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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Woman's Work in Nebraska.

Ex-Governors Furnas and Nance, commits
sioners for Nebraska in the interest of the
New Orleans Worlds industrial and cotton
centennial have issued the following letter to
the women who are prominently connected
with woman's work in the state:
BROwNvILLE, Neb., Aug. ), 1884.
Dear Madam: We very much desire that the
woman's work of Nebraska be an important
factor in our state exhibit at the worlds in
dustrial and cotton centennial, New Orleans,
commencing in December next, and cOntinr-
ing until May 81, 1885. We ask the ladies of
the state to organize and take in hand this
department. In other states this is being
done. Let Nebraska vie with her sister states
in this respect, as in all others looking to this
great exposition. Let the art, the industry,
the brain, the handiwork the domestic econ
omy of the sex find a place there. To this
end we invite you to convene at the CONNER
cial hotel parlors, Lincoln, Monday, August
Is, at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of con-
sultation and action. One or both of the COM
missOners will be present at the meeting.
Very respectfully,
ROBT. w. FURNAS,
ALBUMS NANCE,
Commissioners for Nebraska.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

The secretary of the interior has appointed
Robert E. Carpenter, of Dodge City, Iowa,
superintendent of the Yellowstone Nationa
Park, to succeed P. H. Conger, resigned.
In accordance with the act of congress au-
thorizing the appointment of eighty post
quartermaster sergeants to perform the du-
ties of storekeepers and clerks in place of
citizen employees, general order has been
issued by the war department providing that
said sergeants shall be selected by examina-
ton from the most competent men in the
army, who have served at least four years, and
whose character and education shall fit them
to take charge of public property,
The total value of exports Of domestic cattle,
hogs and beef, pork and dairy products for
the six months ended June 3Oth was $43, S37. 4l9,
against $54 ,357, 704 for the same period in last
year. The export of beef and pork products
for the eight months ending June 3Oth were
57,57O, 53s, against s67, 1884, A for the CORE
spending time in 1888; dairy products for the
two weeks ending June 3Oth, 81, 662, 1856. against
1880, 40 for the same time last year. Num-
Der of emigrants arrived for the year ending
June 80. sos, S34 being 49, 400 less than the pre-
ceding year, and 26O, $3.50 less than the year end
ing June 30, 1882. -
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
A COLORED PICNIC.
1t Culnaiaates in a Shooting Afair--And the
Shooting Ends in a Lynching.

1t Culninates in a Shooting Afair--And the
Shooting Ends II. a Lynclting.
ST. LOUIS, August 3.-During a negro pic
mic near Glasgow, Mo-, yesterday, two men
from Moberly got into quarrel, and when
two officers interfered to preserve the peace,
one of them, Tom Sapsey, was shot and killed
by Harrison Mickey, one of the Moberly men.
The latter was arrested and a mob attempted
to lynch him, but were prevented by the firm
ness of those having the prisoner in charge.
All the parties concerned were collared.
LATER.-A dispatch from Glasgow says
seventy-five to a hundred negroes went to
the jail between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning
and demanded the keys of the jailer, and when
they were refused by that official the door OF
jail was broken in by the mob and Harrison
Mickey taken out and hanged to tree just
outside of town. Before being strung up
Mickey was asked if he wished to pray, or
whether he desired to make any statement.
He answered no, that he was not praying
man, and told the crowd that if they intended
to hang him to do it quickly, He was then
hoisted up and left to strangle to death.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14

lance from the chimney was less than ten feet.
Mrs. Pershing was about four feet from the
chimney that was struck, with baby in her
arms just one week old. She recovered from
the shock at oncebut the baby was motionless
for about fifteen minutes. All have recovered
from the effect Of the shock. k
The second day of the SO ldiers' reunion at
Pawnee City was an immense AFFAIR. There
was the largest crowd present that ever as
sembled in Pawnee county or southeastern
Nebraska. There was a parade in which ex-
rebel soldiers participated. The, old horse
ridden twenty-five years ago in the army by
Sheriff LINING, owned in Pawnee county,
was produced, handsomely decorated by flags
and ridden about the camp amid shouting,
playing of bands apd cheers. The animal
was captured from a rebel officer.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
A Chance fo,. the Ladies'.

Ex-Governors Furnas and Nance, commits
sioners for Nebraska in the interest of the
New Orleans worlds industrial and cotton
centennial, have issued the following letter to
the women prominently connected with wo-
mans work in the state:
BROwNvILLE, Neb. Aug. 5, 1874.
Dear Madam: We very much desire that
the woman's work of Nebraska be an import
ant factor in our state exhibit at the worlds
industrial and cotton centennial, New
Orleans. commencing in December next,
continuing till May 81, 1885. We ask
the ladies of the state to organize and take in
hand this department. In other states this is
being done. Let Nebraska vie with her sister
states in this respect, as in all others looking
to this great exposition. Let the art, the in
dustry, the brain, the handiwork, the domes-
tic economy of the sex find place there. To
this end we invite you to convene at the Com
mercial hotel parlors, Lincoln, Monday, Aug
ust Is, at O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
consultation and action. One or both of the
commissioners will be present at the meeting
Very respectfully,
ROBT. w. FURNAS,
ALBINUS NANCE,
Commissioners for Nebraska.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
As to Hog ShrinEa0e.

There has been much dissatisfaction among
commission dealers at the Chicago stock
yards for a long time, over the operation of
the shrinkage system in the sale of hogs
Under it packers could contract for drove
hogs, then send in a man who would arbitrar-
lily decide that so many were what are known
as piggy sows," and ''stags," from whose ag-
gregate weight about forty pounds each was
shrunk or locked, and there was no appeal
and the loss was charged to the farmer. A
short time ago the live stock exchange passed
a rule that hereafter hogs should be sold on
their merits; that these throw-outs must be
selected in advance of the sale, and taken out
of the herd to be sold separate on their mer-
its, also entirely doing away with shrinkage.
In order to give time for negotiations with
AS no agreement was reached, the commits
sion recently met and resolved to put the rule
in force at once.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
4 Fierce Blaze at Omaha,

Fire was discovered in the Omaha Lard Re-
filming Co.'s building, on the B. g. NJ. track,
South Omaha, on the night of the Sth. 1t was
long run, and the building was situated in an
almost inaccessible spot, but the firemen got
four good streams of water on in remarka-
bly, short time. Owing to the 1nf1ammable ma
ture Of the contents, however, they could
make no Roadway against the flames, and
everything was destroyed. George Walker,
an employee, was overcome by smoke and heat
while striving to save the books, and was car
ried home by his friends. He slipped out the
bnilding on atierce of lard, and was quite bad
~ hurt.
The Omaha Lard Refining Company is COM
posed of James E. and John NJ. Boyd, ]. T.
Evans and A. G. Buchanan, of Omaha, and E..
r. Purdy, of New York city. The building is
a total wreck, being Quilted completely, with
only three walls left standing. The total loss
will be about S45 OOO. divided as follows Lard in
bulk, S15,Cco; lard in parcels. S7,C3O; machin-
cry, etc., S16CG0; building, $1,000. There is a
fair insurance on the whole.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
The alabama Election.

In the elections throughout Alabama on the
4th there was no opposition whatever to the
democrats on the state ticket and very little
of party character in any county contest.
In consequence of this there was no excite
ment except where candidates were running
in counties that made no nominations, and
these were many. Thus the local issues of
democrats brought out fair vote. The hot
test fight was in Mobile between the demo-
cratic nominees and the Independent ticket
and in Birmingham between the democrats
and combination between republicans and
greenbackers. Those two points were the
battle grounds of the state Not half dozen
republican legislative candidates were run
ming in the state. The vo,e in Montgomery
was about l,S00, all democrats and there was
no opposition.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
THE JULY BULLETIN.
The Weather for the Middle Month Of the
Year.


Year.
The signal service bulletin says: During the
month of July the temperature was generally
below the average. except at stations on The
Mississippi river below Cairo, in Arkansas,
Louisiana, Indian territory, Texas, southern
Colorado, New Mexico, in California south of
San Francisco, and in the Florida peninsula;
on Lake Ontario, in northern Minnesota and
Dakota; from to degrees below the mean
in the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsyl-
vania the northern Michigan peninsula, GEN.
trail Minnesota and northern California; from
to degrees in Maryland, the shore of Long
Island sound. eastern Massachusetts. central
Ohio and Indiana, Dakota and the willamette
valley; it was from to degrees in the east
Gulf and most OF the Atlantic coast states, in
Tennessee, the upper Mississippi and Missouri
excess in she lower Mississippi valley is l de-
gree and minute.
The rainfall has been in excess of the aver
age for July in New England, the Atlantic
coast stations to South Carolina, in east Ten
nessee, over Lake Erie, the Missouri and Ar
kansas river valleys, in Iowa, In the valley OF
the Red River of the north and its tributaries.
The average excess in New England Is 81
idches; in the Missouri valley. "a inches; In
the middle Atlantic states, LBS inches. The
greatest deficiency occurred in Texas, the Rio
Grand valley, in Florida and southern LOuisi-
ana. For the Sacramento and San Joaquin
river valleys the rainfall has been normal, and
nearly so in all the Pacific coast states. No
frosts are reported during the month.
The numerous hail, tornado and hurricane
storms in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa on July
4th, in Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Ala
bama and western New York on the 9Th did
considerable damage to standing grain and
fruit
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Il Fast Grain Crop.

The Sedalia (Mo.) Bazoo, publishes care
fully prepared reports of the grain crops in
the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Tex
as, and Indian Territory. The reports show
an increase of acreage in Missouri of 20 per
cent and an increase of yield in most crops of
Is per cent. The live stock increase is "a per
cent. In Kansas there is an increase in acre
age of Is per cent and in yield of IL per cent
with stock increase OFFS per cent. In Texas
per cent, live stock 81 per cent. Nebraskr in
crease in acreage IA per cent, yield 30per cent,
live stock 40 per cent. Indian TerritorG. 10 per
per cent increase. In Kansas, Missouri. and
some parts in Texas crops have been injured
by heavy rains, while in the territory and part
of Texas drought has proven detrimental, but
the promise is for the largest yield ever re-
corded.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14


who thinks that 1t is the bestthing to do. will
give the reasons for my action to the public
as soon as I can have the benefit of NJ. Cleve-
lands letter Of acceptance, that where disa-
gree with him may do him no injustice"
About thirty prominent republicans and
greenbackers of West Virginia met on the I'd,
it is said, at the instance Of Stephen B. Elkins,
of the republican national committee, and
held conference with doors closed, lasting
three hours. Among those present were
Elkins, who presided Congressman Golf,
Maxwell, the fusion candidate for governor,
and Fink, candidate ror attorney general. A
plan of conduct for the campaign was decided
on. The views Of the greenbackers were free
ly given and in some instances combatted by
the republicans, several of whom were among
those who were in the state convention OPP
posed to fusion.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Ier0S Fever in Kansas.

At Ellis, in Ellis county, and Brookdale, in
Saline county, Kansas, Texas fever is raging
among the cattle. At Brookville one hundred
are infected and eight have died. AT Ellis
twelve are down with the disease. Twelve
miles south of Ellis thirty-four are sick and
fifteen have died. Temporary quarantine has
been established and is being rigidly enfOrc. d..
Brookviile is the regular feeding place for
shippers, and it is thought the disease was in
troduced there by some infected herd which
was fed in the stock yards The governor is
comforting with the state live stock sanitary
committee with reference to quarantining the
state against Texas cattle, and proclamation
to that effect may be expected in few days if
the disease continues its ravageS.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Il Pioneers Departure.

UmHnH d6rHIU.
Rev. William McCandlish, an aged divine of
the Presbyterian church, died suddenly at his
residence, corner of Park Avenue and Leav-
enworth streets, at $40 yesterday morning,
from paralysis of the heart. Mr.. Candlish was
born in Dumfries. Scotland in 1910, and came
to America when he was but seven years old.
He was educated for the ministry at Washing
ton college, Canonsburg, Pa, and was or
dained as minister in the Presbyterian de-
nomination in 1887. From that time until the
hour of his death he was actively engaged in
carrying copy of the Scriptures to a neigh
Dor, when he complained of GOODNESS in his
feet, laid down on his bed, and passed away as
easily as tired child would drop to sleep.
Mr.. McCandlish leaves a wife and three chill
dren, one of whom is the wife of our we'll
known townsman, Mr.. John T. Bell. They are
all residents of this state where Mr.. McCand
lish has made his home ever since 1858.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Belgian government has decided to es-
tablish a quarantine against the Mediterran-
can ports. r
The English cholera is spreading in Clayton,
Lemoors and Richton, hamlets not far from
Blackburn. . .. ..
The French government will consult the
chamber of deputies before instructing Ad-
miral Courbet at Foo Chow to act.
Suakim has been abandoned as a base of op-
erations. The project of constructing rail.
way from Suakim to Berber is likewise aban-
doned.
The peace conference at Berne has closed its
session. Before its final adjournment it adop-
ted motion favoring the naturalization of
inter-oceanic canals.
All the men indicted at Dublin, in connec-
ton with the recent abominable scandals,
pleaded not guilty. The inquiry ordered by
court regarding French's sanity has been
postponed to August 10 at the request of the
crown.
Bismarck has instructed Count Won Nuns
ter, the German ambassador to England, to
ask Earl Granville, the British foreign secre-
tary, what measures England intends to take
for the payment of the Alexandria indemni-
ty. He also urges early and energetic action
to punish the outrages inflicted by English
fishermen in the North sea on German fishing
sloops.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
A Famous Political Meeting.
Dayton Letter to the Cincinnati Commercial

Ex-President Hayes, in his little
speech at the Soldiers Home on
Wednesday,, having stated that the
first large cOncOurse of people he had
ever witnessed was in Dayton, in 1912,
was asked in a private conversation to
give some facts concerning that meet
ing, and related many interesting incl
dents. He was boy at the time, just
old enough to be Observant, and re-
members matters, both great and small,
connected with the meeting. He says
the attendance was immense, and
though nst so large as at the great
Harrison meeting of two years before,
the fame of which had gone out through
all the land, it was still larger than any
meeting he has ever attended outside
of New York, Washington and Phila-
delphia. He, with some other boys,
came in wagon from Columbus, and
the national road from beyond Newark
to this city was so crowded with vehi-
cles as to form an actual procession.
When visitors arrived they were as
signed to private houses, and he had
the good fortune to be assigned to the
residence of Horatio Phillips, esq.,,
where Henry Clay was also
guest. He, therefore, saw and
noted much of Mr.. Clay. The
chief orators of the occasion whom he
remembers hearing were Henry Clay,
John j. Crittenden, Thomas Corwin,
Robert G. Schenck and Charles Ander-
son. At the principal stand spoke
Clay, Crittenden, and then Corwin.
By the time Corwin was introduced
the audience had become little rest
less, and Tom seemed to- be somewhat
nettled at his position on the pro-
gramme, and determined to outshine
his predecessors. And his proved to
be the great speech of the day. The
audience no longer showed signs of
WEAKNESS, but remained to shout and
laugh until the last word was uttered.
There was undoubtedly much to aid
him in the fact that the Buckeyes pres
ent were anxious to show off the Ohio
orator. Nothing could have been
more romantic" said General HAYES.
than the appearance of Charlie An
derson at that time. He was grand
marshal of the parade-a splendid
looking specimen of manhood, upon a
spirited horse, with his badge of Office
fluttering in the wind, and in all re-
spects the envy of ambitious youth.
Even then he was famous for his silver
tongue. Schenck made an excellent
speech from storeboX on Third
street. Clay's oratory was character
lied by great clealness. There was
nothing of the humorous about him
and few pyrotechnics. Towards the
close of his speech, which was chiefly
on that everlasting theme, the tariff.
and necessarily argumentatiye and sta
tistical, he INDUCED in few words of
exhortation which were beautiful and
Before going upon the
stand some young men warned him to
speak loud or he would not be heard
by so great a crowd in the open air.
Clay responded that if he failed it
should be attributed to his youth and
The cut was felt
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Crushed by q Horse.
Omaha Bee.


Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Larson, of No. 1918 Chica-
go street, suffered the grievous loss on Satur-
day evening last of their little six-year-old son
Georgia. The driver of one of Strang s. Co.'S
fOur-horse teams drove into the alley on Nine
teenth street, in the rear of Mr.. Strang's resi-
dence, preparatory to stabling the animals.
Here he was accOsted by the little boy for
permission to ride one of the animals. When
the team stopped at the barn-doOr, the boy
slid off as he had been accustomed to do, and
whether he was injured in the fall and tram
pied on, or whether the horse accidentally
kicked, is not definitely ascertained. At all
events, the poor little fellow received dread
fully crushed skull, from which death ensued
within an hour, having been carried into Mr.
Strang'S house and his parents being called.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Firing the Tariff.

Representatives of roads interested in
traffic between Chicago and Omaha-that is,
the St. Paul, Northwestern, Rock Island, Wa
bash and Burlington, met at Chicago on the
18th and agreed to restore all the rates be-
tween the points named. A committee, con-
sisting of Ripley, of the Rock Island road
and Commissioner Vining, of the western
trunk line association, was appointed to ar
range details. AT the general conference the
entire subject of the maintenance of Colo
RADIO rates, and the further existence of the
tripartite agreement, was referred to a COM
mittee of five, composed of General Managers
Hewitt, Potter, Cable, Robinson and Kimball,
who were instructed to report on or before
September 23d. In the meantime current
rates are to be rigidly maintained.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
Rampage of an Inftriated Elephant.

Coles huge elephant, Samson, severed his
chains at HALEY, Idaho, last week, and attack
ed his keepers, who made hasty retreat. A
cage of lions stood in the way of the infuriat-
ed animal, which he picked up and hurled to
one side, killing two horses. He then struck
q pile of lumber and scattered it. By this time
there was great excitement. The circus peo-
pie called on the crowd to shoot the monster,
and lively firing began, but without appre-
ciable effect. Finally party of men succeed
ed in roping the beast and he was quieted.
Thirty bullet holes were found in his hide.
The damage done by him amounted to ten
thousand dollars.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-14
France and China.

Paris dispatch: The French president at
Hue has been instructed to recognize the new
king only upon the condition that he accept
the treaty between France and China, conclu-
ded by Patenotre, French minister to China.
The Temps expects that extreme measures in
dealing with China will be postponed until a
discussion of the Chinese question is had in
the chamber of deputies, after the present ses-
sion of parliament at Versailles has been con-
cluded. The National, referring to the inter-
view between Minister Ferry and LII Fong Poo,
Chine>e minister, thinks it indicates negOtia-
lions for the settlement of difficulties will still
continue.