Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 * .
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