(ftflhtmlra ImmraL VOLUME (. WHOLE NUMBER 1016. POLtMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28; 1890; CV- I if. DmECTonei A. ANDERSON.
Pres't. J. H. GALLEY, Vice Praat. O.T.BOEN.CkaUec C.
ANDERSON, P. ANDERSON, JACOB GREIBEN, HENRY BAGATZ, JOHN J. SULLIVAN. First National Bank COLUMBUS. NEB.
Statement of Condition at the Close cf 'Business September 33, 1859. BtSOCBCES. Loans and Discounts V. 8. Bonds 75 10.500 and bonds Itcal Itat Furniture and Fixtnm from itlir banks U.
Treasury f.73.03 CashonHand 17,107.42 lO.W 27 H.K2 as S3.VA f.7 2.57,023 07 LIABILITIES. npitnl and finrplns TJiidiv-dw! prviitf National Hank uoli-s outt-tandinR Ibvlincount. Dut) D-ji-ositors 0.000 00 7.017 5 UJM 00 22,3 14 LOSS Vi 207,028 07 Apr2S-'90tf justness Qitrds. DEUTC1IER ADVOKAT, Oflico ocr Columbus Stnto Bank, Columbus, T' bnibkn. 29 CLXLIM.
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SL'P'T PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I will Im in my oflico in the Court Houso. the third Saturday of each month for the of npiilicantH for teachers' certificate, and for the transaction of other school business. l-jatitrt K. COOKi'M, DILI and EXPRESSMAN.
Light and hauling, floods handled with care. Hrnd'iiinrtrri) Ht J. 1 Hrcker A Co.Y Hic. T.jl.-houe. 3.1 and 34.
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Knth, post-paid to any address, for S2.00 a jear, ftrictly in advance. Joubnal. fl.Ou a jeer. IV. A.
McALLISTKK. W. M. CORNELIUS rcALIJKTKK t'ORIXIHN ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Columbus, Neb.
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In the senato on tbo 19th Senator Hale, from the committee on appropriations, reported back the annual naval appropriation bill. The silver bill was then taken up and Senator Dplph spoko favor of tbe treasury bill. Ho argued Bgainst the free coinage of silver ns something that would step the coinage of gold, but thought international bi-metalhtm was desirable. After executive csson the senate adjourned. The house-, on the l'Jth, went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
"Wilson, of Vest Virginia, took tho floor on a questiou of personal privilege. Ho made a Ktatement concerning the controcrsy between Bayne Bynnm and himself, about the Canpbell affidavit. He neked Bayue if he indorsed tho charges contained in Campbell' leltt-r so far as they applud to bini Wilson), and Bayno replied, expresBing egret that the controversy had occurred, and denied that he intended nny reflection on either Bynuni or Wilson. "Wilson then said ho had no further statement to make, and the subject was dropped. The balance of the session was devoted to consideration of tho tariff bill.
Adjourned. In the senate on the 20tb Senator Stanford introduced a bill providing for loaus on public land) ami annoum.e'1 that he would in the future address tLo seuute upou the Fubjcct. Tho senate then proceeded to tho consideration of the "original package" bill. Jionotor Wilnou, of Iowa, who introduced the bill, nudiessed the senate explanation and advocacy of it, stating that it ni made licutffeury by the recent decision of tli3 supreme court. It was in response to a suggestion contained in that decision that congress could permit the exercise ol tLe restraining power of a state; and it uas for the purpose of giving that permission that tho bill had been introduced and reported.
The effect would be to leave each state to determine for itself what its policy should bo in regard to the traffic in intoxicating liquors. At the present time original package saloons vein being organ i. in his state. The package might be a pint or half a pint of whisky, or a keg or a bottle of beer. It was to put a stop to such practice aud recognize in even- stato the power to regulato its own internal policy that the bill as reported, relator Vtst said he was not able to agree with the majority or tho committee reporting the bill, because it would sweep away the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States over iuter-state commerce.
After further discussion, the bill went over without action and the senate proceeded to the consideration of the resolutions offered by Senator Cameron in respect to the memory of tho late Kepic-entative Kelloy, of Pennsylvania. At the close of the eulogies the senate, as a further mark of respect to the memory of Mr. Kel-ley, adjourned. In the house on the 20th a conference as ordered on the District of Columbia appropriation bill and then the houso went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill which consumed the time until 11:20, when it adjourned. In tho senate on tho 21st tho resignation of Sergeant-at-Arms Canady was received and laid on the table.
It is to take effect June 3t. Senator Wilson, of Iowa, made an effort to have the bill relating to liquors imported into prohibitory states taken up and considered, but he was forced to yield to the prior claim of the silver bill, which was taken up, and on which Senator Stewart proceeded to address the senate. Senator Wilson, of Iowa, gae notice of an amendment providing that tho tieasury notes to be issued for silver shall be legal tender for all private debts within tho United States. Senator l-uwll gave notice of an amendment of the same nature. Tho silver bill was then laid asiJo and the bill relating to liquor imported into prohibition states was taken up.
Senator Wilsou read a telegram published as to tho activity of the "original package" business in Des JIoine. ena-tor Hisco*ck opposed tho bill, saying tLe vice of it was that it might bo used as a measure of protection to brewers or dis-stillers of one state as against others. Tho bill was laid aside Without action and after executive session the senate adjouurcd. The house on the 21st went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill. The vinegar amendment was the lat one to be adopted, and the engrossment and third reading of tho bill having been ordered, Mr.
Carlisle offered the following amendment: Jiffolvctl, That tho pending bill be recommitted lo tho committee of ways and mean6. with instructions to report the same back to the house at the earliest possiblo day, so amended as to read that tho revenues of th3 government should be secured by reducing the burdens of taxation on the people, instead of by reducing the duties by imposing prohibitory rates of taxation upon imported goods. (Democratic Tho amendment was defeated -ltO told. Republican applause. The bill was then passed yeas, 161; nays, 112.
lu the senato on the 22d a message was presented to the senate fioin the president with an accompanying communication from the secretary of tho interior on the subject of the put chase from the Creek nation of Indians of land for the use of the It was referred to the committee on Indian affairs. The credentials of Calvin S. Iiiicc, as senator from Ohio for six years commencing March 4, wore jreeutrd and placed on file. A coufeieuce was ordered on the District of Columbia appio-priation bill; also on the iesion appiopna-tion bill. The sitvei bill was then taken up and Senutor Daniels addressed the senate in favor ot silver currency.
At the close of Senator Daniel's speech the silver bill was laid aside and tho amend ments to tho naval appropriation bill agreed to. rlter which it went over without action. On motion of senator fcpooner the vote agreeing to the confe on tho CeJar Bapids public bnee report lildinp bill was reconsidered, and the bill i ordered to another conference. After exe ntive pes- sion the senate adjourned. In the house on the of Minnesota, from 22d the Mr.
com- mittee on census, reported a bill Jansendiug the census act so as to prescribe a penalty upon Iny supervisor or enunurator who shall receive or any person who shall pay any fee or other consideration in addition to tne compensation of such supervisor or enumerator. The bill passed. Conferences weie ordered on th army appropriation bill and the military academy appropriation bill. The house then went iuto committee of the whole on the river and harbor bill. Mr.
Henderson, of Illinois, chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors, explained the provisions of the bill, saying it appropriated $20,932,000, based upon estimates aggregating He believed that there was no money that went out of tie treasury that was so much iu the interest of I he people as the money expended in the improvement of rivers and harbors. Mr. Kerr, of Iowa, attacked the bill, which was defended by Mr. tfrosvenor, of Ohio. After the committee arose Mr.
Quinn, of Xew York, introduced a bill reducing to 1 cent an ounce the postage on drop letters in cities of 100,000 inhabitants or over. Adjourned. In the senate on the 23d. after the transaction of some unimportant routine business consideration of the uaval appropriation bill was resumed an I continued till 2 p. when the silver bill was taken up, Lnt in a few minutes it was laid abide to allow Senator Stanford to ad-diess the senate- on Ms bill providing for loans by the government on agricultural lands.
The tariff bill was received and referred at once to the committee on finance. Ten thousand copies were ordered printed for the use of the senate. At the conclusion of Senator Stanford's speech the bill was referred to the committee on finance. The naval appropriation bill went over without r.ction. The conferenca report on the bill for a public building at Aurora, 111., appropriating $75,000, was agreed to.
Senator Faulkner gave notice of an amendment to Senator Wilson's bill providing that liquors imported into prohibitory states be subject to the regulation, control an taxation, and to the exercise of the states' police power. Senator Call offered a resolution calling on tho president for information as to the landing of en armea force from the revenue cutter at Cedar Keysi the forcible entry of houses and the pursuit of citizens. On motion of Senator Edmunds it was laid over. After executive session the senate adjourned. In the house on the 23d Mr.
Flower, of New York, introduced a bill subjecting oleomargarine to the provisions of tho laws of the eeteral states. Keferrod. The hctise then went into committee of the whole on the river and harbdr bill. When tho paragraph appropriating for tlie construction of tho Illinois and Mississippi (Hennepin) canal was reached Mr. Turner, of Georgia, made the point of order that the committee had no jnrisdx-tioa over canals.
Pending decision the committee rose and the house tookarecess until evening. 'J he house in the evening session passed forty-two privnto pension bills and adfourncdi in the senato on the 21th Senator Wilsou, of Iowa, asked and obtained unanimous consent that on tho 27th after the routine morning business, the bill subjecting imported liquors to tho provisions of tho laws of the several states shall be taken up and its consideration continued until disposed of. Senator Blackburn presented tho credentials of John U. Carlisle as senator from Kentucky for Senator Beck's unexpired term, which commenced March 1, 1889. 1' laced on file.
'1 he uaval appropriation bill was then taken up. After the adoption of a number of amendments Senator Ccckrell moved to strike out the provision for three sea going coast lino battle ships, not to cost more than $4,000,000 each. 1 nding action the senate adjourned. In the house on tho 24th a motion to strike out the Hennepin canal clause of tho river and harbor bill was lost 50 to 122. On motion of Mr.
Henderson, of Illinois, an amendment was adopted reducing from $2,000,000 to $1, 00,000 the appropriation for improvement of the Mississippi river from the head of tho passes to the mouth of the Ohio river. Mr. B.nnch-aid explained that this was due to tlio fact that congress made an urgent appropriation of $1,000,000 for the improvement of tho river on the understanding that a reduction of that amount be made iii tho river and harbor bill. The committee then rose, and after eulogistic addresses to the nieniorj- of the late David Wilber, of Xew York, the Loose adjourned. XEW LEGISLATIVE TRICK.
fnlutie Method l'lirniicil by a Iercy As- semblyiiian to Kill a Hill. Assemblyman Betibcn Trier, of Newark, is moro talked about now than nnybody elso in the state. Ho has played a prank on the legislature that has led to confusion and commotion and created a general sensation. On Monday night he ran away with tho engrossed copy of the Newark elevated railway bill. Since then he has not been seen hero and neither has he sent the bill to tho houso.
The house ordered him as chairman of the committeu on municipal corporations to report the bill. As soon as the order was issued Trier left the chamber, saying he was going to the governor on somo business. Instead of doing tLat he took the first train for his home in Newark. Tho bouse has been in a tumult over his disappearance ever since. Resolution after resolution was offered, declaring him in contempt and directing the ser-grant-at-arms to go in search of and take him into custody and bring him beforo the house.
He cannot be found. A great deal of money is interested in tho defeat of the bill. OXE-CEXT POST At; E. Keliertliat It Will lie in Operation Before the Cloe of the I'resent Administration. ongressman Bingham, chairman of the postoffice committee, states that the bill for the reduction of letter postage to 1 cent will doubtless become a law before tho end of the present administration.
He did not think the bill would be reported this session, as it would, if now enacted, be too great a reduction, bat thought it would come before the close of the administration. Loan mil. In the senate Mr. Stanford has introduced a bill for loaus on land. It provides for a land loan bureau in the treasury department.
The chief and deputy chief shall be appointed by the president with salaries of $6,000 and $5,000 respectively. The secretary of the treasury is authorized to prepare, ready for issue. United States circulating notes of the denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50. $100, $500 and $1,000, to the amounts as they may be necessary, to be placed to the crdit of tho land loan bureau. Any citizen of the United States who owns unencumbered agricultural land, may apply to the land loan bureau for a loan, to bo secured by a lien on such land, the loan not to exceed half the assessed value of the land.
No loan shall be made upon land of less than $500 in value, nor in sums less than $250, nor for a longer time than twenty years. The loans shall bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum, payable annually. Tho secretary of the treasury shall cancel and retire circulation notes equal to the payment made on loans, nnd in case payment is made in other currency of the United States, he shall cancel an equal amount of tho notes issued under this act. In case of default of payment of interest or principal of the loan, the chief of the bureau may order a foreclosure of the lien in a United States cirouit court. Lady Rivals at War.
Miss Anna Frances Lams, a belle, pretty and well educated, is tho daughter of a well-known farmer living near Gasconade. She has been arrested on a charge of sending indecent letters through themailB. She and Miss Quick were rivals for the hand of a young railway mail clerk, John DremeL Miss Quick, whose father is squire of the district, seemed to be getting the advantage and they ceased to be friends. Two letters were written, one to Dremel and the other to Miss Quick. Tney were anonymous and purported to come from intimate friends.
In the one addressed to Diemel the writer professed to be a man with eight children. It informed the mailing clerk of Miss Quick's drawbacks and related many alleged doings at the Quick domicile, family history being thrown in. The letter addressed to Miss Qnick described Dremel's flirtations. The object of the letters was evidently to disgust each with the other. The case will be heard in October.
A Murderer Acquitted. D. H. Arnold, a prominent citizen of Colusa, who has been on trial for the past week for the killing of S. W.
Gamers last January for circulating scandalous reports about his family, was acquitted last night. ViLLAKD-IIUNTIXGTOX. THEIR PACIFIC IXTKKKSIS RETORTED NOT HARMONIOUS. George Gnnlil'o Explicit Statement of His Standpoint of the Situation He Will Sell His Shares and Hare Nothing More to Do with the Concern General News. George Gould has made to A repdrter the following explicit statement of his standpoint of the situation of the Pacific Mail: Mr.
Huntington and Mr. Villard are not interested together in the Pacific MaiL On the con-traiy, their interests are rather opposed than otherwise. When I became president of the company I made arrangements with the city of Tacoina, with Mr. Villard's consent, whereby tho company would secure 130,000 acres of land a one of the greatest pri lieges in the World a water front where tho largest ocean steaui6rs could almost touch the lanl. Tho company could have male at th lowest calculation SO-- 000 iMjrmoaih prbllt If the arrangements had been carried out.
Tho Northern Pacific present ovrns or controls alineof clipp snips-whicli run in the China trade. These ships carry more tea than the Pacific Mail does ct pre3tnt. My ariangeuient with Mr. Villard included tho discontinuing of his line, and at would have been ono less competitor on the Pacinc ccean Mr. Huntington was opposed to tho plan from tho tirst, as it portended harm for his Central Pncliic and Southern Pnciflc railroad interests.
Ho is also almost tho sole owner of the Occidental nnd Oriental Steamship company, a competitor of the Pacifio Mail, while he owns but a small intorcst in tho latter. He formed a combination in tho board of directors that ovirthrew my plans, and at present thing) nrj at a stanistill. I presume ths bining of Into has been by tho Huntington Interest to secur control of tho Pacific Mail. I believe hirs control will bo against the best interest of tho company. Mj individual interests are not over 10 000 shares.
I shall not incrase it, but if Mr. Huntington sccuies control I shall sell out and hao nothing moro to do with the concern. 1 shall not nttempt to fight him. Great Storms in the Katt. A severe rain and and electrical 6torm passed over a large section of western Pennsylvania, doing great damage to property aud resulting in tho loss of several lives.
In the east end of Pittsburg houses were blown down, trees uprooted and small buildings demolished. A house on Black Horso hill, occupied by John Miller, was lifted bodily from its foundation aud blown to a considerable distance. Tho family escaped with Blight bruises. At least a score of other houses in the vicinity were unroofed. A largo number of persons received slight injuries, but as far as known there were no fatalities.
At McKeesport hailstones ns Iatgo as walnuts fell, while tho rain poured down in sheets for a half hour. Lightning struck several buildings and considerable damage was done. Tho greatest injury was done by water, which came down White's hollow in streams seventy-five feet wide. The water was five feet deep on Fifth avenue and a number of houses below tho grade were submerged. At Greensburg, William Frye, a gardener at St.
Joseph's academy, was killed by lightning. The heavy rains caused great damage in tho low lands in the vicinity. Lightning struck a number 'of fine buildings, doing great damage in every instance. Near Washington, lightning slinck a derrick on tho Miller farm, shattering it and killing William Furman, seriously injuring William Gates and stunning two others. In Fayette county the rainfall was extensive and did much damage to railroads.
A heavy landslide occurred at Oakdale, and as it was being cleared away a still heavier one came down, blocking both tracks. Tho flood in Mouse creek carried away many buildings. At Layton station an immense amount of mnd, rocks r.nd trees camo down on tho Baltimore it Ohio tracks. The rain there amounted almost to a cloudburst. At Scottdale tho storm was particularly destructive.
Tho cellars along all tha principal streets are nearly filled with water and goods in stores saturated. Tho creek is rising steadily and the safety of the bridges between Scottdale and Fair-chance endangered. A dispatch from Oil City, says: Heavy rains have fallen almost steadily sir.co last midnight and aro raising the water in tho river and creek to the highest point since 18S3. On account of washouts there are no railroad communications with Buffalo or Warren. Tin ground floors of tho lower poition of the town are flooded.
At Wheeling, W. two and one-half inches of rain fell in twenty minutes, deluging the streets and flooding a number of business houses. There aro apprehensions of a big tisc in the river. In Pittsburg tho heavy rata is likely to bw11 the liver to flood proportions. A special from Erie, says: Long continued rains have caused a great deal of trouble on the railroads in this section of the state, and there aro many washouts.
A west-bound freight on the Nickel Plate went through a bridge near Crayton. Three trainmen were severely injure. Twenty-hve cars went down into the flood. Died of a Ilroken Heart. Mrs.
Florence R. Masterson, wife of ex-Judge Masterson, of Prescott, Ariz tho man whoso shooting affair in Alice Hop-kius m's flat recently brought him into notoriety, died at tho Grand Union hotel, Now York. She was 38 years old. Ihero had been an estrangement between herself and husband for somo months, but when Mrs. Masterson heard of tho bhooting affair she started east in the hope of effecting a reconciliation with him, and also for the purpose of seeing again her 14-year-old sou, who was with his father.
On arriving she wrote Mr. Masterson, requesting an interview. There was no response, end she wrote again with tho same result. Though her health had always been good, the excitement and grief drove her into a condition of nervous prostration. She called upon Dr.
Adams, an old triend, aud tilked with him of her troubles. The doctor accompanied her back to her hotel, and just as sh9 was entering the elevator Ehe placed her band over her heart and fell dead. A telegram was sent to Mr. Masterson, and he was soon at the hotel. The body was removed to an undertaker's establishment, and when the reporter called there last evening he found Judge Masterson sitting with bowed head beside the casket containing the body.
He seemed overcome by his emotions, and would not utter a word to any one. Coroner Jenkins says there is no doubt that it is a case of broken heart, if there ever was one. The Fastest Telegrapher in tho Country Dies in Brooklyn. John W. Roloson, champion expert telegrapher of America, died in Brooklyn from injuries received in having been thrown from a bicycle.
The deceased was 31 years of age. He was known art over the country as being the fastest telegrapher, and was not only the fastest but the mot accurate. A few years ago he won a splendid gold medal for sending off a clipping of 500 words in the short time of ten minutes and thirty-two seconds, which time has never been beaten. The priza was gotten np by the telegraphers themselves to decide which was the fastest. A few weeks ago there was another- contest among the telegraphers, and though the first prize was awrded to a Mr.
Pollock, of Hartford, it was contended by Roloson's friends that he should have bad it. He wb not only an expert telegrapher, proficient in all matters electrical. but Union Carpenters Warn Tli ir llretliren to Stay Aw.y. The carpenters' strike still remains unsettled as far as the number of union Carpenters are concerned. The old masters' association still refuses to have anything to do with the union and is employing non-union mem The union is sending out a warning" to Carpenters throughout the country agaiust wh-tt they call tha misleading advertisem*nts of tho old masters' association, which aro flooding the city with carpenters from outside points.
The i union says that there is no scarcity of i workmen, and that it has lean obliged to send many men back to their homes. It is estimat that there are at least 1,000 Union carnentors in the city still out of employment. Chaset by Five Cougar; C. E. Hooper, who has just returned from Tillamook, siys that May 5, while carrying supplies into the mountains south I of Tillamook, William Ryan was chased by five cougars and forced to take rcfugo i in an old cabiu.
The cougars stayed all night, making desperate efforts to get at him. In the morning a man with a gun arrived at the cabin and drove the brutes away, killing one. which was a monster, measuring eleven feet eleven inches from tip to tip. Mr. Hooper says that tho only mails they have had at Tillamook for the past six months have been packed over tho mountain on enowshoes or carried in by sailing vessels.
The Oats Crop. Tho Farmer's Review, euaimanzing the acreage and condition of oats, says that in none of the is tho condition up to tho usual average at this season. In the west and north tho crop has languished for rain, while in the Mississippi valley and the states east frosty weather and an excess of moisturo have retarded germination and growth. In Missouri and Wisconsiu a considerable portion of the crop is not yet above ground. Only one state, Indiana, shows an increase of acreage.
Two states, Nebraska and Wisconsin, are about the same as last year. All the romaining states rf port a decrease. Had Firo at Salt LakoCity. Fire completely gutted the three-story furniture emporium of II. Dinwoody, on First Southwest street, Sunday.
The loss will aggregate insurance, Great indignation is expressed by the pnblic over the work of the firo department, which worked like a pack of scared school boys and gave the fire good headway to a total destruction of tho building and endangered tho entiro block. Din-woody at once telegraphed for a duplicats stock of goods. The fire is tho largest in the forty years' history of the city. Mortality Among Wyoming Cattle. Great mortality is reported among cattle in the foothills and on the sides of the mountains around Lender, in Fremont county.
Many aro of the opinion that the trouble is cause! by blackleg, while some lav it to noison weed. At least four prominent ranch men Laramie have lost I many Holsteins, in somo cases over half tboir herd, this winter from symptoms re-' eembling pneumonia. Tho territorial veterinarian has been asked to investigate the matter, but so far he neglected to do I so. I Indians Look for a Meisiah. Tho Choyennes, Comaucbes, Arapa-hoss and other Indian tribes are much wrought up over tho expected appearance of tin Indian messiuh.
The tribes camped in the river bottom near Fort Reno are daily expecting the arrival of their greatest of medicine men, who will come from the northern Cheycnncs, near the Black Hills. He is to testore the country to the Indians in its original state, with its forests, its prairies, its buffaloes and wild game, and the whito man is never more to interfere. Gen. II00II1 Opens a Rank. Gen.
Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation army, has opened a bank for tba benefit of the poor whoso deposits would not bo received by tho ordinary banking institutions owing to the sinallness of tho sums tendered. He explains that his object is not to mako uoney except for those who transact business with the bank. Family Struck by Duriug a thunderstorm at Salineville, George Patterson, together with his wife and two children, while taking shelter under a largo tree, were struck by lightning and sustained injuries which will prove fatal. Carlisle tlio Man. Hon.
John G. Carlisle was nominated by the democratic caucus at Frankfcrt, to succeed the late Senator Beck. There is general congratulation over the result, which is in harmony with the wishes of a large majority of the voters of the state. Conspiracy Unearthed. ict Skcle publishes a telegram from St.
Petersburg giving details of a conspiracy, the center of which is said to be in Berlin, for the organization of an uprising against Russia in the Baltic provinces. Blackleg in Xmv York. The blackleg has appeared among the cattle in sections of Schoharie county, New York. The rapid spread of the dis-ease cinses great alarm. Kx-Senator Jones Adjudged Insane.
Ex-Senatar Chas. W. Jones, of Florida, has been adjudged insane in tho piobate court of Detroit and committed to St. Josephs' asylum. Editor Drops Dead.
Dr. Moritz Ludwig for many years telegraph editor of tho Illinois Slattx-Zritung. dropped dead on a car while returning home from work. SHORT BITS OF NEWS. Charles Kent, once a state senator from Nevada county, committel suicide by jumping into the bay at Sau Francisco.
Miners in Clarion and Reynolds, district have decided to striko for the Columbus scale of C5 cents. Along struggle is expe ted. The judge in the Marion county, election fraud case has reserved decision until December. This is regal ded as a practical victory for the defendants. The American Medical association at Nashville, elected Dr.
W. T. Briggs, of that city, president, and selected Washington as the next place of meeting. A LlMiTEDpassenger train on the Alton was run into by a freight near Kansas City. Mrs.
Mary Morris, of Milwaukee, was one of three persona painfully injured. The Brussels miners' congress has unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of a working day of eight hoars, including time occupied in ascending and descending the pits. In the investigation of the Jessnp tragedy at Savannah, the coroner's jury declared the killing of Mrs. Littlcfield to be murder, and the killing of McCall justifiable homicide. NOTES FROM NEBRASKA.
Suicide of a Nebraska Hanker. Ora Richards, a member of the firm of Orr Jt Richards, bankers at Hayes Centre. committed suicide at the B. M. eating house at McCook.
Richards came down from Hayes Centre on Saturday and remained over Sunday visiting friends. He retired early Sunday night and it is thought cureaeariymmuay took part of 'onf -onnee vial of jduua at that timd. Next morning thev called him for breakfast and after pounding on the door roused him sd that he" answered them aH right. These were the lasl words that were heard until noon, when somo one' in passing the room heard him moaning. The door was forced open and a four-ounce vial whs found empty bv him and an ounce vial of laudanum untouched.
Physicians were called in and they worked with him until 1 o'clock, when ho died. The deceased camo fronl Wisconsin to Nebraska where he had hold sevetal ofli 'ial position. He was well liked rnd bis death has caused universal sorrow. Nebraska News Notations. The only saloon license granted in Ne-luniti county this year was in the village of Johnson.
GoviiHNMEXT work on the Missouri river has comnlenced id earnest at Rulo, about 200 mon being employed. Oioe county is proud of the fact that out of the 403 mortgages recorded duriug IbSU at least 10 percent, have been satisfied. Tim county commissioners of Hitchco*ck county will be asked to call an election to vote $18,000 bonds tin Cnlbartson pre-ciuit for the construction of a canal. Oxn of the latest freaks near Trenton was a colt born without fori legs. It was perfect in other particulars, but they did not care to raiso it nnd it was killed.
Charles Balsley, an old veteran of Boon county, has been adjudged insane and scut to tho asylum. His hallucina tion is that arervbodv is trvinsr to noison bim, and his actions led his wife to secure I a divorce several monins ago. Clay ChamuLish, aFaxtonboy, wanted little pig to play with and attempted to take one from a litter in the pen. The old sow however, and mado an attack upon the boy, biting him badly, and would undoubtedly have killed the little fellow had a dog not taken a hand in the struggle and driven off the infuriated hog. At attorney of Hohiredge recently borrowed some money of farmer to pay for his house, and for fear the honest old granger wonld take advantage of the helpless lawyer, this language was inserted in the mortgage: "This instrument is to operate only as a plain, honest Nebraska mortgage, one wherein-the mortgagee does not under color of the law, seek to steal anything from the mortgagor." C.
W. StaxselIi, president of the Gothenburg Land and Investment oni- I pany and the Gothenburg Canal company, has commenced a libel suit against G. U. Hiles, a Milwaukeo millionaire, claiming $100,000 damages. The complaiut sets forth that during the month of April defendant did on nine occasions, to persons residing in different parts of Nebraska and in Milwaukee, assail plaintiff's character, calling him a "thief and robber;" that such statements on the part of defendant were uncalled for and mado with the purpose of making it impossible for Stansell to conduct his business.
A gang of hoodlums rotten-egged Rev. John Power, while returning to his hotel from a temperance meeting at Hooper the other evening. The temperance people of the place are much excited over tho promise to make it warm for the perpetrators. Tom Madc rs, a Harvard lawyer, the other day expounded law to a client named i Gallantine with a four-pound paper weight, inflicting a severe wound over the eye. Gallatine claims he cannot get justice in his own neighborhood, and is now- roaming the adjoining counties in search of it.
The farmers of Scotts Bluff county will beforo long witness a test of an irrigating pump. A canal four miles in length has been surveyed, starting from the Piatt river opposite Scotts Bluffs, tbence taking a southern course to its termination. The water will be lifted from the river and forced into the canal by a powerful steam pr.rop with a capacity of 2,000 (allocs a miuute. The canal will carry the water back to the high tables and the automatic pumps will supply the higher lands with water. A gkvnd reunion of tho old soldiers of Antelope, Pierce and Knov.
counties will l-e held at Plamview July 2 to 5, inclusive. Speeches will be made by Gov. Thajer. Gen. Yan Wvck and Mrs.
George Prest was severely injured by being thrown from a carriage at Grant, and her recovtry is doubtful. The town of Oxford has imposed an occupation tax of $200 on saloons and fixed tie license fee at $050. Only one bar is running. The Grand Island beet sugar factory has about acres bsets contra-ted for this ssason, and some planting has already been done. A.
of Nebraska City, became disgusted with his life and tried to end a urolonged spree by taking a dose of poison, but it failed to do the work successfully. Dax Casey, who shot and killed Mrs. Ellen Rorid.tn. pleaded not guilty to the charge of mnrder in the first degree, and, waiving examination, was committed to the county jail at David City. Last month seventeen boys and ono girl were discharged from the Kearney in-dtistri'il school on account of good behavior.
So far this month four boys and four girls have been discharged. E. M. Stco*keh, a farmer living nar Stanton, and two children, Frank, aged 1 1, and Daisy, aged 12, were drowned in a cut off of the Elkhorn river by the capsizing of a boat. John Clare, of Niobrara, who was bitten by a mad dog several days ago, died of hydrophobia, after suffering terribly from the timo he was bitt2n.
At Fremont a jury decided that Charles Kemuit, of Snsder, should support the child born to Annie Martin. The mother died within ten days after the birth of the child. A dog belonging to J. K. Wood, living on Clear creek in Sherman county, went msd the other day and bit several head of his cattle and horses, and at last accounts he had lost seven head of cattle and two of While standing in the doorway of her house, rear Snyder, Mrs.
John Larkouski. wife of a Bohemian farmer, was struck bv lightning and instantly killed. She was 30 yeais old and leaves a husband and four small children. Charles THOsirsox, a well digg3r, with an accident at Nebraska Citv that may prove fatal. The rope attached to a large bucket of dirt broke, and in falling the bucket struck Thompson, brp-ik-in? his nose, two of his ribs and internatly injuring him.
Work is beiug pushed at the What ('beer mines owin to the miliar-" strVt in I linoih. OLl WOULD SEWS. German Legislators by tha Courtesy of Chancellor Von CaprlvL we aeoaie -J 0 Last week's debate in the German oon- her par iamentary life. Caprivi has opened his career bv proposing to increase the ex penditutes in East Africa, and add millions I of men to the tieace footing 01 the army, in. defen8ibls A-for on tho cronnd of national necessity.
As for the African enterprise Caprivi practically admitted that had no sympathy for any such ventures, but now that they were begun of course Germany's honor wonld not allow her retreat. Bamberger, one of the liberal leaders, read a forcible speech against the government, and Caprivi an- answered him with the courtesy that par- liamentivry usages demand.but which Banl- bergcr had nover before heard from the government seat. In fact, so used had tho liberals become to offensive language from the elder Bismarck that to be treated without insult, let alone with courtesy, I embartased them, and wo need not surprised If many of them vote with Caprivi for his colonial expenditures out of gratitude for Lis decent langasfix. Germany's Ex-Chancellor Talks. In the interview recently had by Des bionv, the French journalist, Frince Bismarck said that danger ahead lay in the anger of the French over the of Alsace-Lorraine.
Supposing that Franco and Russia crushed Germany, he aiil. who would bo tho caiuerV Russia would certainly then devour France. Ger- many w.is tne buiwarK 01 esieru x.uropo against Russian invasion. Talking with a correspondent of the Xotoc Yremyra, of I St. retorsburg, tho ex-chancellor declared 1 that Austria was not so near decay as peo- I unarmed, uermauy ucruo nui the same reason that Russia needs France.
War between Germany and Russia would be the great mistake, but was, for many reasons. almost impossible, a be labor conference ilioi.nntiint was a blow in the air. lhe discontent of capitalists was niucli more dangerous than the discontent of work-meu. O'llrien's Forthcoming Marriage. The Irish member.
of parliament have raised a subscription among themselves for a wedding present for William O'Brien on his approaching marriage with Mllo. Raffalovitcb. The wedding will take place next month. M. Raffalovitch is not, a has been said, a Greek financier.
Ho ia Russian Jew. Mme. and Mile Raffalovitch are verv well known in Parisian society, and are very accomplished and talented ladies. Their home is a favorite resort of the Irish members, and Mr. O'Brien was an inmate of it when tho ladies were en- gaged in translating "When We Were Boys" iuto French.
Credit for Operations iu Africa. 1 Tho budget committee of the reichstag has approved credits amounting to marks on account of German operations in east Africa. Yerdydn Yeruois, minister of war, explained the progress ou mili.n. nffaiva mnlk I.v Pmni. HtlKftlA since 188 He quoted statistics showing that after the nassaco of tho military bill tho peace effective of Germany would still be men below that of France.
Chancellor Yon Caprivi will be requested to attend the next sitting in order to explain tho foreign situation. Captured by the French. A dispatch from Senegal states that tho French captured Segon and Ouosebougan, after conflicts with the Dahomians. Tho forces of tho Dahou ians at the battle at Ouosebougan, which took place April 25, numbered 1,500. All of them were killed.
The French loss was fifteen killed and I Beventy-two wonnded Cablegrams. Boulangists will reorganize to keep their group in deputies. Nixe thousand two hundred collier and paper hangers have struck in Austria. Sir Alfred Kirby, of the Deptford, Engl md, Distillery works, has failed. Tho liabilities are estimated at assets at 71,000.
1 A kiot was caused at Guelma, Algiers. by Arabs pillaging Jews' shops. The troops were compelled to iuterfere in orJer to restore order. Several Arabs were killed. ACC 1 1 ENTA LY SHOT.
What Happens tu People Who Turn Slate's Evidence on Arkansas Election Method. The sub-committee ot the house committee ou elections, investigating tho Clayton-Breckenridge election case, was called together this morning to take the I testimony of a young man named Taylor, of Indian territory. I'pon the invitation of Oliver Bentley and Walter Wells, the witness, with about a dozen other young men, started about dark for Plummcrville. It was the intention to stop any row the negroes might raise. They got within a quarter of a mile of tho polling place, where the main party rested, wnue oou, uentiey and Wells rode into the town to examine the situation.
It wbb found that all was quiet and the party turned back to Morrilltown. The witness said that Bentley and Wells had the ballot box in their possession. They carried the box into Well's store and then the witness asked them if they were going to bnrn it, but they did not answer. Jim Earl had told the witness that George Bentley was going to turn states' evidence. He was killed within two weeks.
He had just left the witness and bad gone up the street with Oliver Bentley to examine a new hammerless pistol. After examining it George turned his back, when he was shot through the back by Oliver Bentley who asserted that it was an accident. THE MARKETS. Bloax City Lira Stack. Hogs Estimated receipts.
efletal yea- terday, 3.161. Market strong with last n'ght's close: everything selling at ri.75S3.77, the I balk at the latter price. Cattle Estimated receipts. SCO; omelet yes- -terday, 'J78. 8hlpm.nts.lb7.
Msrket quiet en1 1 n-changed. Quotations: Fat steers. prime. 8.90 4 I 4.25; mediuin to good. 9.ir,a3.t5; feeders.
Choice 900 to 1,009 pounds, $3. 3.609; I Ulan to good, sj.15 tockere, ctoice, S.1.1 J3.10 medium to good, 92 9O33.G0 cows, extra choice, medium to good, 92.40'.t5; common to Inferior. Sl.75-a.25; canners. 73c yearlings, choice. f.SC-SW.OO; common, tailings.
2.tO 3.25 bulls, choice, t2.65&;.75 jb-mon. 2.C03'i-25; veal ealves, poor to choice. 2.003i.00. riuth Omaha LIto Stock. Hogs Estimated receipts.
official yes terday, Market opened sc lower, selling at 3.1J 75 bnlk at Cattle Estimated receipte, 100. Ifarket strong to a shade higher. Chicago Lire Stock. Hogs Receipts 21.000. Ifarket rcoderatlvely active and lower.
Light. 93 0034.00; heavy packing and shipping. 3.t5&i.C0. Cattle-Receipts, 11,100. Uarket dull and weak.
Beeves. stockers and feeders. 2.50 4.10 Texas greasers. $2-5J3 3J uneep-Heceipta, ii.OOO. Manet dall, 1C to 15 I nt lower.
Native muttons, t4.i03o.CO; Texans, S3.5S5.00. Ne York Produce. Wheat Fairly aetive and firmer. Mar, 0Pc -Inly, 98Ja4c. Corn Boll and steady; No.
2, 307f Oata Dull and steady; western. 3-tHc. Provisions-Pork firm and quiet ti .75 Lard slow and aay, 96.3. Batter weak; western. 315c Elglns, li.iec.
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