. . - - - - - - - . - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - I T i. ; : ; : = ; . - - - - --r--- - - - - - - . - - - - - - : : - - UNIVERSITY'S ' YEAR CLOSES ; Most Proqcrous n the lli5tory of th Institution Eiuts This Week. ! 11 COMMENCEMENT IS WELL UNDER WAY flrui-Eli In All flepnrfn. , IlN IN QnIt lIfltnrngIng'Jint ltnN Ilen . , , In tisi , IVII ) ( If ( flsIi ltgrec , . L1COLN. June 7.-Speclal.-WIth ( ) thIs AcckB weflt8 thc UnverIty of Nebrniikn CIOC the most iropcrot1s car In , ts entire 3ai8tory. The total enrollment o unrepeatod _ nnrnes reachel 131 , , more than 250 in vx ' ; \ ccs or t highest nttenlnneo Intt yenr. This growth l most gratifying. nhtl the IntL that the IncrenBe is hnred aLeut equrdly by nit departments bhows that. ebrnska ninte UnIcrsity Is keeping pace with th I ntnte in It tteariy growth. it In worthy of r 2ioLo that the preparntory ilepnrtnivnt ) ini iiereIy helti its owti while nil other depart- 1ents have lroftted by the tnrge1y Increasel nttc9ulance. Owing to thc , death of the High school law , It wa found necessary to IeCt ) , . j1 , mom of the preparatory work than was at first ifltefltCd , but the Boar. ) of Itegenta , IOPC8 to be nbie to ( Irop the department V viitirely to the course of to or three years , 'rite graduating class is much larger thau r ccr beorr ( , there being 208 candIdates for ( ICKIVCM in the various delartiuents , The t , school ol tcienccs sends out forty-two bncheloin of science , thirteen of these being etcetrieni engineers nn three clvfl engi. necra. In the college of literature the degree bachelor of artB with Lu conferred upon clghity-iix graduatca. To canditInte will Ie made doctors of philosophy , and thirty. Ic nine will receive the degree master of arts , iilI of these latter having completed post- ,4'uluate courses. The law school has a claSs of thirty-nine young men and women , who wilt receive the degree bachelor of law. 'Among tire university cadets , seventeen bav been recommended for commissions as sec- end lieutenants , and three-Charles It. True. - , Ilillip Itussehl and Charles \Veek-hnvc been recommenhed for commissions In the regular army. Un Iversity teachers' certlfl cates arc granted to twenty-nine graduates , vIio have finished a cotirso especially fitting - them for the work of teaching. In addition to the work of the untversity proper , the school of ntislc. under the direction of I'rot. r- \Vihlard Kimbati , has just graduated a class of five , both piano and voice. Each tins given a recital during the Inst month. The aninirtt commencement concert was hehi to- night. at Liii' Oiiver theater. ' ( ( 'hiss Iii Ierelses. F This morning the annual class day exercises - cises at the Oliver caitcil out an audience that completely patkel the buIlding. The L program consisted of two short plays. "A .LL Convenient Churn" and "Tile Morril Expedi- i' tion to the Klondilco , " which served as nO r eXCuse for the usua' ' oken on both students nilti faculty. Music vas furnished by the Jiagenow orchestrL The university sLimmer school Is not fairly under way yet , but the registration so ( itt proves that the session thIs year will out- gtrlp ally of its IredeCSSOrS. Although thii is only the second ( toy the enrollment has reached 125 , and many more are on hand ' nail attendIng to the hrehlintnnriea. Secretary Wilson of the State Board of Irrigation has tibulated a report from the Farmers' and Merchants' Irrigation company showing the epcrlencc of thirty.slx farmers of Iawsoa ) cointy who ralseti crops under Irrigation last. year aiti who raised crops without irrigation. The number of acres of , Irrigated wheat reported on was 650 ; averu , - . age yield per acre. 22. bushels. Acres of - 'wheat nut. under Irrigation , 115O average yield , 13.1 bushels. Acres of corn uniter Irrigation , 865 ; average yield , 46.4. Acret I of corn not Irrigated , P00 ; average yield , 12.1 bushels. The report of the farzurr I using water from this one dItch shows that the average gala in the yield of wheat whet Irrigated is over nine bushels per acre , antI L the gain in corn over thirty-four bushels pci . acre. This is said to be the experience 01 I - nil the farmers of the semi-arid countr : tvhio are trying Irrigation. The people of Dawson county have math m * 0 estImate of the total value of the prod . bets of that county for last year , whIch P I 5 follows : \'hcat. rye and oats , $1,800,000 ; ; corn , $600,000 live stock , $050,000 ; ethel r prolticts. $210,000. If these figures are cot . rect the products of Dawson county for single year If placed on the market woult - amount to $300 per capita for the entiri t population. LItii'oiii Li.tiil Notes , . At. the meeting of the city council last pight the health officer made his report for : the month of May , showing the following . mortality record : Accidental poisoning , 1 : nncurisin of aorta , 1 ; convulsIons , 2 ; con- ruitiption , 1 ; chronIc peritonItis , 1 ; coacus. . 4 : sion of the brain , 1 ; cancer , 1 ; dlphtherltji ' - . ' ; nephritts , 1 ; diphtherIa , 4 ; enlarged liver 1 old age , 3 ; paralysis , 1 ; pneumonia , 2 , . shock from operation , 1 sarcoma of stomach , 1. tuberculosis , 1 ; total. 24. Age of Decedents-Under one year , 2 . ( rout one to five years , 3 ; ( Tom five to tei ; years , 0 ; from ten to twenty years , 0 ; frori 1 twenty to forty years , ; ( rain forty to sixil I' years , 3 ; from sixty to eighty years , 6 ; eve I'r eighty years , 0. Nativity-Lincoln , 8 ; Nebrakn , 0 Penn - sylvania , 1 ; New York , 2 ; Indiana , 1 ; Ohio JVtsconsiii ; , 2 ; illinois , 1 ; Germany , I : , Sweden , 1 ; not stated , C. Color-W'blte. 24 ; colored , 0. I Sex-Males , 13 ; females , 11. Civil CondItIons-Single , 11 ; marrIed , 10 ; wltlowed , 3. I'Inco of flurtal-Wyuka 23 eemelery , ; Calvary cemetery , 1 ; Yankee lull cemetery , 1 , taken away for burial , 5 ; brought here , 6 . Estluinted population , 50,000 , Death rate Per 1,000 Per annum , 5.75. Thu Union Veteran lieputilican club o I Lincoln held a meeting hit night and afte r a discussion of Inca and affairs Pertatnini to the conjing canipaign oassed by unant - zititus vote a resolution endorsing the candi - duty of M , l. hayward for governor , The state Prohibition convention will h S bell at this city nct Thursday and Fri - slay. A long brogrnin of sh'eeches has beei S prepared for both days. The state tithe t ' , will be nominated on Thursday afternoom I n.tiil the hotly Platform unit resolutions w'U I , be adopted on hrIiay afternoon , 1 At ( tie meeting ox the city . chool bonn I Inst night A. 11.'aterhious was re-electet vnincipal at a salary of $1,600 cr year . I Who estimates for the Corning year Were n a follows : Teachers' salarIes , 55,000 ; fuel . 300 ; salarIes janitors , 2,200 ; expenses e I Jitigatiun , $50 ; furniture unit stipplies 3,000 ; office salary and mniBeellaneous cx : peilseir , * 5,000 ; text books , $3,000 ; repairs ; 3,000 , . . Onialia people at ( lie hotels ; At the Lln dell-George E. Tunhtngton , 1. F' , Fair . child , Frank I ) . Lyon , 11. C , Itrowne , J , W. ' , . -f.-- % Voodrough , ltnynolds hlarnum , A. V' , Kins - satin , I ) . Clemn Ieaver , II. W , Peincoek , C I. 13. Montgomery , U. V. Munno. At the Lirt coin-C. N. htowiey , John F. Dale , \ \ ' . E Ciarvin , Martin Langdoo , John A. ICing ; , 7.Iisa 1" , Hoetler. , Meihoilist ( 'uncrene , I DAKOTA CITY , Nub. , June 7-Spcclal ( , ) . s-On Monday of next week the Norfolk dii - - tnict COnICronCU of the Methodist Episcopa hunch maceta in this place. to be In sea . plan until Tuciday , when the Norfolk dii ttict El'wortlm league convention .wiii con - isene and remain in session until Thunsdu , , ! About 100 deiegatea are expected to be Ii a Rttendaucc at the Epworth league conven lion. ' J&kot.a City chapter No. Order o I E astern Star , at tiwir mcetin on Saturday tl ectc'iI the fohiowing omeena for the coin- in g year V il , , Mrs. It. F. Evans , V P. , Iico 3 , Nnenmsn , A. M. , Mrs. Alice Hart , co niluitress , Miss Jennie le Long , secreE ta ry , Miss Mnttlo E Atlair ; treasurer , 'ins. M ary It. Mcflenth. On the evening of the sa me ilny Omacie lodge No , 5 , Ancient Free a nti Accepted Matona , elected he following o flicera , viho will to intniied on the even- oin inM g of June 18 ; W. M. , It. Fl Evans ; 5 , W , , M cli A. Schiniied ; J , W. , M. Lockwood ; see- re tary , II , J. Ilaperman ; treasurer , S. It. C owks. C HANCE FOIl COLONEL BRYAN 'I 'll led ltecl itient . .fNet.riiskn 'rrioi.s I. . . tu It' tlIIIt'ti It flh.1't' , LINCOLN. June 7.-iSiccial Telegram.- ) G overnor lialeonib rcct'tvc.l linivate ounces fr om Wahhington today that an order would b e issued tonight callIng for the moblllzaI ti oi of the Third regintent , General Itarry s aid this evening that the new regiment c ould be ready to enter the service in ten d ays , l tlfZ , H ft .L $4.t V 1.1'S A CA S II I lIlt. i Ciioc't It'r 1)ui ii t It Ii Stusie ittisi 'I.'IIIM her SID > IIY , Neb. , June 'l.-tSpecial Telo. g ram- daring assault was made upon M iss Genevieve Iloag , cashier of th l'nclflc H otel company , at 0 o'clock thIs morning. T he young Woman was posting her books In t he office when a man stepped in anti said , " I--n yeti , give roe that money front the c ash drauen or I will kill you , " She stepped b uck aiiil with that he struck her on the teni- p ie with a large stone. She fell dowit along- i ilc th lunch counter , blood gushing from t he wound , Sounds of sonteone approaching m ade the fellow skip out and he escaped , n ot , however , until he hat rushed in anti s tolen two rIngs oft her fingers. After Miss hl oag became conclous she descrIbed the fe ilow , who was In all probability a trnnmp. A iosso Is now hunting him and arresting e very tramp In sight and they will be held fo r i'lentiflcatiort , The city Is ranch excIted a nd if the scoundrel is caught the people m ay take his punishment upon themselves. MIss thing has been here nhout seven w eeks , having come direct. from Chicago to a ccept a situation with the l'acUlc hotel m anagement. A strict search was InstItuted for Mist B ong's asinilaiit , but up to a late hour to. n ight he has not yet been apprehended , S everal tramps are In Jail awaitIng identi- fl catlon , but none seem to tally with her de- s cription. The young woman has been tIe- , li rlous all day , but her excellent constItutIon g ives the doctor speedy hopes of her re- c oveny , . t'tit , ) , , - lit lti'I Icyiii' . IIELLE\'UE , Neb. , June 7.-Speclal-- ( ) A i the graduating class of Hellevue college b oasts but one member this year , a unique e ntertainment was given by the visiting a lumni , assisted by Mrs. ICetchum-flakin , O maha , Misses Julia Stephens. Linneus , Mo. , M ary Lawrence antI some of the underl g raduates , instead of the time honored class ti iuy exercises. The selections were all t aken front well known American writings a nd were rendered in costume. The program opened with music by Misset C onner and Lucas , followed by a recitation " Way Down East , " by Mrs. Dakln. Then c aine a scene from "Seven Oaks , " another r ecitation , "Jes Fore Chnismus. " Miss Amy Watts. and the rending of greetings from a bsent alumni. John Alden and I'risctlla , n ext sought the favor of the public ; an cx- q uislte vocal solo by Miss E. C. Palmer was I s ucceeded by a droll presentation of the in- t reduction of Topsy to Miss Ophella. No s ooner had they departed than Aunt Sn- u iantha appeared to explain why womea s hould be allowed "To Sit on the Confert e nce. " A piano iota , a graceful presenta- t ioit of the courtship of Hiawatha , nod a . r ecitation , " 110w Grandma Went to the fl aIl , " were the next numbers on the pro- g ram. Then "Uncle Remus" appeared to t ell the tale of 'lirer Rabbit" and "hIrer . Wolf ; " Zingala , the Gypsy , turned to the f uture for her inspiration , Mrs. flakin gave a humorous selection from "Tramp Abroad ; " a vocal solo by Miss Stephens , anti the en- t ertaloment ended ttith the singing of 'AuluI I Lang Sync , " led by Miss Lawrence. SCHUTLEFI , Neb. , June 7.-Speclnl.- ( ) - T ime graduating exercIses of the Scimuylei r 1 11gb school were held last evening , Then t four graduates : MIsses Pearl Ireni Edgar , Sarah Louise Phelps , Margare C O rlinison and Frank Kopac. 'i'ekai inlt's Flit .i'lItIoiIil Affairs. TEKAMAII , Neb. , Juno 7.-Speclal.----A ( ) t t he meeting of the school board last nigh t t he ietition which varr presented to th b oard at its last meetIng , asking that a ape - c ml eletioa be called to 'oto bonds to t. b uilding a new school house , was laid anti a s it was not rightly drawn and tackcd thi r equlrc-d number of signers. The petitloi wilt be redrawn and moore signatures oh - t amed. This school district now has $1.50 0 O n hand , with all debts paid , and will huv C a bout $2,000 on hand by the time school I S o pened In the fall. This is the best condi - t ion in which this district has been for a number of years and does away with th . I maity arguments that the Tekamah school . . c annot be maintained in good stantlini without the license money received fran I s aloons , as Tekamah has been withou t s aloons for the last year and the school len ; I , wits the lightest this year It has been fo r a bag time. The board also elected II. C Langley of Decatur to fill the vacancy cause ri I by the nesignitlon of H , E. Grotho as princi lint of the grammar department. ! hirit'd I , l.IgisiiIa. IDGAR , Neh , , June 7.-Special.- ( ) - . Lightning struck a barn belonging to l'ete r ' Ilures , three miles east of Edgar , during Lb 0 rain yesterday afternoon , killing two horset I. knocking down four more and a young man I , Fred Ziegler , who was at. work In the stab ) C attending the horses. The barn was set o a fire and burned , with two harvesters , SO 0 ' bushels of cats anti some other minor fart Ii impteinentL Total value of property de - I stroyed , $1,200. Insurance , $300. $ The youu g milan ant ) the four horses that were knocke il ulowa were rescued. 1r'iitty iuijiir.'d. NIIIIItASICA CITY , Neb. , Juite 7.-Spc ( ! - cial.i-hierbert , , the 4-year-old son of Elme I , Hall of Julian , was fatally injured yester - I day by a tall from a horse , The sharp hoc tf struck the child's head , crushing the akul i. Lewis A. Funk , a young man who cam , e hero a short time ago and secured employ , - ment at the Argo Manufacturing conrpan P. taken into custody today by an 0111cc r front Ciarkbvtfle , hod. , upon the charge c it seluction , Funk accompanied the oltIct z. without requisition papers. Court at Fnlrt.ur , FAlRIiIJitNeb. . , Jutie 7.-Special.- ( ) - DIstrict court was in sessIon today , JticIg I.cttou presiding.'ahter NorrIs , who wit : arrested last treek on the charge of break ; . lug into Reeder's photograph rooms an ii stealing mu camera and other goods , ideade d guilty and received a sentence of one yea Lr in the hicahtentiery. Mrs. Claudine Sinit ii was granted a decree of divorce front Lu t- the'r Ii , Smith , and a similar order we , s litade In the stilt of Dora A. Cain againi It James V , Cain , ill , , . Zisstiiistly iCltIi'.I , IODGE , Neb. , June 7.-Special-A ( ) $ t- year-eli ) son of Peter Dierks , lIving bout ii of here , was instantly killed yesterda ; V. The boy was unhitching a team ( rota U wagon and had the truces all down but or te when the train became frightened en ml started to nun , throwing the boy down. V me 'sheets of the wagon passed over his hen d anti life taa extinct almost If not instant ) ; I" J UDc1\ii1T \ ; ACAINST 1HLTO E z.Oil Inspecthr held to Owe the tAth Over Six Thousand Dolltui , E UGENE MOORE CASE IN DISTRICT COURT l lrontcli-3io.rrs Case niisl htnieniab .l ntIniiiip. Case .uit htenclie.t In the Sttirciise Court , LINCOLN , June 7-Special ( Telegram.- ) T he case of Lime State against hilton In ( Ito d istrict court went to the jury at 1 0 o'clock this forenoon , the in- s tructioris of the court leaving p ractically nothing to decide except I t he amount of Interest due on th money ; h ilton owcs the state. The jury in a short t ime brought in a verdict against hilton , t he amount being $ lD46. The stilt was for m oney collected while Hilton was state oil I nspector. Tue Eugene Moore case will be taken up b y the district court thIs afternooii or to- m orrow morning. I In the supreme court this forenoon a nums b et of minor eases were submitted. The m otion In the Droatch-Moores case was not r eached , The Home for the F'riendless case . a nd ( he hearing in the Itosewater-hiolcomb m andamus proceeding are toward the last of t he call and will not. come up till tomorrow o r Thursday. Judge Post appeared before the court this m orning in the case of Duosman against I lale , a railroad subscrIption controversy f rent Platte county. In the course of his an- g ument he said that there had beeii an end- l ess Procession of attorneys in this case in t he last nine years , citing the following who a ppeared urn one side or the other previous t o their election to olflce : Senator Alien , J udge Sullivan , Judge Munger , Judge Itoh. i nson nod Judge Albert. The attorneys in t he cane now are tx-Judge Post on the one s ide and Reed and Rceler on the other. ltnre liii In. TRENTON , Neb , , June 7.-Special.- ( ) More than one tacit of rota fell here this morning. Hail is the only- thing that. can p revent one of the largest yields of entail pg rain ever known in this section of the state. GENE'A , Neb. , June 7.-Special.-Yes- ( ) t ertitty an Inch and a halt more of rain fell , with considerable hail 00(1 winil , doing con- s iderble damage to fruit and to the wheat fields. Over eight and one-half incites of r ain has ( alien within a week. Cellars are flooded anti hundreds of acres of mmmd arc u nder water. Last night the Freinont , 111k- horn & Missouri Valley evening mall train f ailed to arrive on account of submerged t racks and bridges washed away. LOUISVILLE , Neb. , June 7.-Special- ( ) h am began falling here yesterday about I noon and has continued most of the after- noon. All crops are doing well. Corn is a l ittle backward but very trong and healthy l ooking. Wheat fields are immense. IIUMIIOLDT , Neb. , June 7.-Special.- ( ) A heavy rain storm reached this section at 4 o'clock this afternoon , accompanied by a light hail storm and strong electrical ills- play. It is ( eared that the Neinaha may o veritow its banks and growing crops-espe- d ully the wheat-are thought to be con- s iderably damaged. Down trains were tie- l ayed by' reason of the track north of this c ity being under water and the section crew with a hanticar came ahead from Table Rock to see that the track remained in place. During the storm yesterday afternoon the house of John 1-1. Spooks. in the north port of the city , was struck by lightning and considerably damaged. No one was seriously - ously injured , though members of the fain- t hy Present were severely shocked. I"I ( ) Three and a half inches of waterhave fallen s ince ( ho evening of June 3. Thia remark- , able fall of water has been general over ( Josper county. The crop prospects are im- menso and the only damage is that the ' wheat and oats will become too thick and , r ank and fall down. Corn , on account of c eel tteatber , is backward but is a fine ! stand. \1NSIDE , Neb. , Juno 7.-Speclal.- ( ) Farmers are cultivating corn , but find this work retarded by the frequent and pouring mitts ; ntall grain is showing eect of too much rain anti oats are turning yellow , while there is fear of rust on the wheat. Corn also looks yellow , but the warm weathcr we are having now will doubtless bring this latter crop on in good shape ; the rains have washed out some of the corn , , necessitating replnnting , and mud in out roads is sometimes up to the hub , but this ' soon disappears under the influence of our strong winds and sunshine. Crop prospects Just now are not very good in this section. TEKAMAII , Neb. , Juno 7.-Special.- ( ) . This county Is still having a large amount of rainfall and mud. The rain here has been ' heavier this spring than it has been for e number of years. JUNIATA. Nb. , June 7.-Special.-ThE ( ) ! heaviest rainfall ever seen here fell yester . day. Some used a ferryboat to cross to their business in the central part of town A heavy hail storm northeast of town did much damage. IILAIIt , Neb. , June 7.-Speclal.-Wash. ( ) . I tngton county is getting more rain than ii t ticeded alid farmers report an extra heav r growth of straw and fear rust may set in . F'ruit is in excellent condition , Cherriei I vill be ripe in about two weeks. Pros. . peels for raspberries and blackberries an excellent. SCHUYLER. Neb , , Juno 7.-Spccial.- ( ) - Title vicinity is beginning to suffer Iron t rain , there having been excesively lieav r falls almost daily or nightly during severn I days past , an inch on so of rain beIng a light fall , while oftentimes over two inche a have fallen. Small grain plainly shows it iii effects , some fields being already until lodged , some spoiled from water standlnt thereon and ninny not showing the healthl r condition they should , Much of the tori t washed out. , many fields were replanted many that should have been cannot be ant I much of the corn that is up Is getting cx . ceedingiy foul. DIIALSIIAW , Neb. , June 7.-Speclal.- ( ) - Title vicinIty was visited yesterday after - the litciviest nainfah IL has ha' ' since the cyclone of June 3 , 1890. It I a estlntated that fuliy four inches of wale r fell . in about fifteen minutes , The counir ; y " .as conipletely flooded. Corn fields are i 1 cush a condition that it will be several ( lay S before farnters can resume cuttvating ! , Lb - cola ( reek On the north and llc'aver crec it the south are both out of thbr banks , SIDNEY , Neb. , June 7.-Special ( Tele grarn.-Another ) heavy rain fell here to - day. The first crop of alfalfa is now beini cut. All small rairi is looking fine. Buf - ( ala grass is about eight inches hIgh.'er : r little rater has been used through the br - rigatlng canals so far this season. iClileit I , LItttitlsiiiir. IIAI1ItISON , Neb. , June 7.-Special ( Tele _ gram.-Durlng ) a local shower here ins t evening lightning struck the house of Mar - etcher liros. , passed through the buiidin1 g and into the hank building adjolniag an LI LIg out through the front window , shatterini g the glass and striking two men that wer e standing by the wizidow talking , klliing on' ' mu and badly Injuring the other , Burt Dew S the tuna that waa kilied. Ni-nrl hluttercil it , DIIATRICE , Neb. , June 7-Special ( Teli k grant.-A ) man giving the name of Jasp r Sykes , whose borne is in Clatonba , wa s rescued Irons barn by the polIce lode I almost battered to death. A horse trath n , of this city , named Tom Wilson , wea ar . - rtsted &i bia assailant. Sykes was unabi ; e - I to give a ertherent acetnint of the trouble , I bro cnlms that Wthon , after beating him , ro bbed him of 60. Pift.4wo dollars In c ash , together with ' Sykes' and h is pocketbook , wP'e fotmuiit Wilson. Some , o f the money was coverflltth blood. cb on was hlt on a cliare o highway rob. b ony , , , I , Qrrti.1 " ( ' , GI1ANI ) ISLAND , Neb.,4slne 7.-Special. ( ) - The commencement exercises of the Oranti I sland college have ben Jp progress thIs w eek , In connection thqvith there has a lso been the annual mIiaieriai institute of at t he Baptist clergymen ofIJiastnte , of whom t here are quite a nUn1hqntln , attendance , tL L ast evening the annualttontest antong the I st udents of the college for. the Patterson p rize was held , , The 1.rizri were awarded n. e fo1iows } 'lrt. Mls Corn 11. higgins ; s econd , W. Albert Davist 'LIrd ' , Ira S. Car- th en. The lieu county teachirs' Institute was o pened yesterday mornIng with a fair at- t endance. An oiganlsation which line for Its purpose t he providing of literature 00(1 flO enierg- e ncy ( unit for the arand hebaitti company at I C hicknmnauga ts'as onganizeti last night. with ht et' . A , N. Morgan as president , George 1 ! . Ih arber as vice president , S. N. Wolbach he s econd vice presldcnt , Rev , T. C. Clark as s ecretary and II. S. Vernon as treasurer. A 0 c ommIttee was appointed to draft a con- e titution and by-laws , also a committee to s elicit funds. lrILliiiir Illitir 1terilts. IILAIII , Nob. , June 7.-Special.-Cnp- ( ) t am Don \'andensen is busy drilling cona- p any 11 of the Third regiment , anti await- i ng the mustering officer , who is expected a t any time. The company now is full , 106 a nd about thirty other applications to fill v acancies that may occur in sonic failing t o pass ( lie examination. The BlaIr military band , consisting of t wenty-two pieces , made applicatIon to go a s the oflicial band of the Third regiment. A fter canvassing the members of the batiti l ast night it was founti that all the single i nca arc anxious to go anti several of the m arried men , hut their wives put a quietus o n It and it is probabid the project wili f all through. Mustered I , . . WINSIDE , Neb. , June T.-Specinl---TIie ( ) f ollowing boy's have been musteretl into c ompany G , Third regiment of Nebraska v olunteers : Harry lirower , Bert tirower , I t. E. Ijenser , Tim Casey , V. ' . Dix , M. Dix , I I. I'icknrd , W. F' . Luth , W. Reese , 1' . Mad- s ea , John Ilyatt , - Jensen anti harry Nettleton. Of these TInt Casey has been a ppointed as a sergeant and It. E. Heuser a s a corporal anti they are itil ready to go when called anywhere that Uncle Sam may wish. Cb'I'lr.'n's in 11'tcrelse' . . HUMBOLDT , Neb. , June 7.-Spccbal.--- ( ) p T he Christian church people helti children's d ay exercises at their church on Sunda. e vcliing. A nice literary and musical pro- g ram suitable to the occasIon was rendered. The local Epworth league chapter is pre- l ) aring for the coining district Epworth l eague convention of the Nebraska City tlbs- t rict , to be held in this'cIti 'on Julie 14 to 1 6. A large flUniber of visitors will be in . a ttendance. .5. 1Iit'rotel , inenis of " ( ) .t 'thiiIIy , " DAKOTA CITY , Neb.1 June 7.-Specinl. ( ) - The Miseouri river is agairiuakbng ( right- ( oh encroachments alou , thin east line of t he town and has compelieIMayor William Lahrz to put a force of1meu at work clear- l og his premises of the ITes upon It , and may yet , result this scasoq , in compelling h im to remove his buildnge If the present h eavy cutting continuqs it vill be but a s hort time until the school iroperty will be i n danger. I t hiegree ot iillrttfleers. TRENTON. Neb. , . T he degree of honor of the Aneent Order o f United Workmen of 'th0 pinch has e lected the following 'Officers for the ensu- i ttg year : Mrs. 0. E. Reynolds. chief of h onor ; Mrs. M. H. Yerrick , lady of honor ; Mrs. W. H. Thorniiill , chief of ceremonies ; Mrs. J. 13. Morgan , receiver ; Miss Alice J ones , financier ; Mrs. . . A. 1. Taylor , re- c order. J'ralntte Lilci tiilt. SCHUYLER , Neb. , June 7.-Speclal.- ( ) . T he culmination of a bitter personal fight o f long standing between F. C. Relnecke of t he Schuyler Heraltl and John C. Sprecher . o f the Quill is likely to be a libel suit , b rought by the latter against the Conner , ' f or the publication last week at a direct : c harge that several years ago the editor of t he QuliI struck a Mrs. Wilsaatch. ' 1'iI ii ( 'ii rrbcs 'l'rluIIs 't'st. FAIRIIIJRY , Neb. . June 7-Sieciai.-i ( ) , speclat tralit over the Rock Island went . west Sunday night about midnight with fourteen ears , carrying a regiment of lowi L volunteers front Des Moines , Ia. , to San ' FrancIsco , on their way to the Phiiippbnc i islands. They were greeted by a. lurgu i crowd of Fairbury people notwithstanding ; the Into hour. II 1gb SL'IIIifll G risiltiflhe's. WISNER , Nob. , Juno 7.-Speciai.-Tht ( ) eighth annual graduating exercises of ( hi i Wisner 111gb sehool were held last night . The names of those graduating and receiv . ing dIplomas are : Misses Nellie Ricliardeon , Adelaide II. Deily , Mabel A. Mansfield ' helen M. Leahy , Charles M. Rolfeon , Ralph I and Edgar Allen. ! ( , , for 'rrjil , NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , June 7.-Spe ( . cial.-Anton Oloystein , who was lodged ii the county Jail about two weeks ago upot the charge of the homicide of George Smith a horse trader of Syracuse , was gbvcn irehiniinary hearing in the county comm today and held to await the action of ha S district count. Child lliiti'ii liy ItultIsiiiiItc. SIDNEY , Neb. , Juite 7.-Sp.ial ( Tele gram-The ) infant son of Carl Traxupe , liv Pig twenty miles northeast of here in thu a German settlement was bitten in ( lie too t by a rattlesnake this morliiimg , The chili was brought here and iier9c treatment wa 5 aIministercl and time little fellow is no doing well. 3Iuisuai Ii' Ziiiiki ) ulIei'rs , OSCEOLA , Neb. , Junit'7-Spccinl.-Os ! ( ) ceola lotige No , 65. Anl.riFiut Free and Ac Cepted Masons , at. tlmelnt1it ( meeting electe the following ofticers f1he ensuing Ma sonic yearrV. . Iii. , JticiiArth It. Genge S.V , , Lee K. MeGaw ; I.1Wf , Laneon Sha secretary , George L. i1verltt'treasurer , lion ace F. henderson , tcfit'r I"niiIP ) I'qi1ijiit'it. TEKAMAII , Neb. , 4n 7.-Speciai.- ( ) The amily of Phil McDonal , a farmer liv - bag eight miles 'west tiis city. is in a critical conditIon , bavizg.Leen , poIsoned b , trichlna ( torn eating saiige. 1"or a thu four of them were not Rp5tetI to live , bu it at present slight hopes f qieir recovery an 0 entertained. Serihpier 1.0.1mm IIh'e'hs Ollicers , SCRIDNER , ' Neb. , Juno 7.-Special ( , ) ' - Scribner lodge , No , 132 , Masons , held thel r- annual meeting last Wednesday night an the following otilcers were elected : Ale x Ross , master ; E , C. hums , senior warden I. James Iii , Heaver , junior warden ; 0 , 1 . hJiels , treasurer ; George Foster , fecretar ; . SI t vu 1lismJ isn ( hiiu lion nil , TEKAMAH , Neb. , June 7.-Speciab. ( ) ' - The city council bore is in session as a n equalization board , having convened yel 5. terday trorning nut adjourned to today. A large nbmber of the taxpayers of this prt i cinch who beli ye themselves unjustly taxe ' 4 are waking a grand kick. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1b \ VEATLIER CROP BULLETIN Week Warm end Wet. ani't ' ravob1o to Growth of' Weeds. S MALL GRAIN GENERALLY GROWING RANK T oo Mimeli MoIsture' for lIst Itesil * ' . , liti I'roinlsi' St ill ( ln.i-Conii Nee't. Cul tivitt luff in 'itnst Cilil ii- ties of the State. iJntto4 States Department of Agriculture , c limate and crop service of the tveatiier b ureau , weekly crop bulletIn of the No- bd raska sectton for the week coiling Mon- d ay , June 6 , ISPS , at S a. ai.h Ititinfall hnrt for week ending S a. in. , J Ulie C. 1rze - /uJ T The Inst week has been warm , with very h eavy showers on the last three days of ( Ito w eek. The average tinily temperature excess r angctl front 3 to 4 degrees. The utaximunt t empenature.s for the week weno 00 degrees o r but slightly below , anti the ntlniniumn \ vere between 45 antI 50 degrees. The rahufall hins been about norIital in the W estern counties and exceedingly heavy in t he eastern hiatt of the state , ranging ( noun t wo anti a hialf inches to over four inches. The last week has been very favorable for ( lie growth of all crops. Small grain is n uaking an exceptionally rank growth- r ather too rank a growth for the best. pros- p ect of a large yield.'inter wheat has l edged slIghtly in mauty countIes , but as y et no material damage has resulted and t he crop continues lit fine condition. The h ntlleations are for a very large crop of tiny. G rass in pastures is excellent and cattle on r anges are doing exceedingly well. The warm , dry weather the first days of ( lie tveck was very favorable for ( be growth o f corn , and during this leriod the cultiva- ( ion of corn rushed rapidly forward. Most of the corn is up , but a few fields arc y et implanted , The stand of corn is gen- ob rally gootl. Cultivation has been delayed b y rain in eastern counties and many fieitls a re getting very weed ) ' . Iteport by counties : Stiti tliez.steri St'L't Iiii , hlutler-Spning Wheat anti oats out hot- t orn lands uuuost too rank ; corn fields get- t ing weetly and too wet to work. Case-Fail wheat nail oats lodging ; some ' hay exceptionally good ; timothy hteading ; clover iii bloom ; corn about all up. Clny-W'hieat and rye heading ; corn start- bug nicely ; stanti very' good anti cultivation aii advanced. Fillmore-Sinnll grain injured by heavy rain and itt places by hail. Gage-Wheat imended anti making bIg growth and will be injured by continued Wet \vcather ; cant small , but looking nice. hamilton-Small grain very heavy ; corn an excellent tnnd and vctrv weedy ; ( ante grass rutakiug heavy growth. Jeflerson-Stand of corn gcncraliy good anti cultivation in progress ; wheat and oats doing well. Johnson-Wheat generally in very fine ' condition , but come fields lodging ; soui toni to plant yet ; some fields of corn very weedy. Lancaster-Wheat beaded anti prospect , for big crop ; oats and rye equally as good ; corn a good stand and cultivation in ping- real' . Nemaha-Wheat very rank and some lotlg- i ng ; corn on lowlands in a weedy , yellow condition ; on uplands doing fairly well. ' Nuckolls-Corn not nil planted ; sonic cut- ( muting corn ; hay and grain of all kinds splendid ; wheat beading out. Otoe-ltyc in hiossomn anti wheat heading ; potatoes fine ; corn coming up rapidly ant ] much cultivated ; hay and clover fine. Pawnee-Wheat rank growth and lodging quite badly ; some in bloom ; oats growing fast ; corn good stand and cultivation being pushed , Polk-Some ( iamago to small grain by l edging ; wheat nearly all headed ; corn very weedy. Richardson-Wheat growth very rank anti some lodging ; corn on uplands growing . vcii ; caine corn on lowlands not lulanted yet. Saline-Wheat headed out ; small grain L looking well ; nifalimu anti clover floe ; core about all planted ; fields getting weedy , Saunders-Small grain of all kinds grow . ing rapidly and lodging somewhat ; cert growing anti some fields getting very weedy Sevard-Small grain looks promising . but of rank growth ; some oats lodging ; ; corn cultivation huas roadq rapid progress. Thayer-Smahl grain doing veil ; con planting about finished ; some replantint done ; corn that is up a fair stantl. York-Fall wheat heading anti some heIdi lodging badly ; oats making large growth coruu doing well. but some fields quite vcedy Nirtiienstern Sect iiui. Antelope-Small grain growing very rank ; ; rye heading out ; corn up antI cultivatior begun ; nil crops in exceptionally good con dition. Hoyt-Wheat making enormous growth nail lodging iii sonic places ; corn good stanm I and cultivation begun ; all small grain thici C anti rank. hiturt-Fine growing week ; corn soot stand and cultivation under way , Cedar-Small grain and grass look well : AN OPERATION AVOIDED. _ _ Mrb. Rosa Gaum Writes to Mrs. Plnltham About it. Sbo Says : flEAn Mite. l'I.tgiIar-I : talco picas- tire in writing ou n few lInes to inform - form you of the good your Vegetabme Counponuiti has done ate. I Caflhunt titanic 'omt enough for what your incd'm- cIttO tins clone for itie ; it has , indeed , helped hue wonderfully. j notlitugeould inn biL to go under an operation : Iii speaking with a friermul of mine nlicttt 1t she recoinmuentierl Lydia E. Plnlchiain'us Vegetable Compounti , say- lug sIte linewitwonldcure ale. I then sent for your medicine , 00(1 after talc- log thrc'e bottles of It , time tumor ills- appeared. Oh 'ou do not know luosy touch good your medIcine line done m. ; r t.hiail rc'coinmnemui It , to nil suffering - ing Ivonien.-Mrs. ItosA ( LtUM1 720 Wail St , Los Angeles , Cal , Time great amid unvarying succesa of Lydia 11. Itlnichumn's Vegetable Coin- poutid in relieving every derauugeunent of the female organs1 demonstrates it to be the inoderci safeguard of wo. man's ImnlpIness and bodily strcntIt. More than a million 'ms'omucn have been benefiteilbyit. 4 1' Every woman who needs advice about 1mev licaith is invited to write to Mrs. Piuihamn , at Lynn , Maas. r ye beetled , cathy-planted corn i.eitig cuttl. Y rmtCtl , sonic tThinrmgo to cant by virt'wontits , ( 'olfax-Small graIn very rank , sonic oats b ilging , corn growing nIcely , but rather s mall , grass a large growth. t'mmntiiig-heat , oats anti grasses ate gs toalng rapidly ; corn up altil Iook well , s onic being etiltit ated ; small grain bilgIng c ollie , 1)nkotttitouiuo wheat iodgcui ; much COrO h as been tulti'nttl. Dixnuu-Vhieat imntl rats ulobng well , also g rass anti fruit ; a little too mooch rain for c onui on bottom lands. Dodge-Paine Iiteu1 corn will be replanted , m it hunch corn latitkiiig raphti growtiu goal s tand of corn anti beets. Lougirms-Suuiail grain growing too fast a nd lodging , lioit-Tlit' hay crop will be ilunuense ; cat- tiw e nit ranges doing finely ; come ( lantago by w ashing of heavy talus ; count' corn to ; inttt. Knox-Sniall gm'oiii eeii steeled ; altalla il oilig nicely. Mnuiiuim--5iutnlI grain line done t elI , sonic s omali ontotitut lodget ; corn anti sugar beets a goal aloud , i'ivree-Conui niul grain batliy washed in S elute Places by heavy rain , Platte-Small grain very rank anti lotigitug ; t'tu orui has mantle good growth ; grass niutl tu ietitlowa exceiicitt , tub Sarpy-Timothuy lucaulitig ; early potatoes iii b loom ; lntC-plntetl corn growing ralilly' ; o ats iulu(1 iltpitt lirontlee a big crop , Stauiton-\'imcimt very heavy anti lotiging , r ain is interfering with ( anti ork ; the flt ehls are too wet to permit successful cut- t ivatiomu , flc TIuurptomi-'iut'nt intti oats very' rank ; c orn growing fmmst. W'aehuingtnn-Siiinli grain growing too fast ; s onic hay being cut. Way'ne-Soune grain rank uniul good color ; c orn doing nell nutd cmiltivation begun , Ceuitritt ieeIIn , Booute-F'ine growing veek ; corn an cx- c clleutt stahid ; cultivation iii lirogress. hiulfaio-Coriu is gron hag finely anti ittuch c ultivated ; small grain iouigiuug solute. Custer-ltyo lieatllutg omIt anti spnilug t heat g rowing fast ; corn up. GarIleltI-Waruti week ' ' 'ery' favorable for c reps , especially' corn. flrceie3'-All crops itt the fluiest of coiidi- t ioru. hall-Corn looktuig extra flue : rye bend- i ng ; oats very imea'y anti unity lodge if heavy m iii continues. hiownrd-V.'inter wheat growing ropiull ) ' ; I alfalfa ready to cut anti a good croit ; win- t er wbent lodgiutg siighutly ; corn a good S ( anti. Mernick-SinalI grain , grass amid gardens doing well ; corn weedy. Naitce-Corn alt plaittemi , but tint Iooktutg very good ; entail grain in floe shinpe , Siuenuian-Corn about an average stanmi ; cultivation general ; spring gratut varies ; soiuio fieltis extra tIne nmutl other grmtimu short attd yellow. \'niicy-Small grain so rank it is begin- nhug to lodge ; torn cultivation in progress ; Borne fields 'ery weedy. Sotit itt'stt'rn Seet 11,11 , ) , tiams-000tl growing week ; crops look- b og fine. Chase-Corn growing fast ; sauna corn to plant yet. Duzttiy-Smaii grain doing vcll ; toni looks fair ; cultivation begun. FranklIn-Fall whient all headed out ; very favorable tveek. Frontier--Small grain looking well ; corut mmli planted anti much up ; alfalfa reatly to cut ; fall wheat anti rye hteatilng mit. Funuins-Sunail grain doing finely ; corn weedy no.1 . backward ; cent alfalfa cut ; fine crop ; winter wheat lodging some. Gosper-V.'heat . autil oats very rank growth ; toni all lilanted n'id coining nicely ; millet and cauue are being sown. Harlan-All kinds of email grout tioing first elites ; corn a little backward because of wet weather ; fruit ProsPects gooti , Hayes-Oats , wheat and rye look tine ; corn all p1antd. hitchcock-Rye headed ; fall wheat beginning - ning to head ; corn growiuug fast ; spring wheat never hooked bettor than now. lCearoey-Favorable week for gnowtiu 01 entail grain , grass anti potatoes ; corn growing - ing well and a good stand , but cultivation ' delayed. Perkins-Corn has made rapid growth ; ; frail ; promises good yield. Phelps-Wheat alui oats doing nicely ; gen . orally good stand of corn , but getting weedy . and too wet to cultivate. ited W'iliow-Small grain of all kinds ii I splendid condition ; much of the corn up ; I solute few planting yet. Webster-Fall wheat headed out , core I cultivation general. % 'estt'rit * iitd ? 6rthit'eDiherli Si'ct i.iis . IJoz Butte-Small grain doing well ; hoc ) cool for corn. hirown-Smali cram continues to do well ; too cool for corn. feud-Corn planting finished and cuitiva- tioa begun. 4 Keya Paha-Wheat growing fast ; corn all planted. Rock-Rye , wheat and hay fine ; somu . . corn yet to plant. Scotts Ihluff-Corn coming up well ; sinai I grain and alfalfa growing rapidly ; tuifnlfi I nearly ready to cut ; pastures excellent. Siotix-A favorable week , hut a little coo I for corn. 0. A. LOVELANI ) , Section Director , Lincoln , Nob. loil Potiliti. FAIRI3URY , Nob. , June 7.-Special.- ( ) The body of Claude iilornis , vlio wam drowned in the river last Fnitlay , was fount I yesterday about a utile below where hi i wont to swimming. . TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAS1 IiltII.'tit jtre'i'Iimi it ' .Viil lie ii I I'nir Dna' iii NeIrnslsn , itim 'urinito % 'iiids. WASHINGTON , .Iuno 7.-Forecast foi - Wednesday ; For Nebraska and Kansas-Fair ; varia- tile winds. For Missouri-Fair , except showers it eastern portions ; variable winmis. : For Iowa-Generally fain ; light vaniablc winds. For South Daicota-Fair ; northerly winds . For Wyoming-Fair ; variable winds , be' . conuing westerly. I 'ili guarante that my IIheumatistm ( .hure will relieve hum- lingo. sciatica end alL chicuinuttic phtus l two or three hours , and cure in a few. ' days. / MUNYON , At sill druggists. 25e , a 'tiril , Unid , to health anti intuit. cal advice ( u-ce. It.4)5 Arch at. , Phila. L DUFFY'S PURE MALT WllLKY ALL DRUCCIST8I - --s- The Ladies' Lepartrnent ) of the New Hygiene Institute 1,9 flOW open for busines.t , anti fully equipped titii two new apparatus for giving the most healthful , hIL'nsimig baths known to the .ivorld. The INSTITUTE has among its patrons , the best known Italics In Outualta. We ask you to give it a trial o two baths at least , anti if it is not found ne represotuted , we will refund your ntoncy' . Rooms Ne' ' , Qliarters , 216-218-220 Bee Building New HyOlene lost. R'R'H PAIN CURED IN AN INSTANT For hc'ndnvlue ( wiuethc'r sib or itervoluS ) , toothache , neuralgia , nheulntmthimn , Imumbtigo , IttiIui itutti vt'rmkttess in hit ttmck , ii dite or k Id neys , iulmiuis ( I roti nil t lie I iver , p cu nay , uuwt'hiiutg of the joints nul miii's of ttii kintls , the ttpjhicmtion , of Rmmtlwny"mi ltetttiy iteiief will umnord iuiuineiihmte ease , imitti its contlituod use for a few days effect it unancuit cure. cure.A A CL liii FOIL .tii , Summer Complaints. A ltaH to a teaspoonfql cf Reatly Itehief itt IL half tumbler of vnter repeated its often - ten xis the tiiaclinrgemt eontfutut' , itnl , a han. itel saturated with heady Iteilef Placed over the stontach anti bowels wiii itirorti irnruuedhato Relief anti soomt effect a cure. Internally-A half to a temiepoonful in half it tumbler of % 'nter viii in a few nib- mites cure Cramps. SIusnts. Sour Stiurtuachi , Nausea , Vomitiiig , J ieai'tbunru , Nenvotus- ness , Sick hIemtlzmche. 1"iatmulency and 'all Internal pitiits. 1iPalrh , . lit It' ' . ' % uiu'hiuis Puriiis Cure , ! 1111(1 I'recimfed , 1'rie Uc' tier l.uttie.t'niI.I l , ' druggists 1)11. ILAI'IVAI' & ( So. . a : ; Illuit Street. New 'orit. I blpJ , ? os EIThER L Ulitill a , Tutu t'emdy beIng In. . joetect directly to the - neat of tlotio diseutsea 0 r time Gonito. Uriszary G dII G Organsroqulres no _ . Change of diet. Cure - - - - tguarnnteed In 1 to 0 , days. itmrihlplnlnpack T'rt by mall , 81.00. " c . & , Sold only by Myers ZIllion lJriig Co. , 5. El , Corner l6tlm a iiil inril in SI. ; . , Onu.mlmii , Neb , ChIehrlitr'm Entij&h Diamond flrs. & E1NYROYAL PILLS aAc. Orlgtnai ll..7. .i.d rti.t.ts. fl.ly Oeautae. Lt lit ulrggll f.r C5OPg.lr a R..1i,5 t ) . . . , , . . . m.d Dr..d II SLed $14 0.U - . b,1e4. sinl,4 itb 1.1. . rIbba. Take . * no other , Rep. , . dang.rr , . , ubnn. . SIeiU , . end O.itno.u ( , At iirujgtii. , t I4 Li. , . . le t.mpi to . .rtlell.rl , IltiIll&ll lad " itlitt to. . . . Sian. so ooo T.t.ie. Ic 1.0. , . p. I . , , , CbIebe.terC&1..leaiVi.tadI. . , . . 5qiaa. , uuY THE Ei1IUIW SYRUP OF FIGS ' , . MNU7AcTUflED DY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. IJOTE TilE X&3rE. . THE OREGON COUNTRY. i\ratj it , Gi'ctt things vi1I halIen 011 the Colullibia river ai a result of the Sptnisli : war. 1arei are low-only $40.00 round trip betweeii Omaha and. Portland , Ore. \Tjsjtor to the ' 1'rtlls1rissi1s'lp1)i Industrial. Fair 5110111(1 take t1iii ti')1) ) without fail. . ' \\rt3 offer for 80 (1ayH ( tIfl3 following'of oilr own JI'ope1'tie3 adjacent to PojtiiL(1 at prices and on tel'lns tllbtt cianiiot fail to pleQ the prop- ei'ty 011CC 5C0111 Viz. , IL lOOO aci fal'llI with 350 aci'CH in wheat lleaI'ly i'eady to harvest-will yield lit least 10,000 1)1lS11C1s. A 50 acre beal"lhlg lI'Ulle oi'chai'd , with crop matll1'ihl , tiittvi1I ] IY 25 1)Cl' cent on cost. 500 acres p1 four-year-old orchard ill lots to suit , .7 A 300 acre dairy farm , A GO acre dbUl'y farlu , A variety of small places suitable for mixed fbu'Iniug. A S1)lChldi(1 site for shipyal'l and dock , con. 'enient for i'ail and water trallsportatiohl. rib larties dealing with us eu aiiy of t1ieio pFOJC1'tieS we allow all expenses of the round ti'ip. Prices on anything fixed oti the ground in opeIl competition. 'J1itles made clear and perfect in all dot.iills. STI3ARNS FRUIT LAND CO. , 275 Stark St. . I'OZ'tIRIld , Oro. Sco Oregon and Washington Exhibits. I -