THE OMAHA DAILY HEE1'MONOAY. ' FEBRUARY 26. 1891 ,
FUTURE FOR THE FARMERS
Senator Poffbr's Eonort on the Hope of
the Agriculturists.
SUGAR MAY BECOME THEIR SALVATION
Kncouragoil Properly by the Oorornnicnt
anil Horghum May Itrplaco
What Him llfcn I.ont by
Stock anil Grain.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. ( Special to The
/Ice. ) The report made by Senator Peffcr ,
the well known populist of Kansas , on the
causes of and remedy for agricultural de
pression , which he haa Just submitted to the
neiiatc committee on agriculture , Is an ex
haustive printed document of ICG pages , fully
Indixcd , nnd with subheads. Coming as It
docs from one of the foremost and mo.it In
telligent representatives of the alliance nnd
farming Interests generally , and after n
painstaking Investigation covering moro than
n year , It 'Is ' of especial value and will bo re
viewed with great Interest by fanners gen
erally.
Senator Peffcr's report treats of the
"bonanza" farming , Increase nnd effect of
acreage , cattle ranges , land values , cost of
production of the principal cereals and per
centum of profit. The report traces the
causes of depression to , first , auch as affect
particular classes and special local Interests ;
Kccondly , general causes affecting particular
kinds of property , and thirdly , general causcj
which affect all kinds of property. For In-
ntancc , local prices of grain are affected by
local conditions such as Increase or decrease
rif production , state of trade , remoteness from
railways or home markets , character of crop
and local demand , while local prices of stock
nro affected by prices of feed , convenience ot
marketing , homo competition , diseases ,
drouths , storms nnd quantity of crop , local
land values being affected by spnrscnoss or
density of population , character ot communi
ties , habits ot the pcoplo , variableness anil
hcalthfulncss of the climate , character of
neil nnd financial conditions.
The senator finds that the market value
of cereals Is affected by the yield , but this
Is less changeable than before facilities for
transportation oxlstcd. Competition among
farmers affects 'the prices of farm products
Just as competition does in other Industries ,
farmers , however , being , the report says , at
n disadvantage , compared with other occu
pations , because of their Isolation , Farmers
cannot so easily combine as manufacturer ! !
to effect results. The report then goes
on to show how bonanza wheat farming
reduces the cost of production to such farm
ers , states that India Is our great wheat
rival and shows how rapidly the produc
tion has Increased there In twenty years ,
nnd claims that the depreciation of silver
has had much to do with lowering thn price
'of wheat In Liverpool , added to which Eng
land has aided India In every possible way ;
that It costs but 13 cents there to ralst ;
It , 12 cents to put It on a vessel and 25
cents to send It to England In all , only CO
contn per bushel. He claims that while the
production' ot wheat has Increased In this
country by opening up largo areas nnd by
the machinery , the cost of production on
Hinall farina has not materially lessened ,
and ho does not think overproduction ac
counts for the low price of wheat. Ho
docs claim , howevctr , that the business
of "options and futures" reduces prices , and
.shows that In 1892 and 1S93 twice as much
wheat was sold on the New York Produce
exchange , as was raised . In the United
States ; that not over ono In thirty bushels
thus sold had an actual existence.
WHY OTHER THINGS HAVE DECLINED.
* The report then proceeds to show how the
power ot the grain dealers operates to reduce
prices , and claims that they nnd the millers
have tremendous power over the aggregate
crop to-reduce prices. ifThe report also dls ; '
ciissos the decline In the price of sheep ,
attributing It to the fall In the price of wool ;
that the cause In the decline of the price of
horses , may bo found In a desire for bettor
stock , less demand for draft horses. Intro
duction of motive power , the cable , traction
nnd other street railway methods of propul-
Klon , and even bicycles , " that the 'decline ' , in
tlio price ot cattle Is found In the Increase of
production In Texas and elsewhere In the
great west. Considerable space Is devoted to
this topic , It being claimed that the larger
dealers and packing houses have driven out
the small butchers nnd local dealers , which
has caused , n power to spring up equal to
that governing the price of wheat ,
The report concedes that transportation
charges have decreased , but contends that
they nro still excessive , caused by excessive
capitalization ot stock In railways and
foreign competition Is also adverted to some
what. Land values nro depressed because
of debt and taxation , the per capita of debt
on farms and houses being $101 , and It la
thought that too much personal property
escapes taxation , augmenting real estate-
taxes.
The report proceeds to show that depres-
Klon In prices Is not confined to agriculture ,
but runs through manufactured articles as
well , and It quotes from the Aldrlch senate
report. It then alludes to the concentration
of the money power. Secretary Carlisle's
visit to the Now York bankers , the Issue
of $50,000,000 of bonds , and claims that it
Is within the power of brokers , bankers anil
speculators to embarrass the government at
any time , the national credit being at their
mercy. The operations ot resuming specie
payments are alluded to , the demonetization
of silver nnd Issue of paper money coming
In for duo share of comment and of criti
cism.
In approaching the remedy for those condi
tions the report says that It must not be
assumed that every phase of depression can
bo removed or that all the Ills can bo re
moved by legislation. Ho divides proposed
remedies for some of the evils Into three
classes : First , such ns farmers can Indi
vidually Invent and apply ; second , such ns
they can bring about by association , and
February 28th , (8B4 ( ,
Ono Sunday nnd Three "Week
day coupons , with 10 cents in
coin , will buy ono part of The
American Encyclopedia Dictoinnry
Bond or bring to The Boo ofQca.
Hail should bo addressed to
Dictionary Department.
SERIES THIRTEEN
FEBRUARY 2 6.
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Ho siiggcatB changes of crops , Irrigation ,
association of farmcm , economy , character
of Ullage nnd of crop. Ho then adverts to
the sugar Industry In the west , and regards
It as "n new avenue open to western
farmers. " Ho speaks of his personal visit
to the sugar factories and beet farmers In
Nebraska , Kansas , California and Utah.
Speaking of this great national Industry
the report says :
suaausrioNs AS TO SUOAK.
"Among the advantages attaching to this
Industry Is that the farms may bo small and
the profit fair. A few acres of suitable
ground Is enough to neatly support an aver
age family. Flvo hundred ten-acre , fifteen-
aero and twenty-acre farms , spread out with
a 600-ton factory In the mldat , brings the
people close together In communities ; they
are farmers , manufacturers , merchants ,
teachers a complete social body , a village
( if farmers and their helpers where all the
advantages ot towns may bo enjoyed out on
thu farm ,
"It Is not to bo expected , however , that
farmers will or can go Into the business of
manufacturing sugar without the assistance
of men who have or can procure ready
money to Invest In the enterprise , nnd such
men will not move In that direction without
niiidy and careful preparation. Nor will
they engage In It at all unless they expect
to profit by the transaction , and this brings
before us the obstacles to bo overcome. In
the first place , there are few trained sugar
nmkcrx In the United States who arc not
now employed every hour of their time.
Nor Is there a school In the country devoted
to teaching the art of sugar making. And
wo have no men who understand how to
handle sugar making machinery except such
as are now busy at work In factories already
established. What Is still moro In the way
Is the fact that farmers have to learn how
to ralso good sugar beets , and there Is the
beginning point.
"Tho ground requires special preparation
nnd special tillage. I'lantlng the scud and
taking care of the plants requires much
studious and hard labor , and nil thcso things
must be learned under Instruction of ex
perienced persons. It would not lie prudent
to begin the 'erection of a factory until
after the farmers who expect to supply the
beets had at least ono year practical ox-
pcrlcnco to Justify an estimate of what
they can do.
"To acquire this necessary experience Is a
costly proceeding not to the farmer , because
ho can use his beets for cattle feed , and he
has Improved his land by moro careful till
age than ho ever gave it before. But the
projectors of the enterprise or they who
are expected to furnish most of the ready
money nnd the business management will
lake no risks without well grounded ex
pectations of making a good reward some
time , nnd they must wait to learn how the
farmers succeed In the first move.
"Tho early success ot the beet sugar In
dustry In the United States largely depends
on state nnd national legislation. The his
tory of beet sugar In the United States Is
not unllko that In foreign countries. Dis
aster and failure resulted from our first at
tempts , and no small amount of capital was
swallowed up. The early experience of our
venturesome capitalists In behalf ot this In
dustry commenced In 1S2S and ran down
through 1SG.1 , 1S79 , culminating In our recent
and successful efforts.
"Tho bcot sugar producers of this country
are laboring under many disadvantages at
present ; educating the farmers Is alone expensive -
pensive ; labor Is a great factor and the In
ability to market what is known as the "by
products , " together with high freight tariffs
and the sharp competition from abroad ,
make the Industry but a struggling financial
experiment as yot. These "by products"
are of material value In increasing the cost
here of sugar. They consist of the pulp ,
which Is extensively fed to cattle In Europe ,
because It is very fattening ; worth there
$1.25 a ton , given away hero when 25 cents
cannot bo obtained for It. Our farmers
have not yet come to realize Its real worth.
Then we have the potash salts and the llmo
cake , used abroad by farmers for fertilizing ,
nnd liberally paid for , while In this country
It Is an Item of expense , as It must be hauled
away from the factory. "
JWHY A BOUNTY WAS GRANTED.
Tho" report then goes on to show 'the rea
son why congress changed Its duty sugar
policy to the bounty policy. In 1890 ; among
the causes being that wo desired to build up
our own sugar Industry , keep from $105,000- '
000 to $110,000,000 at homo every year that
wo now send abroad for foreign sugar , re-
dtico a "surplus" that then existed , give the
people cheaper sugar and open an avenue to
the western farmer for a new and profitable
crop of beets or sorghum. - . The report
shows that the bounty method'.ot encourage
ment has increased cane aupar production
aa follows : Between 1SSO and 1SS5 the Increase -
crease was only 7 per cent ; * from 1SS5 to
1899 it was 33 per cent ; fromJ1890 to 1S92 it
was 25 per cent , nnd from lS92.to 1893 it was
GO per cent , and over that In-1893 to 1S91 ,
whllo beet sugar production Increased
per cent between 1SSO and 1SS5 ; 35 per cent
In the next five years , 200 per.cent In 1S91 ,
210 per cent Inl892 and 200 per cent In 1S93.
The report proceeds : '
"It .was costing the people so much for
sugar that congress , In 1S90 , determined to
remove the duty on foreign sugar below a
certain grade and enter upon a fourteen-year
experiment to determine whether In that
time wo could not build up a national sugar
Industry In the United States nnd whether
our own people could not In that length ot
tlmo make all or most of the sugar we con
sume. It was enacted that during these four
teen years a bounty of 2 cents should be paid
directly out of the treasury to manufacturers
ot sugar for every pound they should make
above a certain standard , and 11 cents a
pound on sugar below that standard. The
manufacture of domestic sugar has largely
Increased since that law was passed , and
If It Is allowed to run Its course and expire
by limitation American manufacturers ought
to be able to supply moat oftho sugar wo
need at prices as low as It can bo furnished
to us by foreign manufacturers , but whether
they reach that point or not the people will
have after that , all their sugar at the
lowest price that It can bo produced for anywhere -
where In the world and laid down In our
warehouses. , , ,
"Whether tlio bounty should remain In
foroo until the expiration ot the time named
In the law Is puruly a matter of business to
bj detoi mined by ourselves In our own In
terests. If the policy ot protection to manu
facturers Is to bo maintained , the subcom
mittee Is ot opinion that It would be cheaper
to retain the bounty than to abolish It and
rastoro the duty , for the rate Is the same
about 1 ! cents a pound. All foreign sugars
of every grade ought to bo admitted free for
all tlmo ; und If our homo manufacturers
cannot. In cloven moro years of protection ,
succcsstuly cope with German and French
sugar-makers , they can go out of the bual-
"Tho amount of money paid aa duty on
foreign sugar Imported Into the United
States during the 100 years prior to 1S90 ,
when the duty was removed as to all coarse
bitgarx , la very largo. It amounted to about
J759.000.000 from 1875 to 1890 ,
"Evory dollar ot that was paid by the con
sumers of BURor In this country. Our own
manufacturers never made enough sugar to
affect the price. Our average annual pro-
ductlun from 18SO to ISStl was about 200-
000,000 pounds , nnd the avoragu annual Im
portation during the same years was moro
than ten tlmea that much. Of cloven pounds
of Hiiifur that wo consumed wo made one
pound oursolvjii and Imported ten pounds ,
and wo pnld the average duty ot 2 cents n
pound on ell of it , both foreign ami ilonioUlc ;
wo paid It tocause the duty was added
to the prloo. Without duty the price would
have Iwcn tlint much losa. If the law had
not boon allowd and wo were now paying
the Mime duty that wu ; paid under the old
law , our sugar In ISM would have coot us
nearly It not qulto $72,000nOO more than the
name quantity of free siigiir would have cost
us , and about $60.000.000 moro than the 2
ciint bounty cost us. If our domestic pro-
( Un-lton. by th > ' time the bounty law would
uxplro by Its own terms , should bo as much
as wn are now Importing , tlui bounty pay-
nient would bo very large , but nven In that
CIUQ we would not li.xvo paid In bounties
during the xvholo fifteen years half as much
tin we wuuld hnvp paid In duty had the law
not boon nltcro'l nnd nobody bolluvos wo
could have got , free nugar nt all had not a
temporary bounty equal to the duty been
provided ,
POMK KKJUIIES ON CONSUMPTION.
"In consldorltiR the mtoktlon whether It Is
bolter to retain tlm present-lav nnd let It ex
plro by Its own UmlinUmi. In VJ05 , rather 1
than to repeal It and leave our sugar makor.i
suddenly In OJHMI pompi'Mllon with foreign
manufacturers , It la w < > U to louk at the sub-
Jert from every prartic.il standpoint Tlioro
ought to bo ng sentine'i' In n matfr so lro >
portant as thlx
"The consumption u ! suyar [ \ tbv United
States In 1832 was about 4,000,000.000
pounds. At the average duty of 2 cents a
pound , our sugar that year would have cost
us $80,000,000 moro than free sugar. The
bounty paid on the domestic sugar crop ot
1892 was $9.375,130.88. Had the old law rc
malncd , our sugar would have cost us $70 , .
000,000 , In round numbers , moro than It did
cost us ,
"Put In another form , allowing for differ
ences between wholesale and retail prices ,
wo have :
Totnl roniumptlon of sugar In the
United Htnlm In 1832 , nccjrdlnc to
Wlllctt and. Orny iioundn. . < ,11 ,0 , ! IO
Average price before 1KM was
, cents. . 8 1-1
Totnl cost to consumer * WI3,0) ) ,8j3
tlndpr the bounty pjllcy the nvrritRp
Ima been l > ut 64 ! cent * , or a total
nifTeroncn $116,022,330
Out of Dili * wo could have
( mid n 2-Cftit duty an our
Imports of rugiir In 1W2 ,
sny ; 2OiM.OOO
Alno the bounty , miy lo.W'W.O'W '
And WP linvo left In the pockets ot
consume Mlr:3,330
"The per capita consumption In 1892 was
Rl.3 pounds. A family of flvo would have
consumed say 321 pounds , which would
have cost under the duty policy , $2i > .79 1-C ,
and under the bounty policy. $17.C5-5i , a
difference ot $9.13 22-21 , enough to pay the
taxes of many a farmer.
"This difference In cost of sugar under
the old and new policy Increases as the pro
duction Increases on the basis stated , So
that under the bounty policy a very much
larger sum would remain In the pockets of
the consumers and taxpayers than the total
bounty or the bounty for any one year. Kor
Instance , If the people were called on to pay
8 1-3 cents per pound for the sugar , they
will probably consume , If the price Is low
In 1905. C.440,000,000 pounds , nt 8 1-3 cents ,
would be S453,330,000 ; nt B'/i cents It would
be $299,200,000 ; at 6VS cents. If a duty of 1
cent per pound was put upon sugar , It would
bo $353,600,000.
"So that In cither event the people In
1905 would bo gainers of from $153,000,000 to
$100,000,000. If the dual policy of 1 cent
duty and 1 cent bounty was adopted , then
In 1905 , out of the $100,000,000 of difference
the revenues could receive about $25,000,000
and the bounty bo fully paid.
"The statistical abstract shows that prior
to 1890-91 , In about forty-one or forty-two
years , the people- paid In duty on sugar
the enormous sum of $1,150,000,000 , nnd that
wo sent abroad for sugar In that tlmo. In
gold or Its equivalent , over $3,500,000,000.
EFKECT OF FREE SUGAR.
"If the policy of free sugar , or without
any protection to our domestic manufac
turers , Is to be Inaugurated at tills tlmo
It would doubtless have the effect to
check the development of our sugar Industry ;
for , whllo existing factories might be able
to cripple along In the face of foreign com
petitors so strong as to be able at all times
to control the price In our own markets ,
no prudent capitalist would care to enter
the Hold as a beginner so long as he could
make his money earn 3 per cent Interest
In other enterprises.
"But wo beg leave to submit , that as
long as the people maintain a protective
policy ns to manufactures of cotton , wool ,
Iron , wood , clay , rags and other articles In
a thousand forms , It Is no more Just than It
Is patriotic to close the doors against farm
ers who see a profitable business open to
them , If the government will assist manu
facturers to develop the sugar Industry as It
has helped other classes ot manufacturers
to develop other Industries. All the farmer
needs Is fair play. "
The remedies for the ovlls set forth In
Senator I'offer's report , so fur ns they can
bo remedied by congress and the states , are :
A warehouse und grading system ; equaliza
tion of state taxation ; an Improved system
of government crop and market reports ; ab
olition of options and futures ; consolidation
of the transportation business ; improvement
of our monetary system , and divorcing the
government from the moneyed Interest.
The report as a whole Is considered a fair
and able presentation of the causa of agrl-
culture In Its many phases , and while all
men may not be agreed upon all Its sugges
tions. It Is a document bound to rdcelvo
widespread attention and thorough'reading. .
It Is considered as completely overthrowing
the prejudice created In certain quarters by
demagogues against the domestic sugar In
dustry , the present policy being the cheap
est for the people and the wisest for the
government.
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Llttlo Early Risers.
THEY WANTED TO LYNCH HIM.
Three ThlovoH Attempt to Stoiil tlio Gush
noxctt lit u Hull.
There was a ball at Germanla hall Satur
day night that nearly terminated In serious
violence to a thief.
The ball was given by the Bavarian so
ciety and was largely attended. The pro
ceeds from the sale of tickets were good
and , augmented by the money spent for re
freshments , made qulto n neat sum. The
whole was In n cigar box In the rear of
the counter and only the barkeeper was
allowed to handle the cash. As the ball
were on the box was becoming fuller , and
it became necessary to make use of an
other , and this was placed right besldo
the first.
The nickels and dimes of the hungry
and thirsty soon began to make u favorable
Impression on this one and It began to
nil up.
Near the ending of the ball three strange
mon entered the room where the money was
and bought' three drinks of boor. For this
they paid and then they bought more. Then
they loft the room and were Been to mix up
with the dancers considerably , and often re
turned for u drink ; sometimes the thrco
would come alone and sometimes they would
bring a friend. This was the most con
spicuous part of their movements , t > tlll but
llttlo attention was paid to them , und In fact
In the hall they were not noticed as much
as when In the drinking pavilion.
At } o'clock n. m. sharp they were seen to
separate , ono taking n position at ono side
01 * the untranco and ono at the other. The
third man was missing. The next thing
that wan heard was a cry , "Stop him , stop
him ; lio's taken all the money In the
drawer. "
With these words all was consternation In
the hall. A robber , a burglar and possibly
a murderer In their midst thoroughly
alarmed the folks enjoying the dance. There
was a scullllng and confusion and then ono
man , with his hat off and his clothes some
what torn , was seen to maku a desperate
effort to get up the stairs , and ho succeeded
In doing BO , as his two companions held the
crowd back on the pretext that the man who
stole thu money was still In the basement.
The man reached the top of the stairs anil
was Hearing the door when ho encountered
a mighty obstacle. Ills two companions
wcro right behind him nnd they were doing
their utmost to keep the crowd back , that
their comrade might escape. As ho got to
the doorway leading Into the street and was
about to make his llnal effort two men with
brass buttons on their coats appeared , The
crowd cheered as they recognized Olllcers
Her und Jacknmn. The ofllccrs were not
lone I" defining the trouble and Immadlntely
placed the man tlu-y saw running under ar
rest. Hero Is where an exciting tlmo was
experienced.
The people wera HO desperate to think
that they were robbed right under olcctrlo
lights and with nucli u company present
that they wore almost frantic. They endeavored -
deavorod to take the man from thu officers
and united that they bo allowed to deal with
him. The man pleaded with the officers to
protect him from Iho violence of the people
und ho cried pltcouuly , as ho was Indeed
afraid ho would bo hurt , Ho was sent to the
station , however , unharmed.
There he gave bin namu as John Murphy
and said he was a horsoshoer. Ho did not
deny taking thn money and when ho was
8uarchc < i only $28 was found on htm. Had
ho succeeded In getting away with the box
ho first picked up ho would have had $300 ,
hut In the excitement he dropped It on thu
floor und then 'nok the one next to It. U
was the noise of the money fulling that
aroused the barkeeper and ted to the chaso.
He would , however , have got uway but for
Iho quick work of the police.
Ho said hu was led Into thU scheme by
tlio other two men and tlmt they got away ,
Ho refuse * to glvo their names.
Of Murphy little Is known.
P eet breath , sweet stomach , sweet tem
per Then use DeU'Ift's LHtlu Early Risen.
EARTHQUAKE * AT ARCADIA
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Houses Slightly flDaijmgod- the Shock and
People Scared.
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PLASTERING SHAKEN FROM THE WALLS
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Union I'liolllo AVIiM the First Cimo
( Inminj ; On't of Ijint SuniiiKir' *
1'IMlrlo Viren.
ARCADIA , Neb , , Feb. 25. ( Spcclnl to
The Bee. ) An earthquake shook was per
ceptibly felt hero Krlday morning about
5:30 : , lasting over one minute , Jarring the
windows llko heavy thunder nnd causing
loose plastering to full to the floor.
Timit'TK TO AN DM ) SOI.IMKIl.
K Troop , Sixth Ciunlry , I-resti-ntH Sergeant
Diililgrrrn with u Cane.
FORT NIOBRARA , Neb. , Feb. 25. ( Special
to The lice. ) On the occasion of his retire
ment from the United Stales army February
21 Sergeant Charles Dahlgroen of E troop ,
Sixth cavalry , was presented with a splendid
gold headed cane by the enlisted men of his
late organization.
First Sergeant Montgomery McCornmck ,
representing the troop and surrounded by his
noncommissioned officers and men. who had
quietly gathered | n OI10 of to | , barrack
rooms , had sent a message tu notify the old
sergeant that his presence was urgently
needed. Sergeant McCormack. In the midst
of the group , delivered a brief address , com
menting on Dahlgreon's long and meritorious
services , his eiflclency as a noncommissioned
olllcer and soldier , and more especially owing
to his long and faithful service In 13 troop ,
Sixth cavalry , presented him with the cane
as a tribute -of respect from the members
thereof and a memento of his army com
panions during the remainder of his old age.
The retired sergeant thanked the boys In
a graceful manner. Sergeant Dahlgroen
served In the capacity of hospital steward
during the latter part of the civil war. and
over since as a noncommissioned ofllcer In
various cavalry organizations , participating
In all Indian campaigns with credit to him
self and the co'untry. During the 1876 ex
pedition ho displayed much courage and zeal
while a member of Captain Egan's "Dashing
Grays" of the Second cavalry , especially In
his daring charge on Crazy Horse's camp ot
nearly 1,000 hostlles. And later while com.
mandlng n detachment In combat with a
band of Indians near Chug Water , Wyo. .
when he gave his horse to n wounded com
rade to enable him to proceed to the rear In
safety , thereby doubly endangering , hjs own
life. %
After a series of trials and privations durIng -
Ing the past thirty years on the old stamplnn.
grounds from Richmond to Savannah and the
line of Mexico to the Dlack Hills and the
Laramlo plains. Sergeant Charles Dahlgreen
has decided to hereafter reside In California
on his well earned retired army pay , where
It Is wished by his friends ho may enjoy for
many years a prosperous and happy life.
AfTnlrfl : it Tiiliiiugc.
TALMAGE. Neb. , , tub. 24. ( Special to The
Dee. ) Miss Bcsslo Fulrbrother entertained
a select company"'of Invited guests Monday
night with a dellg tflij muslcale.
Darkhurst , the -barjjer , will erect a brick
building adjoining 'the Merchants and
Farmers bank to be used as tonsorlal parlors.
The trial of Henry Ucnkln , cashier of the
defunct Merchants and Farmers bank , for
embezzlement will , be- heard at the March
term of the district court. *
A local dentlstj" haS | with reniarkable In-
gennlty made an , appliance "for a patient
afflicted with clefy palate which permits of
distinct speech ami perfect articulation.
The , public Bchodls .observed Washington's
birthday with appropriate exercises" on Fri
* ' '
day.
Dr. J. Thurston , Ganchewas , recently ap
pointed local surgeon for bolh brunches of
the Missouri Paclflp here.
North Star lodge ' No. CO , Knights of
Pythias , observed the thirtieth anniversary
of the order by a high' flvo party and a ban
quet at Hotel Clifton.
The public schools , under the superln-
tendency of Prof. Sublctte are In n har
monious and prosperous condition. The
ontlro corps of Instructors arc giving entire
satisfaction and doing excellent work.
Mrs. W. F. Hill entertained a pleasant
party of friends at her residence Thursday
evening. High live , music and genial con
versation filled the program and the occa
sion was ono of pleasure and enjoyment.
Tins u Record an Fighter.
FORT NIOBIIAIIA , Neb. , Fob. 25. ( Spe
cial to The Deo. ) First Lieutenant Charles
D. Gatowood , Sixth Cavalry , awaiting retire
ment at Denvor. is a visitor at the post.
Lieutenant Gatewood rode Into Ge-
ronlmo's camp of hostile Apache In
dians In 'Arizona and i alone and single
handed demanded their surrender , and then
under hln leadership brought them to Cap
tain H. W. Lawton , Fourth cavalry , who
turned them over to the commanding gen
eral , Department of Arizona , September 4 ,
1884. This gallant officer on May 15 , 1883 ,
with some other officers , surprised a camp of
hostile Apaches inulcr Cliato and Uonlto , do.
feated the Indians , rescued live captives and
a large amount of stolen property nnd horses ,
near the headwaters of the Havlspo river In
the Sierra Madre mountains , Sonora , Mexico.
During a great many years he has been In
command of companies of Indian scouts.
The snow at present.Is . about four Inches
on the level and the t'empcraturo has been
for the last two nights 15 degrees below
zero.
Gordon hall Is running In full blast ; oven
the court martial room has already been
used. _
Illx ICliMiuriifa JCfTcrtlvc.
WESTOX , Neb. , Feb. 25. ( Special Tele
gram to The Deo. ) At the opening of his
sermon today Hov , Mr. Gettys , pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church , made a
cutting reply to an editorial appearing In
the Alliance Independent under date of Jan
uary 4 attacking the prayers and sermons of
certain leading Methodists made In the In
terest of rebuilding the IFulsli manual. Ho
made an earnest plea for Wesleyan uni
versity and at the close the amount appor
tioned the Wo.stoii congregation for the re
building of the manual training school was
raised In two minutes.
The city hall was packed Friday night to
hear the Washington birthday program by
the pupils of thfl. .school. The exorcises
lasted over two ours and the porformcru
numbered ICO , ; , , . , _
Johnson. Criun'tyj Pylhlans .Meet.
TECUMSKII , Ncb.Fob. | 25. ( Special to
The Deo. ) The flynj nlghts of I'ythlus lodgca
of Johnson county > held their anniversary
celebration In this' city last night. All the
lodges were well' represented nnd the exer
cises went off Irt "perfect harmony. The
first part of tlio 'program was of n literary
character nnd wanihclll In the Seavor opera
house. Short lulkn'netu ' given by prominent
speakers and excellent nnifilo was rendered.
From the opera hoiisoiull repaired to Castle
hall and to tho' ' Stnwart block. At the
former a reception wutt held and at the latter
supper was nerved'1 (041 ! ! knights nnd their
friends , over 5Ut.l | > eiiplo being cared for.
Visiting delegations wro met nt trains by
the Tpcumseh military band and all were
loud In tholr prulsauof the entertainment
they received. "
Creamery Afisurcil.
HENDERSON. Neb. , Feb. 25. ( Special to
The Deo. ) The site has been selected nnd
purchased und work has been begun on the
creamery at this place. The plant , when
completed , will cost about $3,500 and will
have a capacity for manufacturing 800 to
1,000 pounds a day. The company Is assured
of sufficient milk to turn out from 300 to 500
pounds of butter per day from the start. Stock
In the concern was taken wholly by business
men ot the town and farmers near.
" " " " "
"Trim of Nebraska Limit AIUUIK-IIIK ,
HlLURKTH , Neb. , Feb. 25. ( Special to
The Dec. ) Ex-County Clerk Vincent has
sold hla tlno IGO-acro farm , two miles west
ot this place , to a party from Illinois for
$5,300 cuh. Mr. Vincent purchased this
plane a llttlo over a year ago for $4,300.
A considerable number of men with eood
bank accounU are coming la from lha east
and settling In this locality and land Is
rapidly advancing In price.
Mr. Enocli McComba will take possoslon
of Sam Lannlng's grocery business March
1 , having bought the stock and building.
The elevator on the west side Is owned
and operated now by A. T. Campbcl & Son.
Mrs. U. M , Trumbull has been on a visit
to relatives at her old homo near Beatrice.
Onl 1'ornuiml Mention ,
ORD , Neb. , Fob. 25. ( Special to The Hoc. )
Mrs. T. L. Hall loft for Lincoln Monday on
a visit to relatives there.
Mlssca Emma Robbing nnd Mabel Crom
well , who wcro the delegates ot the Urd
High school to the State university anni
versary , returned from Lincoln Monday
evening.
Messrs. J. W. Warwick. W. R. Patty ,
George L. Perry , John R. Williams nnd M.
1C. Getter wcro Omaha visitors this week.
Rev. John Skym of the Baptist church
preached his farewell sermon Sunday even
ing. Ho loft Monday morning for his old
homo In Ohio.
Oriinil Ixlnnil Court ,
GRAND ISLAND , Feb. 25. ( Special to
The Dec. ) Grand Island's leading musical
organization , the Pacific Hose Company band ,
gave a concert at the Dashcnbach last night ,
which was quite well attended and very
highly appreciated by those present. This
band Is u consolidation ot the old Gormanla
nnd Pacific bands , the best material In both
having been retained.
c
OMAHA'S NEW BALL TEAM.
Something About the Aggregation Manager
Itourkn U Arcuiiiiilatlng.
Manager Billy Rottrko ot the Omaha ball
team has been doing some tall hustling
within the past few days , and has signed the
following players : First on the list comes
Kid Daldwln , a llttlo catcher known
to the cranks throughout the country.
John Jameson nnd George H. Brls-
tow , pitchers. Jameson Is a big fellow ,
very speedy nnd more than an ordinary
good hitter , while Drlstow Is another giant
who won thirty-one out of thirty-live games
pitched when In the Texas league. He has
all the curves nnd almost perfect control of
the ball. A. C. McVlckcr , with San Fran
cisco last season , u hard hitting and speedy
fielder. Ed E. Hcndricks Is another fielder.
Ho comes from the Montana lenguo and
belongs with the .300 hitters , nnd on
the lines Is unexcelled. William Drlscoll
Is the second baseman. Ho was
with the Ohio league last year ,
and Is said to bo n flno hitter and base run
ner. Ho Is also very quick In touching a
man on bade , and In fact comes highly
recommended. Rourko also expects to sign
Jack Munyan or Ed Williams to assist Bald-
wln behind the rubber , and with Purton or
Boyle for short , will have the nucleus for a
strong aggregation. He will also have
Works , tha hard hitting California outfielder ,
or Cavanaugh of the Eastern league before
this week expires. One or two moro
twlrlers will likewise be added to the
.roster.
Lincoln has signed Ebrlght of the Cali
fornia league to manage their team , which
will bo Imported almost In Its entirety from
the coast. St. Joe's team Is almost com
plete and Des Molnes has so far engaged
flvo men. Manager Bracket ! of Peorla Is
down east signing his men as rapidly as
possible. He writes ho will have nil his
men under contract by the 10th of March.
Rock Island expects to secure a good team
manager within the next few days , while
Jacksonville Is likewise about to close with
a good man. Qulncy has her full quote of
players and altogether the Western asso
ciation Is swimming along most encourag
ingly.
Tliu SOUR of thn nickry Itlrd.
Billy Earle Is at Hot Springs.
Phil Knelt goes to Plttsburg.
The Toledos have been dubbed the Toads.
The Western league meets at Milwaukee
March 14.
Jack Keenan has been signed by Dan
Shannon for Wllkosbarro.
J. J. .McCloskey has Jumped his contract
with Lincoln , and gene to Savannah.
New York will probably get both Jesse
Burkett and Davis , old Western leaguers ,
from Cleveland.
The Mllwnukees repudiate the tltlo of
Brewers , but deslro to bo known as the
Blue Ribbon Sluggers.
Tomorrow the league magnates will as
semble in New York , and the game for 1894
will bo started on Its Journey.
The Oinahas will do their spring practice
principally with the Young Men's Christian
association's strong amateur team.
Some additional Improvements will bo
made at the Young Men's Christian as
sociation park grounds this spring.
Harry Stovoy , king of the old American
association , haa drifted Into the eastern
league. Ho will play first for the Spring-
Holds.
Grand Rapids and Detroit are booked for
games In Cleveland In April. The cranks
will have a nice breezy time of It , warbles
Ren Mnlford.
The Milwaukee club has signed three
pitchers who wore given a trial by the Clove-
lands last season' . They are Hastings ,
Williams and Shelble.
Manager Billy Harrington , who was In
poor health last summer , has qulto recovered
and Is now ready to assume the manage
ment of some minor league club.
Ren Mnlford says that It Is officially
denied that photos of Queen Lll will bo
given away as souvenirs nt the Washington
club's opening , In honor of Grover.
Both Win and Lou Camp nro In the city
yet. Lou goes back to Chicago in March ,
but as yet Win has not signed Tor ' 94 , but
has several nice offers under consideration.
Sankoy la n name that Is famous In the
evangelical world. The sweet singer has n
son who Is trying to get the position of
short stop on the Princeton team. Times-
Star.
Billy Armour , ' the outfielder signed by
DutTalo for this year , la lying at his homo at
Homestead , Pa. . In a serious way. Ho , with
Miss Polly Murdoch and several others , were
hurt while coasting. Armour may die.
Deacon Sandy Griffin of the old Omahogs
says he will ault the Held If Buffalo Insists
on his signing for less than ho received
last season. Times have changed , Sandy ,
since the days you played with us , eh ?
Clarence Duval , who went around the
world as the mascotto with the Chlcagos
and All Americas , la now leading the
parade In the plckannlny baud of "In Old
Kentucky , " which appeared at Boyd's last
week.
The Minneapolis team will contain no
less than seven or eight players from the
last season's New England league. They
wore the best men In that organiza
tion and will no iloubt hold their own In
the west the coming season.
Manager Watklna of the Sioux CltyAVcst-
crn league team was In the city Friday ne
gotiating with Manager McVlttlo for n
couple of early spring dates , Tom will
glvo him the dates , then , when the time
rolls round , clvo him n couple ot lickings to
boot ,
The Athletics'have organized for the approaching
preaching amateur season with the following
rojlcr of players : Grnhum , catch ; McCann ,
pilch ; McAu'lffu. ' first ; Wallur , second ;
Foley , third ; Knickerbocker , short ; Stenzcn-
hersia1. left ; Summers , middle , and Mahony ,
right. A Btrong lot of youngsters.
"Jimmy" Manning Is the most popular
ballplayer that over stepped on a Kansas
City diamond. The press of that city IH
giving him splendid support. "Jimmy" Is
sure to have a winner. Maybe.
So iiilsvlllo wants to get Canavan on
their staff again ? suya the Cincinnati En
quire i * . They had him once and lot him go
to Chicago for Pfoffur. Now If they want
him again they will have to shell out n good
pitcher to Captain Comlskcy or the llttlo
favorite will remain right hero In Cincinnati.
How would Straiten look In red socks ?
Took "lloiiBli on ItatH , "
At 9:30 : last night Mrs. Olu Olcson , resid
ing at C15 Pacific street , took a dose of roughen
on rats with HUlcIdal Intent. The cause was
domestic ; trouble. While It was thought she
would llvo till morning the doctor said she
might die at any moment.
Her husband works at the Willow Springs
distillery.
Liverpool Cotton
LIVERPOOL.
fron fhf
Uken Quietly by
COUNTERFEITING OF TICKETS
Fraud by Which the Railroads ArJ Eobbot
of Thousands Every Year.
HARVEST REAPED DURING WORLD'S ' FAIR
Companies Mhely to Take Concerted Actloi
to Stop thn lltmlilrn * Clrrttinntniirra
In the Went that nincoiinigo
Scheme * of the Scalper.
. The counterfeiting of railroad tickets Is
becoming so great a mcnaco to the earnings
of railroad corporations that something must
bo done shortly by the companies to put a
stop to ono of the growing "Industries" con
nected with railway affairs , The figures
representing the holes made In the dividends
of certain railroad corporations during the
past year alone by the success of ticket
counterfeiters would , probably , If sot down
on the debit side of the account In convinc
ing black and white , prove a staggerer to
the stockholders previously unaware of tholr
existence. For Instance , It Is claimed by
those who nro In n position to know , that
the sum total of losses Incurred by the rail
roads by the wholesale counterfeiting of
tickets consequent on the World's fair pas
senger truffle could not have fallen far short
of $500,000.
IT CAN BE DONE EASILY.
These figures , It they are true , and there
seems no good reason to doubt them , may
well make the counterfeiter of bank notes
gasp with dismay nnd envy at the rich har
vest reaped by his brother In a slightly
different Held of criminal operations. Speak
ing upon this subject the Now York Times
says : "Tho man who modernizes the phil
osopher's stone Into the component parts of
prepared paper , plates nnd engraving tools
In order that ho may make money at flrst
hand , In defiance of a government that In
sists on the monopoly of such manufacture ,
has n far more dangerous opponent to play
against nnd n far less lucrative game to play
than has the certainly less fascinating forger
who gives himself uu to the easier task of
deceiving ticket agents and railroad con
ductors. It Is a far cry to the day , dating
back say from the 1st of January In this
present year of grace , when the ancient , If
hardly honorable , order of bank note forgers
shall bo nblo to boast that during the Interval
they have mulcted the community of sums
whose total 'falls not far short of $500.000. '
"The reason for all this Is very plain and
Is Instructive as Illustrating the difference
between a government which is not ono cent
out of pocket on account of n counterfeit note
nnd n railroad corporation to which every
undetected counterfeit railway ticket means
the dead loss of that railway faro. The
United States treasury , which cancels and
does not redeem a counterfeit note turned
Into It by Individual or bank , has under Its
direction a secret service bureau , ono ot
whoso chief duties It Is to keep the sharpest
of lookouts for counterfeiters and their out
puts. The greatest care and secrecy la
preserved In the manufacture of the govern
ment paper for bank notes and every dlin-
culty that can bo thrown In the way ot
counterfeiters by means of Involved and In
tricate design and engraving , obscnro but
tcll-talo water marks , and almost Inimitable
minutac of workmanship and finish are to bo
found on greenbacks of the smallest denomi
nation.
"Railroad companies , on the other hand ,
with a simplicity In the manufacture and
design of their tickets , afford n broad , fair
target for the shafts of the forger. Their
tickets are printed on the commonest of
paper , or even cardboard , obtainable by
anybody and everybody , from any and every
paper house in a largo city. The method
and design of printing nro of the simplest
and can bo Imitated 'by ' a man who would
throw up his hands In despair at the bare
Idea of Imitating the design of a dollar bill.
In very many cases , too , the ticket clerk
fills out with pen and Ink , In a blank
space left for the purpose , the name of the
station to which the buyer of the ticket Is
entitled to be carried. Seeing that there Is
nothing In the nature of the paper or In
Its manufacture to betray the use of chem
icals. It is obviously the easiest thing In
the world for a dishonest purchaser chemi
cally to delete the ticket clerk's entry , nnd ,
by writing the numo of u different station In
the blank space , enhance the value of his
ticket for several dollars. The different colors
In which the various tickets are printed
add little or no difficulty to the task of
the counterfeiter , used as they arc on the
commonest kinds of paper and cardboard. "
EXTENDED THEIR OPERATIONS.
Emboldened by tholr success during the
World's fair , counterfeiters have extended
tholr field of operations to roads not affected
last year , the latest company to feel the
force of a fraudulent ticket being the De
troit , Lansing & Northern , General Pas
senger Agent George Po Haven having dis
covered a fraudulent skeleton coupon ticket
purporting to bo of the Detroit , Lansing &
Northern Issue on the market. The tickets
are printed on bright yellow glazed surface
I < aper , with white buck and are provided with
but one coupon.Tho bi'okers' plan of operation
Is to use thcso tickets for scalping business
between Columbus ( O. ) nnd largo commer
cial centers llko Cincinnati , Indianapolis ,
etc. The ticket is made to read to some
point beyond the destination ot the pas-
Konger , us Chicago , for example , and the
holder furnished with a rebate order
which upon presentation and surrender ot
the ticket , will get the holder the agreed
upon difference. The signature of Mr. De
Haven to this fraudulent ticket Is so palpa
bly false that the wonder Is how a conductor
could accept It. Instead of Du Haven the
signature reads "Gcorgo D. Haven , " and Is
unllko any ticket In circulation by the road.
It Is understood that about 1,000 tickets
wcro printed , but they are In circulation on
so many different roadM that their detection
Is becoming a mighty serious problem to
the general passenger ugont of the Detroit ,
Lansing & Northern.
But the heads of the passenger depart
ments of various roads have about decided
to go after the brokers who sell these fraud-
nlont tickets to Innocent purchasers , and will
endeavor to have congress legislate ) upon
the question.
TICKET BROKERS THINNINJ1 OUT.
Brokera In Iho west , or "ticket scalp
ers , " as they are politely called , are not so
successful ns tholr eastern brethren , because -
cause of u growing determination of western
roads to surround tholr tickets with pro
visions that muku thorn well nigh Impossi
ble * of manipulation or use by other than
thouo distinctly entitled to their use. A rail
road man laconically said to the writer ono
day that there was hardly a ticket In ox-
iHtcnco that did not have n "scalp" con
nected with It In some way or other , but
tlio.no tickets are growing less as the rail
road man begins to reallzo In a still greater
degree the force of "the sum of the locals"
a now applied In making tariffs.
It IH n fact that where Denver had twenty-
five ticket brokers ono year ago In nctlvo
operation there uro only BOVOII brokers now
doing the business. Only the other duy ono
of the smoothest men In the business , a man
named Webb , had to leave the city under a
cloud. In Omaha the iiumbQr remains the
Bamo ns a year ago , but even hero they uro
few In comparison to the number In Kansas
City , where they thrive Milendlilly , duo to the
largo number of railroads centering thoro.
But Omaha has never been a noted place for
ticket scalpers , as no town on the river Is
so free from demoralization In passenger
rates OH the Nebraska metropolis. It Is as
serted , however , that ono of the ticket
brokers connected with the American Asso
ciation of Ticket Brokers made $10,000 last
year out of Ills Omaha business , but the
railroads emphatically deny that
Hum was made.
Cure Indigestion and blUjimncss with
DoWltfu Little Early Ulscr
i "I THS ,
W | | | bo ulvon by Iho Woman's
next Saturday oxenlng nt
j&ederkranz hall. Tenth and Furnam sirroin.
In the course of n ftcht between Louise
I"c > lalru and Nettl" Whits. Ninth street
women , laat night , the former broke In u
window with her list , cutting a gash in her
arm that fcled to freely that it was thought
ila woman would bleed to dcatlu She wa
ikcn to the Prc&bytcrlau hospital.
' KiKlgn" nt Itojd'n.
"Tho Ensign , " William Haworth's patrlotlo
nautical drama , was the attraction laat even *
Ing nt Boyd's. the scenes ot mitrlno llfo and
the stirring situations In which "Old Olory"
plays no Inconsequential purl making an ex-
ccllunt Impression upon the largo audience.
In view of the strong position Assumed by
Admiral llenhnm before Rio and the sharp
bark of the Detroit's
slx-poundcr gent as a
warning to the Insurgent fleet not to attempt
any dlstructlon of American property In Rio ,
this nautical story of an historic cpluodo
In American history , the Mason nnd Slldoll
affair , comes with particular force nt this
time , n sort of object lesson to the present
generation which has yet to hear the thun
ders of war.
Patriotism Is the governing theme for this
story of the sea and the pictures of the gal-
ant American tar who had "llttlo manners ,
but who could light In dufeiun of the flag
llko hades , " wore received with onthtislanm
last night. The play Is strong In Its situa
tions , the dialogue crisp and the bit of
spread-eagleism Introduced qulto phrdonnblo
In view of existing conditions. The scenes
nro laid In Havana nnd Wauhlncton , which
afford a very effective setting. The prin
cipal scene Is In the third act nnd repre
sents a sectional view of the San Jaclnlo
with main deck and ftun deck In full view.
It Is ono of the niont realistic of stngo plc-
turcH , nnd the court martial feature well
worked tip. The other ship scene , that ot
the spar deck ot the man-of-war , Is n tri
umph of stage craft nnd deserved the recog
nition It received. In the main , the drama
has been splendidly cast , Mr. Wilson Deal
playing the dual role of President Lincoln
nnd Captain Wllkcs , commanding the San
Jaclnto with cfToctlvenes-i. Ills likeness to
the martyred president Is very strong , tha
pretty tableau with Dot , who comes to In
tercede for Ensign Balrd's life , being par
ticularly touching , showing that loveable
sldo to the president's character , his deep
feeling for children. The character of Old-
con Welles , secretary of the navy. Is splen
didly played by Mr. Sprague. Mr. Walter
Edwards makes a great deal of the hero ,
Ensign Bttlrd , who comes near dying for
defending "Old Glory" against n renegade
American.
Miss Frances Gaunt makes a very sweet
heroine , Alice Oreer ono that any man
would flght for. As a character bit the work
of Mr. Atkins Lawrcnco as Coxswain Jack
Dudley Is particularly to bo commended.
There Is a brcczlncss about the personation
of the old salt that showed to flno advan
tage nnd hi ? was an Immense favorite with
the up stairs portion of the house , who saw
In this warm hearted sailor an Ideal char
acter , Just such a character as you read
about In Clark Russell's tales of the ocean.
Mrs , W. 0. Jones as Ensign Balrd's mother
played well , while the part of Dot was a
picture of childish Innocence In the hands
of llttlo Daisy Lovorlng.
Iloiviml Atli.'iioum at Hftrontli HtriMit.
If anything the Boston Howard Athcneum
All Star Specialty company Is stronger now
than when first seen hero several weeks
ago , Miss Lottie Collins , who heads the list
of artists , reviving her famous creation ,
"Ta-ra-ra , " In addition to her sketch , "Tho
Naughty Substitute , " In which she Intro
duces a very catchy dance as an encore to
her new song , "Marguerite. "
It would bo hard to find a stronger com
pany of vaudeville performers than those
now appearing at the Fifteenth Street the
ater , two largo audiences teslfylng to the
merits of yostcrday'a performances. There
have been no changes made In the personnel
of the company slnco the visit of the ag
gregation to the Pacific coast nnd all tha
Old favorites worn rnenlvml vnatnrilnv with
ovations as they appeared In their several
"turns. "
The Athos , Lizzie and Albert , open the
clover variety performance with a capital
turn , their dancing being particularly com
mendable. Miss Kittle Cohen slugs several
ballads well , and then the ( inimitable Lottlo
Collins breaks forth with " "
"Ta-ra-ra , filling
the stage with blpndp. wig nnd convolutions
of the most-sensational nature. The xylo
phone soloists play a classical series of selec
tions which please everybody , followed
by Conroy and Fox , who gave a
Jolly , clever sketch , "After the St. Patrick's
Day Parade. " Miss Collins and Mr. Christ
ian are seen to good advantage In "Tho
Naughty Substitute , " Arvlllo turns himself
Into a brass band and the star of the com
pany , Sevorus Schaffer ( gives a wonderful
series of balancing feats. Schaffer stands
alone In his line of work and ho made even
a bigger hit yesterday than when hero bo-
fore. "Terry" closes this bright vaudeville
performance with his shadowgraphs.
TKLKQllA I'lllC Jtllll I'lTlHS.
Bishop Zardetll of St. Cloud. Minn. , hat
been appointed archbishop ot Bucharest ,
Roumanla.
An Arctic expedition with the north pole
as Its object has been discussed In Washing
ton the past week and will start on Its Jour ,
noy soon.
Ex-Treasurer S. F. Murphy op Baker City ,
Ore. , convicted of larceny of public funds ,
was sentenced to ono year in the ponlton-
tlary nnd lined $8,233 , double the amount
embezzled.
At Vlneland , N. J. , two lives were lost and
a score placed In Imminent peril by n flrs
which consumed a portion of the state homo
for feeble minded children. The victims
wcro J. II. Sage , the engineer , and wife.
A large number of members ot the senior
class ot the Denver University Law school
utvo signed u protest to the faculty against
ho ( selection of Hon. John C. Spoonor ot
Wisconsin as commencement orator on tha
; round that ho IH not In sympathy with the
icoplo ot Colorado as regards silver mining.
William Farrar of St. Louis , who has been
on a prolonged spree at St. Charlns. Ark. ,
nnd a Mr. Ballard were shot and killed by
William Parker , a young merchant , Saturday
night. Farrar , In a drunken frenzy , at
tempted to burst In the door of the store In
the rear room of which Bullurd and Parker
were sleeping. Bnllard wont out to HPO what
was going on when Parker awoke and taking
Ballard and Farrar for burglars killed them.
AT. X. CtirAirroiit
Leonard , Mo.
15 Years With Salt Rheum
Hood's Sarsapnrllla Gave a Perfect
Curo.
"C. I. Hood A Co. , Lowell , Mim.i
" Hood's Sars.iparllln I * mi excellent moJIclne.
I Imd eczema In my left lei { for IHlBeti years.
1'art nf tl ; " tJiTia-iiry leg w"us onVniass of ncabj.
2nd about every week corruption would Kfl
under the skin und the scabs would Blouth off ( ,
The Itching and Burning
sensation made mo suffer Indescribable agonlM.
I spent n fjreat deal of money for different rein-
cdlos but dl.I not net relief. AbouUv year njjo
leailliiK lihyslclaiH advised , me to luku llooii
Harsaparlllii. I did so and have taken flvo bot.
tl < * . Now alt the sore * , scabs and pain have
vanHlied and I am RiiJuyliiK I > recl ( liealth , I
think Hood's Banaparlll.t H n-cond to none jm ; |
cl-nllyre'-oinmcndlttoftll siinerlim lijiiiiaultyr"
II , I , , till L VHOXT , Ix-onard , MH uiirl ,
Hoocl'o Pllla < wt r-nlly , yet promptly
imcl ntljrmtlio liver audtuweU. c. ,