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s.'4 ?A 4-'l 3 THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER XV. W. HANUISKS, I'tibltiher. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. vxxxxxxxxxxxxxxaxxxxxxA. 3 AUGUST J896. I ' ! ; Sun. Mon. Tuo. Wod. Thur. Frl. Sal. ; 1 , h m ' 23 24 25 26 27 28 2?" fc - t- 3j oy ,, ,,,, ,,, " THE WORLD AT LARGE. Cwmmary of tho Dally Nowo. IVAHIIINOTON KOTKH. Tun weather bureau ut Washington Issued ti special bulletin on tlio ith re garding the Intense hot weather which bus prevailed in certain sections of the country, tho temperature reported being in a number of instances hitrher than any previously recorded by the weath er bureau at this season of tho year. Tin: secretary of thu interior has ap proved tho swamp land list No. 24, con sisting of 40 acres in the Springfield, (Mo.) district. FitANic C. Akmhthono, wlio was in "Washington on tho fith and who is a member of tho Dawes Indian commis sion, stated that, the prospects for a reorganization of the government of the Indians, through a division of their lands in severalty and other measures, was never more favorable than now nnd expressed the belief that at tlio coming Mission of the tribal council fiouio definite step will bo taken. SKCitKTAitv IliciuiKiiT, of tho navy de partment, has engaued his passage- to Europe. While abroad hu will make an investigation into the cost of iniinu facturinir armor plato for warships. ItKiroiiTH of maximum temperatures received by tlio weather bureau at "Washington on tho fith showed that the warm weather wave was very gen eral. Tho officials said that it was very unusual for tho temperature to reach such a high point in so many parts of the country at one time. The heat was duo to an area of high barom eter prevailing over tho southern portion of tho country and low barom eter in the northern part, which re mitted in groat waves of heat coming toward the north. 1KNKKAI. NKWH. Faimjukh for tho wcok ended tho 7th (Dun's report) were '.'no hr tho United States, against 227 last year, and 32 in Canada, uirainst 43 last year. Dan Cuiikdox, tho Australian mid dleweight, was said to bo training at Dubuque, la., for a friendly four-round bout with Sharkey, who bested Cor bett in San Francisco. Tlio sparring exhibition will bo given in a Chicago theater In a fow wcoks. Fakmkhh living along tho Little "Wabash river near GVuyvillc, 111., re ported llsh dying in largo numbers. Tho stench caused by the dead lish was said to bo unbearable. It was thought that tho llsh were poisoned by eatintr woods in tho sloughs during the high water. IN tho yacht raco for tho Meteor challenge cup at Cowes, Eng., on the 7th Ailsu won over Satanita and Brit annia. .TosKi'ir Wkastiiav, a miner, was killed by tho prematuro explosion of a blast in the Carbondalo mine near Dos Moines, la. Thk Johnson steel works at Lbralne, O., has closed down and 800 mon were thrown out of employment. Tho sus pension was owing to a lack of orders. Tub provisional committee pf tho gold btandard democrats mot at In dianapolis, I ml., on the 7th and thoy formally organized tlio national demo cratic party. Gun. Palmer, of Illinois, was made chairman of tho national committee and an address was issued calling for national convention of democrats at Indianapolis on Septem ber 2. Thk populist state convention at Galveston, Tex., on the tlth nominated Jerome Kearby, of Dallas, for gov ernor and S. 1 Ashby, of Smithville, for lieutenant-governor. Sknatok Him,, a New York dispatch stated, will support tho nominees of tho Chicago convention and a formal announcement of hi", position will bo made within a few days. Mohks Am.kn, colored, was gored to death by a Holbtoln bull near Roches ter, Rutlor county, Ky. Tho animal having already killed two hired hands before, its owner had him shot. Thomas U. IIbkii was on the 0th re nominated by acclamation for congress by tho republican convention of tlio First district at Portland, Me. It was tho tenth successive term for which Mr. Reed has been nominated. Mr. Reed thunke.l tho convention for tho unanimous nomination, saying that by bo doing ho had been relieved of tho duty of attending to his district and glvon the opportunity of paying atten tion to tho wickedness of the rest of tlio world, Tnuimiu: hurricanes accompanied by destructive hailstorms occurred in va rious parts of Hungary on the 7th. Many persons were known to have per ished in the Hoods from the moontalns and it was feared that the reports would show much loss of life. Tho damage to property all through tho country districts was very heavy. Ioiin U. Okntiiy, the pacing stallion, went a mile at Columbus, 0., on tlio 7th to beat his own record of 2:03 and succeeded in clipping off a quarter of a second and establishing a now world's record. A ritKtoiiT train ran off tho railway track near Marengo, la., on tho 7th on the Dcs Moines railroad, and a num ber of cars were badly wrecked. Four tramps who were stealing a ride wore killed. Tim American lino steamer St. Louis, which arrived in Now York on the 7th, broke tho Southampton-New York record, making tlio passage in 0 days, J hours and 21 minutes, thus eclipsing tho brilliant record made by her sister ship, tho St. Paul, last June, of 0 days, f hours and 32 minutes. PitKSinBNT Sticknbv, of the Chicago Great Western road, when called be fore tho interstate commerce commis sion at Chicago on tho 7th, substan tiated the report of a strong pooling arrangement among the roads west of Chicauo. Twki.vk persons lost their lives through the burning of a gilding fac tory in Christiana, Norway, on the 7th. Three of the victims were children who woro burned to death. Tub national convention of sheriffs at Denver, Col., on tho 0th adopted a resolution indorsing tho curfew ordi nance and urging its enactment by the municipal government of all cities, towns nnd villages. Two farmers, Tom Hull and Terry James, became involved in a difficulty near Greenville, Ky. Thoy came to blows and both pulled their knives. Terry James was stabbed live times and has died. Hall was cut in (even different places and cannot live. Tho men fought, in the broiling hot sun and wore alone when the light occurred, no witnesses being present Mits. Kate Laiison was fatally hacked with an ax by her insane sister at Brooklyn. A man named Huckabec, who is par tially demented, went to tho house of a negro at Opckala, Ala., against whom he had a grudge, and taking an ax from tho woodpile, struck four ne gro children who were there, luyintr their heads open, instantly killing all four. Tub republicans of Michigan, in con vention at Grand Rapids on the (5th, nominated liazen S. Plngree, Detroit's famous potato patch mayor, for gov ernor. Miss Ui.la Roaiiici:, of Red Oak, Tex., attempted to kindle a firo by pouring coal. oil from a can into the stove. Slio was suddenly enveloped in flame and burned to death. Hi:roitTS from Pawhuska, Ok., on tho 4th stated that Saucy Chief, the candi date of the half-breeds, had been elected chief of the Osage nation. Fun: started in the telephono ex change at Concord, a village 15 miles from Knoxville, Teun., on the fith and destroyed a dozen business houses. Loss, 20,000; insurance, S4,000. A dispatch from Alliance, O., on the fith stated that Charles E. llentlcy, of Lincoln, Neb., and James H. South gate, of Durham, N. C, had tiled their letters of acceptance of the national prohibition party's nomination for president and vice president respect ively. An attempt was madoat Heron, O., at three o'clock on the morning of tho 4th to burn tho homes of two quarry con tractors who employed non-union men. A wire screen was torn from tho win dow of one house and an unoccupied bed saturated with oil and lighted. Tho house was burned to the ground. The other house was saturated with oil, but was not fired. , A vi uk at South McAlester, I. T., on tho 4th destroyed Elllen's bakery and three residences. Thk tramp who robbed and shot Thomas Hall and his son at Hunter town, Ind., and then escaped to a big swamp, was caught by tho posse who went after him and lodged in jail. Six negroes were recently drowned by the upsetting of a skiff in which they were attempting to cross tlio Ten has river near Natchez, Miss. Ghbat damage to tlio oats, barley and grass crops in Pennsylvania has been done by the army worm. A iiBHi'KUATK statu of affairs exists on tho Gogob'c range in northern Michigan, all tho mines, with two ex ceptions, huvinsr shut down and the unemployed being on tho verge of starvation. Hkcaubb of some difiloulty between owners and lessees the ice plant at Eureka Springs, Ark., was tied up by u legal process and tho sweltering citi zens wero fcuft'oring for want of ice, be ing unable to get any from surround ing towns on account of a shortage. Rohkkt J. demonstrated on tho 0th at Columbus O., that ho is tlio greatest pacer ovor harnessed to u sulky. Frank Agan was the favorite in the free-for-all paeo and was so lioavlly backed that it was certain that the race would bo hotly contested. In the first heat, paced in 2:0:1, Airiin broke tho track record. The second and third heats, paced in 2:04 ', were considered phe nomenal, but. tho crowd was not pre pared for the great surpriso when tlio fnstcst fourth heat ever paced or t rotted was made, the time being 2:02. Roiikiit ITorpnit and Mattic Johnston, whoso bodies were found on the Louis villo Southern tracks near Iiarrods bursr, Ky., were murdered, it has been discovered, by live negroes, who wero playing craps at the time, Roth wero shot and their bodies carried several hundred yards and placed on the track. A nagro man who witnesse I tho mur der has told all about it. Robbery was the motive. Cotton fields were reported burning up in Loneoko county, Ark., on the 0th through tho hot and dry weather. Many fences and farm houses had been destroyed. Convicts had been sent to tho fccono to light tlio fire. At Franklin, Ind., tho two-j'ear-old son of John Walters fell from a liny loft and received fatal injuries. Tlio father in going after a physician over heated himself and his life was de spaired of, and the horse which ho rodo was sunstruck and fell dead on his return from tho physician's house. Thk mining camp of New Pittsburg, 0., was reported to be the scene of tho most intense religious excitement. Families have been broken up and nu merous fights have occurred over tho matter. Three of the leaders wero ar rested and when arraigned they spat upon the justice. Two wero placed in jail and the third taken to an asylum. The trouble, it was feared, would end in bloodshed. Sbvkntbkn advocates of tho Henry George theory of the single tax wero languishing in the Dover, Del., jail on the 0th and single tax leaders have called for 100 more speakers to go to tho place until the jail is filled. Tho call has been responded to by 300 vol unteers, who are bent on vindicating tho freedom of speech In Dover. The authorities of the city ore opposed to a discussion of the question. Thk boiler of a traction engine ex ploded at Anderson, Ind., killing ouo man and injuring several others. Two men wero shot and three se riously cut in u fuss at the polls in Cloverdalo, Ala. The fight hastened the close of the polls. Poi'UMhts and democrats in Oklaho ma have agreed on a close fusion on electoral and all legislative tickets. In Thomas llurd's animal show nt Chillicotho, O., Eddie Kurd, 18 months old, came within reach of a lion who was chained near the ontrance to a tent as a catchy advertisement, and be fore tho parents of the child could in terfere, tho lion seized the child by tho head and shook it like a terrier would ii rat When the lion dropped tlio child it was a corpse. The affair caused a panic in the grounds and soon emptied them. Tub quarter centennial celebration of tho founding of Colorado Springs, Col., began on the 3d and was to con tinue for u week. Him. Dooms, the outlaw who escaped from the United States jail in Guthrie. Olc, was surrounded by deputy mar shals at Newokn on the night of tho 4th. A desperate fight took place, and during a fusillade of shots Doolin es caped. Deputfes T. M. Gregor and Horace Reynolds were killed. NEBRASKA STATE NEWS. was additional i)isrATom:s. It was openly declared at Key West, Fla., that Capt.-Gon. Woylor had reached an understanding witli the chief insurgent leaders, and that ne gotiations will bo begun with a view to tho cessation of hostilities in Cuba upon terms satisfactory to all con cerned. It was also stated that tlio captain-general nnd his deputy com manders have held a conference in re lation to this important movement. Thk Union Veterans' Patriotic leiigue has issued an anti-silver appeal from New York which will bo sent to every union veteran in the United States. It is signed by Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. O. O. Howard, Daniel Sickles, Gen. Franz Sigel, Gen. Anson G. McCook, Gen. William H. Franklin, Powell Clayton and others almost as well known. Thhkk persons were instantly killed and 15 injured, some probably fatally, by tho derailment of a trolley car on tho Columbia & Donegal electric road at Columbia, Pa., on tlio 0th. A gear wheel broke. Thk death roll from tho heat on the 0th reported to Washington exceeded 125 in the principal places. Following is a partial list of reported fatalities: New York and vicinity, 50; Philadel phia, 18; Washington, 1(5; Baltimore, 10; Newark,:); Albany, N. Y., 2; Chicago, 15; Cleveland, 2; Cincinnati, 5. This courthouse of Day county, Ok., at Grande was destroyed by fire, to gether with all contents of books, blanks, records, furniture, etc. Thkiii: was a triple lynching in Ilahn villo, La., at midnight and on tho morning of tho Otli the bodies of three Italian murderers were found swinging from tlio rafters of a shed near the courthouse. The mon lynched wero Lorenzo Saladino, Dcciuo Socorro and Angelo Marcuso. A Wahhinoton dispatch stated that if the gold democrats at thoir conven tion in Indianapolis decided p place a third ticket in the Held and to nomi nate thoir own electors in the states, tho national democratic committee will get out injunctions against the uso of the old party's namo. The na tional committee says that there will be no question about tho injunctions being granted, tho regularity of tho Chicago convention not being called into dispute. A 12-VBAit-OM) son of Joseph Kitzput rick, of Karoina. Olc. foil while climb ing abouta running threshing machine and his foot and log wero drawn into the cylinder uui ground to pieces. An epidemic of typhoid fever raging at York. Stanton lias a Bryan club with ex actly 13 members. Giiand Ibi.anh young women are or ganizing a McKinlcy wheel club. Thk Methodists of Norfolk dedicated their now church edifice August 2. Onk dealer atCrelgliton has sold over 83,000 worth of binding twine this sea son. J. 0. Mim.ioan, of Wakefield, will erect nn elevator and flouring mill at Pender. ltuitoi.Aits entered the store of II. A. Wells at Palmer and stole 07 pairs of shoes valued at S130. Populists of the Fourth district mot at Fairbury recently and nominated "W. L. Stark for congress. Editouh of tho Northwest Nebraska Press association hold an Interesting session at Waj'iio recently. Sinok the low frieght rate went into effect farmers in tho vicinity of Valley have bold ovor 00,000 bushels of corn. Thk republican state campaign was formally opened at Lincoln on tho fith by Ron well G. llorr, of Michigan, who addressed 8,000 people on finance and tariff. B. G. Whitti:mork, an old citizen of Auburn, recently pleaded guilty to as sault upon a 13-year-old girl, and was sentenced to ten years in the peniten tiary at hard labor. A Biiokkn Bow hotel kccr.cr deserted his wife last week and left for parts unknown, taking witli him a good looking young woman who hud been employed as a domestic. Thk Kendall & Toft flouring mill, near Waverly, was burned recently. It was equipped witli all the modern improvements and cost fully 510,000 and carried only a light insurance, S3, 000. It will be 'rebuilt. Thk county commissioners arc put ting in a new bridge across the Papio at Bennington. The bridge, when completed, will be a fine structure, 150 feet long by 20 feot wide. It will be a double track and also have a track for foot pnssengcrs. Tin: republican state league met at Omaha the other day nnd elected W. J. MeCrccry, of Hastings, president. A hot fight for the place between George J. Woods and Col. Winter ended in tho withdrawal of both and tho selection of McCrcery by acclamation. Whims John V. Morgan, of Nebraska City, was looking over borne old papers of Eugene Wilhelm, an old resident of that city who recently died, he found an Adams express money order for $1, 500, which was issued in 1853 at Placer ville, Cal. It lias 1 ecu placed in the bank for collection. Ci.audi: HoovKit was hanged on the 7th in the Omaha jail in the presence of a small number of people. Ho ex pressed repentance and said he expect ed to go to Heaven. Last fall he shot and killed Councilman Sam Dubois, his brother-in-law, while drunk, be cause of some fancied wrong. Thk recent hail, wind nnd rainstorm that visited nearly every portion of Nebraska was unusually severe at Ash land. Over 3.000 acres of corn wore cut to the ground. One farmer had over 100 young pigs killed, while live poul try was killed by the dozens. Many buildings looked like a cyclone had struck them. Thk stato banking board lias just completed a statement of tho amount of funds in stato banks at the close of business June 30. Tho statement does not include exchange or amounts due from other banks, and is as follows: Gold, 181,8(55; silver, f5128,415; our leney, $(525,800. This does not include pennies or nickels. Iiuitor.Alis recently broke into the Hollenburg post office, loaded the small safe on a pair of trucks, carted it to tho depot, and after placing it on a handcar, hauled it a mile outside of town. Then they forced it open with dynamite and ecured about $200 in cash for their night's work. It was the most unique burglary ever reported in Nebraska. Tin: sum of $2.10,570 of permanent school fund of the 'jtate has been in vested in county and school district bonds. The following amounts aro in the hands of the state treasurer: Permanent .school fund, 8149,202; agri cultural endowment, Si50,055; perma nent university, 810,505 making a total of 8520,723 uninvested funds in the state treasury. Duitiso a recent heavy thunderstorm at Omaha three persons were killed bj' lightning. Mrs. Zykora was just leav ing church after early mass when she was struck dead. Fred Moyer was killed on his wagon in tho northern part of the city. Leroy Cartor, near Council Bluffs, was seeking refuge from tho storm with a pitchfork- over ills shoulder. Tho bolt struck- tho fork and passed through his body, killing him. Thk first stnto convention of the na tional parly was held at Lincoln the other day. Fourteen counties were represented. The following ticket was nominated: Governor. Richard A. llawley, of Lancaster; lieutenant-governor, Oscar Kent, of Adams; secretary of state, J. E. Dillworth, of Johnson; auditor, E. A. Gerrard, of Platte; treas urer, Thomas McCulloch. of Otoe; stato superintendent, Anna M. Bunting, of Butler; attorney-general, Frank G. (Well, of Lancaster; commissioner, J. P. Roe, of Douglas; htinrome rmi..t judges Martin I. Brower, Nance, and K P Wigton, Madison; regent, Thoo doie Johnson, of Clay. NEBRASKA TAX LEVY. Auditor Monro Given Out tlio Kclimlulo at tin; Apportionment Miwlo by Counties. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3. Stato Audi tor Eugene Mooro bus completed the abstract of the stato levy, assessment of propcrtj' and total levy for tho fis cal year. Tlio amounts derived for the several funds less ton per cent, de linquency, aro as follows: General fund, S835;301..13; sinking fund, 8103, 503.84; school fund, S14 1,332. 85; uni versity, 802,051.35; institute for the feeble minded, 820,884.78; relief fund, $20,881.78. Tho average levy to each county is 7.180 mills. The assessed valuation of property in the several counties of the stato and total assess ments arc as follows: counties. Attains Antelope Ilutiner Itlulno Iloono Hox Hutto Uoyu Drown HufTnlo Hurt Uutlcr Cuss Ccdii Clmsc ,, Cherry Choycnno Cliiy Colfux Cum I ii k Custur Dakota Dnwcs Dawson Deuel Dixon Dotlgo Doticltis Dunily , Kllhnore Franklin Frontier Furnas Oniru Uarllclil tJosper f!r:int Greeley Hull Hamilton Harlun Hayes Hitchcock Holt Hoohcr Howard JctTcrson Johnson Kearney Kollh Kcya Paha iCliubull Knox Lancaster Lincoln Loi;un Loup Madison McPh'jrson. Merrlvlt Nance Nciuahn Nuckolls Otoe , Pawnee Perkins Phelps Pierco Platte , Polk Hetl Willow Hlchardson , Itock Saline Sarpy Saunders.-. Scott's Uluft Soward Sheridan Sherman Sioux Stanton Thayer Thomas Thurston Valloy Washington Wnvno Webster Wheeler...' York Aggregate 0 a . in -i c w jj p a WO r ft H t 2,tKO,OOU0 1,401,007.!!!! au3,trv.o,i 108.70.. 4: 1,42.505.30. -iW.WO.AB 211. 1 11.00 M7.7ii4.3l 2,871.180.07 2.7.' 1.057.1X1 2,m,K3.M 4,304.480.70 2,00.',r70.ai G39.08I.IK) 1,2 1 9,530. CO 1,391,03V. 10 S.'.'OJ.CIK.CO 1,9.I,8.'UB7 '..103,430.84 2,030,103.00 I.!i42,2'3.0l 1.03,'.'4L1I 1,0,81.1.1 830,407.31 l.r.8i 1,370. 70 3,0 19,' 47.89 Sl,0i0,"as.73 O.UO.015.88 2,'i47,207.(l9 1,018,871.00 J, IO3.1D0.()O l,(MI,03i.l4 4,00,179.70 itfj.wy oo 707,830.00 214,843.00 0J3.0I0.40 2,510,091.20 1,548,915.00 l.Xn.'ilRsSJ C0I.859.OJ 032,412.39 2.481,813.00 100.S80.M l,M'.7. 2-2i.3J0.17 1,973,181.09 I.2I1I.S3I.8 801,993.18 509.308.00 077.412.22 1,093,001.20 0,701,110.78 2.037,028.2' 19V231.00 190,50000 2.220.152.81 KO.omon 1,050,210.00 l,2:0,384.CO 2,337,1) J& 72 2,081,039.10 4,003,332.51 2,'.07.105.OO CO 1.101.00 1. 2 M. 72 1.02 1.407,429.30 2,301.79a 40 I,332,37ii.50 I, If 0.583.80 3,101,039.52 fi(KW0l.50 2.373,125.50 2,100,237.33 3,1 02,077. S8 374,101.00 2,443,rt34.B 1,100,542.18 8M. 168.72 50U.5B.vn i.tfii.eos.ui 2.179,930.00 133.271.93 414.182.00 B78.VJ4.4') 2.124,811.12 1.733.191.00 1,537,770.50 2VI.893.0) 2,100,029.03 r y P a en u a s B ' a a ltlfi7.078.27iU7m.l87.riiw.ll5 19,017.50- 10,76a 22 2,040.34 1.C9J.01 10,000.78 5,141.01 1,398 8 i 3,071.43- 21,174.80 17,371.01 15,815.14 20,055.27 14,434.49 4.237.7T 8,231.87 0,109.73 17,202.13 12,072.31 15,53 1.90' 12,080.7b 11.181.35 9.74U0 11,410,81 6,541.00- 10,805.09 22,49a 41 105.155.24 4.190.08 18,407.2T) 7,259.49 7,170.78. 11,317.19 30.O2O.4t 1.59130 4,512.42 1,390.50 0,570.40. 18,550.17. 1 1,123. 25- 8,33988 4,321.58 5,914 13 10,705.01 078.22 8,730.18 17,057.31 14,0? 8.01. 0,000.81 fi.710.73 3,374. 1ft 4,487.87 11,210.53 74,428.54 18,350,43 1,391.01 1,253.10 10.09(1. IL 822.73 12,391.56 0,060.70 17,0)1.33 13,C03.1D 3),3 11.07 15.218.92: 4,420.81 8,702.1 7' 0,721.7.1 10,827.77 9,493.15 7,9 10.20' 22,550.20- 3,189.84 17.501.80- 14,311.58 23,320.00 2.307.04 18.021.79 7,728.31 0,17X14 3,37a 01 8.879.8i 14,987.03 819.02 2,743 90 0,470.12 10,317.07 11,098.37 10,704.45 1,00.32 15,5347 NEBRASKA SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Tlio HtiU Convt'iitlou ut Omiilm CIkhhck OI1U-tk for tlio KiiHiiliiK Vciir. Omaha, Neb.. Aucr. .. The Nebraska State Snntlay School association, in an nual convention here, elected officers for the ensuing year as follows; Presi dent, T. L. Mathews, of Fremont; vice president, Rev. W. W. Evarts, of Oma ha; secretary, E. J. Wightman,of York; treasurer, W. A. Ileimbertrcr, of Grand Island; trustees, Rev. II. W. True blood, of Kearney, F. W. Kip linger, of Looinis, J. E. Chase, of Albion, U.C. Zink, of Grand Island, John Dale, of Omaha, L. V. Albright, of lied Cloud, Iter. T. F. Stouffin, of Lincoln; ltev. A. A. Crissman, of Crete; George G. "Wallace, of Omaha; E. A. Stevens,, of Grand Island; committee on normal work, W. S. Keese, of York; R. II. Pol lack, of Ileatrice, and V. II. Kimberly,. of Lincoln. Rev. Ilayden, of Kearney, was chosen state or Held secretary. lie will devote his entire time to traveling through the state in the interests of Sunday schools. MuriloroiiH Asxuult. Er.KiioiiN, Neb., Aug. H. As a result of the recent bchool election hero, Wil liam Clark was probably fatally in jured by being struck witli an ax in the hands of Georgo Frost. Roth are wealthy farmers. As Clark was pass ing Frost's place, ho was hailed by Frost and commanded to retract a statement lie made at the school meet ing or abide the consequences. Clark refused and was struck on the rijrht side of the head with an ax. Resides a bad wound near his right eye, Clark is injured internally. Frost is a school director and Clark accused Frost or falsifying the school records. ,T. Stm-lliiK Morton Spruki. Nr.JiitAHKA Crrv, Neb., Aug. 3. Hon. .). Storliug Morton delivered a non partisan address on finance Saturday night in the presence of a largo tuuli once. lie drew comparisons between thu money of tho country when he came to Nebraska in pioneer days and now. Ho said then it was something substantial, such as cattle, horses and hogs, and not until tho present was there an effort to create vuluo from something which had no value as a-coramodity. H m A'. 4-r K A j. A