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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
TIE LIVE STOCK MARXfT.
Latest Quotations from Soata Omaha
and Kansas city.
SOUTH OMAHA.

SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock NaTds.-Cattlc-There was
not "a heav. run of cattle here today. but
the market waS bu no means In guoo
shape. Packers did no. sake hold of the
fat cattle. and as a result Il WAS late be-
fore anything was done. About all that
could be said of the market Is that IL was
very slow and the tendency OF prices was
downward. The cow market was also
very slow and lower. Some OF the best
grades of cows and heifcrs did not sell
much different from the way they did yes
terday, but as Il general thing bids were
lower and the market very dun. Bulls,
calves, stars, etc, were none too active
today, and the market was certainly no
better. The feeder trade, however, was
in good shpae. The besC grades sold read
lily at fully steady prices. There was not
many here and consequently they changed
hands early in the morning. There were
only a few western grass cattle on sale.
and the most of those were rather com
mon in quality. Tho cow stuff was very
slow sale. and as a rule brought lower
prices than the same kinds sold for yes
terday. There were not enough beef
steers on sale to amount to anything and
the feeders sold at just about steady
prices.
Hogs-There was a fair run of hogs
here and the market opened up abOdt 2l2c
higher and closed stronger, or mostly DC
higher Early In the morning packers
started out bidding at $ltil2. but they
soon raised their hands to $i.So. At that
price the hogs began moving toward the
scales at a rapid rate, and as most
of the packers seemed to be anxious for
n good supply the market kept getting
firmer. On the start $i.S2i2 was paid for
the better grades of light and liGh mix
ed, and later they sold mostly at Sl-SJ ana
as high as $751; was paid. The bulk or
all the sales was at $3.50. and Si.S2ia.
Sheep-TheTe was not = very large sup
ply of sheep on sale today. and packers
all wanted a few. they bouGh them up
about as fast as they came In ut good
strong prices. Wethers and yearlings sold
largely around $40, If the quality was
satisfactory, and one string brought $i.l5.
1t is safe to call the market for the week
lambs on sale to make a test of the mar
ket. but buyers seem to be anxious for
that class of stuff and IL is safe to say
that choice lambs would sell at very sat
isfactory prices.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle-Receipts. 400 head natives. 900
head Texans, 800 head calves. good To
choice steers. butcher cows and feeding
cattle. steady: plain short fed steers.
shade lower; native steers, I.4Vda.5O;
stockers and feeders. $2.GtIi.f0 butcher
cows and heifcrs. $3.OGH4.55: Gamers. $50
1880; fed westerns, s.. 75Ft5.C0; fed Tex
ans. SO. 75M4 %; grass Texans, $3.lO132D;
calves, $3.500G.O 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 mead; trade very
active at sane advance. heavy. $.?5O
800; mixed. $4.S712u495; light. ~$l.SJu495:
pigs, $4.GOd4.1 -.
Sheep and Lambs-Reccipts. : 900 head;
good quick market. steady prices; lambs.
5.O5M5.59; mUttons. $3.@0n4.4o: stoCkers and
feeders, 800, p; culls. $2.5O1t3.OO-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Sure Hav Will Remain.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is
Notwithstanding what amounted to the
authoritative denial that the secretary
of state had resigned, the story was
persistently circulated du..igs the day,
and finally reached the ears OF some
of Secretary Hays fellow cabinet Off
GERS. These declared that nothing
whatever was said at the cabinet meet
ing today On this subject and said that
even the treaty proceedings in the
senate yesterday we're nc: discussed.
So, as before stated, it Is not to be
expected that there will be any change.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
MORE GOLD NOW THAN EVER.
Production in United States Exceeds All
Previous Years by 5000. 600.

Production in United States Exceeds All
Previous Years by 5000. 600.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE report
of the director of the mint on the
gold and silver production during the
calendar year 1899. shows only slight
variation from the approximate figures
given out early in the present year.
The final figures are 81, 053, 400 for
gold and s32, 1913. 700 for silver at its
average commercial value during the
year. The gold product was the great
est in the history Of the country, ex-
ceeding that Of 1898 by $500, 400, and
greater by $6,050.5G0 than the estimated
product of 1853. the record year in the
working Of the California placer
mines. The principal gains in 1899
e 1898 were in Alaska S2,934, 100,
due to the Cape Nome district; Col
OradO, $2,787, 800. and Utah, 81, 1G5, 400.
The silver product of the United
States in 1899 was slightly greater
than in 1898, being 54,7G4.0 900 ounces,
against ABS 900 ounces. The average
price for silver during the year on
the London quotations was 60 cents an
ounce, as compared with % cents in
1898.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Lonely Lifc's Sad Endino,

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The body Of
Confederate Brigadier General Her
man Bins has been found in Black
swamp, four miles from Norristown.
n. J. lie was known as the hermit
of WaEong mountain. For thirty
five years Bins had lived a solitary
life on the side of Succassunna noun
tain. He had little to do with any
one and his retreat was far removed
from the nearest house. His cabin
was found il ashes by those who went
to it after the body had been identi-
he'd. No knows how the old man
came to mis- death.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Iowa to BE Shut Out.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Iowa and Min
nescta will cot be given an opportu-
nifty to play foot ball against the
University of Chicago next fall. That
neither of the teams which had been
ir the lead this fall would be given
a place on his schedule for 1901 was
announced by Coach Stage today. The
reason for Stages refusal to give
either Iowa or Minnesota a game is
that he has five other contracts for
big games with the following institu-
tons: University of Michigan, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, University of Penn,
sylvania, Northwestern University and
University Of Illinois.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
De ARMOND WANTS TO KNOW.
Asks for Report on Chaffee-Von Valdez
see Affair.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Represen-
tative DeArmond of Missouri intro
duced a resolution requesting the sec.
rotary of war for information as Ito
what, if any, protest, objection, criti-
cism or suggestion General Chaffee or
any other American officer in China
made or offered concerning looting or
other action or conduct deemed inhu-
man, dishonest, dispicable or improper;
to whom directed or addressed, and
on account of what facts or informa-
ton, and how received or replied to,
and with what result; and what, if
anything, the war department did or
suggested to General Chaffee or other
officers, or directed to be said or done
in reference thereto"
This resolution refers to the report
ed incident between General Chaffee
and Count Won Waldersee.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
COVER THE BRITISH FLAG.
Unfortunate Incident in Connection With
Centennial Celebration.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In con-
nection with the decoration of the
house of representatives yesterday,
consider able discussion was aroused
by the omission of certain flags in
the scheme of decoration. In the
original plans, the British, German,
French, Russian and other flags were
draped about the chamber. But
through a misunderstanding of Off
Gals it was thought that the British
jack was the only n displayed, and,
in order that no invidious distinction
should be shown, a piece of bunting
was placed ever this flag, thus omit
ting it from the general plan, while
the other national flags remained. Al
though the incident caused some COM
ment, it was dismissed by the officials
as wholly unimportant and due to a
misunderstanding.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Disaster to British Arms.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Daily Ex-
press publishes a rumor of a serious
disaster to the British arms. Accord
ing to this report the Beers attacked
the camp of General Clements in the
Barberton district, capturing the
camp, killing a number Of British off
GERS and taxing prisoners all the Brit
ish troops, including four companies
of the Northumberland Fnsileers. The
story is not confirmed in any quarter
and is not generally believed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
HUNG JURY IS DISCHARGED.
Judge Releases the Twelve Men Who
Could Not Agree on Verdict.


ELDORADO. Kan, Dec. 15.-Jessie
MorrisOn's trial for the murder of
Mrs. G.. DIN Castle, whose life she is
charged with having taken because
of her love for Castle. ended today at
noon in a hung jury. Although the
jury did not agree on a verdict, the
result of their deliberations came neal
being an acquittaI. Almost from the
start and before the case had been
discussed by them, nine of the jurors
voted for acquittal and three for con
v%ictiOn, the three holding out for
~manslaughter in the fourth degree,
the punishment for which ranges from
six months n Jail to two years in the
~penitentiaTy. The jurors had been
out since Tuesday morning and for
the last three days. realizing that
they could not reach a verdict, they
had waited for their discharge.
The case will now go over to the
spring term. In the meantime Miss
MOrrison's lawyers will make applica-
ton for her release on bond, which.
it is believed, JudgeShinn has al
ready made up his mind 90 grant. 1t
is not believed that another jury
could be secured in the county to
try the case.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
ALL READY FOR THE SIGNING.
latest Advices Are That Ministers May
Subscribe to Agreement.

Subscribe to Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE latest
advices from Pekin. from official
sources, is that England has signifieI
a willingness to sign the agreement
reached by the foreign ministers with
a slight amendment which is said to
be rather in the nature of a mere
change in form, rather than an amend
ment of the scope of the agreement at
any material po.nt. 1t was the under
taking that England was the only
power that was holding back, and as,
according to the advices received here,
the slight changes made, or proposed
to be made, by England, do not con-
fict with any of the principles held
out for by our government, from the
point of view of the State department
there seems to be no substantial OBJ
stacle to an almost immediate closure
oil the negotiations concerning the
preliminary agreement.
Mr.. Conger's last adviceS to the
State department indicated very clear
ly that the German minister at Pekin,
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, was liv-
ing up to the spirit of the promise
of the German government to abate
it's demands for the imposition OF the
death penalty upon Princess Tuan and
Thwang, Duke Ian and other Boxer
ring-leaders. 1t was upon this very
point that the United States made the
issue with Germany and England and
was said to have prevailed, so that If
any demand is still made by Germany
in the line indicated, it is contrary
to Mr.. Conger's reports and would be
distinctly a surprise to the State de-
partment here. Therefore, the officials
are fully prepared to hear at almost
any moment that the plenipotentiaries
at Pekin have signed the agreement
and that the latter had been laid be-
fore Prince Ching and Lii Hung Chang.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
DEFEATED BY BOERS
British Force Under Clements Compelled
to Abandon It's petition.
SEVERAL OFFICERS ARE KILLED
Commandment Delary Wins Signal Advan-
9age at Nooitgedacht Kitchener's
Failure to Make Definite Mention Gre
ates Alarm in London.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Lord Kitchener
reports that after severe fighting at
Nooitgedacht, General Clements
forces were compelled to retire by
Commandant Dclarey with a force OF
$500 men. Four British officers were
killed. The other casualties were not
reported.
Lord K~itchener's official dispatch to
the War office is as follows:
PRETORIA. Dec. 13.-Clements
force at N~ooitgedacht. on the Magal-
iesburg, was attacked at dawn today
by Delarey, reinforced by Bever's COM
mando from War Bath. making a force
estimated at $500. Though the first
attack was repulsed. the Beers man
aged to get atop of the Magaliesburg,
which was held by four companies OF
the Northumberland Fusileers and
was thus able to command Clements
camp. He retired on Hekpoort Il
and took up a position on a hill In the
center of the valley.
THE casualties have not been re-
ported but the fighting was very &c
we're, and | deeply regret that Colcnei
LANCE of the Twentieth Hussars and
Captains Mclean. Murdoc and Atkins
were killed. ReinfCrcementS have left
here"
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
Beers made an attack and were re-
pulsed at Lichtenburg, and that Cen
eral Letemmer was killed. Attacks
---- 4.l Nrnln yynFn nIC0
repulsed, the Beers losing ten killed
and fourteen wounded. Nryherd was
attacked December II. Shipping n
tinued when the message was dis
patched.
The scenes at the War Office today
recall those witnessed in the early
stages of the war. A constant stream
of excited people filled the lobby, all
seeking details of the disaster. The
absence of the names o. any OF the
officers of the Northumberland Fusl-
leers in General Kitchener's dispatch
leads to the foreboding that the -four
companies of the Fusileers mentioned
are in the hands of the Beers. The
War office officials evidently expect a
heavy casualty list, but they are hope
full, from the fact that the dispatch
does not mention the capture OF the
Northumberland. that such a great
catastrophe has been escaped.
Orders were issued at Aldershot, NAL
ia and other military centers to dis
patch all the available mounted in
fantry to South Africa.
1t is reported that General Knox
cooperating with the British column
at Redersburg. has stopped General
Dewet and that a battle is proceeding.
The report adds that many OF General
Dewet's followers nave been captured.
JOHANNESBURG. Dec. 14.-3:29 p
m.,-The battle still continues in the
hills a few miles from Krugersdorp'
General Clements has asked for rein
forcements, and mounted men, undel
General French. have already gone.
There have been many casualties or
both sides.
1t is estimated that the Beers mum
her $500.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Tombstones VIII Cost More.

ROME, Dec. 15.-Representatives of
Senator Redfeld Proctor of Vermont
arrived at LeghOrn this week and are
closing up 4 deal through Gastaldi G.
Co. of Genoa. representing Alexander
Konta, by which Senator Proctor
takes over the entire Carrara quarries,
which, with his Vermont possessions.
will give the senator practical CON
troll of a large proportion OF the mar
bic output of the world. The c~onsOIi-
dation, it is believed, will largely re-
duce the cost of production.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21

LONDON. Dec. 15-'Mr. Kruonr nd
DR.. Leyds. who dined this tFridayl
evening at The palace" savs the cor
respondent CT the Daily T7ail at The
Hague, ION hearing of the British dis
aster at N~O1ltgedacht. were quite I'M
moved. Mr.. Kruger said he thought
the English would break their necNs
on the Magaliesberg. and he asserted
his comDln+e confidence in ultimately
forcing England to initiate an accep--
able settlement"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Soldier Co.'s Twenty ye>rS.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. Is
P~rivatps BENJAMIN Stanlev and Thorn
as Feaster of COMPANY G. Forty
eighth volunteer infantry. stationed in
the Philippines. wero convicted re-
Gently by court martial Ct rape and
desertion and each was sentenced to
b. Ianeed. The president has ro0-
muted the sentence in each case to Dis
honorable discharge. forfeiture OF all
pay and allowance, FRO confinement
at hard labor at Leavenwor;h prison
for twenty years.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
AFRAID OF BEING FROZEN IN.
Uncle Sam Removes All but Two War
Vessels from Certain Waters.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-With a
view to avoiding the danger Of having
any Of our war vessels caught fast in
the ice in tbo gulf Of Pc Chi Ii at the
mouth Of the Pei HO river during the
present winter, the Navy department
has reduced its representation in that
quarter to two ships. One is the
Monocacy, which has been ordered
into a mud dock in the Pei Ho river,
where she will reserve as q station
ship. The ether vessel is the New Or
leans, which has been turned into a
dispatch boat for the time being, ply
ing between Shanghai. Che Foo and
Taku at regular intervals. The army
transport service has landed all of The
supplies that are deemed to b. nee
essary to carry General Chaffee's
troops comfortably through the win
ter, SO that it will be Unnecessary
for any of those ships to enter the Pei
Ho. General Humphrey, the quarter
master in charge. has established a
new base at Shanghai Kwan, which.
while located On the gulf Of Pc Chi
ii, is said 70 be a~ppToachable by ship
ping all through the winter, and
which IS connected with Pekin by a
fairly good road.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
TrooDs Called or in Etah.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 10.
A special 70 the Tribune from White
Rock, Utah. says thai o. the request
of Agent Myton, Troop K, from Fort
Duchesne, was ordered out this even
ing to prevent trouble a. the Uintah
agency. Over thirty children in the
school are down with measles and
other diseases and their parents have
been much dissatisfied because the
children were not allowed to go home.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
FOR ABROGATlON OF TREATY.
A Resolution on the CIayton-Bulwer
Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Senator
Money today introduced a resolution
in the senate providing for the abro-
cation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
by diplomatic negotiations. Following
is the text of it:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States be respectfully request
ed to consider the expediency of open
ing negotiations with the government
of Great Britain for the abrogation of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, with assur-
ance that such action on his part will
meet with the early consent and sup
port of the senate.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
Nebraska Road Dividend.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE st. JOS
eph & Grand Island Railroad company
has declared a semi-annual dividend
OF 2a per cent on its first preferred
stock. The company paid 3 per cent
in 1889 and 8 per cent SO far ii the
1900 CALENDAR year.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
President of Switzerland.

BERNE, Dec. 1.-THE vice president
Of the federal council, Ernest Bremen
of Sale, has been elected president of
Switzerland Cor 1901 in succession to
Walter Hauser of Lucerne.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
TO BE SHOE ON CHRISTMAS.
Connecticut Boy Slept on Duty in the
Philippines.

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. Dec. b
News has reached here in the form
Of an official communication from
General Macarthur that Linas Skin
ner. a former S~outhington boy. had
mas day for sleeping at his post when
on sentry duty. His father, John P.
Skinner, who is Il years Of age, is
nearly heartbroken by the news and
has left for Washington 70 plead with
President Mckinley for his sons life.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21

The senatorial candidates are lying
low these days. but they have their
~lieutenants busy all over the state
seeking what they want. The race
seems to be getting more uncertain
the nearer the time comes for the leg
islatur TO convene.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21

H. NJ. Eaton, who will be deputy
land commissioner. is now at work in
the Office learning the intricacies of the
position he is to fill under. the new
administration. Uncle Jake Wolfe's
Office force is giving him all the assis
lance possible, and extending every
courtesy at their command.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21

Goyernor-elect Dietrich called on
Governor Poynter at the capitol We'd
nesday of last week and after a con-
ference over the work of the executive
department accepted an invitation to
dine with Governor Poynter at the
executive mansion. Mr.. Dietrich was
shown over the house and the mat
ter OF maintaining the residence for
the next two years was discussed. Mr.
Dietrich said he would occupy apart
ments in the mansion and he intimated
that his private secretary. H. c. Lind
say, and family, would take charge of
the house.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22


finely bronzed by your goldng.
81 have understood that the links were
the place to get little brassey," rudely
interrupted the cheerful idiot.-Indian-
apolis Press
Burroughs-Sorrow to have kept you
waiting so long for that flyer owe you,
but I'll send you a check tomorrow
Marlxley-For goodness sake, don't!
Burroughs-Why not?
Marlkley-Because I'd be tempted to
blow in another FLYER for a frame for It
Times and Standard.
Norma Nibbs hasn't the first instincts
of lady"
ssThat's a sweeping assertion, Jean"
''Well, ma, I treated her to a scent
soda ice cream and she turned right
around and treated me to a 10-cent one"
Detroit Free Press
seUncle Eben,'' I said, ST thought your
religion didn't allow you to dance
"yrer tell de homes truff, Missy" an
swered Uncle Eben, 'I wah powerful
fond OBJ dancin' we'en [ wah youngah,
en- 1 wah once churched fer hit. But I
done proved wah drunk, so got off.
Philadelphia Press
''Is the correspondent of that publica-
ton well-informed mann"
'I should say so,' was the answer.
Half the time he's the only person in
the world who knows whether what he
tells is true or not-"-Washington Star
Parson-And so you have lost all your
marbles? Now, let that be a lesson to
you; for that's what happens to all lit
tie boys who play marbles on Sunday s
Boy-Oh, does it? Well, how about
the other little bloSe that's won 'em.-
Scraps.
ssWhat did Aunt Minerva say about
the shirt waist man?"
'+She said now he had to keep his belt
in the right place all the time he'd find
out he wasn't any smarter than wo-
man.s-Indianapolis Journal.
The Mild Anarchist-But you must
bear in mind that kings work as hard
as anybody nowadays
The Radical Member-That'S one rea-
son why I hate 'em So What business
have they to set such an example?-In-
dianapolis Press
The paIrnist was positive that should
have the degree of LII. D. bestowed upon
me 1877 times. All the lines indicated TINS
but whether you are to be ambassa-
dor to England or mere savant DO
not knowi" said the palmist, frankly
Detroit Journal.
Polly-They say the Chinese empress
dowager. has 1000 frocks.
old thing has more than a million shirt
waists.-Indianapolis Journal.
Dea1er-shan I mark it &C. o. d.
the same as before? Buyer-No, sir.
1 didn't get that until day and half
after L ordered it. Suppose you mark
this ''P. D. Q.?''-Boston Transcript
May-what became of that old fame
of yours?
Life.
versatile-s'I admire your wife's style
of writing. Her diction is perfect"
.sYes. her diction is all right So is her
contradiction. That's wonderful "-Har-
per's Bazar.
Familiar-Sea Captain-ssE.ook.ge gentle
men! There's a whaler' Forty Male Pas
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22

Young lady-Mercy mel When fast
in the jungle, you came face to face
with q tiger 600. What did you dO2
Modern traveller (proudIy1-PhOto-
graphed it.-New York Weekly
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22

When a man tells you that honesty is
the best policy you may take it for grant
ed that he has tried both.-Philadelphia
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22

''Myi but you 1cok queer.'' remarked
the first moth.
been living dogs life all summer"
t'You don't say2"
"Fact. 1 got locked up in a closest
that had nothing in it but the family
skeleton. Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22

yes, sir: he's de champeen scrapper
of dis ward"
why doesn't he go to school?''
'Oh. his mother thinks he's too deli
cates-Harper's Bazar-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-22

Customer-Does Mr. Pufington get his
cigars here2
Cigar dealer-He does.
Customer-Great smoker, is Putting
ton. He tells me his cigars cost him 500
a year.
Cigar deaIer-If he had said that his
cigars cost me about that figure he
would have come nearer the truth
Washington Star.