TITE OMAHA DA1JLY HJCEt Tt'EsLbCr , OCTOBER 12 , 181)7 ,
WHERE STATE LOSES MOM
Another Feature of the Deal in the School
Land LCMCS.
BACK RENT OFFSETS BONUSES OBTAINED
I
JInMj U'tlull nf tlic Ilininllpr * Onl
lllllvlltl-lllll-MN Of l l IIMI.OOO , lltlCll
f Uhleli CiKilil HUM'
llci'ii Colle-otril.
LINCOLN , Get II. ( SrtcJai. ) Lind Cwn-
nnailo-icr Wolfe , who In up In the north-
went part of the ilatu le.ittlng school lands ,
ncii'Ji woi 1 to the offlro that In Knox
county he offered SC2r. nrrt-s for Icaso , and
sutco ( led In Iciulntc S.'JIC asms , rucclvlni ;
A bonuK amounting to $ MG.SO. Ho si > a tl. < it
lie linn lirid the biat luck In Knnv. county
that ho lun met with during iho leasing
campaign , and received larRer bonus fiom
that county than from any other. The books j
ot the cominlbaioncr's onicc , however , sliovv
that there have been 14SCO acres o leased
land iiiariu.il cancole-1 In Knox county Ihls
year , thu stair thereby losing hejond ic-
lemptlcm the dcllmiwnt rental , amounting
to about ? fc,91G. A Knox cotin.ty citizen
who was In the city today gives It a * his
opinion that under the Improved conditions
nnd good pilcus foi grain ami live slock
In his county , fully imo-qturier of tlio bock
rent would have bueii paid this jcar had the
board not been so hasty lu dcclaiiuj thu
forfcltuius bufoio the farmers could tcallze
the money on their ptojuelu.
An lincitlgitlcm Hhowo th.U similar con
dltlnns piovdll In thu othc-r couutk-s of the
state , except a very few , aim It Is found
that lu thesi ! Iu\v counties the commlsiloneis
had very poor bucuess lu makliM I'ew leases
The total of luuJ Iwses canceled this jear
oinounts up to 760.7SJ neies , the back rent
on the name amounting to $400.07. ! . Hy the )
caucellutlons this aiiiounl has ben entirely
lost to the state. The puolic has bi-en al
lowed to bellovo that n great part ot the
canceled lands have been leased again to
good fanners , ami that the amount of bomn
received foots up to an enormous amouut.
I'HOI-Tr HARDLY AI'I'AIUJNT.
This lb not a fact , however. Up to Sep
tember 11 , the commissioner , by advertising
thorouchlv and attending the auctions In
porao-i , lind auccceded Ip luaslng iO.OOO
acres , the annual icntal of which Is about
; iO,000. On , this amount leased he received
bonuses amounting In nil to $3,500. The
deputy commissioner sajs that a careful CB-
tlmato shows that at thu end of the year
the amount ot leases from all souices will
amount to 200,000 acres , and that there will
liavo been paid In In bonuses about $12,000
Thu annual rental on this whole amount will
be about JSS.OOO. n part of which Is sure to
igaln become delinquent. In order to get
the bonus money amounting to $12,000 and
the uiomlses to pay rentals amounting to
JSb.OOO a year the board has canceled leases
on 7bG,78 ! ) acres of land , and wiped out of
existence the $400.073 debt which was due
on back rent. It Is only fair to suppose
that some of tills back rent would have been
paid up , and that under the- Improved con
ditions a large number of these canceled
leasra would have continued to pay thuli
rentals to thu state. Had they paid one
fortieth out of the amount delinquent U
would have been near the amount that will
have been received In bonuses , while , had 20
per cent of them continued lo be good paj-
ln lenters hcrcaftei , they would pay In
jiioro money yearly than the new leases will
bring to the state.
, . , „ . ! , „ , . fnotun. nf thn ni'u scheme foi
leasing land comes to llghl by Invesllgallon
In hundreds of cases Ihe delinquent renter
Ptlll held Ihe land , even afler Ihe forfellure
had been declared , und found II far more
profilablo lo make a new lease and pay u
good sized bonus than lo pay up Ihe back
renl In cases of well Improved farms Ihe
ovvimr was glad lo pay a small bonus and
Iho back renl ac-
Kcl a now lease , where
counl was wiped off Ihe books. Some of
them allowed or Induced oilier men to se
cure the new leases , and then got ahslgn.-
wcnls from them. H was In this manner
that the Kdmlslcn land deal was managed
whereby the state lost four and one-half
years' back rent on a quarter section In
Davvson county.
GOVBHNOIl HOLCOMB UKTUUNS.
Governor Holcomb and parly iclurned horrt
from Nashville Ihls afternoon , after having
had a most enjoyable trip. The governor
liowover , has been sick with a f favor for a
couple of days , and on his arrival hero wenl
home and remained there , not being well
enough to attend to any olllce work.
Joseph Thomas slipped and fell on the
Bldewalk jcstorday and broke his Icfl leg
about six Inches below the hip. Thlrt Is the
third lime tha limb has been broken In two
jcars. Mr. Thomas lost his right leg dur
ing the wur. and these later misfortunes
liavo bcon caused by his inactivity In get
ting arouni' .
J. C. Morrison. Louie Holberg and Charles
JIcKnlght , all gamblers , were up In Judge
McCandless' couit this morning. They asked
a continuance of thirty dajs , and It was
granted , o the grounds thai four wllncss.es
voro ubtcnl and could not be here before
thai lime. . . . .
Men urn al work pultlng In one-fourth
mlle bicycle t.ick on Iho university campus
Tincnnlor will be leveled off for a fool bal
The fonr.el opening nf the new East Lin
coin library was held at Salem church thl
1 pvcnliiK , There was speaking by Hon. 12. J
llurkett. Mrs. W. J. Hrvan and Miss Kat
Btoiidard and muslo by llm Knot Llncoli
orchestra ,
Omaha people at the hotelsAt the Lin
dell Nate H. Cornell , n. C. Hojt , 0 B
1 Willis. Ilalph niltimger At the Lincoln
bhatlcs T. ItogerB. H. H Rhodes , Mi's Myr
tin Coon , John M. Daugherty. F. M. Cal
V0ioun , U. Q Hells.
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rr.KOH A tiitr.T CIIHV OAHMVAI ,
Ton inrHloii : Ti-nliin Will Hi1 Him 01
' the DltTon-iil Unllroailt.
nEATIlJOj : , Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special Tele
Cram. ) A rousing mass meeting was holt
, nt tliii opera house lonlghl to listen to th
report of the committee on arrangements fo
the corn carnival to ha held hero October 29
The report of the committee was ro full o
encouragement that It aroused the grcates
enthusiasm. It reported that ten cxcuralo
tralna had been arranged for on the varlou
railroads , scvetal of which will start fron
Kansas and Iowa ; thai ten hands will bo 1
atlendaica and that a novel and grand pro
gram was being arranged.
iiinruliiu ! : tlio lloti-l.
TECUMSrm. Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special. )
The I'ark hotel hero 1s to bo remodeled am
Waltham
Watches
are always
guaranteed to be
free from any defect
in material or
construction. The
makers particularly
recommend the
movement engraved
with the
trade mark
" RIVERSIDE "
< Made in various
sizes for ladies
and gentlemen ,
and for sale by all
retail jewelers , v
enlarged The iiMtcrkil la on tlie ground' '
nnd tlio work will be commemp < l during the
coming neck Landlord Hopkltnvlll then
have ft very ulce as well os commodious
lioRtclry , i
CMI'iHJVOIMC IN Tim COHVrlKS.
llt-Urli I'liKM-il iTTTlio Plrl.l for ( lie
\fM i-mlM-r r.litlntiM. .
IlASriKTT , Neb , . Oct. 11 - ( Special ) The
republican county convention for this , county
wai hi-ld at Newport Saturday and the fol
lowing pemoni wfro nominated For county
clerk , 0. A. lIlllburK of Iisptt ! ; for treas
urer , J. It. Aiinnon of IHalne precinct ; shcr-
If. ' . O. K. Smith of nas-ictt ; Judse. F. N. Mor
gan of Dactiett ; superintendent of schools ,
Illicit Miller of llatsett ; ( oroncr , J II. I-mo
of Nowpoit. and for survfjor , fjlarf-ncu Dav
enport of Ncnpnrt. With the exception of
Davenport the personnel of the ticket Is the
EJtnc as It was two jcais ago. and all of the
nominees , with the exception of Ammon and
Davenport , are ( heprutent Incumbents of
thu oinces for which they are now standing.
\V. II , Allen of Newport was selected as
county chairman. The primary svstun Is In
operation In this count } and the work of the
ronvtntlon consisted merely of canvassing
tlu > vote taken at the primaries. The demo-
crntrt and populists hold their convention
here ntxt Tuesday , and It Is Ronerally under
load that a fusion ticket will bo named , and
10 tirlnclp.il fight at the polls will be over
thii oinces of clerk nnd treasurer.
J'AI'lhhION , Neb , Oct. lU Spcclal Tele-
ram. ) fivtry precinct In the county was
epri'SPtited at the icpubllcan county con-
r-ntlon today when thn following county
Ulcers were nomlnatc < l Clerk , J. U. Wll-
on , superlntcmU'iit , U. U. Oacrto ; coroner ,
) r Hnmlltoni commissioner , II. Kby ; Judge ,
L Freeman. Sheriff nnd treasurer were
-ft to the central committee , and will belied
lied by fusion with the populists ,
HASTINGS , Neb. . Oct. 11. ( Special Tcle-
r.im.At ) a mass meeting of the rcpub-
Icaitt of Hastings htld In the court house
onlpht tlin following ! ticket was nominated :
'or supervisor , Sixth district , Charles Wll-
on : assessor. Tom Creeth ; Justice of the
tacc , AVID S MrKlnney and John W. How-
ird ; constables , S. L. Martin and IJavo Bar-
ass.
) \\RKIIOUS M\\ WITH A U1FIK.
rli-K In llolil I'll tinIiint mill n
PnriiHT Ia rUn Xi-rve Arre til. .
FRANKLIN , Neb , Oct. 11. ( Special Tclo-
ram. ) F C Smith , a man who haa been
Ivlng In Colorado near Fort Morgan for the
> est two iears working for F anlc Uaker ,
cached here this mornlne. Ho got off the
rain with a Juij of whisky of which he had
bptn drinking Ills Inggiige consisted of a
oil of bedding , which he opened and took
ut a ride He loaded the gun and vvns
ery careless with It Ho started south with
ils outfit on foot He has a wife and two
small children living about eighteen miles
south ol' here In Kauris In about thirty
minutes he returned with Just his gun and
\ont down In the lallioad yards , found a
man unloading lumber ordered him out i f
lie car and made him march up to the
lepot under co\er of the gun and made him
go In the depot and demand the monej
vlille he stood In the waiting room door with
the gun What little change was on hand
was soon hi a pile on the counter. At this
ralnt ho became filghtened und left leaving
ha money He ran down toward the south
mill lie met a fairner named L N. Kins-
Ing He pulled the gun on him und ordcre-1
iliu to stop and turn the team a'ound The
'aimer ' whirled up the team and came verv
iear getting killed for doing so. Smith shot
at him , the bullet whistling bj his head
Dy this tlmo the marshal had reached the
lepot and a posse was termed of fully flftj
neil , all armed with guns They suriounded
the cornlleld wheie lie had gone In about
an hour ho surrendered and was taken he
'o o A Justice and ban ml over to the district
ouit.
iii nnci : iT nvcic ruoM icsvs. .
Slu-rlir Kri-mU-r Itcllii-iiM > % ltli Ills
I'rlNitnor mill IoiljxtN Him In .lull.
KIIBMONT , Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Spechl. ) "Big
Mlko" It. again In his old quarters in the
Dodge county Jail. When first arrested on
Friday lust at Wheaton , Kan. , by Sheilft
JCreader he refuted to return with the olllcer
unless ho had to. Application was at once
made to Acting Governor Itaiibom for a
isqulsltlon , which was granted. On Satur
day Wagoner changed his mind and con
cluded that as he had to go anyway he
might as well go then. Sheriff Kreader and
his prisoner at once left Wheaton and ar
rived here jcsterday afternoon. The big fel
low appeals rather crestfallen and is not In
clined to talk Ho has spent the tlmo since
ho broke Jail In traveling around Illinois
Iowa and Missouri , keeping clear of the large
towns. Krcadcr got trace of him through a
letter mailed by a boy who Is an Inmate of
an establishment at Wahoo freqncn'cd by
Wagoner , addrecsed to Fred Smith , Clrcle-
vllle , Kan. On arriving at Circlevllle he
found that "Fred Smith" had left orders for
h's mall to be forwarded to Wheaton He
went to Whcaton and arested his man there
Wagoner so > s that his true name Is Jeff
\Vlso and that Ms parents reside near fet
Louis , Mo.
HVIroi.i.ou'nu MY I.ICIIT I-IIUST.
Stral I'liit-i-M In Xi'liriiMKii Kt-iiort a
Toiii-h of Winter.
HASTINGS , Neb , Oct. 11. ( Special. )
The flrst frost of the season arrived early
this morning and caught many plants , be
sides alfalfa and some corn.
ST. PAUL. Nob. , Oct. 11. ( Special. ) The
five-weeks' drouth was broken by a light
shower this morning. The precipitation was
0 27 of an Inch.
QOrilRNDUIlC. Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special. )
A thin Ice formed In this section last
night. It Is BO diy that the farmers are
unable to plow and for this reason they have
been unable to sow any fall wheat or rye.
Corn has matured In goo I condition and will
average about thirty bushels to the acre.
TECUMSEH , Neb. . Oct. 11. ( Special. ) A
nlco rain of about half an Inch fell here
list night. A drouth or a month's duration
Is broken.
LOUISVILLE , Neb , Oct. 11. ( Special. )
A slow , steady rain began falling hero earl >
Sunday morning and continued all day and
well Into the night. The dust , which was
very deep , has been thoroughly laid and
smal ( grain and late postures very materially
benefited.
STV1IH A HOY WITH A HAT I IX ,
Woman UHCN a Small Weapon
Wllll iSl-l-lOIIM Itt-NllltN.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special. )
Herbert Crow , an 18-year-old Hastings boy ,
was stabblcd with a hat pin last night by a
joung woman with whom ho was spending
the evening. The pin was thrust In nearly
full length on the left side Just below the
ribs and broke off. A plivslcian made a
search for the pin , but It had worked Its
way Into the stomach and could not be re
covered , At present the boy Is suffering
great pain.
The victim refuses to give the name of
the girl or the cause for the attack. It Is
BAld ho was struck by his swcctheirt In a
Jealous ragu of another young woman.
Dlxi'lalnior from Mr. Ki-lpor ,
NORFOLK. Neb , , Oct. 11. To the Editor
of The Heo : In Friday's Use , In a letter
from Lincoln ai pears the folk \\lnt' . utiHi Is
an erroneous const. uctlon of the InvoU'eatlng
commltlce'H report concerning the Norfolk
Hospital for Insane : "Attention U called to
the method uud by the superintendent In
purchasing clothing and supplies with the
Industrial funds without the accounts g Ing
through the regular channel. " I would re
spectfully state that whatever may have
been the methods of former superintend
ents , no clothing or supplies have been fur-
niched this hospital ulncn I a 3'jmeoatrol |
of It without having been purchas-d ttirousli
contracts with the Hoard of I'uollc Lands
and lUilldliigB , or on permits granted by the
beard and warrants Issued therefor.
While It Is true that music and amuse
ments have cost this hospital J6.100 In ten
jeim , jot It la equally true that we are
kesplng within the limit of $200 a > ear ap
propriated by the legislature for this fund ,
out of which la paid also ( ha lectures by
the clergy of Norfolk every Sunday , to the
marked benefit of the patients , a ssrvlce
which the friends of the husbindi , wives ,
sons and daughters treated here would not
willingly have discontinued.
0. F. KEIPER ,
Superintendent Norfolk Hospital lor Insane.
CHILDREN PRESENT A BADGE
Graceful Trbuto to Commander Britton of
, V , Sumner Post.
PRESENT FROM THE SCHOOLS OF S'DNEY '
Old SoliMrrn Siiral Ycnrn AKO ( Ja'io n
KlnK to fclioiilH " < l Scholar *
Take 'IhlM Mi-nun of Sliim-
Their Aliprccliltlou.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Today w s Grand Army day nt the
Sidney public schools. Several years ago
K. V. Sumner Post , No. 12 , Grand Army of
the Republic presented the Sidney schools
with a fine silk nag. This patriotic nctlon of
the old soldiers was much appreciated by the
xitfons and pupils of the schools , and today ,
n recognition of this act , the schools ( ire-
sen ted Commander Andrew Brltton with a
jcautlful silk post commander's badge. Mr.
Irltton was the prime mover of the prcsenta-
.Ion of the flag , and hence this graceful ap
preciation of his efforts.
The entire city schools , Grand Army post ,
members of the school board and many citi
zens were present at the ceremonies , which
began with the singing of the "lied , White
and IJlue , " following which came the presen
tation address by Miss Myrtle Lancaster.
Mr. Urltton was wholly taken by surprise , but
responded with appropriate remarks. Com
mando s Poskcll and Neubowei also made
short addresses. The moderator of the beard ,
Hon. I. J. Mclntosh , expressed himself In
choice sentiments concerning the ceremonies.
The singing of the national hymn , "America , "
closed the program.
This action of the schools Is highly appre
ciated by the Grand Army post here. The
old soldiers have ahvnjs taken an Interest In
the schools , and can alwajs bo depended upou
to advance the spirit of pat'lotlsrn among the
joung people of Slduey.
AM > MIIS IT.
Mini AVIio I'rofri'MKi'N to He Iii
for a I'm'lor.i Locution ArrcHli-il.
FRANKLIN , Neb. , Oct. 11. ( Special Tele
gram ) A man giving the name of C. Wai-
burn , and professing to represent wagon
manufacturers and to bo looking for a loca
tion for a now factory , was arrested today
at Rlverton. He had passed himself off hero
as a man of some Importance and responsi
bility and yesterday he hired a buggy at the
livery stable and drove to Rlverton. where
he sold the outfit. The marshal here tele
graphed asking for his arrest. An ofllcer
has gonc > after him from. here.
I.nil Chllilr.-ii Will VII llrc-01 or.
TRCUMSCII , Neb. , Oct. 11 ( Special. )
The Lane children , who were seriously In
jured lu a runaway accident hero the other
day , are getting along nicely and all will
recov cr.
You can t arto'd to rl'k your life by al
lowing c cold to develop Into pneumonia or
consumption Instant relief and a certain
cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure.
i > mii-cnvri\M iij.
( inlii Oil } with Olchrittloii In the
MiiNsarhiiHiMtN Town.
NEW BEDFORD , Mass. , Oct. 11. A talutc
fired at sunrise by the United States steam
ship , Amphltrltc , which Is anchoied in the
harbor , formally opened the cclebiatlon of
the semi-centennial anniversary of the city
of New Bedford today. The attendance was
large from all parts of New England. The
Industrial exhibition was opened In the
morning. At 9:55 : President McKinley
pressed the button In Washington and with
a message of congratulation and good wishes
tct the machinery of the hall In motion. The
llteary : exercises ofl the day were held this
afternoon In a large tent on Union street
George Fox Tucker delivered the hls-torlcal
address. He said :
To Mr. George Fo\ Tucker was assigned
iho task of enumerating the events which
have occurred from the advent of the fore
fathers to the present time.
Thu chronicle U not of brilliant achieve
ment , but of successful commercial enter
prises , of tr.e muitery of the season , not for
the mere purpose or conquest , but for the
regards of an Industry prosecuted with a
zeal and a persistency rarely , If ever , sur
passed ; not the deeds of illstlimult-hed an
cestors , but of the dolngf * of simple folks. It
la not designed to evoke a poet's strains , but
worthy the scrutiny of him wno admires the
honored labors of humble lives. In the sur
vey we find much to rcsret , but more to
commend.
The speaker then gave a brief recital of the
more Important historical events in local
history and made a few suggestions of a
general nature prompted by some of the Inci
dents of the past political struggles , for su
premacy In the city. He concluded as fol
lows :
It Is paid to have been the conviction of
our last martyred president that the preser
vation of our Institutions was to depend , not
upon habitual solicitude , but tijion habitual
etfort. He Is the patriot who cares not for
preferment , but attends with vigilance to
the duties of the moment and the day. If
each of us siould give n titheof his time-
to hubservo the true Interests of the com
munity In the selection of the best candi
dates for office and in the scrutiny of the
means and the measures employed In public
alfalrs. In less than a decade New Bedfo-d
would be the model of the country und the
< vender of the continent. In this hour of
jublk-o It Is well to remember the depleted
tu-asurles and the. sorrowing homes. We
aio summoned to a new consecration , to a
tlme-honorc-d task. In the years to come let
tmi young refrain from partlclp itlon In af
fairs , until In obedience to the teachings of
thc-lr fathers , they have received the trainIng -
Ing of n long commercial apprentice ; those
engaged In our various ventures bo willing
to listen to both sides of an argument , even
If they are apprehensive of the presentation
of obnoxious opinions ; let the laboring man
reiHilvo the- assurance that ho IB not neg
lected , and let him In recognition thereof
bu charitable In his estimate of tiose who
direct our Institutions In safety through the
perplexities of circumstances and the trials
and the hazards of trade ; let us all be slow
to chaniplon novelties and Innovations , un
less there Is a certainty that their adoption
will be toe guarantee of benefit and bless
ing : let us bo more ready with tolerance
and sympathy to the end that wo may give
color to our destiny and thus lecelve the re
wards of harmony and fellovvhi'ilp : let us be
dazzled less by personal popularity and
guided moru by personal merit , and finally ,
U-t UH not forget that the Deity to whom our
fathers acknowledged the r Indebtedness Is
still lAorlhy of Invocation and homage. So
shall vvu have once more a city of Inde
pendence which Is bullded on self-sacrifice
and Industry nnd sustained by the dignity
of character and the nobility of worth.
W13ST VlllUIMV'j. Ulti\T TKIAI * .
Hani Tlini- for Wltiu-HNt-H In Dt-fi'ii
of Mrx. AtUliiNiin.
CINCINNATI. 0. , Oct. 11. A spec'al to the
Commercial Tribune from Glcnvllle , W. Va. ,
savs :
The trlJl of Mrs. George W. AtKlncon was
resumed hero today. On cross-examination
the witnesses who testified for the defcnss
Saturday night fared badly at th ; hands of
Attorney Dlnn for the prosecution. Facts
wore brought out which seemed to weaken
the testimony In chief Until 2 o'clock this
afternoon the tlmo was devoted to the ex
amination of witnesses to prove tint Owens ,
co-defendant with Mrs. Atkinson , was at the
time of his alleged purchase of land from
Judge Camden , financially able to pay for
the same. The alleged fcrged receipts show
a payment for something like $1,400 Two
witnesses were produced today by the defense
fense , who testltled to having seen Owens
with $100 about two > ears prior to the date
of the first receipt , A majority of witnesses
upon iron-examination stated that Owens
lu a men of limited means. Owens himself
lock the stand this afternoon In his testi
mony In chief he stated that he had In 1879
been emploi-d by Judge Camden as agent
In the sale of land and tint he made a bona
fide purchase of land from Camlcn and tha
the receipts from the purchase money which
the prosecution claims that Mrs. Atkinson
forged are genuine , bear true dat& and were
written at the dictation of Judge Camden and
given to the defcndint for purchase money
actually paid In cash and labor. The crcss-
examlnatlon of Owens U In progress. The
state claims that there are flaws In Owens'
statement which they will be able to show to
the jury. .
I3M1 OP TltOt llliK HI IX SIGHT.
I'lilim Pnrlfle niul Short I.IMP Ilkcl > -
lo < ! < -t ToRotliur Sunn.
_ CHICAGO , Oct. 11 It Is announced that
n"h adjustment of the troubles"between the
Oregon Short Line nnd the t'rilbn Pacific Is
In sight , The negotiations between the two
lines were abruptly broke ; ; 0 1 some tlmo
ago , and It was announced by the Union
Pacific rtlatters stood no chaneo of being ad
justed. The trouble was on.accnunt of some
matters which the Short Lln desired to have
Incorporated In the agreement , but to which
the Union Pfldflc would not bdti's'ent. ' Presi
dent Carr of the Short LlriV "has announced
that the things he desired to have Incor
porated In the agreement , while destrablo
from his point of view , are not of sufficient
Importance to Justify a quarrel , and that he
Is willing to allow the Union Pacific to have
Its own wny In the matter of the agreement.
SAI.I3 OK TIIH KANSVS PACIFIC.
Ronernl O. M. DnilKi * Syndicate In Rx-
Itfctril io liny l < lit.
JfANSAS CITY , Oct. 11. The sale of the
eastern division of the Kansas Pacific under
foreclosure will take place at Topeka Novem
ber S. The entire property , with lands ,
equipment , telegraph lines , etc. , Is to be
sold In one parcel , The upset price Is
placed at $4,600.000. A deposit of $200,000
Is required to be placed In the hands of the
master In chancery five days before the sale.
The following day the sale of the middle di
vision of the Kansas division will be held
at Sallna , Kns. , the entire property being
embraced In one parcel. The upset price
named Is $5,300,000 , a deposit of $200,1100 beIng -
Ing required five Oiys before the sale. Local
railroad men expect the syndicate headed by
General 0. M. Dodge , president of the Fort
Worth & Denver City , will be the purchaser
at the sale.
Colorado Midland HiMirirniilr.cn.
DENVER , Colo. , Oct. 11. Attorney Henry
T. Hogcrs filed with the secretary of state
this afternoon a certificate of Incorporation
of the Colorado Midland Uallroid company
which purchased the Colorado Midland rail
road at the recent foreclosure sale. The Incorporators -
corporators arc : Frederick P. Olcott of ller-
nardsvllle , N. J. , James N. Jarvle of Now
York City , Adrian H. Jollno of Uernardsvllls ,
N. J. , Oscar Bunko of Now York City and
Henry T. Rogers of Denver , Colo. The cap
ital stock Is fixed at $10000,000 , divided Into
100,000 shares of $100 each , par value ; (10,000
shares to bo preferred , and 40,000 shares to
bo common stock. As George W. Illstlne ,
the present receiver of the old company. Is
named us director. It Is regarded as settled
that ho will become president and general
manager of the new company. The road
will bo formally turned over to the now
company at midnight , October 31.
IlurlliiKloti 4o Hfiliiur Pn-lnlit Hilton.
CHICAGO , 111. . Oct. 11. The Burlington
road today gave notice that effective October
1C It will reduce freight rates from Chicago ,
Pcorla and Mississippi river points to Colo-
lade common points , the reductions to apply
on all classes of freight taking carload rates.
Third claps freight Is cut from SO to EO
cents , fourth-class from 65 to 39 an < l the
other classes are cut In th ( > same proportion.
The reduction Is made becausq of cuts that
have been made to Colorado common points
by way of the gulf ports. ,
MOMillc ) ( > N froii ) Cal-
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Oct. 11. Assistant
General Manager Norton ot the Gulf , Colorado
rado & Santa Fe rallroad , says that until
further notice the locatldn of the following
officers of this mad vlll be at Fort Worth :
General Manager L. J. Pdlk arid R. W. Nor
ton , Assistant Chief Enpjlncqr C. F. Felt.
General Passenger Agent W. S. Kcenan and
General Freight Agent IV H.4Godwyn. The
other officers removed from Galvcston arc at
31eburne.
_
Enntlioimil 1'rolprlit SKIpmcntx.
CHICAGO , Oct. 11. Eastbound , freight
shipments for last week ( flvo dajs ) amounted
to 4(5,167 ( , ' tons , against I(51900j1-the ; previous
( '
week and 51,520 last yearIt ( was divided
among the different roads as. , follows : PanJ
handle. 6,762 tons ; Michigan Central , 4.568 ;
Wabash , 4,594 ; Lake Shore , 5,537 ; Fort
Wajme , 5,268 ; Baltimore & Ohio , 2,749 ; Grand
Trunk , 4,373 ; Nickel Plate , 4,087 ; Eric , 3.921 ;
Big Four , 4,301. The lake lines carried 87,737
tons.
Pi ititN > M ii ii I n UHlclalH on a Tour.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 11. President
Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania com
pany , Vice Presidents Green and Pugh and
several of the directors and other executive
officers of the company left hero at 7:30 :
this morning on the annual tour of Inspec
tion of the property of the companv'a s > s-
tem. -
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Denial of Kaiimix Paelllc Humor.
NEW YORK , Oct. 11. The dispatch from
the west stating that the Kansas Pacific rail
road would be brought under foreclosure by
a syndicate headed by General Grenville M.
'
Dod'ge , was authoritatively denied today. It
was further declared that General Dodge has
no Intention of bidding for the property.
\o Clniiini'N In HoHtoit A , Maine.
BOSTON , Oct. 11. President Tuttle of the
Boston & Maine road has Issued a statement
denying the published report of a pending
change In the management and control of
the property.
AVliolfNalc DrnKKlxtH Meet.
RICHMOND , Va , , Oct. 11 The twenty-
third annual meeting of the National
Wholesale Druggists' nsocKitlon nnd the
Proprietary assocl itlon opened here today.
The first session of the proprietary section
of the association was held this morning
nt 10 o'clock. Prof. Dollbar called the body
to order nnd Colonel John U. Purcell. % vho
IB the pretildrnt of the sister organization ,
the Wholesale Druggists' -welcomed the
vlsltois. The report of the treasurer nnd
secretary short cd the association to be In
a Etronu and healthy condition.
Hoard Mi'ctH.
NDW HAVHN , Conn , , Oct. II. The dele
gates to the eighty-seventh nnnual meeting
of the American board of commissioners for
foreign mission * which begins Us sessions
here tomorrow afternoon arrived In largo
numbew today nnd fully one-half of the
1,000 delegates nnd visitors thut were ex
pected to attend the meetings are present.
The meetings will bo held nt Hyperion
theater and the opening session will be held
at 3 p. in. , the Ilev Illchurd 8. Ktorrs , D.U. ,
LL U. , of Urookljn , N. Y. , piPnldlng ;
Sold Under KorecloNiiri * .
CINCINNATI , Oct. 11. A npeclal to the
Commercial-Tribune from Versailles , Ky. ,
save : The Richmond , Nlcholnnvllle , Irvine
& Beatty vllle railroad , 'extending fiom Vcr-
.lallles to Irvine , tlxty inllrt,1 was sold pub
licly today under foreclosure of inortKige
held by the Central Trial company of New
York to Messrs. Shnnt > 4irtrt ! , Walker nnd
Hunser , representing tfie bondholders and
bullderu of the road , Mr tWI.OOO. A syndi
cate of eastern capitalist * vni also a bidder.
Tno upset price wa $ liWJO ;
Sriitt'iirrx Ctim i > iir < l ,
DENVUIt , Cole , Oct. Jl JVovcrnor Adams
s'jinul an order this ii ljlrn/jon / commuting
the sentence of Juan Durattmnil Jose M.irl.i
Lucei , who were convlr.triiuat Trinidad of
tiie murder of Upputy < Shurlffa Green and
Kellcy and sentenced tolbit lungtd , to Im
prisonment for life. Intaicnlnr thU rdei
( ipvernor Adtms take.it patiiH to ttato that
he doen not do KO as mi atat of clemency ,
but In deference to theilawi aballshlng capi
tal punishment enacted ibiiliLiqurnt to the
crimu for whim thu men * were sentenced.
I I H
XV Iff Mil I'll IT filKlf , Sulrlilc.
LEOM1NSTKH , Mnr lV'O t. ll.-John K.
Hoyntcn , a well known resident of this
place , tthot und killed 'r.bi wife today and
then committed milckle by shooting. Fam
ily troubles are believed , to have b en the
cause of thu act , although HCUTU ! years
ago liovnton was thought to be mildly in-
cane. He was M year ? of age und his vv fe
was 61. They ure survived by Heveral chil
dren.
Collon Mlllx In tllf SoiilIl.
There are now In the states of Kentucky ,
Tcnneeseo , MlBsUulppl , Alabama , Georgia ,
the Carolines and Virginia 434 cotton mills ,
with 3,451,631 eplndlcs ami 90,163 looms , be
sides savcnty-two knitting mills. In 1S90 the
total number of bplndlts In the statio named
was 1,633,250 , KO that the Incruato since that
year has been about 120 per cent. Tlio
woolen mills of these seven southern states
number eighty-eight and arc situated as fol
lows : Alabama , two ; Georgia , five ; Ken
tucky , eighteen ; MlseUslppi , one ; North Caro-
Una , thirteen ; Tennessee , twenty-five ; Vir
ginia , twenty-four. About fifteen of these
mills are also cotton /or knitting mills ,
SOUTH OMAHA DISMISSALS
( Continued from First Page. ) I
Michigan , fi ; Wisconsin , 1 ; Kansa , 7 bushels
per aero over list year. The average for
quality Is 92.7 , as compared with 89.9 In
October ot lust jcar. ;
The condition of buckwheat his declined ,
since September 1 forty-thtee points , iho '
condition on October 1 bolus SO S The states
of principal production show a decline ot j
several points , exccept Wisconsin , where It i
Is only 1 per cent. ]
The condition of barley shows an Improve- ,
ntent ot 1,2 polnfs during the month , stand
ing October 1 at S7.G points. In New York ,
Wisconsin , Minnesota and' South Dakota I
UKVO has been ft decline , but In Mlchlgui ,
North Dakota anil California ( no month has .
witnessed a marke.l Improvement , the average -
ago In California being nine points higher .
than September 1.
The average > Icld of wheat per acre will '
not be published , pending thn result of n
epcclnl Investigation of acreage nnd produc
tion now approaching completion.
The condition of tobacco shows n decline
of 6.2 points during September. The tobacco
reports vary greatly as between the differ *
cnt states , Pennsylvania and Maryland showIng -
Ing an Improvement of three and eleven
points respectively , whllo Virginia shows a
decline of two points North Carolina four ,
Tcnnessco eleven , Kentucky ten , Ohio two ,
Indiana six , Missouri six.
The condition of Irleh potatoes has de
clined 5.1 p&lnls. In the New England
states the decline ranges from eight points
In Massachusetts and Connecticut to eighteen
In New Hampshire and twenty-one In
Maine. In New York and Pennsylvania It
Is nine and five points respectively and In
Illinois , Iowa and Nebraska It Is C.2 and four
points respectively.
Iliirrunt Cnxr
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. Attorney General
Fitzgerald of California was admitted to the
bar of the supreme court today. Mr. Fitz
gerald comes to Washington for the purpose
of representing the state In the Durrani mur
der case. Durrani has appealed from the de-
c'slon ' of the United States circuit court dc-
nj Ing his motion for a writ of habeas corpus.
Mr. Fitzgerald said today thai ho would
enter a motion tomorrow- for the advance
mcnt of the case upon the docket. It Is
understood to be his purpose later to move
to dismiss , and as soon as possible secure a
final determination of all legal proceedings
In the celebrated murder case.
I2x-liifrit 1,11 DanncroiiMly lit.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. Ex-Queen Lll-
luokalanl of Hawaii Is reported as being very
111 at her apartments In this city. She re
turned from a trip to San Francisco about
ten dajs ago In good health. She had con
tracted a heavy cold on the journey east
ward and a phvslclan was at. once summoned.
She has since been growing steadily woise
and while the greatest secrecy Is main
tained by her secretary and servants regardIng -
Ing her Illness , It Is reported that svmptoms
of pneumonia have developed and that her
condition is regarded as serious.
Moiiolarj Coiuiiil.sxloii Hrcoilv i-nrx.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. The monetary
commission reconvened at 10 o'clock today at
the Arlington hotel. Commissioners Lelgh-
toni. Dean , Fish and Patterson were absent ,
but all others are expected to arrive within
the next few days Neither the metallic cur
rency commission nor that on the banking
system are likely to meet before the last
of the present week. About 100 commuiT :
cations on the general subject ot currency
reform have so far been received , and to
day's meeting was largely taken up In their
llscusslon.
Atioliitmiiitx ! i > tlie I'roxlilciit.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. The president
today made the following appointments : H
N. McGre/w of Phoenix , Ariz. , to be register
of the land office at Salt Lake City , Utah ;
Fred B. Sprlggs of New York , to be agent
[ or the Indians at the Nevada agency In
Nevada : EdwarJ Goldberg of Wichita , Kan. ,
to Je agent for the Indians of the Quapaw
agency in .Indian Territory.
Chicago l.aKcFront Cnxr.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. The date for the
fixing for a time of hearing the arguments
and submitting briefs In the Chicago lake
Front case on appeal to Secretary Uliss ha1 !
been continued Indefinitely pending the re
turn of Assistant Attorney General Van De-
venter , who Is oft on his vacation.
\CT > TiirUlnli Mliilxtrr to Wuxli
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. The State de
partment has received word that All Ferouck
Bey has been appointed Turkish minister
to the United States to succeed Mustapha
Bey. The new minister studied In Paris
for flvo jears and for two years was secre
tary of legation at London.
Inquiry Into Adulteration.
WASHINGTON , Oct. II. The Department
of Agriculture has started an Investigation
ot the character and extent of adulteration
of foods , drugs and liquors and desires that
any Information on this loplc be senl In
a concise form to A. J. Weddeburn , special
agent , at Washington.
Dully Tronxiirj Stati-incnt.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasuiy shows :
Available cash balance , $213,450,652 ; gold re
serve , $149,401,772.
Ooi-x to St. ' .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. First Lieutenant
George t. Anderson , Fourth artillery , hex
been appointed military attache to the lega
tion nt St. Petersburg.
' lira si ii3oii WASTHD. ,
llO IIoilNIMl till * I'ollllclail'H Hopox
Tlion DiiNliiMl Tin-ill to the Ci-oiillil.
"What wo want to do , " said the stout
woman with gold spectacle : and an Alpine
hat , "Is to get books and use them , The
printing prcrses are at work for us , am
thcra Is no excuse for our sitting a'rouni
making tidies and splash 'towels when wo
might just as well have the benefit of ai
this printer's Ink that Is being so generously
distributed. "
"Yes , Indeed , " murmured the llttlo woman
who had been gazing at her with trustfu
admiration ,
"What has been the means throughou
all history of elevating one clous of man
kind to a position In which It could ho ] <
others In subjection ? Tell me that. "
The oratrlx paused for a reply , relates the
Washington Star , and the llttlo woman , afte
embarrassed silence , ventured :
"It la something about the crime of ' 73
Isn't it ? "
"It's education ; that's what It Is , From
the time when the Egyptian priests utlllzei
a superior knowledge of science to convince
thflr fellow men that they were magicians
until the pnaent day , when obstacles o
all kinds are set up to prevent the admis
sion of women to colleges , education hat
been hold and cherished as the chief weapon
of tyranny. "
And , to prevent another awkward pause
the little woman said she thought It was a
mean trick.
"Hut , the Imposition Is reaching Its end
Whllo these men who unblushlngly
luo-.opollzo the offices and compile docu
mcntE to bo published at the taxpaver ' ex
pcnsc imagine they are only erecting menu
menla to their vanity , they are In reality
putting Into our hands the means of thcl
own humiliation ! "
"Are these books that the government
publishes easily gotten ? " asked the little
woman ,
"Tne > are to bo had for the asking. "
"I wlih I hud known that. "
"Do ) ou want nonio ? "
"Ytp , I wish joti would get 11:11 several
large ones. The wo-nar who lives next
door to mo IIKH some and they are just lovely
to paste rccl'ies into. "
Si'cri'tno HorroMH VII tlic Mom- ) ,
CHICAGO , Get 11. Judge Hancy today
appolntul Joseph W Suddard JIM ! Arthur
Walsh puimtnrnt receive ! * for thu Me
chanic * ' and Traders' SivlnyH , Loan rind
llui'.dlni ; association , for which temporary
recrlvcTti were appointed last July. A
ratlitr startling state of affairs was dis
closed wntn the report of Hxpert Hard , who
had been appointed to examine the nBsoclu-
tlou's books , i * an made. According to the
rtport , Secretary Charles (1. Trench owes
tills lusociatlon about $ MO.OOO. He holds
property ot the association , cither In lila owa
On and after today the morning edition of
will be enlarged each week day except
Monday to
This move is made for the purpose of
giving the readers of Tha B ie the full benefit of the
unexcelled news facilities and special features p'aced
at their disposal by this paper.
While this change will add 112 columns
of reading matter every week
In quality The Bee will con'mue to main
tain its superiority over all competitors as a metro
politan daily.
name or In the nnmcs of friends , upon which
there nro loins of J31G.OOO. This Is securtd by
mor'Kages ' on propel ty , the iipprai cd value
of which , according to the expert's rep r *
docb not exceed $7S,000. French Is supposed
to be In Colorado.
Trjlnir to Out ToKTi-tln-r.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 11 Conference com
mittee of the two societies "Sons of the
Revolution" nnd "Sons of the American
Revolution. " were engaged In secret ws lon
here till late tonight , preparing u leport to
the two bodies , to bo presented tomorrow-
In reference to a propo 3d conrolldatlon of
these two bodies into one order or a'-socia-
tlon. What conclusion the tommlss onerh
reached will not bo divulged until made
In the form of a report to the Joint con
vention tomorrow
Ii > | inrtiiioiit Mori' Fnllx.
CHICAGO , Oct. 11. The dcpaitmcnt store
of fie Simmons companj , 102 and 201 State
street , has been c'osed by creditors undei
chattel mortgages. The amount of Indebt
edness represented In the failure Is esti
mated In the neighborhood of JUO.COO , and
the assets , It Is believed , will aggregate
about the sime figure. Inability to meet
piymcnta promptly was assigned as the
cause.
KOIinCAST OK TOI1AVS WKATIIKIl.
ThroatciiliiK Woiitlu-r , KolIoTtnl Iiy
Fair , ultli .NortliKt U'liulx.
WASHINGTON , Oct 11. Fotceast for
Tuesday :
For Nebraska Threatening weather , fol
lowed by fair Tuesday ; northeily winds ;
coolor.
For Mlfsnurl Partly cloudy weather ;
conditions favorable for local show era ;
cooler and frcsli to brisk north winds.
For South Dakota Partly cloudy , with
westerly winds.
For Kansas Generally fair , preceded l > y
loial showers In northwest portion ; north
erly vvlnil * and cooler.
For Wyoming Fitlr ; coolei in westein
portion : variable winds
For Iowa Partly cloudy weather ; condi
tions favorable for locil showers und frcsn
to brisk noithwesterly winds.
IOIMll Itfl'Olll.
OFFICES or Tin : WEATHER IIURHAU.
OMAHA , Neb , Oct , -Record of rainfall
nnd temperatuie compared with the corresponding
spending day of the pant three jears :
U97. 16 % . U95. 1831.
Maximum temperature . . 73 M . " 8 70
Minimum temperatuie . . 41 42 4S 42
Aveiago temperature . . . . f > 'i 4S HI SO
Rainfall . , 02 T T .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
nt Omaha for this day und tstiuc March
1 , 1S37 :
Normal for the day . , 55
Excess foi the day 4
Accumulated cxcefs flnce March 1 . . SCI
Normal rainfall for the day 09 Inch
UellclLiicy for the tiny 07 Inch
Total rainfall slneu March 1 . .10 IT Inches
Deficiency > < liico Mauh 1 11 19 Inches
Hxces tfor coi. period , ISM . . . . 1.10 InebcM
Deficiency for coi. period , IbM . .811 Inches
Ut'liiirU from Millions ill S 1 > , in.
? : tli Meridian 'J'me. '
-0
1T3
TATKWS AND BTATE Or T3C
. p C
WEA.THKIU T3I
3 I
Oniiili.i , raining 01.CO
North I'uitle. cloud ) . . .CO
rult ! Iikc City , clear .CO.w
Clip > enne , clc.ir .w
Ilnplil C'ty , cloudy . . . . 00
Huron , cloudy (0
ChlcHKO , I'ltnr laW
VVllllklrn , pnrt cloudy W
ht. I./.JU , clear t :
ht 1'uul , clnudy T
Helena , fiiuwlni ; .31
Kanras City , clear 01
Hitvrtpirt cloudy . . . 01T
llltinaiLk , purt cloudy T
T Indicates trace of prtclplUitlmi.
I. A , WUI.BII , I-ocal roreruit Oltlclal.
For Infants and Children.
DUFFY'9
PURE MALT WHISKET
All Druggists *
Mrs. Wlnslow'H Soothlre s > rup ho been used
for over 60 > car b > millions of mothers for
ttitlr children \\hlie Ifttlilnij wllh perfect uo.
cess , u tootlios the clilld. Fofienx Ihe gums.
ullajB all piln , cures wind colic , nnd la the beat
remedy for Dlanhocu. Sold b > ilrucglFt * In
eveiy part of the world. He sure nnd atk for
"r.Ms. Wlnfclon'n Soothing Syrup" and tike no
other kind. 25 cenu a bottle.
I'liMon & Iurges %
Miinucors.
Tel. 1031.
TOMCHT , HilT ,
Thosn real fmniv fellows
MA.THEWS & , BULGER
In the fitrco comedy conspiracy
At Gav Gonev Island
I'rlcec 21c , & 0c , 75 , $1.CO.
RAVrVGl Paxton 8 , Rjrgets , Managers ,
DU I JJ 3 Telph3no 19.9.
TOMHHT , HUB.
MATINIIvnr : : > NisDAY. ( j
CIIARLKS FKOIIA1AN
Presents the Ilrllllont Homnnce , In Tour Act * ,
Uixder the Red l&oba
\ \i"rnn uv nmvAitn uo.su
I'rom the novel li > Stanley Wc > inan , an per
form t'l ( on over C'X ' ) nlRlits nt the Kinplro Thra.
ter , New Voile. Cunt Includes Wllllnm M O.T.I ,
GltCK Hilnc , Mlltcin I.lpinun , Kilwin Than *
houForVllllum 1'arnuni , Liw lento CddlniKr ,
Mary Hampton , I.nrle UMIiiKCr. Olive Crompton.
1'rlcrsl"ie. . fOe 75o U ( X ) $1 CO.
Matinee 2Jc Me , 7Sc , tl.CO.
H Canton and liirqcss , Managers
Telephone 1919.
COMIC oi'niiA or Tin : HIIABO.V.
Lost , Strayed or Sfo.en
AlTlIlt I'l.AYINQ I
iH ! ( > MKIK In \-u Vorlc , .1 ( ) MiflitH In
lloNion , 50 MulilN lii I'lilliuli-liilila.
rni.ij I'AUTici'i.Aits CHVIN : RnVlVQ
HY INQUfUINO AT 13 U I U 3
Tliiii-Nilii > , h'ridii } l tibiiliiriluy Mat ,
I'ritcB-Zie , tOc , 71k : , tl 00. tl CO
Mntlntt- I'llci-E-r-Uc , Me , 750 , IK *
I'mton S llurgest.
Managers.
Tcluphuno Ifijr.
Thursday , Friday Saturday , '
Oct. 14 , 15 , 16 , Mat. Saturda/ .
THE SINGING COMEDIAN ,
AMDT&UW MAtfKin
AN IBISH GENTLEMAN" .
rrlccH-2-.c , We , 7&c , 100
Matinee I'rlceH S5c , SJo , &Cp , 75e.
Uouylat
Slrj3t ,
Ameilcan plan , ( J.M ) p.u day iii. |
Kiiruiiu-in p an , JI.UO p'jrd. .iy up.
J. K. 3IAUK1JL , .V. bOV. I'I-OIIM ,
BAUKEH , HOTEL.
riiniTii\Tit A.MJ JOMN .STHUITS ,
14) rooin > , Latin , ttiain litat and Q | | modern
coivinlenctu. Hates , 11.1.0 und J2.W per djr.
Tutlc unexcelled , bneclal low rnirs to rccuUf
tourdrri DICIC SMITH. Manager.
CURE VOURSELF !
Vn ing 11 tar uuuatutil
dliciiargci , ludtiumiitlL.nl. 1
Irrlutloui or ulccr > lfot3
of mueuBi iu Ulr DM.
Folalcii , ted not > ilrla <
ld by
t la