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THE OMAHA DAILY" BEE : TIIUHSDAV , AP1UL 20 , 181)0. ) , AtE RECORD Official Figures from All Counties in the State Except Banrai. i _ _ _ _ STATISTICS COMPILED BY LABOR BUREAU During f.nM si | Mniithi of IMtS Tliprc Uc'ru ( Mil I'lirni MnrtKiiKP * Piled mill N7. S HHciimcil The LISCOLX , April 19. ( Special. ) The B ttf g facorJ for the state , as compiled by the labor bureau from all the counties except Banner , shows that during the last ilx months of 1S9S there were 6.411 farm mortgages filed , the total amount beini ; $ TOOI,2 18 Ther were 8.753 satisfied , amounting to Js.io7.H7 Si. The town and oily mortgages Sled amounted to Jl.OOS.- 313.60 , while the releases amounted to $3 , S3.200 61 , or almost double the tilings. The report on chattel mortgages was of course Incomplete for the reason that a large proportion of the mortgages of tills cla ? filed with the county clerks are never re leased. The compilation shows 3S.S39 filed , amounting to J21.51S.3SS , and I0.5JS re leased , amounting to $ D.019.33S. A comparative table Of the real estate mortgage figures for the seven years would tie as follows : Kited. Hel ased 1S02 . | ttS4i.S3 J1I.912.K7 1 3 . 3I601.11S K.17S,7 isei . n.sso.o :64S)0 1 3 . 23.753. M li 615.917 I8 H..t . Iiil746fi 1 .213.352 1W7 . 15fW)72l ) 22,215733 ISM. , . Il,303.'v 17,405.070 Tlitillgures for Douglas county , as given In the last report , show Karm mortgages illdd. 45I.6B7 ; released , J101.7SS , city mort gages Illcd. SSD0.106 ; released. J1.SIS.D01. This Is for the she months of 1S9S. A comparative statement of the real es tate mortgages in Douglas county. Including both farm and city , for the years 1S97 and 1S3S , would be as follows. , . Filed. S.itl lled. 18j . i . $1.9 .021 RRM.flSt 1S33 . _ 2 IJT.ol J 3.S3S.570 Tote's . mss.55 ! $7,3$2b33 These reports would Indicate that about one-fourth cf the mortgage business of the state is on Douglas county real estate , and that during 1S9S the amount satlstled was almost double the amount filed. DniiiKi or tiip At the meeting of the Board of Regents of the university yesterday afternoon sev ' eral matters of Importance In relation to > the government of the university received attention. The university senate was re established In the place of the general fac ulty. This senate will be composed of those professors only who are heads or acting heads of departments , and Its province will bo to consider the policy of the university , govern questions relative to legislative work und administer such other powers as have been heretofore delegated to the gen eral faculty. All questions will still be subject to the approval of the regents. The new plan will go Into effect at the begin ning of the next school > ear. Another step taken which is of Interest to the entire state was the organization of a university council This council will be composed of the chancellor of the univer sity , deans of all the schools and colleges , heuds of departments , secretary of the Board of Regents , heads cf colleges and de partments of all colleges in the state col lege union , principals of accredited high B'hooli , the heads of all state educational Institutions , the governor , lieutenant gov ernor , chief justice of the supreme court , speaker of the house , state superintendent of public Instruction and the Inspector of high schools Meetings will be held twice * rach year. Charter day and commencement time. On the suggestion of Chancellor MacLean the law school was permanently organized with a dean and three professors Dean Ueesu was placed at tte head with Henry H. Wllscn , Charles A. Robblns and Joseph U. Webster as Instructors In special br.Vncbes of the law. James H. Mclntosh of Omaha was announced as the lecturer for the spring term In place of Judge Munger wh so other duties demand his attention at this time. The Board of Regents met this morning with Regents ilorrill , Kenower , Wcston and Raw lings present. Later In the day Mr. Weston was called home to Hay Springs by a telegram announcing the serious 111- neis of bis daughter Regents Forrell and Gould arc absent , the former being confined at * homo with a case of mumps and the lat ter being held by the district court of his county. The legislature having made adequate pro- vlslcu ior maintenance of the art depart ment. It will nowbe entirely under the supervision of the university as are the other schools. During the last btennlum the art school has been merely .housed by the state , the Hajden Art club paying the In truders rather than see the work dropped. The annual budget was taken up this aft ernoon and the work of fixing salaries , plans for Improvements and general distri bution of the appropriation made by the legislature was begun. stntp Ilouxpotr . The State Board of Health held a meetIng - Ing at the otllce of the state superintendent today and appointed Dr. Wente of Lincoln as one of the secretaries of the State Dental Board to succeed Dr. O. F. Lambertson of Lincoln. The state house was graced by a wedding this evening. The contracting parties were William Johnson of Lincoln and Miss Laura Carlson of Greenwood , and the ceremony was performed In the rooms of the state superintendent. Only a few Intimate friends were present to witness the event , and the wedding dinner occurred at the residence of Superintendent Jackson , with whose family Miss Carlson has made her home for thp last two years. Up tn the present time about 100 schools i of the state have reported to the state su perintendent under the new free high school attendance act. and seventy of them are found to have fulfilled all the requirements DAM.UI > run T.vit AM ) PI : vTiir.its. VU-tliu of IIlH WlKhliorx' . \ > T | OM I > lliiifitpn Humiliation at ijtOOOO. OOALLALA , Neb , April 19 ( Special ) District court for Keith county opened at the court house Monday. Judge II M. Grimes en the bench Tuesday morning the case was called wherein Luolen C Mills , living on a farm In the eastern edge of Deuel county , was maltreated by his neighbors One evening in June 1S96 , about twenty cf his neighbors called at Mills' place and took him a short dUtance from home and Strlppad him and gave him a coat of tar nail feathers. The next da > eome of them brought Mills and his family to Big Springs He has since been living in North Plane. Mills brings suit against the parties for $10.000 damages and JS.SOO additional for doprlvlng him of his home. Some of the de fendants are prosperous cattle men , owning 34)1 ) to 100 head of cattle Mills was an old Settler iu the North river country and had losurretl the dUlike of the neighborhood. I'nrniPix l'nlliMTliilr I'loun. I.INWOOD. Neb. April IS. ( Special. ) Farmers are nearly through seeding small grain. The winter wheat In this section U nearly all killed and not over 10 per cent will make a full crop at the pr * nt out look. It will neceenltate a much larger acre- < < pe of corn bolus put In than was antici pated SCllfVI.En Neb April 19. ( Special ) Karirers in thU vl inlty have been making sirellcnt use of the time for seeding that has exli'cl fo. * n days This week will riojf.vfh all small grain In and everjbidy resdy f r rain The D Growers' association , also the Chicory Growers' association , are beginning builneM. the former with 1JO cres of ground n > 1 th" latter with fifty GENEVA. Neb. . April 19 ( Special ) Many farmers arc glrlng up hope of a wheat crop , Its Injury by the severe winter being fatal. OOALIALA. Neb. April 19 ( Special ) Stock men are very busy building fenc for pasture and putting down wells and the farmers are all at work getting their crops Into the ground There Is not an Idle man In the county and Jl 50 per day Is the cus tomary wages for common laborers SHEEP RAISING BUSINESS I'ptpr .Inii pn nnil III * Colon ? llpnion- utrntL Hint It I * \ < -r > Profltnhlp In rhritUn. JANSEN. Neb.prll 19 ( Special ) A visitor to the town of Jansen will find many things of more than ordinary Interest The town la located at the Junction of the Omaha and Kansas City branches of the Rock Island road and IB surrounded by a splen did farming country. The population of the community Is made up of German Russian * , who many years ago left their homt In the southern part of the czar's empire and came to this locality They followed the lead of the elder Jansen , a man of good education and large property Interests In Ruesla , but who was expelled from that country because of eome criticisms he passed on the meth ods of the Russian government. The people who formed the Janaen colony were Monnonltes In religion , and were fru gal , sober and Industrious. The Jansene purchased a large amount of land In the county and taking the lead In everything they encouraged the colonists to become rapidly Americanized. Th elder Jan < cn retired from active farming opera tions yea's ago and it the time of his death , which occurred In 1S93. he enjoyed the re spect and love of his people here and the friendship of many of the Important per sonages of this country and Europe The leader of the Jansen colony for many years has been Peter Jansen. a man promi nent In the business and political Interests of the state When the Rook Island road was built through this section he laid out the town which bears his name and through his Influence and example It has become a prosperous village and a shipping point of Importance. Although a good grain country , one of the large Industries of the section Is sheep feeding. During the present season 42.000 head cf sheep have been "fed In this locality , making no small addition to the business of the railroad The town of Jansen U In creasing In Importance In spite of a fire which occurred a month ago. wlpln ? out many of the bct business houses. Several new buildings are going up and a $12,000 flouring mill , with a capacity of 100 barrels per day. Is in process of erection. The largest farming and stock raising op erations of the community are carried on by Peter Jansen. whose house and principal farm or ranch Is located about four and one- half milts from the town. U Is here that the visitor will not only enjoy the hospi tality of a model country home , but he will also learn much of the combined farming and sheep feeding Industry which is making many long-headed Nebraskans wealthy- Mr. Jansen owns 3,000 acres of choice land In this locality and controls also the 1 000 acres of his father's estate. He has this land all In actual use. and while he farms on a large scale. It is to the sheep Industry that he pays especial attentlo < , During the last year Mr. Jansen has been feeding on his ranch 12.700 head of sheep. A few years ago his method was to raise the sheep , but he found this was not the most profitable way. On account of the lack of range the breeding of sheep was not so successful as the buying of range sheep and fattening them for the market. He now makes his purchases from the ranges in Nevada and sells them on the market when they are in proper condition and the prices are right. This Is also the method adopted by most of the sheep men of Jefferson county. Just now Is the time when the shearing is being done and when the sheep are In the best condition to go to the market Mr. Jansen has at the present time ten pro fessional sheep shearers from Wyoming at tending to the wool clip. These men shear on an average thirty-five wethers or 105 lambs apiece per day and the price paid is 7 cents per head This allows the men to make from $6 to $3 apiece per day and they are boarded free during the shearing sea son. son.The The fleece from the last year's lambs now- being taken off weighs on an average six pounds per head and the price on the mar ket is 15 cents per pound , so that each fleece Is worth 90 cents. The fleece on the 2 and 3-year-old wethers averages about ten pounds per head and the price Is 11 cents , so that these are worth about $1 10 per head. Mr. Jansen will have this spring the fleeces from 5.000 lambs and 5.000 weth ers , which will make nearly 90,000 pounds of wool. Most of this is now stored In the warehouse. The shearing wllj be finished this week and the product will be sold sometime during the spring when the pulse of the market Is lively. The sheep men who use the town of Jan sen as a shipping point have equal facili ties and freight rates to Omaha , St. Joseph or Kansas City , but they find the best mar ket in Omaha and most of the shipments which are now being made daily go to the Omaha market. The sheep are sent out in double-deck cars , about 100 sheep to tha deck , and so far this season thirty cars have been sent out , the shipping season only hav ing Just commenced. Speaking of the range of prices of wool since he has been engaged In the business Mr Jansen said he made bis first sales In 1S75 , under the Grant administration , when wool brought 25 cents per pound During the succeeding republican adminis trations the prices remained good , ranging from 17 to 20 cents per pound When the democratic free trade was put In force the price dropped rapidly , until In 1S96 , when the sales of wool only brought 6 cents per pound. Under the first Cleveland adminis tration there was no legislation that af fected the wool market , but the fear that a free trade congress might be elected had the effect of lowering prices at times Under the free trade administration the sheep shearers also shouldered part of tbn burden. Where they now get 7 cents per head and their board furnished , under the democratic administration they got from 4 to 5 cents per head. The sheep men of Jefferson county laugh at the Idea that an Increase of 4 or 5 cents per pound for wool makes a heavy- Increase In the price of woolen goods. They paint to the fact that In an ordinary suit of clothes there IE only a total of six pounds of wool , so that the Increase In price would only * mean 20 to 25 cents on a suit of clothes They think that would be so email as not to be noticed , while the benefits to the sheep raisers are very great. Besides , they figure that with wool protected and produced In this country , the goods are manufactured by American labor , while under free trade both the wool and the manufacture are foreign , causing a heavy drain of money from the country It would seem that in any dUpuw over the tariff and economic questions the sheep men have the long end of the argument. With the hU- ' tory of the high and low prices of woil and of manufactured goods before them , the People of Jansen would furnish red hot | audiences to Mr Bryan should be ever go down there to repeat the free trade and red flannel campaign which he conducted through the First district In 1S92. All the sheep on the place will be sold during the tprlrg and the total sales from j" Jm 5Ta" h l-i' f b uu E " U ? in * both wont \ ' \ s. % Will am > un' a about $ > K.iv > o \lniK about \mu t when the corn crop Is sured. Mr J n en will go west and buy new herds of hep from the Nevada or Idaho ranges This has been his method for tome years By beln * care ful In buyiiic good , healthy stock , and by good management In carlo ; for them through the winter , he h s made the business a profitable one. He says that A great many men In Nebraska hare gone extensively Into the sheep business and have failed during the I < wt year because they did not under * stand the work and failed In their Judg ment as to wbat class of stock to buy He believes that the extensive sheep feeder or breeder must be a professional to make money , but he thinks some few sheep can be kept on every farm with profit. I am surprised , ' said Mr Jansen. "that BO few of the Nebraska farmers raise sheep. Each farmer could raise a hundred head and scarcely miss ttie feed they would cat. Sheep are very easily taken care of and eat up much rough feed that would other wise go to waste A hundred head would produce $ ino worth of wool during the year and would raise sixty Iambs It would be a nice profit with but little trouble. lie- sides , the raising of sheep would be good from a sanitary point of view The farmer could get some change from the everlasting pork and beans Where it is not Judicious for a farmer to butctier beef on account or the large quantity of meat on hand at once , a sheep or lamb could be killed occasionally as a relief from the fat pork diet " Mr Jansen enjoys the personal acquaint ance of President McKlnley and during a vl lt to Canton in February. 1S97. he told the president of the sheep Industry In Ne braska and promised to send him some fresh mutton Soon after returning home he dre sed and carefully packed a choice lamb and shipped It to Mr McKlnley. writ ing on a card which was placed In the bet , "This lamb died for want of protection. " Mr. McKlnley wrote back telling how he enjoyed the sample of Nebraska mutton and expressing the hope that "the poor lambs would soon bo protected. " Among the sheep feeders the "protection of the lambs" also means the payment or good wages , not only to the professional shearer , but also to the common laborer about the farm It Is found that the mar ried men make the better hands about thf farm as they may be depended upon to re main through the season. On the Jansen ranch eight men are employed and on another sheep farm near by also owned by Mr. Jan en a'e employed four more. They are each furnished with a cottage to live In , are gl-.en a plot of ground for the rais ing of garden truck , have the fuel furnished through the year and are paid $20 per month These men all have families and they have very pleasant homes on the ranch A good school Is provided for tha children , the Jansen ranch being a district by Itself , where the children of the em ployer and the employes attend school to gether. TUVCIIKHS OP ST VTC SCHOOLS. Instrnctorn Ilppplip Appointments for thp r2nitiiiiur lour. FALLS CITY , Neb , April 19 ( Special ) At a meeting of the school board on Mon day evening the following teachers were elected for the ensuing year Anson H Bigelon , superintendent. High school Prof Pillsbury. Henry Neirhuls , Miss Stella Ducker , John D. Fair. Business training Miss Nellie West , sev enth grade. Miss Anna Cook , fifth and sixth grades. Miss Mamie Carnelson , third and fourth grades. Central schoolP. . W. Hess , principal , Mrs. Jennie Hill , sixth grade ; Miss Pearl Harburger , fifth grade. Mrs. Ella Maleury. fourth grade. Miss Nettle Wills , third grade. Miss Elfie Foster , second grade ; Miss Lois Keeling , A and B primary. Miss Flor ence Cleaver , A and C primary. Hanlon street school Miss Grace Saylor , second grade ; Miss Nettle Smllow , first grade. The school rolls now contain the names of S02 scholars , the highest number ever reached In the history of our schools. HEBRON. Neb. April 19 ( Special ) The school board held a meeting last night for the purpose of selecting teachers for the ensuing year. In view of the satisfactory- management of the schools this year W. H. Wagner was retained as city superintendent. Arthur Wilson as principal of the High school and the entire list of under-teachers. Cnsp < t In supreme Court , LINCOLN. April 19 ( Special ) At the supreme court sitting Just ended the fol lowing cases were affirmed. C N. Folsom against W. E. Palling , B F. Manning against Eunice W Freeman , Michigan Mu tual Life Insurance company against H G. Richter , J. B. Markeky against S D. No. 18 of Sheridan county. W. S Fisk against Mary K. Osgood , Home Insurance company against Elizabeth Kuhlman. John G. Root against Gerhard Fast. Mercantile Trust company against Margaret O'Hanlon. The cases reversed were C. H. Hofman against E. A. Tucker , administrator , George Davis against State , Jacob Dillon against C. K. fi N. R. R. Co. The latter case was dismissed. In the case of Davis against State the dis trict court of Douglas county found Davis guilty of uttering a forged railroad ticket and he v.as sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three years In the syllabus of the opinion reversing and remanding the case , the court says "In an Information of the uttering of a forged written or printed Instrument there should be set forth a copy or the purport of each material portion of said Instrument " I'rnlrli * I'lri-s Duxtro } Pnrins. ST PAUL , Neb , April 19. ( Special ) Another destructive prairie fire swept over part of the northern corner of Howard county Sunday Joseph Jankowskl lost two stores and a dwelling house by the flames There was $300 Insurance. Other losses have also been reported. OGALL\LA. Neb April 19 ( Special ) Fires in the sand hills have died out for want of more grass , ? fter devastating seven or eight counties. Many young calves were burned to death. ContlPtPiI of StenlliiK llnriipxn. FREMONT. Neb. April 19 ( Special. ) The Jury In the case of the State against Otto Kohlsdorf. who has been en trial for the last two days on the charge of breaking Into a barn of the Standard Cattle com pany at Ames and stealing a harness , brought in a verdict last evening of guilty of petit larceny. KohUdorf was arrested by Omaha police with a team of horses and a buggy and this harness in hla possession of which he was unable to give a straight account. rierujinnii Turn * Kiliientor. FAIRBURY. Neb. April 19 ( Special ) Rev Albert Buxton , Ph D. pastor of the Christian church In thU city , has a = epted an offer to become chancellor of the Add- Ran Christian university , Waco , Tex. Dr Buxton Is well known to members of his denomination throughout the state , having been president of the Nebraska Christian Ministerial association Ivleferle Lecture" nnil I'renehpii. RISING CITY. Neb . April 19 ( Special ) Rev J A Klefcrle of York preached to a gcod audience at the Christian church last night on ' The Slnlcssness of Jesus Christ" Tonight he will lecture on his favorite sub ject , "Sunshine , or the Seret of a Happy Life. " .Mom IliirU HeprH taste of burnt sugar or some other unpleas ant eubbtltute The neu brew , Anheuser- Uusch DARK U different It is mellow palatable an 1 nutr nous made after the old German style FIGHT OVER RIGHT OFVAY \ Union Pacific and Enrlineton Lock Horns in Wjoming. BOTH ROADS ARE AFTER HALLACK CANYON Itlirllimtnn l.lnlilc In lie Mint Out from IliinnlMK lt lroi | nl l.lnc frniii Alllmipp. > pi , , to Upn\pr. CHEYENNE. W > o. , April 19 ( Special Telegram ) A sharp fight between the Union I'aclQc and Burlington jstems Is Imminent Tor the control of the right of nay through Hallack canyon In this countv. The canyoa Is a narrow gorge on the route proposed to bo followed by the Burlington In extending Its line from Alliance , Neb. , to Us coal fields In Carbon county. From present appear ances the Union Pacific people have stolen a march on the Uurllngton and a force of survejors sent out by the former company H now making a survev of the canvon It Is expected that the Union PaclflB will at once lay rails In the canyon and thus * hut cut Us Thai Without the control of HaJ- lack canon route It Is almost Impracticable to run a line of railroad between the points proposed by the Burlington .InliiKint fount } rinnll > 1 > U llollof. CHEYENNE. W > o. April It. ( Special ) State Auditor Grant today drew a warrant on the state treasurer , payable to Johnson county , for the sum of * 1S.OOO. This warrant Is Issued In compliance with the provisions of a bill enacted by the last legislature , appropriating the amount for the relief of Johnson county by reason of expenses In curred by It during the famous Invasion of the cattlemen In 1S02 Since the time of the trial of the cattlemen a bill for the relief of Johnscn county hao been before every state legislature , but was. until the last legislature , each time defeated The amount appropriated pays about 75 per cent of the costs Incurred In the trial ( I it It * K. WurU In imorep Court. CHEYENNE , W > 0. April It ( Special Telegram ) Mrs Frank Boehm. who applied to the district court last evening for a divorce from her husband , a well-to-do mer chant here , was granted the decree this afte'noon , le = s than twentj-four hours after filing her tult Mrs. Boehm was granted $1,700 alimony. The allegation was cruelty nonK THICK on HOMST M w rrloiulH of Ilpnr > SMonp rinlni He Ilni HPPII < .ro lWronscpd. . SIOUX FALLS. S. D . April 19 ( Special ) A suit for damages will result from the arrest at Valley Springs this county , of Henry Stone , who has since been taken to Monroe. Neb. to answer to the charge of stealing a horse from a farmer living near that place. Friends of Stone have Investi gated the matter and say they have dis covered that he purchased the animal and was to pay for It In Installments The sum of $ S 50 was paid as the first Installment. There were no papers drawn in regard to the sale and Stone failed to take a re ceipt for the payment made on the horse but the man from whom the animal was obtained has admitted that the payment was made , as claimed by Stone. After the purchase Stone went to Omaha , where he was taken sick , and disposed of the animal It Is al leged that through fear of not receiving the balance due on the horse the man from whom it was purchased decided to have Stone arrested. Tul > b Still on Trlnl. SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , April 19 ( Special Telegram ) Very blow progrees U being made In the trial of Major R. A. Tubbs of Alcester , Indicted on eight counts for the al leged sending of obscene literature through the malls. The testimony of Miss Clara Sali nes , to whom the letters were written , con cluded tcday. Other witnesses on the stand for the government -were the mother and sitter. The answer to practically every Im portant question Is objected to by Tubbs' attorneys , and most of the time of the court Is taken up with listening to arguments on their objections About an hour before ad journment this evening an unusually compli cated point with reference to the admission of certain testimony was raised by the de fendant's attorneys and Judge Garland ex cused the jury until 10 tomorrow. The first rain of the season came today and for several hours fell steadily. It will place the ground In the best pce lble condi tion. tion.Bad Bad Elk. who was this morning sentenced to be hanged June 16 for the murder of Kills Back , an Indian policeman , has been placed In Minnehaha county jail until the day of execution. 'orn Hi-It MOIPS .North. PIERRE , S D. April 19. ( Special ) Hon H King of Chamberlain is In the city , closing up tome deals on lands , on which he expects to locate a large number of set tlers this spring He has Just come in from a drive over the northern portions of Hand. Hyde and Sully counties and reports himself well pleased with the section over which ho has gone. Farmers all over that portion of the state are preparing- put In a larger acreage of corn than la any past year Mr King takes the position that this portion tion of the state Is well within the "corn belt , " which has within his memory been extended north over 300 miles , and that within a few years , with the proper atten tion by stockmen It will not be necessary to send cattle farther south to "corn" them for the market , but that all the corn needed for that purpose can and will be grown on the ranches where the cattle themselves are reared. l.Uply nipptlnn. KIMBALL , S D , April 19. ( Special. ) At the city election held Tuesday a warm fight developed In the First and Second wards over the office of school director. For the first time In years carriages were sent around for the women to come out and cast their votes In the Seond ward B F Ochsner , the caucus nominee , -was defeated byV. . BVood , an Independent candidate , and In the First ward W. H. Cross , the caucus nominee , was defeated by S. R. Nugen , another Independent candidate. Ilinl KIk Iliumx June 10. SIOUX FALLS. S D. April 19 ( Special Telegram ) Judge Carland this forenoon sentenced Bad Elk , the Sioux found guilty Monday of shooting and killing John Kills Back , an Indian policeman , on the Pine Hldge reservation , to be hanged June 16 next. When asked prior to being sentenced If be had anything to say he replied. "Left what I want to say to my attorney. " More Mi < m In the Hill * . DEADWOOD , S D. April 19. ( Special Telegram. ) The entire northern bills Is still having continued enow The storm has put prospecting work among the mines back several weeks Farming work of all kinds U at a standstill. Tlirpp riiiKcr * MiuiKlpil. BANCROFT. Neb. April 19 ( Special ) Fritz Leonard , residing four miles south of this city , got bis right hand tangled up In the gearing of a seeder Tuesday and as a result he 1 stnrt a pa-t of three fingers. The index finger was chopped on near the first Joint , while the big fnger wad so badly mangled the attending physician found It necessary to amputate It near the first joint. The third finger was quite badly mangled Three IlunUrupU. PLAINVIEW. .Neb. April 19 ( Special. ) There were threa bantruotcv cases filed vcs rrdiv n rlaifn tew he' re E Ppfh rriv r fercr The name * if 'an i i * John I'ex-ow I were Kdwln F Sterner an Andrew Orlun io Henry , all living near S > b DEATH RECORD. i\-ltpirp | pntntt\p II 1 1 horn. WASHINGTON April 19 Former Repre sentative Hllborn of California died at Garfield - field hospital this afternoon The cau e of his death was blood poison ing from kidney complication * Mr Hllborn's condition took a turn for the worse this mornlnp. when he sank Into un- consclousne's and rapidly grew weaker until the end came. Hl wife and daughter were with him until he passed away Itpolilpnt > pnr llpnnlnuton , BENN1NGTON. Neb . April 1" " > ( Special ) Mrs Mella WUlms. wife of Samuel Wlllms. and daughter cf Peter Glandt , died last night The funeral will he held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at her home , eight miles south of Bennlngton Interment will be at the Ellra Allen cemetery. Ininllil Illp IJnrotitP. KANSAS CITY. Mo. , April 19 Samuel L BlKge ? aged 47 years , a traveling man well known In the west , died here today in an Invalid's chair , while being removed froiM an eastbound Santa Fe train. He had been west for his health and was returning to his home In St. Louis. Olilput TplPBrniilipr In liuprlpn. H \LLOWELL. Me. April 19 Colonel D P. Llvermore the oldest telegrapher In the country , died today. He was 94 years of age. _ FIRE RECORD. Tnnnprj nnil Ynrili. MATTAWA.MKEAG. Me April I1) ) . The large tannery and yards of the United States Leather company at Lincoln were destroyed by fire last night , causing a loss estimated at $150.000. I'hllnilplphlii Ilppnrtiiirnt Mom. PHILADELPHIA. April 19. Fire tediy destroyed the large department store of Ewar & Co. Loss , $100,000 ; Insurance , $50,000. Heppptlon to Mlnl ter. CLAY CENTER , Neb. April 19 ( Spe cial ) The members of the First Congre gational church save a reception to their new minister. Rev J E Storm , and family. last evening In Union hall. Supper was served from 6 to 7 p m. TruitPP * CL\Y CENTER Neb , April 19 ( Spe cial ) The newly elected Board of Village Trustees met last evening and organized by electing George M Baringer chairman and appointed J L Campbell treasurer and O C Williams as clerk. Cunimprclnl ConRrpin Will Conxeiip. WICHITV. Kan . April 19 ( Special ) The tenth session of the Transmlsslsslppl Commercial congress will be held In this city on June 1 2 and 3 The object of the congress Is to promote the business Interests and develop the resources of the states and territories entitled to representation , and to Increase reciprocal and foreign trade by the discussion of questions pertaining thereto. and to cultivate acquaintance , fraternal feelIng - Ing , and a hearty co-opcratlon among the various commercial bodies Each state and territory lying west of the Mississippi river , and that part of Minnesota and Louisiana east of the river , and the Sandwich Islands are entitled to representation The governor of each state and territory may appoint ten delegates the mayor of each city may- appoint one delegate , and one additional delegate for each 5 000 Inhabitants , provided that no city may have more than ten dele gates. The executive officer of each county may appoint one delegate Each business organization may appoint one delegate for each fifty members , provided that no such organization may have more than ten delegates. _ People who have once taken DeWltfs Little Early Risers will never have anything else. They are the "famous little pills" for torpid liver and all Irregularities of the sys tem Try them and you will always use them. _ TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Pairs Cooler In Kimtern Ncbrn Uu ; > orth e terl Wlmln ; Fair nnil > \i'rincr Tomorrow. WASHINGTON , April 19 Forecast for Thursday For Nebraska Fair Thursday witu colder in eastern portion , northwesterly- winds , fair and warmer Friday. For Iowa and Missouri Showers and colder Thursday ; winds shifting to nortn- westerly ; Friday fair with warmer In west ern portion. For South Dakota Fair Thursday with warmer In central and western portions northerly winds. Friday fair and warmer For Kansas Colder and partly cloudy Thursday , northwesterly winds , fair Fri day. day.For For "Wyoming and Colorado Fair and warmer Thursday ; variable winds , fair Fri day. day.General General Thunder storms are indicated for the middle and upper Misslsslnpl an 1 lower Mlseowi and lower Ohio valleys , with a decided falling temperature In the Mis alsslppl valley. Loral Hpporil. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , April 19 Omahi record of tem perature and precipitation compared vv th the corresponding day of the last three years 1SV5 153 ? 1SS7 ! > Maximum tcmporature. . . 70 60 4s 74 Minimum temp-rature . . 41 37 29 41 Average temperature . . . 5 > 5 43 TS = > 9 Precipitation . . . .00 .0) 00 'ft Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1. 1S39 Normal for the day 51 Excess for the day . . I Accumulated deficiency since March 1 317 Normal rainfall for the day . . .11 inch Deficiency for the day . . Co Inch , Total rainfall sinrp Marrh 1 90 Inch Deficiency since March 1 . . . 2 3 < > Inches Deficiency for the cor period , 153i .02 Inch Dttlciency for the cor period. I 97 .W3 Inch IlppurlH from Motion * nt H p. in. iTATIOKB AND STATE OT WZATHEIU i Omaha raining i 53 70 .W ' Ncrth 1'Utte. cloudy I SO fiO .00 Salt Lake City , cltur IS 4 l M Chejennp iloar . . . . T Hapld City , snowing1 S2 IS T Huron , iloudr . . . SO 12 l.CO , WillUton , snov 30 3 > 21 Phlcago. clear 4 51 JO I St. LouU , clear 72 76 CO i St Paul , part y cloudy GO C' V ) I Davnpurt. clear . M 70 0) 1 Helena clfar . . 41 16 01 i Kan > aa Clt > , cloudy i 76 7s to Havre , clear II 16 O ) Hlsmarck snowing- . | 30 32 3 GdUeitpn , partl > cloudy 64 "J it ) T indicates trace of precipitation IA WEL . . . Local Forecast OIHiJal. IN A SINGLE NIGHT Soak the bandj thoroughly , on retiring , la a hot litber of Ctmccr.v SOAP , Dry , and nolnt freely with Cimcitu. ( ointment ) , createJt of emollient km cures. Wear old Cloves during night. The effect U trul ) won derful , and a bleajmg to all with ore hand * , itching paluu , and paiuful finger ecdj. NO MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Execa 5v8 Will Not Us ) Privilege of Calling Out More Troops. STATE TROOPS WILL COME HOME AT ONCE Mtitntlon Will HP l.pft In rlinrup of IIPKiilnr * nnil Itflutiircrim-nt * it * Mien n Transport * I nit HP I'ropnroil. WASHINGTON. April 19 A conference hold at the White House today between the president , Secretary Algsr , Secretary Long and Adjutant General Cor bin resulted In the confirmation of the original decision of tb administration to At present refrain from availing Itself of the authorization cin ferred by congress to organize a volunteer army of 35 000 soldiers In addition to the present regular army. General Otli' latest cablegram , descriptive of the conditions In the Philippines , was carefully considered and It was concluded to accept his estimate of the military needs of the case , so that , as he has already Indi cated that his present army Is eutllolent for the purposes he has In view , the de cision Is tantamount to a resolve to avoid recourse to the additional volunteers A cablegram was sent to General O'ls however , called forth by the necessity for withdrawing the state volunteers from the Philippines , asaln asking him whether he would need more men after he has re ceived the reinforcements now en the way to Manila or under orders to embark as soon as transportation can be secured Otis now his a force believed to aggrcgaf about 22.000 effective men. Secretary \lgor Informed him that the troops now on the wiy and to be ordered would give him an army of about 30000 men , after allow ing for the return of the state volunteers This Is believed at the War department to meet all cf the needs of the summer season It Is Intended to withdraw onn regiment from Proto Rico and to send three regi ments now in this country to the Philippines as soon as they can be equipped an 1 trans ported there , though It Is not believed that they will reach Manila for two or three months. It Is also stated that the condi tions in Cuba arc such that It Is quite prob able some troops can bo withdrawn from that Island for service in the Philippines. The matter of returning the volunteers was also discussed. The department l a' ranging for their return to the United States as soon as the necessary transportation can be secured To General Otis has been left the selection of the organizations to be sent home first and It Is expected that he will follow the plan he his outlined of relieving first the men who have been longest In the Philippines t'oiicpilp AiHmipp InHBPO. . CLEVELAND. April ! > The National Carbon company has raised the wages of about 400 men employed In Its plant In this city The advance ranges from " > to 13 per cent Prior to the announcement of the in- crea e a strike was threatened Some of the men are satisfied with the new- scale and some are not. It Is estimated that about fifty men. dissatisfied with the new rate , left the company's employ upon the posting of the scale lnrthquuUp Dpntro } * * A I NEW YORK. April 11 A dispatch from Buenos Ayres saysn earthquake shock In the province of Rloja has destroyed the villages of Vlncla and Jaquel Several per sons were killed Much damage was also caused by eruptions of the volcano Huoango , near Vincllna A Trial rackneo of a XCIT flhenma- tlsm Cure. Oa the t'f-T fiat " seeing Is one of our popular driuibf ; will present to any person suffering from rheumatism a trial pickagaof ( ilorla Tonic free of cost. Itlr done for the purpo-o of enabling every person to bo convinced that It Is a sure cure. Ask anyone In tlio store for i free trial package of GloriaTonlc and It will bo slven freely and sladly. Gloria Tonic recently cured a lady In Denham , Ind , who then cured 15 of her neighbors. In Kentervllle , Idaho , It cured an unfortunate per son who had been bed ridden for 15 years. If there l > any thing under heaven that can cure rheumatism. .1 person ought to try It , no matter how many other remedies Imvo failed. RotrAilar slzn package- dlnrli Tonic sell at SI CO or 5 ono dollar piokapes for S3 iO We adv be every suffer er to make a free trial test of this remarkable euro for rheumatism Ioittvly no samples will bo given to children or anyone i I o that Is not an actual sufferer from rheumatism. C all at the store of Iviilin .t Co. , l.'tli and DonslnN. Best Dining Car Service. Only Deoot In Chicago on the Elevated i.ocfb There are only five unoccupied rooms left in the If you want the best ofilce rooms in Omaha you should see R. C. Peters & Co Ground Floor , Hscliu Id.i c. MI hare tippii trotiblrri n nr nt d .1 with n tit | I i er , i\ \ 1,1- i i t a if s ) < \M AKH- ! - * i \ f r ti "i a 11 * irt-il , i .ft' ' r-t taattpir. ' iic 1 .noti r - , i\ i i \ fni % < > i - > l I Vii ) N to L 11 i mini T 1 ar s tu f r t' o c : i lspr' ntc < I .1. \ > MITII -i > sn , ijuehanr.lv 1'htlatu ( ta 1'a . . . CURE CONSTIPATION. " ' - ' -MM MO-TO-8AC ; % . , ? Bioyelos Please Every " = i AGENTS EVERYWHERE. Monarch Cycle Mfg. Co. Chicago. Now Vork. Thp prinilt t on < ir'h f > r I * ini i H | fIng nnd hpiu'lf 1-14 sk n .in > l t in pit \l n Is ' i 111 S. > np and \ \ i > ' > 1MU No i It rt'N ' truth vv i fill than the r- * ill- , i me i I use In t.i teller ,1- I 1 i" cola e\ . IVO A Cnii HP Mmlp U Ton Will Trpnlnipiit With Ilr. llpnmft'i nipptrlp Ilplt 1 IIP tnrp IM ( iimritu- tcpil. llppiinsp lllppl.-lpltj l nun ! 1'nll M > llpll Will -Sol Hum ami IllUtpr \ < > 1 > lluOthtrN. . A known cure carrle * weight r < il . . u'ne ' cures That Is vv'iy they ai- > Mv EUrtric Belt Is a success fo ti i * on It currs quickly. onti" l ) a 11 i n-r.tlv Such cures as my belt tuk > b iiiiMrn. they ore bound to be Ki ba ti-lked about and thereby a Iv < throughout the length and brealiJi < i la-d Weak men and w > .ujn vv'io i lae- their daily lives ameug thpii re\ \ \ friends or huslnffls aoqualntanop-i t run the risk of failure. You t r i chances when you begin treatri nt ' i Electric Belt It will make > ou VM 1 ne. i as atrong and vigorous as > uu o\ i \ \ In your life , and I will guarantee It in - \ case where I recommend my Uelt If i are suffering from some disease -r-1 * i tricKy will not rciKh I will tell M u , I am not going to sell jou my f - ' i t It wl'l ' not oiirp wi I vll | n " ' i\ a satisfied patient I cannot afforl i one Dr , Bennett's ' Electric 3olt I * not iniHrlm'iu It r p' i i > > ears of hat.l . work turl > and nu [ know e\.n tl > what it v 11 < lu tli u M v 1 ffuiraiu. i in i vei v .1- i h iv P kn j \ > e irs th i * 1 tr'clty vv t sreattst u t \ .igent th r ever bf k jw i man but jn t to appb th- rent m a.- , j the bet r. puzzled < > U v.tll as in > carB. I olv d th i ,1 Physel.ins ! t lO.iiOO i r I tient" tp"- ! ! . Herotofo- . trouble vv'th ' trie belts ti i thit thf > ard h I - > ou in .1 frightful m inner on .to o"- el > > < trodes belne baie metal. U ' i I met.il plnred au ilnst the n > sh th n nt i.innnt pen tr.it' It is retaint .1 n surface hence the burns SI > 1 > soft , silken , ohatnou-covered ele'T render ahls burning a physical lnii < i They keep open the porca of the s > kui allows thr entire current to poif- , sjyem. This is why the euro is aL-j t certain I guarantee my Elec'rlc Belt to euro ual Impoencj , Lost Manhood , , torrho.a. ( Vai icocele and all Sexual I dfrs la e.thfr sex , restore Shrunkc- < ; I dt-vel pJ Parts and Vitally ; cun ' 1 matlsm la any form. General an 1 N Pebllitv , D > s"pepsla. Chronic Cons all Female Coniplam's. etc. M y B 'i ropi t'lon for honest cures , and Ifo wrkte to rue I will send you tcs'i a l all the evidence you will war" ma > wrlto to these people I have < > th > yvill be plcasM t-- have you do sn Belt gives the sort of cure you wa % that ovry man wants K It wotiM i nt < g 'us- ' 5 I nay the people would biup i' uv ored thih fiot lon before now no IM n ' ,1 ake p up a pretense for \ery lo , \t \ people vho have been cured by n'j l > < i bo found living out their lives In h > a. h u I comfort Elcctricttj la the Vital .ml Ni n Pirre of every human being , nnd wh ti thru ( s a lack of : his force in the system sou s k Electricity must be supp ! * l 1 \ i Is wha * m > belt Is for to supply thn In i ELEr-TRICITY Th - prli-fs of my belts are onb a ) t half what \i \ a&kcd for the old-fill.- t i. My bolt can be r > ni wed whf'n worn > ; for only 75c no ot > r bMt can he r i w , i fur any price anil when worn o i u virthley' ' Bevvnre of old-style b i' , jr nt-R-style names. Cill upon or tvrlte me today , I vvl ' , i > ou mv .SFW IJooh about n. tru ' Hjmptom blanks nnd llte itur < ? . Cun- . tlon and ndvlcp vvltliout i oat M1 , 1 trie Susp nsorj for the < ur of 'h \ r - ous weaknesses of m n ! rmr : r\ mite pun baser of 01 , ' my I lt > & . < j onlv by Dr. Bennett ' 'S'U ' ' , Hoomi CO nnd1 Il ueln > i llluoU , a , .Vplir. , IGtJi nnil Dntl p strppt * . TO BSE . Q ) Subscribers Only. $ ' - = - - at The Bee oHluo eai-h CALL month batwcon the 1- ' ana the 10th , p.i on montn . ( ty bubacriptlou to the Daily un I > j ' bunday Bee aud gut a coj ' of the & FREE 5 To Dec Subscribers Only , | i ) City Circulation Dcpt &