Nebraska Newspapers

    The Foroea of Lord Bob rls Drawing tteai
to the Frontier.
BOERS CROSSING PRETORIA RIVER
A SoTore Engagement With Doers Cnder
DeWet Pretoria Able to Htand a Pro
tracted 8lego TranivMl Government
Moved to Lydoubarjf.
LONDON , May 24. Lard Roberts
fa drawing near to the frontier of the
Transvaal. His infantry raasses are
thlrtiy-Chree miles north of Kroon-
atadt , at the Rhenostors river. Some
thousand of cavalry are already across
the river.
General French and General Ham
ilton are separated from each other
by about forty miles , wnile Lord Rob
erta Is within twelve miles of Gen
eral French and thirty miles of General -
oral Hamilton.
The Boers are retiring toward the
Vail with their heavy baggage. They
are reported from Pretoria as already
across that'river. . Twelve thousand
men and fourteen guns compose the
retreating army. Trains continue to
run from Veronninging , at the Vaal ,
to Pretoria.
A dispatch from Lord Roberts says :
"Ian Hamilton reached Heilbron this
morning after a series of engagements
with a Boer force under DeWet , who
is retiring before him. Broadwood
Las captured fifteen Boer wagons.
There have been seventy-five casual
ties in Hamilton's force to yesterday
evening. "
Dispatches to the Associated Press
from Heilbron say that tne Boer gen
eral , DeWet , had 4,000 mon posted on
an adjacent hill , but thac ne retired
iwhen General Hamilton approached.
Foreign engineers asaert that Pre
toria is able to stand a year's siege.
According to advices from Lourenzo
Marquez the Pretoria fortifications
are described aa complete , Dut Johan
nesburg has not yet been placed en
tirely in a state of defense. The
Transvaal government papers and the
war chest have been removed to Ly-
denburg.
Foreigners continue to leave the re
publics. Dutch steamers are coming
to Delagoa bay , It is claimed , to fur
nish an asylum to fleeing Hollanders.
The Boer forces continue to dwin
dle. Some of the correspondents assert
that probably only about 24,000 of the
hardest fighters yet remain , although
there are detached parties in various
parts of the Transvaal.
FLANKING OUT THE BOERS.
Roberts Keeps Up the Tactlca that Wore
So Successful In the Past.
HONINGSPRUIT , Orange Free
State , Tuesday Evening , May 22.
General French has crossed the Rhe-
nesters river , northwest of here. This
movement , combined with General
Ian Hamilton's occupation at Heil
bron renders the Boer position twenty
miles in the British front untenable.
The latest reports , however , received
says the burghers are prepared to
make a strong resistance and possess
fifteen guns. Fifteen prisoners were
taken today.
ESCAPING SOLDIERS SHOT.
Fort Kiley Prisoners Wounded While At
tempting to Kscape.
FORT RILEY , Kan. , May 24. Two
military prisoners , John Arnold and
George A. Fryman , serving sentences
of one year each , were shot at by a
csentry while attempting to escape.
The prisoners made a daring rush
upon the sentry and disarmed him ,
taking his Krag-Jorgensen with them
and ran for the hills. A sergeant of
artillery heard the disturbance and
shot the fleeing prisoners. Arnold is
shot through the abdomen , his injury
being critical. Fryman was shot in
the arm.
Would Sell Nebraska I > and.
ATCHISON , Kan. , May 24. It has
been discovered that 18,000 acres of
land in Atchison , Brown , Jackson and
Marshall counties , Kansas , and Pawnee
county , Nebraska , recently advertised
for sale at auction at the court house
in Atchison , by the receivers of the
Central branch of the Union Pacific
railroad , are claimed by private indi
viduals. They did not know the title
to their property could be questioned
until it was advertised for sale.
It is believed that when Oliver W.
Mink and Thomas P. Wilson were ap
pointed receivers of the Central branch
they found the records of a lot of
Central branch land , and , supposing
it still belonged to the company , ad
vertised it for sale.
Germany Adopts Meat Bill.
BERLIN. May 24. The Riechstag
today , voting by roll call , adopted the
meat bill by 163 to 123 votes.
As it has passed the reichstag. in
addition to prohibiting the Importa
tion of canner or sausage meat the
bill provides that until December 31 ,
1903. the importation of fresh meat
shall only be allowed in whole , or ,
in certain cases , in half carcasses , and
that the importation of prepared meat
shall only be permitted when it is
proved to be innocuous , which is re
garded as being impossible proof in
the case of consignments of salt meat
under four kilograms in weight.
Attorney Pleads.
WASHINGTON , May 24. John D.
Lindsey , attorney for Charles P.
Neely , appeared before the house ju
diciary committee today and submit
ted an argument against the proposed
extradition bill. He also presented a
voluminous brief. The proposition to
subject an American citizen to trial
in a country where a Spanish system
of. laws are in vogue , he contended ,
was utterly opposed to American tra
ditions. Tlie fundamental theory at
the base of our system , he said , as
sumed a man placed in Neely's posi
tion to be innocent until competent
and legal evidence was adduced.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE REJOICING.
Highly Elated Over tu Decision of tfje
V. 8. Nuprcuie Court.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , May 23. i'hfl
announcement ol the supreme coi.rt
deciolon at Washington In the gov
ernorship contest was received herewith
with the wildest demonstration on the
part of the democrats. Taylor sol-
dlera , who have been In charge of
the state capltol building and grounds
since January 30 , the day Governor
Goebel was assassinated , evacuated
and turned the state grounds , the
Galling guns and military equipments
over to Assistant Adjutant General
Murray ( dem. ) , who took , charge
while the democrats of the city were
already jellifying over the decision.
The Taylor soldiers , before giving up
their sovereignty on the state capltol
square , were lined up by Adjutant
General Collier , who formally notified
them he had orders from Governor
Taylor to dismiss all the soldiers and
that the evacuation would begin at
once. Before the soldiers left cheers
were given for the deposed governor ,
W. S. Taylor. ex-Governor Bradley ,
Charles Flnley , Caleb Powers and
others.
The flre bells were rung , cannons
boomed and the city was put in holi
day attire in honor of Governor Beck-
ham. A tsuchlng incident of the day
occurred when 2,000 people marched
to the cemetery , each wearing a flower ,
which was cast upon the grave of the
late William Goebel , making the little
mound which marks his last resting
place a vast bank of flowers. There
were no ceremonies at the grave ex
cept a prayer by Rev. T. F. Taliaferro
of the Methodist church.
The republican state officials other
than governor and lieutenant governor
are holding a conference here. Ex-
Governor W. O. Bradley , chief counsel
for Governor Taylor and Lieutenant
Governor Marshall , says the contest
over the minor offices will be carried
up to the United States supreme court
also. These officials maintain that
there are issues involved in their cases
which were not decided in the gover
norship case and say they will carry
their cases to the United States su
preme court.
INSURGENTS GETTING ACTIVE.
American Troops In Coast Tovrns Con
stantly Harrassed.
MANILA , May 23. General James
M. Bell , commanding the hemp prov
inces of southern Luzon , has issued
on order to his officers not to attempt
to organize the municipal' govern
ments as prescribed by Major General
Otis in his recent order , on account of
the disturbed conditions. The Amer
icans occupy only a few coast towns ,
which the insurgents surround , con
stantly assailing the garrisons , which
are too small to attempt operations in
the surrounding country.
Major Wise , with two companies , is
in Donsol. an important town of Sor-
sogon , surrounded by a thousand in
surgents. The Americans occupy
trenches and are constantly exchang
ing shots with the enemy. Several
regiments are needed to control each
southern province , but they cannot be
spared from their present stations.
Another squadron of cavalry will be
sent to General Bell.
TO ATTEND G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
President McKliilcy Accepts Commander
Shaw's Invitation.
WASHINGTON , May 23. General
Albert D. Shaw , commander-in-chief
of the G. A. R. , In company with Mr.
Patrick of the G. A. R. committee on
legislation , called on the president and
invited him and Mrs. McKinley to at
tend the national encampment at Chicago
cage on August 27. The president as
sured him that if nothing occurred
to prevent he would certainly be pres
ent. General Shaw also has received
the acceptance of Mrs. U. S. Grant
and her daughter , Mrs. Sartoris. of his
invitation to be present on that oc
casion as the guests of the Grand
Army.
BOERS LEAVE LAING'S NEK.
Road Now Open for General Bnllor to
Enter the Transvaal.
LONDON , May 23. A dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg , dated Monday , May
21 , says tne Boers are reported to
have entirely left Natal , leaving
Laing's nex free. If this is true it
leaves the way open for General Buller
to advance into the Transvaal as soon
as the repairs of the railroads are suf
ficient to insure good communication.
Lord Roberts is still at Kroonstaut ,
reorganizing" his forces.
Concede Demands of Plumbers.
CHICAGO , May 23. Communica
tions from fifteen members of the Mas
ter Plumbers' association have been
received by the plumbers' union cen-
ceding the demands of the union and
asking the men to return to work.
President Clinch of the union says
that 300 men will be at work this
week , leaving out of employment
about 40 men.
UIcEnnery and Foster for Senate.
NEW ORLEANS , May 23 The dem
ocratic legislative caucus at Baton
Rouge tonight united upon Senator
Samuel D. McEnery aim former Gov
ernor Murphy J. Foster for the United
States senate. The legislature is sol ?
idly democratic and vne candidates
will be formally elected tomorrow.
No Messujje From Krn rer.
LONDON , May 23. The Associated
Pness is able to say that no message
from President Kruger direct or indi
rect has recently been received by
Lord Salisbury or by any department
of the British government , nor , it may
be added , is any communication from
him dealing with the question of ces
sation of hostilities expected by them
in the immediate future. The prox
imity of peace , according to rne gov
ernment point of view , will remain a
matter of military progress. How soon
the latter may"bring about the former
Is still too supposititious for a s
forecast.
1 FAILED TO
Seorge Duncan Causes Much Excitement
at the Penitentiary.
IN HIDING fOR FIFTEEN HOURS
lie Crawl * Under the Floor and When
About to lie Discovered Takes to an
Unused Boiler Monster Celebration
Planned at Crawford 9II cellau ona.
Nebraska fllattera.
LINCOLN , May 28. George Dun-
ken , a colored convict from Omaha ,
created a sensation at the penitentiary
by an attempted escape. When the
tally was taken at the evening meal
Dunken was discovered to be miss
ing and for fifteen hours all efforts
to find him or get even a clue to his
whereabouts were futile. He was fi
nally discovered lying in an uuusued
boiler In the engine room.
Dunken was sent down from Omaha
four months ago to serve a ten-year
sentence for holding up a man on
Dodge street. For the last few days
he has been working on the outside.
He was repairing a portion of the roof
on a shed in the rear of the broom
factory. Unseen by the guards , In
slipped down inside the building and
crawled under the floor , loosening a
couple of boards and replacing them
after he was safely underneath. There
he remained for hours.
Dunken had not anticipated that his
absence would be noticed so soon.
During the noon hour he had con
structed a dummy , which he had left
in his cell to deceive the patrolman on
the night rounds. But this ruse was
ineffective , for his absence was dis
covered long before bedtime. A
search was at once begun and Dun-
ken's fellow workmen carefully ques
tioned. Another convict remembered
seeing him about 5 o'clock in the aft
ernoon , but that was the last record
of him. A search of the building
where he had last worked was insti
tuted and they examined the floor rni-
der which he was. Dunken took tne
alarm and slid to the other side of the
building , where he crawled out and
ran. He was still unseen and made
his way undetected to the engine
house , crawling into * he old and un
used boiler. There he lay till 8
o'clock in the morning , when he was
finally discovered.
Monster Celebration Planned.
CRAWFORD , Neb. , May 28. The
Northwestern Nebraska and South
western Dakota Civil and Spanish
War Soldiers' and Sailors' association
was recently organized here with the
following officers : Commander , Com
rade W. R. Akers of Alliance ; first
vice commander. Comrade John E.
West of Crawford ; second vice com
mander. Comrade Allan G. Fisher of
Chadron ; chaplain , John Schamma-
horn of Gordon ; quartermaster , Com
rade S. W. Townsend of Crawford.
Strong committees were appointed
and the erganization decided to hold
a grand reunion in the grove on the
banks of the White river here from
the 30th of June to the 5th of July.
Committees are working to make this
the coming event of the season for
this portion of the state. The Busi
ness Men's club of Crawford has taken
hold of the matter and on the Fourth
of July they will join with the old
soldiers to make the biggest Fourth
of July celebration ever held in north
west Nebraska. The troops from Fort
Robinson will help to entertain on
that day and there will be a barbecue
in the grove in the morning , when the
largest ox to be found on the ranges
here will be roasted whole and the
meat distributed among the people.
Indian'4 Annuity.
CHADRON , Neb. , May 28. Fifty-
eight thousand new silver dollars in
annuity money was shipped to the
Pine Ridge agency , via Rushville , and
transported overland by stage and sol
dier guards to the Pine Ridge this
week. The money was in fifty-eight
bags , containing $1,000 each , and
weighed almost two tons. As much
more was unloaded at Valentine to go
to the Rosebud agency a few days
before. The Indians are now receiv
ing this annuity payment under the
direction of Colonel W. H. Clapp , act
ing agent at Pine Ridge , and the pay
ment is being made by districts , there
being seven districts under the juris
diction of the Pine Ridge agency.
New Railway for Fullcrton.
FULLERTON , Neb. , May 28. The
representatives of the new railroad
coming from the north , said to be an
extension of the Atkinson & North
ern , were here and made a proposi
tion to Fullerton people to come here
if they would raise $25,000 , and a
committee is now at work under the
direction of Mayor Tanner raising the
money. It was said in the meeting
that the railroad had secured fifty
acres in the heart of Grand Island and
that the road will run from Spaulding
to Grand Island and from Grand Is
land north. The northern terminus
would not be disclosed.
Xebraskan Leaves for Annapolis.
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , May 28
Nathan Post , a popular young man of
: his place , left for Annapolis , Md. ,
where he will take the examination
for a naval cadetship. Mr. Post is a
graduate of the Omaha High school
and is considered to be well qualified
for the place.
Burglary at Murray.
MURRAY , Neb. , May 28. The gen
eral store of W. A. Jenkins ' & Son was
looted by burglars and merchandise
of all kinds taken. The thieves got
in by breaking open a rear window.
Shoes and cutlery and such other ar
ticles were taken. A new and valu
able cash register was taken.
Tracks showed that a single rig hid
been backed up to the rear platform.
The property taken and damage done
run the loss up into hundreds of del
lars.
MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
State Tr UAurt > r Monerve Gives Out tlio
Flpuren on Apportionment.
LINCOLN , May 26. The apportion
ment of the temporary fund for the
support of the public schools of the
state for the next half year will be
(
mude on a basis of 31.07 per pupil.
There are 372,794 school children in the
state and the amount to be divided is
$400,321.99. This la divided between
the various counties as follows :
No. of Amount
County. Scholars. Due.
Adams 7.033 $ 7.3M.O ! )
Antelope 4.131 4.439.62
Banner Ml 409.17
Blalna l&J175.03
Boone 4.033 4,331.15
Box Butte 1.342 1.606.00
Boyd 1,971 2,116.72
Brown 1.220 1.316.6J
Buffalo 8.150 8.152.52
liurt 4.5W 4.901.41
Butler 5.832 G.2A1.15
Cass 7.070 8.237.0 !
Cedar 4.320J.6J9.37
Chase 9SI ! 1.0G2.12
Cherry 1.541 1.651.9.5
Cheyenne 1.324 1.421.83
Clay G.OiW 0,516.60
Colfax 4.41511.744.02
Curnlnff 5.452 r.X.'i.OG
CiiHter 7.727 8.29S.24
Dakota 2.2t7 ! 2,431.60
Dawes 2.2IS 2.381.9S
Dawson 4.C5J 4.93S.OG
Deuel . . 73. ' . 787.19
Dixon 3.801 4.082.00
Dodge 7.S70 8.431.82
Douglas , 42,320 43.148.64
Dundy SOI 8G0.21
Fillmore 5.K73 6.032.40
Franklin 3.392 3.GI2.77
Frontier 3.3S7 3.G37.40
Pumas 4.637 4.979.81
uagt ? 10,463 11.236.51
Garlleld 644 691.61
Gosper 1.9SS 2.I3J.97
Grant 19S 212.64
Greeley 2,152 2,311.10
Hull 6.101 6,533.2i ;
Hamilton 5.112 5.1S9.92
liar Ian 3.5GS 3.831.7S
Hayes 95 * . 1.026.GS
Hitchcock 1.774 l.K)5.15 !
Holt 4.232 4,560.33
Hooker 55 59.07
j toward 4.091 4,393.11
Jefferhon 5.6W G.04G.22
Johnson 4,049 4,318.31
Kearney 3.S57 4.142.11
Keith 715 7G7.8G
Keya Paha 1,070 1,149.11
Kimhall 217 2G3.2U
Knox 5.13. : 5.512.4S
Lancaster 20.9.W 2,477.32
Lincoln 3.913 4,23J.r 0
Logan 32.5 3I6.8S
I-oup 441 173.61
Madison 6,084 G.533.78
McPherson 93 93.83
Merrlck 3.016 3.271.19
Nance 2,792 2.93S.41
Nomaha 5.297 5.6S8.60
Nuckolls 4.565 4,902,48
Otoe 7,209 7,741.45
Pawnee 4,093 4,395.59
Perkins 555 396.03
Phelps 3.883 4.172.21
Pierce 2.917 3.132.65
Platte 6,334 7.018.33
Polk 4.0574.35C.9J
Rejl-Willow 3.46S 3.724.31
Richardson 7.073 7,391.82
Rock 1.03ft 1.112.39
Saline 7.101 7.623.97
Sarpy 2.912 3.127.28
Saunders 8.22. ) 8,834.13
Scotts Bh-tf 78 ! ) 847.3)
Seward 3.020 0.03-.4S
Sheridan 2.211 2,374.46
Sherman 2.641 2.836.2. !
Sioux 62-i 671.H
Stanton 2.670 2.867.33
Thayer 5,216 5.6-J3.S3
Thomas ISO 193.31
Thur-ston 1.97s * 2.124.20
Valley 2.S6S 3,080.0'S
.ushinston 4.676 5.021.C9
Wayne . 3.6SS.9o
Webster 4.SOS 4.626.4S
Wheeler 427 4j8..x
York C.091 6.511.30
Totals .372.764' $400,321.93
Fatal Work of I > ishtnliis.
HARVARD , Neb. , May 26. William
Wadsworth , a prosperous farmer HVng
four miles northwest of this city , was
killed by lightning. The same bolt
also killed a span of horses and sot
fire to the barn. Wadsworth was at
work in his barn , taking apart and
putting away his corn planter , during a
heavy shower of rain. He stepped to
the barn door to close it , when the
young man working with him saw
what looked like a ball of fire coming
clown through the barn over a span
of horses standing in a stall. One of
the horses dropped as the ball seemed
to reach it and the same instant as
he turned toward Mr. Wadsworth he
saw him fall , killed instantly by the
lightning , which had turned and passed
out at thevdoor. The deceased leaves
a widow and three daughters , the old
est 13 and the youngest 8 years of age.
Horses Killed by the Cais.
CHADRON , Neb. , May 26. An over
land train of immigrants by the name
of Paxton from Hayes county , Nebras
ka , bound for North 'Dakota , had a
bunch of fifty horses frighten at a
train at Dakota Junction on the Ne
braska-Dakota line Sunday night and
many were badly lacerated in barb
wire fences. In the mad run the herd
attempted to cross the track ahead of
the train and the doubl'e-header killed
five outright and crippled several oth
ers. The shock and sight of the dis
aster prostrated one of the ladies , wno
had to be taken from the scene , and
the party pulled on without filing a
claim from damages.
Farmer looses by Fire.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , May 26. John
Criswell , a farmer living a few miles
south of town was a very heavy loser
on account of fire , which burned his
barn , cribs , and bins'one cow , and a
double set of harness , a saddle , and
many other thin'gs of a smaller value.
His insurance only partially covered
the loss -which will go far up into the
hundreds of Collars. It is not positive
ly known how trie fire was started.
\Vymoro Retains the Reunion.
WYMORE , Neb. , May 26. It has at
last been decided that the Nebraska
veterans' association will be held in
Wymore , Fairbury and other compet
ing towns having notified the com
mander that they have withdrawn in
favor of this city. It is the intention
to make the reunion a big thing this
year and already applications for con
cessions are pouring in.
Stabbed by 17 > man.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , May 26
Hattie Harkins. a young woman , was
arrested and placed in jail for severely
cutting Frank Katison with a knife.
The Harkins woman it is claimed has
centered her affections upon Katison
for the time beinu and resents any at
tention he may pay to other women.
Katison is a married man and keeps a
shoe repair shop on Fourth street , and
according to the police his place is in
vested by several women well known
to the authorities.
State Treasurer Moaerve Divides Up Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
THE BIGGEST DIVIDEND EVER MADE
Sam Reallzd by Permanent School Fund
IJeyond the Experience of Any Former
Amount From the Source Motion Io-
fore Supreme Court lUlncellwuooun Ne
braska Matter * .
LINCOLN , May 24. State Treasurer
Meserve certified to the superintend
ent of public instruction the amount
of money apportioned for the support
of the public schools of the state for
the next half year. The apportion
ment is , with one exception , the high
est made for several years , being ? 400-
321.99.
Treasurer Meserve's certificate ahowa
that the money was derived from the
following sources From state school
tax , $87,211.76 ; from interest 011
school lands leased , $36,938.88 ; from
interest on school land aoui , $159,705-
76 ; from interest on saline land sold.
$5,703.30 ; from Interest on saline land
leased , $3,166.66 ; from interest on
United States consols , $300 ; from in
terest on state funding bonds , $2,266.-
66 ; from interest on county bonds ,
$81,370.07 ; from interest on school dis
trict bonds , $752.01 ; from interest on
state warrants , $2,847.18 ; from ped
dler's licenses , $29.70. All money re
ceived for the temporary school fund
from December 1 , 1899 , to the third
Monday in May , 1900 , is included in
the apportionment.
City Attorney Connell of Omaha haa
filed a motion in the supreme court
asking permission to file a brief in the
Omaha flre and police commission case
to take the place of the one stricken
from the. files of the last sitting. He
assures the court that nothing con
temptuous or disrespectful was in
tended in his brief. Mr. Council's let
ter to the court follows :
And now comes W. J. Connell , at
torney for respondents in the above
entitled cause , and expresing his re
gret that any portion of hlg brief here
tofore filed herein should be considered
by _ the court-as disrespectful to the
court , and stating that it was not
his intention or purpose to state any
thing in his brief that would in any
manner reflect on the court or any
member thereof , but that the state
ments contained in his brief to which
objections are made were intended
merely as a historical statement of
facts and as meeting and answering
the contentions of opposing counsel
and withdraws voluntarily all such
statements and asks leave of this hon
orable court to file new briefs , which
are herewith submitted and from
which are eliminated all such objec
tionable statements , and further re
quests this honorable court to read
and consider such new briefs. Re
spectfully submitted.
W. J. CORNELL , ,
Attorney for Respondents.
Crushed Under the Cars.
WYMORE , Neb. , May 24. E. Mill-
hausen , a German farmer , 31 years of
age , whose home is in Island Grove
township , six miles northeast of here ,
was thrown under the wheels of a
Burlington enngino by an unmanage
able team of horses and had his right
arm and left leg taken off and sus
tained other injuries which proved
fatal. He was carried to a hotel ,
where surgeons amputated the arm at
the shoulder and the leg between the
knee and ankle. The patient , how
ever , did not rally. The old gentle
man had come to town to meet his
grandson , who was returning from
Missouri with a bride , and both of
the young people 'I'tnessed the acci
dent as well as many others.
Table Rock Votes Bond * .
TABLE ROCK , Neb. , May 24. At
the school bond electon held here to
vote on the question of bonding this
district for $10,000 to build a new
brick school house , 279 votes were cast
for the proposition and 1 73 against it ,
giving it a necessary majority of one
vote. The closeness1 of the vote and
the feeling engenederd in this , the second
end contest within forty days , render
a contest quite probable and legal tal
ent is already being invoked in the
matter.
Smallpox In Precept.
BEAVER CITY , Neb. , May 24.
Smallpox has broke out at Precept , a
small postoffice ten miles south of
Beaver City. There is but on patient
at present , a Mrs. Clason , who con
tracted the disease through the medi
um of a letter received from relatives
in Indian Territory , where smallpox
was prevalent.
An Appeal to Scnatqr Thurston.
LINCOLN , May 24. Adjutant Gen
eral Barry telegraphed Senator Thurs-
ton begging him to interest himself
in house roll No. 9510. Judge Stark'a
bill , appropriating $1,000,000 for arm
ing and equipping the national guard ,
which has passed the house and is
now before the senate.
Safe Blovrers in Depot.
ULYSSES , Neb. , May 21. The safe
in the B. & M. depot ac zhis place was
blown open. The robbers secured for
ty-seven one-cent revenue stamps and
no money. Card and book tickets and
express money orders in the safe were
found intact.
Rates for Convention.
OMAHA , Mar 24. For the democrat
ic national convention at Kansas City
July 4 the Burlington offers one fare
for the round trip , gooci ror return up
to and including July 9 , but if from a
distance greater than 250 miles the
tickets may be deposited at Kansas
City for a fee of 50 cents , and upon
presentation of a round trip ticket
from Kansas City and return to some
other point , the return half of the
ticket will be extended to a date as
late as the return portion of the new
round trip ticket , provided it be not
later than September 30.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
onotnt'-uiH From Now York , Otilci c <
South Oiimtm Mitti KUcitvhnre.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVK STOCJIC.
KOt'TH OMAHA. May H.--CATTI.K
Tim Konernl niarkut on flit cuttlu vaw j < -
lower sitid In exlrt'in * cunt- * life lowor. The
trnilt ) WIIH a little .slow. IIH N apt ty tie tlio
BUSH on a down murkut. ana It took iw
little loritfur than usual to olttjel u cltfiir-
itnco. Cow * anil liulCuCH were In Hin.ill
.supply , and H.I the demand wan of tlio
UHiml Illierul proportion * thu onVrlnxs
Were all takun early. The prletw ptil < l
were fully Mtea < ! y. Uctif nt er.s. { .t.l.VfC
5.20 ; .tteurM and heifers , Sl.fi07 ; < 5.CO. COWH.
J-Jjfrl.Jj , cowa and Hlt-crn. J > WcM j < ) .
Hteors and HUIKH. ) l 0 < > 'u > . & > . bull * . U IMP
1.30 ; culvtM. JO.UOTl7.00. holforj. II.UQ'n l.n.
stock cow.s ami heiror.n.i.Wi \M. atook-
orH and -eder.s. . JJ.2. > ' ( ( . " > . 10.
HOGS Thtj miirkut WHH Jiirit uhont
steady , with the Rood time > etcrday era
a llttla stronger than tlu extreme low
tlmo yenlerdiiy. The mirket UH i wnulti
nveriiKed Just a little hotter tli.ut ye.Uer-
day. buyers would take the .jood honsi
at J. > .03. the same a.s yesterday , hut Mm
proportion at that prW w.i.t .1 little l.ir -
er. On thtj other hand It was very hard
work to xet them to p.iy over J * > .u2M ( r > r
the lighter mixed load * and holders of
.such were Kener.illy reporting Uniimrlit t
no more than steady with y.t > rdtv. Tln
early market wm aiiltli > l > Mitly , nttvu t >
ulu.tn lap the l > uk of the ho s In very good
SHKKl * There \ver onlv i few c.irs
her and the market wa.s very dull an. I
alow. Kor .several d.iy.s th.rli.ive not
been enough mutton sln p or l.imln l >
really awaken any liifr.--it aniotx buy
ers. the hulk of th < > r-o-ipt.H for the week
consisting of common and half-f.it tUulT
Clipped wethers. tri.OKj.l l. . clipped yit ir
Itmf.s , ! .V.Ufr5.lf ) . cllpp.l ewes , if . > < > ! t <
choice. $ I.3iK ( 4.7" . fair to oed . -lipped
ewes. $4 ( Will. . ' ) ! ) , good to cli ilr-e Colorado
wooled hunh.s. t1 ! < iii/i. < > . fur to j ; ir > il C-iI-
oifido wooled Iambs , JJ > t'nii. 71 , oed to
eholi-u flipped lambs. p.TVaU 'W , fair to
good clipped lamb.s. $ > : r ii > < VI.
CHICAGO I.IVISTOCK" MAHICKT.
CHICACJO. May iS.-CATTI.K-Hteew.
alow to Ilk- lower ; huti-her.s' stocks. li ) ' ( I > c
lower. Natives , best oni.il ted ly. onti
car. $ " .13. Oood to prime stivr.s. { 5 ID'ifl
570. Poor to medium. il.l > Kl < y ) . Selec'eil
feederu. hlow. { 1.35ft > < ) > . mixed stookers.
iJiill. shade lower. $ : .75' 11H ) . cows , { . ;
1.50. heifers. I.l7fj.l ! ( ) . LMiiner.s. .
3.WI. bulls. { l.lMf .2. > . f.iIv M. J.ri ( > ) ' , t ? : , ( )
HOGS Strong to shad higher , top.
$ j.5. { mixed and btitohtsrs. ' $ " > ltx < i. > . : ! . ) . > nl
to choice , heavy. H.iW .T > . rou ; h. he ivy ,
* 5.1lMf5.W. : liKht. r .l < MT.SJ. hulk of aiiles.
J3.00fipj.3i ) .
SHKKI' AND I.AMllS-She i > and
lamb.s. dull. l ( c lo'ver. ifon.l t' choice ,
wethers , i 1.73Vi3.10 ; fair to eholce. mixetl.
SUiKtfl. ' . * ) . western ali > . > . | | SifM.l'J ; year-
liiiK.i. J5.0-ni5.ni - ) . native 1-unh-i. '
western lambj. I'i.tMlil.W.
KANSAS C1TV MVK STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. May U3.-CATTMC-
Choic-o killers , stt-adv. IUMVV and com
mori llKhtH. < > u.sipr ; h.-uvy n.it IVIM. Jl.V ) < K
5.L' " > ; stockers : md f odf M. Jl.lWTtr. il.
butoht-r I'ows and h : ifors. UWtfl.Tiin ; -
ners , $2.b'j'fi".ri < > . fijij v.'tMttTiis , | l.l'fJ ) W.
inferior flexam. il.00ft.9)
IIOOS Miirl t dctlv. . "ir hiKhor : he ivy.
f".l.i..i5 : mlxPil. $5.'Wr ' .2 ( ) ; lights. $ l.'J".if
j.07'/i > ; pl a. $ l.bOWI.9."i
SHE1SI' AND LAMBrf-Markfl tjood. it
stoirly prlc * * * . Sprlr. lambs. RmuT "i ) .
Colorado xvooU'd Idni'is. $ i' .7 > ; ollt > i > ' 'l
Intnhs. $ iijOfii.2o ; ; ; cllppfl muttons. r . * > < 0
575. Texas r.i.ss r.s. lt.J.VTtl.0) . fee-lcra.
- ' - - -i ; CIIlH > .ioJTi.V ! )
NK\V YORK GRAIN MARKKT.
NK\V YORK. May 2S. WIIKAT M ly.
71 5-Iii71 ; 'J-H'tc. closet ] a.t 71'July. . ? > ' <
till 11-Io-j. closed at 72c. September , T.'A ,
f73'/2C. | closed at 7JV e.
CORN May. 41Vi'HlV'losed at UN- ' .
July , ia' .i 12'/2- . closed at U'Ac. September.
4yt1iKtlosfd -it I2V-
OATS-NO. 2. 27c. NO. ; . 2'j'x-c : NO. 2
white. 2S' , i2S7c .No. : { white. 2Se ; r.i'-k.
mixed western. 7'S 2-IX.c ; traek while 23
tttli/n < . :
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CHICAGO. May .M. WHKAT No. ' . K
Cj'ie : No. 2 red. 7J7 72'/-c.
CORN No. 2. 7/t:7 ( : c. No. 2 yellow.
7'/c.
OATS-NO. 2.r.crw , < - . NO. 2 white , 2i A
fi25,2c ; No. : { white. 24H'525c
RYK No. 2. 33'Ji3 < i.c. i .
IlARhKY Good fe.-ilii , ' . 3'J'fair to
clioice malting. .Wn lie.
SEKDS No. 1 ll-ix. J5I.SO. No. 1 north
western. Sl.hO ; prime timothy , I2.I2H : ; clo
ver , contract srade. $7.7) )
PROVISIONS-Mes pork , per bbl .
S10.0ill.43. : ; I , ird. OPT W ) lls. . y.T , < 0
0C"-j. ! Short ribsld s ( Ioosj. . fwft'7 ; .
Dry s.ilted slioiilders. ( b-ixfd ) . i ; .V > ( { ' ; .73.
Short clear sides ( b-ixefl ) , J7 Wtl.V ) .
MOTHERS WORK FOR REFORM.
Indorse Kindergartens for Colored Chil
dren and Hotter Ilornos.
DES MOINES , la. . May 28. Tin
National Mothers' Congress adjourned
to meet next year at some point to
be determined by the board of man
agers , probably Milwaukee or Buffalo.
The delegated say it has been th-i
most successful meeting in the his
tory of the organization.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the movement for the establishment
of kindergartens for the colored people
ple , declaring for a broader education ,
for the deef , dumb and blind children
of the nation , demanding better law-j
for the protection of neglected , de
pendent children and denouncing th
character of much of the advertising
matter whih appears in newspapers.
The morning session was taken up
by reports of delegates and an ad
dress by Mrs. Charles E. Erskine of
Racine. Wis. , on ' "Discipline and Pun
ishments. " The afternoon topic was
"Child Saving Problem in Ita Various
Phases , " addresses being made by Mrs.
'Florence Kelley of New York , secre
tary of the Consumers' league ; Mrs.
Mary S. Uarrett. president of th.3
Pennsylvania school for teaching
speech to deaf children , and Mrs. Mar
tha P. Falconer , probation officer ,
Chicago.
Mrs. Frederick Schaff. president of
the Mothers' Congress , discussed
"Provision for Dependent. Neglectel
Children , and Hon. A. C. Randall ,
president of the state public schools
Coldwater. Mich. , told cf what thaf.
state is doing for neglected , depend
ent children.
Mr . Bettft Loses Diamonds.
DENVER , Colo. . May 23. The
apartments of Mrs. F. M. Betts , -.vif-a
of a well known physician at 1532
Court Place , were entered by a burg
lar today and diamonds and other
jewelry valued at 37.000 were stolen.
Roy Brock , a young man living in the
house , has been arrested on suspicion ,
but none of the stolen articles have
been recovered.
To Ke p PreacherFmplori > d.
CHICAGO. III. . May 2S. A plan by
which congregations will be supplie-l
with ministers without interruption
of services , and whirh will give
steady employment to every minister ,
was presented to the general ass m-
bly of the United Presbyterian ,
church at today's session. It was re
ferred to a committee. The plan pro
vides that all the churches and
preachers within the jurisdiction of a
synod shall be subject to the jurisdic
tion of the synod , that the ministers
shall be appointed to the churches and
retired for age or any other cause by
< .he synod.