today. The uamo Parnell was greeted with chcuri by tbo de gates , but the crowd groaned IU The hi T sheriff of Cork presided. The chairman read n telegram from Patrick * Egan , giving In structions for the transfer of hi * shnros of United Ireland lo McCarthy. McCarthy In nn ml dress declared that if ilio IrUh party wanted nutiiorlty or sanction for what they had done Iho rnnipilflccut gathering there as sembled gave It to them. Krtlls lor Ijlvorpool. Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 17. T , S. Snlllvnn , ono of the Irish delegates , sailed for Liverpool today. The Plro llcciirtl. KnoKCK , la. , Deo. 17. A Oato City Ska- hokn , Mo. , spaclnl says the Kcokuk ft West ern depot , 1,000.000 foot of lumber nnd Bolt's elevator burned this morning. Loss 310,000. CIIKMOO , Dec. 17. Flro In the Burton block , occupied by several small manufnc- forlcs , tonight caused losses aggregating ltc < tti-lotlni : tlii < AI ( Mil nicy 11111. WASIUXOTOV , Deo. 17. In the senate today Sherman , from the committee on foreign ro- latlons. reported a bill providing that the McICinloy tariff act shall not bo bold to Im pede or impair the force at any treaty bo- twcon the United States ami nny other cov- crnnicnt. Trainmen XViint Waves Iloatljtistnil. CIIICHOO , Deo. 17. Delegates ropresontlug the railway conductors , engineers , llrcmon and brotherhood of trainmen are lu tha city to confer with the officials of the Chicago , Milwaukee < fc St. Paul relative to the adop tion of a now schedule of wages. ALASKA AND ITS I'lSOl'LE. Miner W. Urnco's Interesting Account ofllitB MystprloitH Country. Miner W. Bruce , one of the pioneer ex plorers of Alaska , passed through Omaha yesterday on his way to Washington to looh after the bill now pending before the house looking to vesting the rights of the Inhabi tants to arrjulro tltlo to Al.Vilcan lands. As the law now stands they may take mining claims , but can got no clear title to lauds. Nearly two years ago Mr. Eruco wont tc Alaska in the interest of a syndicate of news papers and sent back some of the most com prehensive letters over written about thai mysterious land. * Mr. Brucr. was seen by a BEE representa tive , nnd said : "I have boon traveling by canoe the past flvo months , covering that portion of south eastern Alaska which 1 did. not cover las ! summer. " What Is the climate of Alaska/I" ho was asked. "It h similar to that of \ ashington , but J think hardly ns wot. The people don't bogln to know anything about Alaska. It covers c vast territory and Is to sparsely settled There are only three towns , nud not one ol them exceeds 600 inhabitants. The chief in dustries nro mining , fishing , canning auc timber cutting. " "What country did you cover during youi canoe trip ? " "I went from Capo Fanslmw to tbo ex Iremo southeastern part of the territory. It was a dr3'season and vcrv comfortable foi traveling , except the last six weeks when 11 rained most of the timo. " "What are Iho agricultural resources of thi country I" "While it Is 'not n strictly ngricuttura country by any means , yet tbo soil and cllm ate are susceotlblo to the cultivation of thi linpst fruits and vegetables , and In fact nl root growth. Sorao of the finest vegetables : have ever eaten were grown there by thi Chinese nnd Slwnsnos who worked in thi canneries. " "What do you think of the country and It future ! " "I am moro than nleascd with the countrv and think that it has a great future. SVhii 1 regard Alaska as u country of most wonder ful resources , I must bo careful , about navls ing emigration for the present , for the rea sou that the country is sparsely settlei and from the fact that settlers under th present law cannot obtain title to lands. " "What sort of people are the natives or In diansiu AUiskal" "Tho Slwaaues , or Indians ; \o do not ca ! them Indians out there are very lutclligen and make a bettor living than half the farm crs in Nebraska , It is a curious fact , but ii my estimation correct , that the Stwoshes o Alaska are the descendants of the Japanese who have wandered across the straits cci : tuiles ago nnd formed a race that is Oriontc and yet occidental. You may cover th lower face of any ono of the natives an above will bo found the obllquo eves , th straight hair and all the characteristics c the race. " "What Is the conscnsusof opinion in rcgar to the se.il fishing question ) " "Tho last seal contract was the result o ono of the biggest schemes over put up in thi country. Seals aro. not any scarcer than the were before the contract was made. Somac the members of this now company will mtk : moro money from the catch of 20,000 skin than they would if they caught the full catc of 00,000 skins , The attitude of our govcrr mcnt on this question is preposterous , and think that Secretary Blalno instead of It dulgiug in n controversy with Prime Minis tec Salisbury ovet the seal question , mlgli hotter divert his attention to the opening c Alaska for settlement and dwoto his service to the development of Us resources. " "Would you advise emigration to Alaska ? "No , I would not. Alaska will some da ; bo tho-olysium of thoimmlgrnnt , but just noi I would not aaviso anyone who has m means to emigrate there. You see , the a < quircment of land , until the bill pending i passed , is Impossible , nnd the slim populatio and lack of industries ns wo know them bac cast would render It impossible to support largo influx of people. I have not been in position to got my mull , except at long into vale , but I understand that tbo bill I ha\ been laboring for luu passed both houses an is now before a conference committee c some disagreeing amendment. " THE GUN WAS LOADED. John Alortcnson Accidentally She and Seriously Wounded. John Mortonson , a laborer , was accidental : shot yesterday afternoon nt (517 ( Pacif street. Ho and a friend named Christian Bac were looking at n revolver , ono of the ; proverbial guns that "aro not loaded , " whe the thing very unexpectedly went off ar Mortcuscn received a bullet of a ! &calibro I the lower part of thn abdomen , Ha was r moved to St , Joseph's hospital nnd a pays clan summoned. The wound is not const orcd particularly dangerous , although It mr develop Into something moro dangerous tUi the suffering of the wounded man nt prosoi would indicate. Mortonson said the shootli : was purely accidental , and ho attaches i blame whatever ; to his friend , Bach. District Court. , In the district court Catherine Haley hi brought suit against Joseph C. Christie at Joseph Slpo to quiet the tltlo to a lot : Brown park. The plaintiff alleges that < December 0 , 1890 , she owned the lot , havlr a deed to the same , and that about thai tin Sipo as her agent , nud actiug in tnat cnpacil without her knowledge , fraudulently pr cured her signature to a deed running Christie. She further alleges that the pro orty in question Is worth 81,000 , nnd will a1 the court to order the possession of the pro crty back where It was before the transf was mado. Marriage ijicnnscs. The following mirrlaso licenses \yoro U sued by Judge. Shield * yestorJay : Name ana aJdrou. Ac I Hurt Cllliorn , Ornulm , | Kdena Hlmpson , Ghlcaxo j J nines W. MeaklmU'n , Omaha. . . . , . , . . , , 1 KttaKlsou , Urand Junction , Col . , . . . - , . i Edward Lytlu , Omahu | May Donahue , Uuiulm An AlloROil Whlnky Thief. Herbert Warner was put on trial bofo Judge Duntly yesterday on the charge < steal ing several barrels of whisky oa whti the tax liau not boon paid. The whisky wi locked up in the government warehouse the Meadow Grove distillery and the war house was broken into last August and tl whisky stolen. A Fugitive From Justice. W , M. Sun ford , a young man from Lin col was nrroited yesterday us a fugitive fro f Justice at tbo request of the Lincoln uuthoi lies. It U understood that bo stole a watt 1 at tbo capital. OF INTERIM TO THE FARMER , ill 3 Soma Suggest"i ! ; to the Boioaoo of Oil Ed * J8u " it Making. T tl . THE NCc3/7 / , jA FEED FLOOR , "nlito ol SinhJLKrulta on tlio Farm How to InlW Butter Knt Winter Cnrqi pf Ohlokons 'l3nrly Crops. ( f + The possession of n pure bred herd of dairy cows Is a decided advantage , yet natlvo or gr.ido In good health , with Rood care , food , and nbumlanco of pure vntor , will furnish milk from which first- class butter can bo mtido ; although prob- bly In Btniillor quantity pcreow tlinnock- rotn a butter brood , Buys Ella R vood , in the American Agriculturalist [ "ho " mtllc should bo drawn from tbo cow [ ulckly and quietly , after tbo udder baa Jcon well cleaned. No noise or confu sion can bo allowed , much loss harsh voi-ds or blows. Tho'cows must bo kept quiet and contented to secure pure milk , , ho first requisite in the manufacture of rood buttor. Remove ou : h p ill from tbo itablo as soon as it Is iilled ; as every moment It roinuins exposed to odors of nny kind injures the llavor of tbo milk. train us soon ns possible into deep cans , either in n croarnory or tank. [ "ho cans , should not bo moro .ban . six inuhos in diumotor. nnd bur is bolter. After the milk has stood twelve hours at a temperature of 1-1 ° or thereabouts the cream will nil mvo risen nnd should bo drawn off to ipon. A can made of heavy tin , pro vided with a close fitting cover with s small hole in it to allow of ventilation , should be used for the croam. It should bo largo enough to hold the onttro quan- Ily for a churning. Then it is allowed o sour slightly , stirring it frequently tonsure nsuro evenness of acidity. Bo very cure- ulthnt tbo cream does not become too sour , nor too warm. In my experience f the cream rises much above 05 ° it docs not make butter that will be firm ind solid. If soon becomes soft and sticky when exposed to warm air. Do not udd oreatrt to that to bo churned less ilian twenty-four hours before churning. tt will not rlpon perfectly , and much ol that added last will bo lost. Use a churn with no dasher or paddles inside , They injure the grain of the butter. Have the cream at GU = > in summer and 61 ° in win- ; or. Don't guess at it : hnvo a thermome ter. This costs but a triilo and is indis pensable in making good buttor. As soon ns the butter begins to grain lest it with the thermometer. If it is Lee warm , which'it ' is quite likely to bo in suuimor , put inUumps of ice until the temperature falls ; to 00 degrees. Then revolve the churn'slowly until the gran ules of butter aroTtho slue of wheat ker nels. Draw o'ft the buttermilk , or as much of it as ipossiblo without the butter ; add a pailful of cold water , re volve the churn a few times , draw off ngain , and repeat thls process until the water comes ntfay clear. Then add n handful of salt to > pailful of cold water , it over the butter , let it stand n Eour minutes , dtalv1 off and lot the butter drain. Take puf'tho butter cjther in n butter bowl or/ ; / . ' , butter worker ; ' if the fornpr | , take ouly-ft/9W pounds ot , a time , sprinkle suit evenly over It at the rate ol ono and one-half'oilnces ' " to tho-pouud , or according. to taste" Press the butter with the ladle , chop the salt in well , turn and press again. Pour off the ac cumulated brind and work lightly bj pressing with the ladle , always bearing 111 mind that the granules of butter musl not bo broken. When the salt is sulll- ciently incorporated with the buttoi pack it away at onco. No further work ing is necessary. After the package if full , cover the top With a circle o : parchment paper wet in cola water press smoothly to exclude the air , ant cover the whole with salt , wet to t "slush" with cold wator. A Pccil Floor. It would be a strange fall indeed in which it never rained enough for the feeding hogs to make a mortar bed o their feed lot. What are wo going to do' Shall wo throw them down their corn it this mud , and lot them root for it , eating as much mud as .they do corn ? Upon every farm is to bo found a lot ol old plank laying around and doing IK good , and often ro'tting.upon the ground writes P. D , Bock in the Swineherd Gather these all up and haul them tt your food lot , and make a feud floor upoi which you can food your hogs. Hnvo ii ample for the accommodation of all youi hogs , so there will. bo no crowding. A few minutes work each dav with a hot will keep your food floor clean nnd youi hogs will not bo compelled to root amoiif. the filth and mud to get .their food Their food will bo clean and their mea will bo wholesome nnd well' flavored. In building our food floor our objecl should DO to got it us nearly upon u level with the surrounding ground as possible. Heavy hogs tire liable to in jure themselves getting on or off if the lloor is placed nny distance above tin surrounding ground. Nail your boardi down solid so there will bo 110 danger o any being rooted from place and letting a hog drop through uud cripple itsolf. Build a . No , T won't ' do that You try tlio feed floor this season and ; am BUI-O that before another fall yoi will have it under roof , and the nidi upon which the storm strikes sided u [ without my tolling you that you shouU do soYes , build a food floor if yoi have to buy now lumber to build it with The llrst lot of hogs you Joed'upon i will pay for tHo'-lumber in additlona gains for food consumed , and your flooi will bo ready fomfuturo use. hiiinll l-'riut 'on ' the Form. On a small plot bTground enough f rul can bo grown , if'lirojior care is given , ti supply a family < 6I' ordinary size thrci times a day thorxear through. I an aware that this , statement may see in i rather broad onoj'but those who have i "little garden wolljtlllod. ! " will boar m > out in tlio ofisortfbh , says Vick's Magn zino. Ib Is surprising to those who hivvi had nooxporionuodtti this line , to flm out how much cgp bo grown on a vor ; small ploco of ground , if proper atton tlon ia given. It titled not require sue ] an amount as ono 6fton imagines it must because the repuluriuso of it on the tii bio has a tendency * to prevent ns grea indulgence in it oa would naturally b the case were it used only ns a dollcncj brought out on ox"tra occ slons. Usci rogularlylt becomes a sort of appetizer and really acts as a tonic of the bet kind. Its pleasant acid tonee up the sy torn and whets the nppotlto for a keene appreciation of more solid food. It is i direct aid to digestion , and those wheat oat of it .regularly are soldorn troubloi with those allmonta which call for pill nnd physic. The fruit cater is soldoi ; blllouH. Iy ! all moans sot out plenty of emnl fruit. Have a row of currants , a bed o strawberries , raspberries along th fence , und grapes wherever a supper can bo arranged for thorn. If younavi never tried your baud at small frul culture , make 'up your mind to experi ment in it , nnd the chances are , it you takocaroof the "venture" with which you start out , you will bo so pleased with your success that la a voar or two you will "branch out" until you have all the fruit your fninlly requires , It Is lust as easy to care for n garden of this kind as It IB to properly cultivate a field of corn , but most farmers have got the idea into their honds that It is puttering work , and nothing will got this idea out of their heads except a trial , which will bo sure to convince them that no other part of the farm pays so well , all thing considered , ua n goo d garden. Clilokon Quarters for Winter. Wo have presented , during the year , quite a number of do- slgim of poultry-houses , and our renders should have made a selection from among the number before this time , as it Is im portant that preparations for winter bo made before thocoldsoason arrives , says Farm and Fireside. To procure eggs in winter it is essen tial that the fowls bo kept warm , for warmth In more essential than food dur ing U period of cold weather. No matter how well a Hock may bo fed , fowls can not lay unions they are kept under con ditions of comfort that conduce to the production of eggs. Good quarters are also economical , for the inoro warmth the smaller tlu proportion of food re quired to support the birds. In erecting buildings , It should bo kept in view that fowls must have a space for exorcising and dusting , nnd also have plenty oflight. There are periods dur ing the winter when the hens can enjoy the outsldo yards , which is always bene ficial , but at no time should they bo sub ject to exposure to cold winds or north- cast storms. See that all cracks and crevices are stopped , and that no cold draughts come in on the fowls at night. About Gooseberries. While it seems impossible to prow the liner foreign gooseberries in this country - try , owing to mildew on foliage , wo may enjoy such native varieties as Houghton , Downing , etc. , with as little care nnd oxporlonco as currants. Indeed , says Josinh Hooper in Now York Tribune , it seems eurlo'us that not more of the lat ter are planted , owing to tholr abund ant crops and culinaly usefulness. It is possible for any ono to raise the young plants with llttlo trouble , nnd without nny previous experience. Houghton or American Seedling Is usually grown from cuttings of mature wood during autumn , made into lengths of about six inches , and either sot at once in rows or tied Sp bundles and buried in an upright position in the soil. Fall planting is preferable provided It bo done early , and the cuttings protected during winter by mulching. Fibers form whenever the ground is not frozen , and if fcot in autumn or oven in very early spring , they will have obtained a very tirm hold before hot , dry weather can hurt them. The Downing gooseberry will not read ily grown from cuttings , but if the young phoots are bent to the ground , pegged down ana covered with soil , roots will start out during summer , and by fall will bo ready to separate from the parent plant. Goosoborrics delight in deep , rich , moist soil ; no other plant responds more quickly to generous appli cations of manure. It pays to treat the gooseberry well if fine fruit is desired ; it is useless to permit tnomto grow at will , as too many cultivators da Preparation for I'Jurllcst ' Oropa. For our earliest cabbage , lettuce nnd other outside crops wo otnjiloy a method of fall preparation , says a writer in Pop ular Gardening , which is not in general use , wo thinkand which gives a start of more than a week In the spring over or dinary preparation. This is done by applying a heavy coat of manure in the fall and ridging the land with a plow. The ridge consists of a double furrow thrown up in regular ordqr across the field. Several advantages arise by this method. The soil is thoroughly exposed to the benefit of freezing in winter , thus insuring finer tilth the coming season ; the larvae of the May beetle and other insects are destroyed by froozing. In the spring the soil dries out sooner than in adjoining land that is not thus ridged. Immediately it is dry enough to level witb/tbo harrow , seeds can bo sown , fet the manuring' ' and plowing were done in the fall , and thus tno crop is started n long time ahead of what would have been possible on land that was only ma nured and plowed in the spring. liarjjrst Farm In the World. In the extreme southwest corner ol Louisiana lies the largest producing farm in the world. Measuring 100 miles north nnd south and twenty-five miles east and west , it is owned and ono rated by a syndicate of northern capitalibts , says Spare Moments. The 1,500OOQ acres of the tract were purchased in 1883 from the stuto of Louisiana and from the United States government. At that time it was a vast grazing land for the cattle of the few dealers ol the neighborhood , over 30,000 head ol half-wild horses and cattle being thoro- on. Now this immense tract is divided into convenient pasture stations , or ranches , existing every six mites. The fencing alone cost in the neighborhood of $50,000. The land is best adapted for rice , sugar corn , and cotton. All cul tivating , ditching , etc. , is done by steam power. A tract , say half a mile wide , is taken and an engine placed on each side. The engines are portable , nnd operate a cable attached to four plows , and under this arrangement thirty acres a day are gone over with the labor of three men. Harrowing , planting and other cultivation is done in a like man ner , There is not a single draft horac on the entire place. Of course horses nro used for the borders of cattle , of which there are 10,000 head. The Southern Pacitlc rail way runs for thirty-six miles through the farm. The company has three steamboats operating on the waters ol its estates , of which thorq are 80C miles navigable. It bus also an ice house , a , bank , a shipyard , and a rice- mill. Haiti Storms and Poultry. Disposes that atTect fowls in winter arc more prevalent during the continuance of rainy weather than during a cold period , Bays the Farm and Fireside , Clear , cola weather , when the nlr 'is dry , seldom affects poultry unfavorably and at such times there is nothing tc prevent turning the hens outside , giving them litteri to scratch in nnd allowing them to keep warm by healthy exorcise but poultry of all kinds suitor from someone ono or inoro of the various ailments due to exposure to damp weather , Roup if a disease that seldom puts in an appear ance In dry weather. The dampness it also fatal to chicks during the winter , The best remedy is shelter , a warm tight house , nnd the fowls confined durIng - Ing dnini ) days , or until the weather bo- conies' clear. A Coiv ( lull. A cow club is in existence in Irot Mountain , Mich. Each cow owner or joining pays 75 cents for every cow li his possession. When a member's cov dlosym assessment is made and tin ownorof the dead cow receives $40. Ancient IMoilos of Writing. The most ancient mode of writing was on bricks , tllemuul oyster uhells , ivnd or tables of stone , uftorwnrds on plates o various materials , on ivory , on barks o trees , on leaves of trues. 8KVJ5HK STOJtSt XX TMIKKIST. . Knatorn Ohio , "West Virginia nnd Pennsylvania Buffer llonvllr , Pmsntmo , Pa. , Doc. 17. The heaviest snow storm In five years is prevailing hero nnd n heavy fall Ii reported at different points In the Allegheny mountains , Tele graph , telephone and cloolrlo light wires nro down , trains delayed niut business practically suspended. This city , being almost the storm center , rms suffered moro severely. The monetary damage Is very great , all branches of trailo especially the railroad nnd street car lines , which have practically suspended , pnrnlyx- Ing business anil causing n lotnl stoppage of operations In the oil nnd stock exchange. Through the breaking of electric light wires three horses hnvo been Utllcd , two drivers knocked unconscious and n street car filled with frightened Dniseiujcrs sot ablaze In n moment. The polleo switch boards nnd telephones have been burned out , nnd ns n result the outlying police districts nro Isolated. Millions of tons of coal nro lying la the backwater from the dam , ami should a rapid thaw cnsuo the greatest dnmago will be along the rivers. Uoporta from the country districts show oven ifroaterdnrnago owing to the Inck of facilities for transportation. At Bedford , 1'a. , two fcot of snow nro reported , with a complete blockade of .tho lumberbusiness along the Blue and Laurel Ktdgo mountains. West Virginia and eastern Ohio have suf fered gro.ttly nnd the situation Is growing worse. A sudden Hood is the greatest ca lamity now fearca. At U o'clock tonight the snow Is still fall ing nnd bus nearly reached the two-foot lino. A few roofs have been crushed in by the weight of the snow. In Now York. New Yom ? , Dec. 17 , The storm today seri ously Interfered with river nnd harbor busi ness. Several small boats were sunk and n largo number of passengers who had engaged passage on steamers which were to sail today wcro unable to do so. Telegraphic - graphic communication south and west Is seriously Interfered with. A portion oC thereof roof of Daly's theater was blown off this afternoon , Ono mnn was severely Injured. Ono ol the Iron smokestacks on the postofllco building was blown down and went crashing through tbo glim colling over the mailing room , Injuring quite severely n letter carrier. //JE JIVRltEltElt MOOKK. So the Jury DcclitcH In the Cnso of of CliarMo Ford. OTTAWA , 111. , Deo. 17. ( Special Telegram to THE DEB. ] The trial of Charlie Ford , ac cused ns the principal In the murder of David Moore , the Omaha traveling mnn , in Allen park , in this city , on July 21 last , a crime for which Bill O'Brien , who assisted Ford , is now serving a lifo sentence nt Jolict , camotonnend at 0:30 : o'clock tonight , nf tor twenty-live days of court , the jury finding Ford guilty of murder nnd fixing the penalty nt death by hanging. The crime was ono of more than local interest and has no parallel in the history of the county of Lasallo. ' Moore was a prominent Mason , nnd well-to- do citizen of Oinaha. Ho was employed as traveling salesman by a Wisconsin lumber firm and cum a to Ottawa on business on the morning of the murder. Twenty-four hours later ho was found with his head crushed by n dozen blows from a coupling pin , which lay bcsido the body beneath the trees of Alien park. Kate Ford , wife of the man whoso neck has Just been placed iu the halter was found acting suspiciously nnd upoa being arrested made a confession that she hnd met Moore In trio pnrk by appoint ment on the night of the murder and that her husband nnd Bill O'Brioa had bv previ ous agreement attempted to blackmail Mooro. Moore resisted nnd the men then killed him , beating his head with a coupling pin. The murder created Intense cxdtument and pub lic Interest is as active today as It was on the morning after the crime. A special grund jury was called nnd the tnon together with Kate Ford and Minnie Wlntorllng , who was with the gang , were indicted. jTho women plead guilty , but sentence was deferred ns they were to bo used as witnesses. O'Brien's trial came oft in August and after two weeks of exciting court work O'Brien was sentenced to jail for llfo. Nearly n mouth ago , nfter n hundred veniremcn hnd been examined and a week's time exhausted , a Jury was secured to try Charlie Ford. Two weeks have been con sumed iu tbo examination of witnesses and four days In argument by States Attorney Blnko mid ox-States Attorney Maloney fo'r the state and F. G. Allen and WJ. Boys , yo'ung attorneys , tor the defense. Ford was proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt , Minnie "Wintorlinir describing the crime in detail and many witnesses testify ing to seeing Ford and his uifo together and to seeing the crowd go over to thopnrlr. Ford is an ox-convict , having served tluio in Joliotforn Chicago burglary committed m 18dl. Ho is about twenty-one years old. The verdict is a very popular ono. When it was announced the largo audience almost broke Into npplauso. Government Uun Fnetorioa. WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. The preliminary report of the noard on gun factories , etc. , appointed by tha president In accordance with the net of congress , was transmitted to the tenato today. It brief It says n factory should ho located on tha Pacific const to fur nish the guns required for its defense , but the board doas not consider it advisable nt this time to recommend the erection of , a factory at Hock Island arsenal , at Indianapolis or on or near the gulf coast. Trouble * . POIITMND , Oro. , Dec. 17. News has boon received hero that Charles Hussoy , owner of bonks at Murray nnd Wallace , Idano , has assigned for the bunollt of his creditors. It is believed that the assets are sulllcicnt to cover the Hubllities. The suspension Li duo to n lack of funds to moot the present heavy demands. _ 1'lin Dcntli Uoll. LOUISVILI.K , ICy , , Doc. 17. Ex-Congress- man II. D. McIIenry , a inomber of the na- tlouayemopratlo committee , died suddenly of heart disease this morning at his homo. Iioulsiatm Bunnil ! Is Shut Down" LAKE Ciuiu.r.s , La. , Doc. 17. All the saw mills on Lake Charles and the Calcuslcu river hnvo boon shut down owing to n strike of the men for n ton-hour day. At Morso's You can purchase now nny kind of Christmas goods and bavo them stored away in a safe largo room especially pro vided for the purpose , and wo have made sncohil arrangements to deliver any thing so loft with us the day or evening before Christmas ; should you desire us to do BO wo will make deliveries Christ mas morning. DICTIONARIES $1.25. Wo have received 200 more of the Webster's unabridged dictionaries bound In Itusshi leather at $1.23 each. . Rend adv. on 8th page. ' THE MORSE DRY GOODS GO. Mrs. Maynard , the woman from Blair who was arrested for shop-lifting , was lined $2 and costs. She paid hot- fine and took the evening tmiln for homo. The Crystal Ice company yesterday began the work of erecting now build ings upon the site of the ice houses that burned Monday , The main building will ho lH2xliO , two stories high. The rest of the now buildings will exceed $5,000 and will bo ready for the now ice crop by January 1. Commissioners Turner and Corrignn and Auditor Evans wont to Glonwood , In. , yesterday to Inspect the oloctrlo light plant iu the Htato institution ut that point. They were escorted by the agent of the electric company , who fur nished the wherewith for the junket. > / POWDER Absolutely Puro. A cream of tartar baklui ; powder. IIIghrH of loaventnK ttronKtU-U. U. OoTormncnt RCM port Aug. 17,189.X SYPHILISHCURED We . guarantee to cure any case of Syph ilis no matter of how long standing. And we have the only rem edy that will cure the disease. You have tried everything else and wasted your money , why not now try-us. We guarantee to cure or refund every - - . > dollar. When it is nec essary for patient to come here we agree to pay railroad fare both ways , all hotel bills and refund your mon ey if we do not cure you. Write for partic ulars ; do not be hum bugged any longer. We are financially re sponsible with $300- 000 capital. COOK REMEDY Co. , Omaha , 3STeb. , Rooms 39 & 40 , 13th and Dode-e Sts. \ The Importance Of purifying the blood can. not bo overestimated , for without pura blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this ecason nearly every ono needs a jood medicine to purify , vitalize , and cnr tlio Hood , and Hood's Sarsajiarllla is wet your confidence. It Is peculiar In that it strengthens and builds up the system , creates an appetite , and tones the digestion , while U eradicates disease. Glvo It a trial. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is sold by alUlrugglsts. Prepared by C. L Hood & Co. , Lou ell , MOST , IOO Doses Ono Dollar IF * < JU WANT It ) MAKt tiiuncl uu ttfiutt THE MONEY IS. MONTANA , with a present population approximating 20,00) ) , nnd Incroaclntt nt tuo ralo ot about > , UU ) uunuully la , atio coQslduro J , THE RICHEST CITY IN THE WORLD , CAP1T.VC. Capital. Surplus and Uudlvldoil I'rolltn. Flrnt National Dank . lUHooo.oo Montana" " . r.oouo.oo Helena " " . coo.noo.oo Slcrch'nts" " . 448.000.oo Pccond " " . 00,000.00 American" " . coo.non.no Crusu Kavlnirs " . 18O.OOO.UO Together lioldlnirnvcrnKO deposit * oC cluht mil lions of ilollant , whlcli puts Helena tlnnntlHllr on alovclwIthcllK'H llko llochostcr. N. Y. , Imthumpo- Us , lru,0rand Ilnpiiln , .Midi. , nnd Columbus , Ohio , all classed as uoinnx the wonltlilest nnd mtwt pros perous In tha Kusturn btntos , with population ! ranulneubovoono-htindrM tliouiaml ouch. Tuo combined wealth of tlio cltltcna of Helena In mines , rualostuto.cattlo and other property is larnairnbnToonoliundrmlmllllonNof Dollars and in the result of but & Jo IT yours effort In Uio clovol- opmuntof resource * , marking Montana imaBtnto mora bountifully endowed lir nnuiru tuau any otli or porllim of the hiililfiihln elolw , Till ) HTAT1 ! 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