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Gen , Hughes Occupies Tagbanan and Guimbal , AFTER INSURGENT STRONGHOLD Henry Ruins ICendcr the RoadH Almost Itupaftitlhlo nocont Ordora From Affiilnnldo Found In the Trenches All Ports of the Sulu Islands Ordered Closed. MANILA , Nov. 1C. General Hughes , wth parts of the Nnetcenth and Twenty- txth regments , moved from lllolo Thurs day , November 7 , to Otton , six mles west , for the purpose of capturing Santa Bar bara , the rebel stronghold , ten mles west tit Hollo. Heavy rains preceded the move ment and the roads were in places Impns- table. The same night Colonel Carpenter with the Eighteenth regiment and Battery C of the Sixth artillery , made westward- ly from Pare to connect with General Hughes. Colonel Carpenter was forced to return to Jaro , on account of the heavy roads and by lav.k of proper transportation. Company C of the Twenty-sixth regiment had the only lighting. When only three miles out of Jaro this company charged the rebel trenches and three of the enemy wetre killed. One man was wounded. General Hughes November 12 occupied Tagbanan .and Guimbal on the southern coast , and also Cordova , In the Interior. The enemy did not oppose General Hughes' advance. , Recent orders from Aguinaldo found In * the trenches said : "Do not oppose the Americans' advance. Burn the villages as they are evacuated. Divide the forces in small bands and harass the Americans on every occasion. " Areneta , the rebel leader of the Islander or Fanny , was captured at Tagbanan while attempting to pass the lines Into Hollo. Two battalions of the Twenty-sixth will garrison Holla and Jaro. A signal visible from Hello has been burned by the rebels. It Is reported that an expedition , evad ing the navy , recently landed arms and ammunition on the Antlqua coast ; and that the rebels threaten opposition with an armed force of 3,000 men. These stories are not believed. All reports of the Sulu islands outside of the American ports have been ordered closed to commerce. MRS. LOGAN PROSTRATED. Greatest Care Possible to Preserve Ifo ISccause of Her Grief. YOUNGSTOWN , 0. , Nov. 1C. Only the greatest care will enable Mrs. Ma jor John A. Logan to survive her oe reavement. She is using all hsr strength to bear up under her great loss. The family has been notified that the Sikh will leave Manila tomorrow for San Francisco with her husband's body. Telegrams of condolence have poured into the desolate home. Among the senders were ex-President Beuja- man Harrison , ex-Secretary of War R. A. Alger , Quesada , Cuban envoy at Washington ; Governor Asa S. Busli- nell , Ohio ; Governor William A. Stone , Pennsylvania ; David L. Kingsbury , re corder Loyal Legion , Minnesota , an nouncing resolution of sympathy. It was practically decided today by telephone between the widow and the mother of Major John A. Logan to bury his body at Youngstown in the Andrews mausoleum , Oak Hill ceme tery. DEWEY NOT A CANDIDATE. Senator Proctor Has No Intention of liooming Him. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov. 1C. Seu- atorator Proctor of Vermont tonight in an interview with a Post reporter , said : "It is not true that I am trying to start a Dewey boom for the presidency. It was generally understood that when Admiral Dewey left Manila he waa averse to being drawn into politics , aud I am in a position to know that since his arrival in this country his antag onism has been confirmed. " "Then you think there is no possi bility of the nomination of Admiral Dewey next year ? " "There is absolutely none , " was the reply. "He is out of it , and I am not trying to run him as a candidate. " K'KINLEY CABLES AGUINALDO. Warning Message Seat to Secure Protec tion of Spanish. WASHINGTON , .Nov. 16. The president is making efforts to secure the protection of the Spanish prisoners with the Insur gents In the Philippines. A cable message has been sent to General Otis and by him forwarded to General MacArthur , with in structions to get it to Aguinaldo , if pos sible , relating to this subject. The presi dent requests the kindly and humane treatment of the Spanish prisoners , and the message also contains an intimation that any of the insurgents responsible for the Jll-treatment of such prisoners will be held to strict account when they are taken by the United States forces operat ing in the islands . Hobart More Comfortable. PATERSON , N. J. , Nov. 1C. Vice President Hobart passed a comfortable day and tonight is resting easily. He has eaten solid food for some days now. He was very much grieved to learn of the death of Major Logan in battle. They were personal friends , and at Washington major was at many of the social functions given by the Ho- barts. Santiago Hero a Murderer. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 16. Anthony Jos eph Dittmeier , a first sergeant in the marine corps , who served on the cruiser Brooklyn when Cervera's fleet was destroyed at Santiago , today gave himself up for a murder committed in St. Louis in 1894. Dittmeier , who is 26 years old , killed his employer with a blow of his fist , in self-defense , he says. Fear ing arrest , Dittineirer enlisted in the navy under the name of Dittmayer and served with distinction until a few days ago , when discharged. He gave boml to appear y BURIfD IN PACO CEME1ERY. It * mains of Major John A. IogtiD I < nld Auuy by rnto Comrades. MANILA , Nov.17. The remains of Major John A. Logan , killed in action at San Jacinto Saturday , were buried in Pace cemetery this morning. Mauy Iiersons followed the body to the grave. Chaplain Pierce officiated and the Twentieth infantry furnished the us- m't , which was commanded by Major Rodman. The pallbearers were ths captains of the Twentieth infantry. Reports have been received here from General Young dated Humingam , yesterday. Humingam is about thirty miles east of San Fabian. General Young is supposed to have advanced considerably further toward San Fa bian. bian.A A correspondent of. the Associated Press telegraphs an account of the rap id pace with which General Young cov ered the road with his cavalry. The Macabebe scouts demoralized the in surgents around the low country. A messenger and reinforcements , who were captured , say no town from San Jose to San Nicolas expected the arri val of the Americans until a day or two after they actually arrived. Aguinaldo and his government are said to be making desperate efforts to escape to Bayombong. The information here is that he is still in the low coun try. Lieutenant Johnson , with troop M , Third cavalry , captured yesterday at San Nicolas twelve barrels containing the wardrobe of Aguinaldo's wife , sou.e personal effects , the records of tlie secretary of war and much commis sary and medical supplies. Senora Ag- uinaldo probably escaped over the di vide , but the secretary of war it thought to be inside the lines. Thomas W. Hayes , a civilian , and Calvin S. Davis of the Sixteenth infan try , who were held prisoners by the insurgents , have been rescued. HAYVYARD NOT SO WELL. Partial Paralysis IIns Sot In and Condi tions Not Favorable. NEBRASKA CITY , Nov. 17. Sena tor Hayward's condition is not much changed from yesterday. His brother , Major 7. B. Hayward of Davenport , la. , arrived this morning and was recogniz ed by the senator. Dr. Whitten states that the pressure is on the left side of the brain Just over the speech center and extending to the motor center of the right arm and leg. These members are therefore without feeling or motion. The pa tient's temperature is 100 , pulse 67 and respiration 23. It has -just been made public here that Senator Hayward suffered a slight attack of a similar nature in Lincoln on the night that he was nominated in the republican caucus last winter. He v&s hurried to bed by his friends and by morning was able to be up. THANK PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. Iowa State Executive Council Grateful for Kindness. DES MOINES , Nov. 17. The state executive council today unanimously adopted resolutions thanking the people ple of California and especially of San Francisco , Oakland and Berkeley for hospitality and kindness manifested to ward the soldiers of the Firty-first Iowa regiment , General Gage , Adju tant General Seamens and Colonel Groves of the governor's staff , and extending personal thanks for their courtesises to the soldiers and toe Iowa party which received them on their return from Manila ; and the good women of San Francisco , Oakland and Berkeley , and especial thanks for the care of the sick while the regiment was in San Francisco. Sorrow Over Senator Hnywnrd. WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. Great sorrow row is expressed in Washington over the serious illness of Senator Hayward and in some quarters , especially among the leaders of currency reform , conster nation is shown over the possibilities that may arise should an ad interim senator be appointed from Nebraska. Chairman H. H. Hanna of the Sound Money league is especially solicitious. as he had hoped that a currency meas ure would pass congress during the coming session , but with the small ma jority the republicans have in both branches he has almost given up Hope that anything but a makeshift in the way of currency legislation will be at tempted. Thurston and His Poem. WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. Senator Thurston , who has taken good natured- ly the newspaper chaffing about his poem , "The White Rose , " decidedly ob jects to the unauthorized announce ment that it was writen to his fiances , Miss Purman. He says it was a youth ful effusion , written thirty or more years ago and he solemnly affirms that he discarded the poetical role more than a quarter of a century since. Kcport Denied by Andrews. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. Dr. E. Benjam in Andrews , superintendent of schools of Chicago , today denied the report from Lincoln , Neb. , that he had been offered the chancellorship of the uni versity of .Nebraska , left vacant by the resignation of George E. MacLean last spring. ' 'I have received no such of fer , " said Prof. Andrews , "nor do I contemplate resigning my position at the head of the Chicago public schools. Filipinos Tap Telegraph \Vires , WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. Mail ad vices received at the postal depart ment show that the Filipino insurgents have adopted a new method of inter ference with the military telegraph lines. This is done by attaching a fits copper wire to the line , running it down the pole or through the foliage of a tree to the ground , where it is at tached to a piece of iron driven into the earth. This effectively cuts oft' communication , and is not easily dis covered when once accomplished. * MAJOR JOHN A. LOGAN DEAD. Son of Famous "lllack Jack" Shot Whllo Lending His Jlattullon. MANILA , Nov. 15. The Thirty-third infantry , in one of the sharpest two- hour engagements of the tvar , with an equal force of insurgents five miles from San Fabian , Saturday , lost one officer ( Major John A. Logan , Jr. ) and six 'men killed and iwo officers and twelve men wounded. The Americans captured twenty-nine Filipinos and 100 rifles and found eighty-one insurgent dead lying in the trenches and rice fields. Many more Filipinos were doubtless killed or wounded. General Wheaton was informed that the enemy was gathering at San Ja- cinto , for the purpose of preventing the Americans from controlling the rail road from Dagupan north , whereby Aguinaldo might retreat , 'rhe Thirty- third , Colonel Howe commanding , and a detachment of the Thirteenth , with a Gatling gun , Rowland commanding , were sent to disperse them. The troops encountered the worst road ever found in the island of Luzon. There was a r.uccession of creeks , whose bridges the Americans had to stop and repair , and miry ditches and at certain places men and horses struggled waist deep in quagmires. A hundred soldiers had to drag the Gatling gun part of the way , the horses being useless. The insurgents opened the fight two miles from San Jacinto , while the lead ing American battalion was passing a clump of houses in the midst of a cocoanut - coanut grove , knee deep in mud. The Filipino sharpshooters , hidden in trees and houses and in a trench across the road held their fire until the Americans were close to them , when they began firing. Other Filipinos opened fire from the thickets rigat and left fur ther away. The insurgent sharpshoot ers picked off the officers first. Five of the Americans who fell wore shoul der straps or chevrons. But the Thir ty-third never wavered. Its crack marksmen knocked the Fil ipinos from the trees like squirrels and the Ameicans rushed the trench , leav ing four dead insurgents there. The regiment then deployed under fire with Major John A. Logan's bat talion in the center. Major Cronje's on the right side and Major Marsh on the left. The skirmish line , which was a mile long , advanced rapidly , keeping up a constant fire. The Filipinos made an unexpected stand , many of them remaining under cover until the Americans were within twenty feet of them. . Major Marsh flanked a small trench full of Insur gents , surprising them and slaughter ing nearly all of tflem before entering the town. The Gatling killed live OL the force holding the bridge and swept the country beyond the town , driving about 150 Filipinos into the hills. Marsh's battalion , emering the town first , captured a big battle flag , which was flying over a convent. The insurgents are supposed to have retreated toward Dagupan. It was im possible to pursue them , as the Amer ican troops were exhausted and their supply of ammunition was law. The outposts killed five Filipinos during the night. The body of a a. ilipino lieu tenant colonel was found among the killed. The regiment returned to San Fabian , it being impossible to get sup plies over the roads. BRYAN GREETS MARYLAND. Responds to Congratulatory Blessage From Democrats. BALTIMORE , Md. , Nov. 15. The executive committee of the Maryland Democratic ( silver ) association made public today the following reply to their congratulatory telegram to W. J. Bryan : "I am greatly obliged to you for the congratulations sent through your ex ecutive committee. The fight in Ne braska was made on national issues and the result is gratifying. The re turns from other states indicate a growing opposition to republican ad ministration. We are much pleased to see that Maryland is again in the democratic column and ready for the contest in 1900. Very truly yours , "W. J. BRYAN. " SENATOR WAYWARD VERY ILL. His Condition Critical and Death Only a Question of Time. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 15. Senatov Hayward's illness , which was at first not looked upon as serious , is now causing his friends the greatest alarm. Dr. Bridges of Omaha was summoned yesterday morning and spent the day at the bedside of the pa tient for whose recovery he entertains no hope. Tonight the physician gave his opinion that Senator Kay ward could not recover and that not even a temporary improvement could be looked for and that his death is con sidered to be only a matter of time. Mrs. Mcl/.iin Dies In Paris. BALTIMORE , Nov. 15. News was received today of the death in Paris of Mrs. McLain , widow of Robert M. McLain , former governor of Maryland and minister to France during Presi dent Cleveland's administration. Mrs. McLain before her marriage was a Miss Viquart of Louisville , and was an aunt of Mrs. James Brown Potter , the actress , whose maiden name was Cora Viquart. She was about 70 years of age. DCTTCJ- Returns to the Capital. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey returned to Washing ton from New York tonight. A 7iavy department official met the admiral and Mrs. Dewey and escorted them to the admiral's carriage , in which they were driven to the home on Rhode Island avenue presented to the admiral by the American people. The arrival of the distinguished cou ple at the station was. unmarked by any popular demonstration. Reputed Forger is Caught- PITTSBURG , Pa. , Nov. 15. Charles E. Stewart , said to be one of the most dangerous forgers and confidence men. in the country , was arrested here to day by detectives. He was held await ing the arrival'of an officer from. Bos ton , where , it is asserted , lie is wanted in connection with a $3,000 swinaiin ? scheme. Stewart is said to be a mem ber of a notorious gang of bunco steer- ers that has been doing business all over the country. mm A Good Showing is Expected to Bo Made at the Paris Exposition , SIPT. JACKSON IS INTERESTED. Preliminary Steps to Got Together a Flue Exhibit Ofllclul Returns From the Late Election Nearly All lu Miscella neous Matters In Nebraska. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 20. Even if the agricultural resources and business interests of the atate are not repre sented there will be on exihibtion at the Paris exposition in 1900 examples of the work done uy the public school children of Nebraska. There is a great deal of sameness in all public school exhibits and in view of this fact an at tempt will be made to emphasize the remarkable growth of the Nebraska schools and to give an accurate idea of the high standard of education In the west. Superintendent Jackson has been considering plans for an exhibit for some time and the preliminary steps have already been taken. Copies of the Nebraska school laws and other statistics concerning the schools of the state have been bound expressly tor the exhibit. There will also be comparative state ments showing the cond.iion of the schools at different periods and from one of these the following figures are taken : 1873 1S9S. Number counties GO 90 Number school districts 2,403 6.741 Number school houses 2.01S C.C93 Children of school age 80.122 3G6.0G9 Number enrolled 55.433 273,919 Number grade schools 2S 400 Number male teachers 1,504 2,43:5 : Number female teachers 1.5S7 7,173 1S73. 1S93. Wages paid $ 433,733.00 $2,449,833.00 Average wages , fe male 33.10 2G.04 Average wages , male 38.60 42.60 Value school prop erty 1,848,239.00 8,944,534.00 Receipts 928,198.00 3,938,533.00 Expenditures 1,054,817.00 3.712,017.00 Amount apportioned 211,207.00 808,061.00 Surety Company Sues III in , AMES , Neb. , Nov. 20. The state's evidence in the case against J. G. Gingles , who is charged with obtain ing over $5,000 from the Kansas City & St. Paul Grain company under false pretenses during the last nve years , while acting as U.e company's agent at Collins , la. , is nearly in. There have been nearly fifty wit nesses for the state and as the de fense has subpoenaed that many al ready and over 700 pounds of books and records will be examined , it is probable the trial will consume over two weeks. This will be the longest preliminary trial ever held in this part of the state. Heavy Court Docket at Stockvilie. STOCKVILLE , Neb. , Nov. 20. Judge G. W. Morris opened court here with 253 cases on the docket , of which nine are criminal , eight of the nine being for selling intoxicating liquor In violation of law. These persons plead ed guilty to selling liquors unlawfully and were fined § 100 and costs each : Philip F. Hess , William J. Hurtle , Henry P. Hughes , Reece Heaton , John Hill and William Hughes. In the case o : ' the state against Evan T. Jay , for compounding a crime , receiving money to suppress a prosecution at Eustls , the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The amount of money received by him was $30. Stock Industry's Record. CHADRON , Neb. , Nov. 20. The tre mendous shipment of stock of the sea son just closed was equaled only by the stupendous shipments from the northwest two years ago , yet the num ber of range stock has increased in Dawes county. Particularly noticeable in this increased number of stock is the sheep husbandry , which has grown in three years from the fragment of a flock to equal in number the number of cattle. Already sheep are getting so thick as to menace the range , and Dr. Romlne , the pioneer ilockmaster of Dawes county , is moving his entire sheep interest in to Scotts Bluff county. Pair Twice Divorced. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Nov. 20. A di vorce was given to Mrs. Maryetta Cox from her husband , whom she twice married. She received a divorce from the same gentleman last year , was re married again and now has received the second divorce and both Maryetta Cox and William O. Cox are free to wed again. Mr. Cox agreed to give her $200 in the property as alimony , and has already given her a mortgage on the home. Big : Cattle Feeder. CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Nov. 20. Merrick county boasts of having the largest cattle feeder in the United States in the person of T. B. Herd , a resident of Central City , and who , at the present time has 20,000 cattle on full feed in the county and all within a radius of ten miles of this city. As a result of this Central City is a big market for corn and hay. Corn is quoted at 23 to 25 cents , hay at $3 and § 4.50 , baled. Husk a Sick Man's Corn. TOBIAS , Neb. , Nov. 20. William Pratt of this place has been confined to his bed for several weeks with typhoid fever. Last Wednesday the men of Tobias and vicinity turned out and husked about 1,400 bushels of corn for him. Savr Schley Ride the Goat. CHADRON , Neb. , Nov. 20. Dr. C. G. Elmore of Chadron , who recently visited in the east , visited the Masonic lodge in Washington and witnessed Admiral Schley take his first three de grees in Masonry. The grand master on his occasion wore the masters' apron worn by George Washington when master of Alexandria lodge. At torney C. Dana Sayers of this city Is a member of Alexandria lodge , where he was made a Mason , and he sat In that historic lodge room with his fath er and grandfather. THE VOTE fOR REGENTS. What KottmiH J'Toiu 70 of the 00 Count Ion Show. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 18. The vote on regents so far as heard from , (7G of the 90 counties ) including the dupli cates of official returns received at the secretary of state's office , is as follows : f a - ao" o" o r > oS i o 3 S la COUNTIES. a lac lao a us. a 5" Adams IMS 1COO 1700 ttlalno 70 Cl 43 Boonc 1200 1123 1210 1121 Coyd 190 493 653 731 Box Butte . . H " 40S 430 393 Brown 330 353 31 ? 2K. Burt l.-.ll 1330 930 9.10 Butler 1279 1322 1SCO 1934 Cnsa , 2MB 2235 20S3 1300 Cedar 10111 1)37 ) 1450 1UIO Chu.so 259 250 230 Cherry C12 COO 009 Cheyenne . . 442 373 327 Cluy 13CC 14CO 1830 109 ; Colfax 703 713 1073 1183 Cumlng . . . . . nr ? OS2 1570 1103 Custer 1C1-J 1309 21S1 1015 Dakota 573 491 018 52G Dawes u-t f 32 COO 053 Dawson . . . . . 121 1109 1130 13 5 Deuel 271 310 212 181 Dixon 913 1003 902J 102 1 Dodge , 1054 1S71 1979 2020 Douglas . . . . . 10184 9701 8401 9191 Dundy , 200 2 IS 285 20S Flllmoro . . . . . 132:1 : 1454 1SC3 1741 Frontier . . . . 030 825 911 811 Furnas 1150 1319 133S 1108 Gage 2S03 3073 2121 2010 Gosper 42 ; 377 573 528 Greeley 323 317 718 753 Hall , 1790 1009 1703 1580 Hnrlan 773 OSO 1131 910 Hayes 271 230 300 207 Hitchcock . . . 151 403 473 432 Holt MM 9S2 1313 14GS Howard 71.r 600 1209 1111 Jefferson . . . . 142S 1339 1174 1107 Johnson . . . . . 1291 11S8 1049 970 Kearney . . . . 801XS 870 1137 99. " , Keith XS 191 217 213 Keya Paha. . 253 230 332 309 KImhall SI 01 02 Knox 10G1 1021 1580 1311 Lancaster . . Sacs 52S1 4" 4388 Lincoln 1217 1111 103-1 1079 L.OUP 129 121 118 102 Madison 150 : 1291 1100 12GG Merricli lo:2 : 971 839 921 Nance 750 740 8)9 ) 778 Nemaha . . . . . 139.J 1372 15SO 1173 Otoe 2037 1S79 20-11 1870 Pawnee 1352 1274 985 928 Phelps 1020 913 1110 1010 Pierce 007 531 772 075 Platte 113-i 1000 iso : 1710 Polk 759 721 1417 1282 Red Willow 1012 907 933 871 Richardson . 2009 229' 211S Rock 379 34 227 Saline 1007 1539 1SS9 Sarpy 527 533 SOI R > 7 Snunders . . . . 1G82 1045 2555 2321 Scotts Blutf 230 203 198 191 Sheridan . . . . 40J 443 717 OH Sherman . . . . 304 303 739 017 Seward 1002 1541 1720 lf,97 Stanton T.S9 040 040 075 Thayer 13DI 1412 14SJ 1390 Thomas 47 49 Go 53 Thurston . . . . 459 453 OS4 5SI Valley OS9 047 & ! S 840 Washington 1131 1178 1108 Wayne ! )3S ) 814 802 771 Wheeler 95 92' ' 103 110 York 19S3 1S2S 179 1 ' 1753 Totals SG1C1 S2700 | 9157SI S7C35 Contributors Being Notified. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 18. Follow ing is a copy of the communication that is being sent from the governor's office to contributors to the First reg iment transportation fund , who ara en titled to have their money refunded : EXECUTIVE CHAMBER , LIN COLN , Neb. , Nov. 13 , 1899. Dear Sir : Afer paying all expenses incurred in returning the First regiment Nebraska volunteers from San Francisco to its points of enlistment out of the fund raised by voluntary contributions for that purpose I find that a surplus re mains. Had I known at the time how much would be required I would have declined to accept contributions after the required amount was reached. I have concluded to return this sur plus to the individual donors , com mencing with the one received last and continuing until the surplus is ex hausted. If you desire the return of your contribution of ? at this time a check for the amount will be mailed to you on return of the receipt issued to you dated August 21,1899. Fall of 150 Feet. FREMONT , Neb. , Nov. IS. Peter Trainer , who lives on the bluffs of the Platte river three miles southwest of the city , lost a team in a rather un usual manner through the carelessness of a farm hand. The man was pick ing corn near a deep gulch , and back ing his wagon too close to the edge of the bluff , it went over and carried the team with it. To the first landing was forty-eight feet , and the team and wagon gen landed in a heap , only to topple over the edge for another fall of JOO feet ; a total fall of 150 feet. One horse was killed , the other hopelessly injured and the wagon < I < " ; olished. William Freeman , the hired man , who was standing on the ground at the time , has not been seen since the accident. Breeders of rive Stock. LINCOLN , Nov. 18. The next an nual meeting of the Nebraska Improv ed Live Stock Breeders' association will be held in the chapel of the state university beginning December 19. Three sessions will be held the follow ing day and a business meeting will be held in the forenoon of the next day , December 21. In addition to the regu lar discussions and business meetings the matter of holding a live-stock show and sale in the autumn of 1900 will be considered. The leading stockmen of Nebraska have spoken in favor of hold ing such a sale. The attendance at the annual meeting will probably be larger than last year. Fort Sidney Sale Completed. SIDNEY , Neb. , Nov. 18. The sale of the military reserve here brought $ o- a 333 , which now cleans up all that is left of the old fort. This post was es tablished in 1871 and was always con sidered one of the prettiest garrisons in the department of the Platte. I he last troops to occupy the place was the Twenty-first United States infantry. . The tract of land containing the offi cers' quarters was sold to Edgar M. Westervelt of Lincoln for $3,680. The balance went to the Union Pacific ani a resident of Sidney. And It "Will Bo Paid Back to Thoao Subscribing - scribing Lost. BRINGING THE SOLDIERS HOME Members of the Stuto Printing Hoard Hold u Mooting nil Dliiou * * Mutters ol Jlurned Stuto KuconlH Dmtnrdly A * * mi It by u Young Mini tit Kearney MliculIuncouH NobriiHku Mutters. LINCOLN , Neb. Nov. 1C. After pay ing all expenses incurred in returning the members of the First regiment from San Francisco to the various places of enlistment in this state a sur plus of about $2,600 remained in tha treasury and Governor Poynter lias de cided to return this money to the con tributors , whose money was received after the amount necessary had been raised. As there was no limit on the fund , and as at the time it was not known how much would be needed to bring the soldiers back to Nebraska , ail contributions offered were received and placed on file. There was considcmblo discussion at the time as to what dis position should be made of the surplus. Some suggested that it be used in pro viding meals for the soldiers on the way home , but as the fund was raised expressly for the transportation of the troops and not for anything else , the balance remained in the treasury. In refunding the excess money the governor will begin with the contiibu- tion last received and continue down the list in numerical order until the surplus is exhausted. The list of con tributions shows plainly who are en titled to have their money back , and letters will be sent out from the ex ecutive department in a few days in structing them to send in their receipts or vouchers. Only those who are en titled to a portion of the money that is to be refunded will be notified and it will of course bo unnecessary for othei J to apply. The check drawn in ravor of the Bur lington Railroad company for transpor tation of the troops was ? o6,33S.70. This amount was about ? 300 in excess of what was actually required and when the records are adjusted it will be ic- turned. Criminal Atmault at Keurnoy. KEARNEY , Neb. , Nov. 1C. An at tempt to criminally assault Caroline Hanson , a young woman in the employ of Doctor Eliza B. Mills , as a domestic , Avas made Sunday evening by a young man. Miss Hansen was on her way to attend the Baptist church when a man drove up to the curb in a roadoari and hailed her. Upon her inquiry as to what was wanted she was informed that a certain woman in the west oud of town was ill and she was wanted tliOre at oiice. Having had similar culls before , she got in the cart , but the young man , instead of stopping at the place he had named , drove on. When in the vicinity of the tail-race wlncn carries the surplus water from the ca nal , the young woman asked where he was going , to which he made an evasive % sive answer At the same time lie nridu insulting proposals. Miss Hansen then attempted to get out of the vehicle , during which both fell to the ground. The girl's clothing was badly torn and she was knocked down and repeatedly kicked in the face and portions of the body by her assailant. Passersby heard her screams and came to her rescue , but not before the man had made nis escape. Lester Strong has been ar rested as her assailant. Discuss Ituriied Records. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 1C. The mem bers of the state printing board and .1 representative of the North Printing company were in session today consid ering the question of reprinting the house and senate journals of the last legislature. When the North Printing company building was burned this work was nearly completed , but the. books and copy prepared by the clciks of the two houses all went up in tue smoke. The printing company was , if course , responsible for the printing airl binding and under its contracts was obliged to turn the books over to the state. The preparation of the copy from the minutes of the proceedings was an other item , however. This had been paid for by a specific appropriation by the legislature and the work of ar rangement and indexing done by the legislative clerks. These men had performed their work and drawn their pay when the copy was handed to : he printer , and there is no appropria- : ion for paying them or anybody else 'or doing the work over again. Chair From the Olympiu. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Nov. 1C. Mr. and Mrs. John Kavanagh of this city arc te recipients of a chair from the staw- room of their son , Lieutenant Arthur Kavanagh of the Olympia. The lieu tenant cannot say at present when he will be able to visit his home , but pio- bably within two weeks. Contracts for Grading. SIDNEY , Neb. , Nov. 1C. Contracts have been let for the grading o ? the new Burlington road from Bridgeport , Neb. , to Brush , Colo. This is about 100 miles. The lucky parties are McShane & Co. of Omaha. Kloping Couple Caught. SUTTON , Neb. , Nov. 1C. A closed carriage drove up to the Oakland auJ man and woman stepped out and in- o the hotel. The gentleman at once ) egan to make arrangements for slop ping a week. He was L. R. Scott , trav eling for a picture concern. Shortly aft erward a telegram came to the cliief of police to arrest and hold the par- .ies. It developed that the young iady iad been induced , owing to her age of but fifteen , to elope where sheas iromised a. job with the picture firm. The parents arrived and took the laughter home.