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Letter Pram I.wa.
May City, Iowa, Nov. lit, '07.;
Ed. 1'ost, j
Dear Sir : It is titVut a year now
that I wrote you last. We are out
here iu the far west ami have not ,
much time to spend in writing. We
have very nice weather at present, i
Fanners are busy husking their j
earn wlncli w u very goml erop tins
year; averaging from f) to 00 bus.
per nere Klii'llcel. Other grain we
had a middling lair crop all execpt
wheat and barley, 1 Vices are bet
ter than they were last full. Wheat
sells from 7" to S() eents per bus. ;
barley, from '20 to "2"w. ; oats, from
13 to lSe.,andeurn from 12 to loe.
Most of the farmers feed ulcers and
liners, so thev make use of their corn
theinselvesj
May City is making improve
ments by having a Lutheran church
built, a dwelling house and a new
school house.
A fatal accident hapjcued to one
of our neighbor's hired man. On
taking the harness off a kicky horse
the horse kicked, struck him on the
head knocking both eyes out. He
died shortly afterwards.
The free silverites are taking the
buck seats now. They are con
vinced that silver and wheat don't
go together. They feel rather blue
over the results, thinking the free
silver jwliey won't be in it at the
next presidential election.
Enclosed you will find a draft for
one dollar and fifty cents, (1.50) for
my subscription.
Yours trnly, '
Joseph Staufkek.
Columbia Calendar for 1898
For the thirteenth year the Co
lumbia l'ad Calendar makes its ap-
pearanee promptly on tune lor lb'.KS,
laud while its general style is of the
harm; familiar character, tho many
llirijrht thoughts it contains, con-
Itnbuted by its friends in many
parts of the country, as well as
filiniail, are new and will 1m; ap-
I'rmated by all who take an in
Test in bicycling, healthful excr-
vc and good roads.
The 1US Columbia Pad Calcu
li contains a convenient arrangc-
lient oi dates that will prove use-
"1 t:i busy men, and as plenty of
laee is reserved for memoranda.
h-' pad may le used as a diary and
a reminder lor business appoint-
KIH.S and obligations. Jt is neat
appearance, takes up but ltttle
pi and is lxttli ornuniental and
fl for the desk, while its stand
"f such a character that it inav
used either upon the desk or
f'g upon the wall.
iriie
flit-Calendar for the benefit of
f who wisti to have this infor-
Ell,n. I he calendar is ready for
f'hution and all orders for it
1 be filled upon the day of re-
It can be obtained bv mail
huid lor five two-cent stamps bv
'HY' the Calcndnr iVtvirr-
iiK' 1 one iManufactuniiir
lny, llartlbrd, Conn.
The Trolly Line.
"rk on the trolly line goes on
Mi.n speed, close npplu-iition
"' iitixir always guarantees.
I"'1' in town are now braced
'Jons wires, the rails are laid
L'Wishui'fr m:w ..,,.1
H broken and many rails laid
"" Milton and Watsontown.
Nk of future work remains
"g I ur street and plae-
' that will soon k
."I'lui-eat a time, and llftl.. m-
P'X-'nee result in conseuuencc.
Captain Lovering's Court llirtial'
For Abuse of Private Hammond. !
VICTIM-STILL BEING PUNISHED. '
I
While Captain Lover I tin Strata About
lu Vnlfbrm, Entering the Court '
Room at Will, Poor Private Ham
mond Shivers ou the Outxlde.
Chicago, Nov. 21 Captain Leonard
A. Loverlng. of the Fourth Infantry,
stationed at Fort Sheridan, appeared
before a court martial at that post yes
terday to stand trial on the charge of
"conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline." The specific charge
is causing Private Hammond to be
dragged over the ground by the heels
from the guard house to the officers'
regimental adjutant because Hammond
had refused to walk. The court was an
hour late In convening, because of a
delay In the arrival of Brigadier Gen
eral Wade, the presiding officer.
A cold wind from the northwest blew
across the parade grounds, and Pri
vate Hammond, who stood without an
overcoat on the porch of the Ofllcers'
club, where the court was held, under
guard of three soldiers, wrapped In
heavy army ulsters, shivered, while
his teeth chattered and his face turned
blue from the cold. The four men
stood in the falling snow for almost an
hour, until Lieutenant Williams took
pity on Hammond and ordered him
back to the guard house. Hammond
was thin and pale and his appearance
indicated that his Imprisonment hail
told on his health. His army overcoat
was at I'laltsburgh, N. Y., where lie
left It when he absented himself with
out leave, and there was none for him
ut Fort Sheridan.
While Private Hammond shivered
outside Captain Loverlng entered Un
comfortable court room In uniform, '
but with an empty sword scabbard
dangling from his belt, in deference to
the rule that no officer under arrest
may wear side arms. He was accom
panied by his two attorneys, Frank P.
Blair and Murray Nelson. !
The first witness was Lieutenant
John J. Bernard, the officer of the
guard on the day Hammond was drag
ged. He testified that he ordered Ham
mond to appear before the summary
court, and that the latter refused to
go. He exhausted all means to get the
private to go before the court, and
these being unavailing he reported the
matter to Captain Loverlng, who wan
officer of the day. I
"Did you hear Captain Loverlng use ,
oaths in his language to the prisoner?" j
Judge Advocate Hunter asked In ques-e
Honing Lieutenant Bernard.
"I heard him say, 'D n you, come'
out.' " J
The lieutenant was unable to state
positively to the court whether Lover-i
ing kicked or stabbed the prisoner.
Private New, who was corporal of the
day on Oct. , but who has Blnce been
reduced to the rank of a private, was'
the next witness called, and stated that
Loverlng, as officer of the day, lent!
three men to Hammond's cell with or
ders to prod him with bayonets If he'
would not walk.
"He said he would die before be'
would walk," said New, "and then I
saw Loverlng kick him twice and prod
him with his sword." !
"How much force did the officer
use?" asked the Judge advocate. I
"He kicked him pretty hard, so hard
at least that Hammond felt It and rub
bed his side," was the answer. I
"How hard did Loverlng prod the
prisoner with his sword?" was the next
question.
"The sword must have pierced Ham
mond's clothing," said Private New.'
"for he cried, 'Don't do that." When
the prisoner had been dragged down the
guard steps 1 saw Loverlng prod him
again. That time It was In the hand,
and I saw the blood trickle from the
wound." i
Sergeant Barnard was called, and
gave a minute description of how Ham
mond was dragged feet first over the
sill of his cell, then down the stone
steps a hundred yards along the walk,
down over the curb, up again to the
walk, down again and across the mad,
over the opposite curb, up the steps to
Company D's quarters, then down over
the curb and finally up the steps to the
adjutant's office.
"How did Hammond look when lie
arrived at the court?" asked Colonel
Hunter.
"He was crying when the rope was
taken from his feet," answered the
corporal. "His pants were worn
through to the skin, and when I re
turned with him to the guard house he
showed me the cuts made by Captain
Lovering's sword. They were all bleed
ing and deep."
Corporal Ward was the last witness,
and his evidence corroborated that of
New. An adjournment was then taken
until today.
Emperor William's Threat.
London, Ncv. 23. A dispatch to Tho
Daily Chronicle from Chilstlanla, with
reference to the political conflict be
tween Norway and Sweden as to the
relative rights of the two parts of the
composite monarchy, says: "A promi
nent Swedish politician attributes to
Emperor Wflllnm the following state
ment: 'If the Norwegians seek to ac
complish their ends I will crush Nor
way as I have already crushed
Greece.' "
Emlcz7.1er Pleads Cullty.
Washington, Nov. 23. Itobert H.
Martin, for a number of years treas
urer of the Columbian university, of
this city, yesterday pleaded guilty of
embezzlement of 13,950 of the funds
of that Institution during 1S94, 1895 and
1S9C, and was remanded to Jail to await
sentence, which will bo Imposed next
Saturday. Tne penalty for embezzle
ment here ls a fine not to exceed 5,000,
or Imprisonment for not over five years,
or both.
Four llundreel Miles ofFlnmoa.
Emma, Tex., Nov. 20. A terrific
prairie fire passed through Lubbock,
Hale and Crosby counties. The flames
made a fire ten miles wide and traveled
at lightning speed. At least 400 square
miles of territory were burned over.
Many cattle were burned to death.
North of Emma 8,000 sheep were burn
ed In one flock, end many farmers lost
their winter feed.
r
ha
Enthusiastically Reived by Tbeii
New Yori Friends.
I
HOW QUESADA ESCAPED DEATH, i
lie t rayed All lot or tho Innurirctita In
tlfe KpuulHh Army-Captain Lnborde
Denies the Storltorcruolty lu Spau
lnh PrlMoiiH Mcllou'a SurprlHe.
New York, Nov. 23. The steamer Bar-1
atoga, from Havana, having on board !
the released members of the Competi
tor filibustering expedition, arrived
here last evening. The men are Cap
tain Alfredo Laborde, William Glldea,
Una Melton, William Leavlit and
Charles Barnett, an Englishman. The
men are In fairly good health and ex
cellent spirits. Captain Laborde suffers
somewhat from paralysis, which ho
contracted during his long confinement
In the Cabanas fortress. Joseph A.
Springer, the United States vice consul
at Havana, was also a passenger on tne
Saratoga. Mr. Springer declined to
talk for publication. i
The released men wore clothes In
which they were clad at the time of
their capture on April 23. at Ber
racos, San Cayctano, Cuba.
Another happy passenger on the Sar
atoga was Julio Arteago y Quesada, the
young Cuban insurgent who was or
dered to tie shot by Weyler. but was
pardoned by General Blanco, a friend
of the prisoner's father.
The six men who had escaped the
fate of the Ylrglnius captives were
greeted upon their arrival in New York
by an enthusiastic crowd, who gave
them a hearty welcome. The poor
wretches were too weak to respond to
the cheers which had been given In
their honor. Their friends crteu for Joy
as they grasped the hands of the re
leased prisoners, whose eyes were sunk
en, faces pallid and forms emaciated.
In telling the story of his release
young Quesada declared that It was
owing to Information he possessed re
garding two Spanish generals. After
detailing the manner of his capture and
his sentence to death he continued:
"It was at this juncture that my
knowledge stood me In good stead.
Two prominent Spanish generals, one
a brigadier general whose name I do
not care to mention, and General Aro
las, concerned themselves In my release.
They feared me because they knew I
had disclosures to mako which would
ruin them. They thought that If I had
to die I would tell what 1 knew. These
men are either base cowards or desire
to hold their positions overcame their
scruples.
"They were In constant communica
tion with the Insurgent generals, hav
ing written letters to them, which I
saw while In the Plnar del Rio district.
In which they stated that the wanted
to make arrangement by which Span
ish soldiers would not be attacked in
the districts controlled by them. In
return the insurgents were to have free
access to the trocha and be permitted
to pass It at will. This proposition was
accepted, and in this way we were able
to keep In constant communication
with Gomes, Maceo and Garcia."
The friends of young Quesada were
surprised to learn that he had secured
his release by giving away a secret
which betrayed the. allies of the in
surgents in the Spanish army. It was
this information, and not General
Blanco's friendship for the late Profes
sor Quesada, that secured his pardon.
Probably the most wretched of the
Competitor's crew was Ona Melton, the
newspaper correspondent, whose Inten
tion, on going to Cuba, was not to par
ticipate In the war, but to represent
the true situation In that country.
In describing his capture and subse
quent treulment Melton said that when
the first shot was fired by the Spanish
gunboat he and two of his companions
lowered a small boat and tried to es
cape. Tin y were pursued and captured
a short distance from the shore. On
board the gunboat they were cruelly
bound with ropes and were prodded
with sharp pointed sticks, which punc
tured their flesh. They wore after
wards thrown Into a cell and fed but
once a day. After the first six days
the prisoners were permitted to see
Consul Williams, and were fed twice a
day, but Just the sort of the food it
was Melton is still unable to say. It
barely supported life, that was all.
After the renplte Melton said he and
his companions were placed In a large
cell containing 40 other prisoners, both
political and criminal. In the Cabanas
fortress, und there ho. remained in
trembling ' and fear. Last Thursday
afternoon he was taken out of the dun
geon as he supposed to be shot, but In
the corridor he met Consul General Lee,
who, to Melton's surprise, Informed him
that all of tho Competitor prisoners had
been pardoned.
Captain Laborde, speaking of his
prison life, said: "The stories of cruel
ties in the Spanish prisons are utterly
unfounded. I
l. 1 .1 I
iiu.- ueen mere long 1
enough to know. The Jailers were as! war, later as a war correspondent and light skims, MiTc: part" skims. .YV,ip..o!;
kind as could be expected, and Matteo as consul general In Mexico. It was full skims. 2V" ie. l-lggs steady; New
Fernandez, the warden of Cnhanas, was Dr. Sklllon who exhumed the body of York and Pennsylvania. 21012.V.; western.
especially kind and considerate, bo 1
much eo that we culled him 'father.'
We knnev mora l.n,,l ...!,. ....... ..l.Jf th.. rnlnr f el,,.. ,....... I ,
on than yiVdluT 11' did lrn?j
ell, I can't tell that, as It might hurt
those I have left behind. Yes, Ameri
can gold went a great way."
General Weyler Vindicated. I
Madrid, Nov. 23. The cabinet coun-
ell camo to an end at 8:30 o'clock last '
evening,, after a nine hour session. Ac-
cording to an official communication it '
appears that General Correa, minister !
of war. reported to his colleagues thut
beyond General Weyler's pronounce- J
ment printed in the Havana Gazette. '
tho retiring governor general of Cuba,
when receiving deputations Just prior
to his departure, confined himself to ad
vising ail classes to show their respect
for the decisions of the constituted ;
government.
Trnin
rnln ltobbe-rs' Heavy Sentence. 1
Btln, Tex., Nov 20 Yesterday In
district court here! L. W. Fisher
Veit vif ..i...i ..n. . .
Austin.
the district
and Felix Wolff pleaded guilty to rob- i
Ding the International and Great '
Northern train at McNeil, 12 miles
above here, on tho afternoon of Oct. 12,
and wo-. . j tn .
lu ov aim iu leu,
respectively In the state nenltentlarv
ThJ .. LV! .; "I y.l
,V . ."""K ,L
they pleaded guilty, which actuated
them to do so. Tho other two robbers
are stilt untried.
in
.TOftDiV ;
tTB Premior Sounds a Warn-:
ing to tho Nations.
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STETJGGLE J?0S EXISTENCE.'
"
The Crit-hHiBCompctHlon orTrnm
II v l
Atlnntlo Xnttou ltequlrcn Prompt ; kill Mrs. John ilenry and to comi;:il
Counteraction Measures We Must suicide, Jumped from a window at Cin
riorht Shoulder to Mioultlvr." I --ttiatl n;:d was killed.
' Thf grand Jury ut Newport. K, in
Vienna. Nov. 22. Count Goluchowskl, g;eH, llf ,,dicilng a poverty nrickeii
the Austro-Hungailan minister of for- i:-ye.ir-o!d housebreaker, pn-s- -,tej
rign affairs, when making an appeal to jiini ,V;h new clothes and a purse.
on Europe, in nis annual aauress ne-
fore the Austrian and Hungarian dele
gations, to take advantage of the pros
ent era and peace and to Join closely
for the vigorous defense of conditions
common to European countries, as
against the "crushing competition of
trans-Atlantic nations," said
'A turning noint has been reached tn
European development which calls for lttnJ ollll'e-
the unremitting attention of govern- Luther Atkins, of Pitts, Oil, writes to
ment. . The great problem of material Governor Jones, of Arkansas, that he
welfare, which become more pressing ca" locate the murderer uf Hon. John
every year, are no longer matters for M. Clayton and produce proof of guilt,
the future, but require to be taken In' A pupil in a Dardanelles Ark., school
hand Instantly. The destructive com- attempted to burn the schoolhouse, beat
petition which trnns-oceanic countries the schoolmaster severely, and the
are carrying on In part at present and boy's father, who took a hand In the
which Is in part to be expected In the fight, was landed In Jail,
immediate future, requires prompt and Krloiiy. Nov. Il.
thorough counteracting measures of the: j,rs. James Young, of White Plain-
vital Interests If the people of Europe, N. Y., chased a burglar from her house
are not to be gravely compromised. at (he I1(,lnt of a revolver.
"We must fight shoulder to shoulder, Th(? t.hcllK ,,,. aro ,1M,K f(r ;
against a common danger and arm our- (jporK(. A ,.r(;mall, who was , hilve
!!fiI7. F J.'"." V . m0 marrM MiMS Margaret IVny. and who
means at our disposal. Just as tho,, lmv ,.,. ,,,,, r(,.
Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries , , .
were absorbed by religious wars, just an ' tariw ' wh" wa" " vl-ted In
the Eighteenth century was marked by! fcltani. of the murder of her bus-:
the triumph of liberal Ideas, and W?; ,vl" ,"'rveI.lu' " " - "
as the Nineteenth century has been no- U"kln "' hnKlttl,u
table for the appearance of great ques. Th" f"l''':l '"rt of appeals at St.
tlons of nationality, so will the Twen-! Loul" ha decided that a white person!
tleth century be for Europe a period. ad,,,,twl "'to "u of lh'' ''ivllize,! in-1
marked by a struggle for existence
in the politico-commercial sphere
"European nations must close ranks
in order successfully to defend their
existence. May this be realized every-
.where, and may the epoch of peaceful
developments we now confidently an-
tlclpale be employed In collecting our
strength and devoting ourselves chiefly'
to this end."
I
JJfcAIH KM LlINtHtKS.
Ten Mexican Officials Must Die For
KIIIIuk Arroyo.
Mexico, .Mex., Nov. 23. The great trial
of Arroyo's murderers Is over, terminating-
last evening with the sen-f
tence of death pronounced on ten of,
the police officials and policemen con-'
eerned in the butchering of the hapless
wretch whoee attack on the president'
caused so-profound a sensation heru.l The Parents of Tlllle Lump, of Lati
The Jury was out seven hours, return- aater. Pa., have caused her arrest for
Ing Its verdict at S p. m and Judge the larceny of 27.
Flores delivering his confirmation ver- Jack Thompson, alias "English Jack,"
diet at about 8 o'clock. The prisoners was arrested upon coming from a New
stoodup and the gendarmes presented, Tork tailor store wearing several suits
arms during the dellverence. The court: of clothing.
room wa crowded to the utmost ca-J James Barker and Elmer Fruit were
paelty. . j burned to death In a barn at Bethany,
The closing scenes In the trial were Mo. They were playing cards, and their
most dramatic. Vlllavlcenclo and Ca-j lantern upset.
brera took the verdict coolly, as In fact About 16,000 has been contributed by
did all the prisoners. Bellldo was sen-' New England bankers for the relief of
tenced to H months' Imprisonment, and the family of Cashier Barren, murdered
Cueller, who beiught the knives at the at Dexter. Me.
order of his master, the late Inspector Tue-olnv, Nov. S.'S.
General Velasquex. and also Bravo,! r.,..io nri,J-i.'.' riui,fv ' ..i
were acquitted and set free.
The condemned men do not yet seem
to reallxe their perilous position. Their
lawyers entered an appeal in each case ;
Public opinion sustains the verdict. i
Mr.ltrjun's Trip to Mexico. N,'w Y,,lk fr"m ,m' K,uU "f Washing
Kansas City. Nov. 23.-Ex-C.overnot ' ton 11 l"'atrl,' whooiier.
Crittenden, of Missouri, who was con-! " ls llk,l-v ,,l:lt " Hscrlminatins
sul general to Mexico under the lust "'etion of the tariff law will be taken
Cleveland administration, announces! lnt" court for Interpretation,
that he will leave the city next week! Sixteen horses that were hitched
for San Antonio, Tex., w here he will j around a church at istnond. Neb., w ere1
be Joined by Hon. William J. Bryan I stolen w hile preachers w ere denouncing
and Mrs. Bryan, and thut the thre-e thieving.
will depart from San Antonio on a
four weeks' tour of Mexico. Aided by THE PRODUCE MARKETS
the ex-consul's knowledge of the people
and the country, Mr. liryun will make As Itelleete.l ly 1 nl I mr- tn I'lillinlol-
a e-ateful study of Mexico's financial
system.
AccompllMlmd Kwlmller Convicted.
New York. Nov.23. William c. Wood
ward, also known as Big Ilawley, was
found guilty yesterday of attempting
to extort blackmail from Samuel W.
ISrldgham. Woodward has nn Inter
national reputation as an accomplish
ed swindler, and boasted on the witness
stand that as "the Hon. Lionel Mus
grove" he hud obtained Jl.0O0.0O0 from
wealthy Englishmen in London at cards
and other means. He also said that he
had been arrested 37 times In the 37
years of his life.
Death of a Noted Siirircon,
Brooklyn. Nov. 23. Dr. Julius A.
Skiltein Is dead at his home in this city,
uged 64 years. He performed distin-
.-..!.!.... 1 , ,
kuisucu ncrvice a a surgeon uuring tne
the unfortunate Emperor Muxlmilllan
and sent It to Austria at the r,.mm.i
he who obtained tl. rel'of ' M !
Imilllan's former rlme minister. I
Fifteen Moonshiners Captured
Hot Springs. Ark., Nov. 23. Deputy
United States Marshal E. J. Carpenter,
wlth a posse of 12 men, has arrived In
tho city with 15 illicit distillers, who
were captured In Scott county. The
ofllcers destroyed four stills and about
4'0t, Kallons of whisky and beer. The
ofllcers got the drop on the men and
CHpturea tnem without trouble
The
811118 were al' 'ocateu within a
miles of each other.
Four Duelists Kllliul.
Mandevllle, La,. Nov. 22.-News has
i. been r.t . 7''
f'ved here of a desperate
"Bht at BaVu Lncomhe between Ar-
inur aim linwarj joue on one side and
Laurance and Edward Cousin on tho
otller' which resulted In the killing of
" tne Pities concerned. Shotguns
and Pistols were the weaoons useH Th.
BnJ l)l8tol were the weapons used. The
l"UBU UL lnB oimcuuy is attnouted to
un old mlly feud.
. iTT . , , ' .
Death of Judge Nelson.
TVnro.fnr Vf. . .
. imuss., xnov. Z.'. Judge
Thomas Leverett Nelson, of the United
states district court for th- rtltrtn
MMhMrtt. Zd vl. erdav I ,i
i i" thJa r'i , m h"
tgei TO S
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
Wvdnendnjr, Nov. II.
The Indiana bank failures have caus
UuorY
ed ureal suffering anions the amall Je-
Arton Koshlowskl has been appoint
I ed bbhop of the Independent C .it!., lie
t hun h of America.
Jei'h A- iariri. ex-TfrUiFh consul
II ihiiuii, v. m pelt if iiet'ii III l jcrs
Imprisonment for emliezsirment.
,,,,,. N, ,..hl.rt who j.iiem.,.0,1
Tlmrsitny, Nov. IS.
It Is reported In Honolulu that Prin
ters Kaiu'.ani, who is now in that city
to "mrry ""ree DuvU""- "f '
tUtllWIll.
President McKinley yesterday ci
pointcd F. W. Moiid. ll. of Wyoming.
assistant commissioner of the general
um" '' restore.! o cm- ;
xenship by the t'nited States court,
Saturday, Nov. 'JO.
Fire In London destroyed a big block
of bulldingsandcaused a loss of il.'.unti.-
000 (HO.000,000).
A gold ring and a sliver garter buckle
were found In the stomach of u codt'.sh
captured off Long Island,
The boiler In a wood working factory
a, t'arleton. Mich., cxnloded. Uiltinir the
fireman and Injuring three other men.
At Waco, Mo., J. W. Harris, editor
of The Dally Times-Herald, and his
brother, W. A. Harris fought on the
street with Judge (!. B. Gerald. The
Harris brothers are dead and Gerald
seriously wounded.
Monday. Nov. '!'!.
General Albert Ordwuy died in New-
Tork lnst night.
the Caspian sea with the Persian gulf.
The American Hallway League has
become a full Hedged political organi
sation. The Lasley family have arrived In
.lil and l(nitiiuori.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22.--Flour unlet: win-
ter Hupettine, .V,X2."; do, extras. JH.'iV.;
3. Pennsylvania roller, clear. ft',il.2i;
do. straight, f I. tikiit.iiii: western winter,
clear. Jl.l'mil.:.: do. straight. $1.6n'(i4.Ci;
city nulls, extra, $;!-"eV' rt.ri. llye Hour sold
In a small way at J.I.IM per h.iml for
choice Pennsylvania. Wheat quiet and
steady; No. 2 red. spot. i'TV'iST'-jo.: No. 2
Pennsylvania ami No 2 1 iclawnr.' red.
spot, is!.4'n!isi.,e. Corn linn; No. 2 yellow,
for local trade, 3C- :!;.; No. 2 mixed, in
export elevator, 22Vi.'i2V. dats quiet and
steady; No. i white, L".i','.i2!i;...c.; No. 2
u-I.O., ..I ..I -LI X-... I ...I. It.. ..O..
J ped. Me. Hay slow ':' chofrV timothy. 112
for large bales. Beef steady: beef hams.
$22. Pork quiet; family, $l2.."iH'nl:t. Lard
steady; western steamed, $4.47'a. Putter
steady; western creamery, ll'n2lle.; F.lgins,
2;!e.. Imitation creamery. 12, 1 17c.; New
York dairy, 12'h2ik-.; do. c -realm :r 14'i22c.;
fancy prints Johhmg at 2i'.',i2!'c. ; do. w hole
sale. 2.V. Cheese dull; large, white and
..oi..r...i M..nt..mi..r vi .11 .1.. m ..
i Iri'-S". -
Baltimore. Nov. 22. Flour dull: western
I superl.lle, 2.7UM II. M ; do. extra. 5 :..'.:..l l.lo
i. .i
wheat, straight. Rvo,;,. n.iy ' steady;
; choice timothy, V'. (Ir.iln freights quiet
and esisy; steam to l.lveri I, per bushel.
S-d.. November; Cork, r.,i- 01,1, is
p.-r
quarter. 4s.. !.-ceml
:m.
January. Sugar strong: grauuh.ted.
11!u1,,,".r "" '"' ''"' '''';""; ' V-, -
lo.
r. I.
l-lggs
fancy.
ladle, I2ii::c; store packed. Mm 12
linn; fresh, 21e. Cheese steady
New York, large. !i"4-.i 10 . ; ,1,,. medium. l'i
',jpic: do. Miiall. MC'.il-.' .. Whisky.
II. 2V.it. 2l per gallon for imislied goods
tuvr In carloads: JI.27nl.2N pi r gallon for job
bing lots. Wheat dull; spot and mouth,
KV.'T'.c; December. 7' ,1 . !:' . -. : January,
. '. '.'c: May, Sle.; stearin r No. 2 red.
w-':'-''p': mu,hrrn w1" "' ,,y """l'lc K-n
lv'.: U... on grade. 92 M:U7',e. Corn steady;
spot, month and lieccmlr ,-, ;i2''ii:!2:lic ;
November or December, new or old,
32:'r.: January. I'CI'-'iiu:',!-. ; steamer mixed.
i-V'i.':V; southern while corn.
do. yellow. .l2H3lo. cats tlrm; No. 2 white,
'!': ' 2, '
easier, No. I nearb,, 0. No. 2 west-
cm, O'JliC
Tlnt Liberty Live stock Market.
Eust Liberty. Ta., Nov. 22. lntt high
rr; prime, Jl.stVut.l'O; conitnon. Jt E'lii.UO;
nog
Kteady; prime medium. best York
bulls, stags und cows, f:"..i.b). Hogs
tr alld Pigs.-W.i3.t5: common to fair
're- 1W3.: roughs. ti.mM. Sheep
tron: cholce- l-4.eS: common, law
-B; cbolc8 lanbs' K-mi '75: 00
THE MINERS ORGANIZING.
Important Gut hiring of IVunoylraato
lielfcatm at Altoona.
Altoona. Pa., Nov. li. The conven
t.on of the bituminous minors of Pens-
ylvanla. which began here today, for
ihe purpose of forming a state organ--izatlon.
promise to lie the most im
portant meeting the miners have ever
held l i tills state. A l::r;: delegation
from the Pittsburg district arrived last
evening. The dlstviit ollVers, Presi
dent Patrick Iolan und Secretary Will
am Warner, and Nationr.l omuulzer
Geor:;e Kaiiis are in char: - i.f the del
egation. National I'iv U ni M. IJ
lj.it hford Is also here, lie will likely
be asked to preside at the convention,
liistiici President Ivlitn is eiuhii la
t k- over the i.ioveioi nt His r- ent
tour Hii'img the miners lo the cectral
coal fields convinced lilta that a strong
n ml I'o.w.ful ori;ani:'.ati"n au be
formed. Tin- t,r.it bemi-t of unionism
was brought out during the r cent na
tional suspension. With a g 1 organ
ization th" diggers l.cllcvo that a liet
ter milting rate can be estiiolislied lor
next year p.nd many evIN remedied.
NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNCHING.
Mui-i-li-d Man Who ltii'l Willi u
Mt'i-ii.Y'iir-uid e.lrl.
Elk Point. S. I., Nov. 2::.-A lynch
ing was narrow ly nve, t. .1 h- iv !.i-st
evening. I'M S-'lroiid. wlm clopi-d witlia
lti-year-old girl, leaving bis family in
destitute i in iitn' tiiiices. v..-; ilisi b.irg
ed by Justice Smythc, owlr to lack of
evidence, and when the t.ct l.c.-naie
known Ed Carter, father . f the girl,
procured a i-ope and start. I in search
of Stroud. When In- found l.im be pro
ceeded to beat 111 it, and lu u short linn
the streets were thronged villi excitcel
I pie, yelling "I. v:;. Ii hlinl" Stroud
managed to hreak away, but w.is H'xin
overtaken and again pi. no. I. i an. I kick
ed. ('Ulcers finally arriwd n 'In- scene
and rescued the victim. He was taken
to the county Jail and a pbvslcl in sent
for. who protn tinieil him badly Injured,
though not fatally. The to..;. giiM,--il
In front of the Jail ii:i I in-ole tlr . .its,
but no further ti 'Ulile was caused.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Hazleton. Nov. 22.-1 Metre ll.idullsli
was stabbed In a drunken brawl In
Bunker Hill, a few miles from here.
Saturday night. and when he wr.s found
yesfrday :n an old siiunty his condi
tion was !.mc!i that death may ensue
Wnrrai.ts have been sworn out for
the arrest if two Hungarians who
are said to In- Implicated In the affair.
Wllkesbarre. Pa., Nov. 20. Annie
Loftus was fatally burned yesterday by
her clothes catching flro as she was
pusslng a pile of burning papers. Har
ry I.eggett, the 3-year-old son of James
l.eggett, of this city, found a box of
"Hough on Bats" In a cupboard at his
home. He ate some of tho poison, and
later died in terrible agony.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Nov. 22. The large
tannery of the Watsontown Tanning
company was destroyed by fire Satur
day night, involving a loss of JliO.UOO
and throwing out of employment over
a hundred men. The tannery was al
most a mile from tho fire company,
and by the time the department got
there the entire structure was doomed.
The fire Is believed to have been In
cendiary, for the boilers were far re
moved from where the flames began.
Pittsburg, Nov. 22. The preliminary
Injunction secured by the New Vora
and Cleveland (las Coal company
against the city of Pittsburg for th;
rejection by council of the company's
bid for furnishing fuel was continued
by Judge Whiff, of the county court.
The opinion says that the commit
tee of founds made no investigation,
but simply listened to tho labor lend
ers, who, as the evidence has shown,
were influenced by a spirit of rov. nse
toward the coal lompany.
Pittsburg. Nov. 211. Contrary to all
1 xpectation.no sett lenient of the window
glass workers' scale was f'- n l-..- 1 y-:
terday. Th" wage commit'.-'- .; .1
workers and manufacturers h "Id '.wo
sessions In nn endeavor to n adi an
agreement, but adjourned last nUht
sine die with the matter as far from
settlement as before til infer 'fee.
Both sld"S make long to, buic-il state
ments in Justification of the stand each
has taken, but the only int-icsi in
them for th" public is the l n t that
the fac tories of the country are to re
main idle.
P. rantoii. Pa.. Nov. 20. C"ii':r"ssiuat
William Conncll makes 11 stat- nt'-nt In
relation to the stories 1 ire tiiat. 1 In re
lation to the settlement of the Van
Valkc-nluirg bribery cases. His part,
he said, was that of a pfacemalter, mid
was suggested by the wish for jarty
harmony and smypathy with Van Vxl
kftiburg's parents and children. He
denied the statement that he h i I ccni
Hcnted to cause and pay for .1 settle
ment of the cases In consh! vuiion of
the gubernatorial nomination. The
story that he had paid any part of the.
costs was false.
Philadelphia. Nov. 20, A. l'"..i u'gior,
keeper of a small shoe store at Sixth
and Pine streets, v. as attac h , I and fa
tally injured yesterday by tin unknown
colored man. who aitc:i-.;, ,1 to -,t"u!
a pair of shoe s. After trj in- "ii u ;'air
the negro ran toward the c telling;
the sh'.eiimker to l""k c-Si- I ' ; ' 1 his
p.lV. Pl'IliMlgier Seized a hai-tl'e 1' .111,1
caught hold of his man. e.":ic k .1
1 Hash the thh f pulled out a lai.-u- ,:ti,
I lie. lit I'omarvlcr seven! f'Ji.- us Plows
j in the p el;. Tlu n he . 1 .-.,-.1 tin.
! hammer IVom liiin and le-at h.m sav
! ngi-ly ever 111" head. I ' una 1 v i r sank
! to the floor nil' 1 nsclous. an I ,s ut th"
poi'it of elo.nh. The r. giv . i.po the
I tstle-fl 111:.! escap, ,1.
j ru-llniik Pfe-ldent I o'letoil.
1 Couvcrtn ur, ,V. V., 2.:. -Th''
fnited States grand Jury .1' Auburn
has indicted Luke t'siur, p., ut ot
the National bank of I'ots.I., .,. wliicli
failed on Jan. 27i his:. TP- upj h
counts in the Indictment. Tie allega
tions charge Psher with misappropria
ting several hundred thousand dollars.
Psher has for years been reg.i-deil as
one of the leading btislneva ni"n of
St. Lawrence county. He has riot yet
bo n arrested.
From Aflliii'tiee' to Pfeii r;. .
Louis, Mo., Nov. 23.-Tom Small,,
1 famous Jockey, was tried In po
int yesterday on the charge? of
'. and directed to leave town.,
the oldest Jockey on Ihe turf.,
so years ago was wci:h JID,(J0.
s a familiar figure ot Latcnia.
. iiead Bay and Gravescud. He la