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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

Chicago review: Wheat is nervous Coun-
try orders are as plenty a, they were scarce
short time sg, and there is Il genera belief
that strong local operators are pedding out
their holdings to al these and that the deal is
working around into weaker hands. De-
Everies from armers throughout the north
west are also epOrted to have doubt since
the adydnre b gan and the large n Nbcr of
orders for cars received b. tn. railroad COM
panes here causes many to predict thar the
next visible supply statement vii again show
a big increase.
Corn appears rather slumpy. but keeps
along on pretty even keel by the aid of the
strength in wheat. The pre- ent cve of prices
brings in steady streara of corn about equal
to current requirement, for consumption. rs
81 cents means rather severe restriction o.
the area from which corn can he shipped
Still the general beliefs Is thar the market Wi!
drag for some time 10 come.
The feeling in provisions is unceTtaiu- Large
receipts of hogs are expected II Is month and
some people thirk net far from Il million anc
a half head between this and March ]. Some
operators are working with Il view to 81 pork.
and many others think il will 90 US low as SIC
Outside operators are generally opposed to
this view, and hog dealers will probably resist
vigorously the attempt 10 force the market
so low, especially when they consider the
enormous European demand for stuff al pres
ent figures
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

Samuel ]. Randall arrived in Nashville,
Tenn, on the 3Oth. Replying to speech
of welcome, MIR. Randall said: at gives
me great pleasure to be here. I know
but one country and one brotherhood. 1 am
proud to be with you
The Chicago Daily News prints fac simile
of the forged talley sheet of the Eighteenth
ward election returns. together with the nu-
merous fac SMILES of VIM. ]. Gallagher's
handwriting, nd the charge is made that the
prima facia case against the accused, by this
showing alone, will require strong evidence
to shake the conclusion of his guilt,
A conference of democrats has be en- called
to meet at Des Moines, Iowa, January s, ut
which time the Hawkeye club, young mems
democratic organization, will give them a
banquet The conference is called to confer
about the next state campaign and the policy
to be adopted, and to decide whether to call
an early or late convention.
Mr.. Randall has gone on southern trip. A
friend says he goes south at the earnest re-
quest of a number of iron manufacturers, and
it is expected to teach Alabama, Tennessee
and Georgia protection after the Pennsylvania
plan. "And," said this gentleman, that is ALL
He is the only tariff man that has ever been
invited into special section of the country"
United Stats Supervisors Rowe, of Trenton
N. Y, is in dispute with Attorney General
Brewster respecting the pay of United States
marshals and supervisors at the recent cleo
ton in New York state. Rowe says the mar
shals and supervisors should be paid for six
and a half and seven days work The attor-
ney general has written Marshal Decon de-
Ginning to pay for more than three da, s. work.
The matter will probably be taken to the court
of claims by some supervisors.
A Washington dispatch says: Within the
past few days there has been considerable
talk among democrats about ex-senator Thur
man being selected for place in Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet. This revival in behalf of Mr..
Thurman has doubtless been start d by the
report that the president-elecr has made num-
erous inquiries about the ex-senator of the
gentlemen who have recently visited him. 1t
seems to be generally accepted that Mr.. Bay
ard will be given the treasury department, as
he is believed to have indicated preference for
that place, and that the state department will
go to Ohio. the claim lying between Pendleton
and Thurman,
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

Mr.. John Gilmer Speed will spend some tir7e
in Washington in the interest of the America
exhibition. to be held in London. commencing
in May, 1886, and continuing several months.
This is to be exclusively di-play of arts,
manufacturers products and resources of the
United States
The house committee on coinage, weights
and measure will consider Buckner's bill to
stop the coinage of silver dollars, shortly af-
ter the reassembling of congress. Bland,
chairman of the committee, says he will OPP
pose the Buckner bill and favor a measure
providing for free and unlimited coinage of
both silver end gold.
The secretary of the navy has sent the fol-
lowing tie egram to all commandants of navy
yards: discharge all employees who have
hitherto been paid under the six months ap-
preparation act except those required to pre-
vent the destruction of property and loss of
life, and all such must work without agree
ment for compensation"
The Inauguration committee desires that
organ cations intending to visit Washington
on the 4th of March should communicate to
the committee the number of persons in
cluded in the organization, their intended
stopping place, and other particulars, so that
positions in the line of the procession may be
reserved for them and other necessary ar
arLgements made.
The director of the mint has estimated the
value of the standard coins of the various
nations of the world to be proclaimed by the
secretary of the treasury January l, 1885. The
price of silver for the last three months, COM
pared with its price for the corresponding
period in 1885, declined from S1.114l3 to
81 090465 per fine ounce, which give a reduced
valuation for the silver coins of countries
where silver is the sole standard of value of
the actual circulation.
The bill of Representative Tucker, of Vir-
ginia, to repeal all internal revenue taxes
upon tobacco provides that all laws and parts
of laws which impose internal revenue upon
snuff, smoking and manufactured tobacco of
every description, and upon cigars, cheroots,
cigarettes, in all forms made of tobacco or
any substitute therefor, and upon pedlers or
dealers therein, or manufacturers thereof, of
every description, whether named expressly
or included by implication in any law of the
United States shall be repealed and ceases to
be in force
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
PLAIN T4LK FROM BEECRER.
He Touches on The alleged Disafection Grotc
ing Ont of Politics.

He Touches on The alleged Disafection Gro,c-
ing Out of Politics.
New York dispatch: Beecher, after he had
concluded his sermon to-day, touched on the
alleged dsaffection of his congregation owing
tohis action in the late campaign. He alluded
to his forty years pastorate and he said that
he had never mixed politics with his theology
in the pulpit. He said that he did not know
how far the trouble had spread. but only
learned it from newspapers. If there were
any pew holders offended he did not know
them. He had hoped that the republican
party, which had d. he so M Oh for the nation,
would get wisd' m, but he was bitterly disap-
pointed. He would have shed tears of joy if
to the south and made one of its great cand
dates southern man. That under certain
conditions he did everything wisely, he
would not say; he made no statements he
would not now make in better light,
and his congregation should have
had confidence enough in him not to have
taken his imp tuous speech making a special
political judgment and endeayOrs were con-
cerned he looked upon them with uEfeigned
admiration. There were mistakes and errors
He was sorry for them, and apolOgiZed. In
relation to pew rents. he did not care if they
were diminished. He had lived on a salary OF
$3.50 when he first became the pastor and if
necessary could live upon it no.. II there
minority who no longer wanted him, be would
go If the great majority wished HIM to stay,
he would die with them, and no. hing would
drive him away. If he stayed the congrega-
ton would have to receive him, not on pitch
forks, but in the palms of their hands.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

Official advices from Tonquin report that
the French have made an advance from Tuy-
enquan and met the Chinese forces and en-
gagged and defeated them, inficting severe
losses. The French loss was trifiing.
General Briere de Lisle teleeraphs that he
has been fighting pirates near Hong Yeu for
several days and killed three hundred and cap
tured two guns. The French troops are In ex-
cellent health and spirits.
Sentence was pronounced at Leipsic In the
cases of the anarchists tried for an attempt
to assassinate Emperor william at Nelder-
waldt. Reinsdorf, Rspsoh and Kurthler were
sentenced to death. Hotzchaner and Bach
man were condemned to ten years penal
servitude.
The negotiations with France for the neu-
tralization of the territory of the African In
ternational association have been renewed at
Paris. Bismarck sent special communica-
ton to Prime Minister Ferry urging him to
withdraw his opposition to the scheme.
Religious riots attended with bloodsbed are
reported from the Sicilan town of Cottale.
The priesthood has abused it's power over the
common people to such an extent that mob
Of nearly one thousand persons, armed with
clubs, scythes and stones, entered the cathe-
dral and utterly demolished the interior.
A manifesto has been issued by the Austro-
Hungarian democrats of Paris and circulated
in Vienna and Pesth warning workmen
against anarchist agitation and advising that
combined action be taken to break the coali-
ton between the clericals and aristocrats.
The people are also urged to ref ain from per-
scouting the Jews.
Fresh details received from the districts in
which the earthquake shock was the severest
add new horror to the calamity At Nerja, a
town of 5000 people, in the province of NAL
eRa, the earthquake was followed by q hurri-
cane. This finished the destruction of many
houses mat had already been brought to the
brink OF ruin. The inhabitants fled in terror
from their houses outside of town. Much
suffering was caused by the scarcity of provi-
sions. The alarm in Malaga is now subsiding
and affairs will soon resume their ordinary
course.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
4 CHEERLESS SEW YEAR.
That Spent by the Greeley Explorers in u,
Far North.

That Spent by the Greeley Explorers ia The
Far North.
The Washington National Republican coz
tains further extracts from the diary OF Lieu
tenant Lockwood, of the Greeley Arctic
colony, covering the holiday week and New
Years day spent at Cape Sabine in 1888. These
extracts give continuation of the story of
tarvation of the party aud tell of various de-
wees resorted to by thu m to overcome the
pangs of hunger and to while away he tedium
of their existence. Beginning with Decem-
Der 26, the day after Christmas. when they
breakfasted "late" on soup made Of sea-
blubber and supped 90 ENGLISH meat" the
record is Carried down to the night of jan
uary l.
In the entry for December %. Lieutenanr
Lockwood says that in addition 10 the mea'
above mentioned he had "a few bread crumbs
and some salt " alter and gunpowder." which
Long warmed for h m over lamp. He says:
I'VE spent good deal of talk to-day on the
prospects of getting acrOs> the straits in the
spring and of Rice's preliminary trip AMI the
CHI nees of finding food there, etc. We cum.
240 rati pms as certain at I.ittletOn island.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
Oklahoma Boomers.

General Hatch expects 10 move on Oklahoma
early this week. Seven companies of the
Ninth cavalry and one company of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, and forage stores for a
fifty days campaign, are being concentrated
at Caldwell, Kaus., and sent to the front
There is no particular excitement over the
matter as the local boomers have abandoned
the idea of invasion. They want congress
sional action. No couriers have arrived from
the seat of war IN the past few days. The
latest report is that Lieut.. Day was close to
Crouch's colony, on the Cimarron, and that
neither party is strong enough to capture the
other. Child's play Will cease when General
Hatch strikes the colony if they do not move
peaceably.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
4 Paynuaster' Goes Hrong.

Paymaster w. :. Snlyth, who disappeared
from Savannah with $3.50 of government
funds, appeared at the war department on the
I'd and voluntarily surrendered to the pay
master general He turned over I'LL of tht
money he carried off. his pay for De- ember
(S25UD aud 40 pad for him by friend ma
lug full the amount emb.zzled. S.nyth say
he went On spree '''I hri-iinas and knew
noting of his accounts iill he unl hinise
i'll New IOrN. hc thea I, ieErapuUG mis- c'e.
thai he would .Ii-rI tInIned.. tclv. tut
ciu'icd uiI'.Gr s4rd-. however. to go to al
inston an reputt TO he paym-stcr 2t Ia.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Several Aimaites have already gone to the
exposition.
Hastings has the electric light and uses six
ty-four burners.
Crete nurseries paid $1,000 for labor during
The past season.
The Nebraska legislature will begin opera
lions on the 9th of January.
4 medical society lie about to be organized
in Thaser county.
The ice harvest is now being theoretically
rushed all along the line.
Petitions from would-bc pos'nas'ers are IN
...re NO IN several towns.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

STATE HORTICULTURAL. MEETING.-The an
nual meeting of the Nebraska state horticnl-
tural society viii be held in the capitol at Lin
coin on Wednesday, January 81, 1885, at 4 p.
m. Farmers, fruit growers, nurserymen, gard
ners and all who are interested in horticul-
tural progress, in this and neighboring states,
are invited to attend and take part in the dis
cussion. The information gained at these
meetings is of more value to a practical man
than years of experiment. Those expecting to
attend should send to the secretary for certif-
Gates allowing the purchase of tickets on the
j. & NJ. and U. P. railways at one and one
fourth. fare for the round trip.
j. T. ALLAN, Secretary.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
The .Rebet Spy,s" Daughter Married.

Miss Grace Harding Hammond, the daugh-
ter of Belle Boyd. known as the "Rebel Spy"
was married at Dallas, Texas, on the 3Oth, to
Ray Charters. young Englishman about q
years of age, who claims to be the earl of
Kenwwood. For nearly year past Charters
has been employed in Iha, city as an 1nsrru'..
tor in elucution. The bride is the daughter OF
Belle Boyd by her first husband, her mother
having recently obtained a divorce from her
second husband, John S. Hammond.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL Antaaonis,,,.

The Washington Star says: The feeling OF
antagonism, for it amounts to that, between
the house and senate seems to increase rather
than diminish. 1t has reached q point in
which party sentiment and affiliation are sunk
In the opposition of one house to the other.
The democrats and republicans of the house
join in conden ming the senate for what they
term despotism to usurp the entire legisla-
tive functions Of congress.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

To TEE BEEKEEPEEs OF NEBRAsKA.-The
next annual meeting of the Nebraska State
Beekeepers' association will be held in the
court house at Tecumseh, Neb. commencing
at o. clock D. M, January 14th 1885. and con-
tinuing until IL m, January LOT Certificates
emitting the holder to reduced rates on the
railroads can be had by addressing the secre-
tary, NJ L. Trester. Lincoln, Neb. Action up
on the subject of foul brood is imperatively
demanded if we would preserve our industry,
and no beekeeper can afford to be absent.
Other matters.of great importance viii be pre-
sented. T. L. VAN DORM,
President n. S. B. K. 4.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
FOREIGN NOTES.

A severe earthquake shock was experience
in Corinthia- Considerable damage was done
To many buildings. An earthquake was also
felt in Wales, and many houses were injured.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

ESTATE SCHOOL APPoRTIONMENT.-The De-
ceinber school apportionment has just been
made. The whole number Of children of
school age is shown to be 2OS, 1876, and the
amount of the apportionment S164, S04.S5 The
amount of lie June apportionment was $685.
412.19, making total for the year of $685.
2l7.04. This does not include the payments
on school land leases, which will come in on
February, and which properly belong to 1884.
The amount derived from school land leases
was $50 ,sOO.65.
The apportionment by counties was as fol-
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

CROOKED NEBRAsKAN OvERHAULED.-The
arrest in Canada few days ago of ]. Robert
Williams, the David City tNeb.) forger, says
the Omaha Herald. was the result of remark
ably clever piece Of work by an amateur de-
tcctivc. Williams left David City early In Oc
tooer last, after raising about $50 600 on forged
drafts. Among his victims was S. H. Still. a
lawyer at Bloomfield. Iowa, who was caught
for considerable sum and determined to
spend n little time and money in looking for
the swindior. Still went to David City and
made thorough search OF williams effects
The only thing of interest found was piece
Of blotting paper, SCARED all over with net
work of ink marks. Thinking that the soiled
elotter might furnish clue to williams
whereabouts. Mr.. Still inspected 1t very close
~. AMI discovered that IL had been used by
Williams TO dry letter written to a friend
5ust before his flight, in which he said that he
was going TO Woodstock, Ontario. Mr.. Still
wrote to me authorities az Woodstock, giving
detailed description of Wildams, and in
time received Il reply stating that the swind-
Ter was there, pref. nding TO be capital
lst from Caifornia, and had been ne
gotfa,ing for some real estate. This settled
all doubts in Mr.. Stills mind and he started at
once for Canada. Arriving at Woodstock he
secured the services of the chief of police and
visited the Commercial hotel where Williams
WAS stopping under the name Of e. e; ]:
Wlliams. The offender was found in bed
and ut once taken into custody and locked up.
No money was found in his possession. Will
iisnls made no attempt to conceal his identity,
but refused to return to Nebraska unless sent
here by the Canadian courts His lawyers,
Messrs. Nacdougall and Robertson, will make
hard fight to prevent his extradition. At
the preliminary examination the judge de.
cided that there was reasonable cause for
holding the prisoner until proper evidence
could be procured and remanded him to Jail.
Mr.. Still has made applications to the author
tiles at Washington for extradition papers,
and returned to David City to get the neces-
Is a sallow, pale-faced man, with long hair,
who made record IN David City on his rei-
gfous professions. Since the exposure of his
rascalitv good evidence has been obtained
showing that he was sentenced some years ago
to seven years Imprisonment in California
for similar crimes. He takes the affair very
coolly, and does not seem to worry any over
his situation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11
The Turkish Bath
WHY 1T CURES DISEASE.

Disease ia said to be vital action in reference
TO things abnormal in the human Hystem Its
development Is omen an effort of nature TO re-
mo- po rs hnu eiote ter rom tne Dody,
the living tissues
The causes OF disease are various. Poisonous
and cf1cte matter In the blood, obstructed circu-
lation of the blood, impaired vitality. disturbed
functions OF the vital organs exhaustion of
brain and nerve power, suppressed action Of the
bowels &C., want of nutrition. and impure blood
are among the producing causes ofdisease
nanens Wep s @ nav sIc
Bile OF radically removing them. as the Turkish
Bath. The tissues OF the body, as well as tho
cleansed and purified through this bath. The
larger portion of the chete matter OF tho body
should be carried oil through the pores of the
action the skin, aud removes thereby impurl-
ties from the body and blood.
n I,h rubbing and manipulating given In The
circulation, and equallzing 1t throughout all
parts of the body
internal organs, rubbing aud heat applied TO the
surface draw the blood away from the obstructed
part, thus establishing healthy circulation In
.The high temperature in the Bath destroys
disease germs In the blood Many chronic dis
oas es are due to living germs In the blood which
impairng the functions Of the vital organs. A
temperature of 1902 Will destroy these germs
aud the perspiration removes them nom the
Th6 Bath establishes healthy action of the
SIX In, makes u firm and elastic, and capable Of
The truth is, the body can be thoroughly
renovated, and healthy action establishe ed and
mTmsaned 6y means ine " Ba,h
is sub Jeced that cannot be relieved, and In nine
teen cases out of twenty the sufferer restored to
health, by the iudicious application OF the Turk
ish Bath and electricity.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11

rrhere are two occasions when man
should not speak" said old Sam johnson,
turning to Boswell.
"What are those occasions, colonel--ex-
cuse me, mean doctor? Thought we
lived in Arkansaw. | ask, what arc those
occasionsp taking out his note book.
zone is when he has nothing to say"
"Yes" said Boswell, taking down the
remark.
"And the other is when he has just
said what ho has had to say"
Wisdom" muttered Boswell, reaching
for his pencil, which had fallen on the
floor. "May 1 ask, doctor, who was tho
most discreet man Of speech you ever
''Yes. His name was Anderson Haley.
Used TO haul cross.ties out in Saline
county"
"In what way was he so discreet OF
speech, doctor|
an never saying anything that should
not no said"
Ibid he mover, in o moment Of forget
fulness, speak without mature dslibera-
EiOn?"
"Sir no never did"
"a most remarkable man"
sir not necessarily he was dumb
AykdnsalU Irapelier
Barr ana Baker Nationals battery to-day,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11
Before Yorktown.

eyes, sir, we lay In the trenches before York.
town. 1t was II dark hour Of the war I can
hardly realize It now, Many Of the boys died
there; some from wounds and others from dis
ense contracted by exposure was young then;
am getting 10 feel like an old man now; hut
shall remember my army experience AK long MS
live. There, that coat fits you TO perfection.
Sleeves and everything Just right. And for the
money you cant do better In this town-lf do
say II myself"
Mr.. {. A. Bond, orthe clothing house of Hirsh-
Kind d Co, on Broadway, II u small man. but
he is us good a shle,man to-day as he was good
soldier In 1862. which accounts for the frequent
question. where's Bond - us Bond IMP
from patrons oft e house.
THAT badge on my vost?" continued the
"vot," "thnt Is n badge of the mystical a. A. r.
the Grand Army Of tho Republic. hut don't
believe should be ublo TO wear even that to-
day II didn't wtar something better under it,
what do you meanY" said J. somewhat puz-
zled.
~ mean ono Of Benson's CapcIne Plasters,"
was the reply "ln those lily trenches before
Yorktown caught cold have never got over,
Lots OF men took doses of lead in the war tat
didn't hurt them halfas much Why, / couldn't
draw a free breath without those plasters. The
great shield OF the United states wouldn't pro.
tect me Rs they do I've worn 'em for yearA
couldn't work in comfort without II BensOns on
my left side all tbs time. yes, they're u better
Nc than the old IouRye uniform used to wear.
ThOy'Te warmer aud not 30 bRgxy. Oh, i've
tried all the llnlments and all the other pRsters
but BousOns are the best, lwear two ON my
breast ami one on the small ofmy back, summer
and " Inter they XII ~ the rain, and I'm
'''N ''N' W. W wv 80 'N'N NN r.