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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. .ESTABLISHED .JUNE II ) , 1871 , OMAHA , THURSDAY MOHNINCr , EMBER 1J , 1807 TWELVE TAGISS. SINGLE COl'Y FIVE CUNTS. STUWKN HAVE TROUBLES Oattlo Raising in South Dakota is Not All Bunsbiuo , SOME OFFSEFS APPEAT FOR FREE RANGd More. Frequently Jinnirr Cattle anil Hitmen Than In hettleil ConimunllleM tie tier Opportunity to Hpreail. CHAMBRRLAIN , S. D. , Nov. 10. ( Special. ) A good many oittle on the ceiled Sioux lands west or the Missouri river arc Buffer ing from the ptnk-ejc , a disease which sweeps through the herds on the ranges over ) slimmer with Invariable regularity. When an animal Is attacked It remains to tally blind for a number of davs. Its c > es assume n dark pink hue and the creature Elands helplessly one spot staring about 'vlth wide-open , sightless eyes , or , becoming suddenly pinlc-sirlckcn , dashes madly away , iunnlni { over and Into everything that hap pens to be In Its path. This disease Is not usually fatal , and after u couple ot weeks the affected animals recover sight and health , althougn much cmarlatej from hav ing gone without food or water for several days at a time. Another disease that ut- tn-Us the licnlf , at Intervals Is the hoof-rot. Without any apparent cause the cattle be come lamp , and , In scvcro cases , a part , anj BomotlmcH tic ! entile hoof , will rot off. In most cases nature works n cure In time and the cattle again become fat anil healthy. It la dlffcrei.tslth thu black-leg. Thla disease attacks 'only calves and } cartings , and usually t.io finest and fattest In the herd. The victim Is taken suddenly sick , and often ( lies In convulsions > i few minutes aftcr- The bands of horses that run half wild upon the pmlrlc are nut without their pe culiar allllctlons Ever } fall the calt-dlstem- l > er svvcepE over the ranges. In some coses the dreaded glanders gets Hr'.o a bun.l and Is stamped out only by u wholesale. slaughter. Then , too , harm H sometimes become what Is called "alkallcd. " TJicro arc thousands of alkali sprlngH scattered over the country west of the Mlbsuurl , so btrongly Impregnated with mineral that the soil about them becomes covered with a white crust , formed of alkali This the animals lick up , and at times drink the water. The crust In some Instances takes the place of common e-alt among thu range etock Occculonally onu of the brutes gets on overdose , and then , after a time , the mane and tall falls off. A crack will show around each hoof Just below the hair. Below this the hoof Is dead , and Is pushc-d steadily downward by the new hoof , precisely as a bruised anil blackened finger nail In pushed out by the new null which takes its place The horse remains lame for some time , but eventually the old hoof drops off and the new one fully replaces It. Then there Is the "loco" weed , of which horses eat and be come. cra/y. Rattlesnakes bite them whl'e ' they are grazing unsuspectingly upon the pralilc In fact , It seems to be a rule of Providence that all things , both good and ovll , must have their set-offs , and , lest the etooluncn hhould gain uoilth too quickly where nature provides both feed and shelter , they ha\o Innumerable pests to contend with of which the eastern farmer knows nothing Oriler llt'tter PIIMICIIBIT Sert lee. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Nov. 10. ( Spe cial. ) It Is reported here that Uie railroad coinmUsloners have ordered the Milwaukee railroad company to put on a regular pas senger train between hero and Mitchell , to take the ploco of the mixed train which has done service during the greater part of the last few jcars. This line has always had a good pasenger and frelgit traffic , and the lieavy btcck shipments from hero this fall liavo greatly Increased the freight traffic. The IDtli Iret. Is the time set for the pas senger service to bo Inaugurated. It Is thought the company will refuHc to comply With itho order. lloalH Co Into Winter ( tiiarterM. CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. . Nov. lO.MSpe- clal. ) Tlio steamer Last Chance has returned hero from Forest City , from which point It tills been engaged In hiullng government freight to Ciejenne Indian agency. It and several other boats will go Into iwinter quar ters hero. riinnue I.lfe I'nrtiierx. ABERDEEN S. D. . Nov. 10 ( Special Tel egram. ) Mrs Dow E Low s and Nels Han son of Ipswich have eloped , gnlmj to parts unknown. The woman leaves a husband am ! four children Hansoi , has a wife but no children. Lewis Is trying to trace the couple. Al'IM,1CTION KOII UIMIMSrU VTOIl. AVIilo.-i OpposeMppolnlinent of Frederic It. t'onilert. NEW YORK. Nov 10 MiKonzIp Seiiwle nuardlcci of Mlw Jrannlo Coudert , daughter of the late Chirles Coude. t of Coudevt in a , applied to Suirogatc Arnold today to appoint Frederic R. Coudert , uncle of the petitioner , temporary administrator of her father's estate. Thu appointment of .Mr. Coudert was opposed by John Townscnd , counsel for Mrs. JIarlo E Coudcrt , widow of the testator , whn asked that Robert C. Embrlo be cii- polntcd. Decision w < is reserved. Charles C Coudert left two wills In the first Ills estate was devised tn his wife , but ill the second ( ho WIH cut off without anj- thlng and tlio prcperty divided among the seven children of the testator. The latter will Is contested by .Mm. Coudert and the prior will by her children , ot whom Jeannlu U. Coudert , a minor. Is one. KM n i ITS WH iMiiii : ovun covrnsT.s. llrpnrt of Committee on CreileiitlnlH CIIIIHCN VVnriii Debute. LOUISVILLE ) , Ky. , Nov. 10. The second day's session ot the general assembly of the Knights of Labor vuts consumed in wrangling over contested delegations. Soon after thu ubscmbly was called tn order this morning tlio committee on credentials made Its re port and It wcs upon this report that thu dls- cusclan came , buveral of thu delegates grow ing rather heated In ( heir remarks. It Is believed the assembly will bo full ) organized before the day U llnlahed and that Hie annual address of Oeujral .Master Work- linn Sovereign will bu read. Thu only woman delegate In attendance Is Lulu F Ford of Rochester , N. Y. . who Is a devoted worker iu the Interest of organized labor. IMlie II I'lirlNtliiii Seleiillnl. KANSAS CITY , Nov 10. Mrs , Amanda J , llnliil , tno Christian btluneo healer , watt lined J' > 0 In ixilU'o court today for falling to report to the Hoard or Health u cjm of Ulphtntrla Hhu was treating Mra llalrd liimieiMiitely gave bond , appealing thu case tu the criminal court U , II Klnney. the father of Mae Klnney , who illed under Mrs , Balrd'a Christian science tu'iilment , pinned the bond 'Ihu parents of-tlie. dead child vuro among the Arm to shaku hands. With Mr . I'alnl after the conviction. Wheat OOOM Ip THO tVulii. CHICAGO , Nov 10-Tluro was nil ml- vance of from 2 to 2'4 cents In wheat today , the inail.e't closing very xtrong at about 91 cents for May The market opened linn nnd neatly 2 oe-nls higher. Worts being Bcarci * Into cover l > y thf reports of serious frosts In Argentina There was a dlspokl- tlon to rfullzo by holders , but reportH of an enormous export bUblmsa , which came In later In thu bfbalon , utoujieil this. Thei ml- VHCOVIIB nce'Oiiip.uiUil by but llttio e-xclte- nient nnd trading waa of only inodcratu volume , There U noeed of little children being tortured by in Id head , eczema and ikln eruptions. Do Witt's Witch lUzel fc'Mvu give * initant relief ana cured permanently. ic.Mmiis or iAlton i\ I\GI , AililreftH liy Irluli ltepre etitntl > o nt the Contention. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Nov. 10. Ireland has a representative attending the convention ot the Knights ot Labor meeting In this city. This Is Robert Bllsnert , who comes from Conncmarn. He Is one of the most Interest- ng members ot the order attending the con vention. Mr. iBIUscrl spoke very Interestingly of the condition of the order of Knights ot Labor In his country. The older waa transplanted from hero to the United Kingdom , where t took root and Is growing rapidly. Its very existence there has Introduced Ideas which were hitherto unknown to the laborer. The American organization Is , according to the Irish representative , the only organlra- tlon recognized by the various assemblies In ttio United Kingdom. Mr. Sovereign la tho. general master workman , to whom they look as their highest officer , ho says. Mr. Bllsscrt says further that In Ireland the regularly en rolled members of the order number more than 30,000. There are fully five times that many laborers , who , though they hiuc no actual connection with the order , are Influenced by Its lawn They are thoroughly permeated with the order's prime Idea , that "an Injury to one Is the concern of all. " This Is their rule of dally life , nnd when they come to understand the ultimate objects ot the Knights of Labor they will ally themselves with It actually as well as In spirit. Ireland , Mr. Bllrsort thinks , Is a rich IleX within which the seed sown by the order's leaders will thrive and flourish , i The order lu , England numbers something I like 20400 members , and Is In a strong , healthy condition. Them are also a number I nf assemblies In Scotland. Mr. Bllsscrt fee's , sure that In the last two named countries the , order will continue to grow , though slower than In Ireland , as the people there arc less used to adapting themselves to new condi tions than the Irish , WIIAI.TIIV , HUT liIVHI ) IV Mll\l,0ll. ! Valuable ! * round Stoned VA\IIJ' In Un- c\peeteil IMaeeN. CHICAGO , Nov. 10. Charles Pcarsy. who for fifteen years was a familiar figure on West Madison street Is dead. He was old , , at least bli , when , be took his lodgings In a | i llttio room at 221 West Madlfon street. He lived the life of a recluse from the begin I ning. At times ho did his own cooking ; , sometimes ho ute In the cheap lestaurantsj I of the neighborhood Ho never did coy work. ' Neither did he ever seem to be In actual ] | want. Ho made no friends. He bothered no one. All ho asked was to bo let alone. Yet there WCTO things about the old man that provoked curiosity Ho gave signs of having seen better dajs. The busybodles kciH up. I heir prjlng until they discovered that the j old man had come to Chicago from Virginia Next they learned he had a brother somc- whcro in that state who was a countj clerk i ir someth'cig of the kind. Still later it was' I ' eported that ho had another brother In New' i York who was rich. Hut the old man would not talk about himself and would neither ilflrm nor deny these reports. Although ivlng the life of a miser , an Investigation jf his roam after his death shows that he , vas wealthy The room was shabbl'y ' fur- | nlshcd and littered with all sorts of oddn and ' ends. The chances ot finding anything ) seemed slight , but from all sorts of 1m- ' oosslblo places government bonds , money In small amounts , two watches , a memoranlu showing deposits In various banks to the amount of $1,000 and other valuables wcro dragged out. The total amount of Ills wealth la estimated at between $35000 and $40,000 MOIII : CONTUSTS OF Tiin FIRvn.i. . . Four Parties Will \HNII | | the Triixl IroNOII. . SAN FRANCISCO , Nov 10 Within a few days sixteen more contests art1 to be filed In the superior court , against the trust will of the late James G. Fair This will was dated September 21 , 1894 , and the original was stolen from the county clerk's olllco and never recovered. There is certain to be a suit brought by the three children. Mrs. Hurnarj Oelrtehs , Miss Virginia Fair and Ctarlcs L Fair. Mrs. Nettle Craven will probably file a scccnd and a third may "be " commenced in the name of an alleged grand child of the deceased millionaire. The con tests will bo commenced upon the grounds that ex-Senator Fair was Incompetent or In sane at the time he made the tiaist will , anl that hd was acting under undue In- lluencc and duress. Mrs Craven's hulls will probably bo iKought by her as the widow of the c\- saiator Judge Slack's decision places her In such a posltl n tl at s-hu must fight the tiust will If she expects to get anything at all. The contest will be upon thu same general grounds cs that of the three chil dren It Is stated that , the contests cf the heirs will be brought to obtain relief In case Judge Slack Is reversed fcy the supreme court In his rullcs destroying the tnibt clause In the will eovrnsT KOII IIVWVIIVN M'VH. Viitl-TriiKt ConeeriiHVII1 Control Moxt of It. SAN. FRANCISCO , Nov. 10. The Chronl- clueajs. Plars have been perfected and tha i arsuroniu Is given that everything will bo ' i in readlncsb for lighting the Sugar trust on January 1 , when the flvc-year contract of thu i 1 Hawaiian planters with the Western Sugir rcflnur > will expire. H will continue to I i handle that portion of the crop , say from { -10,000 to 50,000 tons , which Claus Sprcckela can control. Of the remainder , consisting of , 225,000 tons , 150.000 tons will be placed on I the market by the California Beet Sugar nn.l Refining company. In which Welch A ; Com- panj , George McNcar and their friends are the prlnci | > il element ; . . Ot the 150,000 tons of raw Island , 90 000 tons will be sent to Now York , where it has already been sold to icfiiidilcs Independent of the trust. The rcmain'ng 60,000 tons will be reflned at the ! California Beet Sugar ami Rellnery comj j j pan's works at Crockett , on the straits of Carquln z. SIX PEOI'lii : llt'UT IN V TOI.MMOV. Mlllc anil PamieiiKrer Tralnx VIeel In a Clilc-iiKo Snlinrli , CHlCAClp , Nov. 10 Chicago & Eistcrn Il linois passenger trvdn No. 12 , bound for Chicago - ' cage , collided vvlih a milk train on t-ie Wabash rail read at HammonJ Junction , or Eight } sixth street , today , while both trains we.io going at high tpeed. Six pcrcons were1 I bcrlously injured. Engineer Stoncr oi thu i Chicago & Kastcrn Illinois will prob.bly die. i The other live will recover. A m'splaccd ' f witch caused the wreck. The Injured are : Jo1) ! ! Stoner , ribs crushed and leg broken. A. 1C. McCranc , hivikcman Chicago & East ern Illinois , right arm ciushed. Mrs , Bcfcslu Richards , Charmon , III , , head cut and body bruised. Mrs. Louise Auaterman , Beecher , III. , bruUes and cuts. John Stoolstra , Chicago , head cut and bruised. C. Persuft , Chloigo , right arm crushed , flrnltholoKlNlM In beNHlon. NEW YORK , Nov. lO.Thefifteenth an nual conyrt'ss of the American Ornitholo gists' union was begun yesteiday In the nuiBoum of natural history here. There were over 100 delegates present , besides many lovera of birds Dr C Hart Mer- rlam of the Dtpartment of Agriculture at Washington was the ) chairman of the meeting Some of those prisim were Ur KUlut fours , Smithsonian Institution , Ruthvvn Dean , Chicago , Dr Albert Cl. Isher , Department of Agriculture. Dr. Ueorb'e Bird , ( irlnnell , editor of. Forest arid Iill-Be Machine WorKN Horn , MIDDLOSBOROI'GII , Ky. , Nov 10-The Mlddlesborough Machine ) works and foun dry , onu of the largest plants In the south , was destroyed by Jlro this afternoon The pattern has nearby are now burning The plant employed 200 men and was being enlarged , loalt on the maln b dlnK will reach NICHOLS' ' FRIENDS WORKING Suspicion That Ho Was Murdered Finds , Bonio Support NOT SATISFIED WITH SUICIDE STORY Itiiinlrr Into the Vlxlt of the Hnin- InirK Crncrr to'Omnliii ' mill 1II KiMiiifiit TnklnK ( Id In Comineiiceil. Chief of Police Gallnghcr has a letter from Deputy Sheriff J. 1 * . Swlnnoy of ( Hamburg , la. , which may lead to startling develop ments In connection with the death ot James Nichols , a colored man whoso remains were found on a sand bar In the rhcr last Thurs day. day.Tho The body was found by a fisherman named Slmma near Gibson. It was brought to this city and after considerable Investigation by Coroner Ilnrket It was concluded that Nich ols had committed suicide by drowning. The letter from the deputy sheriff docs not In cline to this opinion. The writer and friends of the deceased are of the opinion that Nichols wan foully dealt with and his body afterward thrown Into the river lu order to conceal the crime Robbery Is given as the object of the deed. Deputy Sheriff Swln- ney says In the letter that Nichols had been a resident of'Hamburg ' for over twenty years and at the time of his death wns the owner of a green grocery store which brought him a good Income. For the long-period ot jcars covering his residence In the Iowa town he was never known to have left his homo ex cept on the Uslt to this city which resulted In his death. The letter says that Just pre vious to his departure from Hambuig Nich ols dlsplajed a large slim of money to a few of his Intimate friends. The sum was esti mated by these friends at nearlj $400. Con- slilerable of It was In 420 gold plecei. He was known to have taken thu money with htm Caleb Sykes , with whom Nichols bearded In this city , sa > s the ddccascd was a gambler and also that he was addicted to the use of laudanum and morphine. Dotli these state- ments wcro denied In the deputy sheriff's letter. The police have taken the matter up for Investigation , but nothing as jet has been deeloped. . STORY TOLD BY SYKI2S. Caleb Sykes wfaen elobcly questioned re- pcated substantially the same story ho told to Coroner Uurket. Hd Insisted that Nichols acted peculiarly and had been ejected from his homo at 2028 Farnam street for the theft of $7 from Mrs. Sjkcs' trunk. The money was returned by Nichols to avoid arrest This Incident transpired during the latter part of September. After Nichols left the Sykes home ho had libt been "seen again bj any of Hie Inmates Tred Jackson , another boarder at the Sjkes establishment , sticks to the same story. He had never teen Intin.ate with Nichols and had never seen him display any money with the exception of a few pennies. Jackson was not aware that Nichols was lu the habit of gambling. Tasso Dryant , a urother-ln-law to SjKes , cmplojcd as a porter In a Fanum street sa loon , stuck to the eamo story as told by the proprietor of the boarding iioube. He thought Nichols was slightly demented , for he hid seen him several times looking at the photo- giap'is of a couple of white girls whom lie bald ho intended to irarrj. Ho had also heard Nichols say that he was berry he had visited the city and that he might take his llfo if he did not secure something to do. All three men interviewed claimed to Know nothing of Nichols' Intimates and assert they liad little to do with him , although he had lived at their house for three weeks. The po'ice believe the suspicions of the friends of Nichols In regard to foul plaj aio well grounded , and will sift the matter to the bottcm. The fact that the deceased had no Incentive to suicide and that he pos sessed a large turn of money , the accumu lation ef jcars , leads them to think that he did not Jump Into the river of his own volition. ci'rri.n iM'nuns PS Coil\flltl < > ll ( 'illicit tilHret - Upon II ( Iniirnntlne I , Inc. SPRINGFIELD , 111 , Nov. 10 Colonel C. I > . Johnson president of the Interstate Asso ciation of Live Stock Sanitary Hoards , today called a conference of live block sanitary b-nrds and state veterinarians of Kansas , Nebraska .Missouri , Iowa , Illinois. Wiscon sin , Indiana , Mich gan , Ohio , I'ennsjlvanla , j Kentucky , Tennessee and Arksrisis at the Planter's hotel , St. Louis , December 2 , for tr-e purpose of agreeing upon a quarantine line with reference , to , .Arkansas and Ten nessee on account of southeici fever , to be established for 1S9S , and to request the sec retary of agriculture to co-operate In the establishment of such a line , ib nlull bt decided upon. It Is hoped that at the con ference between the states of Tennessee. Arkansas ami the northern states mentioned a line can be determines ! that Will be abso lutely safe to cattle Interests In the northern states without doing any injustice or creat- Ing unnecessarj hardship upon cattlemen of the southern states Involved. A majoritj of the states Included In the call ha\o signi fied a deslro for a meeting and their Inten- tton of attending CHIMSI : MIMIIIS AUI : \J\KMII > . Ifralil tn ( < t < i Ilrnlilvt mill to Sni'i-coil Striken. . CHICAGO , Nov. 10 Sam Moy , "mayor of Chinatown " Wall Hlng nnd Hip Lee , three c' tl'o authorities in the C'j'cago ' ' Chln"c colony , say tlio plan of Importing Mongolian miners from Wjomlng to nil the places of I ho striking miners of Ilraldwood lies fallen through , and that the agent of thu Six Com panics has served noticeon the coal company tli-t IIL will be unable to supply the necr j- aary men. The officials of the coal company , however , said today the contract with thu Six Companies Is still In effect , that from 800 , to 1,000 Chinese miners liavo been engaged under r. five-year contract , and that the mines will bo opened as soon an they can bo brought Into the state Sam Moy ays that two weeks ago there were 100 Chlnrbo miners hero waiting orders , In go to the mines but the plan fell through because the Chinamen became frightened at the prospect of taking their chances among the strikers , CliiHiof ii ( Vli'liriitlon , NH\V YOIUC , Nov. JO. Tim celebration of the lUinlverKaiy of the Westminster htiimlanl closed last night with exeu'lsta by the pupllH of the Sunday schools Of this city In the old First Presbyterian church on Fifth avenue. Addresses were made by Rev. J A. Wonlen of Philadel phia ; Rev , Halsey , chairman of the Sun day Bchool committee of thu New York Pitsbytery , nnd llev. Clmiles Cuthbnrt Hall , president of Union Theological Homlniiry , and ex-Governor Heaver of Pennsylvania. Flail a If > u > for tinMimej. . SAN FRANCISCO. Nov lO.-Tlie tiustecH of the Chamber of Commerce have adopted a resolution unking the United States gov ernment to net aside thu money obtained from the payment of the ilebtn of thu Union , Central and Kansas Pacific rail roads ) , thu fund to bo applied to the con struction of the Nicaragua canal , The government wasi also asked to establish u patrol of the Yukon river and to station two additional artillery regiments nt San Francisco , lotion Improperly ll ALBANY. N. V , Nov 10 The appellate division of the third department has agreed with Judge Chester In vacating the order compelling the coal trust presidents to ap pear before a referee Tne question of the constitutionality of the law was not dis cussed uxccpt In Judge I andon's dissent ing opinion , The court holds that the at torney general did not properly , tlrajw the affidavit * . sn.v MA.TTRII ctnir.s IMHST. Cniinillnn llei > re > ex Hlnctum Their Mlim'toli. WASHINGTON , Nov. lO.-SIr Wilfrid Laurlcr , Sir Louie Divlca j and the other prominent Canadian ofjlcfals who are hereto to confer with the goYcrnnjent authorities , were busy today arranging ( for the Bering sea meeting which It wap settled should open at the State dcpnrtmenlt at' 2 p m today. The Canadian premier"\recclved callers In democratic faohlon at hie apartments In the Shorcham , but to all he Rave the reply that It would be manifestly premature at this stage for ulm to discuss tlio outlook on the Ilcrlng sea question or ' any other subjects which concern the Unltcd'States nnd Canada , He and Sir Louts desired first to communi cate with the seal experts of the United States and Great Urltaln bcforo Indicating any course of action. Ho. made U clear also that they Would glvo tholr exclusive atten tion to this subject until some conclusion was reached , and that other questions , such as reciprocity , border Immigration , etc. , would not bo referred to until the first pur pose of the visit was accomplished. It was stated that the official purposeof the visit was to consider the Bering sea. matter and ! that future circumstances would develop how- far other questions would bo opened to con sideration. When the subjects of reciprocity and bor der Immigration were suggested to Sir Wil frid ho diplomatically stated that for the present the Bering sea matter was the only one to which ho and his associates were to glvo their attention. tt'OI.COTT MIT IX A TAMCtM ! MOOD. IleelltieN to Sei > Hi'i'iH'Hciitntl * CM of. the I'n-NN SliKillln lletnrn. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10 Senator Wolcott since hia return has been extremely reticent about his recent trip abroad and refills td see members ot the press. The commission of which hr > Is chairman was appointed by the president and will make a report to the executive , which probably will be transmitted to congress. T'lls report will be accom panied by the correspondence which has been had with the governments with whom the commission has been negotiating. Senator Wolcott 1'as made an Informal statement to the president explaining why the commission failed. The senator Is not sot without hope of success arid has explained how near the commission was to bringing about a favor able reply. Senator Wolcott paid that when everything was going along nicely and It ssemed as though the British cabinet Would go as far as promised , reopening the Itid an mints and consenting to a conference , the press of Great Britain and the bankers ot London criticised the cabinet so severely that It was compelled to take a course ) contrary to that which the commission had expected. COMl'VItTIVK VVIA'U OF HOCiS. Itcmills of i\perliueiitN ulth IltlTer- fllt UriMMlH. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Director Curt'ss ' of the Iowa experimental , station has sub mitted to Secretary of Agriculture Wllbon a eompiratlvo report on Kngl'sh and American hogs , embiacing the results of tests to deter mine the best bleeds to feed and the prices received for each breed. The report states that the market discrimination between the bleeds Is very slight , only 10 ecu's a hundred pounds In favor of the Tamworts and Berkshires - shires , the nngllsh breeds. They sold for $1.80 per 100 , while all the others brought $3 70. All the breeds of hogs tested made pork at substantially tha same pjlce for raising , feeding , etc. about 2 cents per pound. Secretary Wilson eajs while the demand ' abroad may bo greater fo'r "the bacon hops than for the other the dpmand for lard hogs is 8 great hero as ever. nncini : TO S IMI mr , IJEVK NORTH. inortN Will He Unite to Suitthf ! < ( - lioiiinl \ % hnlers. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Secretary Long and Captain Shoemaker had another confer ence with the president today concerning the Icebatci'l wrallng fleet In Her ng sea. Further Information from San Francisco had been received which made It inexpedient to send the- whaling sh'c. ) Thrabhci to the rescue and it has now been determined to send the Hear. Revenue marine cfUccrs hive icported that the Thiabhcr Is not as serviceable as de-sired and besides would cost $100 a day and might be gone 200 days or more. In curring an expense which the department would not be willing tp assume. The Bear will bo Immediately provisioned cml sent to tlio nearest point that can be. reached and the provlb'ons ' will bo transported over the Ice by reindeer or dogs , as seems most feasible. \ppoliitinentN h ) the I'rexlilent. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10 The president today made the following appointments : Charles W. Kendrlck of Louisiana , to be consul general of the United Statcn at Mon terey , Mexico ; Archibald A. Young surveyor of customs for the port of Indianapolis , I ml ; John II. Dawson , special examiner of drugs , medicines and chemicals In the district of San Franc'sco. ' The president has appointed the following postmasters : Arkansas , Hot Sprlrgs. John W , How ell Illlno'3 , Spring Valley , Edward G. Thomp- B3n. Indiana , Gcshen , 'Milton ' A. Cornell ; Kokomo , Th mas T. Whitakcr , Montlcello , William nicColloch ; Notru Dame. William Ccrby ; Seymour Phillip Wilhelm. Ken tucky , Covlngton , 0 A. Rej nohls. North Dakota , Mandan , Clarence E , Nichols Ohio , Columblana , Edw n. . I , Snyiler ; Plymouth , G W. Hoffmann , Oregon , Pondlet n , Charlra K. 'Fell. ' MoetliiK of Seal KxperlN. WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 Arrangements hev < i been made for tlio first meeting of the British and 'American seal experts at 2 o'clock this afternoon at tno State depart ment , l V\eruue : Vlclil of Corn. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. A\erago yield of ! corn per acre this year U 23.7 ; last year , 27.3 I MOVia TO M4TTI.R MpKHS * STItllvi : . I'ri-Nlileiit Itnd-hfiiril .l.ithorliiK fur a STRKATOR. III. . Nqv , 10Great Interes * was manifested In the nlncrs' convention hero today The fact ( ho t a settlement hail been made at Carbon 1 111 anil Braccvllle will liavo a tendcneyjflt 11 thought , to bring about a settlement In t entire northern Illlnoln field Many del eg' lea came Instructed to stand out for the/Sni / ngfluld scale Na tional President RaMhford will endeavor to bring about a compfomlB scale , which will bo an advance of 10 cents over the scale adopted hero last May and only 4 cents bclo.v the Springfield scale , j STOCK IIIIIMII ; i.\ l-u viiin : run : . Three ThoiiHiinil Hhejf'p ami Twenty Ilenil of Until ) ' I'erlNh , ST. LOUIS , Nov. 1Q.-TA special to the Post-Dnr ! iteh from Fort Worth , Tex , i-ays Three thousand sheep belonging to John D"nadon ! and tw/nty head of cattle wcro burned to denith In Crosby county by a prairie fire which 4s sweeping over the ranges of the Panhandle country The damage - age done to ranches ! , enormous , The fall ranges arc blng badly damaged n.Hunker Forfeit * Hlx llonil. GRAND FORKS D. Nov. . , N. , JO.-Ex- State Treasurer Booker IB among the miss ing. Some time ugt > Booker was Indicted by the federal grand Jury for making u fraudulent report to the comptroller of the currency on the condition of the Grand Forks National bunk , of which he was president. When hU c.isn was called In thu United States court Booker failed to respond and his bonds were declared for feited. Olllcers Imve been unable to find him nd the supposition In that he la now In Canada The Grand Forks National bank failed two yours n&'o. Hooker was at one time reported to bq worta Jl.oco.OW. CITY PICKS UP A FORTUNE Funds Supposed to Bo Exhausted Turn Out Nice Reserves. FINDS A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS Cxpcrt flrlllKli MnUrn n ShimlitK of the Comlltloii of Aiullnlilc llnl- uiicen tlint Snrnrlftrn the Finance Committee. The first report from Expert Clrldlth , who has been engaged for several months In checking U | > the books ot the city to locate the cxcees Interest which \\ns believed to bo available , has been rccchcd anil It Is now In the hands of Chairman Burkley of the finance committed of the council. The entire records of the last four jcars have been checked up under the direction of Comptroller Wostbcrg , and the report as submitted by the comp troller to the finance committee shows that about $254,000 of the 00 per cent available of the levies of the lost four jcartj has never been drawn against and still stands to the credit of the various funds. If this state ment Is correct tnstoid of being confronted with a lie-licit the city Is In excellent financial condition , with the exception of the IIro and police funds , where the work of the export Jims disclosed au unknown overdraft of nearly $17,000. The statement Is based on the con dition of the funds on November 1 , 1S9T , and ' the effect of the disclosures on the various funds Is Indicated by n comparison of the I real balances In each fund as Indicated by I the expert report and the balanccb as they appear on the books. The following table shows the detailed re sults of Uio expert Investigation : sui'i'osnt ) TO in : roller llnrc n Clew to the Uxpoiiltloii I'orccr'n Iilcntlt > . The local police , together with the St. Louis and Chicago officers , lso the Tinker- ton Detective agency , are endeavoring to ferret out the Identity ot William Klllott , wanted In this city for defrauding the Transmlialsslppl Exposition of $500 on the supposition that he Is none other than the notorious nnlndler Walter Quy Kcrnold. This theory was brought out by some discoveries latcl > made In St. Louis , where Klltott succeeded In passing two forged chocks of $260 each upon the Exchange bank , the checks being cashed upon credentials furnished him by many prominent citizens of Omaha d officials of the exposition. The following clipping from a St. Louis paper shows the grounds upon which the police bise their Ideas It was learned from emi of tho'ovho saw the pictures of Wnltcr Guy Kcrnold In the hands of a dolectlvo Saturday thiit he felt almost positive that the features were nillotl'8. If this H the rase there ivlll bo much less trouble In locating the nun , ns the photograph of Fernold ale In the rogues' galleries of most o f the largo cities In the country , and detectives mould lie on the lookout for htm everywhere. Among tlio personal effects left by Ulltott at the Southern hotel was a card on which was the nnitio Waller O remold It stated also th.it Fernohl wa.i the resident agent of some railroad In Florldo. Fernold Is known only by reputation by the local nmccrs. He Is wanted In Chicago for swindling a wholesale tlrm out of $ SOO which ho secured while acting as a traveling man the money being paid over to him on creden tials furnished by ( lie firm. Ho Is wanted In Ann Arbor , Mich , for beating an Insur ance firm out of eevepil hundred dollars. T.ie money was collected fioin policy holders to whom he represented himself as the com pany's agent. Fornold Is also said to be wanted In New York City , where ho Is known to have forged a couple of checks for $300 each nnd to have successfully passed the Bumc. On being appolnte.l a commissioner to St. Louis by the exposition directory Elliott represented that ho liad Just arrived from The manner In which the results wcro ob tained was by systematically searching out the uncollcctcd taxes of each jcnr and de ducting from the aggregate the 10 per cent of the total levy that was reserved. H was found that In each year there was a large amount of uncollccted tnIn excess of the 10 per cent. In 1S94 the total amount of un collccted tax was $ IOS'J.1S S5. The 10 per cent reserve was $ S7C77 SI , thus leaving an avail able balance of $21,201 02 to bo distributed between the various funds. In ISO the bal ance obtained wah $72,204 73 , In 1SDO , $104- 699 h2 and In 18U7 , $275,588 53. AGGREGATE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS. The total for the four jeats wab $473,734.10. Less $62,131.63 , which belongs to the school fund , th's j lelds an aggregate available of $411,602.42. The present cash balance - anco of $98,1D9.SS swells this to $509,7C230.j There are warrants outstanding aggregating $255,611 15 and after this amount Is deducted the net available balance Is $270,13651. From this balance must be deducted the overdraft In the llro and police funds and the result i" that $2'4.151 15 Is , Indicated ns the real available balance against which war-j ran ir can bo drawn. This overdraft In the flro and police funds Is the only puzl cig feature of the report. According to the books of the city , there Is a small balance In each of these funds and at flrs.1 glance it would appear that It the figures of the expert are correct there must have been bonie verj' bud bookkeeping 3mo- whcre. The explanation which In believed to bo the true one Is that the aiyarent dis ci chancy is the renult of the previous action of the council In covering large amounts ot the 10 per cent re-serves Into the fire and police funds In order to relieve pending deficits On at least two occasions this has been done and the books were never given the exhaustive examination that was required to show exactly what proportion of these reserves really belonged to thane funds. In thu expert statement the reserves ha\o been correctij apportioned and the lapse In the two funds Is prebumed to lepresent reserves that had been covered Into them , but which should Kive been aroortloned to other funds Chairman Uurklcy sajs that he has not de cided BF yet Just what action he will recom mend. Ho &ajs he wants to have one or t.vo things In the report verified and then to dis cuss with tiio city attorney whether there Is any legal Impediment In the way of dniwlng on the balances as they now appear. The ad ditional amounts available in the various , funds will icllovo the city from all difllculty In regard to the general or other funds , with the exception of the fire and police funds , which according to the views of the major and city attorney , cannot be reinforced from the general fund , Mr. Burkley Is of the opinion that It will be perfectly legal to re- Infcrco these funls from the addl ional amount which now appears to be available In the general fund , and several other mem bers of the council are inclined to agree with him. The matter will be brought before Lie counirll by the flranco commlt'es and thor oughly dltjcutsed before any definite action is taken , Additional I'mliiK riintrnetH. The city council met In special session yeotcrday and passed the oidlnaneea which provide for paving Farnam Btreot from Thirtjsixth to Fortieth , Hickory street from Twenty-eighth to Twenty-ninth and Sixteenth street from Howard to Leaven- worth These1 ore the districts in which the contracts have been awarded to J. B Smith , and the meeting was culled at the icqucst of City Hnglnccr Rosewitcr In order that the contracts might be signed at once It 1'j not oxpectrd that It will bo pa < * BlhlP to do any work on the strc-ets Indicated this fall , but Mr Rosewater wants the contracts In shape so that the work ran bo done early In the spring and In o-der tint no fiitnf" c'mp'lcatiirs iray be Injectel. Ths conlpi ts will piobably bo drawn to provide that the work must be completed by Juno 15 , 18U8. I'ermltx for Kleel rli-ll > , The report of C'ty ' Ulectrlclan Schurlg for October shows that thirty-six permits for Interior construction were Issued dur'ng ' the month. These contemplated the placing of C30 additional Incandescent lam s. forty alternating current arc lamps and eight motors. The Inspection of Krcct llght'ng ' ehowe-a that there were 241 arc lamps in operation during the month , on which the total outage was 25C hours The average energy w-is 50.2 volts and 9.G2 amphercs , and the net cost was $2,212.22 _ fit ; Hull 'Note * , The receipts of the poundmaster during October amounted to $7325 There were Impounded 195 dogs , five horses and teven cove A permit has been Issued to the Nebiaska State ll&ird of Exposition Comm'X'alonerB to erect Its building at the exposition grounds , The estimated cost Is $16,000. After beveral unsuccessful attempts a ma jority petition has been secured for paving Twenty-fifth street 'rom Indiana avenue to Cumlng street Of the 1.7C1 feet of frontage on the proposed dlbtrlct 1,005 are represented on the petition _ .Scleel ii .NevMliiUler tn riilnii. CHICAGO , Nov. 10 , A special from Washington says Charles Page Bryan of Chicago has been determined upon as the successor of Minister Charles Henby , who now re-presents the United State * at I'tkln , China. Sydney , Austral'a , and that he was an adept In the business to which he aspired In sup port of his statements he displajcd some credentials from people well up lu the but , Incss world of the English province , which gave him a splendid ehaiactcr. These paperr are known now to have been forgeries Tile manner of conducting operations emplojed by Hlllott an 1 Fcrnold are almost Identical and It is on thlt , account , together with the similarity of their photographs , wnlch le .d the police to bellevo them one ami the r > ame man. man.When When Elliott \lsltcd Omala he was ac campanlod bj p woman feiii/poscd to bo hi. ' wife. She Is described as short In statine and a blonde. The wipe of Fernold Is said to _ answer this descn.itlon Chief Gallagher re ! ceived a picture of Fernold this morning j from the 1'inkcrlon Detective agency ot Chi- 'cago ' , which he was requested to have Identl- 'fled as tint of nillott. The picture showi. the face of rather a handsome man , with a imall brown mustache and black hair , in clined to be curlj- . Elliott when in this cltj i was smooth shaven and his hilr , though i b'ack was straight. The features of botli linen I , however , arc almost Identical and the pollco are In-lined to think that the cluvri swindler made slight changes 'n his appear lance upon visiting Omaha , In order to throw I the pollco of other cities off his tiall. pui.i.M\v.s smtvin : llnilKe 11 f l.oiili' anil lloiiornlile Sen le i In th < > ( 'iiniiinnj "H nniilo > . Introduction of service stripes among mem bora of the police forces of the large cities brings out the Tact that similar vilans have been introduced amcng other bodies of men to reward faithful tcivice. "Did jou' ever notice , " said a railroad man , "gold barr on the sleeve of a Pullman conductor ? Occasionally jou will run acrotr a conductor who has more thin one bir , bu' tlicro ae not so iranj of them as one mlgV Imagine Each liar ro.iressnts contlnuoui service In the employ of the Pullman com pany for five jears The system was put Ir operation by Mr Pullman hlnvelf In the first pirt of 1S1I At that time out of 650 con- diictois on his pay toll , there were less tha" 200 who had bsen with him more Thin ( Hi jears. Mr Pullman li'sued a clicular to his iranngcr , saving thst lie wished to exprcbF his appreciation of the honorable borvice o. ' the men who had been with him more tlnp flvo years , and for this purpose wished I- rstalllbh a badge of hono.cble service con sisting , foi conductors , of cno gold bir for each five j-pars' service and for porters onn silver bai for each similar < crlod. "At that tlmo a reiort shewed the foi lowing number of employes entitled to thesi badges : ConducPor - Years tors , ters One stripe 5 111 3. ! Two Htrlpei 10 21 ill 'llircu stilpos 15 II 31 Four s ripe. ) 20 11 j ; Five stripes 21 1 "Since- then there 1'avo been changes In thin list , bjt the vailatlans ( an not have been great. It IB slid that ono Pullman conductor has six bars on his Hlcove. I bo- llovo there are onh' two who rui through Omaha who have moie lhan cue Conductor Claik rn the Burlington lias two Ivirs anl Conductor Cruiro on the Bimc reid has the fame number Conductor Crumn Is the onl\ ono who runs out ot Omaha who Is entitled to Ibis distinction , ho having been with the company eicarly fourteen yearn. To those1 who have secure ! a ilcht to wear two bars 07 moic there IH an additional rcuaid In tin bh.ipo of two full uniforms , which are cacl. jcar presented as a gift of the companj So when jou sea a Pullman conductor with two Lars on bis sleeve you can put him down ax a. mm with clothes to burn I be- | ! llevo the Wagi.er o mpiny I'an something like this In forcu amorg tl-elr men. Tho'i ' striped are put en In diagonal and are mote conspicuous. " South Omaha Will Hniloi-He It. Tax CommltEloner Saekett lias been .in sured by the members of the South Omaha city council that they will approve the oropo- sltlon to correct the boundary line between ( the two citltn as agreed on at the Joint meo'- | Ing Monday night The auitiiunco eamo tno | lito to have the orel'oanre amended In time for the regular council meeting and a spuclal meeting will piobably bu called In a day 01 two to consider the ordinance. I'leiiNeil at the \iii | | > lntinent. WINDSOR. Ont . Nov 10-The iiewn reached Windsor jeHttrdiiy that Hlr Oli ver Mowat WIIH to be made lieutenant governor of Ontario , the event taking plaee November 14 The Wlndaor i on- HtrvativiH anil reform'r ' Join In e-xprta- HloiiH of pleasure lit appointment Hon. D.uld MIllH will KiKiieil him as chief Justice for Canada The popularity of Salva.ton Oil Is not as- tcnlshlng when we hrar ef Its many curro. MI-M. > leKlnle > a I'liNMlhle lleli-e.x. CHICAGO , Nov 10 A peelal to the Time-n-lle-rald from Warren , O , naj8 : In formation him lie-e-n recelveil here ) of u for tune In Scotland vvftlch l bellcvi d to belong to the Campbell family , ofwhleh ( Mrs. Mc- Klnlej- , mother of President MrKlnle-y , ami Alexander and John Camplx.of ) ! Warren and others , are members Thti value of the property IH well up In the- thousands of pounds , but It Is not definitely Maud , Read "Simon Dale" in The Sunday Bee. If you don't take It , subscMbo now. IIOLTZ ESCAPES HIS TROUBLE Hold for Lnrrony as Bailee , but May Etcapo WIDOW KENEWAY WANTS HER FOREMAN CouolmlrM lip Can Sert > Her un the rnrm llettcr Than In the 1'enl- ( vntlary anil So Ietn Dp on Him. W. C. Holt * , now In the county Jail charged with the crime of larceny as bailee , Is qulto likely to secure his freedom within the next forty-eight hours , and lui addition to secur ing that freedom , ho Is equally as likely to bo reinstated as foreman on the farm of Mary Keiioway , n position which he occupied for a couple e > f jcars prior to his arrest. Four or fho jcars ago Holtz drifted Into the vicinity of Waterloo , this countj' , and being an Industrious joung fellow , he easily found emplovment as a farm hsnil. A couple of jears ago Widow Kenewaj , owner of a largo farm not far from Waterloo , discharged her foreman and Holtz bee\imo an a pllcint for the position He had a good address and a good reputation , and was hired. He worked eaily and late , and during that and the follow < ng semm , the- farm of Widow Keneway blossomed like a rose. Her crop * were the largest In the county and.her cattle and horses wcro skcke t of any for miles around. This condition of affairs was at- trlbuted to the handiwork of Holt ? , and ho was voted the prince of farm foremen. As time rolled on , however , there wcro nasty rumors concerning the conduct of Holtz 111 connection with a joung girl of the neigh borhood. Later , the starting of these rumors wcro tad ! to be due to the Idle talk of parties who were Jeviloils of the success that was attending the * labors of Holtz on the widow's farm. Mary Kcncwnv had confidence In bet foreman i'iid this confidence was not shat tered In the least until August 27 , last , at which time twontj-olght head of her fat steers disippeaied Then the scales dropped fiom her e'jea , and. suspecting her model foieman she Instituted a search for her cittle and fln.il ! > located them at the Union Stock > cids , South Oniah- She ascertained that thej hud been driven there by Holtz and had boon sold for $500 cash A warrant of arrest was issued and a duv or two later Holtz was arrested , given a hearing before Justice Foster and bound over to ppear In c urt. Not being able to furnish bonds , ho was sent to tlio county jail , where lie has s'nco ' lema'ned ' Some weeks ago Holtz returned to Widow Kereway the proceeds of the silo of the cat tle minus $10 lie had spent After the re turn of thu money the heait nf the widow softened She concluded that the work en her farm was not being conducted as well as unlor the Holtz regime , and , consequent ! } ' she made several pilgrim gch to O'liaha ' , each time paving a vlblt to Holt ? and his attotnejs. The last \iblt was a counlo of tiajs ago , nt which time she Intimated to Holt7 that blii' was willing to let bjgoncs be bjgoncs If he would re'urn anil again tul > o the management of the farm. Holtz Jump ° d at the chance nf getting out of jail and leturnlng to the agrlcultu-al pursuits which he'liatll chosen as a calling and nego tiations were opened up to secure the re lease of the joutig man Holtz bajs ho hopes to bo rut of Jail very soon. He savs that as BOOH s he secures his liberty ho will return to 'he farm , and hereMfter conduct himself In a most excmpll- ary manner. It Is understood tint If Holtz ! s released from custody Widow Kenowny will go on his bond foi appearance and that the case will never bo pr'secutid ( MI vii vs ruins vvrnr.m M snow. I.OfHl riwrlxtNrrniiKliin for an H - IiMillloii Ni-vl eel. . . The chrjsinthemum show to bo held by Omaha florists next week promises tn com- pan moat favorably with the exhibits ot this kind held In the largo eastern cilice , \\Mch \ have attracted wide attention. The lorisls of Onnha are prepared to show to the world that no finer spcc.mens ot this beau * j iful flower aio grown an- where In th'a country than are produced la piofuslon right here. Snvcral of the home florists make a specialty of growing unus-ial upeclments of he Japanese beauties which have taken first lank as tlio favorite flower of autumn , and 't Is promised that the exhibition which will open MoTdaj * next will contain a collection of r-ire and beautiful BpcclmciiB equal to any collection shown In any cl'y. J J Hess of tlio lirm of Hess & Svvoboda Ins been actively engaged for several weeks in working up an interest among the florlsto of Omaha in the matter tf giving an exhlbl- tlon of their best specimens , and a meeting of flo-hts helJ ecrly this week do-lded upon .1 s > how lasting one -week oammer.clng Mon day of next week in the atoro room on Doug las street formerly occupied by Mrs J. Ben- son. son.Thoo Tho-o arc over 3OjO strong healthy plants of thi ? varlEtj In the greenhouses ot Omaha floi.uts and thu large roim iicleoled for the fcho-.v will bo completely filled v.'lth thu cream D' the lot In addition to thn display of local floilsts Invitations have been extended to the leadlri ; florists of the east to send cut flow- orb n this exhibition to lie p"aced In the collection with their cards attached These Invitations havae been sent tr > leading florists In Chicago Philadelphia Richmond , Ind , . Lafayette and Terre Haute , Ind. IIMlimy I'IOIMI ; COMIM.VIV. ' n > tinlloaril u f I : il u en 1 1 on Han DlMTlmliinteilKalnxt Them. Members of tno Grand Army cf the Republic - public and the Woman's Relief corps are con- kldeiahly agitated over the lecent action of the Boaid of Education In allowing solicitors to go Into the public schools ot the city for t'ne > purpose ) of soliciting c ntrlbutlons to as sist In aiding In the construction of the Boys' and Girls' bullying on the exposition grounds Gmnd Army people say that a Louplu of jcais ago they were desirous of bocurlng fumlH tn pav for the erection of a monument to thu memory of the dead soldiers ! and that at that time they went before tho- IS'ianl of Plucatlon and asked permission 1 to hive do .matter rallol to thn attention ' of the public through the loichers , that the pupils might contribute -their mites Iimtead of the pcrmlmlon being glvea they wcro In- fnrmed that sollcltlni ; nf cvuiy kind and na ture was pro4ilbitcd In the flchoalB. Now that the exposition building propo sition IK'S bEfCn brought ( o 1 10 attention of the tchools and the subscriptions solicited. the Grand Army people say that they will ugaln appear bcforo thu beard and renew their request. LOSS iiss TIITIM : \oniv. . \rnij Ollleerx Kvperleiiee 11 Vlxlt from IhirKliir or llnrKlnrN. liurgkirH entered the rvnUlPiico on Twcnty- flfth avenue , known an thu Bachelors , Tuesday - day evening The houuu la occupied by thr o well known army olllcerx and a bank olll- ccr , who have thus far wllhnt < rd the blandishments of marrlcc ! life Thu burglar or burpl rs madu entraiieo throiu'h a window on uh Ich they hid broken the lock and made < i dUgustid exit through the farno opening They e'vldentlj thought the army nfllce-rs had Juat returned from Klondike , but struck a hueo Iceberg of disappointment whe-n they found that one pair of army tr iiherw jlulded , only $175 second $2.CO and the third about $5 After such a frost their courage failed them and thcv left the- banker In posBetslon of his $15 without oven disturbing his slumber ? Hope for Iliillern orlh'x Iteeoverr. CLEVELAND , Nov. 10. Major Uutter- wortli'a condition c'hanerd for the better during last night and his pliyslcluna today believe * ho baa pasveel the crlela und -will recover , unltaa tomttblni , ' unforcaeeu oc curs. . ,