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CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES LET
Stato Board Makes tho Quarterly Awards to
Bidden as Usual.
WHO WILL FURNISH THE ARTICLES NEEDED
MM nf Contractor Who Will Supply
the Sevcrnl Slnle Institution
DuriitK thr CoiiiliiK Three
.Month.
I,INC0IA July 3. (Special.) Tho S nta
Hoard of Purchase find Supplies today
awarded contracts for supplies for state lu
Ultutlons to the following bidders:
Hospital for the Insunc, Lincoln Dry
Roods, Miller & I'alnc; coal, Whltcbroast
Coal Co.; staple groceries, Raymond Hro.;
fancy groceries, HargretiVM liros,; flour,
Zwonecheck & Askmlt; drugs, llarlry Drug
Co.; clothing, IM Serf and Macr Hros.
lndustrht Homo, Mllford Coal, White
breast Coal Co,; meat, Swift & Co.; butter
nnd eggs, fancy groceries, staplo groceries,
Thomas A, nincUburn.
Penitentiary, Lincoln Hardware, Hudco
Ouonzel; dry gooi's, Fltigorald & Co.; drugs,
Harloy Drug Co.; Hour, Zwonechock & Ask
mlt; meat, Citdahy Packing Co.; fancy gro
ceries Raymond Iiroa.; clothing, Muyer
Ilros., Ed Serf; coal, Charles H. Gregory,
Whltobroast Coal Co.
Asylum for tho Chronic Insino, lliwilngfl
Klour. Hastings Milling Co.; drugs, A. H.
Farrcns; fancy groceries, Harg'oavfs B os ;
staple groceries, Raymond Bros.; clothing,
W, J. Folk; dry goods, William Brock, Fitz
gerald Co.; coal, Victor White and White
breast Co.
Industrial School for Boys, Kearney Coal,
Victor White; dry goods, L. C. Gregg; oil,
Hoxlo Oroccry Co.;. meats, Armour Parking
Co,; fancy groceries, Hargreavcs Br:B.; sta
T)lo groceries, Raymond Bros.
Hospital for tho Insane, Norfolk Coal,
Oltnn Rock Coal Co.; meat, Cudahy & Ci.
drugs, Oeorgo B. Crlstoph; dry goods, John
son Dry floods Co.; clothing, K. B. Konyon;
flour, F. L. Saunders; fancy groceries, Har
nrcavea Bros.; utaplo groceries, Raymond
Bros.
Industrial School for Girls, Geneva Meat,
Bwlft & Co.; dry goods, Fitzgerald Dry Ooodi
Co. nnd Miller & Palno; conl, Whltebreast
Coal Co.; groceries, W. J. Carson.
Instltuto for Keoblo Minded Youth, Bea
trice Meat, Cudahy & Co.; bread, C. E.
Wolfe; coal. Whltebreast Coal Co.; toilet
pnper, A. N. Morso & Co.; staple and fancy
groceries, HnrgrenvM Bros.
Soldiers' nnd Salloin' Home, Mllford
Meat, Cudahy & Co.; coal, Victor White;
clothing. Ed Corf nnd Mayer Bros.; ataplo
nnd fancy groceries, 0. L. Laune.
Soldiers' nnd Sailor's Home, Grand Island
Dry good, S. N. Wolbach; burlnl enses,
J. C. Croycr; drugs, Tucker & Farnsworth;
meats, Swift & Co.;. shoes, S. N. Wolbach;
flour, Hastings Milling Co.; coal, Whl'c
broast Coal Co. and Victor White; clothing,
Woolfltenholm & Sterne nnd S, N. Wolbach
nnd OU8 M. Friend; stnplo groceries, Har
greavcs Bros.; fancy groceries, Raymond
Bros.
Homo for the Friendless, Lincoln Coal,
Whltebreast Coal Co, and Charles B. Greg
ory; moats, Armour Packing Co.; drugs,
llarley Drug Co,; dry goods, Fltzgernld Dry
Goods Co.; .bread, Golstllnger & Hoieholmcr;
Ice, Lincoln Ico Co.; fancy and staple gro
ceries, E. J. Kettering.
The Equitable Tontine Savings company of
Hastings Incorporated with tho secretary of
state today. Tho capital stock of tho con
cern Is $100,000 and tho incorporators arc
C. S. Watkins, William L. Lnthrop nnd E.
A. Watkins.
Thov German Evangelical Zlon's church of
' I,lbf)rly,Oae county, lncorporated-undcr the
state laws,
Tho Knox Horso company of Omaha,
capital Btnck $25,000, was Incorporated by
II. E. O'Noll, William O, Gilbert nnd James
A. Thompson.
Department Commnndor John Reese has
Issued orders to Ornnd Army men of Ne
braska rclntivo to tho national encampment
nt Chicago In August.
FLOATER FOUND IN RIVER
Iloilj- of l.nliorliiK Mn n I CniiKht In
the Mlinoiirl lit PlntttN
iiioiilli. FLATTSMOUTH, Nb July 3. (Special
Telegram.) Jack Elliott snw a floater going
down the river this forenoon nnd when a
short dlatnnco below tho Burlington bridge
ho caught and towed It to shore. Ho was
cibout 40 yonrs of age, five feet eight Inches,
unndy muatnche, stubby chin whiskers nnd
black hair. Ho woro checkored ovcrnlls,
light colored striped shirt nnd No, 7
shoes. In tho pockets were found a bluo
cotton nnnuKercnmr, a Biiver dollar and a
nickel safety pin, two padlocks, a heelplato
nnd a collar button. He was evidently a
laboring man. Tho body had not been In
the water long nnd was not bndly decom
posed. Tho coroner will hold an inquest this
nftornoon.
t'lume County FimloiilNtn Meet.
IMPERIAL, Nob,. July 3. (Special.)
The democratic and populist county con
ventions for Chaso county met in Imporlal
Thursday for tho purposo of nominating a
county nttornoy nnd ono commissioner and
choosing delegates to the various convm
tlons. Each convention met separately and
organized, and then appointed a committee
from each convention to confer together and
eolect the candidates. After a few mo
ment's conference tho conimitteo reported
tho namn of James S. Androws, a domocrnt
ot Lnmor, for county attorney, and D. H.
Sutherland, a free silver republican, fot
commissioner, both conventions ratifying
tho choice of tho committee. Tho call ac
credited about sixty dolcgates to each con
vention, but thcro wcro not sixty dolcgatos
present In both convention. There was no
enthusiasm nnd but little harmony bo
tween tho two factions. The delegations to
the congressional convontlon aro favorab o
to tho ronomlnntlon of R, D. Sutherland.
Tho democratic delegation to the repre
sentative convention nro for W. M. Pence,
a democrat, of Waunltn, for representative.
ShnlTnrtli Sentenced nt Xurth I'lntfc,
NORTH PLATTi:. Neb., July 3. (Special.)
Chief of Pollco H. T. Rice, who went to
South Omnhn last Friday to take posus-
nlon of the man who was wanted horo for
stealing a coat, vest and gold watch a
couplo of months ngo, returned with ha
prisoner on Saturday evening, Tho latter Ij
a negro namel Chnrlre Shafforth. He wns
npprehended at South Omaha by Chief of
Pollco Mitchell lant Wednesday, whllo try
ing to sell tho watch nt a pawnshop. Tho
chief happened to bo in tho placo when
Shafforth offered the watch for tale and
took him Into custody nt once.
The negro acknowledged that ho stolo tho
watch nt North Platte, but said that the
coat and vest woro taken by ono of two
pals that wcro with him, He said that
both nion went to Kansas City from here,
whllo ho stopped at South Omaha, where
his homo Is.
When takon boforo Pollco Judgo Baldwin
yesterday afternoon Shafforth pleaded
guilty to stealing tho -watch. Ho was ad-
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
Hie Kind Yoc Have Always Bough;
Bears tho
Signature of
Judged a proper subject for tho Kcarno
Industrial nr-hool and will bo taken there
by Sheriff Kellher tcxlay. Ho claims to bo
only 16 years of age.
UNANIMOUS FOR VAN BOSKIRK
Fourteenth District Convention of
Itcpnlillcnns nt Crawford .Vinil
iintm Senntorlnl t.'itiitllilntcn,
CRAWFORD, NcbTT"july 3. (Special
Telegram,) J. R. Van Boaklrk of Alliance
was unanimously nominated as republican
candidate for senator from the Fourteenth
district at the convention hero today.
Tho countltn were well represented, and
instructive addresses were delivered by
Hon. F, M. Dorlngton. R. W. Mont
gomery of Alliance wns selected as chair
man of the senntorlnl committee.
Van Bosklrk Is secretary of the North
west Live Stook association and Is engaged
in the implement buslnons. He is a very
strong candidate.
Hill n Fnlls nt llnrvnnl,
HARVARD, Neb., July 3. Last week wan
Intensely dry, with heavy wind most of the
time, but a chaugo camo about 2 o'clock
ycatcrday morning, when, following much
wind, a fine rain of .44 of an Inch of water
fell. About half tho winter wheat crop has
been cut and thin week will see practically
all secured.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., July 3. (Special.)
The long dry spell in this county was ended
Friday night. From 10 o'clock until morn
ing 2 5-12 Inches of rnln fell. Much of the
lato wheat is Just In bloom and will be
greatly benefited. In some localities the
wheat was too far gone to be helped. The
corn Is In most excellent condition, the
prospects for the largest crop of corn since
1891 being very promising. The postures are
excellent and the cattle are in fine shape.
Tho cattlo industry Is now one of tho most
prominent industries In the county, tho
number of cattlo In the county having In
creased largely in the last year.
Sentence Hoy to Ileformntory.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. July 3. (Special.)
Charley Frlsh, a boy 15 years ot ago, waa
given a hearing before County Judge J. E.
Douglas on the chargo of Incorrigibility
His mother filed the complaint, asking to
hnvo him sent to the reform school, as all
efforts to keep him at home Tiad proven
fruitless and whon sho had found a placo
for him to work ho would run away. Ho
could not resist his inclination to place ob
structlons on tho railroad tracks. On tha
strength of tho evidence tho court decided
that tho best placo for the boy was in tho
stato reformatory, whero ho could be prop
erly looked aftor and kept out of mUchlef
and ho was accordingly sentenced to that
Institution.
I'opiillntn Cnlleil In Convention.
TRENTON, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Tho
populists of Hitchcock county aro called to
meet In convention nt Trenton July 10 for
tho purposo of electing six delegates to the
stato convention, six delegates to tho con
gresslonal convention, delegates to the
senatorial convention nnd fourteen delegates
to tho sixty-seventh representative conven
ticn; nlso to nominate a county clerk, county
attorney and commissioners of the Third
district. Primaries to bo held July . The
populists of tho Sixty-seventh Represent
atlve district hnve called their convention
to meet nt Palisade, Hitchcock county,
July 20.
Itlilx Farm of Chicken I. Ice,
SEWARD, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Yes
torday morning about 10:30 Jacob Wester
hoff built a fire In his chicken house In
order to smoko out lice and then wont down
town. Tho Are soon had the chicken house
In ashes and then caught tho barn, which
was entirely dostroyed before the flro do
partment arrived. A daughter of Mr. Wm
tcrhoff was quite badly burned in getting
their horso out of tho barn, and Mrs. J. C,
Mdrgan was bo badly frightened that it was
necessary to call a doctor.
KpcnkliiK nt Cntnp llnywnrd.
SYRACUSE, Neb., July 3. (Spoclnl Tele
gram.) It was disagreeably windy at
Camp Hayward. So much so that
spcnklng out doors was abandoned.
Hon. Jesso Strode of Lincoln made
a highly patriotic speech In Floral
hall this afternoon. He was listened to with
marked nttentlon In spite of the great heat.
Tho gamo of baso ball between Nebraska
City and Cook wns red hot. Score: Ne
braska City, 20; Cook, 21. William Schap
crs was umpire.
Clinne County Crop.
IMPERIAL, Nob., July 3. (Special. )
Chaso county was hlessed last night with a
fine rain of from one to two Inches. Its
coming was very timely, aa small grain waa
beginning to need rain. The small grain
was cut short by dry weather, yet if noth
ing prevents wo will got a half crop. The
corn crop Is looking fine and our outlook
for a corn crop wan never bolter. The
ranges aro In lino condition nnd stock has
never dono any better than it Is now doing.
Telephone Compnny riinniceH Ilntul.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 3. (Special
Telegram.) Tho Independent Telephone Co.,
a rival organization of the Nobraska Tele
phone company, which commenced buslno s
horo about a year ago, was sold today to a
number ot local business men.
Since tho advent of this company rates
havo been very low, lower, it Is ststed, than
they can be profitably maintained. It Is
not known what tho policy ot tho uew own
ers will bo.
Veternnn of Snntlnrcn Celelirnte.
FORT CROOK, Neb., July 3, (Special.)
The veteran members of the Tenth Volun
teer Infantry celebrated the second annl
vesary of the battlo of Santiago by ap
propriate memorials nnd a stag party on
Sunday, July 1. There was n full attend
ance and a beautiful program was rendered
suitable for tho occasion. On Monday, July
2, a very enjoyable dance wound up the fes
tivities. Seirnrd County MnrtKncrc HecoTil.
SBWARD, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Tho
mortgage Indebtedness record In Sownrd
county for Juno Is ns follows: Farm mort
gage filed, 27, $31,7G2.K0; released, 34,
Jt7,fil0.sn. City mortgages filed, 2. $1,300;
released, 6, $1,760. Chattel mortgagoi flloj,
73, J37.223.97; releasetl, 41, $34,250.29.
Cliiiutiiiiiiiiu I'Iuiim Celehrntlon.
BKATRICK Nob., July 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Preparations are being made for
a big Fourth of July celebration nt tho
Chautaun.ua tomorrow. Tho program In
cludes an Inspection of the flro department
and a sham battle by tho National Ouard
company nt this point.
Hamilton Olven Five Yenr.
WAHOO, Neb., July 3. (Spoclal.) Judge
Good yesterday sentenced Hamilton, the
man found guilty of complicity In robbing
Joseph & Grate's store, to flvo years In tha
penitentiary. Court adjourned until July
12, when Harris, tho other arrest In this
caso, will bo tried.
IlrldKc Collmmeii With Tcnnm.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 3. (Spoclal
Telegram.) By the collareo of a bridge tora
today two men, a team nnd Ico wagon were
precipitated to tho bottom of Table creek,
u dldtanco ot twenty feet. Tho men wcro
severely bruised and It, Is believed wcro lu
jurcd Internally.
Nov Killtor uu llnntliiK Itecord,
HASTINGS, Neb., July 3. (Special.)
George James has purchased an Interest In
tho Hasttngs Evening Record. Tho papor
will hereafter bo edited by Ramsey &
James.
Injured h- Cannon Crncker.
DAVID CITY. Neb., July 3. (Special.)
Conrad Lauaskle, an old soldier, was cele-
bratlng the Fourth of July In advance yes
terday evening, He was giving the boys n
lesson In discharging fireworks and held a
largo cannon cracker In his hands while It
exploded. His right hand was almost torn
to pieces and his right leg was badly bruised,
Ho Is In a critical condition and fears ot
blood poisoning aro entertained by his comrades.
llrnvj" .Storm nt ilohiifttovrn,
JOHNSTOWN, Neb.. July 3. (Special Tel-
egram.) Our long dry spell was broken last
night by a severe electrical storm, accom
panied by rain. Tho barn of August Bohle,
a farmer living northeast of town, was struck
by lightning and completely destroyed, with
eighty bushels ot corn, fifty bushels of
oats, four sets of harness and n new saddle.
Itclile nee nt Syrneime,
SYRACUSE, Neb., July 3. (Special Tele
gram.) About 1:30 p. m. nn alarm of fire
wa3 sounded and located In a coal house on
tho promises of Moses Hlx. A lino of hose
was soon laid and the flro wns out In short
order. Owing to the high wind tho work
done bo tho firemen was very skillful.
Will I'lre Cnptnred t'niinnn,
GENEVA, Nob., July 3. (Special.) To
morrow at 2 p. m. will bo fired a number of
salutes from tho old Philippine cannon cap-
turod by Company O and brought home. It
Is estimated that the largest crowd ever
seen in Geneva will bo here tomorrow.
UeleKntcN I.enve I'lnttuninuth.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 3. (Special.)
Hon. J. M. PalterBon and Frank J, Mor-
gnn departed yesterday nnd tho Platlsmouth
band nnd many others will leave today for
Kansas City to attend tho national demo
cratlc convention.
Syracuse Will Celebrate.
SYRACUSE, Neb,, July 3. (Special Tele
gram,) Tho Fourth will be celebrated In
great style here tomorrow and an Immense
crowd is looked for. The orntor of the day
is Congressman E. J. Burkett of Lincoln,
Senrlet Fever nt Ourlil City.
DAVID CITY, Neb., July 3. (Special.)
A well developed case of scarlet fever at
tho residence ot J. F. Albln, editor of tho
People's Banner, was reported yesterday
evening by the attending physician.
Grain 1'ronpectH (iuoil.
BUTTE, Neb., July 3. (Special Telegram.)
Boyd county had half an Inch ot rain Sun
day night and four Inches last night. Crops
of all kinds aro booming. Small grain Is
sure. Corn will bo a bumper crop.
School Ccnnu nt Ilentrlce.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 3. (Spcclnl Telo-
gram.) Tho school census for Beatrice
which Ih Just complotcd, shows 2,972 of
school ago within tho. city. This Is an ex
ces3 of 105 over last year.
Divorce Cune nt limiting.
HASTINGS, Nob.. July 3. (Special.)
Luella B. Hull has fllod her petition In tho
district court praying for a divorce from
her husband, Byron F. Hull. Mrs. Hull
also asks for alimony.
Hot Duy nt Ilentrlce.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Today was another excessively hot
and dusty day In thiB city. Tho tempera-
turo ranged from 100 to 102 In the shade
It Snveil II in I.eic.
' P. A. Danforth of LnGrange, Ga., suffered
for six months with a frightful running
soro on his leg; but writes that Bucklen's
Arnica Salvo wholly cured it in flvo days,
For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, It's tho best
salve In tho world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25 cts. Sold by Kuhn & Co., druggists.
PROSTRATIONS FROM HEAT
Sevcrnl People In Clitcngo Are
ported Ovi-rcome ly Oppre
Tie
Ive Weutiicr.
CHICAGO, July 3. Ono death and two
prostrations as a result of tho heat were re
ported up to noon here today. William Wle
grede, whoso homo Ib In Blenheim, III., died
shortly after midnight of heart dlseaso super
Induced by heat. Tony Sedlock succumbed
In front of his homo and Joseph O'Brien was
overcome while walking over tho Lake street
bridge. Both tho latter will recover. At
noon tho weather bureau showed 84 degrees
but nt tho street level the mercury In many
Instances showed over 00 degrees. Tho
molsturo In the air rendered the heat very
oppresslvo and there woro doubtless many
prostrations which were not reported to tho
authorities.
Tho afternoon also furnished ono death and
n number of prostrations. A man known by
the name of Huinbac, while crazed by tho
heat, Junued Into the river, but was rescued.
A man named Clock wns found dead from
tho heat in a lodging house. Samuel
Swarsky and Daniel Lynch were prostrated
during tho afternoon nnd were removed to
the hospital. It is believed they will re
cover. Showers are predicted, but they will
probably render the atmosphoro more etlil
lug. If you nre sick all over, nnd don't know
Just what nils you, it's ten to one your
kidneys aro out of order. Foley's Kidney
Cure will bring you health and energy. For
salo by Myer's-Blllon Drug Co., Omaha, and
Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha.
FIRE CLAIMS FIVE VICTIMS
Ucnd Were Occuiinntn of a Frame
Tenement Which Ilnrned
I.lUe Tinder.
NEW YORK, July 3. Five persons were
burned to death In an early morning teno
ment flro In Hobokon today. Tho dead
are: Jacob Nelhnus, aged 33; August Bon
der, ngod 19; Math Wlnkleman, aged 3;
William Wlnklomnn, aged 9; Albert Bich-
mann, aged 18. Tho victims lived In a
two and onc-half-story framo tenement at
125-131 Adams street. The adults wore n
tho top floor of 131 und tho children, with
their parents, lived on tho ground floor of
129. Five families, thirty-six persons lu all,
wero asleep when tho fire was dUcoverod
on the top floor.
The l.lnt of 'Wounded
who havo been healed by Banner Salve, Is
very large. It heals all wounds or sores and
leaves no scar, Tako no substitute. For
sale by Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha, and
Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha.
NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
United Stntca Court nt Sun FrnuclNCn
AlmolveH (lunrnntiue Oltlcer Dr.
J, J, Ivluyoiin.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. In the United
Stntos circuit court Judgo Morrow held that
Dr. J. J. Klnyoun, tho local federal quaran
tine officer, had not been guilty of con
tempt of court In requiring persons leaving
this city during tho plaguo excitement to
securo health certificates. The Judgo found
that travel within tho borders ot tho stato
had not bcon restricted and that tho letter
ot tho Injunction ngalnat the authorities had
not been violated.
Y. M. C. A. TenuU.
Tho first round of tho tennis Klnclea In
the Younir Men'B Christian nssoclatlon
tournament was played Tuesday night at
tho Ames uvenue park, Tho results were
ns follows: W. II. Havmonil and Weltv
drew bye, Wheldon defeated Reedy. Young
doreateil wenstcr. Patterson defeated
Stephenson, UucklnKhum defenteel Eita
brook. Coffee nnd Isaac Ilnvmoud drew u
bye. The second round will bo played this
morning nt 9 o'clock. Flnnls will be played
mw niternoon.
.Mld-ltond CooperlteH.
Thn Peter Cooner club, the anti-fusion
middle-of-the-road club, met last night ut
1515 Howard street und perfected plans for
tho banquet which the club will give In
wusnington nail me nigni ot juiy is.
Wharton Barker, the middle-of-the-road
populist candidate for president, will be
tno guest oi me ciud on mai aay.
ipfitinii VUHPO I WIT TinV I
Althi 1 lUlUV O li 1 1 A I Hh I
Commercial OlubWill Attend tho Volun
teer Firemen's Tournament.
OMAHA LOSING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
(corse II- Mnxtvcll Review the AVorli I
of the .Vntlonnl Irrlnu t Ion Au
clntlou mill DrKcn Con
tinued Uttorti,
tv won nmnimna in rnmn vnrk nnd
gct acquainted with us.- Too much of tho
trade of York nnd tho surrounding section of
Nebraska goes to Kansas City, St. Joseph
and other cities that aro working tho terrl-
tory for all It Is worth. It Is right that
Omaha should havo this trade and It can bo
had by Omaha merchnnts It they exert more
effort to securo It. Wo nro friendly to nil
Nebraska Institutions. Tho Nebraska Vol
unteer Firemen's tournnment will bo held
at York July 24, 25 and 26 nnd wo extend
tho 'Commercial club of Omaha nnd all poo-
pie of tho city a hearty Invitation to visit
us uu dm m uium u.jn luiu ,tuc nuuiui-
nnCCS Wlin OUI irienuo Him uusilivan uaau-
elates," said Judgo O. W. Post of York to tho
executive committee of tho Commercial club.
JUUgo rost was ncarmy mannou ior uio
cordial Invitation, which wns Immediately
accepted, kuciiu luarun, who ucieu as cmur-
man of tho meeting, was Instructed to np-
point a committee, get railroad rates and
mako nil arrangements for an excusion to
York on one of tho tnreo flays mentioned,
July 26, tho Inst day of the tournament, is
tho day upon which the most Importnnt
contests will bo held nnd It is likely that
tho Omahn excursion win bo given that nay.
II. W MeOlnnls nnd JUdco Post enmo to
Omaha as representatives of tho Commcr-
clal club (f York, which wan Instrumental
In securing tho tournnment, and is doing nil
in Its power to maKe It a success. Moro
than J2.500 Is offered in each prizes besides
many handsome and expensive trophies,
Two thousand volunteer firemen will nt-
tend. Kearney will send two companies to
tho tournament. Fremont, Grand Island,
Kearney, North Platte, Beatrice, Stanton
and nearly all Nobraska towns of nny size
will enter companies In tho contests.
-.'..- .. i ,ii .
Grorgo II. Maxwell of tho National Irrl-
gatlon association spoke to the exocutlve
commlttee concerning the work dono by tho
association In congress, Mr. Maxwell ad-
uressefl tno commercial ciuo soverat monms
ngo and since he was hero congress made
an appropriation or i;u.uu ror preliminary
Irrigation surveys In the arid lands of west-
em states. The purpose ot tho society is to
get additional appropriations nnd Impress
the pooplo oi tno unuca htaics wun me
luea tnat tno irrigation oi western tanas is
u matter of national Importance.
Tho Commercial clubs of Omaha, St. Paul
and Los Angeles havo been particularly ac
tive In assisting tho association and Mr
Maxwell made many suggestions concerning
tbo carrying on of a campaign for funds to
prosecute tho work.
u u, "uuo - 'c'J,
essential to success In securing government I
assistance tn tho reclaiming of government
lands," said Mr. Maxwell. "Enact laws
that mako tho water eo with the landB nnd
prevent water from being sold nlono ns n
commodity. Montana and Wyoming have
good laws and I believe that the Nebraska
laws aro quite similar to the Wyoming laws.
In Colorado nnd California tho laws are bad
IrrlKiitlon n XatlonnI Duty.
"Discourago the plan sometimes ndvanced
that the government shRll deed all nrld lands
to the various state xhd!'allow them to do
the irrigating. This ls"a nalional duty and
not a state duty. Th'6 rivers that rise in
Colorado and Wyoming water seventeen
states and territories. Government control
of such streams Is the only hope for the
vnst territory tnat can De mane rertuo ny
saving the great supply of water that goes
to waste. The cession of these inncls to
various states would bo the death of the
movement.
Mr. Maxwell urged that tho Commercial
club do all in its power to carry on a cam-
palgn of education through tho
astern states. Ho juggested thnt
II tho merchants of Omaha pro-
pare lists of firms with whom they 'iavo
business dealings and turn them over to tho
secretary ot tho Commercial exchange. In
this manner a vast mailing list of lnlluentlnl
persons may be secured to whom literature
M'UU IMU DllUJUtk III 11 . I,IIIIJU tail WU Bl'lll.
Tho Los Angeles club adopted this plan
nnd did much to nsslst tho nssoclatlon by
having letters written to congressmen and
senators at tho tlmo tho recent appropria
won was penning, .nr. mhxwoji urgea inai
tho Importance ot tho development of thoso
ands to the commercial world cannot bj
overestimated, and urged tho business men
of Nebraska to do all In their power to bring
tho matter to tho attention of eastern
people
HEADS ON SPEAR TOPS
(Continued from First Page.)
Is said that serious trouble would havo re
sulted except for tho perfect dteclpllne of
tho Japanese.
Flying American l'lnsr.
ine bunion correspuuueui oi me van)
Telegraph, wiring under rmto ot July i, Bays
mo largo unineso svoamsa.p companies are
applying or leave to irans.cr iuo r nips io
mo American nag, iiuninees is uiuiubi in a
standstill and another reverse to tho nlllcd
troops would precipitate a massacre of for
elgners In the Bouth, which LI Hung Chang
would be utterly unable to avert. He re
cently outwitted tho Sun Yatscn party by
buying thousands ot Mauser rlflro at Macao,
Ho Is Increasing hla troops, the correspond
ent says, adding nnother 1,000 guards to
thoso at Canton and recruiting two divisions
to 1,500 each.
A dispatch to tho Dally Telegraph from its
Shanghai correspondent, dated July 2, says
that tho chief pantor at tho Moukden mis
sion has been killed, together with n number
of native Christians.
LONDON, July 4.-1:50 a. m. Tho Shang
hai correspondent of tho TImos telegraph
ing on Monday, snys:
Tho only ordor issued nt Tekln on Juno
20 amounts to an open challenge to the pow
ers and practically declares war. It com
mands the provinces to enroll the Boxers to
nsslst to expel the foreigners."
A nnprlnt itlnntph frnm S'lanirhal dnlfiil
Inlv iva that thn tnn tnl nt Shanahal
,,Min.,i fh ntiinonn nmriMnnm ii.nf i.
ginning June 21 no notice will be taken of
docrceB of tho so-called imperial govern-
ment, ns rrince iuan nau seized me power
on mat nay.
Tho Times' St. Petersburg correspondent
says that on Juno 30 tho grand staff of the
Husauin army uaw.iiuiuu uio wuiico iinny
i t I i .1 11 -!.! .
10 numocr i.isv.vuu men. no uiso earn wiui
Apollinaris
' 1"1HE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS")
BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS.
about OnO.OOO Mausers have been importel
within the last three years.
CUBE FOO. July 3. It is reported mat
all foreigners havo been ordered out of Tien
Tsln. The situation Is considered desper
ate. Tho Chinese nre pushing their en
trenchments under tho walls. Tho railway
between Tien Tsln nnd Lutal la In the hands
of the Chinese.
GOVERNMENT IS NOT GUILTY
CutiRiil tienernl tSooilunw Clcnr I
pre DiMtiiHcr of Coinpllclty
In Trouble.
WASHINGTON, July 3. Tho Importnnt
news that camo to the State department to-
day from Consul General Goodnow ut Shnng-
hl respecting the conditions nt Pekln hns
Bono far to enlighten the oinc nts as to ccr-
" points that were shrouded In iincer-
tolnty and doubt. The consul general s nd-
v're"ff lu' 1 u C,.,B' ? V ,
ment is not implicated In the attack upon
tho ministers and the missionaries and con
firms what the Stnte department has all
along suspected, namely, that a stato of in
surrection exists In Pekln and the province
ot Chi Le and that tho rising must be
treated as such.
Tho olllcials hero are gratified at the
.,, .rlln , n, ,hn ,,,, ,,nntpti
. . .-n-nii.tnHmr flin v re
.,. ., , p.bln In ..n nornomntll ntinn
a po,cr o ncutrnlUy nl ,caBt. The lll8t
,, ,,. rpnlrB, n lllM virnrnvn envn In
,ila mihrslon tndnv. ncnnrdlnc to the State de
partmeut's advices from Consul McWade
nt canton, so thnt the ofllc a s fee reason
i,io secure for tho safety ot the foreigners
in ho whole territory south of the Yellow
rver, which comprises three-fourths of
china.
Tho Canton rumor that Viceroy LI Hung
Chang had asked for a United States war
ship to carry him north to Tien Tsln was nn
incident of tho past fortnight. Ho wanted
tn m nn th Ilrnnklvn nnil whlln Admiral
Kcmnff was willing to tnke him ns a pas-
senger tho viceroy changed his mind, owing
to tho perilous stato of affairs in his own
province.
n is estimated that tho Ninth Infantry
from Manila should nrrlvo at Taku tonight
or tomorrow. They will bo tho first of tho
United States regular troops to land on
Chinese soil. Secrctnry Root todny said ho
hnd not ordered any moro soldiers there.
jje has selected tho Fifteenth Infantry as
the next regular regiment to bo sent out to
Manila, and this organization, llko tho
Sixth cavalry, will touch at Nagasaki en
routo nnil mny bo diverted to China If
nPIiP,i Thin regiment, nccordlue to Sccre-
iary tootl goes out in nccordanco with the
pr0gram nlready laid down looking to tbo
renlacemcnt of tho volunteers now n tho
Philippines by regulars. The regiment Is
now -tntloncd In tho east. It will bo re-
,,iaced by ono from Cuba. It Is estimated
nt the War department that tho Fifteenth
wm be Bcarcciy able to sail for a month. It
wm 0 by waJ. 0f San Francisco
GETTING READY FOR REVENGE
Ocriiiuny Will Mnue China Feel
Wclicht of Itn Wnitli for Von,
Ketteler'n Murder.
BERLIN, July 4. Further military steps
nr0 reported. Tho small cruisers Nymph,
.. ',,',
Mnzclla and Bussard will soon bo ready to
sail.
Tho Lokal Anzolger last night stated thnt
2,500 moro marines had been summoned to
Kiel and Wllhelmhavon for transportation
to China. The German consul nt Cho Foo
reports a number of excetses at Yon Tschoj
Foo, Tslng and Tainan, all In Shan Tung.
Ho roports that the missionaries havo been
expelled and tho missions destroyed.
A representative of tho Associated Press
called tho attention of tho foreign office to
an unanimously hostile tono toward Oer-
many'a Chineso policy In tho Russian press,
even the semi-olhclal newspapers.
Tho foreign minister smilingly nnswered-
..Th0 Russian government has faithfully
kept within the ontento between tho pow-
crB, its official relations with Germany aro
excellent."
Hrr von nrandt. formerly minister to
chlna( declares thnt Prlnco Tuan enn
, arrllv hn ne.tlnir ns the nress renorts fr m
rh,n ... HinC(, ho knew Prlnco Tunn
aB n person least likely to play such a ralo.
the ..-,.. -,. 1)Ut frank nn(1
good-natured. Besides being tho father of
the crown prince, ho would bo unlikely to
endanger the prospects of his son.
Tho Krouzo Kcitung states that tho
Chineso forces aro partly armed with old-
styled Bavarian rifles, which were sold to
I Jn 1S9g wHh tho conscU o pr,Ui,0
Hohenlohe.
Dock nt Port Arthur Too Sninll.
WASHINGTON. July 3. A cablegram rn
nntvBri nl thn N'nvv dpnartmont from Lieu- !
tonRnt Koyi dntcd Toklo, last night, says
"Russian dock nt Port Arthur Ib too tmall
for Oregon to enter.
Tho dispatch conveys tho first news that
Key Is not nt Pekln, whero ho was naval
attache. If tho Oregon Is floated It will bo
docked at Nagasaki.
ArRonuut I.enven for Chlnn.
LONDON, July 3, Tho British first class
cruiser Argonaut, with a crew of CS7 mon,
left Sheernesa for China today.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
WnnhlnKtnn I'roKiiimt lentor l'romlNcs
it Cooler Ilrnnd of Atmosphere
for t.lorloiiN Fourth.
wash WfiTflN: Tulv 1
-Forecast for
Wc,,neg(Iay and Thursdny:
NobrasUft nml South Dakota-Showers and
C0Qler Wednesday; fair Thursday; south
erly, shifting to westerly, winds.
WeBtern Texas Showers and cooler In
nothern, fair In southern portions Wednes
day; generally fair Thursday; southerly,
shitting to northwesterly, winds.
Now Mexico Showers in northern, fair
In southern portions Wednesday; generally
fair Thursday; southerly, shifting 'to north
westerly, winds,
nirl.tiAtnn nnd Tn.llnn Toi-T 1 1 nrvfl o n or a
,, , . i.,,j,,,,0,.nv. nnlhlv nlinwora ntlri
' " '.il. " ..i..i
cooler Thursday; southerly winds, shifting
to northwesterly Thursdny.
Iowa and Missouri Fair In eastern, show
ers and cooler In western portion Wednes
day afternoon and night; fair Thursday;
southerly winds.
Kansas Showers and cooler Wednesday;
fair Thursday; southerly, shifting to north
westerly winds,
Colorado Showers nnd cooler Wednesday;
fair Thursday; varlablo winds.
Wyoming Showers In southern, fair In
northern portion Wednesday; fair Thurs-
iW. Varlablo winds
Montana Showors in eastrrn, fair In
western portions Wednesday; fair Thurs
"i
num.
W'YMAN Anna Christine, nt 8 n. m., July
3, 1900, aged 3 years, C months nnd 3 days.
. I r uiiri ill uu ,i II V J iii ii uiii villi I I
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i Korest Lawn
FEW
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Aa fmir out of
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. . , nev! and other organs. The foul seeivtlons neeu
Catnni'i Is Common ,nuat0 U the blood until the entire ny.Mom 1?
polluted. Catarrh Is common and cures raro because the treatment Is wrong,
fciprnvs, washes and Inhaling medicines relieve for a short time, but do not euro.
Local treatment can not reach the seat of tho disease, which is tho blood.
Catarrh Is .leeseated and l"'; Ouros aro Raro booause
S. S. H. U it curtain, complete and safe cure, be- .
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