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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [ ESTABLISHED SHAKEN T0 ITS BASE| Oity of Oaracas Once Again Visited by Bevere Earthquake, DEATH LIST ALREADY NUMBERS FIFTEEN in President Osstro Suffers Broken Leg Flying Leap from Baloony. UNITED STATES ATTACHES ALL ESCAPE | I Bual is Badly Shattered. PANTHEON RCPORTED ALMOST WRECKED Second Floor of Building Falls on Member of Hritish Embasay, Yet e TAved to Tell the Story . Kncape. of Venezuel 20.~At 4:46 m. today Carucas wa by & severe earthquake, Fiftsen persons were killed and many others injured. Great damage was done te buildings, including the Pan theon and the churches CARACAS, The United States logation was badly damaged, but all the occupants escaped unhurt President Castro, who leaped from a bal- cony on the wecond floor of the governmen' house, had one of his legs broken Williama Henry Doveton Haggard had & narrow eacape, (he second floor of the British legation having fallen on him and bured him in (he debris. The clty of Caracas, which has frequently guffered from encthquakes, was Visites last year by m weriow which ald great Camage to property. There were seven territc shocks in quick succea- wlon and the resi of the city were ter- ror stricken, Pre {dent Castro and his fam- fly slept for severnl nights In tents in tho Piaza Boliver and all the churches were kept clored for & weck. FLIGHT OF CHINESE COURT Prinee Sn, Who Accompanied Fleeing Rulers, Relutes an Interest- ing Stery. PEKIN, Oct. 28.—Prince Su, who accom- panied the Chinese court in the flight to Tai Yuen Fu and afterwards returned here, disheartened by the ararchy existing composing the immediate ad- e, in the course of an intervlew today an interesting ac- count »f the journey. “On ghe first day,” said Prince Su, “the court traveled in carts twenty miles north escorted by 3,000 woldiers, wuo pillaged, murdered and committed other outrages along the entire route. The flight was at the rate of twenty miles & serickelh manaer. 8o Jtis suthority wes exerted that the' soldiers even stole the meals prepared for the emperor and the empress dowager. The execution of sev- eral for murder and plllage e\'cnlulll!‘ brought them under control “The court remalned three days ot Hsuan Hua Fu, some advisers counselling a_further stay. They, however, were over- ruled, owing to the fear of forelgn pur suit, and the fight was resumed to Tal Yuen Fu, with 1,500 additional troops un- der General Tung Au Hslang, who added to the discord. ““The empress dowager did little else but to weep and upbraid her advl The emperor reviled everybody. The journey occupled twenty-six days. “On arriving at Tal Yuen Fu, great dif- ficulty was experienced in forming any semblance of government. Many edicis were ignored and affairs reached a state of absolute choas. The emperor would have preferred to trust himself to the allies, but he was compelled to join in the flight.” Prince Su does not believe that the court is golng to Slan Fu. 1 to return by a circultous route through southern Shansl and northern Ho Nan. ENYOYS AGREE ON BASIS aters at Pekia De Which Shall Govern ciples PARIS, Oct. 29.—The Havas agency hers received the followiug from Pekin: “The forelgn emvoys have held further meetings and the French note has been nccepted in principle as the basis of discus- slon. 14 Hung Chang has informed the legations of the pbisouing of Yu Hsin. The Austrian miuister has arrived. A company of French troops sent for a day's march west of Pekin to rid a district that was reported to be infested with Boxers, killed «ight Tebels, took one prisoner and captured a mitrailleuse. The international column now returning from Pao Ting Fu is purging the villages en route. The armed popula- tion fs being punished and all arms de- stroyed.” CARLISTS ARE AGAIN ACTIVE In C MADRID, Oct A conflict between twenty-four armed Carlists and a detach- ment of gendarmes occurred yesterday near Badalona, The chief of the Carlists was killed and another man was wounded Three rifies were captured. The band re- treated in the directlon of Moncada, pur- sued by cavalry and infantry A band of twenty Carlists appeared near Teulad They were pursued by gendarmes, but, although two were wounded, all got away. Another band was discovered in the neighborhood of Vergara and was also en- orgetically pursued OFFER TO PAY BIG INDEMNITY ners Sngmest “The Chinese LONDON, votentiaries have opened negotlation the Shanghal correspondent of the Dail Oct. 29. by proposing that China should pay an {Rdemnity of £40,000,000 terling in sixty installments agreeing that the *likin and the customs service should be under foreign contrel until the obligation should be di charged. They also agreed that Prin Tuan should be imprisoned for life, that Tien Tein should be treated as an inter- nationa) district and other places opened to foreign trade. China undertakes to abstaln from buying war material abroad. In order to raise the indemnity she pro- poses to double import duties.” * Ocoupied by American Legation | of melsmic disturbances | He thiuks the plan | JUN | | | mreting | torty-one square mil | of 505, G. J. Monroe was appolnted carrier. ]0,[ 187 OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, oc T()BFR “....%‘”f CHICAGO, Oct, 20, 16004, #he Editor of The Bee: My aftehtion has been directed to a statement published in democratic newspa- pers of Nebraska that 1 had during my recent visit to that state ex pressed a preference for the elec- tion of United States senators in Nebraska. This statement s ut- terly false and without the slight est foundation. My only desire is escessscsescsscsscssssnee ”‘a?m-. o Senator Hmtm A “? EXPLOSIONS FOLLOW Great Beven-Story Building Stored with Obemicals Blown Bky High. SCORES OF PEOPLE HAVE NARROW ESCAPES New York Hospitals and Drag Stores 29.~The long list of have occurred in and YORK, that around the City of New York, a list that | NEW Oct fire horrors for the success of the whole republican ticket In Nebraska. M. A. HANNA, Chairman Republican National Committee, eescccssscsssscssossssssssseos eeesesscsscsssscssccstsosscccc® A LETTER FROM M'KINLEY Prestdent Congratnintes Re of Alliance on the Pr of the Coun ALLIANCE, 0., Oct. 20, ~This city tonight Is the cene of one of the biggest politi- cal mectings ever heid In the old McKinley distriet. The meeting embraced the dedication of a mammoth foundry buflding of the Morgan Eugineering company, one of the chief products of which is the dis- | ppearing gun carriages used in the coast defenses. Temporary seats were provided for 20,000 and nearly every one was oc- cupled. Al the surrounding towns con- tributed delegations and bands, Canton, the president’s home, sending 4,000 people. A parade more than a mile long preceded the Stewart L. Woodford, former minister to Spain, was the chief speaker. spoke chiefly of the war with Spaln and its lssues. General Willlam R. Taylor, leader in the contest against Roberts of Utah, followed Mr. Woodford. A letter from Presy at M__'aley was read in the meeting ", ° g ¢ occanion for a tremendous ‘. 0 En The crowd gave round afte heers, andanpa ha The lotter was as fol (G0 CANTO! 0., Oct. 29, favor of recent ants ja re¥ Shoes for hYOUE 10 be present at the repyd across his bl |rIIK I,l\ h': ‘Pl“;’]d ln'll ':‘\FIIFF was an oby ‘oundry bu ng of t M | Ing l"‘m any. » p phen’ they b 1 that for more than twi Object wa it ulannh)‘ habit to meet annually one of ou o ance and vic! nlt) in politi on. Many times in that period . "*0& addreased workingmen in the old alster the company. With the memories of wnes former meetings 1 deeply regret to find that my engagements will prevent me from being present, for it would be & real pleas- jire to Ereet iy old friends on an occasion like this, which marks the Industrial prog- ress of Alllance, secured through adherence 10 the principles of the republican DaTly, uzrhthe endorsement of Whlch you meet to- n {8 great addition to your company's plant {s & happy omen for American labor and a practical demonstration of s Pros- perous business. 8uch extensions of indus- try indicate widening mar nd fncre ing prosperity, while they insure gor for the labor of the ‘workingmen AR AAILIonal cOMEOrta. POr thelr . hamen ;\merl-udn d an cus co-operation will triumphs as yet unknown. 1 have no sym pathy’ with those tenchinge which inclte v and hatred. among our people and vvfim emm them inte hontile - ay this t stamp with its, disapproval the ottHing of clane’ dlstinetion, which has no place in our free overnment, and mark a distinct advance n good relations between employer and employe. Permit me to congratulate the Morgan ' Engineering company, Its great body of workers and all gathered at this ure Industrd meeting upon the encouragement which such an_assemblage the cause of sound money, prot, and national honor. Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM McKINLEY. Colonel W. H. Morgan, President Repub- lican Mass Meeting, Alllance, O. NEW BANK STARTED IN IOWA ‘s Certificate Insued Au- First National of Rich. to Begin Busine WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—(Special Tele- grem.)—Comptroller's certificate was is sued today authorizing the First Natloi ok of Richland, Ia., to begin busin pital stock, $25,000; Oharles F. Sing- ter, president; T. F. McCarthy, cashier. William T. Welch and Louls A. Warren have been appointed elevator conductor and Juritor respectively in the Des Motnes pub- lic bullding, Rural free delivery will be established at Dysart, Tama county, Ia., on November 1. The seivice will embrace an area of with a pepulation A postoffice has been eatablished at Roden, Harrison county, Ia., with Louis J. Rolf as postmaster. The postoffice at Evergreen, Grant county, has been meved five and one halt miles southwest, with Robert E. Mul- larky as postmaster. R. 8. Moore of Atlantic, Ia., has been appointed laborer in the Boston, Ma navy yard. Herbert 8. Rumsey of Kiowa: Lewis H. Burton of Cedar Rapids and C. J. Robinson of Council Bluffs are appolinted rallway matl clerks, Chester B, Sheldon, Carl W. Decker and Vivian A. Lindeman are appointed regular carriers and Arthur G. Walker substitute Ia carrier at Charles City, free delivery is to be ber 1. ROTTENNESS where rural ished Novem- IN LOUISVILLE Coroner MoOull for Marder, LOUISVILLE, Ky., Ocf ~While Cor- oner Hugh McCullough was on the witness stand today testifying in & murder trial, his testimony was interrupted by the grand jury reporting. An indictment was return- ed against the coroner charging malfeas- ance in office and containing four counts. All four charge that Coroner Me Cullough favored two firms of undertakers In cases of unknown dead. It 18 charged that the coroner in these four cases received amounts of from $15 to $40. Coroner McCullough is under indictment for killing George Owen. The grand jury reported today an indictment inst Po- liceman M. Dooling, charging him with putting a knife in the yard of George Owens’ house, where the killing occurred, or in police phra “planting” it and af- terwards finding it, in order that the knife might be used as evidence to strengthen MeCullough's plea of seif-defen: The technical charge against Dooling is being an accessory after the fact in the Owen killing. The grand jury last week indicted the members of the local undertakers’ asso- clation, charging that the assoclation s a trust in the restraint of trade. While under m lon the undertakers made statements which caused the indictment of the coroner. Henry Crawford Acq CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—The jury in the mys- der case of Henry Crawford, on trial for the killing of Wesley J. Conatant last l'y returned 4 verdict of acaulttal. Th of Crawford was self-defense Ded from m 8L Louls with cn-"-"- having first borrowegd the mon Crawford for the trip. " - includes the Royal hotel fire, the Park Place disaster and the Windsor and Ho- boken fires, was lengthened to fire and explosion that shook the lower end of Manhattan like an earthquake, hurled a that only hundreds of men who were rushed to the work of digging away the ruins as soon as the fire was extin- guished will reveal. The big bullding of Tarrant & Co.,, makers of medicinal spec- taities, atanding at the northwest corner of Greenwich and Warren streets, and fill- ed with chemicals, took fire in some way that may never be known at about a quar- ter after twelve o'clock this afternoon The death list 8o far as actually known includes but one person, an unknown man who died at the Hudson hospital. The injured are more than $0, while the Itst of missing Includes to exceed twenty- five persons. The fire department mada & quick the ecene when three additional explo- slons occurred, more violent than the firat A column of debris and smoke and fame was shot upward 300 feet. Persons in the vicinity say they saw human bodies thrown up in the column of debris when the ex plosion occurred. Four explosi ns occurred im rapid svc- cession. The Bixth Avenue Elevated rafl- road structure’ which passes the bufldin s demolished 1+ that point. Windows the vicinity and for tlocks arornd were demolished by the concussion, and houres across the street were probably damaged. wel mt for ambu'ances. Five rms of fire were turned. 3 | At 1 o'clock it w 17 7at there were r 1ly 150 persons in the bullding at the s {me of the first explosion, and few. If any of them, had time to e. A youn man who gave his name Harry Ross sald that he ‘was standing on the corner when the explosion occurred. He was blown ten feet. When he picked himseilt up he sald he saw bodies flying through the alr and landing in the flames. Three fire horses were so cut by flying glass that they will probably have to be shot. One fire engine was almost completely demol- ished by falling walls. Many Girls in Building. It was said that 100 of the employes iu the bullding were girls. They were on different floors when the fire broke out and the explosion occurred. It is hard to see how these girls could have escaped. In a restaurant next door to the drug store there were about 200 people eating their jyncheon. Of (hese many were in- juted And it is reported that a score or more of them lost their liv This re- port was later found to be unti ‘The first explosion occurred at 12:12 p. d took the roof off the bullding. The explosions sent debris flying through the alr and into the street, where dozens of persons were injured. All the ambulances from hospitals south of Fifty-ninth street were finally «alled to the scene. A lithographiug establishment close to Tarrant's place caught fire and the flames spread to the Irving bank and to two vuild- ings across the street. The Warr: treet station of the North Elevated road, directly in fromt of the drug eetablishment, was completely de- molished and a number of persons who were standing upon it waiting for a train were blown to the street and recalved serious fnjury. A number of women es- caped from the station, however, by walk- ing along the plank platform at the edge of the track. ’/ Several buildings at the rear of the drug store were blown down. The flames spread with wonderful rapidity until the two | blocks from Chambers to Warren and from Washington to Greenwich streets were soon on fire. A representative of the firm of Tarrant & Co. called at the Hudson Street hos- pital this afternoon to inquire as to the condition of persons injured. He sald that all the Tarrunt employes had been ac- counted for except one man who is known as “George."” Frank Sigler, employed by M. J. Breit- enbach & Co., said that the fire was known five minutes before the first explosion. He is sure that all the employes of Tarrant & Co. and of Breitenbach & Co. had plenty of time to escape. The first death oMclally reported was that of Dennis Sullivan, a laborer. He was injured In the explosion and died in the bospi It 1s believed that the loss of life will not be as heavy t first was feared. It is stated by an eye witness that all the people in the Home Made restaurant ad- jolning the wrecked bullding escaped with the possibility of & few of the help in the back portion being ht. Fire: Up All Right. Chiet Croker at a late hour sald there were no firemen missing, although it had been reported that an entir mpany could pot be found and it was supposed they had been lost under the ruins. A pumber of firemen we injured in va- sons received injuries of e falling debris in the streets. Firemen snd policemen covered with blood were comrion sights at the beginning of the fire and cuc of the latter, Policeman Galvin of the Church street statfon, was badly cut up ting a fireman out of the wreck bington street and was certaln that been buried in by the cavels firemen of the bullding. A number of firemen were on a ladder placed against the building from the ele- d structure when the second explosion They managed to escaps fon Has Been Looked For. There was great Indignation among the business men of the vicinity whem tl learned the part that the explosion a played in the general catastrophe. An ex- pioston from this drug house had not been unexpected, as it w 1ly belteved in the neighborhood that there were explosive chemicals in the bullding. J. H. Coward, » shoe manufacturer, whose place was wrecked by the explosion, sald it was the general talk in the neighborhood about the chemicals iu the Tarrant concern. R. M. Dickson of R. W. Dickson & Sons of W ington, sald that for several weeks he had noticed barrels and carboys going into the apprehensive f building. Everybody fire in that place. Philipp the cnl’ll unu-a o nm Page) IOM whea he de- ( by al seven-story bullding inte the air and set | | fire to two blocks of buildings, with a | of lite sponse to the call, but had mol reachil | nessed an almost general FIRE| | able reports. eecccccccccosocscccccen Edgar Howard on Ransom, Edgar Howard in Papillion Times, March 8, 157, Every schoolboy In Nebraska knows that evéry fusionist now occupying a seat In the Nebraska legislature was chosen with the implied and express under standing that he would favor laws to regulate the public cor- porations in the state. A great majority of the fusion senators have been faithful g the pledges made by and for them in the campaign. Eight of them per Juring themselves in the eyes of God and man have gone over to the enemy. We don't know that they were bought. We do know that they have ruthlessly : betrayed the people who elected ¢ them. The eight traitors are § Raneom, Howell and six others. These men degerve to be adver- tised to the world as traitore. It I« not pleasant for us to denounce men of our own political faith, but duty demands it ‘.... R MINES ARE AGAIN WORKING Men Are Once More at Their Old Coal PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-Today wit- resumption of work 1o the anthracite coal region, where, or two weeks, the mine workers therein employed have been on strike for an ad- vance in wages, a reduction in the price powder and in several districts the abolitiun of the sliding scale of wages. In a few Instances collierles operated by individuals and companies have failed to resume, but in the maln it can be safely id that hard coal Is once more belng mined. The toiladelphia and teading Iron and Coal company, which conirols over 20 per cent of the anthracite reglon and which is the largest operating company in the hard coal fleld, today recelved word from Gen- eral Superintendent Luther at Pottsville that thirty-seven of the thirty-nine col- leries operated by that company were working. This is the number that was in operation on Monday, September 17, the first day of the strike. Following that date, however, each su: ceeding day wit- nessed the closing of additional collieries until all contrelled by the Reading com- pany were sbut down. The two collleries not in operation today are the Weat Shen. andoah and the Heary (‘lay. The former 1s in the Schuylkill reg on. This, accord- ing to the Reading officials, did not resume work because of the coratruction of a new breaker. The Henry ¢ ay, it was stated, is idle because the al ndonment of that mine is contemplated. ‘With the resumption ¢ the Reading com- pany’s collieries it is ad sitted by the com- pany that further oppesilirm to the de- mands of the m woraere ls useless and 1t is the bellef of these ofciala that within a few days those operators who have not yet acceded to the demands of the Scranton mine workers’ convention will have done so. The Pennsylvania Railroad company, which operates nine collieries, also received favor- But one of its mines falled to 1esume, the Willlam Penn, in the Schuyi- kill region. The Penneylvania company has since the first offer of an advance In wages by the operators refrained from making any statement as to what course |1t would pursue, and when notices were | posted by other operators that the Scranton demands would be demanded, this company still maintained its silence. The men, how- ever, were given to understand that the company would make no formal promises to them while they remained on strike, but upon thelr return to work the company would treat with them the same as any other operator. The men at the Willlam Penn colliery, however, decided that unless the notices were posted promising the in- crease until April 1, there would be none who would report for work. It is believed that the men will return after President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has assured them that the Pennysylvania yet will keep its faith. At the office of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation the statement was made that the ten collleries operated by that company were working as usual. SEVEN KILLED IN WRECK Fatal Accident the Northera Pa- R road Near De Hart, Monta Oct HELENA, Mont., 29 —~Northern Pa- cific train No. 4, eastbound was parually wrecked at De eight miles from Big Timber, at 11:15 last night by the breaking of a switch rod. Seven pas- wongers were killed and several injured, as follows The dead: W.'C. REIFENRATH of Helena. DR. LESTER PENDLETON, Mount Hope, Wis. ED EASTMAN, Raymond, 8. D. DR. C. C. HARTHORN of Livingston, Mont. MISS M. 8. TRACY of Bozeman, Mont. TWO UNKNOWN WOMEN. The injured Alter Nelson of Dickioson, N. D. Miss Lucy Carpenter. Mrs. Jacob Hugh, Marletta, Mich Miss Maria Tracy, Bozeman, Mont., ter of Miss M. S. Tracy. M. J. Bweeney, Butte, Mont Erick Pendleton, brother of Lester Pen- dleton. Ed Gray, traveling frelght agent of the Omaha railway. M. A. Detdrick, engineer George Hubbard, sheriff of Yellowstone county. A dozen others were less seriously in- Jured. The train was going forty-five miles an hour at the time of the accident. The three first cars were deralled and thrown on their sides and the casualties were all among the passengers In the day coach, the remainder of the train not leaving the track. A special train wa sent from 1. Ingston as soon as the news of the wr received WILL SET AMERICANS FREE Whoe (Copyright, 190, by Press Publishlug Co.) LONDON, Oct. 20.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Lord Sal- isbury has notified Ambassador Choate that in accordance with the request of the United Sta government, all prisoners of war now at St. Helena, Ceylon or South Africa of American nationality te be released ferthwith. esesesssscssssssssssseeseete 80, 1900—-TEN PAGES age price of the month: 1900-—241,935,527 bushels, 1900 This crop at 1896 prices, 1900—48,785,422 bushels, at 1900--3,520, This crop at 1806 prices, 16¢, Corn .. Wheat .. Hye iviivvedve 1900 over 1896 0000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000tIettt st ALVORD CAUGHT IN BOSTON Bank on His Way to New York. Deapite His Thefts Amoun $700,000 the ex-Offcial Declares that He Has Noth to Make * Restitution With, BOSTON, Oct. Z0.—Cornelius L. Alvord, ir., the absconding note teller of ‘the Fisrt National bank in New York, who is charged with stealing $700,000 from that bank, was arrested here this afternoon by Chief Inspector Willlam B. Watts of this clty and Detectlve Armstrong of New York in an ordinary lodging house at the corner of West Newton and Burlington avenue. When arrested Alvord, who knew Detective Armstrong, stated that he was glad the suspense was ended, and was willlng to go back to New York without papers. He sat down on the bed and smoked a cigarette, dressed only in his underclothes at the time. He afterward dressed quickly and, packing a few underciothes in a bag, stated he was ready to go. A hack was called and he was driven to police headquarters, and after be- ing measured and photographed under the Bertillon system, was taken to New York on the b o'clock train. Chiet Inspector Watts, in an interview, stated that the department was first in- formed that Alvord was in this city last Wednesday morning, when Henry Alexander of Denver, Colo., telephoned that he had seen Alvord in the Hotel Touraine. He stated that he knew him well, had done business with him in New York and de- scribed him pertectly. This information was wired Captain McCloskey of New York, who immediately sent Detective Sergeant Tinker here to indentity him. In the mean- time Chief Watts and Detectives Douglass and Morrissey went to the hotel, but could not find the man. Inquiry of the hotel people brought out the fact that & man answering the description had registered as Bryan Sterling and bad been assigned & room, but that he had not used it. On all the hotels in the city was made without suce From {oformation brought to Chief Watts today he and Detective Arm- strong nt to a boarding house in the Back bay, They went up to a back room on the first floor and found the dopr locked. On gaining admittance as gas inspectors Armstrong identified Alvord, who seemed greatly relleved that Armstrong had ar- rested him and sald as much. During his stay at police headquarters Al- vord told Chief Watis that he had not seen his wife for two weeks, although prior to that time he had told her of his fiuan- cial clroumstances and asked her If he should kill himself or face it out, and she had told him to face it out. He stated that he had not been near Mount Vernon, but that he left New York last Tuesday at midnight and arrived in Boston Wednes day morning. He admitted having regis tered as Bryan Sterling at the Tourain hotel and sald he had eaten several meals there, that he had taken the lodgiogs where he was found on the following day and that he had not been out of the place since. When asked what he had done with the money he said: ““Well, $700,000 is a whole lot of money, but it goes easy.” In referring to horse races, he sald, he had backed horses, but never on race tracks, and had owned fast horses himself. He sald he had lived his life and had taken life to its full rate of 350,000 a year or more. He would not make any fight, would throw up his bands, take his sentence, and after that was over would ¢ome out in the world agalp. He said he knew he would be unable to secure bail and that he had nothing with which to make restitution. On being searched at police headquarters only & few dollars were found in his pockets, These he was allowed to keep. He sent @ telegram to Lawyer Gardiner in New York, asking him to meet the train when it arrived in New York. Probably Ju ble In Kentucky. GREENBBURG, Ky, Oct. #.—Tom Cal- hoon “shot and killed Tilden Marrs Cross pads. six miles from he trouble between the two arose over Cal- hoon's charge that Marrs took a drink out of & half jm of whisky and substtuted Water for the liquor. This so angered Cal- hoon that he secu in. hunisd Murts oon escaped. CORN. at This crop at 1896 prices, 14¢, produces Excess of 1900 over 1806 prices WHEAT. -39,701,635 bushels, at ¢, produces. ... Excess of 1900 over 1896 prices. . OATS. This crop a* 1896 prices, 10¢, Excess of 1900 prices over 1806. .., RYE. bushels, at 39¢ Excess of 1900 prices over 1896. ... SUMMARY. Total excess, four cereals, 00 0000000.0-0-0-0-0-0-0-60-6-0-6-0-0-000.00-0-0-6.6-00-0005.6. 6-6.0-66.40056.6.550 Embezsling Note Teller of Big New York | PRISONER WILL NOT MAKE ANY DEFENSE | the arrival of Detective Tinker a search of | SINGLE B by the Omaba KElevator They 30 bHRe .22 13,805,672, 026,948, 376, 18C. e produces pr m];wos o § 809,801.71 .$38,700,684 9.131,376.05 3,902.833.76 809,801.71 $52,553,605.84 prices + . 3 + . . . . ‘ . . 3 . . . . . . . ‘ + . 3 ] + . + ‘ ‘ . 3 . ‘ . ‘ ‘ . 3 . + + . . + ‘ 3 3 i + . 3 . . + . . 3 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska— Showers; Varlable Winds, Temperature at Om yeaterday: p.om. p.om. v om. {LEE IS COMING TO OMAHA Southern G ¥ nl WIN Col mand Department of the Missourl. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—An order was issued today by direction of the president discontinulng the division of Cuba and the Eastern and Western departments of that divielon and establishing the Department of Cuba. General Leonard Wood is placed in command of the new department. General Fitzhugh Lee (s ordered to com- mwand the Department of the Missour!, with headquarters at Omaha. General E. 8. Otis has been ordered to Chicago to com- mand the Department of the Lakes. The Department of the Missouri has been under command of General Merriam, and the De- partment of the Lakes under General Wade, both of whom have had the command tem- porarily, FIX DAY FOR THANKSGIVING Prestdent B ings of the Past Year— Harvest and Work for All WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—The State partment today issued the following By the President of the United States, de- a clamation—It has pleased Almighty God to bring our nation In safety and honor through another year. e works of religion and been manifest. Our country through a!l its extent has been blest with abundant hurs vests. the people have prospered beyond all precedent. Our commerce has spread over the world. Our power and in- fluence in the cause of freedom and en- lightenment have extended over distant and lands, Our official representa- and many of our people iu China be: marvelously preserved from pestilenc other calamities, and even the tragic sitation which overwhelmed the ity of Galveston made evident (hs sentiments of sympathy and Christian character, by virtue of which we are one united people. Now, therefore. I, William McKinley, president of the Unfied States, do hercoy appoint and set apart Thursd Novem- ber 20 next, to be observed by all the people of the United States at home cr abroad as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Him who holds the nations in the hollow of His hand. I recommend that they gather in their several places of worship and devoutly give Him thanks for the prosperity wherewith he has en- s for seed time and harvest, for devotion and humanity of our armies and navies and for all His benelits to us as individuals as a natlon; and that they humbly pray for the continuance | of His divine favor, for concord and amity with other nations snd fnr right- eousness and peace in all ve heratinto set 1of the United States to be affixed, Done at the city of Washington, this 29th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 19, and of the Independence of the United States the 126th M M'KINLEY, President. L1} JOHN HAY, Becretary of State. isut Harkor for Chicago. CHICA » trustees of the ONitess Shiy and dreinags cAns) today. ook preliminary steps toward setiing on foot heme for a_glant harbor at Chicago by connectin fcago and Calumet rivers With & RAYIgADle Channel the contract with the atate canal commis- sion to maintain navigation n the old 11f nols and Michigan channel and notice wil] be served upon the commissioners that the Bridgeport pumping works will be aban- daned Novermber 16 New ey repudiated Move At , Oet, 20, ow, Jork-Arrived—Weimar, from Bremen; Friesland, from Ant Spaarn- dam, from Rotterdam and Boulogne: At' Bt. John's, N. F.-Arrived—Greclan, trom Tiverpool, for Hallfax. At Copenhagen—Arrived—Norge, from New York, for Christiana and Christians: end. IAl Boston—Arrived—Columbian, from on At Vnp es—Balled—Ems, from Genoa, for New York. At Kuochinotsa, October 27—Salled—Car- marthenshire .y Vnkw Arrived—Thyra, from Portland, oF M At Eow—Arrived—Pomeranian, _from Montre Salled-Barmatian, for Mont- real At Bremen, October 28-Balled—Prinz Re- gent Lultpold, for New York At Cherbot tober 2 - Halled — Deutachland, '?;'0 amburg end South- ampton, for New York. co l‘ Y charity have everywhero | Labor and the great industries of | NTS — ] Fl\'L Ul:. FARMING IS PROFITABLE IN NEBRASKA rom...om.;““.oo“.““....a VALUE OF CROP AT 1900 AND 1896 PRICES. The prices which the four lomling cereals in Nebraska brought the farmer in 1900 and 1896 are taken from the average amount paid for them company, which has elevators in all parts of the state, and are for the same month in each of the two years. are not the prices for some particular days, but the aver- Beo's Annual Crop Review Shows a Most Gratifying Condition, FILLED TO OVERFLOWING GRANARIES Mortgages on Nebraska Farms Oan Easily Bee Their Finish, 'PROMISE OF EARLY SPRING IS REALIZED State Does Its Bhare Toward Producing the | Food Bupply of the World, | ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS ARE BROKEN Four Leading Oereals Aggregate More Than Any Year in State's History. " PRICES BEST FOR ANY OF THE BIG CROPS | Comn in Btill King with a Total Yield of | 241,036,627 Bushels. | WHEAT, OATS AND RYE TURN OUT WELL Quality of ANl \ Exception of the raine Gond—With the One Small Section Has Heen One NEBRASK A 1900 (hushels) . 1800 (bushels) . | 1508 (busheln) . | 1807 (bashels) . 611,044 299,007,858 OTHER FARM PRODUCTS, Wheat, 1800, bushels 39,701,645 Onts, 1900, bushel, 48,785,424 Rye, 1000, bu 2,520,877 Burley, 1900, 2,761,800 Potatoes, 1900, 9,647,400 | The Bee's annual summary of the crops of Nebraska shows that this year makes two new records. While in no slugle cercal is the crop as large as in some previous ones, the total of all the leading erops is in excess of any year in the history of the state. The corn crop has been larger in two years, but only in one year has it exceeded 00 1n the number of bushels of mer- |chantable corn. The 1886 crop was the largest in the history of the state in bush- els, but a large porlion of it was soft, as ! the case In all the states in the west- ern portion of the corn belt, and to be: of any value necessitated its feeding at’ home. Last year the crop was greater by 2,284,566 bushe The wheat cron Iast, year, however, war 10,000,000 bushe: s less, owing to the hard winter. The yield of oats in 1899 was about 8,000,000 more than this year. The other cereals were about the same. The oats crop of 1807 was also larger, but the wheat and corn were both less. The aggregate of Nebraska's four leading cereals—corn, wheat, oats and rye—ia greater in 1900 than any year in the his tory of the state, No Corn for the Stove, Another record which has been broken |18 the value of the crop to the producer. Never has there been a year in which an immense crop and good prices have been combined 80 happily as in 1900. With a less total yield of corn than this year farmers | have sold the crop at from 10 to 18 cents | per bushel or burned it for fuel. Corn at |30 cents and catile and hogs at present | prices leave no corn for the stove. Nebraska farmers have already gotten out |fiom under a large poriion of the load which represented borrowed money for tha development of the country, and debts which accumulated in one or two bad years when they had no surplus to draw from to tide them over, but instead interest on mortgages given to develop farms out of the wilderness was calling for the littla which they had produced. The past two years, with bountiful crops and McKinley prices, have litted millions of this debt and breught millions in deposits to the banks of the state. They bave bullded new houses {and barns, bought carriages and other lux- uries for the farmer and the tradesma who depends upon the farmer for his livell- hood. The present year will go still further in the lquidating process and provide still mere of the necessities and luxuries for the people of the state. | Statistics are ordinarily not entertalning reading, but those presented herewith are sweet sounds to the merchant, mechanio and laborer as well as the farmer, because they are the promise of more business. more work and money to pay for goods and labor. Started Out Well. The opening of spring found the soll In fair condition. In the winter wheat-grow- ing sections of the state the graln came through the winter In excellent shape. Some alarm was caused early by the light- ness of the usual spring ralns, and while crops did not suffer appreciably at that time for lack of molsture, it was feared the ground would not be in conmdition to | earry them through the hot weather. Ralns came abundantly later, and with the ex- |ception of & few counties fn the south- | western agriculturai portion of the state were ample at all times. From Jeflerson county west to Red Wil- low and north to the counties on the north tank of the Platte river the hot, dry weather of July and August damaged crops coreiderable. The damage varies from one third in the counties on the borders of this district to almost a fallure In some crops in the worst affected portion. In | several of thesa counties where winter wheat 18 raised extensively this grain matured in time to escape the effects of the dry spell, while the corn suffered greatly In others the corn was helped by local showers and carried along until saved hy the good rains which came later. Tha consequence is that few, it any, sections did not have a Kood crop of some one or mcre of the chief cereals. These countles are usually among the largest producers, and while they are only & small portion of the state, the conditions have cut down the average yleld per acre below last year on corn. Had these fow counties come up td thelr usual average the total yleld of corn would ha been in excess of any previous record, and as it 18, the difference is small. Unifermly Good Conditions. Outside of the small district mentioned the yleld of all kinds of n has beon remarkably uniform. Th are no such phenomenal crops in one county while it

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