if LV K 1 i y i f AROUND THE EARTH OCCURRENCES THEREIN FOR A WEEK BAD KANSAS STOEMS NO LESS THAN DOZEN TORNA DOES REPORTED Eight Distinct Funnel Shaped Glomls Seen Near Ksmopolis De struction of Property Must Have 1 Been Considerable Kansas City Half a dozen distinct tor tnadoes occurred in central Kansas Sunday afternoon following a day of exceedingly high tcniLraturc Two people are know n to have been killed and three injured A special from Ellinwood Kan says At5D0 gcWfoSunday afternoon a tor nado vrsftfrjLognn township At tK iChpypma iitjms six miles north of ilihvoTjdViftyWed in six different di rections amfdestroyed the residences of jgqorge andvJYilliam II elf rich George Heifrioh and wife were instantly killel fWilliam Ilclfrich his wife and child wcie badly hurt Further into the country a number of other persons are reported Vj killed or injured A large amount of stoclc was killed f A special from LiarnSd Kan says UA tornado passed southeast of liere at 6 oclock Sunday everiiiigaud struck near Pawnee Rock three miles distant Four separate funnel shaped clouds are report d to have been seen inthe direction of Great Bend Near Kanopolis eight distinct funnel shaped clouds developed within a radius of twenty miles four of them large ones and two of which are known to have traveled over the earth for a space of twenty live minutes One of the storms tore down all of the outbuildings grana ries and windmills on the White farm three miles north of Kanopolis and an other tore down the House and barn of a farmer north of Ellsworth Rrookville reports six tornadoes trav ersed the county in as many different di rections from that town without touching t In no instance are details reported GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK Mallory Ijine Pier Burned with a lioss of 1000000 New York A fire that started at the river end of the Mallory steamship pier at the foot of Maiden Lane and the East River early Sunday morning completely destroyed the pier and its valuable con tents Thelpolice place the cost at 1000 000 Several barges which were moored mear the pier were also destroyed and many rescues of their captains and of the members of the families on board were made Only one life was lost The -month-old daughter of Capt Charles Lochs of the barge Sherwood was drowned The Mallory line pier was 200 feet long and 50 feet wide The scene on the water was a most ex citing one for the river was filled with steamer craft engaged in towiug the vari ous vessels and barges to safety from their dangerous positions Four cotton barges others laden with corn meal and some loaded with coal caught fire and were de stroyed Some of them were also Sunk to prevent the further spread of the flames A number ofbuildings on South street were scorchedand several were emptied of their tenants who feared that the build ings would be burned Henry Mallory said he had no idea how the fire started and could form no ade quate idea of the loss or approximate the amount of insurance GEN GARCIA CAPTURED Smith Takes In the Insur gent Otlicer Manila Gen Pantelon Garcia the highest insurgentofOcer except Aguinaldo Jwas captured Sunday by Lieut E V Smith of Jen Funstons staff in the town of Jaen three miles northeast of San lsidor province of New Ecija Jaen is the largest ungarrisoned town in the province Spies reported that Garcia was sick and had been compelled to hide there and Lieut Smith with Lieut Day and forty cavalrymen surrounded the town The spies led them directly to the house where Garcia was disguised as a peasant only a major and two servants being with him These also were captured Garcia all -the insurgents in central Lu zon several generals including Pio del Pilar and Mascardo being under him DEATH OF ENDICOTT Clevelands Secretary of War Sue v cumbs to Pneumonia Boston William Crowninshield JEndi cott secretary of war under Clevelands first admin istratipn died at his residence in this city Sunday evening of pneumonia aged 73 years Martinique Is Jubilant Kingston Jamaca Inter island ad vices received here Monday say Martin ique is jubilant over the news received there from France that 9000000 francs had been appropriated for strengthening - the fortifications of Fort du France A newspaper of that town Les Antilles -says After this English may come House Passes Civil Bill Washington The house has passed the sundrr civil bill It carries slightly more than SGI 500000 about 10000000 more than any previous sundry civil bill Automobiles for the West New York The Cosmopolitan Power Company with a captial of 540000000 which is beleived to be allied with auto mobile interests of this city has been organized in Jersey City The company is to manufacture automobiles for the west Deserter is Arrested Sheridan Wyo Private Donnelly Company 13 Firsk0ayalryFort Eussell iwho deserted notlongy ago has been arristed here and vlTbe sent to Russell If or court martial flA L f v v rfSTl VL BOERS FALL BACK v British Meet With Some Success East of Bloemfontcin London The war office has received the following from Roberts under date of Bloemfontein May 8 Hamilton met with considerable suc cess and drove the enemy out of a strong position they had taken up at Hout nek with comparatively small loss to us The Boers were dispersed in several directions mainly to the east and north leaving 26 prisoners in our hands including a com mandant and 10 other wounded men Hamilton is now in campN at Jacobrust As the men needed rest after fighting seven days out of the last ten I ordered them to halt for a day Rroadwoods brigade of cavalry arrived upon the scene in time to afford valuable assistance by threatening the enemys rear During the afternoon Ian Hamilton was joined by Bruce Ham iltons brigade of infantry The enemy admit 12 were killed and 50 wounded Among the former was Lieut Gunther a German officer belong ing to the Fifty fifth Begiment and among the latter was Maximof Kussian com mander of the foreign legion Twenty one out of 62 of the enemys casualties occurred amongst the members of that legion Two Frenchmen were killed Brandfort Brandfort was captured by a combined movement of Col Tuckers and Gen Polo Carews divisions on the east and center and Gen Iluttons mounted in fantry on the west The British surprised the Boers who retreated hastily CAUGHT IN A TRAP American Tleconnoitering Party Ambushed by Filipinos Manila A dispatch received here May 3 from Iloilo reports a desperate fight took place atJLeanbene in the center of the island of Panay It appears a reconnoi tering party of the Twenty sixth Infantry was surrounded four Americans killed and sixteen wounded were left on the field The remainder of the soldiers had a narrow escape Ke enforcements were sent from Iloilo as soon as news of the affair was received whereupon the Fili pinos retreated to their mountain strong hold MAJ KIRKMAN GOT DRUNK Reason for the Dismissal of the 49th Infantry Officer Washington The war department has received from Gen Otis at Manila records of proceedings of courtmartial in the cases of six commissioned officers The chief of these cases is that of Maj Geo W Kirk man of the Forty ninthTolunteer Infantry who was dismissed from service by order of Gen Otis on his conviction by court martial of conduci unbecoming an officer and a gentleman in having misbehaved in appearing on the streets of Manila in a drunken condition REVISED CUBAN TARIFF It Will Go Into Operation June 15 Next Washington The war department has decided that the revised Cuban tariff shall go into operation June 15 next It is stated that the purpose of revision is to make good grave defects in the Porter tariff as a revenue producer and it is also sought in the revision to stimulate the in troduction into Cuba of American goods which have so far not been received in Cuban markets to anything like the Ex tent anticipated when the original tariff was arranged Anthracite Coal for Russia Philadelphia The British steamer Ac comac has been chartered to load 8500 tons of anthracite coal at this port for Kron stadt Russia at the rate of 17 shillings a ton This will be the first large quantity of coal that is about to be shipped from here to Russian ports in the Baltic sea So far as can be recalled the cargo will be the first anthracite coal ever shipped to Rus sia bituminous coal having had the call heretofore Quadruple Killing in Texas Fort Worth Tex A meager report re ceived here gives information of a quadru ple killing at Quanah Two of the men are Lute and Cage Beach but the names of the other two are not known here The trouble originated over a grass lease The men met on the public thoroughfares and opened up a fusilade with Winchesters All four men are prominent cattlemen The Beaches live at Slephenville Erath County Democratic Landslide i St Paul Minn The municipal elec tion here seems to have been a regular Democratic landslide as compared with two years ago when the Republicans car ried everything The Republicans con- cede the election of Robert A Smith Democrat for mayor by at least 1000 and the whole Democratic ticket is probably elected Rival of Standard Oil Denver Colo The Times says that the Superior Oil Company which has filed ar ticles of incorporation at Cheyenne Wyo and is capitalized at 10500000 will enter into competition with the Standard Oil Company and Continental Oil Company in the territory west of the Missouri River Riots in Bulgarian Towns Sofia Bulgaria Demonstrations have occurred at Widin Tirnova and other towns as protests against the new tithe tax law Martial law has been proclaimed in the Rustchuk district where the peasants have killed the mayor of one village Sultan is Still Silent Constantinople Theportehas not re plied to the American note regarding in demnity claims Train Goes Into Bay San Francisco An engine and seven empty cars of the Santa Fj road were thrown into the bay from the new Santa Fe wharf in this city by the breaking of an apron No one was killed so far as known Goeble Murder Case Frankfort Ky Judge Cantrill the other day ordered a change of venue to Scott county for the trial of Powers Davis Youtsey and others charged with complicity in the Goeble murder UTAH MINE HORROR Several Hundred Lives Blotted Out by Explosion at Scofield Salt Lake City Two hundred and one bodies had been recovered from the Pleas ant Valley mine at Scofield up to Wednes day night It is now known between 300 and 400 meh entered the mine a great ma jority of whom were killed This mine had been worked over twenty years and had the reputation according to State Mine Inspector Thomas of being one of the best ventilated and protected in the west He states that he inspected it less than five weeks ago and believed it entirely safe at that time It never had bad air and always had been free from gas and as the coal is all loaded with shovels there could not have been a large accumulation of dust Nine tenths of the men killed were Americans and Welch Thformer came mostly from Utah with a small number from Teunessee and Colorado Whether it was a power explosion or a dust explosion or both has not been de cided in fact no one had any thought but the rescue of the injured the recovery of the dead and Jhe relief of the suffering The financial loss to the company cannot be estimated but it will be very great In every way it is regarded as the worst disaster that ever occurred in this part of the country OTIS HEADS OFF CHINESE Issues Order to Stop Evasions of Immigration Laws Manila Mdjor General Otis has issued an order which will have the effect of stopping evasions of the Chinese immi gration laws Instead of the certificates of former residence issued by American consuls at Chinese ports the Chinamen desiring to enter the country must pro duce credentials proving former residence with proof that they still have property or domestic interests in the Philippines Hitherto a surprising number of Chinamen have been arriving under consular Another order making changes in the Spanish criminal procedure has been is sued giving an accused person the rights of habeas corpus of being confronted with witnesses against himself of open trial of exempting the accused from testifying against himself establishing the American system and abolishing the priests exemp tion from trial by the civil courts for crimes and misdemeanors PORTO RICO AWAKENS New Life Is Put Into the Industries of the Island San Juan Porto Rico Correspondence of the Associated Press Merchants planters and farmers and all men engaged in Porto Ricau industries who have been withholding operations pending congres sional action are now ready to invade the commercial field and shiploads of sugar and tobacco will soon be dispatched to the United States It is interesting to note in this connection that the retail price of cigars will soon be raised retail dealers claiming that this stop will be necessary on account of large shipments to the United States Three steamers leaving here with in the next few days will carry over 6000 tons of sugar and about 1500 bales of to bacco Lithuanians Get a New Trial Pottsville Pa The long delayed de cision of the court relative to a new trial for the seven Lithuanianswho were found guilty in November 1899 of the murder of Joseph Rutkowsky at William Penh hag resulted in an order for a new trial which will be held at the May term of criminal court These seven men at their first trial were found guilty of killing Rut kowsky whose death it is asserted was decided upon by the uZukos society a se cret organization of which all were mem bers Girl Found Dead in Woods Peoria 111 Bertha Hoffman a girl of 19 and daughter of a well known cigar manufacturer was found dead in the woods near Prospect Hights on the 2d inst She was shot through the head with a re volver which was found tightly gripped in her right hand Charles Briggs has been arretted on suspicion MARKET QUOTATIONS Sioux City Cattle common to prime 22o475 hogs 545n50 sheep 400700 wheat c4c corn 3032e oats 2022Kcf butter dairy lSfU20 creamery 2224 Chicago Cattle common to prime 300 to 000 hogs shipping grades 300 to 575 sheep fair to choice 300 to 575 wheat No 2 red 07c to GGc corn No 23c to 41c oats No 2 22c to 23c rye No 2 53c to 54c butter choice creamery 17c to le eirtrs fresh He to 12c new potatoes Bermuda 700 to S50 per barrel Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to 000 hogs choice light 300 to 575 sheep -common to prime 300 to 500 wheat No 2 70c to 72c corn No 2 white 40c to 41c oats No 2 white 27c to 29c St Louis Cattle 325 to 000 300 to 575 sheep 300 to wheat No 2 71c to 73c corn hogs 000 No 2 yellow 40c to 42c oats No 2 24c to 2Gc rye No 2 54c to 50c Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 000 hogs 300 to 575 sheep 250 to 575 wheat- No 2 73c to 75c corn No 2 mixed 42c to 44c oats No 2 mixed 25c to 27c rje No 2 01c to U3c Detroit Cattle 250 to 000 hogs 300 to 575 sheep 300 to 025 wheat No 2 71c to 73c corn No 2 yellow 40c to 42c oats No 2 white 2Sc to 30c rye 60c to G2c Toledo Wheat No 2 mixed 73c to 74c corn No 2 mixed 40c to 2c oats No 2 mixed 24c to 25c rye No 2 50c to 57c clover seed old 470 to 4S0 Milwaukee Wheat No 2 northern 65c to G7c corn No 3 40c to 42c oats ISO 2 white 2Gc to 2Sc rye No 2 57c to 58c barley No 2 42c to 44c pork mess 1250 to 1300 Buffalo Cattle choice shipping steers 300 to 600 hogs common to choice 325 to 575 sheep fair to choice 300 to 675 lambs common to extra 45G to- 750 New York Cattle S325 to 600 hogs 3100 to 575 sheep 300 to 675 wheat No 2 red 76c to 77c corn No 2 45c to 47c oats No 2 white 28c to 30c Butter creamery 15e to 20c eggs west erm 12c to 14c effort to capture them sS -- jS M STATE OP NEBEASkA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A FORM Bank of Staplehurst Entered by Burglars and Over a Thousand Dollars Taken There Were Five Men in the Grpit The safe in the Bank of Staplehurst six miles from Seward was blown open by burglars April 29TherejKasV80jn the bank when it was closedtheprevious night About 265 in gold was Iqund in the rubbish the burglars getlingthe bal ance The safe as Veil as the Ijjwlding is a complete wreck George jUeimsfloerfer who was sleeping in a livery barrTnear by was aroused by the explosion but found two men standing guard in front of the barn and one at the rear and could not give an alarm There were five men in the and it is sunnosed thev left on a J C3t - - handcar Bloodhounds were used in an SENIORS IN REBELLION Majority of Class Suspended at Fre mont High School When a session of the Fremont high school opened a few mornings since only nine of the thirty members of the senior class were present and three of them left during the afternoon the entire twenty one being practically suspended The cause of the trouble was the removal of the clapper of the high school bell by a committee of the seniors The bell was recovered the day after it was taken and the seniors owned up to taking it and ap pologized According to the rules of the school those having a percentage of 90 or over in all studies are not obliged to take the final ex aminations Superintendent Laird in formed the class that all of them must take the examinations or they would not be allowed to attend school and required them to decide at once Only three agreed to take the examinations There are six who would be obliged to take the examina tions anyway as they have not the required standing The class complain that the punishment is unjust as it is no punishment at all for six of them and also say that the juniors have been guilty of much worse conduct than they and have escaped punishment The matter will come before the school board and it is probable some kind of a compromise will be made The seniors say that they intended to return the clap per As several of the seniors were mem bers of the base ball nine the game sched uled with the Omaha high school has been canceled on the theory the seniors say that those players are no longer students of the school NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN Wet Weather Favorable to Small Grain and Grasses The weekly crop bulletin of the weather bureau says The past week has been warm and wet with more than the normal amount of cloudiness The daily mean temperature for the week averaged 10 degrees above normal in the eastern and 7 degrees in the western counties The rainfall has been above normal in all parts of the state In the central and eastern counties it exceeded an inch and In a considerable portion of this area it ex ceeded 2 inches In a large portion of the state rain fell on every day of the week keeping the ground wet and preventing any sitbstanHal progress in plowing for corn I ajly no corn was planted The continued warm weatuer nas oeen exceedingly ravor able for the growth of wheat oats and gtass Al small grain is in finecondition Grass has grown sufficiently to furnish good pasturage for cattle Peach apricot and cherry trees are full of blossoms Republican State Committee The following is the state central com mittee selected by the Republican tion at Lincoln First F W Samuelson Ilumboldt Third David Brown Nebraska City Fifth S Gr Clark Ithaca Seventh A I Beemer - Ninth B F Ilanna Greely Center Thirteenth S J Wicks ONeill Fifteenth Frank n Toung Broken Sow x Seventeenth IT S Miller Grand Island Nineteenth William Ilusenetter wood Twenty iirst George S Emery Bea trice Twenty third John E Hasty Fair bury Twenty fifth J M Cox Ilampton Twenty seventh E C Webster Ilast inns Twenty ninth Frank tf Rathburn ftlcCook Hebron Farmer Hangs Himself E W Mall a farmer and mail carrier be ween Ilebron and Kiowa committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree in his dooryard in the southwestern part of the city lie got up shortly before daylight and when his wife arose a little later she found him hanging from the limb which was so low that his toes nearly touched the ground Domestic infelicity and financial reverses are supposed to have been the cause of the deed Fight with Boiling Water As a result of a quarrel between two 1 oys at Nebraska City in the cutting room of the packing house Ted Smith is prob ably fatally scalded by lwiling water Smith was at work near a tub of boiling water when Lije Coager came for a bucket ful Some words passed between the two and Coager threw the contents of his bucket over Smith Coager was placed in jail and it is feared Smith will die Herdman Takes the Oath LeeHerdman has taken charge of the clerk of the supreme courts office and filed his oath of office with the secretary of state his bond having been filed several days ago The bond and oath of office of Wilbur F Bryant deputy supreme court reporter were also filed- Dies on Her Way Home Mrs John Flaler of lTorth Bend- died on Kb 7 Union Pacific train while return ing home from Omaha She had been a patient in the Presbyterion Hospital for some time The doctor in charge re quested her father to take her home Old Grudgo Ends in Murder Near Howell on April 80 Joseph Slama went to the house of Frank Chady a neighbor and fatally shot the latter as he lay in his bed Slama then went to the cemetery and killed himself The men have long been enemies 7 A ACCUSED OF MURDER Belief that Mrs Frost of York Pois oned Her Husband Mrs Margaret Frost widow of Charles W Frost who died at York recenly sup posedly of strychnine poisoning ha3 been arrested charged with the murder of her husband She is now in the county jail where she will remain pending an inquiry An attempt on the part of her attorney to have her released on bond met with failure as the authorities fear she would improve the first opportunity to leave town The warrant was served pon her by Consta ble J H AlllerBachrand is technically known as a coroners -warrant It sets forth that a large amount of evi dence has been considered by tha coroners jury and that from such evidence we suspect that Margaret Frost killed and murdered the f said Charles W Frost by administering to him some deadly poison with deliberate and premeditated intent and for the purpose ol murdering him It adds that she will be retained in custody until the state chemist at Lincoln has finished his analysis of the stomach of the deceased which will be within the next two weeks Until then the jury will adjourn from day to day meanwhile considering such new evidence -as may be adduced The last heard from Charles Kirby the commercial traveler with whom Mrs Frost is supposed tobe infatuated he was in Adrian Minn She received a letter from him written at thai point a few days before her husband died Dies in Barbers Chair John Orr one of Dakota Countys most prominent citizens died at Dakota City suddenly May 1 while sitting in a barbers chair waiting for a shave Rheumatism ol the heart with which Mr Orr had been afflicted for some time was the cause Mr Orr who was apparently quite well came down town for his mail and then went tc the barber shop for a shave He climbed into the chair and settled back while the barber lathered his face Very soon after he gave a sudden gasp and in a moment more death claimed him Agricultural Society Disbands The Dodge County Agricultural Society after an existence of about twenty five years at a recent meeting passed a resolu tion to close up the affairs of the society A special meeting was called to wind up the business of the society within sixty days The assets of the society after pay ing all debts will be divided among life members those who have paid 10 each who give notice to the secretary on or be fore June 20 Show Fleeces the Farmers During the performance of the syndicate show at Stanton last week about 600 was fleeced out of the patrons of the show by means of the shell game Several promi nent parties were buncoed out of from 40 to G0 each The gambling wias all done under one of the show tents There were also numerous complaints of short change generally among small children Two Cents in the Treasury The old village board of Decatur held its last meeting and the new board has been installed They commenced business with a capital of 2 cents in the village treasury that amount being the surplus over and above all expenses of last year The doors of the saloons have closed and for the nex year Dacatur will drink water Farmers Cattle Poisoned tew -- John Cooney a farmer living six miles west of Deoatur upon going to his barn the other morning found that several of ITis cattle had died during the night Dr Shaffer a veterinary surgeon from Teka mah was called anjd prondhneed iHe deaths due to strychnine poisoning No arrests hYP been made To Handle Texas Cattle The Burlington at Wymore is preparing to handle 3000 cars of Texas cattle from Concordia to the northwest between now and June 15 - No Slot Machines for Ashland The city council of Ashland has by unanimous vote passed an ordinance pro hibiting slot machines from being operated in Ashland Nebraska Short Notes Neligh is now an international order office money The Baptists of Tecumseh propose V to erect a new church Reports from all parts of the state indi cate small grain is in fine condition Pawnee people have formed a slock company and will start a creamery and cheese factory The rainfall throughout Dawes County has been very heavy during the last two weeks The ranges have not been in a better condition for years The Louisville Knights of Pythias who for the last year have been members of the Springfield lodge organized for themselves at Louisville last Thursday evening There will be 1000 cars of southern cat tle shipped to Chadron and vicinity in the next few weeks to be plaoed upon the ex cellent range which is afforded by the re cent rainfall A destructive prairie fire swept the coun try for a distance of about ten miles four or five miles southeast and east of Ewing Sunday night A large number of farmers lost all their hay Prof S D Beals for thirty nine years in the service of the Omaha public schools died April 28 at the age of 74 of hemor rhage of the lungs supposed to have been induced by over exertion in his garden Frank Betmer of Neligh was working on a false wall for a brick kiln when it fell burying him under the deoris He was alive when dug out and no bones were broken but he was severely injured in ternally The 2-year-old son of William Noble a farmer living south of Peru tipnd a tub or noiiing water over on nimseii ana was badly scalded from the neck to the feet His injury proved fatal and he died in a few hours The youngest son of Mr and Mrs Ed Tanner of Hastings had his ankle broken while getting out of a cab The accident was caused by young Tanner falling and having his leg catch in the -wheel just as the team started Claus Ausmus a young German farmer living four miles south of Winslde had a good teftm of horees stolen recetly one was a by and one a sorrel draught horse Last week County Treasurer Spelman paid off 3000 of the railroad bonds voted by Central City in 1SS0 The bonds were not due until July 1 but his offer to take them up at once and stop the interest was accepted by the holders The other night the whistle at the Geagva Ihflustri 1 sckool ble an alrm thwe different times just at dusk Sgtfca girls had escaped two colored and due white Superintendent Weber captured the girl3laterl They stuck in the mud- -- yx LimimM STATE TICKET NAMED SPEEDY WORK BY REPUBLICANS AT LINCOLN In About Four Hours It Nominates an Entire Stato Ticket Chooses Delegates to the National Gather ing and Adjourns Governor Charles II Deltrfeh ofSHast ings JtfftS Lieutenant Governor B P Savage of Custer Secretary of State George W Marsh of Falls City Treasurer William Stueffer of Cumings Auditor Charles Weston of Sheridan Attorney General Frank N Prout of Gage - Laud Commissioner Geo D Fnlmer of Nuckolls Superintendent of Public Instruction Prof W K Fowler of Falls City Delegates at Large Edward Kosewater Senator John M Thurston John II Mc Clay and John A Erhurdt Alternates Norris Brown Mr Snod grass H C Baird and Charles ICaley Presidential Electors John F Nesbitt R B Windom Edward lioyee L W Haig S P Davidson Jacob L Jacobson John L Kennedy and John J Lander The foregoing ticket was placed in nom ination in the Republican state convention held at Lincoln May 2 With the excep tion of attorney general and land com missioner all the nominations were made by acclamation The contest over delegates at large the crux of which was the fight made on United States Senator Thurston caused intense excitement while the roll was be ing called but when the result of tho ballot came showing that both the senator and Edward Rosewater of Omaha who headed the anti Thurston movement had been elected the convention gave itself up to the wildest cheering The convention assembled at 230 p m and shortly before 7 oclock had finished its business and adjourned sine die State Chairman Orlando Teff called tho convention to order and afier the reading of the call by Secretary Mallilieu intro duced as temporary chairman Gofgo E Jenkins of Fairbury Mr Jenkins in a speech strongly in dorsed the national administration and made a strong plea for the selection of a ticket which would amalgamate all Re publican interests in the state and ex pressed the belief that such a course would insure the return of Nebraska to the Re publican columns at the November elec tions Text of the Platform Following is the platform adopted Wo the Republicans of Nebraska are unllko our political adversaries who in lato conven tions held high carnival over Imaginary evils thretening our country and adopted platforms which are a standing protest against its pros perity grandeur and glory- Wo rejoice that wo are citizens of a mighty nation whose revonues aro larger than at any previous period in Its his tory whose treasury is overflowing with gold whoso agrlcnitural industries flourish as never before whose laborers are more generally and continually employed at profitable wages whoso fliaScIal policy commands the confidence of tho people at homo ami stimulates our trade with nations abrolHl whoso products from tho farm aSd mill tho workshop and factory aro a moun tain of wealth whoso commerce in Its stupen dous gjrides has outdistanced hII competitors whose achievements iff peace and glorious rt tories friiarawTtTiout parallel -- -- af hvfBg evidences iat if isfu big tho desUnyror which It was crSatSa aua tho Democratic protests cannot stay its caj Theso and other equally merijous consiaoratims has dealt with new and untried ouestions who has cuided tho ship of stato with safety and security through unexplored channels and troubled waters of agitated aeas and In each Uour ofjlaoger has givfin eyhience of such mas terly statetmarishTp that we unhesitatingly In- dorse his magniflcentadmlnistration and pledge W ourselves to secure to him tho vote ot JNenrasKa November election point with prldo to theremodeling of out nrIfP latts TrhiplT lias lnrrfisfid nnr nvnrmna and not impeded trade which has opened the doors of the mills and factories to millions of Americas skilled mechanics and is returning to themliigher wages that are n just recompense for their toil AVe indorse the legislation that lias strengthened our financial system and firm ly established the gold standard and madOj American dollars so safe and secure that they aro kept busy cTTaSlng one another around the endless circle of business too good to go Into hiding and too patriotic to steal abroad In answer to tho cry ior free and unlimited coinage of silver and the cl iiiir that there is not old enough a a basis upon which to do me usiness ot the country tho United States treas ury puts in evidence 1200000x1 in gold th t has como to it within a year and 4130uO00O in god now held within its vaults unexampled prosperity and measure ess and HxitaS3 and countless financiil trjnsactlons thus sustained without seeming effort To the amy and navy whlcli has so signally and suddenly humbled our enemy and honored themselves and doubly honored our country and tho causo of hununity for which tiey bat tled wo acknowledge our deb of gratitude Tho KepubLcan party has always been reidy to protect its protectors and defend its homes While we aro opposed to imperialism wo aro not unwilling to accept all legitimate results of honorable warfare and to assume the burdens of governing and holding acquired torritorv While we are opposed to militarism we are fn favor of increasing our navy to such strength and power as will make us securn from foreign aggression an J the maintaining of such an army as maybe necessary to quell insurrection estal lish peace and maintain good order in our islands in the sea arid protect our flag from insult at homo and abroad - Foe the nations defense for the strengthen ing of the navy for tiie cnlarg ment of our foreign markets for tha employment of Ameri can workingmen In th mines orests mills factories and shipyards ami lor themhane ment of the values of farm products we faor such appropriate legislation as shall make tho seas give evidence that American built and American owned and American manned ships are carrying American loreign commerce to the four corne s of the earth We applaud the a tion of the administration In seeming to American mercha uraen fro ac cess to trado with tho hmesc empire though the forts and harbors are now held by foreign powers as one ofthe greatest achievements of diplomacy Wo denounce tho attempt now desperately beingmade to array labor and capital in hostile camps The Republican party now as always opposes trusts and combinations having for their pur poses the stifling of competition ami arbitrarily controlling productions or axing prices due we aiso recognize uiac legmmaie unsmes iainy capitalized and honestly managed has built up ourlndustries at honwj given the largest em ployment to labor at the highest wages and en abled us to successidly compete with foreign countries in the maketi of tho world We confidently trust in the Republican party whose legislators and etntestiu n have ever been mindful of the welfare of all the people to enact siich further legislation as will protect tho masses from undue encroachments of capital and re lieve them from all undue oppression corporate abuses and dishonest mfoas of unlawful mt nopolies Gambling in France Gambling in France is said to have reached such proportions thatthe Gov ernment has begut to study the ques tion seriously It is estimated that half of the suicWea ir Paris are due to losses at the race Bocpisal for TreeB There is a hospital for trees on the banks of the Seine in Paris Trees which grow sick alonjr the boulevards are taken nere to recover