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Tms current number of "Arid
America" contains a lengthy arti
cle on "The subterranean supplies
of Nebraska and the great plains,
from the pen of our townsman I.
A. Fort. Among other things he
say 8. Nebraska has much to feel
hopeful for when the water supply
that underlies her surface is taken
into consideration. Admitting that
there are certain lands that cannot
be irrigated by any system of canals.
the inquiry follows, wbat are the
available water supplies tbat can
be obtained by pumping or water
lifting devices. Underlying the
surface of a great proportion of the
area of the state, at depths varying
from tento two hundred feet, are
vast deposits of water-bearing
gravels and sand that will always
furnish an inexhaustible supply of
water for any number of pumps or
water-lifting devices tbat, in time,
may be erected to irrigate the lands
of the state. The source of this
supply does not come nor originate
in the snow of the mountains, but
is the water that has fallen on the
plains and has, bv the law of gravity.
found its way to the general water
levels of the country that underlie
the surface. There may be a large
amount of water that finds its way
southward under the surface of the
earth from the Platte rivers east of
North Platte, but the volume is not
great. That a small amount of wa
ter mav find its way underground
from the table lands of Colorado or
Wyoming, is probable, but the
, mi
amount is not large, i nis is proven
by the slow speed at which water
travels underground. This speed
has beeen given by French scien
tists at about one mile per vear,
where the fall is one foot per mile.
This statement applies to the porus
water-bearing sands and gravels.
The velocity increases when the
gravel or rock are of coarser char
acter, or where the fall is greater
than one foot in a mile.
The Nebraska crop report for the
week ending last Tuesday is sum
marized as follows: The week has
been warm and showery and unusu
ally favorably for the growth of ali
crops which are now more than two
weeks in advance of the season.
The temperature has been from
nine decrees above the average in
the western part, of the state to
thirteen degrees above in the east
ern. The rainfall has beep very
irregularly distributed. Over some
small areas it has been too scanty
for the best growth of crops, but
generally the ground is in excellent
condition and all vegetation has
made remarkable growth. Rye in
some of the southern counties is al
readv beginning to head, and small
grain generally never looked better
at this season of the year. Corn
planting has made rapid progress
during the week and much of the
early planted is coming up. Fruit
trees are setting unusually full and
as there have been no frosts during
the week, fruit prospects generally
remain unusually promising except
that there are some complaints of
small fruits, especially raspberries,
winter killing considerably.
The New York Times has already
considerately fixed up the represen
tation on the money question in
both national conventions next
year, and be careful figures shows
that the single gold standard men
will have a majority in each. The
Times is a prophet without honor
iu any part of the country. In 1888
it sent its "rainbow chaser"through
the northwest about three months
before the election, and he consider
ately gathered every one of them
into the democratic fold. It was
unkind of the people to vote the
other way and give republican ma
jorities in every state the Times had
set down for Cleveland, but the peo
ple have always been lacking in
proper consideration for prophets,
and it would be just like them to
laugh at the prophecies of the New
York Times regarding the next
national conventions.
The Tennessee legislature has
finally counted Governor H. Clay
Evans out and given it to Turney.
Eyans was the republican candidate
and was elected by 748 over Turney,
his democratic competitor. The
election was held under a law pass
ed by the democrats and democrats
had charge of the voting precincts
and they were astounded when the
count showed that Evan was elect
ed. They have turned him down in
spite of the protests of all the lead
ing democratic papers and the de
cent element of the democratic par
ty of the state, and when the next
election for governor is held in that
state the democratic candidate will
be so badly beaten that he will
scarcely know that he waa a candi
date. Ex.
By a new French law any one
found guilty of revealing the ion
tents of a private letter will be pun
ished with imprisonment for six
days, the term , to be increased
where the opening of the letter is
not accidental, even if the contents
have not been divulged. The law
is aimed particularly against the
practice of the concie'rges.
Some of the middle-of-the-road
pop patriots of this state have found
out that a man mav wear his lungs
out, go hungry and blow in all bis
wealth to boost some fellows into a
fat office, who will then kick them
out of the shop when they want a
a a . a
tew crumbs from the pie counter.
Some of them are mad now, and
are roasting Gov. Holcomb to
turn. Seward Blade.
George M. Pullman has confided
to an interested public he has slowlv
rormea conviction tnas ne was
mucn nappier wben ne was a poor
boy earning his living by bis daily
labor than now when he i? worried
with his millions and burdened with
tne weignc or 'vast interests and
business cares. Wealth, he says
does not bring happiness. Mr. Pull-
man is evidently Betting reaav to
buy happiness for the rest of his
davs bv unloading his surplns and
withdrawing from the Millionaire
club. Bee.
Liter Oosai Olipi-
Times may still be hard, but the
1,200 American who sailed for
Europe last Saturday all carried let
ters of credit to European bankers,
and they will be followed by thous
ands more to keep up the flow of
gold across the Atlantic and insure
good times in many European sum
mer resorts. IE we could only keep
Americans at home for one or two
summers we could keep enough
money at home to bring good times
again.
The Oregon Packing & Fertiliz
ing Company has been incorporated
at Portland for the purpose of can
ning horse meat for the French and
German trade. There may be no
way of interfering with such a busi
ness, but whatever the views held
in Franch and Germany regarding
horse meat, Americans will have
nothing but contempt for the men
who will coldly butcher horses for
profit. The horse is held m too high
esteem for such a business to flour
ish here. Better let the horse busi
ness disappear entirely than to raise
them for the meat market.
Secretaries Herbert and Lamont
are getting ready for their regular
inspection in meets, Last summer
they inspected the Yellowstone Park
and the Pacific coast in a private
Pullman car, and then the summer
resorts on the Atlantic coast on the
government dispatch boat Dolphin.
These two Cabiaet officers, who di
rect the movements of the army and
navy, are ready Jfor an other inspec
tion tour, and the summer promises
to oe a very gay one in the ixockv
Mountain resorts and later at But
Harbor aad Newport. The modern
inspection of the army and the navy
is a full drees air throughout.
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Ex-Governor Campbell; of Ohio
sees no hope for the democrats in
the Buckeye state this var. Tn an
interview published by the Cleve
land World, Governor Campbell
says: "In order to achieve a demo
cratic victory a change of 70,000
votes would be necessary. The
change from 138,000 republican
plurality in lsu to a democratic
plurality in 1895 hardly seems pos
sible 11 That will account for Con
gressman Paul J. Sorg's lack of
interest regarding a democratic
nomination. Mr. Sorg prefers to
manufacture plug tobacco and
make up the financial losses he sus
tained in securing an election to
congress in a democratic district
last fall. He can't buy all Ohio.
BOTH WXRK UNITS OF YAXUS.
Jadfe ;Ylaoent's DmUn ReearsUas; the
Use or Money Metals.
Chicago. Mar 9. Dnriar a recent
discussion at the Iroquois club between
Postmaster Hesing ex-Mayor Hopkins,
Sigmnnd Sieslur, W. S. Forest, the last
two Drominent lawrera. the truthful
ness of certain statements in reeard to
the unit of value in the United States
from 1793 to 1873. was Questioned. This
argument resulted in a. controversy
which, by agreement, waa referred to
judge William A. Vincent, president ox
the Wanbanaee club, for decision. Mr.
Seisler stated that under the statute of
1792 both gold and silver were made
units of valnft in th United States. Ex-
Mayor Hopkins denied the proposition.
T a tt- " . . - -
ouugu v lucent says in nu aecuuon;
"I am of the oninion that under the
act of 1792 the unit was to be the dollar,
the value of this unit was to be meas
ured in both gold and silver, 371J
grains being the quantity of silver and
2434 trrains beinir fch nnantitv of irold.
s ag, c7 o TL w
which were to equally express the meas
ure of the units adopted. As I conceive
this to be the point at issue, as under
stood hv tha nartiAa in tha eontrorerST.
and which was intended to be expressed
in the written statement thereof. I de
cide in the affirmative of the proposi
tion."
Tweaty Counties For Silver.
Springfield. Ills.. Mav 9. Secretary
of State Heinricbsea, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, said that
20 counties hare so-far held conventions
and without exception they have de
clared for free silver at the ratio of 16
to 1. "These 20 counties," said Mr.
Heinrichsen, have 463 of the 1,076 dele-
trates in the state convention, so that
the gold men stand a very poor show of
making any fight at all in the conven
tion. Only one county committee so
far has refused to call a convention. I
am expecting that the state convention
will declare for free silver witnous a
dissenting vote."
BnillN ONITG
Amalgamated Association and Iron
Manufacturers Will Work as One.
FOB BETTER CONDITIONS.
Maaaraetarers Orgaafse te Seeara Fair
Centnetltlre Conditions Agelest Flttsaars;
Mill Oparatert aad XacJdeatallj to la
cccaaa thm Wagas aff Warkars.
Warkaaaa la a Critical Caadltiea.
Jeffkrsonvillk. Ind.. May 9. Fif
teen workmen employed in' the Cheens
cement quarries at Cemantville are ly
ing in a critical condition as a result of
breathing the gag generated by blasting
in the quarry. Jhe quarry is fully 900
yards deep, stretching uMergroajw
back ward frora the edge of tha pond.
The entrance to the cavity is just large
enough to admit the worksaen oae by
one. The- foul air could not escape as
fast sis geotntsd.,
Pittsburg, May 9. The Amalga
mated association of tin, iron and
steel workers and the Merchant Bar
Iron Manufacturers' National associa
tion have entered into a combination to
secure for the iron workers of the coun
try better rates of wages and for the
manufacturers fair competitive condi
tions against the mill operators of the
Pittsburg district, who have been work,
ing their employes at low wages. An
association of manufacturers has been
formed, principally outside the Pitts
burg district, to secure remunerative
prices for iron products, and incidental
ly to give the workmen better wages
than are now paid, which are admittedly
too low.
The strike in six mills of this city at
the present time is the result of this
agreement The Pittsburg puddlers are
not only striking for present scale rates,
but, if successful, will make it possible
for all the iron workers in the country
to secure an advance of 10 per cent on
the $4 puddling rate.
The manufacturers may be willing to
grant a much higher advance if they
can secure a uniformity, of labor cost
throughout the country. The Cleveland
convention will probably propose a pud
dling rate of $4.75 per ton, and possibly
$5. The finishers are to be advanced
also, but not in proportion to the pud
dlers. Should the plan succeed, upward
of 60,000 iron workers will be benefited.
President William J. Smith, of the
American Flint Glass Workers' union,
in discussing the industrial situation,
said: "The movement to secure better
wages will not be confined to any one
trade, but will be made by all. The
time has come and the worker will have
an inning. The restoration should be
made, and it will be the best thing that
can happen in this country at the pres
ent time."
Mine Owaars Wllllas; to BMome.
Wabdneb, Ida., May 9. The Bunker
Hill and Sullivan management having
expressed a willingness to resume work
in their mine at $3 for miners and
$2.50 for car men and shovelers, the
business men of Wardner and Kellog
drew up a petition pledging the com
pany their support. It is believed that
the mine will resume on this basis.
About 400 men are employed.
Iadiaaapolia Moulders Strike.
Indianapolis, May 9. Ali the union
moulders went on a strike today. The
moulders demand a rigid scale of wages
of from $2.25 to $2.50 per day. They
are now receiving from $2 to $2.40. A
recognition of the union is also de
manded. The owners of the 10 plants
involved will not, they say, grant neither
demand.
BnrllactoH Will Rum Excarstoaa.
Chicago, May 9. The passenger de
partment of the Burlington road has de
cided to run a series of personally con
ducted summer vacation tours to the
scenic regions of the Rocky and Big
Horn mountains lying east of the Paci
fic division. These excursions have
been run frequently in the east, but this
is the first time they have been taken
up by western roads.
Hoand Scheme a Success.
Sundance, Wy., May 9. The recent
shipment of hounds to its ranges by the
Standard Cattle company for the pur
poses of exterminating wolves is prov
ing a successful plan. The dogs hunt in
packs and tear a wolf to pieces in short
order whenever they catch one. During
the two weeks' experiment with the
hounds over 20 wolves have been killed.
Prored Fatal to Beth.
Little Bock, May 9. At Wampo,
this county, an attempt was made by
Constable John Green to serve a war
rant on Milt Harper. Both men were
armed with double barrelled shotguns
and began firing at each other. Green
received 10 buckshot in the body and
Harper 23. Both men died in lesa than
an hour.
Caaal Proposition la Coart.
Oxaba, May 9. -The Platte river
fa m
canai manaamus suit was called in
Judge Ambrose's room and definitely
set for hearing on May 18, before a spe
cial banc of judges. Numerous inter
veners appeared in court when the case
was called, and asked and obtained leave
to fight the suit.
Aastrallaa Federation Favored.
Washington. May 9. Consul Gen
eral Marrata at Melbourne has furnished
to the state department a report on the
proposed federation of the Australian
colonies. He says there is a marked
sentiment for a union.
Ofl Is Streamer.
Pittsburg, May 9. Oil is a good deal
stronger today and stand 20
ahead of the Standard's price for credit
balances.
Greater New York Bill ivr-sifw.
Albany, May 9. The greater ITew
xotjc Din was defeated. u
Fraaatoee Beaeh Saarsr. ? ?. .
San Francisco, May 9. The.; baack.
snow oi tne racinc Kennel club opened
yesterday, and while the preponderance
of entries in some cases and thextreme
scarcity of exhibits in others,7 gives the
show a rather one -aided aspect, the con
grew of canines maybe on the whole
regarded as a success. The feature of
the show is the display of St. Bernards.
The collie division is also attractive.
With the exoeptioa of the pointer and
English setter classes, the hunting breeds
are not extra well represented, while,
strange to say, there is not a wire-haired
km terrier er a poodle in the show.
Will Resaaae at the Sixty Ceat Bate.
Massillon, O.. May 9. The miners
employed in the Krause mines have held
a meeting and decided to resume work
at the 60-cent rate for the ensuing year.
State President Ratchford, of the min
ers' organization, stated, however, that
there is no possibility of the districts
adjusting the respective rates, even
though some operators have expressed a
willingness to pay in excess of 60 cents.
PKESIDXTrr TKAYXOR'S ADDRESS.
tBcnrtleaeaael Secesaaaeadatleas of the
A. P. A. Leader.
Milwaukee May 9. President Tray
aor of the supreme body of the A. P. A.
today delivered an address of between
$5,000 and 80,000 words, in which he
nude suggestions and recommendations
covering practically every leading ques
tion of the day. He denounced the laws
which accept the vote of the ignorant
foreigner who is unable to read or write
the English language, and rejects the
vote of the intelligent women who are
directly interested in the welfare of the
nation, and who has proven her ability
to manage public affairs. He declared
that the city of Washington is "a peren
nial hotbed of Jesuitical lobbyists, why
carry their points by bulldocing and
boycotting senators and representa
tives." He strongly urged the establish
ment of a national headquarters of the
A. P. A. and a national onran at the
national capital. President Traynor
then declared himseltto be in hearty ac
cord with the sentiment to send the A.
, P. A. to every civilized country on the
globe. In regard to political action he
; recommended the effort to raise the
' standard of politics by educating the
masses on the lines of patriotism laid
down by the constitution and declara
tion of principles of the A. P. A., and
advised the support of a new political
party which will endorse the leading
' principles of the .order or the support of
any national party which will endorse
the leading principles of the order and
. accept the doctrine of the A. P. A.
Blaad Not aa Available Caadldate.
Denver, May 9. Ex-Congressman
Bland of Missouri, who will lecture in
Denver Saturday night on the "Twenty
Years' Battle for Silver and the Fight
Yet to Come," is resting quietly in this
city, as he is still suffering from the ef
fects of the grip. He said today: "I
have not heard of the efforts of my
friends in St. Louis in the way of secur
ing for me the nomination of president
by the free silver Democrats in 189t. In
fact I do not thing that I am the proper
man for them to select. In my public
life I have never made a fight to get per
sonal advantage for myself. Especially
is this true in the silver cause. I have
fought for the cause itself. In doing so
I have made too many enemies among
my Democratic friends for me to be an
available candidate."
Selected Delegates to the Sllrer Coaveatlen.
Spokane, May 9. wnen Governor
McGraw was here last week he stated
in an interview that he had declined to
appoint delegates to the silver conven
tion to be held at Salt Lake on the 15th
inst. Advocates of free coinage there
upon called a mass meeting for last
night to take steps to secure representa
tion. It was attended by 500 citizens.
Patrick Henry Winston, Mayor Bell, B.
C. Kingsbury and Attorney General
Jones were selected as delegates to rep
resent the city at the convention. It is
said that active steps will be taken by
silver advocates at Seattle and Tacoma.
Dnpont lacked Two Votes.
Dover, Del., May 9. -Governor Wat
son took his chair in joint session, at 12
o'clock and ordered the floor cleared of all
ex-state officials and ex-members. The
19th ballot resulted: Dupont, 15; Ad
dicks, 4; Ridgley, 10; Tnndell, 1. Brown
leftAddicks for Dupont. It now re
quires 16 votes to elect.
Kaaws Democrats to Meet.
Topeka, May 9. Chairman Rich
ardson has called a meeting of the Dem
ocratic state central committee for May
20. The committee is called together to
consider the advisability of placing a
candidate for chief justice in the field
this fall.
CORBETT WIIX FIGHT JACKSON.
ChaaiploB Expresses His Willingness to
Meet Peter la London.
Chicago, May 9. Regarding the re
port that he is to fight Peter Jackson,
James J. Corbett, who is at the Audi
torium hotel here, said this afternoon:
"In regard to the report that I will
fight Jackson, please say that anything
that Brady gives out can be relied upon
as straight and I will stand by it. I
don't see one chance in a thousand of
the Fitzsimmons fight coming off now
that the only two places that have al
lowed a fight to come off in the last
three years, have been knocked out. I
would rather fight Jackson, who is ac
knowledged by the public, and by Fitz
simmons himself, as the superior, and
have always wanted to fight him, but
he would fight nowhere else than "Lon
don. I will take him on his ground, at
the National Sporting clnb."
Dallas May Get the Big- Flrht.
Dallas, Tex., May 9. It looks now
as if Dallas would surely get the Cor-bett-Fitzsimmons
prize fight, and that
it will come off during the Texas state
fair and Dallas exposition next October.
Since the outlawing by legislation and
court decision two days ago of prize
fighting in Florida and Louisiana Will
iam A. Brady and Joe Yendig have,
been in wire communication with Dan
A. Stuart, the wealthiest sporting man
in Texas, to arrange to have the fight
take place in Dallas. The details are
practically completed, and a definite de
cision will be. reached before the week
is ended. About $40,000 will be required.
Final Settlement reft ta Spain.
Paris, May 9. The Figaro, in re
gard to the' negotiations between Japan
and Russia, France and Jermany, for
a modification of the treaty of Shimon
oseki, says it has been left for Spain to
draw up a final settlement of matters in
dispute between Japan and the three
powers.
Thirteen Haadred Deaths Freaa Cholera,
Yokohama. Mav 9. Advice re
ceived from the Pescadore islands show
that 1,300 persons died there from chol
era during one month. The epidemic is
now subsiding.
Sir Id ward Peel Dead.
London. M&r 9. The maht TTnn
Blr Edward-Peel, who was chief
tary for Ireland from 1861 to 1865, is
dead, aged 73 years.
FATAL FIREIN A HOTEL
L. Pni VnlaA Aw1 Haifa TtArrnw Tn .
vjic uucsfc jxiiicu duu nana wtxu. iu
jared at Montrose, Colo.
LANDLADY FATALLY HURT.
Jeha Tm Teeters, the TJacela Jeweler, aad
C I Back; Agent ef aa Oaaaha Boase.
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ay TJghtalBK.
Montrose, Colo., May C. ..WsJ
ISehrbras, agent for the Deenng Ma
chine company of Chicago, lost his life
in a fire which destroyed the Hotel
Arlington.
His charred remains have been found
in the ruins. Mrs. E. H. Smith, pro
prietor of the hotel, escaped by jumping
from a second story window, but is in a
precarious condition from cuts and
burns. The house was nearly full of
guests, several of whom sustained burns
and wounds. Loss $10,000. The injured:
Mrs. Ip. H. Smith, landlady, head cut,
back injured and Internal injuries; prob
ably die.
"t. L. Buck, agent for Leo-Clarke-And-resen
Hardware company, Omaha, both
ankles sprained in jumping from second
atery window.
John L. Teeters, of Teeters & Scott,
wholesale jewelers, Lincoln, Neb., feet
cut by glass-
L Irons, salesman, ankles sprained; In
haled flames.
Two Killed ay Ughtalas;.
Duluth, May 9. Lightning struck
a small boat in the harbor during a sud
den storm today and two of the occu
pants, Charles Emory of Bay City, and
George Barshaw of Duluth, were in
stantly killed. William Helm of Bay
City was slightly stunned, but other
wise unhurt.
Cooper Shape Earned.
Buffalo, May 9- The shops of the
Richard Grant Cooperage company have
been destroyed by fire with all their con-,
tents. Loss $75,000.
IT WENT PAST HONOLULU.
Letter Demaadlas; the Recall of Minister
Tharstoa Is Read.
San Francisco, May 9. Hawaiian
advices received today from Honolulu,
dated May 2, per steamer Mariposa, are
as follows: The letter demanding the re
call of Minister Thurston is here, and
was read to the executive session of the
council yesterday afternoon. This let
ter has been to Hong Kong. It went
past Honolulu in a bag with a couple of
hundred others. The fault lies with the
postoffice at San Francisco. The ground
of the objection to Thurston is confined
io a single transaction. The sole of
fense alleged is that Thurston, at the
legation, showed to reporters private
letters to himself from Honolulu. The
particular letter that gave such offense
to the secretary of state, intimated in
strong terms that Cleveland and Gresham
were largely responsible for the Janu
ary uprising here. Gresham spoke to
the Hawaiian minister about the mat
ter. Thurston said that he regretted it
very much, that in the hurry of handling
a big mail he had shown this letter, with
others, without any special intent. .In -short,
he apologized. Secretary Gresham
thereupon asked that the apology be
submitted in writing. Thurston de
clined to do this. It is definitely settled
Thurston will not return to Washing
ton. He has resigned his office, his res
ignation to take effect when his suc
cessor has been appointed.
No Settlement la Cuba.
Havana, May 9. The correspondent
of the Associated Press here has made
inquiries in official circles regarding the -report
current in the United States that
Captain General Martinez Campos has'
reached a settlement with the insurgent
leaders, and that the insurrection is
practically over. As a result of these
inquiries the statement is made that the
captain general has not reached a settle
ment with the rebels and that he will
not do so. He will depend upon force
of arms to put down' the rebellion and
restore peace to Cuba'
Ratifications Exchanged at Midnight.
London, May 9. A dispatch to the
Times from Chefoo says that the 'ratifi
cations of the treaty of peace between
China and Japan were exchanged at
midnight. China withdrew her request
to have the armistice prolonged. The
dispatch adds that Russia disclaims any
aggressive designs against Manchuria,
and asserts that she is acting on purely
protective basis against Japan.
tires 94Vears and Kills Himself.
Mcncie. Ind., May 9. Yost Dippel,
a farmer, aged !)4, who resided west of
this city, left his bed and went to the
garden, where he cut his throat, dying
instantly. He came to this country
from Germany 59 years ago, and fre
quently said he had lived long enough
and wished, that he could go to sleep
and never wake.
Texas Sonad Money Convention. .
Waco, Tex., May 9. Delegates ara
on hand for the antisilver 16 to 1 meet
ing and letters and telegrams received
! indicates a large attendance. The senti
ment expressed represents the Cleveland
money idea and the position to be taken
will accord fully therewith. "All parts
of Texas will be represented.
International Y. M. C. A. Convention.
Springfield, Mass., May 9. The
international convention of the Y. M.
C. A. opened its annual convention
with 500 delegates present, representing
nearly 40 states and territories, besides
several provinces in Canada. G. H.
Pierce of Dayton, O., was in the chair.
Michigan Town Passes a Curfew Law.
Nkgaunee, Mich., May 9. The city
council has passed a curfew ordinance,
and all children under 16 caught on the
streete after 9 p. m. will be arrested.
This is the first trial of the experiment
in Michigan. It is working successfully
itt several Minnesota towns.
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