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THE TEIBUNE.. M. & K. M. , Pub * .

McCOOK. NE-

BNEWS Off NEBBASKA.NEB-

RASKA

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RAILROAD EARNINGS. Follow-ng

-

are brief summaries from the reports of-

the several railroads of the state made to-

the board of railroad commissioners :

UGION PACIFIC.E-

ARNINGS..

.Total earnings freight departm ent-

foryear. . . . . , 112,001,697.8-4Freight earnings per train per-

mile ? . . ;. ; 2.10-

Total transportation earnings 17,240,9S3.C-OProportion of transportation earn-

ings¬

for Nebraska 4,293,488.6-3Rent receivrd for use of road 132,218.7-0Rent received for use of stations. . 82,804.4-1Car mileage , credit balance 7,792.8-8Earnings of nil other sources 417.t :233-Telegraph earnings 25,510.8-

6Total earnings from all sources17730831.43- Jt OPERATING EXPENSE-

S.Maintenance.

*

i. < of way and build-ings

¬

$ 2,0(4,819.0-2Maintenance of motive power and-

cars I laT3.070.0-0Conducting transportation 3,917,132 8-1General expenses1includ'g taxes. . 1.803.30L4-

4Total operating expenses and-taxes.*. . ; . S 9.003,323.9-

3MISSOURI PACIFIC.E-

ARNINGS..

.

Total earnings freight dip't for-year $ 5.4C8.C97.-

83Freight c.iraings per train , mio-run

!

, 2.4-7Total transportation earnii gj 7,511,869.4-1Proportion of earnings lor Ne-

braska¬

330,474.7-7Earning* from all otber sources. . CC2.904.1-3Total earnings from all sources. . . S.174773 5-4Proportion of above for Nebraska. 326.090.t4-

OPERATING EXPENSE-S.Mnintenenceof

.

waynnd build'ngs.S' 1,096 04" ) 05-

Maintenance of motive powers. . . 1,1004082-4Maintenance of cars , 83,8 1.0-Coniuctlng transportation 1,530,330.8-7General expenses 141.0934-

7Total operating expenses and-taxes 54,400,680.9-

9Proportion of expenses and taxes-for Nebraska S 192,284.5-

7OMAHA & REPUBLICAN VALLEY ROAD.-

EARNINGS.

.

.

Total earnings of freight depart-ment

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foryear S 499,318.8-2Freight earnings per train per-

rciio 2.0?Total tiansportalion ei nlngs (W.OGO 26-

Rents received for use of stations. 1,0.18.8-3Earnings from all otber sources. . . 4634.1}

Telegraph earnings 3,1323-1Total earnings from all sources. . . 075,502.27-

OPERATING EXPENSE-S.Maintenance

.

of way and build-ings

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5 104,869.1-5Maintenance of motive power and-

cars 214,271.6-5Conducting transportation 160,7231-1General expenses , Includ'g taxes. . 66,547.7-

0Total operating expenses 5 606,411.6-

2OMAHA , NIOBRARA & BLA.CK HILLS.-EARNINGS.

.

.

Total cannings of freight depar-tmcntior

-year 5 107,102.3-

4Fio'pht earning por train permilo. l.bf-lTotal transportation earnings 167,701.9-0Rent received for use of stations. . 2.0-0Earnings from all othir sources. . . 2,083.1-9Telegraph earnings 1,779.9-

9Total earnings from all sources .5 169.792.09-

OPERATING EXPENSE-S.Maintenance

.

of way buildings. . . $ 43,566.8-8Maintenance of motive power and-

cars 40,9032-4Conducting transportation 43,972.4-1General expenses , includ'g taxes. . 35.533.5-

5Total operating expenses $ 163,976.01-

FINANCES OF THK Bio FAIR. Secretary-

Robert W. Furnas has given out the follow-

low

-

ing statement of receipts and c pendi-tures of the state fair for 1883 up to Octa-

ber 17 :

RECEIPT-S.Gate

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receipts $12,075.00-Railroad tickets 8.5GG.O-OAmphitheatre and quarter-

stretch-

tickets 2.209.50-Booth privileges 2,288.98-Speed money , stall rents and-

programme 2GG4.10-Omnibus and camping privi-

leges¬

47G.OO-Chicago horseman appropria-

tion¬

200.00-

Actual fair receipts. 1885 § 28,479.58-Balance on hand from 1884 712.35-State appropriation , 1885 , to-

be paid 2,000.00-

Total revenue for 1885 § 31,191.93E-XPENDITURES. .

Actual expenditures , 1885 $19,834.97.-Add

.

balance, 1884 712.35-

Total expend.1885 to Octl720547.35The 712.35 over from 1884 was , within-

a few dollars , paid out for 1884 premiums ,

awarded at the winter meeting 1885-.There

.yet remains unadjusted , pending-

claims for 1885 , not to exceed $1,000.-As

.showing the growth of the fair in one-

year , the following comparative statement-of totals for the work of 1884 :

Actual fair receipts 1884 $10,130.60-Add balance from 1884 3,876.49-State appropriation 2,000.00-And incidentals 2,190.95-

Total revenue $25,198.04-Total expenditures lor 1884. . . 24,485.69-

MISCELLANEOUS STATE MATTERS-

THE Nebraska City distillery is making-preparations to start business again. The-

architects are now at work on plans for ex-

tensive¬

additions to the present buildings-with a view of largely increasing the capac-ity of the concern.-

MB..

. WILKINS , of Geneva , has patented an-

improvement in type-writers , so that the-

machine can be used directly on the pageo !

a record or other book , thus greatly in-

creasing¬

the speed and tfe* legibility in allcases.-

WASHINGTON

.

special : Senator and Mrs-

.Van.

Wyck arrived here quietly the other-evening , and kept BO closely to their hom-tthat theywere not discovered by theii-friends. . When the senator called at the-

White house to-day his presence became-known immediately. He is looking very-

robust after his summer with the grangers'fairs in the bracing air of Nebraska. He ia-

interesting himself in a new government-building at Nebraska City , and a hundred-other things , for his constituents.O-

MAHA'S

.

skating rink has been foreclosed-by mortgage sale. The building , which-

formerly cost $6,000, went for $1,700 fre-

of incumbrance.-

A

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average of about twenty cars of stock-are shipped from Hastings each day.-

IT

.

is reported from Hastings that W. F.-

Ollard.

, of that place , who attempted to-

commit suicide about a week ago , is able

to be around again , and it is thought that-he will not mako another attempt. He is-

all right if whisky can be kept from him.-

IT

.

is reported by special from Hebron-

that Mrs. John Morgan , living a mile and a-

half from Belvidere , was burned to death-by the explosion of a gasoline stove. The-

woman died soon after the accident. The-

hoiie.e and contents were destroyed and one-

child burned dangerously.-

WORK

.

on Plainview's new school house is-

going forward with good speed. There is a-

growing demand in Nebraska for institu-tions

¬

of this kind , and they are being pro-

vided in all sections of the state.-

RECEIPTS

.

of the Butler county fair were-

suflicient to cover all expenses , including-premiums. .

THE present population of Nebraska is

740645. Five years ago , it.had a popula-tion of 432,402 , making an increase ol

288,243 , or about 13 per cent per annum.-The

.

same ratio of increase if continued dur-

ing¬

the next five years will give us a popu-lation

¬

of 1212520. These figures speak-volumes for our growing young state.-

THERE

.

is a rumor to the effect that a-

union depot is to be built at Hastings.-

WILLIAM

.

KELLER , of Adams county , re-

cently¬

lost 200 head of hogs in one day-

from cholera.-

THE

.

$25,000 in bonds voted by the city-

of Fremont for the construction of water-works

¬

were sold to Chicago parties for$25,301.-

THE

.

citizens of Fullerton have presented-

a large bell to the Presbyterian church-society of that place.-

SAFE

.

blowers tried their hand on the safe-

of Burrus & Phelps at Alexandria , but did-

not get much wealth.-

A

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NEW addition to the town of Humphrey-has been platted and put in the market. Iti-

ncludes a public park , which will be beau-tified

¬

by trees and otherwise.-

The

.

store of Mr. Crane'at Kenesaw , was-

burgarized last week. Tho safe was-

"cracked" in a thoroughly scientific man-ner

¬

, and about $50 in money secured , be-

sides¬

a number of notes and other valua-ble

¬

, which were subsequently found back of-

the building. The jewelry department wan-

also visited , and all the best of it selected-with a judgment creditable to their knowl-edge

¬

of the genuine article. Here the loan-

was about § 100.-

GAYLORD

.

, wife of the late Deacon-Gaylord , of Fontanellef died at Blair last-week. . Mrs. Gaylord and her husband-were among the very first settlers in that-portion of Nebraska and were both loved-und respected by everybody.-

Miss

.

KITTIE HICKS was nominated for-

superintendent of schools by the demo-

crats¬

of Harlan county , but declined the-

honor because she was not of ago-

.THE

.

large stationary engine at Stout'squarry , in Cass county , will soon be ready-for work. It is a mammoth piece of ma-

chinery¬

and is the largest stationary engine-

in the state.-

AHCHIE

.

WATT , of Colfax county , lost hli-

threshing machine separator. He was at-

work with it in D.odge county, and some ol-

the gearing became wound up with straw ,

and the friction started a blaze. A high-

wind was blowing , and so quickly did thi-

flames spread that the harness had to be-

cut to get the horses out of danger. Two-

stacks of grain in addition to the separatoi-were destroyed. *

W. LYTTON was refused a drink at a sa-

loon¬

in Schuyler recently , whereupon a-

racket arose. Lytton was put out of the-

room , but afterwards returned with his-

wagonwhip and "cleaned out" the saloon.-

He

.

"hurled pool-balls in every direction un-

til¬

he had sole and absolute possession ,

doing considerable damage. Next day hi-

offered to settle all damages , but was in-

formed¬

that he would bo prosecuted be-

sides¬

, when he jumped aboard a train and-

left for parts unknown.H-

ASTINGS

.

was the scene of a damaging-

fire a few days ago , about § 10,000 worth-of property being destroyed , mostly cov-

ered¬

by insurance. There is no question as-

to how the fire started , as everything-points to ite having been started purposej j

ly. A slight suspicion has been aroused as-

.to.

who the incendiary is , but as yet there-is no good clue. The matter will be thor-oughly

¬

investigated and , if possible , the-

guilty parties brought to justice.-

THE

.

Nebraska live stock commission has.-

decided.

not to raise the quarantine against.-Illinois.

.

.

At West Point last week two men were .

chased by an individual on horseback , with ,

a revolver in his hand , a few miles ,

outside of town. The pursuer was evident-ly

¬

under the influence of liquor, and had no-

cause against the pursued. He was after-wards

¬

taken in by the sheriff.-

MR.

.

. ALBERT WATKINB , of Lincoln , receiv-

ed¬

information from Washington a few days-ago that he had been appointed postmas-ter

¬

of that city.-

ST.

.

. STEVEN'S church , Ashland , has been-

greatly improved of late new carpets , new-

table spreads , new railings , newly painted ,

and.a. new minister , whose congregations-are growing.-

LITTLE

.

Allie Bricker , aged nine months-and four days , of Saunders county , died-

suddenly at Fairland school house in that-county last week. Shewas apparently in j

good health at the noon recess ; but shortly'-after the teacher noticed that she was in''tears.l'Do you feel sick and want to go-

home ? " asked the teacher. "Yea , I'm sick-

and can't walk ," was the reply , and within-fifteen minutes little Allie was a corpse.-

The.

cause was , no doubt , an affection of-

the heart.-OMAHA

.

house-breakers now chloroform-their victims , thus gaining unrestricted-way of the premises.-

THE

.

recent fire in Hastings showed the-great want of water works , the presence of-

which would no doubt have soon put aa-end to the conflagration.-

THE

.

South Platte land company have-laid out an addition to Fairmont and will-

oon put the came on the market for sale.-

A

.

LINCOLN spcial says the little fire

1f'', " y-fv * * ** * ** * v -f *

months-old child of a family named Wat-eon

-, living at Waverly, was found dead in-

bed the other morning. It is supposed the-child died from suffocation.-

IN

.

the vicinity of Keneeaw the demand-for farms to rent is largely in excess ol thesupply.-

ROBERT

.

MURRAY , of Diller , was found-dead in the hay loft of Mr. Zook's barn.-

Verdict.

morphia administered by his owhands. *

POBIS SIMEON, a young man 23 years old ,living in the vicinity of Decatur, was ad-judged

¬

insane and sent to the asylum ,hobby was , Love and Religion.-

LINCOLN

.

is again being infested by the-galorious burglar. Several houses have-been entered recently.-

PETER

.SWEIGART , the 17-year-old son o

Henry Sweigart , living abont two and-half miles southwest of Hooper , suicide-dlast Sunday by taking strychnine. The-

cause of the act is unknown , but it was-

committed*

in a fit of despondency. The-

deceased was an industrious andupright-boy and had many friends.-

G.

.

. A. BRYANT , editor of the Waterloo-Douglas( county) Gazette , has been sued for-

criminal libel by Councilman Leeder , olOmaha.-

IN

.

a rumpus in a hotel at Hastings , Mr-.Ridley

.

, the landlord , was severely cut in-

the arm. He attempted to fire a guest out-of the house because he was too familiar-with tho hotel girls.-

JACOB

.

HALM, of Omaha , wants $20,000-from the Union Pacific railroad company-for permanent injuries received while jour-neying over the line. He was hustled off-

the cars while in rapid motion and so bat-tered

¬

and bruised that he is no good any-more except to draw breath.-

THE

.

check confidence game continues to-

be played at the depots of Nebraska rail-ways.

¬

. Thelatestgreeney to be taken in put-in an appearance at Omaha the other day.-He

.

yielded up $410 to a man for whom ho-

has since been attentively looking.-

DURING

.

the month of September the-

Beatrice canning factory employed 150 men ,

and put up goods to the wholesale value of$40,00 * .

A FIRE at Wymore destroyed the build-ing

¬

of Murphy & Nye , implement dealers-.Almost

.

everything in the building was con-sumed.

¬

. The fire originated in a stable at-the rear of the building.-

THE

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Beatrice Express says that last-Thursday night James , son of C. A. Hunt ,

a well-known farmer living four miles east-of that place , left home and nothing can be-

learned of his whereabouts. He has been-

attending the high school in Beatrice , and-was considered one of the brightest scholars-in the school. Mr. Hunt is naturally very-much exercised over the affair , and will be-

glad to hear from any one knowing any-thing

¬

regarding the boy's whereabouts.-

THE

.

latest advance madeby the Fremont-normal and business college is the comple-tion

¬

of new rooms for the business depart-ment

¬

, said to be better lighted than Bry-ant's

¬

business college , Chicago , and to be-

equally spacious and well-equipped. An-

other¬

important improvement is the com-pletion

¬

of rooms for lady students in the-college building , where they will enjoy the-

home care and privileges of the president'sf-amily. .

A PRAIRIE fire , in the bottom between-Tekama and Decatur , the other night ,

burned forty-nine large stacks of hay for J.-

P..

. Latta and M. M. Harney , besides de-

stroying¬

a large quantity for Teeters , Ber-

ry¬

, Moore , Rabbit , Williams and others ,

amounting in all to many hundred tons.-

A

.

REAL ESTATE dealer in Oakland is cred-

ited¬

with having cleared $1,200 in one day-by land sales. *

THE residence of Bob Wooden , on the-

Keya Paha , was destroyed by fire.-

THE

.

safe in Capt. Smith's lumber office at-

Osccola was broken into recently by bur-glars

¬

, but it contained only about fifteen-

dollars in silver.-

GEORGE

.

LILLEY languishes in the Beatrice-jail awaiting the action of the grand jury.-

He.

was arrested at Homesville and tried-before a Blue Springs justice on a charge ol-

an.attempt. at rape on Miss Laura Bald-win

¬

, of Holmesville. At the preliminary-examination , strange as it may seem , he-

plead guilty. Considerable excitement was-

manifested at the two townsbefore his case-

was brought to Beatrice , and it was a close-

call for him.-

THE

.

surplus fund which remained in the-

hands of the Grant memorial service at-Omaha has been divided between tho St-

.Joseph.

and Child's hospital , each organ-ization

¬

receiving $41.21.-

AT

.

the comiuj election in Omaha four-special propositions will be submitted to-

the voters. First , to sell a portion of tho-

poor farm , the proceeds to be used in-

erecting and providing necessary buildings-for the county poor and insane ; second ,

for the erection of a city hall ; third , to-

issue $20,000 paving bonds ; fourth , to-

authorize the school board to expend tho-

sum of $78,000 to secure sites and erect-new buildings.-

The

.

Union Pacific is anticipating a rad-ical

¬

change in its time of running trains.-

THE

.

contractor for putting in water-works

¬

at Grand Island thinks he can com-plete

¬

the work in thirty days.-

THE

.

editor and publisher of the Greeley-County Tribune has "jumped the country , "leaving not a few to remember him for dis-

honest¬

and disgraceful actions.-

J.

.

. G. WHITE , of Wayne county , although-over 82 years of age , still retains much of-

his youthful health and vigor. He and his-son put up 350 tons of hay this year , the-old gentleman taking a full share of thg-work upon his shoulders. He cut over 300-tons of hay alone besides assisting in caring-for it after it was cut.-

IT

.

is rumored that Geneva is to have-another paper in the near coming months ,the politics of which will be democratic.-

Benjamin

.

Butler always closes both eyei-when he eats Boston baked beans.-

Men.

are guided less by conscience than by-glory ; and yet the shortest way to glory is to-

be guided by conscience.

DEATH 2Jf EACH OTHER'S ARMS

Wo* U Suicide or Murder , or Bolh ANeicly-Married

-Couple End Ti.elr Lives lyTaJilne-

Morphia ,Lincoln Journal : When was read in yes-

terday¬

morning's issue the account of the-marriage of Thomas Whitely , of St. Louis,and Josie Kutcher , of this city, nothinj-could have been further from imagination ,

probably , than the sequel which we are-called upon to lay before the public now-

.The.

newly-made husband and wife ar-riTed'here

-Tuesday afternoon and took a-

room at the Commercial. In the evening-they received a largo number of their-friends , who went home about halfpast-ten o'clock , leaving their host and hostessin the best of spirits , as far as appearances-would indicate. The intention of Mr. andMrs. Whitely was to go to St. Louis yester¬

day on a bridal tour.-Yesterday

.morning they did not make

their appearance at breakfast and after itbecame quite late a bell boy was sent up to-call them. He called several times but re-ceived

¬

no response. The clerk , Mr. John-son

¬

, being called , assisted the boy over the-transom. . He at once discovered the truetat of affairs. Whitely and his wife were-

lying in each other's arms , while their heavybreathing and blackened faces told thai-they were almost in the embrace of death.

Physicians were summoned at once , and-n examination of the rooms made. A-

Iwoounce morphine bottle , nearly empty,was found on the dresser , while another-hill of morphine was found in the pocket-

f Whitely'a pants. It was evident that-Ihe coupb were suffering from morphine-poisoning and steps were taken to resus-itate

-them. Doctors Beachley , Carter and-

Paine worked with them all afternoon and-evening , but up to the time of the present-writing , 10 p. m. , neither have shown any-signs of consciousness. Tho constant-efforts of the physicians and others who-have been with them has been all that has-kept them from relapsing into a comatose-condition that would speedily end in death.-

As.

was stated in yesterday morning'sJournal , Whitely has been travelling for-the Standard Shoe company of Jefferson-City , Missouri. A year or so ago he fell-very sick at the Commercial hotel and-Miss Kutcher nursed him carefully and-attentively until he recovered , and he-asked her to marry him a short time after-his recovery. It is said that she refuse-dandthat, he attempted at that time to-poison himself with morphine. The report-was published at the time but the hotel-people refused to give any particulars and-it was hushed up-

.This.

was explained by his friends by say¬

ing that Whitely was accustomed to taking-morphine and had taken an overdose.-This

.explanation is also tenaciously-

adhered to by some of his friends , but it-seems strange that if he was accustomed-to using the drug he should make a mistake-the second time , and also run the risk of-giving a large dose to his wife , who was not-accustomed to it-

.It.

is thought improbable by the friends-of the woman that she could have desired-to commit suicide and the only explanation-they can give is that having become men-tally

¬

unsound through tne use of the drugbe gave it to her with the assurance that it-was all right , as he was used to it. If either-or both should recover the mystery maybe cleared away. If fato should be less-kind it will probably never be unravelled.-

At.

2 o'clock this morning there had been-no change noticed in the condition of the-patients since midnight.L-

ATER..

. Special from Lincoln : At 8:30-this e\ening Mrs. Whitely breathed her last ,

after having had two severe spasms and-without regaining consciousness. Her hus-band

¬

lingered a little longer , but a few min-utes

¬

before 10 o'clock ho also passed into-the great beyond , leaving no earthly means-of unraveling the mystery. It is said that-Whitely's effects reveal tho fact that hehad-but fifty cents , and this , coupled with tho-story that he had been discharged from the-eniploy of the firm he was traveling for ,furnished grounds for the theory that tho-murder and suicide , if such it was , was com-mitted

¬

on account of his straightened cir-cumstances.

¬

. This , however , is counter-acted

¬

by the statement that hia folks are-wealthy and that he could have gotten-plenty of money for the asking. It in alto-gether

¬

likely that tho truth will never be-

COLLAPSE OF A CHfCAGO BUILDING.-

OnezMan

.

Instantly Killed and Others Seri-

ously¬

Wounded-.Threo

.

men and a woman were buried in-

the ruins of a frame building which col"-

lapsed onWabash avenue , Chicago , on-

Wednesday. . One of tho men was killed-

outright and his companions and the-

woman , who was in an upper part of the-

building at the timo of tho disaster , re-

ceived

¬

serious injuries. The building was a-

two'story frame affair under which six men-

wcro at work preparing to lay the base-ment

¬

wall. Suddenly , ithout a moment'swarning , there was a crush and a cloud ol-

dust that drew a crowd of people from the-neighboring dwellings. The building was a-

pile of ruins , and three of tho workmen-who had not been caught by the falling-

walls created a panic by saying that six or-

seven persons were buried in tho wreck-.Some

.

one turned in a firo alarm and the-excitement of the crowd was soon doubled-by the appearance of half a dozen fire en-

gines and several patrol wagons. The-

crowd assisted the firemen to Tttnove a-

portion of the roof and the dead body ol-

F. . C. Gilman was discovered. Tliescreams-of a woman directed the attention of some-people to another part of the ruins , and-Mrs. . Kate Hope , badly bruised about the-

limbs and head , was extricated from a-

mass of debris. Considerable more digging-among the ruins brought to light the ap-

parently¬

dead body of a workman named-John Green. He recovered consciousness a-

little later , however , and will probably re-

cover¬

from the effects of his injuries. Mrs-

.Hope's.

three children being discovered to-

have been away from home at tho time ol-

the accident , the only person known to be-

still in the ruins was a contractor named-Duane H. Kimball. He was finally taken-out alive , but severely injured.-

HORSE

.

AND TURF NOTES-

.Joe

.

Davies beat Phyllis at Omaha in the§ 2,000 trot. Time , 2:19-

Over §2,000 were turned over to Mrs-

.Moran

.

, mother of the killed jockey , by the-

Brighton Beach Racing Association-

.Fast

.

walkers are much more needed than-

'ast' and moieSm-

jortant-trotters , performamuch

part in the industrial economy of-

he; country-

.It

.

is a good plan in dry , hot weather , and-

whenever the horses' hoofs become hard-

and brittle , to oil them every day with-

sweet oil-

.Freeland

.

has this season won about as-

much as all the others got by Longfellow-

combined. . Deductinghisown stake money ,

Freeland has this season won upward of

$19,000.-

The

.

largest livery stables in London use-

American horses entirely and the proprie-

Ura

-

say they are hardier , tougher, and-

lave better feet and lega than English-

lorses. .

It is well said thatahorsocannot be kept-sleek , no matter how much grooming may-be bestowed , without abundant exercise.-

A.

horse needs his blood warmed up every-day to keep his system properly regulated ,

and to make his hair lie down and be bright-

and sleek-

.Lucky

.

Baldwin believes he has the best-colt of the year in Volante. He is willing-to match him against Pierre Lorillard'sfilly , Wanda , for $5,000 a side. The Call-

fornian-

evidently feels disappointed at-

Volante's defeat in the Bridge Handicap-race at Sheepshead-

.President

.

Cleveland bought a span of-

horses from John F. Curtis , of Upper San-

dusky-

, Ohio. They aie of the Hamblaton-ian

-

breed. Mr. Curtis purchased them when-

but yearlings in Paris , Ky. , where they were-

born and bred. The president paid § 5,000-for the span. This is a hoax , says the-

Paris , Ky. , Kentuckian.-

Goldsmith

.

Maid made her best record-when she was seventeen years old and re-

peated¬

the performance two years later.-She

.

trotted a mile in 2:14. She was on the-

track for twelve successive years and hol-eundisputed sway to the title of "Queen otho Turf. " She was the first to beat Dex-

ter's 2:17j gait. Maud S. now trots a mile-

in 2:08&

CHRONICLES JSX" CABLE-

.tRseellaneous Matters of Interest Pertaining-to Foreign Countries,

The London Standard's Berlin correspond-ent

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telegraphs as follows : Russia and Aus-tria being unable to agree upon a settlement-of the Balkan difficulty , 1'rince Bistnurtk ,

moved by a determination to prevent war in-

terfcsed. . This action of Germany resulted-in an agreement between the three powers to-

restore outwardly the status quo in Bulgaria-and Servia , and Greece will probably be-

choked oft-

A large contract was signed to supply coal-

to the English fleet in Turkish waters. T-

fact , coupled with the announcement that-Russia is making every possible etlort to in-

crease¬

the strength of her navj *, causes much-speculation. .

A special meeting of the Loyal Defence-union was held at Cork. Reports were read ,

showing that through the efforts of agents of-

the union boycotting had been materially-checked. . A resolution was passed establish-ing

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a financial branch of the union in London ,

and amid much enthusiasm it was resolved to-

equip a strong force of farriers , who will-

travel through the country , shoe the horses-of boycotted farmers , and attend the cattle-sales for the purpose of buying boycotted cat-tle

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, paying lair London prices therefor.-

Admiral

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MIot , commander of the French-forces in Madagascar, has been recalled for-the disobeying of orders of tne War Depart-ment

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, In fighting the Hovas at Tarafat on the-10th of September last , the French govern-ment

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treating with the Hovas for a peaceful-settlement of the difficulty through the Ital-ian

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Consul at Tananarive.-

Lord.

Randolph Churchill delivered a cam-paign

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speech at Lj me Regis. He was inter-rupted

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by continued howls of a body of radi-cals

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, who endeavored to silence the speaker.-Hia

.speech was very prosy and contained-

nothing calculated to arouse enthusiasm. BT-

eabandoned his old aggressive tactics and ap-

peared¬

as a tiicc-worn tory-.Joseph

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Chamberlain delivered a brilliant-speech before a caucus meeting at Birming-ham.

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. He slashed Lord Churchill right and.-

eft, and spoke of him as the bright partfcu-ar

-star now eclipsed by the heavy hand of-

jis!

master , Salisbury. His much vaunted-jnlliancy

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had disap eared and coarse , flatu-lant

-abuse alone remained. Chamberlain-

concluded his address with a terrific outburst-of eloquence , pleading for an extension of the-

iberties of the people and beseeching them-a have confidence in tbe democracy. So en-

husiastic-

; a meeting has seldom been wit-

nessed¬

in Birmingham.-

Lord

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Salisbury and the Secretary of For-eign

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Affairs have informed the porte that-England will send an energetic remonstrance-to Seryia and Greece against their formid-able

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armaments and advise them to keep-quiet. .

The trial of editor Stead , of the Pall Mall-

Gazette and tbe other parties Indicted In-

this cause celebre , for the abduction of Eliza-Armstrong , commenced in London , Oct. 20th-

.It.

i estimated that the defense will-cost some §50,000 , nearly all of which-

has been contributed by the BaptlUt-

and Methodist churches. Jn his defense , Mr-

.Stead.

will present many startling revelations-of vice In high places in London. The grand-jury returned bills against all the prisoners-charged with the abduction of the girl Eliza-Armstrong. .

The Servian Minister to England has writ-ten a letter to Mr. Gladstone in defense of bla-

country's action. He sajs that Servia dosi-

not

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herself desire and cannot allow Bulgarii-to attain undue leadership. He hopes thai-

tbe

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present war cloud will clear away , and-

leave cordial relations between Bulgarians.-

Servians.

and Greeks. Lord Salisbury hai In-

formed the porte that England will send * i-

energetic remonstrance to Servia and Qrseci-

against their formidable armaments and ad-

rise them to keep quiet-Mr.

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. James Stephens Is preparing a manlles-to

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in the shape of a public letter to Mr. Mich-

ael Davitt The ex-Fenian leader will de-

mand that the Irish national democracy ol-

both Ireland and America be united in on-

confederation , with a view of enabling Irish-men to unfurl the flag of revolution In the-

event:

of Mr. Parnell effecting the restoration-of an Irish parliament Meanwhile Mr. Ste-

phens¬ :

will cordlnlly support the Parnellites.-and

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will use his influence with the dynamlteri-to eive Mr. ParnelTs method a fan- trial-

Calcutta dispatch : Contingents of tbe-ndia

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[ army from Madras and Calcutta are-being rapidly transported to Rangoon where-he expedition force Is being assembled for-he Invasion of Burmah. The Burmese-

Government Is actively preparing to resist-he advance of the British troops. Engineers-

are busily engaged in erecting earthworks ,Wanting torpedoes , building fire rafts , loading-mlks with stones and sinking them and-

placing chains across the river to obstructl-avigatlon. . King Thebaw Is disappointed-jecause the majority of the cabinet officials-

at a council held to consider the situation-avored

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a peace policy. After the council-the principal peace advocate telegraphed the-Burmese

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delegate at Paris the details of the-

council Notwithstanding the active prepa-

ations-

of the Burmese force, the British of-

icers-

expect that the campaign in Burmah-will be short-

The salary of a good designer in jewelryJ-

B 4.000 a year.-As

.an archer makes straight his arrow, so-

a wise man makes straight his thought ,which Is difficult to turn.

. SUTLER TAKES A BAND. * -,

Did President Johnson Attempt to Revolu-

tionize

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the Oocernment-Dfp w's Version-

Substantiated..

In an interview on the GrantJohnsonc-ontroversy , Gen. Butler soys there aro-

many reasons why the charge that John-

son

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desired to revolutionize the govern-

ment

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was not brought up in the impeach-

ment

-trial. The ch *f reason , and a con-

clusive

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one , was that the offense was not-

charged in the articles of impeachment, and-

he (Butler) as counsel in that case did not-

care to offer incompetent testimony. The-

charge was not embodied in the articles ol-

impeachment because it could not be sus-

tained.¬

. The talk between Gen. Grant ana-.Johnson

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, his commander-in-chief , was in-

the nature of a privileged communication ,

and that Gen. Grant so held it was shown-by the fact that he did not disclose it till-long after Johnson's death.-

"There.

was another project of President-Johnson's to revolutionize the government,some of the details of which were partly-known at tho time , but which would not bo-

proven which had not taken the form of ac-

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, and which were not brought into tho-impeachment proceedings. I , myself , hod-some very strong moral evidence upon two-questions which I did not care to mako-known to the public in the impeachment-proceedings , but one of which I investigated-secretly as chairman of the committee for-that purpose, and while there was declared-to me some very damaging fasts , under the-

circumstances-

they were not so conclusiv-pthat

A!I deemed it proper to exhibit an arti-

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of impeachment , against the president of-

the United States in that belief. I still re-

tain¬

some of the instruments of evideuc-othat strongly lead to support my beliefs-

The other proposition of Mr. Johnson to-control the government differing from that-of Gen. Grant in the moaeures to be taken ,but not in the end to bo reached (it now-seems to me for the first time, must havo-been made after Gen. Grant had refused to-

accede to Johnson's proposition ) , and-knowing now what had been said to Grant ,

it would seem to show that that proposi-tion

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was entertained because of Grant's re-

fusal¬

, and while what was known to mo in-

regard to it gave me strong belief it was-not in shape to be brought before the publ-

ic.¬

."Gen. Butler declined to say what theso-

proofs were, and intimated that they-would probably not bo made public till-

after his death.-

THE

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NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.-

Some

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of Hie Topics ofDiscussion in the 3Ieet-fuj

-/ at Detroit.-

Detroit.

dispatch : The subject for discua-Elou

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at the morning session Oct 20th , of tbe-

National Prison Congress was "Disciplinary-Measures in Prisons. " Before this topic was-

taken up letters were read from various-prominent men , s.ttinir forth their views in-

regard to prison reform. Among thum was-

3ne from President Cleveland , regretting his-Inability to bo present The illsussion was-presided over by M. J. Cassi.lv , warden of-

Cistern Pennsylvania penitentiary , who-jpened with a paper briefly reviewing the-question , after which he introduced R. \V-

.lilcClau.

bry, of Chicago , w ho read a paper on-

"Pr.son Punishments. " .McCluughry believed-that the best way to reform prisoners is to re-

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tbe jrison officials. Aindictiveness In-

tbe application of tlie puuUhmcnt should be-

unknown , simplification of the rules advoca-ted

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and that all prison officials should be-

governed by friendship when possible. He-

ttpposed humiliating punishments. Prison la-

bor¬

Le advocated as necessary-.Warden

.Nicholson , of the Detroit HOIPC of-

orrection: , believed that the society needed-reforming more than the prison officiate do-

.funisbmeut.

be considered a painful necessity-ind gave an account of the different . enaltics-md briefrecited! some of the simplest rules-or prison use. Colonel Thomas F. Barf, of-

be United States Army described the system-f) army prisons , be said that in the army Sbcy-

vcrc well satisfied with the present arrange-n"nls

-of the state prisons, but could sye that-

t v, as advisable to have good nnsons. Dur-ug

-a further discussion of the tojiic , "solita-

couiincfflcnf-

- was shown to b the most-general penalty , but much wjb to be left to-

tbe opinion of tbe otlicials-.In

.tbe afternoon a'Chaplain's Meeting"-

vas held , Cbaplaiu llycox , of Michigan State-irison presiding. This is tbe firbt tlnis such

ineetiusr has ever be n held, and tbe chair-nan

-considered the progress of the ri htkind.-

3ev..

. Dr. Bi er.5 , of Columbus , gav'1 an account-I) his six years of efforts with \ rlsoncrb ; Chap-ain

-Morse , of Black well's Island , followed-

nitb a Inef talk of a similar nature ; discus-sions

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of county prisons catne nczt and sub-sequently

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Mrs. J. B. Hobbs. of Chicago , en-tered

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a plea in favor of matrons in police-itatious. . Adjourned-

.PLURAL

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MARRIAGES IN UTAH-

.ExSenator PaddocJf Declares Them-Largely Ceased-

.Washington.

special to the Omaha Her-ild

-: "At first it was rather slow work-

rith the Utah commission , " said exScna-or

-Paddock of Nebraska , to-night. "But-

nth a new district attorney we wpre able-o secure convictions at Salt Lake City ,

inder the Edmunds law , and now we have-ibout a dozen Mormon elders in jail.-

Plural.

marriages have entirely ceased in-Jtah and n, large element among the Mor-nons

-is opposed to them. PresidentC-

leveland seems to have the courage of his-onvictions ," continued Mr. Paddock. "He8 moving slowly and cautiously and merits-he commendation of the people. ""It suits me , " said Senator Van Wyckto-

secretary Lamar , while congratulating the-atter upon the campaisn the secretary ia-naking against the western land thieves.'Your policy is proving what I have been-ilmrging along in the senate. My republi-an

-brethren have said that I was all-

rronr and very unjust. You are showinghat I did not say half enough. "Said one gentleman to him , "I hear thatt-

ome democratic senators are complaininghat the president does not treat them with-onfidencc. .""Well , I think the president has good-

easons for being auspicious ," said VanVyck. "They have forced some very queer-reople "on him.

finding a Jewel by a Dream.-At

.the Hofer-Arms wedding at Young-

son-

, Ohio , last week a magnificent jewel ,jresented by the motherof the groomMrs.-Iharles

.Hofer, of Cincinnati , to the bride,

ras lost. It was a crescent setting of rare-olored stones , and was especially prized as vgift to Mrs. Hofer from her husband onhe birth of her son. The gift was receivedfew days before the wedding. A few mo-

aents-

afterward , when the bride went tolisplay her gift to her friends , sho openedhe cose , but the Jewel was gone. Saturdaylisa Maria Manning , a friend of the Arms-amily , dreamed that the jewel was in the-milax canopy under which the bride hadt-een

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married. Search was made and the-iwel was found where she had sold.-

There

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are a great many evils In the world-rhich must be left to check themselves by re-

tion-

from excess.

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