THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, ,TtrNK 12, 1J)00. ;? I'OYNlElt PICKS DOCTORS Channel Hade, at thi S'lt Asvlnm for T - iana 1 ncricli. STEPII-NSON NAMED TO SUCCMD KEIPcR vrrr:,:;;pr::::r;tn::;eno.0,,,iFARMERS 0N thieves' trail Mi-Inn Will Then Tnl;e' Clin re. LINCOLN, June 11 -(Special. )-Oovernor Toyntcr Udny dppolntrd I)r. (). L. Steph rnson of Geneva to succeed Ur. (Icorge F. Kelper as nuperlntcndcnt of the State Asy lum for Insane nt Norfolk. I)r. Helper's term expire.. July 1 and It is nnnouncel at the governor' olllcc that he has refused reappointment. Dr. August Anders of ireorcn was nun appointed todav to tho position of physiclun at the Norfolk asylum, j of August Leaders, a prominent farmer llv Thesc two appolntmcnU were divided te- , Ing two miles from this town, and made twecn tbo populists and tl.o democrat, tho J their escape with two born.r3, saddles and latter receiving the ar.polntm.nt of super- (harness. As eoon as tho theft was dlscov Intendcnt and tho former that of physician, j ered a request was sent to Mncoln for two Dr. Stephenson hoc) been conncrtel with tho , bloodhounds and tho dog arrived at neon. Norfolk asylum for several yuan In tho ' The party of farmers at once took' the trail, capnclty of physician and Dr. Anderson Is which led to South Omaha. The dozs nro- prominent populist In Tharr county. The appointments are to take effect July 1. The members and secretnrlej of the Stato Heard cf Transportation were today served with an order Issued by Judge Muligcr of Omaha restraining them from proceeding with the consideration of the rnto er.ni against the llurllngton railroad until Juno 10. Tho cn.ie was to have been beard to. day, but the Injunction will postpone tho hearing until next Saturday. At tho utato house It Is thought that the case now pend ing In federal court which Involves the con stitutionality of the law erintlng th" rnllroai commission may bo heard comet' me this week Instead of on July 2 as previously arranged. Mock Inlntitl MnUen it Nliuuiim. The Hoek I. hind Kallroad company today filed a long statement with the rcicarei of the Hoard of Trau.portai I n In whlci are detailed all Nebraska xhlpmcn i f llvo stock from nnd including Dcepinbo-, ISM, to i.May, HtOO. Tho tlgurcii quoted In tho re port show that the total shipments during the period covered cost the shippers Jlfi.CS less under the' per pound system of charges than they would have cost under the per car rate system. Adjutant General Harry tuday commis sioned the following ofllcor3 of the First regiment; Julius N. Klllan, cloncl, June 1, 1900; Harry L. Archer, Uautenant ejlonel, ' nnd the patrons of the school. ThU corn June 1, 1900; William K. Moore, major, I mencement marks the close of Superln- June 1, 1900; Charles A. Vlckers, major, June 1, 1900; Hurton Fisher, captain, Com pany O, April 21. 1900; V. Clnrls Talbot, captain. Company M. April 2S, 1900; Joseph A. Storch, captain . Company H, June I. TOO; William II. Osbourne, llrst lloute.i ant Company M, April 28. 1900: Horace F. Kennedy. fe;ond Ileutennnt, Company M, April 28, l'.'OO. The summc baud c nccrts on tho capital lawn will begin tomorrow evening nnd Inst until August. An examination of candidates for admlj slon to tho bur w'U be held In tho sennto chamber In tho state hoiiFO tomorrow. BANKER BUYS GOLD BRICK AVIIIInm Kerr. I'roniliieiit Mnn llnmtliiu". ' Hum it " r l.iirite Mm. if HASTINGS, Neb.. June 11. (Special Tel egram. ) It Is given out tonight oti good authority that William Kerr, president of the Adams County bank, went to nn at torney today and confessed that ho bad been btincoed cut of $13,000 last week by"buylng r gold brick from an oily tongucd Individ ual wuo presented himself as an old fritnil of the Kerr family, nnd to prove his aider- , n. u, Grant, Madison. There will be sev tlnnH he gave out much of the family his- eraj lectures delivered during the week. tory. Mr. Kerr nslteJ his attorney n advice In the mnlter. Tho story related how Mr. Kerr hnd been Induced to go out to a cove near Leaven worth, where an Indian conducted the two to n secret passage which led Into a placo where, the gold brick was kept and how the smooth strnnger told of Mr. Kerr'u distant cousin being a rightful owner to n large Interest In the mine. Mr. Kerr nlpo told of the nmoiint of gold hn had taken out of the brick with a small gimlet, and after having It assayed he drew on his bank for 113,600. Ho returned to Leavenworth, but soon went out to tho cave again nnd made tho exchange, with tho understanding that ho wns to have an Interest of one-third In tho mine. Mr. Kerr waited In vain for the stranger and the papora. but nothing showed up but the gold brlrk. After having heard tho entre story tho attorney advised Mr. Kerr to keep still and say nothing. Hutu nt ItoNi'lnml. ROSELAND, Neb., June U. (Special.) Saturday night two and one-fcurth Inches of rain full here, after a very hot and windy day. It la thought that tho fall wheal hm been Injured by the lack of molsturo during the past week, whllo outs also havo been Injured. There are reports of an In fect on the small grain that resembles tho Hessian fly. I'repnre for .Inly fourth. NEWMAN GROVE. Neb., Juno ll.-(Spe-el.il.) Preparations are being made by tho firemen of this city for it monster celebra tion of tho Fourth of July. Among the fea- Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels imianses the System smlt r cyi umllt, -.u - PERMANENT!? OVr THt GENUINE MAH'F o 6y duRRNIATGYRVP(S. wzfrAh Ira 1 turc already arranged for urn a base ball 1 game, exhibition drills by Company M, Sec- , ond regiment, and Company P of tho fa- ; mous FlgMtrig Tlrst. Madison, Humphrey hi Humphrey amI AI1"on nr" departments and a mngnlfl- w The firemen have already succeeded in rai. I Ing $.00 with which to defray the ex- pcnea. Hcv. C. N Dawson, pastor of Walnut Hill Congregational church, Omaha, ' has been engaged to deliver the address. ' .Mounted Men with HlonilliiiiintlK I'lir mie (IfTemlerH from l'iiillllon to Oinnliii Limits, PAPILLION. Neb., June 11. (Special Tel egram.) One hundred farmers armed and mounted left hero at noon today lu pursuit of two horse thieves and under the guidance of bloodhounds traced their prey to Thir teenth and Vinton streets. Omaha. The Omaha police have been notified and aro co operating In the search. The thlnvr rtfcitrril otilriinrn to th Imrn cccdcd through that city to Thirteenth and V'ln on strecta before they paus d. It Is b? Ilcvcd that with the aaslstanco of the police thu farmcra will unearth no mo tangible clew. Commencement nt Cri-te, CHKTK, Neb.. Juno 11. (Special.) The gradua'lng exercises of the Crete High fcliool were held In the opera houwe Fri day evening. June S. The following is the class roll: Kdward P. Avon. Kdward B id ouack, .Maxlne Uclka, Virginia Howlby, Umry Alfred Iltirtnn, Daritts I'. Divld, Frank K. Kichelbcrger. Klofnce Fosi. .Oeorgo Fuller. Kuthorlne Cii'sr, Charbs I C. Oraham. Jay P. Ilalght, hiura Harris. ' Holland Ireland, Ma Knoll, Mary l,c."vl.t. I.otta Darwin Love' I, Ho o I'rochiska, f!ra:o Haegc, Frank Hodennachor, Screnn Swobo, Ulvln U. Talley, Julia Vanco ami Lbblj Vavra. The class spirit win commtndabl" and no class hafl made higher records in "cholarshlp. The scholarship was awarded to .Ml.'o Ida Kuoll, together with the aided honor of having the blglic.it averago stand ing of any graduate from the school. .Misses Mary Lcavltt and Laura Harris we c la rinse srrnnd nnd third, there ho!ni hut I Itwenty-scven hundredths difference In the!ot Unltc1 Workmen, observed Its decaratlon three highest grado3. The house wns filled tln' nere yeaterday by meeting at I's hall at an .irlv hour hv the friends of tho class '. marching In n body to the cemetery and I terdent Reed's seven years' work In the Crete schools. Hon. H. M. Wells In a ' fitting spesch expressed the appreciation of the town for Mr. Rced'B work, Its gratl , tude to him for having placed the Crot" , schools In the front rank by his excellent j work, Its regret at losing him nnd Mrs. Keel. Its congratulations tnat a nroaucr field bad been offered him at Keokuk, la., and its hope that the full moasurc of nuc cess and appreciation which has met him here may attend him In thh new field. At the close of the address he presented Super intendent Reed with a testimonial slgmd by tho present Hoard of Education and by the members retired through the sevsn yea is. Tho alumni banquet was held In the High school building. Eighty of thp 223 mem bers of the Alumni assoclat'on were pres ent. Tenehrrn .Meet nt Mndlxon. MADISON. Neb.. June 11. (Special.) Tho Malison County Teachers' Institute opened this morning at the High school for n week's session with a very large attend ance. The Instructors are Prof. S. Y. Gll lan, Milwaukee; Hon. Henry Sabln, Des Moines; MUs Lucy Williams, Norfolk, and Tuesday evening Mr. Sabln will glvo ono on "The Education of Democracy" and Thursday evening Mr. Olllan gives his lec ture on "Where Are We At?" P. A. Da vlsson of the agricultural school will give a talk Friday afternoon. KnlulitN Ueenrnte (Irnvp, COZAD. Neb., June 11. (Special.) Pyth ian memorial day was observed hero yester day by Cozad lodge No. 153. About fifteen Knights from Gothenburg wcro the gucnts of tho lodge for tho occasion. An excel lent memorial sermon was preached by Rev. W. n. Leonard, pastor of tho Presby terian church In tho mo:nlng. At 2:C0 p. in. tho Knights dtove to Falrvlew cemetery and decorated the grave of Knight Charles II. Strelt. The floral emblems and boquets wero beautiful. Mcmorlnl Dny lit I'.ilKitr, EDGAR. Neb., June 11. (Special.) Tho Ancient Order of United Workmen and De gree of Honor held memorial services yea terday afternoon at 3 o'clock In the operu house. The attendance -was large and tho services wore very Impressive. Rev. R. M. L. Hraden of Hellovue, Neb., gave tho me morial address. After tho address an tm- menso procession wns formed and marched to the cemetery, wncrc tne graves ot no- parted brothers and sisters were decorated. Ilrnhen How Will I'elehrnle. BROKEN HOW. Neb., Juno 11. (Special.) --For the first time in four years Hrokcn How's husincFs men have decided to ecle brato July I here. Ono hundred dollars will be expended on sports and fireworks. Several of tho nirroundlng towns havo de cided to epend the day hero and the largist celebration la anticipated which has beon given in tho history of the city. Rev. C. W. Sivldge of Onialm will bo the principal speaker of the day. CelehrntloiiM til tlrnilNhnvr, HRADSHAW, Neb.. June It. (Special.) The annual Children s day services were . u .,i , M-,v,r,,ii,t held yesterday morning nt tho Methodlat church, where an excellent program was rendered. In tho afternoon the annual me morial or Floral day was observed at the Ancient Order of United Workmen hall by that order. Tho hall was filled to Its ut most capacity. The sermon was preached by iinv i.mn. of Sewnrd. ServlefN for Children. EDGAR. Neb.. June 11. (Special.) -Chll- dren'a day ws3 observed here by speslal servicer In the various churche rcbea last even- ing. Heautlful fioral decorations and mot toes adorned tho churches nnd tpcclal pro grams of unusual Interest wore presented. The occasion was one of much pleasure and I delight to the children ns well as to the cider peoplo who attended. CiniNKhopper It 11 1 11 Crop. COZAD, Neb.. Juno 11. (Special.) Grass hoppers are destroying the growing crops on the south side o! the Platte river, many fields being almost stripped bare. Alfalfa fleldn aro literally covered with tho tiny pests. They nre not the large migratory variety, but the small native brown onm. Many farmers report their garden stuff eaten down to the cround. Children' Dny nt I.cIkIi, I.EIOH, Neb.. June 11. (Special.) Chil dren's day was fittingly observed yesterday nt tho fniKjrc rational church. An mrMlnnt nroerum was rendered br the children cnn. aUtlni nf rpcllnl Ir.PK nnd mnaliv Thj church was profusely decorated with dowers. Slnmler Cime Setttrd. FREMONT. Neb.. June It. (Special.) This morning In the district court tho Jury In the case of Collins against Smith, which Wen an action for slander, brought In a verdict for the defendant, Collins alleged that his repu'allon haJ been damaged to J the nmoiint of $1 ono by n letter written 1'tm by Smith accusing lilm of taking some hay belonging to a man for whom Smith was agent. Smith Introduced two wltnwses ho aworo that they saw Collins hauling, hay from tho premises and tho ury came to the conclusion that Smith had good rca- ons for writing tho letter. . - : . OI.n"'"r ' .r" '""""V . . The Superior hotel changed hands . thlsj morning, Oeorgo Woolsey retiring from the , management of the hous,e and Oeorge It. Wilkes, Jr., of Clyde, Kan., taking ponfics- slon. Another pluco that Is well known to tho traveling public, Goodhue's restaurant, wai nlso sold Saturday night. L. C. Hadge ley 18 the new proprietor. Milrinone Itecnril. Neb . June 11. (Special. )-- WYMORE, following :8 tile amount Of mortgages fl'.frd and released In (lage county during tho nKi., the department estimate of the area mouth of May: Farm mortgages filtd, 21. remaining under cultivation has been fur amounting to 5 1.671; farm mortgages ra-1 ther reduced by l.CT6,000 acres, the area leased, 30. amounting to J59.330; city and abandoned In addition to that announced town mortgages filed. 21, amounting to 111- .ny in comprising BS1.000 acres In Ohio, C33; city and town mortgages released. 27. . ?i onn nrm. i Mirt.tiran wnMn i amounting to $17.0.15. Appoint lletr for WoM Point. TKCUMSEH. Neb., June 11. (Sre-lal Telegram.) Senator John M. Thurston wired Hon. John S. Dew of this city today that ho had nppclnted tho lntter's son, Hoderlck Dew, to a cadetshlp at West I'olnt. The me'sage came frnn Wnchlngtcn. I)?w Is a young man of grod mental and physical makeup and will make the best of his op portunity. Crop In fiooil Condition, TAHLH ROCK. Neb.. June 11. (Sp-clal.) Winter wheat never lcokrd finer tlcn now. Many fields stand waist high and th3 herty In filled out plump and lull. Some fields will bo reaily for harvest In tho course of n couple of weeks and It h believed that tho yield will be much more than an ortl. nary ore. I'rortrnin for Coiirtli. TABLF: HOCK. Neb.. June It. (SpccHI.) The Tnblo Hoclt Driving Park nfsocin t'on has arranged for a series cf r-c.M to be held nt the Table Hock tracks o.i the Fourth of July. A number of premiums have been offered. There will ulto be blcv do raccfc, for which premiums have b.cn offered. I.imIki' Observe lln.v. TAHLH ROCK. Neb.. June 11. (Special.) Table Rock lodge No. 293, Ancient Order decorating the graves of Its departed mem bers. CoinuiPiieeineiit nt Ileree, PIERCE, Neb.. June 11. (Special.) Tho commencement exere'ees of the graduating class of the High school were held in the opera hctiso Friday night. A packed house was present. Tho program was an excellent one and was enjoyed by all present. A Monster Devil I'lxli Destroylnf Its victim Is a type of con stlpatlon. The power of this malady Is felt on organs, nerves, muscles and brain. Hut Dr. King's New Llfo Pills are a safe an 1 j certain cure. Hest in the world for stom- ( ach. liver, kidneys and bowels Only 25c. at Kuhn &. Co.'s drug store Where does the most popular young lady In Nebraska lhe. north or south of 'he Platte river? What do you think? Vole as you think. HYMENEAL. tin vln-f ntlln. ASHLAND. Neb., Juno 11. (Special.) Alexander V. Oavin of Rhcrldan, Wyo.. and Miss Mnrtha V. R. Catlln were united In marriage at 8 o'clock tonight at the rtsl dence of the bride's mother, Mrs. George W. Meredith. In thh city. Rev. T. W. Conway-Checseman. pastor of the Congre gational church of Arbland, performed the ceremony. The gtoom Is train dispatcher for the H. & M. railroad at Sheridan. Wyo.. whllo the brldo has resided In Ashland since early childhood, where she han been a leader In social circles. They left on tho 10:19 train tonight for their new homo at Sheridan. Who Is tho moat popular young lady In ' Nebraska? If you think you know, voto for . her. REPORT OF WEATHER BUREAU fienernlly Knlr Went her Preilleteil for i'odii) with WIiiiIm for TniiKirnm , WASHINGTON. June 11.- Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday: Nebraska and Kansas Fair Tuesday and 1 probably Wednesday; southerly winds. Indian Territory and Oklahoma Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; east to southeast viuds. Western Texas and New Mexico Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; fresh east to southeast winds. Iowa and Missouri Fair Tuosday and ', Wednesday: fresh east to southeast winds. North Dakota and South Dakota Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; cooler In central and western portions Tuesdny; northwest erly winds. Colorado Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; variable winds. Wyoming Fair Tuesday with cooler In northern and western portions; Wednesday fair; variable winds. Montana Fair und cooler Tuesday; Wednesday fair; northwesterly winds, be coming variable. l.ocnl llreoril, OFFICE OF THU WEATHER IIUREAU, OMAHA, Juno 11. Otlletnl record of tem perature nnd precipitation, compared with tlio corresponding day or tho last thrco years: I 1900. 1S99. 1S9S. 1S97 1 Maximum temperature... fi; S2 70 79 i Mlnmum tem p'ern turo.... 56 bi 53! 1 Averago temperature CS 73 rS C9 , Precipitation 00 ,C0 T .00 Recoril of tcmpornturo and precipitation at Omnba for this day and sinco March 1. I 1900: Normnl for tne dny 71 1 Deficiency for the day ,t I Kxcess since March 1..... ......"41 I Normal rainfall for the day. j Deficiency for the day 19 Inch , ... 19 Inoh 1 7.S9 Inches t Total since Mnreh 1 j Deficiency since March 1.. .OS Inches Deficiency for cor. period. H99.. 2. b9 inches I '-"cess mr i-m. pcrmu. lumen Report from Station nt S i, in, 1 'A r2 3 s. TATIONS AND STATS OF WE ATI UR, so- B; B K .23 Omaha, clear North Platte, partly cloudy Salt l.ako City, clear Cheyenne, cloudy Rnpld City, partly cloudy.. Huron, clear Wllllston, clear Chicago, partly cloudy St. I.ouis, tiomly St. Paul, partly cloudy Duvennort. cloudy 7 711 1 CO, 81 7! 7,l nc tO .OJ 7S T Wl .00 741 .01 86 i (M i. .01 : .01 . 7i .0) , 7li .0J 7li .O) I 7t! .1) 71 .trt 1 Ilelenu, partly cloudy 71 Kansas City, clear 7: Havre, rleur ,u nismarck, partly tiuudy M Oalveston, partly cloudy m 1 9) .0)1 T Indicates trace In preclpltntlon. ' . ! WELSH, Local Forecast Official. Ineri'iiNed Output, During tho past year the Anhouser-Husch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louis, V. A. A., reports a I large gain, their bottled beers alone having ' exceeded thirty per cent Increase over tbo years previous. Orders addressed to George. Krug, manager Omaha branch, will t promptly executed. iir Ijtivp ni P)IV iVl' PDIDC Itrdulll Uil lillUtllilli O , , , , ,, , ,, winwr ana upnnc nuou o; uanerauy up to A wage of Year Aco. NEBRASKA IS NOTABLE EXCEPTION Condition of Out" I llrlter lltrrj tiiitp Tlum nt thin Time lu INlltl, tilth lleereunpil .errnne, Mntue lleltm True of Hjo. WASIUNOTO.V, June ll.-The monthly re port of tho Htatlallclan of the Department of Agriculture states that as n result of a special Investigation relative to the winter wheat ncreace nlnwrd tin or t-itl fop for. Indiana. 34S.000 acres In Illinois and 4 IS. 000 acrin In California. This brings the area In winter wheal remaining under cultiva tion on June 1 down to 24.IOS.OC0 acres, a reduction from the area town in tho fall of 5,240,000 acres. Notwithstanding this further reduction of acreage by the elimi nation of nil land entirely abandoned, the condition of winter wheat declined during May 6.2 points, tbo condition on June 1 being 82.7 against SS.O on May 1, C7.3 on Juno 1. 1S'J9, 90.8 at tho corresponding date In 1S96 and a ten year average of S0.7. Preliminary roporta on the spring wheat acreage Indicate a reduction of about u67.- 000 acres, or 2.9 per cent Minnesota, W1k- consln nnd Oregon report n reduction of 4 per cent, North Dakota and Ncbrasku of 5 per cent nnd Iowa of 0 per cent. In South Dakota nnd Washington there is an Increase of 1 per cent. The average condition of uprlng wheat on June 1 was S7.3, ns compared with 91.4 on Juno 1. 1S99, 100 at tho corresponding date in 189S and a ten-year average of 93. Mlu i ncsota falls 10; North Dakota, 17; Sou h Dakota, 11. and Wisconsin 9 points below . their respective ten-year averages. I On tho other hand tho ten-year averages are exceeded In Nebraska. Iowa. Oregon and Washington by 15.1, 4 and 9 points respect ively. elirnskn Shown I'p l'lnel.v. J The total reported acreage In oats exceeds ! the acreage harvested last year by X9 per cent. There is an Increase of 16 per cent In Ohio, 28 per cent In Indiana, 9 per cent in ) New York, 3 per cent In Pennsylvania and Wisconsin nnd 1 per cent In Minnesota, Kansas nnd Nebraska. In no state bavins one million acres or upwards In oats Is there a reduced acreage, f-cept In Iowa, where the shrinkage Is too insignificant to call for comment. The average condition of oats Is 91.7, against 8S.7 on June 1, 1S99. 98 at tho cor responding date In 1S9S and a ten-year aver age of 89.8. Of tho states having 1.000.000 acres or upwards In oats, Illinois, Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska report conditions 0, 6, 19 and 16 points above their ten-year averages, while Now York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota re port it n, 2, S and 10 pjlnts, reipcctlvely below the mean of their June averages for the last ten years. Tho ucreage reported as under barley Is 6-10 of one per cent greater than the area harvested Inst year. There Is an Incrcnso of 4 per cent In California and Kansas, of 3 per cent In South Dakota and of 1 per cent In New York. On the other hen 1 there Is a decrease of 4 per cent In Wiscon sin and Iowa and of 1 per cent In North Dakota, with a slight reduction In Minne sota. The average condition of barley 13 Jfi.2, against 91.4 on June 1, 1899, 7S.S nt the corresponding dato in .1898 and a ten-year average of 88.5. Tho ten-year averages art exceeded by 10 points In JCansas nnd 7 In Iowa, whllo they are fallen ehort of by 6 points in Wisconsin and South Dakota. 7 In Mini.esota, 15 in North Dakota and I In California. The condition In New York cor responds exactly with the state's ten-jear avcrazo. Slirlnknuc In lt-. The acreage under rye shows a reduction of 1.1 per cent from that harvested last year. Of tho two principal rye growing states. Now York and Pennsylvania, the former shows a shrinkage of 7 per cent and tho latter an Increase of 10 per ceni. tho enlarged breadth In Pennsylvania being ac counted for by throwing In spring rye of some thousands of acres sown last fall to winter wheat and since plowed up on ac count of winter killing. Wisconsin reports a decrease of 7 per cent, Kansas 10 per cent and Iowa of 11 per cent, theso being tho only other states having 100,000 acres or upward m rye. The averago condition of ryo Is 87.6, as compared with Sl.5 on Juno 1, IS99. 97.1 at tbo corresponding date In 1S98 and ten-year averago or 89.9. Tho condition figures In New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin aro 8, 12 and 5 points below the respective ten-year averages, while In Iowa they aro 7 points nnd in Kansas 22 points above such averages. The acreage and condition of clover of Vecclable Prcoaration for As- t slntflatingdicToodmulRcdula- Promotes Dificslion.Checirul ncss and Rcf.l .Con tal us neither Opium.Morphine nor liniiral. Not Nabcotic. Kccve eCtdVrVVIZrtTUWl yWyUm StiJ' AlxJcnnm ' Anin Jtd HirmSmtd -Cifnfiid Suatr Anerfccf Remedy for Conslioa Jion, SourStomach.Dinrrhdca, worms .Convulsions .Feverish 'oessandLossOF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signnlure of KEW YOHK. LXACT COFOr WRAPPEB. the "Ciuntry as a whole cannot be i'lsfac torlly determined, but tho dtiingcs in the prln Ipal ntates h.'.e been reported s regunls acreage. Michigan and town report an Increase of o icr cent nnd Illinois of 10 per cent, while u decreaie of 4 per cent Is reported from l'cnnsylvnnla, of 0 per cent from Mlteourl, 1 per csnt from Minnesota, 11 per cent fiom Wisconsin, 21 per cent from . '-lo nnd 23 per cent from Indiana, As to condition almost all the principal clover states fall considerably below their ten-year averages. Ohio being 32 points be low, Indiana 2 per cent, Wisconsin IS, Min nesota 27. Pennsylvania 21. Illinois 5, Mis souri 4 nnd Iowa 1 below. Michigan, with 1 nbove. Is nu exception to the rule. The reports an to penches and apples are unusually favorable. REPORT ON COTTON CROP Mntlxtlcliin of I) ciii rt nii-n t of Aki-I-eiilture llMliiiute the Total Aren IMunteil. WASHINGTON, June 11. The statistician of tho Department of Agriculture estimates the total nriM planted In cotton at 25,558,000 ncrcs, an Increase of 2,or,0,000 acres, or 8 7 per cent over the productive area of last year. He estimates the Increase nt 7 per cent In South Cnrollna and Alabama. S per cent In Texas nnd Georgia, 9 per cent in Louisiana and Tennetecc. 10 per cent in North Carolina. Mississippi and Arkansna. 13 per cent In Indian Territory, IS per cent In Okl.'ituma, 25 per cent In Vliginla and 27 per cent In Missouri. In general the In crease has been restricted by scarcity of labor, the high price of seed, tho enlarged area In fall sown crcps and In certain sec tions by exceptionally unfavorable weather conditions. Along the northern border of the cotton belt land from which wheat has been harvttited Is being hurriedly planted In cotton, but the amount Is l datively Incon siderable and allowance has been mnde for It In the estimate. The average condition of the growing crop on June 1 waa 82.5, as' compared with 85.7 on June 1 last year. 89 at the corresponding date In 1S9S nnd S7.1 the mean of the June averages of the last ton yeare. A condition of S2.5 Is. with one exception, tho lowest Juue condition lu twenty years. The condition In Texas Is 71, this being tho lowest June condition reported from that state In twenty-fHc years and 16 points below the ten-year average. South Caro lina, Alabama nnd Tennessee are 2 points nnd Mississippi and Florida .1 points and 1 respectively, below their ten-year averages. On the other hand, lx)tilslana reports 1 point. North Carolina 2 points nnd Georgia and Arkansas S points above their ten-year aver ages. Every Important section of the nine prin cipal cotton states, together with Oklahoma and Indian Territory, has been visited by special agents of the department within the last three weeks and the results of their Investigations are embodied In the present report. This work will be continued throughout the entlro growing season and should any modification of the acreage fig ures be found necessary, the requisite ad justments will be made by the statistician and promptly made public. Forty years In the market, btlll boeirnlng with greater sales than ever. Cook's Im perial Extra Dry Champagne. Don't you know some deserving girl who ought to havo a vacation? Cut your vaca tion coupons from Tho Deo and save them for her. Telegram from Russia: "SBXD TO AXITC'IIKOFK PALACE, ST. I'ETKIt.SIUriKS, I.M 1I10IJI ATELV AX- oTiinn casu or vis .mahi.m kiih IIKll I.MPEKIAI. MAJIJSTV, HMPItKSS OF HI'S SI A," Ordered hy the ( ourt Phjnlclnn, CM Utl.VM WIXB.) WORLD FAMOUS TONIC. Prominent People KveryiThr re Um It. Sold by all druggists, Refuse substitutes Marlanl & Co it XV 15th St . New York' publish a handsome book of endorsements of Emperors, Empress. Princes, Cardinals, Archbishops and other dlstlnguianed per sonages. It Is sent gratis and postpaid to all who write for it Nn Money In Adnmet f Wo K'lid otir reiaedlct and .hhlUitrt, lfA,M.n u.l.l.n trial oud Hpproral. If not the lirnndMt Thing on Karth fur weak nod deblll. Utod men, ship nil bmck at onr epn pay nothlux. llaro Unlit book, tolli It ail, mailed free. ERIC MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO, N.Y. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears tho Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORi TMC CINTAUR OOHMNV, NEW YORK CITV. I A. A. As 4 to i Jw SUBSTITUTE FOR A VAOATiON. Build Up the Nerves at Home. YS&-P r0T.W. C WKB8TEE, I R IliTX' M HLTiimnnmr, 0 q ry cmaociLL. M Pro.'. 111. . Wcbatt-r, prlinlp.il of Wei ster's Mui.lt! S'ehocl. 600 Stclnway Mali. 17 Htt Van Huren street. Chl-ngo, 1. 1., In a 1 rc-'cnt letter, kays: "I have used your medicine and cannot I say too much for it. I will recommend It to anybody. I keep It In my school in case of need." 1 A New .Man. I N. C. May, Oak Ridge Station. I'a.. wr.tss: ".Mr. I.. I'. Hailcy, whose health was impaired and who always felt tired mid hauiimcl. by my ncrsiM. slon begun to use Pcrnna about j a month jiro, and now lie looks! Ukc a different mnn. He says he j feels 100 per cent better." 1 N. C. .MAY. ; Those desiring a free bock on the easn of nervo weakness, anaemia and other de vitalizing diseases should address The Pent' na Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. tBSM MANHOOD RESTOREDS.ur!5?K. til Vlullirr. the prsvrlpuon of a famoun Fraoch phrtlrlun, will quickly cure 7011 of ll lifrvou.ior Ula4-a uf til Kntrllrn uremia, audi m I,ut Mamhiiual, Uiamnla. 1'mIiib If (fan lliili. kMli.ul I'... I I ..n. t'.f.mH ll..llllT. I'tmnlM wnM tlMninp.atit Hiirr. I'.thnn.tlit. Ilr.ln. VmlnAl ma A raaftllaaUait. 1 1 atopa all li.ua hy (l.,r or nlf hu Ifa'la to StiaruilLrirrlifril ntlil nil llvar. Ilin Llrfnv an.l ,ht nrl.tirv and rajtorea imall wfal: oranv Theron aufferrt ar uolcuied by Doctors Is beaoM SO pr cent ore troubled with Irttailtl. CUIiHK.lt. Ilia mil j knonii rrmrdy to cure nltboul in operation. Snno teatlmnnlRla. A wrltlm rurnteitlf 11 and niom y roturnr.1 1( AlinxrsdiK'snol affect a IxTOiaaent enrg. LCOabox,etor li.00, bmall. Bfiii fnr KiiKFrlrrnliiranil ifilmonl.'!a. AililroM I) t VOI, .Ml.llll l.vr, t il,, f, o. nnx yriK. Hurt rranrli. Cttl. FOIl SAI.I0 11V MVr.HS-llll.l.ON lllltT. CO.. tllTII AM) FAUX AM. TEN WESTERN GIRLS rpiIE TKN most popular glrl In thlo sec tlon of the west will take the ten best vacation trips lu the country at the expense ot Tho Hee. Who Are They? Where Do They Live? rpiin SEVEN most popular glrln In Omaha, Council muffs or South Omaha who earn their own living will be went 011 tho seven best vacation trips that money could plan, with all expr-nrfn paid and free trans portation for an escort. ryro THESE The Hee has added three trips and will also sand the most popular young lady living South of tho Plntto River In Nebraska, tho moat popular young lady North of the Platte River in Nebraska out side of Omaha, nnd the most popular ontig lady In Western Iowa, outside of Council muffs, on similar vacation outings with frco transportation for an escort. The Best Trips In America. C. St. V. M. & O.. from Omaha to Clil-i cago and return over tbo .Milwaukee road. 1 At Chicago there will lie two clays stay nt the Grand I'atitle hotel. From Chicago 1 to New York and return over the I.ake Shore und New York Central road, with ) ten days' at the Hotel Majestic. (Class A.) 1 Iliiiilncton Route. Omaha to Estes nnrlt. Colorado, with ten days at ICstes Park hotel. Return via Denver, with three days 1 nt the Ilrown Palace hotel, with a trip to lieorgetown and Sliver Plume through Clear Creek Canon. Return to Omaha 10 lie muilo by the liurllncton Route. (Clnss A.) llurllngton Route. A daylight trip over the liurllngton Route from Omaha to Chi- eaco. Two clays nt the nrand Pacific hotel nt Chicago. Chicago to Iako Geneva, with ! two weeks nt the have's rarlt Hotel. The return trip will be via Chicago over the 1 liunincioii icouic. muss a.j Oulnt'V Route. From Omaha to St. Louis over the Omaha ft St. Louis and Wabash j roads, with three clays at tno southern 1 Hotel, l' rom St. uiu k to loieoo. witn a day's map at tho Hoody House. From roipuo to j'ut-in-iiay on one or tne ucirou Ai Cleveland coast line steamers. Two weeks at thn Hotel Victory ut Put.ln-Hay. Return to Omaha via the Wabash rood. (Class A.) Union Pacific. Omaha to Salt l.ako City via the Union Pnclllc. Ten days at the Hotel Knutsford. Return via Denver, with three duvs nt the Ilrown Palace hotel and a day's excursion around tho Georgetown 1MOP. ic'iass A.) Rules of the Contest. Class A. The young lady receiving the highest number of votes will have flrat choice of Class A trips, tho next highest cecond No votes will bo counted for any young lady who does not earn her own living. No votes will be counted for Omaha Heo employes. Tho votos will bo published oach day In The Omaha Hee. The contest will close at S o'clock p. m. July 21st, 1900. Class B. The three trips designated as Class H, will be awarded to the most popuhr yours lady without restriction as follows: Ono to the most popular young lady living in Nebraska south of tho Platto river. One to tho most popular young lady living In Nebraska north of the Platte river, outside of Omaha and South Omaha. One to the most popular young lady living In western Iowa, not Including Coun cil Hluffa. The young lady of the threo wlnnera who receives thn most votes, will have first choice of threo trips, and the one rocelvlng the next greatest number, second choice. All votes must be made on coupons out from The Her. Pre. payments for subscriptions may be made either direct to The Hee Publlrhlng Company, or to an authorized agent of The Hee, The votes will be published each day In The Omaha Ree. The contest will clese at S o'clock p. m. July 21st, 1900. Who is Your Girl? Votes will be counted when made on a coupon cut from The Omaha Hee aad de posited at The Bee business olllcc or mailed addressed "Vacation Contest DpL," Th. Omaha Dee, Omaha, Neb, Mr. Charles N e w in n 11 Kt l.oi ml a t r e c I, II . w "ei Hi fol lowing in regard to I'erana. I took one bottle of your wonderful medicine and have m Improved that 1 feel llko h new persou. 1 am xerv thank ful that 1 got hold of your wonderful 10111 edy. I cannot nay too much in your lie half. I had doctored for two eirs until 1 felt there was no relief. "My wife has taken one bottle of your grand medicine and It has helped her o much. I And It has Improved her health so much that 1 will recommend It to any 0110 cheerfully." Yours gratefully. OI1ARI.KS NKWMAN. Nervous Depression. The month of July Is peculiarly tho month of nervous diseases, especially nervous prostration and other depressed states of the nervous system. People who are at all Inclined to be nervous or suffer from weak nerves find this mouth espe cially trying. Sultry heat and electrical disturbance of the atmosphere Is probably tho causo of this, Invalids neod to be particularly careful during the month of July to fortify tho nervous system by the use ot Pcruna. Prrvrntiqiilrknrauf ilicharf . which It nolcritokrd thn hnrrnrt nt Imnntftnnr. t'tl l-l mCSiK nlan4a tLA nrrmiim el nil 1m,,Mrltlu. a'iril naWI. tlr.nrlh.n. Rock Island Route. From Otnnha to Den ver over the Roclc Islnnd Route, with three davs ut the Ilrown Palace hotel, a day's excursion up to Georgetown through tlu Clear Creek canon, around the Loop, ie. Uirnlnc to Denver before evening. From Denver to Mtinltou over the C It. I. ft 1 , with three days ut Muni 1 011 and it trip to Pike's Peak via the Cogwheel Route. From Maliltou over the I), ft It. O. tc Olenxvood Springs. Ten days at the Hotel Colorado at Glenwoud Springs before re turning to Omaha iClnss II.) Mlssuurl Pacitlr Railway. Omahii to Kan sas (ity. with three tlays at the Coates bouse. From Kfinwis ity lo Wnrrensburg, Mlcsourl. and Pertlo Springs. Two weeka nt Pertle Sprlnus at the Hotel Mlimewav.'ii. Return to Omaha. (Class H.) Northwestern. Omaha to Chicago via tho Northwestern, with 11 tlay'H stop at tho Grand Pacific hotel. Chlcnso to Green lake, Wisconsin, with two weeks at tbo Oakwood hotel. Iteturn via thn North western, tcinss A.) Northwestern. Over the Fremont. Elk horn & Missouri Valley Railroad to Ulatk Hills nnd Hot Springs. At Hot SnrlnnH thprci will lio a two weeks' Btay ut tho Hotel Evans. (Class A.) Illinois Central railroad, from Omaha to Chicago via the Illinois Central road, with a dnv'H stop at INo Grand Pacific hotel. From Chicago to Charlevoix, Michigan, via tho Pero Marquette railroad. Two weeks at Charlevoix at tho Uelvldcre hotel, re turning via th" steamship Manltou to Chi cago, end tho Illinois Central to Omaha. (Class II.) choice, and so on,