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Owned. Edited . "and Pnblisncd By The Finest and Cheapest . DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. Continuation of tho Homer Herald.; DAKOTA CITV. NEBRASKA. Mtatly and Promptly Exec-tad. VOLUME XI. DAKOTA CITY, NEB., SATURDAY', JANUARY 20, 1000. NU3IBER 21. . . Hi. JOB PRINTING V 7 i. THE WORLD OVER. LATEST NEWS FROM EVERY LAND. RUSSIAN TALKS WAR 'SAYS ONLY A MIRACLE PREVENT IT. CAN Both His Country and Ju;aii Are, Strengthening Their Naval Forces as Rapidly as Possible in Antici pation of nn Outbreak. CnicAOO: "War between Russia ancl Japan Is looked tipon ag inevitable by the naval oflicers of those countries who have been nearest the probahlo seene of opera tions," said Lieut. W. ItonianolT of the imperial Russian navy, who arrived in Chicago on the 19th inst. The lieutenant has Just conipleted a tliree years' cruise in Asiatic waters on the Russian battleship Sisso Ivelky and is on his way tu St. retersburg. lie continued:. "Just how soon such a war may be be gun it is difficult to say, but events little short of miraculous must occur to avert it. The Japanese are building warships as rapidly as possible In anticipation of the outbreak of hostilities, and Russia, is strengthening her navy as fast as she or.n. That Russia must have a naval base be tween Tort Arthur and Vladivostock is conceded, and that she will try to get oue in Corea is certain. In the event of such a war it Is considered probable in Russian naval circles that Russia will have tho aid of Germany and that Kngbvnd will take '.he other side. European war will follow ' the outbreak of hostilities between Russia ind Japau. "The movement of Russian troops toward the Afghanistan and the British India bor ders, the mobilization of trans-Caspian troops at Baku and Herat, and other mili tary maneuvcrings on the part of itussia are taken by official Russia to mean the beginning of a movement to eliminate Kn- slisb influence in territory heretofore held by Iter beginning with Kabul. It is cer tain that F.ngland will have to light to re tain her territory in the east." JAIL DELIVERY. Prisoners Kscape from Sangamon ' ' County Bnstilc. - SrniNOKJEl.n, 111.: A well planned jail delivery was carried out Jan. HI nt ihe Sangamon County jail by Robert llaum gartner, Frunk Ruins nud Joint Herney Jailers Henry Brand ami Harry Taylor opened the prison doors to release another prisoner, when they were attacked by the , .three men. A terrible light. enscd. in ' Kvhich Jailors. Brand ?:id Taylor .era I severely hp. ilen on the hp-id and bfi:lv YBrands' injuries are considerel dangerous. -''Burns toek a revolver whicn was lying near the prispu entry and he. Buumgarliicr and Herney escaped over the back fence after forcing the prison doors, Baumgart ucr and Herney were captured after a chase. Taylor shot Herney in the left leg and. Burns in, the arm. William Grogau, a ; bystander, was shot in the hand. Burns ' is vet at large. Burns and Herney were captured some time ago at Pawnee, a few miles south of Springfield, by a posse for burglarizing a number of residences there Baumgarlner is churned with burglarizing a general merchandise store at Brecken ridge. STRIKE IS UNAVOIDABLE. Pennsylvania Miners Decide to G Out Because of Dissatisfaction. Indianapolis: News has reached here that about 40,000 miners in the an thracite district of Pennsylvania, near her an ton and Shamokin, who have been in a restless state for some time, have de cided to strike. Delegate T. I. Hayes of .the, rjlHth district, with headquarters at Scranton, Pa., says a strike is unavoidable, as the men have been restive for some time, and entertain a very bitter 'feeling toward the operators, who have declined to recognize them. They have nothing to expect from this convention, they say, as none of tlie operators from that lield will be present at the joint convention to bit held here this week. ELEVATOR DROPS. Two Men Killed aud Three I'usHihly Filial!)' Injured. New Vokk: Two men were killed and three possibly fatally injured in the fall ing of an elevator in the storage ware house of O'Reilly Brothers, One Hundred and Twenty-third Street and Nicholas Aveuuc. At the time of the accident the elevator was at the ninth lloor and as it started downward one of the cables broke. It went down to the basement, 140 feet below, with frightful rapidity. Irintendeiit of the building. The su Thonia? Jerry, was arrested. A Klondike Tragedy. SkAtti.k, Wash.: Passengers arriving from Dawson, via Skaguay, on the City ol Topeka, confirm the report of the murdci of Fred H. Clnyson, a Skaguay merchant, a northwest police telegraph lineman named Olson and two Kloudikers whore names are unknown, near Minlo, Christ mas day. A man named O'Brij'ii i:i now under arrest at Taggart, charged with the crime. Another has been arrested at White Horse, and a third escaped to Seat tle. The men weie murdered for their vioney. Barred by Itourd of Trade. Chicago: Trading in "puts" ami "calls" --t the- board of trade has been tinal'. absolutely prohibited by the the board, and th". 'ule to thai einv, - V. tt-Aiayis. , meeting of !he from ihe lj , L' di- . . .U.ru l-!iill 'AUS ,o eiliea pn"r " " ; dishonorable. r.W ". .-un,. vurnvr Ho.si.ital. Ar'i Vlo Taylor, dan,!,;. M...WHII P. How-er, aiso n- Roswen i ,.,..i,. i. flower was rVition :::,,;rof'the Flower Hospital, which fdief U , i.o...eoi.thie institution. Ilussinu Wrhlu Ashore. Tim ltossiaa n'n- ST. P El BUSH1 PulUva.lL""" tons, is nangerously rt near . ll,a K lllli 1 I c l'oluvo's armauiem '"r n. thirty-four smalle. twelve -,ub,.. she . s u-incu KU" cos gun aim $6,500,000 .. ." k.Kiinriinti". those NEARLY BURIED ALIVE. Woman Supposed to He leid 7s Snatched from the Grave. Indianapolis, lnd.: Mrs. KUen Crosby had a narrow escape from being buried alive in Crawford County Jan. 18. She had been pronounced dead and prepara tions for the burial had been made. While this was In progress her daughter. 19 years old, worn out by exhaustion, lay down to rest, but her eyes had scarcely closed be fore she sprang up, exclaiming: "No, no!" After reaching her mother's room she kept repeating, "No, no; 1 won t," and per emptorily Insisted that her mother's body be returned to the bed. She remarked that her mother had called to her in her sleep, saying: Mary, don't let them bury me alive! "Oh, don't." The undertaker complied with the daughter's request, haying it was but a dream, but the daughter stoutly claimed the contrary and would not be denied. Nearly eight hours passed, when Mrs. Crosby slowly opened her eyes and looked at her daughter, who had remained by her bedside, constantly watching for a return of life. The daughter then spoke to her, asking, "Mother, how do yon feel?" and the reply came: " ery well but very weak." After a few minutes' silence tho mother said: "Mary, I told everyone in the room that I was not dead, but they could not hear me. They did not listen like you, my child." Mrs. Crosby within twelve hours was able to sit up in bed, and she is now con sidered iu a fair way of recovery. GEAR RE-ELECTED. Kcceivcs 111 the. Republican Votes n Both Houses. Di:s MoIxks, iowa: John H. Gear was elected by the legislature Jan. 16 for a second term in the United States senate, beginning March 4, 1901. He received all the Republican votes present in the legis lature, 83 in the senate and .8 in the house. The Democrats presented Fred E. White, the Democratic nominee for governor in 1897 and 18H0, ami he receivod 14 votes in the senate and 18 voles in the house. Senator William Cors Mac A lister of in Burlington nominated Senator Gear the senate, but made no speech. Senator M. H. Perrin of Chickasaw seconded the nomination and in doing so paid a high tribute to the character and public services of Senator Gear. In the house there were no nominating speeches. Wilson of Keokuk, nominated Gear, and Temple of ..'!ark, seconded the nomination. McGinn of Clinton nomi nated White, aud Saur of Dubuque, sec onded ihe. nomination. Tho joint convention on the 17th inst. wont through the form of comparing the journals of the two houses on the vole of senator. Mr. Gear was declared elected, iiul the hist act of the senatorial contest was concluded. CANAL FULLY OPENED. Illinois Trustees Act ill Spite of St. Louis' Injunction. Chicago: The great drainage canal was finally fully opened at a quarter after 11 Jan. 17. The trustees went to Lockport early in the morning, fearing injunction proceedings by St. Louis, for an injunction restraining the trustees from allowing the water to How into the Desplaines lth cr at Lockport and the hearing was set for the jytli inst. Meantime the trustees received assent from the state canal committee to let the water into the Desplaines River and at 11 came the message from Governor Tanner adding his assent. At once the work of lowering the great bear trap dam, which had been holding back the water, began aud connection of the great lal' aud thu Gulf of Mexico became a reality. GEN. JOE WANTED TO FIGHT Because There Was No Chance Wheeler Is to Come Home. Washington: The officials or the war department had very little to say in ex planation ot the, return to the United states of Gen. Whc-cltr. The conocdiess of the report was admitted mid it was said that the order had been given somo time ago, but whether or not it was the result of ar application by Gen. Wheeler himself could not be recalled. It was gathered from preceding statements that Gen. Otis had not been able to find a place iu the held satisfactory to Gen. Wheeler, and Ihe latter having no mind for service Iu Manila was willing to return to the United States. LOOKS HARD FOR ROCERTS. House Committee Unanimous in Favor of His Kielusion. Washington: Tho special committee of the house to investigate tho case of Brighum II. Roberts of Utah lias reached its conclusions. On the polygamous status of Roberts the committee is unanimous in the ulUrinalive. On the question of tho procedure to be adopted the committee was divided. A majority consisting of all the members except LilMcfield of Maine and De Arinond of Missouri, favored exclusion at the outset. Liltlefleid and De Arinond will make a minority report favorable to the seating of Roberts on Ids prima facie rights and then expelling him. TO SINK MULE TRANSPORTS "doer Kvmnatlilei'H Htid to Have l ined Out VeHKelH. New Ohucanh, La.: 1'. is stale I hero that British waiships ate within easy reach of thu mouth of thu Mississippi to e.NCoit the mule transports from New Or leans to South Africa. This is said to be due to a report that certain Bot sympa thizers iu America have tilled out vessels lor the purpose of sinking the in ule t ran s ports as soon as they gel iu the open se l. Capt. Marshall, in charge of the buying of 'liMJrffirVlor tho lbitisli here, admitted smi ill-ship V,Tm icitUjc"''.'.. call of Jhe I wi rher'.s im;u'.h. .) Death by hhootiug vr-r' r ... ... , I.-1 i.' u Cal.: in a '"",u" n 17 lustico James held tnai in'-"' "nor is iiotacriel "--H'.K piath and that . very i- J n llimtcd right. i ,R' wl',w l-.y annual be controls 1 1 el leu Gould Olvc ;""" N KW Miss Helen BS donated loa'"--"! the new lion r .. - - - . lh., , i i'. A. in Broom)", - . 7-, it'll I Miinmil undertaken by the intejnai.uu , of that association. ' Military 1'oM herhU. Tim ho is eoniini-. Wamhinotos: iiu ee n inlllury affair, a, '" 'J j bills establishing a military PV Jj fcri dan. Wo., .-I. W .VlJ :,6fo0O tor a military nospiwi en- worth, Kn. SAD TRAGEDY IN KENTUCKY Kx-Congrcusmnn Col no n Kills Three Men anil Wounds Other. Kraskfoht, Ky.: A shocking tragedy, in w hich the lives of three prominent men were sacrificed and that of a fourth hangs by a slender thread, while two others mi raculously escaped will) painful injuries, occurred here Jan. 16. The principals in Ihe tragedy were ex-Congressman David G. Colson of Mlddlesboro, and Lieut. Kthel bert Scott of Somerset. Scott was shot six times by Colso:i and almost instantly killed. Luther Dcmnree, cx-poMmnster at Shel hyvSlle, nn Innocent byhlander, was shot three times aud died instantly. Charles Julian, another bystander, was shot, and died a half hour later, nud Capt. D. B. Golden of Barboursville. the common wealth's attorney, of the Twenty-seventh judicial district, was shot in the back and is not expected to survive. Col. Colson himself was shut twice in the arm. Harry McEwin of Louisville, was shot in the foot and W. O. llidpath of Chicago, sustained a broken leg by the lifeless form of Scott falling against him as it rolled dow n the stairway. The tragedy is one of the most K?nsational in the history of the "dark and bloody ground." The killing o coned In tho lobby of the Capitol Hotel, the principal hostelry of the state capital, the room beiag well filled at the time with politicians and others who were here attending the contests for state offices before the legislature. Col. Colson Is in jail, charged with murder, but he claims self defense. Col. Colson has long been n prominent figure in Kentucky politics, in 18IW he ho was re-eiectoi to congress. During his service ho vacated lua seat to accept a commission us u colonel ef the Fourth Kentucky Regimont for service in the war with Spain. Scott was a lieutenant and Golden was captain of a cavalry troop in Colson's regi ment, and the trouble which led to the tragedy began. A feud sprang up be tween Colson and Scott while tho troops were in camp at A unison, Ala. The trouble between them nt that time culmi nated in a meeting between them in restaurant, which resulted in Colson being shot by Scott. The regiment was shortly afterward mustered out of the service as a result of the feud between the officers, and the serious charges and counter charges which they had made at . Washington against each other as officers. . Since then, the' parties had not met until. Jan. 16, and it lias generally been believed that blood would be shed should they meet, as both were understood to be looking fo each other. TO PROTECT CUBAN FORESTS General Itlvora Advises thnt. Steps He Taken Immediately. Havana; General Kills Rivera, secre tary of agriculture, industry and commerce. lias addressed a communication to General Wood, advising that steps be taken imme diately to protect Cuban forests belonging to the public domain, lie urges that he be empowered to appoint six inspectors at a salary of $2,00) each, w ith instructions to locale public property and to consult witli the officers of the rural guard in the various provinces as to the best methods of preserving the trees which are now ining used at the pleasure of the first person whi desires to cat them, the res nit being in many parts of the island a wholesale de struction of young trees. SAMOAN TREATY RATIFIED. Senate, in Executive Hession, Agrees to It Wltnout Division. Washington: The senate Jan. 16 rati fied the Samoan treaty without division The ratification resulted in executive ses sion, after two hours of debate, which was participated in by a number of senators Senators Davis, Foraker aud Spnoner ad' voeated and Senators Macon, Money ami Tillman opposed ratification. Charged with Murdering Lover. IlFKlN, Ohio.: .Miss Orplia Sheets, a handsome young lady of Green Spring, has been arrested for the murder of her lover, Claude Tuttle. He died under pe culiar circumstances several weeks ago, with symptoms of strychnine poisoning Miss Sheets is said to have purchased strvchnine the day of Ins death, and was the custodian of $200 of her lover's money Double Mont unit Tragedy. Bo.kman, Mont.: At Belgrade. Frank Rowers, a merchant, shot aud killed his landlady, Mrs. Attn Davis, then turned the weapon on himself with fatal effect. Jealousy and driuk caused the deed. llunirhiK in Pennsylvania. . PirreiiiiKi, Pa.: Wm. Newman, negro Was hanged Jan. 17 for the murder of his mistress, Alice Warner, of whom ho us jealous MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle, common to prime, $;i.(X) to $ti.75; hogs, shipping grades 3.00 to $:.( )0 ; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to .fl 7.r; wheat, No. U red, lUic to 4 corn, No. 2, ;tic to 31c: oats. No. '1, "J3c to 2.'ic; rye, No. il, f.3c to r.."c; butter, choice creunicry, "4c to -tic; eggs, fresh IHc to LSc; potatoes, choice, 40c to OOo per bushel. IndianapolisCuttle, shipping, $d.00 to ft), i.i; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.a sheep, coinuiou to prime, $3.00 to Jl.otl wheat, .No. U, tiic to USc; rorn. No, white, lilc to 3Uc: oats. No. 'i white, 2(ic to 7c. St. Louis-Cuttle, fll.'J." to $i."r;; hoirs $3.00 to $r.00; sheep, $3.01) to $."i.()0 wheat. No. 'i, 70c to 71c; torn, No yellow, 30c to H'.'c; oats. No. '1, -4c to -'.".(; rye, No. 'J, .'.Jc to Ciiiciunuti l.'uttlc, f'J.frfi lo $ti.75; hogs, $3.00 lo $1.76; shct i.. v.' :.0 to $4..'.0 hen I . No. 71c .lo 7"c; com. No, mi.vcil, Win to 34e; on is, No. 'i mixed. : lo 7c; rje. No. 2, fii-'c to lilc. Del roit Ci.tile, lo $d.7."; liogs, $3.00 lo $t.io; sh.cp, $3.Kl to $l,:0 wheal. No. "J, Gil.- to 70c; corn. N-. jellow, :fje to 33c; oats. N'J. - white, Jlif lo SSc; 1 11, f.Se to IMIc. i oleilo licat. No. ."J mixed, l.isc to t'.Oc; corn, No. 2 mixed. 31c to 33c; mils No. i; mixed. U3c lo U.V; ryv. No. ", .Hie Iu 57c; clover seed. $4. SO to $4.!0. AllIwaukiM Wheat, No. 2 le.rthf-ru UIC to t.le; ,i.rii, No. ,ilc lo .i'Jc; oats - wuiie, lo uc; ryr, .no. j, .'.oc lo oie; barley, No. i!, 4fic to 4le; pork mess. $IO..0 to $11.00. Itiillulo Cattle, good thipping tetr, $3.(10 lu $7 M); hogs, comuioii to choice, $3.'jr. to $4.7.".; cheep, fair to t-lioicf, $3.00 Iu $.r).'jr.; lambs, coiuuioo to ettra. $4.faJ klo $0..r0. New York -Cattle. W.m to $7.00, hojs, $.'t.(MI to $.Y00; rlit ep, $3 (JO to f!.Zo; wheat, No. V red, 74r in "dc; core, No. ', 41c In 4'Jc; oats. No '.' white, Ule lo 33c; hu'trr, eresniery, V c to Vl.V; ergs, weet vru. 14c to ltte. UNCLE SAM: "THEY'RE Williamsport, To., Grit. UNIFORM MARRIAGE LAWS. Amendment to the Constitution May Keault from KoberU Cane One result of the Uoberts ease is the determination of certain. Congressmen to press the passage of uniform marriage and divorce laws in the' several States. Of course, a constitutional amendment Is necessary and about a dozen Congress men and several Senators have lutroduc- d resolutions proposing lo submit the subject to the State Legislatures. In the House file judiciary committee has chargt of the mutter and its chairman, Ray of New York, is interesting himself person ally to obtiiiu a fuvorable report at this session. One of the first bills I introduced when I caine to Congress some years ago." snld Chnlrnuiu Ray, "was one pro posing an amciidmeut to the constitution for uniform marriage and divorce laws. It is now possible for a man to have four or fire lawful wives in asjnai.y States. That is approaching ptvjty closely to legalized polygamy. KncIT one would be his only luwful wife iu thp State In which he married her. The police of New i ork could not touch the man in Pennsylvania, etc., and he could run his marriage trust with impunity. 'The Roberts case has had the effect of not only attracting attention anew to the polygamous practices of the Mor mons in Utah, but of directing notice to those anomalies of our nmrringe aud di vorce- laws. 1 believe in striking while tie iron is hut and I think the agitation over Roberts will result in a favorable report from this committee on one of the resolutions and iu its adoption by the House. 'We would have had a favorable re port on this subject two Congresses ago, hut one of the Southern members de manded that the constUutioiiul umeud nieiif include a prohibition of miscegena tion, or mixed marriages between black nud whites. His State had a law on this point, and he did not want n United States law that would permit such mar riages in contr'ivcntiou of the State reg ulation." . , SEPARATE SCHOOLS. Keaolution Which Contemplates Their Kntublihment iu Chicuijo. A resolution looking toward separate schools for boys aud girls from the foi.cth grade up throtii'li the high schools will be submitted to the Chicago Hoard of Kl il eal Ion soon. Trustee Schwab, who Is at work on the matter, says: "The inherited traits and home training of many of the boys in our cosmopolitan schools are not such as to make them desirable compan ions for girls. The language you may hear on any of our streets from boys bears this out." REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL, PHILADELPHIA The main Philadelphia exposition convention of 1HOO v,i!l be held, is built of Hlriictiirai sl.il and bricK, w 111 plas ter facing and staff jn ii.iineiitiillons. It will, nt n ronipuinlively small cost, be c. iivcrled into u coini ntion hull that will sent IS.IMHI pcisutis. The arcades aud connecting buildings i.rc mostly of wood, with brick walls, so that the three connected biiildiuuH ii-ake one mammoth exhibition In. II of l.lsio leet in IcmkMIi by 400 feet in width. The entire urea of the main building is 1('.7,-'II0 sipiare feet. It is divided into six sections, which ciiu be readily converted into one vast auditorium, the length of which, instead of extending north und s.n th. ns at present, und west. will, with .'iie side wall TAILORS WILL -OMSINE. They Will lie Hoiked by Cupilul of $.1,000,000. Chicago "tailors to the trade" ure in the lield with a trust of lOOO cut. Nego tiations ore x'udiiig for' the consolidation of the leading establishments of the city, with a capitalization of $.00O,oim) or more. As thu "united tailors" they rx pect to dominate the wholesule custom tuiloring industry of the country, of which Chicago is the plouejr aud prin cipal factor. UP TO CCNQKF&S NOW.' ILLINOIS MAKES BEST SHOWING. Reports of the Orowth of the United Mine Workers of America. The third iluy's session ot the United Mine Workers of America convened nt Indianapolis, with John Mitchell, presi dent, in the choir. There were fully 700 deb gates present. Chairman V. J. Keo nan of the credentials committee submit ted his report. The showing of the vari ous Stares was larger than expected. The Indiana districts reported many in creases. Pratt City, Aia., has the larg est local, with over 1.3S0 paid-up mem bers. Strentor, HI., hus a local with over 1.100 members. Illinois made, the best showing. Secretary V. D. Ryan of the State organisation is also treasurer of his organization, w hich now has $U-,0O0 cash oil hand. During 1S!I1) he raised over $300,000, nud more than $'J."i0.00O was raised by Illinois iu 1H0S. Ryan's organisation has 3.",000 members.' Presi dent Mitchell's report touched niuny sub' jectw. Including the refusal of the In diana block operators to sign the Pitts burg r.greeuient. the advance of -mining rates, the eight-hour question, the South western strike, and Federal Injunctions. At the lust u n mini contention the sec retary's reM.rt showed on overage paid up membership of approximately 33,000, the largest number being In the month of December, at which time there were j4, 771 members, in (US local unions. At the present time there are P31 local unions, with a total membership paid up of 1L 010. During 1S1IO 3S7 new locals were organised, the membership increasing more than in uny other year In the his tory of the order. The finances are Iu fine shape, a balance of $40,000 being on hand. CUBAN CENSUS Is Completed und There Is a I'opulu Hon of 1,2(M),(HX). Cv II. Olmstend, tile assistant director of the Cuban census, with four statisti cians aud supervisors w ho had been work ing for the hist several months hi Cuba, lire now in New Y'ck. They brought with them twenty-four boxes of records, all of which were sent to Washington. Manuel Rasco, who was the supervisor of Havana province, did not accompany his colleagues to Washington. He said that ,rr0 enumerators had been appointed, all of whom were I litmus. .Many women were allowed to act as enumerators, and Sciinr Rasco said that they were much better than the men. The result of the work indicates that the Spanish census taken In 1SS7 will probably hove to be reduced by iibout ,;oo,ooo. Thus the present population of Cuba will be about l.'JOO.OOO. The cost to the Government of taking the census will be between $300,000 und $400,00. miihlini.', in which the Republican national taken out and Ihe hall eiilmged, cte.,. east This und That. Niiiiiinger & Craven bundle factory m iiierl. Ala., buriieil. Loss. $13,000. I'd O. Grille), AduirviUc, Ky., killed Ir. M. T. Guy ami then committed siii cide. Procter I rorydule, fire. Gamble's kosp factory, Ohio, was damaged $2,000 l.y Lou.'s Swurtz, 3, Chicago, run to givl his fa'tief, who wus returning home iu a woko'i. The ihilj fell under the whceis and wt killed. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON. CENSED FORM. Secretary Hall of State Hanking Board luuc a Statement of the Condition of the Yarlons Institu tions at Ch.se of Business, Dec. 2. Secretary Hull of the state banking boiird has issued a statement of the con dition of tho state hanks of Nebraska at the close of bnsiniMs De !2, IIW'.I, show ing an increase during thu quarter of loans. overdrafts, bills discounted and bills pay able and a decrease in capital stocks and deposits. ' 1 hese changes are to lie expected ot this time of the year," said Secretary Hall In commenting upon the condition of the bunks as show u in the report. "In nn agricultural stale like Nebraska (ho winter season is the active season for money. ' During the winter season there is always a decrease of deposits and reserves and nn increase of loans. The changes this year are less marked Omii usual, how ever, and our banks, as n rule, are inn nlng strong. The Icjal reserve carried is !W per cent. The items, bills discounted and bills payable, when compared with tho total business cairied by tho banks, show beyond question that the banks lire pursuing a conservative course in the matter of borrowing. Prior lo the panic these Items were usually around or shove the million-dollar mark at this season of the year. "The total assets of the bank, as shown in Ihe statement recently issued, amount lo $31,571,4113.47, while last year they amounted to only $28,l.'i;i.0!7.1W. This shows an increase in the volume of busi ness transacted. A year ago the loans nud discounts were f 17,60",;I4.57, as against over $21,000,000 this year. There was an increase in deposits during the year of nearly $3,500,000." The report uhows that dur.ng the quarter there was an Increase in the following Items: Loans $ 2,.19,4S3.rt3 Overdrafts l2,0fW.2S Bills discounted BWa.W The decreases were as follows: Cnpital stock- 103,706.00 Deposits 1.242.400.07 The following statement shows the re sources an I liabilities of the 405 Nebraska banks, not including national banks: . IIKSOI'KIKS. Loan aud discounts $21.202.. 32 fi7 Overdrafts Stocks, securities, judgments. Lf4,5(to.O' claims, etc 2711,479.(10 &,2I L.Viti GO LHi3.877.ia 81(1,1)71.70 Duo from national, state und private banks and hunkers. Bulking house furniture and fixtures Other real estate Current expense and taxes paid v. -; 4tW.H73.ttS i Premiums on bonds, eto ' 2,4.",l!. IC Assets not otherwise enumer ated 121.1S3.01 5,573.0;i l,uO0.44tl.!K) 28,700.00 Cash items Cash on bund tilled States bonds on hand. Total LI Aliii.l l lies ..$31,07I,4H3.47 ..$ 7,IKO,4K3,00 .UiO.ttiU.no .. I.SIt,M5.33 I0.HI8.I!!) .. 21 ,W, 111.12 Cnpit il slock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Dividends unpaid General deposits Oilier liabilities 1 .855.04 i!i,2n:i.7:i 2(W.70.04 .$31,071.4(13.47 Notes and bills rediseouuled Bills payable Total OMAHA SCHOOL SCANDAL. More Hv.dcnce of Members of Board of l-Miiculioii Being Bribed. The flu nix of s"iistitions in the investi gation into the Iraiisiclions of the Omaha iMiurd of education was reached Jan. it) when F. l. Bnckminisl.-r, u delective i.i the employ ot Ihe Metropolitan ugcocy of Chicago, t iol; the st m I mid gave evldeiieo charging A. M. Cowle, a member of the hoard. With ru'civiug bribes' for the uwarding of contracts for blackboards. Biiekiuiuister had pos d as a blackboard contractor and uolt.'ii into Cowie's -mili-deuce. He testified that Cowiu li.nl uvreed 1u get, the con 'riu Is for Unckniinis'er's ilnn, his bid beuv.' $')0 higher than thai of uny other bidder, Cowie to receive $123 for his part iu the deal. I he i (nilr.ij t was aw urded, I s per auree-nent. ami, according to Buekiinuister's testimony, lie sent Cowie a draft for the amount. Biickmiuister also testified to seeing i.'liini.piy, another de tective, who pose. I us a contractor, pay money lo former members. Sears nud ' Buck minister submitted letters and documentary evidence to prove ins 'cscrtions. Sw iK'liiiiiin Guilty of Bobbery. The three Union Pacific switchmen U charged with breaking into a car in yards at Grand Island on the night of Jan. 4 and stealing $100 worth of merchandise, I were urraigned iu eoprt the other day. W. L. Johnson entered it plea of ' guilty and was bound over to the February term of the district court in $S00 bond. W. 1 R. Brown and A. D. Mitchell were next i arruigiie I, but entered no plea. j Attorney Thompson Still in .lull U. B. Thompson, the F.incrsou at'oiney who was brought to Poncii d'-cf-ut I y on a warrant charuiug him Willi obtaining $f,r,OI from William II. Smile I.v false tine, iiv lilist Juluiv lo fur. f ti miV Feb. 5, pretenses, is still iu Jail for f. lush bond for his ap I leielopnienls uro maturii l; ev.rduy m the alleged conspiracy ic which he lo.t bis properly is still missing. Hit Slir.iVy, ,y .irf wife, who Minting I 'armor Henri Krom. Hamilton Stall.. r.i, the fan " r who u tei iouslv disappeared from cis I. on I ortlaii I Jan. 3, has Is'en localesh-'1"' relatives at Luc, Pa. lie , ii hoVI with to Lincoln to p. iv some noleviie lo go conshleralile mono). Tho n.e Oitrrying bis relatives said be was wit hii"ge from ami suffering menially. Money , money sent for Ins return. as been One II a iv aril Bank Buys The Union . Male Bank at llai,""'r bou.ht out the First National Hunl'id has r same city. 1 he management of WjL!''..'""! National is now engaged in eloVw' irsi. I such business as hut not leeu Iraustf-! 11 1' . This leaves Harvard, a town of L-tsy i red. pie, with one bank. t peo- (iiil Disappears from Itellevul Luiena Lane, aged 14 years, duuglitr D. G. Lane of Bel lev ue, has disappear f Her parents believed she run awayV1' Omaha, mid have asked tu police to lo ' for her. ok EXPLOSION AT LINCOLN. To Kscape Certain Death an Em ploye Plunges Down u Well. Three men and a Is.y were seriously bat not fatally injured by Ihe bursting of boiler flue In Lincoln. The explosion oc curred n the boiler mom of the foundry owned by George Downing, who was himself the most seriously injured. Mr. Downing, with F.d Depne, the fireman, and a man and boy of the neighborhood, were iu the room when te blowing out of Ihe line caused the boiler fo explode. The room was instantly filled w itli steam and boiling water, which struck Down ing about the head and chest, M completely dazing him tli.it lie was unable to find the door and escape with the others. In desperation he plunged down a forty foot well in the room, containing twenty live feet of water, and kept floating by clinging to a pipe. Here he remained for several minutes, dodging the streams of boiling water that 'poured dow n the well from the floor of the boiler house. He was rescued by means of a rope and ladder and is now resting easy under the physician'! cure. STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. . In Session Two Days nt University in Lincoln. The state farmers' institute, under tho auspices of the Slate Board of Agriculture, held n two-days' meeting at Lincoln Jan. Id and 17. -All sessions wero held in the University chapel. Chancellor Bessey spoke on agriculture iu the common school and Regent F.. Von Foreli of the univer sity discussed agricultural education In secondary schools. The program closed w itli a discourse on nneultural education in the university, by Pro.. .1. L. Lyon, diiecturof the Uirled States experiment station. , The Board of . Agriculture re-elected President S. V. Bassett, Secretary Robert W. Furnas and Treasurer Mclntyre. O. W. Henry of Omaha wns chosen first vlot president. The Isiard accepted the propo sition of J. D. MacFailand offering the free use for a year of tho old state fair grounds north of Ihe city, and decided to hold the next annual exhibition at that place. RIOT AT CORTLAND SCHOOL Teacher and the Pupil Mix for Sevrriil'ltonnd.i. It Up : A riot liotweeii the bos in the grnmmcr i room of Ihe Cortland public school aud tha teacher, .1. G. Ludlam, occurred Jan. 17 . just after the morning recess. There has for weeks been bud feeling between teacher and pupils. It seemed to be under stood that this was the d i.v hostilities were to be declared. Fred Young, a 16 year old boy, had trouble w ilii the teacher and tight cntic. i. Tim scholar was badly whipped, first by the teacher's list and later by a rawhide. Other scholars joined, as tln teacher expected, but the ped igogue fougl.t itiHu.ully and held hU own WiUj the aid of ihe rdwlilde. A numlier of pat rons have withdruvvu their cliildruu. Ar- -. rests may follow . For Deserting Bride of a Day. Orlle Mull was urrested at Concordia, Kan., on a telegram from Sheriff Simmer ing of Hastings, who will bring him baok to answer to the Charge of criminal as- ' sault and perjury. On Dee. 29 Mull biotight Zeua Soncie. a 15-year-old girl whose home is n Franklin County, to Hastings and procured a license and was married to her by Co u my Judge - Bowen. That night the couple were quartered at one of the hotels and the next- day Mull left the city, deserting his young wife. The complaints were swoi u out by tbo girl's father, . Boy Killed by n Train. Henry Ch iilton, aged 7 years, was In stantly killed at Silver City by the Unloa Paolllc through passenger.. He started to cross the (rack and was struck by the en gine and hurled a distance of forty feet. The body struck - the cud of the depot, crushing one si (Jo of Ms head. Indiana Uun Away from School. Columbus authorities were notified tha oilier morning to be on the lookout for a number of young Indians who raii'-uway-" from the Industrial School at Genoa. There is no dissatisfaction nt the school. except that the young bucks cannot stand too close application to study. Klevator Company to Continue. Stockholders of the Farmer..' Union Kle vator Company at Oakland by a unani mous vote decided to renew the charter which expired Jan. 17. This company was incorporated thirteen jears ago with a capital of $10,003. Nebraska Short Noieu. Howard County has paid off $20,0)0 of i its bonded debt., The Woodmen of the World have or-, gmii.ed u lodge at Ainsworth. Wiuside has l i rod of the operation of thieves aud put on a nil I watch. . llloomlh.'ld thinks il cinuot get alor. I another year without waterworks. Stanton County gels 3 per cent, fro bunks for county money on deposit The $25,000 worth of No, Hi paa" . : bonds were -old for a premium 'J jo The north Nebraska teacK , ' ' HI o v-mi . W.y,.,. d J ' 1 be weather is so war' , ,, - t. ,i. .. n,. .,. ,i ,.. "' "P i" Brown luivu not goua into i wild' r (planers. t-'uil'lllll V II. to secure an ii."'',s .......l.l.er, f,,,,.U"!tl' (motion to restrain th K.sa.o inn nuc. .plii are raising money li ball. i.il merehaiidise store of Franll- .1 ise. r wras robbed or several d dollar--wortn "f goods. Thr es also smashed the ciish register. harles Williams, revenue tolleotor, wai ii 11 leu and assessed the Coursing Clui if 10 for liohling the race last November. A none of tho boys were anxious to take trio to Omaha be received Ins money. The school house at Bee burned with a loss of about $1.40). The building was a new one, having been erected during tho last year. 'I lm building was insured fol $sn und the fixtures for $200. I Albion is to have a new opera bouso. ' Klmen curloa.ls of hogs liound fur Sal ! Fianciseo went through North PlatU j lately. Will. ill the last few weeks several I large shipments of boss have been mad I from Hull and Buffalo Counties to th I Sau Francisco market, the price received there being such to justify the lon I shipment. I Mr'. A. L. Jones met with a very seri . biiM.l a tot I Tint !(' ! it... ... jr I Lou,!. Ml -n F i y- r i y, ous accident. ue went, to me earn ui . empty a puil of slop to the hogs, and bei ikiits liecame euungled iu the tin?a of aa old pitchfork without a handle, aud sh, w as throw ii to the ground, one tine of thl fork passing nearly through tho calf of hoi leg, inflicting a very painful wouud. J 3r
