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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Farmers Have Seen the Land.

The party of forty-three farmers
from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
brought out to see Nebraska have re-
turned home. They We're all more
than pleased with what they saw.
They were successful farmers in their
own states, and the idea was not to
induce them to buy here. but that they
might speak of their WI knowledge
what the state was raising. and among
neighbors who sought to get new farms
or tenants who proposed to buy for
themselves. Most were well informed
by report already of the of
the state. There was one notable eX-
ception, a farmer from Illinois. who
could not be convinced even until
sometime after he left Omaha that
there was anything in Nebraska
He changed his mind before going
home, and bought "a quarter of a sec
ton and made an offer for LOO acres
for Il ranch.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
A OF TRADE.
The General Situation Continues to
Show a Steady Improvement.

The General Situation Continues to
Show a Steady Improvement.
New YORK. Aug. 30.-The general
trade situation continues to improve,
and aside from the unnecessarily pro-
longcd strike of the soft coal miners.
there is little in sight to cloud the
outlook. The feature of the week is
the advance in prices of almost all
leading staples, beginning with an up
ward movement all along the line in
iron and steel. Lead. too, and soft
coal are higher, as is wheat, notwith-
standing one or two reactions Brad
streets points out that the statistical
position Of wheat is the strongest
known since the United States became
a considerable exporter, and that its
price, as we'll as that for bread, is
likely to materially exceed the present
weeks advances. Following hat for
wheat, prices are higher for wheat
flour, corn. oats. lard, potatoes. but
ter, eggs, beans, cheese, leaf tobacco,
wool and live stock. Advances for
leather, hides. lumber and linseed oil
are also reported.
Cotton. which is up slice. reports
the smallest worlds stock for seven
years past at this period. an improved
tone and higher prices for the manu-
featured product.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Nebraska Products In Illinois.

Schuyler dispatch: Gilbert Faber
has been paying attention during the
entire summer to the collection and
preparation of al assortment of grains
and grasses from Colfax county to. be
sent to G.. j. Ernst. assistant land com
missioner of the B. & NJ. at Lincoln,
who has the supervision of the arrang-
ment of an exhibit from the entire
state to be taken by the B. & NJ. peo-
pie to the state fair in Illinois. The
collection consists of wheat, spring
and winter; oats, some of the stalks be-
ing f%fty-eight inches in length; barley.
timothy, blue grass, stems three and
one-half feet long: clover, blue stem
and alfalfa; in all a collection that will
be impressive among the best that can
be found. Mr.. Faber is an enthusiast
in this sort of work. He says the
Trans Mississippi exposition manage
ment ought to see to the collection of
grains this year for exhibition at the
opening, as at that time the grains OF
1898 will not be ready.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
FOREIGNERS BUY AGAIN.
European Demand for Wheat Puts the
Prices IN.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Foreigners were
in the markets buying wheat again
to-day, and prices advanced about as
quickly as they went down yesterday.
The Chicago December price was up
n cent at the opening and advanced 3
cents farther later in the day, sell
ing between Ole and 9411c. There was
u sharp break of = cents shortly
after noon. but prices turned up
again. The close, 934c, was &c higher
than yesterday. Nearly all the spec
ulation was in December.
Foreign markets were lower all
around, but the decline there was not
as great as the drop in this country
yesterday, and the margin for export
sales was 9 cents more than it was
when wheat was at top prices Satur-
day. The days clearances were very
large, amounting to nearly a million
bushels. Foreign crop new was bull
ish.
Cash prices at Kansas City very
quickly followed the Chicago advance.
Hard wheat was four cents higher
than yesterdav-in some cases more
and there was an active demand from
all sources. Exporters who have been
out of the market for some days were
buyers. The offerings were large, and
the country movement shows no sign
of falling off.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
BOOM FOR NEBRASKA
ALL EYES TURNED ON THIS
GREAT STATE.
Immigration Reviving to an Extent that
Recalls Early Days-Splendid Crops
Start the Farmers of the East
This Way to Seek Out Bet
ter Locations for Homes.
Nebraska the cynosure.

''There is bound to be n greater
movement of immigration into Ne
braska this fall than for many years
past said John Francis, general pas
senger agent of the b. IL NJ, to an
Omaha Bee reporter. "There is al
ready a marked increase in the atten-
ton that is being turned toward this
state. Our last homeseekers' excur-
sion went out from here for various
points in the state so large thai the
train had to be run in 1--WE sections.
We haven't had to divide a train of
h~omcseekers for a number of years
past. And the good thing about it is
thai a greater portion of these home
seekers are very apt to locate perma-
nently in Nebraska"
General Passenger Agent Francis
through the state. He and General
Passenger Agent Eustis of the Burling-
ton were the conductors CT a large
party of real estate men and farmers
from Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Most
of the visitors were from Illinois. At
all points in the state they were most
cordially received, and the visitors
were forcibly impressed with the real
evidences of the return of prosperity to
this commonwealth. The railroad
men believe hat a good amount of
immigration will be the result of this
trip.
General Manager Holdrege of the b.
e NJ. and Dickinson of the Union Pa
cific have just returned from trips
across Nebraska. Both are enthusiast
tic in their declarations that Nebraska
never saw better days. They point to
the splendid crops all along their re-
spective lines of railway and to the ex-
cellent prices the farmers are receiv-
ing, in support of their opinions.
The Union Pacific is advertising the
state throughout the east by the extern
sive circulation of a valuable book on
Nebraska just issued. 1t gives accu-
rate reports of recent date of the agri-
cultural conditions existing along the
line of the Union Pacific in Nebraska,
and devotes considerable space to an
admirable discussion of the cultivation
of the sugar beet. President Aliens
address before the beet sugar aSsO-
citation in this state is printed in full.
4 number of the railroads are also adj
We :tising the state by sending ont sew
eral thousand copies of the Saturdays
issue of the Bee, containing, what rail-
road men declare to be the most re-
liable and exhaustive statement re-
garding Nebraska crops that has yet
appeared. Another mean of adver-
Using Nebraska that is being actively
pushed by one of the railroads, the
Burlington. is the display of Nebraska
agricultural products at the county
fairs of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio this
fall. Arrangements for sending these
exhibits east this month and through
out September have recently been COM
pleted. and each will be in charge of a
competent Nebraskan.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Old Inventions.
7 Cs7
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Three mechanical movements are
herewith shown, relating to that class.
known as ~escapements. In the first Is
shown Il pendulum movement known
as q repose or dead-beat escapement
wherein the central escapemcnt wheel
is alternately engaged upon opposite
sides by the pendulum projections
The central movement is known as a
detached escapement, in that the pen
dulum swings free of the star-shaped
escapement wheel, except at the time
of receiving the impulse and unlocking
the wheel. The pendulum rides dead
in returning as the click works on a
pivot to escape the depending bar. The
third illustration shows a single pin
escapement, in which the pin escapes
the vertical faces within the pendulum.
The circuit court in a patent ease re
Gently decided that a patent, IN order
to give full protection, must include
claims for all the novel features. What
is not covered is held as being dedl-
Gated to the public, and SO is lost TO
the inventor. Free information relat-
ing to patents may be obtained in adj
dressing Sues Sc Co., patent experts
Bee Building. Omaha, Neb.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Farmers Fabulous Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-The wheat
crop of the country for 1887 is estima-
ted at 43O, 600, 900 to $50, 600, 900 BUSH
els. With wheat selling at 81 per
busheI the value of the crop is from
S430. OoU. OoG to $500, 900, 900. The total
amount Of last years crop was ~
6s4. 346 bushels, and it's total value
was $40, Coz. $50, SO hat even estimat-
ing the wheat crop of 1897 at the low
est figure given by any of those per-
sons acquainted with crop conditions,
the farmers of the United States will
have S12O, 900, 900 more revenue from
their wheat crop this year than they
did last wear.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
REBELLION IN INDIA.
TIE OUTBREAKS ARE RAPIDLY
SPREADING.
Forty Thousand Soldiers Not Enough e
Check the Insurgent Hill Tribes
Encounter After Encounter Re.
ported Ameer Called to
Strict Account.
More Troops Needed.

SINnA, Aug. 3O.-The British forces
on the Afghan frontier are being kept
in a constant state of excitement. ow-
ing to the activity of the rebellious
natives, and fight after fight has been
reported during the past three days.
The powerful Arakazi tribe of hillmen
has joined the rebellion, and with the
AfriGis and other tribes already out
the situation is decidedly serious. Nc
one would be surprised at news of a
disaster to British arms at any mo.
ment.
I Over 40, 900 British soldiers are now
in the field, but this number does not
appear sufficient to cope successfully
with the brave, hardy and willy hill.
men, and urgent calls for reinforce
ments have been sent to other parts
of India, while it is possible that
troops may yet have to be asked for
from Europe.
That the India government believes
that the ameer of Afghanistan has
guilty knowledge of the uprising, if
he has not inspired it, is shown by the
fact that a second letter has been sent
to him calling for specific to
certain specific questions and warn
ing him to avoid all ga~neralities and
protestations.
A very serious state of affairs pre-
walls at Quetta, Beloochistan. There
attacked the garrison will be put to
death. The Notifications are practi-
cally worthless and the place is said
to be inadequately manned.
Another rote of alarm, and a rather
incomprehensible one in view of the
gallant defense made in the cases of
Forts Ali-Mujid and Lundi Kotal,
| comes this morning from Jamrud,
rom which place a dispatch an
nounces that the British military au-
thorities yesterday deemed it wise to
disarm the Khyber rifles, forming a
part of the garrison Of that place.
REBELS MAY BE STARVED OUT.
LONDON, Aug. 3o.-It is probable
that pending offensive operations by
the government forces in India a
blockade will be enforced against the
Afridis and Arakazis, who are largely
dependent upon India for their food
supplies. This. it is thought. will
tend to compel them to come to terms.
The military authorities suggest that
after the tribes have been punished
the occupation of a single fort called
China, in the Bazaar valley, would re-
| strain the Afridis forever, since they
would be obliged to pass Under the
walls of that fort every six months
when migrating from the valleys to
the hills or vice versa.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
WHEAT
Visible supply OF wheat 75,ooo,00o
bushels Short of the Demand.

Visible supply OF wheat 75,ooo.o0o
bushels Short of the Demand.
WASHINGTON. Aug. a6.-For several
weeks the department of agriculture
has been busy gathering information
concerning the wheat crop of the
world The results, obtained from
both official and unofficial sources,
show that, from present indications,
the world must go hungry or eat
something besides -four. The United
States will be unable to furnish all
the wheat that will be needed by
foreign countries to supply tho
deficit, even though the price
jumped to 81. sc u bushel. 1t simply
has not the grain. England will need
$50. 900, 900 bushels of wheat, accord
ing 10 the latest estimates; France,
As, 100, 900 bushels; Belgium, Holland
and Germany, SO, 900, 600 bushels;
Spain and Portugal, 10000. 900 bushels;
Italy, %, 600. 900 bushels; the West
Indies, China and Brazil, 10000 900
bushels, or q total Of Az, zoe, 900
bushels.
AZ AiCS Va kii IN " npSS
weekly importation into Europe of
72O. 0Oo bushels owe the imports OF
last year will be required. During tho
last cereal year the wheat growing
countries of the world exported to all
countries As, 900. 900 bushels less that
the estimated requirements for the
next eleven months. To supply this
increase Of 72O, 600 bushels a week a
heavy demand will be made on the
United States and Canada. At least
$40, 600, 900 bushels will be called for.
Canada can supply the 40, 600, 900 and
the remainder falls to the United
States. The crop in this country will,
it is thought, be about 500, OOO. ooc
bushels. For home consumption and
for seed purposes 275, 900, 900 are re-
quired. This leaves but 125, 600. 600
bushels to meet the demand for 20c.-
600, 900 bushels.
The department of agriculture will
soon make public its figures on this
years wheat crop Of the globe. 1t
will say in part that, taking one coun-
Try with another, the deficiency, Gs
compared with an average crop, will
be very large. Such importing coun-
tries as Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Austria will have occasion
to import much more than usual, while
the exporting countries. outside of
the United States, will be able to cop
tribute much less than their usual
supply. Russia. Hungary and the Dam
ubian and Balkan principalities have
all less than average crops, the
deficiency being very large in the
principalities named. The Indian
crop, harvested last spring. was nearly
81 per cent below the average, and
though high prices may draw away a
part of the scanty supply, the cen
tribution from this source must neces-
sarily be small. The wheat exporting
countries of the Southern Hemisphere
have less than Usual, and their rext
harvest is several months away.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Gigantic Irrigation System.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 3O.-One of
the greatest water distributing sPs-
TENS in the west is being established
in San Diego county by the Southern
California Mountain Water company.
The system when completed viii com
prise three reservoirs. the Otav, Mo-
rena and Barrett's, holding an aggre-
gate of over 81, 900, 900, 600 gallons of
water, enough to irrigate 200, 600 acres.
The Otay dam is just completed. Its
height is 1870 feet above the foundation
of 80 feet above bed rock. 1t is 500
feet long at the top, 400 feet thick at
the bottom and Is feet at the top. It's
impounding capacity is I'VE 10, ooo,-
700. 900 gallons, and it floods owe 1000
acres.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Oceanic s,eam.hip Shares Rising.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3o.-Within
ten days the stock OF the Oceanic
steamship company has risen from $50
to $50 per share. The present atti-
tude of the Pacific Steamship com
pany. in its not as yet successful fight
for Hawaiian charters for some of its
big ships. is partly responsible for the
advance, but the chief cause is the ten
per cent discriminating clause in the
newly adopted tariff, and which if en-
forced will give the Oceanic Steam
ship company a monopoly of the trade
between Honolulu and this port
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
NINE HUNDRED KILLED.
Appalling Loss of Life Due To Volcanic
Eruption In the Philippines


TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 3o.-Five more
towns have been wiped out and not
less than 400 people killed since last
reports were received here by the
eruption of Mayor volcano, in Lucon
Island, one Of the Philippine group.
Widespread devastation and ruin have
resulted in towns and villages stu
ated around the base of Mayor for
fifty miles. The latest towns de-
stroyed are Santo Nino, San Rogue,
Misericordia, San Antonio and Sanisa-
dor. The last two named towns are
suburbs of Lifog. the destruction OF
which was announced several weeks
ago.
A terrible sight greets the eyes of
visitors at Libbat. Lifog and lis in
habitants are buried in ruins. All
surrounding hemp plantations, fields
and cattle have been destroyed.
Two hundred inhabitants persisted
when San Antonio, San Rogue and
Misericordia were destroyed, and an
other 200 met death under ashes and
lava in or near the other towns
named.
Cascades of red-hot ava pouring
yer Mayon's sides, together with
dense showers of ashes from the first
eruption, buried 500 human beings be-
fore they could flee toplaces of refuge.
Gradually the eruption increased in
violence. until ava was flowing into
the sea forty miles from the crater.
and the tremendous rain of ashes and
sand reached Neuva, fifty miles away.
Villages were thus destroyed which
were thought to be safe when the
eruption began. and the number of
known dead was increased to at least
900.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Oneninr I,,ds for the New Wing.

The board of public lands and build
ings met today and opened
bids for the construction OF the wing
of the asylum at Norfolk. the legisla-
lure having appropriated $4,000 fo<
the addition The successful bidders
were: Omaha building and construc-
ton company, Sl3S, 7S7. for the compile
ton of the wing according to specif-
cations. except the plumbing and
electric wiring: +. W. Barclay of Be
atrice, $500 for the plumbing and
steam-hcating apparatus: the Western
electric supply company OF Omaha,
s193, for the electric wiring for fifty
sixteen-candle power lights. This
makes the total cost of the wing So, 1SG
less than the appropriation.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
EXPLORERS RETURN.

The Members of the -Harms-
worth Expedition Safe and Well.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-The British
steamer Wind ward, which left Eng
land June 10 last for Franz Josef land
to bring back from the Arctic regions
the members of the Jackson-Harms-
worth expedition, who have spent
three winters near Cape Flora, passed
Aberdeen to-day on its return trip and
s;gnale | that all were well on board.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
More Vessels for the North.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 26--The
steamer Rosalie has departed for
Skaguay with about 100 passengers
and a full load of horses and supplies
for miners. She also took a number
of wagons to break the famine at the
pass. The schooner Moonlight had
most of her deckload of lumber re-
moved and will get away with her
sixty PASSENGER sometime to-day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
SILVER Nine, VIII No. Resume.

DENVER, Col, Aug. 26.-The owners
of the downtown mines in Leadville,
which were allowed to fill with water
during the great miners strike, and
have not been operated since, decided
at a conference in this city to defer
the unwatering of the mines until the
silver market became more settled.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
LOVERS LEAF TO DEATH
A Double Suiclda In n Heard-Ha-:ed
Parents Presence.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 80 Ca
French. who was scarcely out OF hi.
Gems, came here from Indianapolis
md, three months ago to spend h
vacation in the mountains, where he
fell in love with the pretty daughter
of Allen Hunt, n miner. When hi
father heard Of the affair lie came t..
take him back home, but tn. boz
secured permission for 4 favewei
meeting. which took plac. Oh the
brink OF i precip;ce. In the cider
French's presence the lovers embraced
and leaped 100 feet to death.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
farmers VIII Have Millions for I'm
Observation-Disclosures WIN Profit.

WASHINGTON, Aug. -. - Assistant
Secretary brigham of the ~Agricultur-
al department to-day expressed tine
opinion that the American farmers
this year would receive in the aggrc'
gate from four to five hundred million
dollars in excess Of the amount re
ccived last year for their wheat
Colonel Brigham also predicted that
the increase in the price of farm pro-
duets would benefit the laboring clio
ment
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
A Missouri Pasto- IA suici lie.

PARIS. Mo-, Aug. 30.-The Rev. j.
R. Green of the Monroe City Baptist
church was found in his room yester-
day morning with three evidently
self-inflicted gashes in his throat. and
to-day he died. His wife 81 d that he
had complained Of pains in his head
and had seen occasionally d~elirious
several days. but that she had appre-
hended nothing serious.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Big Importation OF Gold.

SAN Francisco, Cal. Aug. 2o.-The
steamer Mariposa. which arrived to-
day from Sydney, va Honolulu.
brought n consignment of 81. $50. 0o) in
English sovereigns, in ninety-four
treasure boxes, for the Anglo-C alifor-
MAN and London, Paris and American
banks of this CITY.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Ita,v Threaten. Morocco.

ROME, Aug. "s.-Italy has wired TO
Morocco threatening to dispatch n
man-of-war to Tangier unless the crew
of the Italian brig Fiducia is released.
Moorish pirates recently attacked and
plundered the Fiducia and detained
the crew.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Two Aeronauts Fatally Hurt.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 30.-Two aero
nauts were fatally hurt at the fair
grounds Yesterday afternoon. Walter
Steele Of Columbus, Ohio, had his back
broken and several ribs crushed by a
fail, due to the failure OF his para
chute to work, and Leroy Northcott
was frightfully burned while inside a
balloon which took fire while being
Inflated.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Party of Eight Missing.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. ga
party of eight men and women left
last Friday in a small sailboat to &c
after bass along the south side OF
Lake Superior, intending to return
Sunday. Nothing has been heard OF
them. but the captain of the steamer
Gilbert reports passing a capsized sail
boat a few miles ont
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
A., Illinois Town On. o, Coal.

SpRrNeFIELD, Ill, Aug. 26.-The
electric light works have closed at
Carlinville because no coal is obtain
able and the city streets are in dark
ness The merchants who used cleo
trio lights are burning coal oil lamps.
The water works are kept in operation
by using wood for fuel
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Thomas uus.ey. the miser. Dead.

NEW YORK. Aug. o.-Thomas Hus-
sey, the aged citizen of Montgomery,
Ala, who was arrested last week in a
dazed condition with $780, 900 in money
and securities in his pockets. died yes
terday. He was 81 years old.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Heavy Peach shIpment-

WARRENsBUR6, Mo, Aug. 2s.-Over
1000 crates Of fine peaches have been
shipped from Warrensburg this week.
The crop in johnson county is unusu-
ally large and the orchards are still
laden with the fruit.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
A r.r.:s .r o.4bie.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Sa.-It is pref,
generally believed thai there Will be
d Congressional Investigation into the
way section 10. known as the dis
eliminating clause got into the Ding
lev tariff bill.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
FRANCE TO CELEBRATE.

President Faure's Return From Russia
Will he Notably COMMUNICATED.
PARIS, Aug. 30.-The French gov
eminent has proclaimed next Tues.
day a public holiday, and it is expect
ed that an imposing military display
will be made to welcome President
Faure on his return from Russia. The
French squadron will stop for ten
hours at Copenhagen, which will en-
able President Faure to visit King
Oscar. The newspapers continue
printing exultant articles on the al
lance between France and Russia.