THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TTTTRSPAY. APRIL 13. 100.- ST APENTA HUNGARIAN NATURAL APERIENT WATER. USES. For occasional or habitual constipation. As a safe, ordinary, and gentle laxative. To relieve the kidneys. In bilious attacks and disorders of the liver. For improving the complexion. For persons inclined to inflammation, congestion, and gouty or rheumatic disorders. In fatty degeneration of various organs. Against undue deposition of fat in gen eral, and the evil consequences of indiscretion in eating or drinking. ORDINARY DOSE: A Wineglassful before Breakfast. Ill Noil Cheap, Effective, Palatable. FIRST OF CROP BULLETINS Bulletin Reviews Weather Conditions Since Fall Months. SOIL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION eedinar I Practically Finished and .rain Looks Writ, but Hula U Realnnln to Be Seeded. UN1VERFITV OF NEBRASKA, LIN COLN, April 12.-(Speclal.)-In this, the first Issue of th Weekly Climate and Crop Bulletin for Ii6, a . brief nummary of w rather and crop condition for the pant fall and, winter la given to present a more complete, view of the crop conditions at the opening oi the season. Subsequent num bers will contain a chart of precipitation for the week ending Monday morning, and ii summary of conditions for each county, a wan done last year. August. September and October The rain fall for August. 11X11. wan about normal. The soil was In good condition In most parts of the state and plowing progressed nicely. A fw pieces of winter wheat were own the lust part of the month. Rain was light the first part of September and the seeding of winter wheat progressed lowly. The last week was wet and con siderable wheat waa sown. October was warm and wet and fall sown grain was placed . in the ground under unusually favorable conditions. Winter wheat came up quickly and grew fast and In most coun ties was In unusually good condition. The Hessian fly was noticed In many wheat fields the last part of the month and prob ably "dtafiopA ' damage',' especially In the central portion of the wheat belt of the state. November November wns warm and very dry. The dry condition of the soil was lather unfavorable for winter wheat, but no scrloua Injury resulted, and where there was no damage from the Hessian fly, the wheat was In good, thrifty condition. The Hessian fly appeared in practically all counties where winter wheat was sown. The damage to the crop was, however, light In most counties. The greatest damage was done In Fillmore, York ind Reward counties. The damage was esti mated as high as 50 per cent of the crop ir. aome places. December 'Warm, dry weather continued In December. "Vhile the dry condition of the soil was not the most favorable for winter wheat, little or no dnmage resulted. The ground was without a covering of enow the whole month, but there was no severe weather to injure fall sown grain. In many places wheat was In good condition, but In a larger number of1 places than usual it was in a fair a poor condition. This wa-i due, In a large Pleasure, to the presence of the Hessian fly and to a dry fall. January and February Warm, dry weather continued for the firs week In January. On the 9th and 10th snow fell In most parts of the state, covering- the ground to a depth of several Inches. IjjW tem perature and several snowstorms during the last three weeks of January and the first three weeks of February increased tho depth of snow until It exceeded twenty Ini'hes In many places. 7h ground was well covered with snow, whl'ii protcctfd the winter wheat, tree roots, etc., from tac unusually low temperature which occurred during this period. The L-st week In Feb ruary was warm and the snow melted rapidly, leaving the ground practlcnlly free from snow at the end of he month. March March was warm, with about the normal precipitation. The weal her was favorable for the advancement of spring work on the farm and 1 1.3 soil waa In -cellent condition. Considerable plowing was done and some spring wheat and oats were sown. Winter wheat started nicely and with very few exceptions was In r'gor ous, promising condition at the end of the month. Grass started early and grew rapidly. The First Ten Days In April The first ten days In April were warm, with deficient precipitation in most parts of the state. Showers occurred generally during the first three days, but they were light In most southern counties, with a rainfall of less than half an Inch. In northern and west ern counties the rainfall exceeded an Inch In some places. Snow fell to a sufficient depth to whiten the ground in some north eastern counties. While the temperature for the period averaged about three degrees above normal frost occurred generally on the 5th. fith and 7th. Vegetation was not sufficiently ad vanced to be Injured to any appreciable ex tent. Farm work progressed rapidly, with the soli in excellent condition. Spring wheat Is about all sown nnd early fields are coming up nicely. Oat needing ls about finished In southern counties and Is well advanced In northern. Early sown fields are up nicely. Winter wheat lived through the winter well and Is almost uniformly reported as look ing finely. The Hessian fly Is reported as present in a few cases, but ns yet no dam age Is apparent. Grass started early and pastures afforded a living for cattle two weeks earlier than In the average season. Flowtrfft for corn has begun In southern counties. Plum and nprlcot trees are be ginning to bloom in southeastern counties, Q. A. LOVELAND, Section Director, Lincoln, Neb. Boy Accidentally Shot. BEATRICE. Neb.. April l.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Earl Long, the 15-year-old son of James Long, living eight miles south of Beatrice, was probably fatally Injured to day by the accidental discharge of a shot gun, which he was dragging from behind wlille enroute to a pond to shoot ducks. The charge entered the right side Just above the groin. But little hopes are en tertained for his recovery. Broer IVot Gnlltjr. GENEVA. Neb.. April 12.-(8peclal.) After the lawyers' pleadings yesterday In the case of Henry Broer It waa turned over to the Jury, who gave In a verdlet of not guilty at 2:80 this morning. The testimony of all the physicians was that his skjill was crushed bys a horse's hoof. t CAUTIONS THE ASSESSORS 8creUrj of 8tete Board of Iqitliutioa Iuuei Circular Letter. CHEAP BOOKS TOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Board of Pnfclle Uati mad Balldlaara Goes to Norfolk to Inspect la ta a e Asylaat Sow Being; Oceanled. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 12. (Special.)-Under an amendment to the revenue law enacted by the late legislature the State Board of Equalization has a right to equalise as sessments by raising or lowering the valua tion of a class of property to make It con form to the assessment of the other prop erty In the county or state. In other word, If one county values horsva too high and lands to low, to equalize the State board can for that county Increase the value of its land and decrease the value of Its horses. Under the original law It was necessary for the board to either Increase or decrease the valuation of every Item of property In the county if any change were made. The board has also sent out in structions to county assessors to conform to the decision of the supreme court In the matter of credits. Tho board holds that every evidence of indebtedness represent ing money loaned or Invested for profit is subject to taxation as a separate item. By authority of the board Secretary George D. Bennett has sent out the follow ing letter to assessors: It Is vry important that all classes of property be listed and valued as provided In section 12, chapter Ixxvll, article 1. compiled statutes I'M. Section 113 pro vides that oounty assessors shall require of deputy assessors that the assessment of property be uniform throughout the county, and that the property be assessed as di rected by law; and to t he end they shall bti authorized to alter or change any as sessment made by any deputy assessor, so that the same shall conform to law. Section 115 provides that county assessors shall, In the listing and assessing of prop erty, follow the rules and regulations pro vided by the law and the instruction formu lated by the State Board of Equalization and Assessment as recited on jiersonal property schedules. It also defines the action of th-j board in cases where such provisions are not complied with. An amendment to the statute waa adopted by the legislature of 1H06 clothing the state board with power to equalize by classes; while this provision allows the board more latitude. It in no way relieves assessing officers from the duty imposed under sec tion 12. Certain clauses of property are re sisting the tax levied on the grounds that all property In the state was not valued uniformly, as provided by the constitution and statutes. If the federal court sustains this contention, county officers who list, vnlue and equalize property other than that of railroads, must naturally bear their por tion of the criticism. It is earnestly urged that all assessors adhere strictly to sec lion 113 so that It shall not become neces sary for the state board to apply the pen alty Imposed under section Hi. Cheap Books for Students. At last It looks as though the students of the State university will secure their text books at cost and thus be saved the enor mous profit made by the Lincoln Book trust. At a meeting of the Board of Re gents yesterday the office of purchasing agent was created and B. H. Clark was appointed purchasing agent. He was In structed by the board to Investigate the practicability of buying books at wholesale prices to be sold the students at cost and report at the earliest possible date. The students have made a vigorous fight to have the regents secure textbooks and then allow them to buy them at cost, but until now their apopals have fallen on deaf ears. Superintendent Clark of Peru? who was let out by Tom Majors last year, fur nished textbooks to the Normal school stu dents and saved them $5,000, as shown by his report to the board, during one .year. Mr. Clark adopted a plan whereby the stu dent could either rent or buy the books. If Mr. Clark could save the 500 Normal stu dents $5,000, students of the university can see rib reason why . the university regents cannot save a much larger sum to them. Hereafter everything purchased for the use of the university or any of Its depart ments will be bought through Mr. Clark, the new purchasing agent. Cnilahy Company Appeals. The Cudahy Facklng company nas come to the supreme court from the Douglas county district court In Its efforts to get out of paying Roch Wesolowski damages for injuries the latter received while at work for the packing company. Wesolow ski was Injured by a steam pipe bursting and filling the room with steam, making It Impossible for him to see. In trying to get out of the room he fell and broke his ankle. He secured a verdict in the lower court. Requisition for l,ee. Governor Mickey this morning issued a requisition on the governor of Iowa for the return to this Rtate of Harry Lee, who is charged with walking away with a diamond ring belonging to Martin J, Cannon of Omaha. Governor Mickey returned this noon from his farm near Osceola, where he has been engaged fur two days fixing up fences other than political ami, starting his men to work as he wants them to work. He re ported his oats looking; fine and that be has half of his corn around plowed. Aadlter Aadrews fa Maeola. W. K. Andrews of the auditing depart ment of the government at Washington paid his respect! to Governor Mickey this afternoon. Mr. Andrews ha been at Has tings and University Place for several days and tomorrow will leave for St. Louis to complete his work of checking up the for eign exhibits for the customs officials. The foreign exhibits amounted in value to $11, 0"O.OW and Mr. Andrews stated It probably would require two months' more work for the customs officials In' St. Iouls before the work could be completed. Inspecting Norfolk Asylvm, Members of the Stale Board of Public Lands and Buildings are at Norfolk today Inspecting the new asylum. Twenty-five Inmates of the Lincoln asylum were taken to- Norfolk yesterday and lodged in the new Institution. These were all men and are able to do much work In getting the asylum In shape for the receipt of more Insane persons. Governor Mickey has re quested Dr. Nicholson to report for work at Norfolk by the 20th. The announcement of his appointment as assistant surgeon was made some weeks ago. Hotels Get tilreaaea. The remonstrances filed with tho Excise board against granting liquor licenses to the four hotels here were withdrawn this morning, the license granted and the bar are running along merrily after having been closed for a couple of days. DEFER ACCEPTING THB ATt,llH Board ISot Pleased with Some of Finishing; Work. NORFOLK. Neb., April 12. (Special Tel egram.) The State Board of Public: Lands and Building did not accept the new Norfolk Insane hospital from the Cap ital City Brick and Tile company. The board, consisting; of Auditor Eaton, Attorney General Brown. Treasurer Mor tensen and Secretary of State Oalusha. were displeased with the ceiling finish and determined to reserve acceptance until later, when a few adjustments will likely be requested. Otherwise the Institution was pronounced all right. ALL READY FOR THK TRAVELERS Nebraska City Propose to Show Them a Good lime. NEBRASKA CITY. April 12. (Special. ) The members of Post D. Travelers' Pro tective association, have completed all the arrangements for the entertaining of the delegates to the state convention of the Travelers' Protective association, which will bo held In this city on Friday and Sat urday. A banquet will be served in honor of the visitors on Friday evening and on Saturday morning the delegates will be given a drive about the city visiting the larger factories and places of interest. About 200 visitors are expected. Small Front from Utilities. FREMONT. Neb.. April 12. (Special.) The new city council met last evening and organized with the selection of A. Forman as president and R. M. Herre as purchasing agent. Its political compaction Is the same as last year, six republicans and two demo crats. Mayor Wolz appointed the following officers: City attorney, C. E. Abbott: phy sician, L. R. Smith; engineer, J. W. An drews; chief of police. K. E. Daugherty: member of Roard of Public Works, L. P. Richards. All are reappointments. The street commissioner was not appointed, sev eral persons to whom It was offered declin ing to take the place. Water and Light Commissioner Mathews submited his re port, which was exceptionally complete In detail. The profit to the city was small owing to extentlons and new machinery In the light department. The balance in favor of the city from the water works was $1,049.11; from the lighting plant. $4RT.2. The Improvements and additions to the lat ter amount to about $2,800. A day circuit has been Installed during the year and a new switchboard, the latter costing $700. There are 4X8 meters In use and slxty-nlno patrons have a level rate. Li':.'i'fT1-J Wrigley's New Confection !lhTTD)( , r. and they do you GOOD Deliciously Flavored Peppermint Wintergreen Licorice Flavor Chew as long a you chooto Spend 5 cents " for 10 NIPS Sold at all good stores Wm. Wrigley, Jr., & Co., Chicago Manufacturer of the Famous JUICY FRUIT Chewing Gum clfic last Sunday morning at T'nlon and rode to Oreapolis, but they could not find him. Workmen Endorse Jaaknlek. NORFOLK, Neb.. April 13. (Special.) The meeting of Norfolk lodge No. 97. An cient Order of I'nlted Workmen, hold last evening, was unusually well attended, the attraction being the election of delegates to the grand lodge, to be held In South Omaha on May 9. The delegates chosen are F. W. Koerber, S. It. McFarland, W. N. Huse; alternates, M. L. Ogden. V. R. Huffman. L. C. Rargelt. A resolution was adopted expressing approval of the ad ministration of the present grand officers and instructing the delegates to use all honorable means in their power for the re election of Jacob Jakalek as grand master workman and S. R. Barton as grand re corder. The delegates were Instructed to not vote for the payment to the supreme lodge of a sum greater than $1.20 a year for each Nebraska member of the order, that amount to Include both the guaranty fund and per capita tax. Workman Dadly Rrulsed. BEATRICE, Neb.. April 12. (Special Tele gram.) Robert Pressey. head liuttermuker for the Queen City Creamery company here, had a miraculous escape from death this afternoon. In working about the ma chinery iu the butter room his blouse caught on a burr and the garment was wound around the fast revolving shaft. Pressey was thrown against the timbers above and saved himself by holding to a steam pipe overhead until the machinery was stopped. His clothing was almost com pletely torn from his body and he was cut and bruised about the arms and legs, but his Injuries are not considered serious. Roys Arrested for Burglary. NEBRASKA CITT. April 12.-(Snecial.)-Sheriff C. E. Shrader returned today from Pacific Junction, la., in charge of Guy Ap plegate and William Roberts, who are wanted In this county for rubbing the store of L. Kropp at Wyoming Station last Mon day night. Applegate'a parents reside in t'nlon. Neb., and Roberts claims his home Is in Montana. The boys are about 19 years of age and Applegate says he escaped from the reform school at Kearney about two weeks ago. They were arraigned before County Judge Joyce this afternoon and pleaded guilty and were bound over to tho district court In the sum of $.10 each. Look for far Robbers. PLATTSMOITTH, Neb., April 12.-(Spe-elaj.) Sheriff McBride spent the day In Lincoln yesterday and Special Agent De Long of the Missouri Pacific In Omaha looking for the colored man who with a white man giving his name as Thomas, and who lb now confined in the county jail here, rntered a freight car on the Missouri Pa- Glte Ip Chase of Robbers, GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. April li (Special Telegram.) Word from Boelus received by a local paper this afternoon la to the effect that the sheriff of Howard county has given up the chase for tho robbers who blew the safe of the hank and secured about $4,000, obtaining not the least clue to their whereabouts. ern of ebrasUe. OSCEOLA. There was frost enough on Monday night to make ice a quarter of an Inch thick around the wells. BEATRICE. The Nebraska State Medi cal association will hold Its annual meet ing in this city on May 1, 2 and 3. OSCEOIA. There have been more resi dence property and real estate changed hands this apring here than ever before in a similar time. BEATRICE. Ru Hi, the 11-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James I-iiwrence, died yesterday afternoon after an illness of a few hours. Heart trouble was the cause of her death. BEATRICE. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Brysou, pioneer residents of Gage county, cele brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary today at their home near Adams. About UK) relatives attended the memorable event. OSCEOLA. Special Inspector Sinclair of t lie I'nited States Postotfice department visited Osceola on business last Monday. We hope ho found out .iust the kind of mall facilities we have and will report ac cordingly. HUM HOLDT Mrs. Mary Todd died lust evening at her home In this city. Deceased was the wife of City Marshal Frank Todd, and had been a resident of this section ever since she was married, twenty-seven years a;o. GENEVA A skating contest at the roller rink last night between Miss Wilson of Omaha and Miss Mabel Alvers of Lincoln, the state champion, was won by the IJn- coln woman. Tliej Manurer O Mara. re accompanied by ALBION On complaint of the county attorney, warrants were issued yestertlav for the arrest of William Parr and Edward Danner, charging them with committing perjury In the trial of a liquor case lately trteil m the county court. BEATRICE Third City lodge No. Si. De gree of Honor, of this city Inst night en tertained Bine Valley lodge No. 64. Degree of Honor, of Blue Springs. Following a musical program a banquet was held. More than 1 persons attended the affair. OSCEOLA. The right-of-way man for the new electric lnterurliau railway has been In town most of the past week and has received so much encouragement that the people hope they can ride to Lincoln ami Omaha on an electric tar before snow files next winter. O'NEILK The voters of Grattaji town ship nt a meeting called for that purpose have unanimously agreed to employ an expert bookkeeper to go over the liooks for the ten years last past and find out Just where the money collected by taxa tion has gone. BROKEN BOW The slight frosts that have fallen tills week seem to have caused no trouble to the early planters and young fruit trees. According to the farmers com ing Into town, the early wheat is looking line, while the plum trees already are be ginning to blossom. BROKEN BOW The regular meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen last nighl was mainly de voted to electing dele gates to the grand lodge, that meets at SmiiiiIi Omaha in May. The delegates elected were Willis Cadwell nnd D. M. Amesbury, eUitor of the Republican. ALBION Although there was a light frost every night lately and traces of ice can be found in the, morning, vegetation is advancing nicely, and farmers are well along with their spring work. The ground Is In splendid condition, and spring grain never went in In better shape. O'NEILL. Sheriff Hall succeeded In land ing William Ball In the Holt county Jail today. Ball Is accused by Maulnlieus I, (be. who resides near Whiting's bridge, on the Niobrara river, of entering Ills house and taking $S0 from a trunk. Ball declines to say whether he Is guilty or not. OSCEOLA.-From the way the Polk County Telephone company Is branching out it will not be long until the more than le.nio inhabitants of the county can remain under their own vine aud fig tree and "hello" to any other person in the count . as u has In tho county now almost BcO 'phones. BEATRICE. The Crabtiee Forensic club held a special meeting yesterday afternoon and selected Sam M. lilnaker and Law rence Weaver as the first two speakers for the Omaha-Beatrice debate to tie held at Omaha, April 'A. The third speaker will be chosen at a preliminary to bo held next Friday evening. BEATRICE. Ford Myers, the young man who was assaulted by a number of young men of this city while on his way to a party Monday night In company with Miss Kinnaiiion, last evening swore out com plaints against Oliver Davidson, Ralph Reedy. Addison Loeher and Fred Davis. charging them with disorderly conduct. i'LATTSMOUTH. The Plattsmouth city council at Its last regular meeting decided to cancel the license or any saloonkeeper who in the future Is found guilty of selling liquor to a minor or to any person after having received n. written request to re. frain from so doing. The report of City Treasurer lenient snowed a naianee in the city treaaury of $7,ti23. HUMBOLDT The frame building be longing to Frank Krasny, on the west side of the park, is being lorn down to make room for a new brick structure which has been leased by Frank Hynek for saloon purposes. So tar as is known, Mr. Hynek is the first asplrunt for a license .to get his petition filled with freeholders, and it is deemed a victory for the west side. OAKLAND. At the meeting of tho School board Monday evening the following teachers were re-eiecien tor me coming year: W. H. Myers, principal; Mtna Mand- lln. assistant principal; uorrec tmratn, grammar; Nettie C. Nelson, second Inter mediate; Janie Jacobs, second primary; vacancy in the first intermediate to be Esther Terry, first primary. There Is a acancy In the first Intermediate to be filled at a future date. FREMONT Grant G. Martin has pro cured a writ of mandamus from the dis trict court to compel H. V. Hoyd. chairman of the county board, to sign a warrant in bis favor for $75. the amount allowed him for assisting ex-County Attorney Stlnsou in file caxe of Dodge county against Saund ers county In the district and supremo courts. The defense Is that Mr. Martin wa Mr. Ptlnscii's law partner tit the time rtnd was not entitled to compensation. 11 UMHOIJJT The golden wedding aniu vcrsarv of John Wlttwer nnd wife, living ten miles south, near the Kansas line, was celebrated by about sixty relutlves and friends, and a delightful time Is repotted. Rev. IX L. Lchrcr, pastor of the German Reformed church, cfflciated nt the marrtago of the couple, nnd .lule Smith, a pioneer neightfi who was present, extended con gratulations, as be had done personally at their marriage fifty years ago, and at their twenty-fifth anniversary as well. HARTIN'GTON. J. A. Llsinr of Onawa, la., and at one time the owner and pub lisher of the Onawa Sentinel, purchaaed the llartinaton Herald plant today of , George L. Nelson. He takes possession at ' once. Mr. Nelson has bad charge of the ' Herald for the last eight years, during which time tho Herald has been recognised . as one of the representative newspapers of northeast Nebraaka. Mr. Lister la a practical newspaper man nnd will, no doubt, continue to make the Herald all that It has been In the past. BEATRICE. The new city council took hold of the city's affairs laat night after the old body adjourned. The board Is the same as last year, with the exception of Andrew Andersen, who succeeds F. D. Kees as alderman In the Fourth ward. For pres ident of the council H. L. Harper was j elected on the first ballot. Mayor Shults announced the standing committees and j made the following appointments: City at- i torney. M. B. Davis: city physician, Dr. C. S. Currv: street commianioner, Peter Btew- 1 art. Tlie appointment of chief of police. ! nlirht officer a.nd lanitor of the city build ing waa deferred until next week. DEATH RECORD. David Bra ham. NEW YORK. April 12. David Braham, the well known composer and orchestra leader. Is dead at - bin ".home . here from kidney trouble, ,iftr an Illness of several months. He was born nlxty-aeven years ago in England and came to America as a violinist at the ago of lti. Braham com posed the music of some of the most popu lar songs ever knowi In America. In the late 'T&'h and the 'Wi's they were whistled and sung from the Buttery to tho Golden Gate. General J. F. Grant. BALTIMORE, April U General J. F. Grant, grand secretary of the sovereign gTand lodge of Odd Fellows In the United States, died today at the Union Protestant Intii'matory, where he waa operuted on nboul four weeks ago for a serious in ternal infection. Georare C. Walker. CHICAGO, April li George C. Walker, formerly a prominent member of the Chicago board of trade, is dead at his home in this city. Death was due to heart disease. For Pneumonia, . Grip, Pulmonary and Bronchial trouble take Piso's Cure. t'lTll Service Bill Defeated. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. April 12.-The Burke Lindley civil service bill applying; civil service to Cuok county and the aanjtarv district ef Chicago was defeated on third reading in the lower house of the Illinois lerislM.ture todar- The vote stood 61 ayea to KO nayea. V m ' j - "You sec, it's just this way: About every so often he gets cross and sulky, and you can't please him with anything. I stand it as long as I can; then I say, 'Ezekiel, sit right down, take two of these Ayer's Pills, and go to bed You just ought to see him the next day, he is so changed, so resigned and submissive like. He will go around, hours at a time, and not say a word. Maybe 'twill be a whole month before he will have another spell. I tell you, Ayer's Pills are doing more for the relief of suffering wives than all the Carnegies and Rockefellers put together." J. C AYER C0 Lowell, Mass. Jl