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Tho Piliplnoi Loso Ovor a Thousand Men
In Seven Dajs-
BANDS Of INSURGENTS ARE ACTIVE
Lots on American Bldo It Only Slight
Pilar Engages (litrrlson nt Ban Sllguol
Thirty-Fifth Infantry (Jets Threo
m siours or nigut lighting.
MANILA, April 23. Lrfist week has
been one of the bloodiest of the war
since the first day's lighting around
Manila. Authentic reports, mostly of
llclal, ohow a total of 378 Filipinos
killed, twelve onicors and 241 men cap
tured and many more wounded. Tho
number wounded Is hardly guess
able, as a great majority of
the wounded will die. Probably tho
wcek'B work finished 1,444 Insurgents.
Tho Americans' loss was nine killed and
sixteen wounded. Two sergeants and
one private were killed In ambush and
while escorting provision trains.
The Insurgents have been aggressive
In almost every province of Luzon.
Gecnral PIo del Pllar's bind, number
ing 300, which was out of sight for three
months, the leader being reported kill
ed, has reappeared In Us old held about
San Miguel.
'Pilar is supposed to bo again in com
mand. He gave the American garrison
-at San Miguel, consisting of three com
panies of the Thlrty-flfth Infantry, with
n gatllng, n three hours' fight, during u
night attack. Tho loss of the insur
gents in this engagement Is not Includ
ed In the foregoing total, as they re
moved their dead and' wounded, but
presumably considerable.
Twenty Filipinos In the province of
Satanges attacked Lieutenant Wende,
who, with olght men, wero scouting
near San Jose. Tho lieutenant and live
men wero wounded and ono private
was killed.
Sergeant Lcdous of the Thlrty-flfth
infantry, with seventy men, had a five
hours' fight with 400 Insurgents In the
Jfeuva Cacerns district. Twenty of the
Insurgents wero kilted.
Colonel Smith of the Seventeenth In
fantry, who captured General Monte
negro, and brought him to Manila, Is
in the Isolation hospital, suffering from
smallpox, presumably caught from tho
Filipinos.
Colonel Smith's command captured
180 officers and men with Montenegro.
Tho olllcers were brought to Manila.
Montenegro, one of tho dapper olllcers
In tho Filipino army, looks worn and
"haggard. He says he led a terrible life
for months, and ho has offered to re
turn to tho north with Colonel Smith,
to endeavor to persuade his former
comrades of the usclegsncss of opposing
the Americans.
One hundred escaped Spanish prison
ers from the province of Tayabas, South
Luzon, have arrived at Manila.
Tho Insurgents have 400 more Span
iards In that district. Recently the
'Filipinos destroyed several rods of the
railroad lino near Panlquo, in an un
successful attempt to wreck a train.
Big Money In Electricity.
NEW YORK, April 23. Tho annual
report of tho General Electric company
issued today show3 gross receipts for
tho year ending January 31, 1900, of
$23,248,170'. Of this amount thoro was
a total profit for tho year of $5,470,130.
Tho sum of $1,282670 waa absorbed in
paying dlvldondJ on preferred and
common stock and interest on out
standing dobenturcs, tho patent ac
count was reduced by $2,000,000 and
nn addition to tho surplus account was
made of $2,19G,45!). This leaves a pres
ent surplus with a balnnco of $156,570
carried forward from last year of $2,
353,030. jumpod from the Ilruuklyn IlrltlRO.
" NEW YORK, April 23. Miss Mario
Dlnso of this city jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge without serious lnju
rlcs. Many men havo mado this leap
into tho waters of tho East river since
the bridge has been completed. Most
of them havo perished, but Miss Dlnso
la tho second woman who has over at
tempted to end her life In this way. On
September 6, 1895, n Mrs. McArthur
Jumped from the brldgo and was but
slightly injured. Sho was discharged
when arraigned in a pollco court. On
August 30 of tho iiamc ye.r Mrs. Mc
Arthur mado u second attempt to jump
but wnu stopped by tho brldgo pollco.
Ooucml Ulvern to Resign.
HAaNA, April 23. General Rlus
Rivera, secretary of agriculture, has
had a long Interview with Govornor
General Wood regarding the letter
which ho wroto urging a union of po
litical parties and unanimous demand
of independence by tho end of 1901.
General Rivera will probably resign
early this vcok from his official posi
tion. Tho Cubano predicts that tho re
maining secretaries will do HkowlBe,
ns it is recognized that General Rivera
holds a powerful Influence Otner sec
otarles of agriculture will not affect
them. Thoy give It as their belief that
tho party will bo benefited by xtivora's
resignation.
ITe Has Ono Wife Too Many.
TACOMA, April 23. lowland t.
Hill, professor of mathcrantics at tho
Pugct Sound university, and formerly
mining speculator nnd business man
of Blaine, Neb., was arrested hero on
a chargo of bigamy. Ho Is accused of
marrying a Nebraska girl five years
after ho dosortcd a wife In England.
Hill does not deny ho has another wlfo
living, but ho claims ho read n state
ment In a Nebraska paper to tho effect
that desertion of a wlfo in a foreign
country for ilvo years had boon con
strued by tho Nobrnska courts as a di
vorce. H'1 English wife is an actress
and Hlil suys that thoy novor lived to
gether. Y.n ii f Ooounl Investigation.
FRANKFORT, Ky., April 23. While
tho Franklin county grand Jury has
not adjourned it is understood that tho
investigation of tho Goobel asasslna
tlon has been completed. Tho Indict
ment against republican Govornor Tay
lor, charging him with being nn ncces
cory to tho murder, will bo held up till
nfter the nrgumont of tho governorship
contest caso, which is docketed for
hearing before tho supremo court at
Washington, April 30;'iind It Is said by
persons In tho councils of tho prose
cution thnt no such warrant will bo Is
sued or other steps taken tu tho case
till after that time.
TURKEY REPLIES
Amertcl ns to tlo Compensated Same as
Other Foreign Subjects .
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23. Tho
porto hf.s replied to tho American de
mands, stating that Turkey will com
pensate American missionaries under
tho samo conditions as In tho caso of
other foreign subjects.
Tho United States legation has
joined tho other embassies in protest
ing against tho Increase of import
duties.
Tho porto has not yet replied to the
last colectlvo nolo, but tho changed
tono of tho Ottoman officials leads to
a belief that a settlement has been
reached in conformity with tho de
mands of tho foreign republics. It Is
now fully oxpected that the porto will
invito the embassies to discuss tlio
proposed changes.
Thcro is general Interest In polit
ical circles regarding tho attitude of
tho United States in tho indemnity
claim and It Is bollovod that tho pow
ers having similar claims will support
American action.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Neither
Secretary Hay nor tho Turkish minis
ter has been advised of tho reported
action of tho porto In replying to tho
American demands. In tho absenco
pt official Information and of tho spe
cific conditions of tho reply, officials
horo prefer not to discuss tho matte
but express tho hope that a satisfac
tory and nmlcnblo settlement of tho
differences between tho two countries
may bo reached.
DATI1E IS RAGING
Iloeri Ple.-coly Attnched Dnlgotty's Po
sition to Antlclpato ltellof.
MASERU, Basutoland, April 23.
Evening Four Boer guns havo been
hard nt work all day on Colonel Dal
goty's position, i no British guns havo
replied at Intervals.
Tho Boers aro divided into threo di
visions, two bo ng in positions to ro
pel tho relief columns, tho dlBtnnt roar
of whose artillery is audible.
General Brabant's relief forco Is re
ported to bo today in the neighborhood
of Bushman's Kop, twenty miles from
Weponer.
Tho Basutts aro posted on tho border
for defensive purposes. Thoy aro bo
having in orderly fashion, but aro
showing the most intenso interest in
the outcomo of tho developments of tho
next twenty-four hours.
MASERU, Basutolnnd, April 23.
General Brabat's guard reached Bush
ma's Kop last evening. Tho Boers held
a strong position thcro, with two guns.
Tho engagement opened at sunrlso
with heavy rlllo fire. At G:30 n. m. can
nonndlng begun nnd continued for sev
eral hours.
Goneral Brt.bant's forces aro on tho
plain nnd havo fairly open country all
the way to W'lponer.
Evidontly tlio Boers reattacked Dal
gety today.
Colonel Dalt'cty heliographs;
"All well, llocrs fired 300 shells yes
terday with dclng much damage."
BRYAN'S AID WILL BE ASKED
Good flfflcci of Silver Lender Sought to
Settle the Difference.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 23. While W.
J. Bryan is in Wichita this week his
good offices, w'.U it is said, be sought
tu sottlo differences existing between
tho populists and democrats in tho
Sixth and Sevoath districts, whoro fu
sion Is split wldo open on account of
the nttitudo of rival nominees for con
gress. r
Tho fusion politicians aro very
much concerned . by tho situation In
theso districts and they also look for
ward to tho Third district democratic
'and populist conventions, sot for May
21, with much alarm, for If a demo
crat bo not given tho united nomina
tion in that district a spilt will, It is
predicted, 'bo inevitable between tho
two state conventions to bo held later
at Fort Sscott. Tho district is now
represented in congress by Hon. E. R.
RIdgely, populist. Mr. Bryan is booked
to speak at Wichita on Tuesday.
GERMANY UNABLE TO HELP
See No Reason 'IVhy lloer Delegation
Should Visit That Country.
BERLIN, April 23. The semi-official
Berliner Post publishes an inspired
article In which it is stated that tho
sentiment regarding the Boers still re
mains frlondly (Throughout Germany,
but that tho government sees no rea
son why the Boer peace delegation
should como to Berlin, since no good
could bo gained from such a visit,
Germany being unable to render tho
slightest scrvico, cither in friendly of
fices to both sides or In intermediation
so long as Groat Britain remains de
termined to roject both. " '
n lost Up the aeuernls.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 23. Tho
sennto committee on military affairs
reached an agreement to report tho bill
for tho reorganization of tho army
with a number of amendments. Tho
bill confers tho rank of lioutonnnt gen
oral upon tho senior major general and
that of major gonornl upon tho adju
tant general of the army.
Miiiri to Ilo n Ncbrusknn.
CHICAliO, April 23. Tho Chicago
pollco say thoy havo oighteon cases
against C. O. Charleston, under arrest
on tho chargo of getting small sums
of money from various porsons on
worthless checks. Charleston Is said
to bo a former Justlco of tho poaco and
a former member of tho Nebraska leg
islature. Last year tho American peoplo con
sumed 2,000,000 tons of sugar, of which
1,385,000 tons wero mado by tho sugar
trust.
DEWEY SCHEDULE ARRANGED
Dntes for Admiral and Party on Their
Trip Through the West.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Admiral
and Mrs. Dowoy will, leave hero in n
special train over tho Baltimore & Ohio
railroad Sunday, April 29, on their trip
to Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Nnsh
vlllo and Knoxvllle. Thoy will nrrlvo
In Chicago nt noon Monday, April 30.
Wednesday morning, May 3, the Chi
cago & Alton railroad will tako tho
special to Jacksonville, 111., where a
three-hours' stop vrill bo made. St.
Louis will bo reached In tho evening.
IE!
Eastern Agriculturists in Favor With
Paris Commissioners-
THE GREAT WEST GETS NO SHOW
tho Importance of a Western Exhibition
Pressing Claims of Western Producer
Turned Dotru at the (Ireat Interna
tional Kxpoiltlon Nebraska Senators
Labor for the West In Vain.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 21. James
Walsh, ono of tho best known agricul
turists In Nebraska, starts for Paris in
a day of two to spend tho summer vis
iting the exposition. Mr. Walsh had
churgo of tho agricultural exhibit of
tho exposition, nnd has been a prime
factor In the getting together of cereal
displays in successive Nebraska stnto
fairs. Ho has mndo a speclnl study of
tho subject, not only from tho stand
point of tho, exhibitor, but also ns a
practical f armor.
Ever slnco tho United States con
gress appropriated ovor $1,000,000 for
tho American exhibit at Paris, Mr.
Walsh has evinced a lively Interest in
America's representation thcro, espe
cially In tho display of corn and small
grains produced In tho corn bolt or
what aro known ns tho "prnirlo states."
Said Mr. Walsh In an interview: "I
havo sought to induco tho United
Stntes commissioners to Paris to em
phasize tho western exhibit, und espe
cially did I ondoavor to point out tho
folly of a cereal exhibit placed within
glass Jars. I interviewed Prof. Dodgo
nt Chicago soon after his appointment
at the head of tho agricultural exhibit
at Paris, and sought to impress upon
his mind the importnnco of tho west
ern exhibit and tho pressing claims of
wostorn producers. I pointed out tho
vital Importnnco of a largo exhibit of
corn In tho ear and In tho stalk and
In conjunction thorowlth nn exhibit of
tho manifold products of corn. I was
told, however, that tho limited space at
Paris would precludo any such thing.
Then I appealed to Senator John M.
Thurston but tho select cotorlo of expo
sition exports thnt hang around Wash
ington baffled his efforts and also thoso
of Senntor Allen, who took tho mntter
up as soon ns ho got to Washington last
December. Senator Allen told mo that
tho attempt was futile; that tho die
was cast; that western interests woro
not considered by the agricultural sec
tion of tho Paris commission."
Ollbert Ooes to Washington.
YORK, Nob., April 24. Lieutenant
Governor Edward A. Gilbert of this
city will go to Washington to help push
tho claims of tho Louisiana purchase
states. Tho governors of soventeecn
states of tho Louisiana purchaso havo
been asked to Join tho delegations from
theso states, nnd owing to Govornor
Poyntor not being able to attend, ho
asked that Ltouetnant Governor Gil
bert bo selected. This committee ap
peared boforo tho congressional com
mittee to ask for an appropriation of
$5,000,000 for tho St. Louis World's
fair. Tho congressional committee will
meet April 27 and tho govornors will
bo notified of tholr Invitations to bo
present.
Ileof Hugnr Contract.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nob., April 24.
For the -wo weeks J. F. Woybrlght
of tho Ames beet sugar factory has
been circulating around among tho
farmers In tho vicinity of South Omaha
under tho esplonago of tho South
Omaha Commercial club for tho pur
poso of making contracts with far
mers for tho growing of sugar beets.
This work is now about completed anil
Mr. Woybrlght Intends to return to his
homo about tho tnlddlo of tho weok. So
fnr ho has signed contracts with thirty
eight farmers for the raising of sugar
beets. This is considered a very good
start, especlauy as farmers In this vi
cinity are not familiar with tho raising
of beets.
Vote for a Postmaster.
BROWNVILLE, Nob., April 24. Tho
election of a postmaster for Brownvllla
was held hero, with E. E. Cole, Thomas
C. Dlltz and Edward Berlin as the can
didates. Tho election was progressing
harmoniously enough until about noon,
when a telegram was recolved from
Congressman Uurkott that Mr. Colo
had been recommended for tho place.
Although this seemed to sottlo tho
matter tho peoplo kept on voting until
tho polls closed. From tho fact that
Mr. Colo refused to allow his name to
ho used in this election, asking his
friends not to vote for him, only a par
tial result was obtnlned Indicating tho
choice of tho patrons of tho ofilco.
Sudden Death ut St. Pnul.
ST. PAUL, Neb., April 24. M. J.
DeCamp, for several years engineer at
tho waterworks plant In this city, died
very suddenly. Ho was in his usual
good health until about 10 o'clock,
when ho was taken with a sovoro head
ache and oxplred In less than two
hours. A ruptured blood-vessel at tho
base of tho brain was tho cause.
Damage Agiinltt ltnllrniiil.
TEKAMAH, Nob., April 24. In tho
caso of tho Hogglund estate against tho
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railroad company for $5,000
damages for tho killing of Hogglund
nt Oakland lust fait the Jury roturncd
n verdict for tho full amount askod.
Hogglund was a farmor near Oakland.
Ho had loaded cattlo for shlpmont to
South Omaha on tho-nlght freight nnd
whllo walking through tho railroad
yards to the cabooso was run down by
a switching engine.
Mint Bur nd Time In Jnll.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 24. Borthn
Llbbocko, tho young woman who stolo
a hlcyclo from Chas. Jacobs of this city,
was brought back from Lincoln and
was fined $100 nnd costs by County
Judgo Bowon, which Is equivalent to
about a forty-three day Jail sontonco.
Sho will probably havo to servo out
tho tlmo ns It Is not likely sho can so
euro money with which to nay tho
fine. Sho was not much concerned ovor
her fate, nnd put In tho tlmo while In
tho shoriff's ofilco JolUpc tho officers.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Quotations Front New York, Chicago,
South Omaha and Rlsenhsre.
BOUT1I OMAHA LIVH STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA. Anrll 19.-CATTI.M-
l'ho market as a whole was slow. Huy-
trs teemed to bo Indifferent nnd sellers
complained that It was hard work to soil
t satisfactory prlcoti. Tho-enrlyjmnrkot
wns slow, nnd It wns Into before any busi
ness of consequonca was transacted. Tho
fat cnttlo market was unevenly lower,
ranging all tho way from weuk to 10
lower. Tho least decllno wns on tho
cholco fat llttlo cattle, licet steers, 13.75
Ift.w; Moors nnd heifer, Jl.Wt'fl.WJ: cows,
il.0O4r4.23; heifer, H.&H4.C5; bull, W.tO
Vies; cnlvos, .607.OJ; ntiigs, JXWO4.20;
steers ana mags, fj.i&m.w; biock cows
nnd hoi fern, J2.uOyi.50; stock calves, I3.W
UiJ.OO: stockers nnd feeder, S.WVi.K.
110(38 Sold n Hhado lower, thnt Is about
VAc lower than yesterday. Tho closo was
slow nnd weak ut the decline. Good hog
sold very largely ut 15.45, tho samo hogs
ringing j.i.mi.iiVi yostcruuy. ino top
today was $5.65, which was 2,lc higher
than yesterday.
SHEEP foil lowlnc nre miotntlons!
Choice yenrllngs, I.ir'ii).30; fair to good
yoarllngs, Jij.04C.15; clipped yearlings,
(3. 603 5. W; Rood to cholco wethers, J6.0OW
i.2i; fair to good wethcrn, Jj.7yuU.UO; clip-
pcu wcincrs, j.iui(D.w; goou to cnoico
led ewes, I3.50'j&.76; fair to good owes,
5.OfrB6.40; clipped ewe, )4.COtlS23; good
to cholco natlvo lambs, J7.15K7.-5; good to
cholco native lamb, $7.1SUi.25; good to
choice western lambs, I7.15d7.23; fair to
good wesKrn lambs, I6.60ft7.15; clipped
iambs. S6.ofl6.40: feeder wethers. H.vQ'it
5.00; feeder yenrllngs, I3.00US.CO; good to
cnoico leeucr minus, fd.zj'au.w.
KANSAS CITY LI VIS STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Anrll 23.-CATTLH
Market about stoady: native steers. I4.0J
UB.40; Texas steers, U.3y(f4.IX; Texas cows.
naiivo cows nna lienor.
05. GO: stockers and feeders. S3.7SQ3.3u:
bull, IXUtfft.GO.
muub Market Hteady to siiaao lower;
bulk of salos, $3.40ir3.r3; heavy, S3.4SfJ5.GO;
puckers, S5.404s5.67tt; mixed, S5.35w3.30;
fight, S5.2OUB.40; Yorkors, 55.35Q5.10; pigs,
J5.00U6.23.
SUiSHl'-Market strong; lambs, J6.C0U
8.W; muttons, j.50jua.
CHICAGO LIV13 STOCK.
CHICAGO, April 23.-CATTLE Good
to primo stocrs, S4.90ii5.S0; poor to mo
dlum, SI.104.75; HtocKers nnd feeders,
S3.30at.83; cow, J3.00Jd.D0; heifers. J3.26W
1.33; canners, J2.I.V02.S0; bulls, J2.b0W4.3o;
cnlvos, S4.604IG.C3; Texas fed steers, Sl.tW
5.3): Texas bulls, J3.2&W3.75;
llOQS Top, S3.75; mixed nnd butchers,
I5.45i63.75; good to cholco heavy, J3.oy
5.75; rough heavy, J5.43fi5.53: light, J5.40W
6.G3; bulK of sale. S3.S5U5.U7.
8HKKI' Hhoop nnd lambs nbout Btca
dy; good to cholco wethers. S3.75Qtl.23:
fair to choice mixed, S4.76ff5.75; western
sheep, S3.60ifC.10; yearlings, J5.tOGC.40; na
tlvo lambs, S3.50ij7.4Q; western lumbs, Jtf.00
lt7.40.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PnODUCn.
CHICAGO. April 23. WI I EAT No. 3
spring, C2ft6lc: No. 2 red, Xc.
COHN-No. 2, 3SHc: No. 2 yellow, 3SHc.
OATS-No. 3, 24VMf25c; No. 2 white, 27
027ltc: No. 3 white, 25y427V4c.
ItYI3-No. 2. 05c.
UAIILKY No. 2. 42ff43c.
S10KDS Flaxseed. No. 1 and northwest,
11.73. I'rlmo timotny, J2.40jjz.43; uiover,
contract grade, 97.73.
PROVISIONS Mess nork. ner bbl..
SU.90.S12.93. I-ard. per 100 lbs., S7.007.15.
Short ribs sides (looso), J7.00i7.23. Dry
Halted shoulders (boxed), JC.75ii7.00. Short
clear sides tuoxeu), j(.toyi.w.
NEW YORK GRAIN MARKET.
NEW YORK. Anrll 23. WHEAT May.
72 7-16Q72 11-lCo: closed, "2o July, 7fl 9-16
UTSHc; closed at 72ic; September, 72(
Uftc; closed nt mo.
CORN Closed llrm He not decllno;
Muy, UMWo ; closed at 44c; July, 44,;
44V4u; closed at 44'4c; September, Hif
iV.ic; closed at 44Tc.
OATS No. 2 white. 29Uc: No. 3 whlto.
23c: track mixed western, 2829c; track
whlto western. 33Vi$i34c: track white stato,
23Ujj34c. Options woak, "closing c - net
lower; May closed at 27c; No. 8 white,
iuay, mymww. closed at 2Vic.
TO CONNECT TWO OCEANS
Railroad Across Mexico Ilolng Rapidly
Pushed to Completion.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 23. Work
is now going on in tho reconstruction
of tho Tohuantopec railroad ncross tho
narrowest part of Mexico, and gives as
suranco that the road will bo as solid
and of as nermanont a character as tho
Vor Cruz railroad. As tho Tohuanto
pec road will havo a maximum grado of
half per cent compensated, it will bo
in a position to hnndlo nny traffic that
can bo secured on very oconomlcul
terms. At presont tho Panama rail
road handles 300,000 tons of frolght
per nnum, CO per cont of which is des
tlned for or arises at ports north of
Panama. Tho bulk of this naturally
belongs to Tohuantopec. In addition,
however, tho road will capturo a largo
volume, of tho traffic at present carried
by railroads to the Pacific coast from
tho Mississippi valley, and it is con
fldently anticipated that this railroad
will ho doing no largo a trade as tho
Panama within five years from Its
opening. Tho distance from Coatza
coalcos to San Francisco via Salina
Cruz is 100 miles -leas. than,, tho dls
tanco from New Orleans to San Fran
cisco via tho Southorn Pacific nnd tho
dls tanco across tho gulf from Now Or
leans to Coatzacoalos is only 800
miles, and within a vory fow years
thero will bo daily sorvico boats bo
tweon tho two ports. Tho now totml
nnl ports at Coatzacoalos, on tho Moxl
can gulf, and at Sallna Cruz on tho
Pacific will ho roady for handling vory
heavy freight trado In threo years
from now.
Unele Sum at Paris.
PARIS, April 23. Among tho Amor
leans who woro present at tho lnnugu
ration of tho Paris exposition and tho
accompanying fete, was Mr. John T.
Shayno of Chicago. Speaking to a cor
respondent, ho Bald: "Commissioner
Gcenral Pock and his assistants arc the
busiest men in Franco. Their hard
work has put tho Unltod Statos build
lng nnd exhibits In n moro advanced
stnto than thoso of any othor nation
Kvorythlng Is nearly complotod and tho
United Stntes' display Is going to ho
ono of tho most splendid sights In tho
fair. Tho attltudo manifested by all
Fronchnjon toward-Americans Is ad
mtrablo. Tho exposition In splto of
many drawbacks will bo a grat sue
cess."
The Will of a Millionaire.
CHICAGO. 111., April 23. Tho will of
Rufus Wright, who was mysteriously
shot and killed In tho hnland hotel last
Saturday night, was filed for probate
today. It dlsposos of an estato vnluod
at $800,000. This Is bollovod to bo n
consorvntivo ostlmato, and it is ex
poctod that tho o3tato will (iguro up
$1,000,000. According to tho potltlon
fllod with tho will tho personal prop
erty valuation Is $000,000, nnd tho real
estato is valued nt $200,000. The doad
millionaire manufacturer distributed
$28,800 in personal bequests among rel
ntlvcs and othors, but loft nothing to
charity or public institutions.
THAT DM SCHOOL LAW
Snporinteudont Jackson Addroucs a Lottci
to Nebraska Educators.
ACTION'Of THE COURT DISCUSSED
Practically Impossible to Frnrae a Lnw
Thnt Will Ilo Constitutional Unless the
Constitution Itself lie Amended Bill
celUneoui Nebraska Matter.
LINCOLN, Nob.. April 23. Stnto Su
perintendent Jackson has addressod
tho following letter to Nobrnska educa
tors touching tho recent decision of tho
supromo court In declaring tho free
High school nttcndauco Inw unconsti
tutional: In High School District, No. 137. of
Hnvclock Nob., ngainst County of Lan
caster, in nn opinion prepared by Judge
Norval, tho high school law passed In
1890 was tcday dcclarcl unconstitution
al. Briefly stated, tho grounds of this
decision nro ns follows:
Tho law provided for tho nttendnnco
of porsons of school ago nt nny high
school In tho county whoro such person
resided outsldo tho limits of nny high
school district Tho tuition for such
attendance at tho rato of 75 cents per
week was required to bo paid tho high
school district by tho county. It wns
held in tho opinion referred to that If
75 cents par weok was In excess of fair
compensation it wan, on tho ono hand,
favorablo to tho high school district,
nnd on tho other hnnd in tlio samo do
grco was unfair to tho remalndor of tho
county. If conditions woro reversed
and 75 cents wns insufficient, tho coun
ty profited nnd tho high school district
was discriminated against. It was as
sumed that tho rato indicated must
ncccssnrlly be unequal and nn unfair
discrimination, ono wny or tho othor;
that thoroforo tho law was unconstitu
tional bocauso In contravention of sec
tions 1, 4 nnd C of nrtlclo lx of tho con
stitution .of Nebraska. Theso sections,
for tho purposes of tho caso, woro epi
tomized In tho following paragraph of
tho syllabus prepared by Judgo Norval:
"Tho constitution of this stnto requires
not only that tho valuation of property
for taxation, but tho rato as woll, must
bo uniform."
It would scorn in tho face of tho fore
going that it will bo practically Impos
sible to f ramo a law that' will bo const!
tutlonnl unloss tho constitution ltsolf
bo nmonded.
Wo hopo thnt no young man or
young woman .will fcol that a high
school education; or oven n moro ad
vanced education, Is cut off bocauso of
this decision. Tho self-reliant young
man or young woman who has tho por
soveranco and determination to got nn
education will bo nblo to ovorcomo ob
stacles and mako ways, and Indeed it
is n question whether it Is not unfoi
tunnto for a young man to havo his tui
tion paid If ho Is able to pay his way
by his own efforts. Wo shall hopo thnt
thoro will conttnuo to bo tho samo in
terest and enthusiasm In tho high
schools of our stnto that has so fully
characterized them during tho present
year. ,
Hlntn Kntltled to a Hhare.
LINCOLN, Nob., April 23. A copy
of tho decision of tho Unltod Slates
circuit court of appeals In tho caso of
tho Stato of Nebraska against J. W.
McDonald, rocolver of tho defunct Cap
ital National bank, wns fllod with the
authorities at tho stato houso. This
suit was instituted to recover the
state's deposit In tho broken bank,
amounting to $285,351.85, nnd the de
cision of tho court of appeals holds that
tho stnto has a legal claim to tho money
nnd should be paid pro rata with other
depositors. The receiver is scored
rather Boveroly for refusing to nllow
tho claim, which tho court holds to. bo
confessedly JuBt and meritorious.
Tho opinion in tho caso Is quite ox
tenslvo nnd contains much matter of
Intorost to Nobrnska lawyers. Tho su
promo court Is complimented vory
highly in tho following terms: "Tho
stato of Nebraska oarly adopted tho ro
form system of pleading, and thcro Is
probably no stato in tho union whoso
courts havo given to that system n
moro liberal and enlightened intorpro
tntlon or ono moro in harmony with its
obvious and, wo may say, expressed
purpose and intent. Tho codo of that
stato abolishes all common law forms
of actions."
Nebraska Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 23.
Dr. John N. Agnn was appointed pon
slon oxnmining surgeon nt Pendor.
Georgo W. Nation hns boon nppolntod
postmastor nt Wllloy, Box Butto county
vlco G. E. Wllloy, resigned.
A postofflco has boon established nt
Abdul, Nuckolls county, with Boyd II
Kizar ns postmastor.
Hoy Hhnots Himself.
AXTELL, Nob., April 23. John
Bllck, n farmor boy living eight miles
north of town,, whllo out hording cattlo
with" a shotgun loadod with gooso shot
accidentally shot himself in tho arm,
tearing out tho muscles of tho forearm
nnd Injuring tho bones.
Drought to Hebron fnr llnrliil.
HEBRON, Nob., April 23. Tho ro
mains of O, B. Shade, a dry goods mer
chant of this city some years ago, woro
brought horo for burlul, Mr. Shado has
llvod slnco leaving Hobron, at Leach
wood, Iowa, hut had boon travollng nnd
died of rhoumatlsm at Chorokoo Iowa,
Tho Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias,
of which Mr, Shado had been n mom
bor, took chargo of tho funeral.
Omaha's First White Settlor,
OMAHA, April 23. Thursday was
tho sovonty-llfth birthday of "Unclfc
Bill" Snowden, Omaha s first whlto set
tler. With his wife ho crossed tho
Missouri river from Council Bluffs July
11, 185-1, and took up his rcsldonco on
this sldo. Major William P. Snowdon
has lived In Omaha continuously slnco
that tlmo. Ho Is halo, hoarty and
happy on his sovonty-flfth birthday,
but ho Is not spending It in rdlcnoss
Ho Is a constable In tho court of Coun
ty Judgo Vlnsonhnlor nnd Is sorving
papers and doing all tho duties Inci
dent to liis position,
CHINESE FOOT DINDINO,
Opposition DeYOloptns; to That An
elfiit nnd Torturing Custom.
Somo influential Chinamen aro now
advocating tho abolition of that shock
ing nnd cruel custom of foot binding so
prevalent in tho celestial empire. How
common this custom is in China and
how fatal to tho welfare of tho women
Is llttlo appreciated in America. Soma
Chinese girls aro pormttted to go with
unbound feet until they aro' G years
old, when iho tlmo arrives for tho
bandaging process to begin, and tho
golden lilies," as theso deformed feet
aro called, mimt be molded. Tho ban
dage used for this purpose Is mado of
substantial webbing two and ono-half
Inches wldo. The process consists prac
tically In doubling tho toes and heels
togother, with tho toes, except tho big
one, bent under. Tho women, when tho
object has been accomplished, and tho
foot is onensed In tho tiny shoe, stand
upon the tip of tho hool and tho tip of
tho big toe. This, of courso, cannot bo
accomplished nt onco, but it is tho
product of n long and torturing ordeal.
At first tho bandages aro appllod rather
looso, but periodically they aro drawn
tighter and tighter, ns tho feet ytold to
tho prcssuro of tho wobblng. Tho heel,
when tho foot Is encased in tho shoe,
rests on a tiny platform of wood fitted
above and behind tho heel for that pur
pose. The suffering endurod by tho
victim during tho process Is beyond de
scription, nnd It is not an uncommon
occurrence for outraged naturo to pro
test, nnd such n diseased condition of
tho feet to ensuo as to rondcr noces-
sary their amputation. Somotlmcs tho
children will not submit to tho opera
tion, and their obstinacy results In
saving tho feet Many children cry
through the long hours of tho night
and bring on various norvo troublos.
The Now York Trlbuno stntes that feet
aro bound to a smaller slzo In Foochow
than In nny other part of China, for
tho fashlonablo shoo Is'only two nnd
a half Inches long, and tho consequent
fissuro whero the solo of tho
foot should bo is about threo
inches doop. Tho feet of a Chineso
woman wield an Important Influence
over her llfo. When sho is to bo bo-
trothed tho bIzo of her feet must bo
nscortalncd for tho suitor, and great
Is tho disappointment if tho brldo's
fcot provo largor than anticipated.
When tho wedding day arrives tho
bride draws tho bandages as snugly ns
possible. Tho solos of tho tiny shooS
nro purchnsed with holes ready mado
in tho wood near tho border, In order
that tho wearer may embroider tho
shoes and stitch them to tho wooden
soles, for tho women mako tholr own
shoes.
QUEER ORDER FOR SEAMEN.
English Jaekles Obliged to litaokea Up
on Certain Occasions.
A regular order on board certain of
England's vessels of war, and ono de
livered by an officer with his own
hands and fnco artistically blacked, is,
"All hands black faces!" When, eith
er during tho maneuvers or in war
tlmo, it is determined that torpedo or
gunboats shall attack at night, overy
living soul on board is ordorcd to
black up of tho samo dingy color ns
is borne by the wholo vessel or all Us
outward parts, for tho single speck of
light color afforded by ono human fqco
might spoil tho wholo plan of n des
porato attack. All tho officers of tor
pedo vessels nnd gunboats keep, as a
part of their kit, a special pigment, of
very much tho samo kind as that used
by stngo darkles, over ready for emer
gencies, and ono torpodo order book
has special recommendations as to
blacking up for tho mon. Then, ngaln,
all steam launch nnd bouts' crows or
dered off on mining, reconnoltering
nnd other duties nro compelled to
blacken all parts of their skins that
may show; and no man is exompt,
however high his degree in the serv
ice. Military officers defending har
bors and working torpedoes from the
shora aro also ordered on no account
to show themselves at olght near tho
defenses unless blackoned up.
To Curs Sh j Ins; Horses.
Horses often havo what is called the
vlco of shying, that 1b, of starting sud
denly at tho rustlo of a leaf or a piece
of paper, or at tho approach of any
object to which thoy nro not accus
tomed. Clearly this Is tho romnant of
an instlnot inherited from their wild
progenitors in tho steppes or prairies,
whoro tho suddon rustling of a leaf
might lndicato the presenco of a wolf,
nnd. whero everything that was strange
wns, therefore, suspicious. It Is Idle
as woll as cruel to beat a horse for
shying. That only Increases his nlarm,
nnd may easily rcduco him to a stato
of terror in which ho loses his head
entirely. Horses in that stato seem
to loso not only their heads, but tholr
perceptlvo senses, and n horse In that
condition may dash headlong ngainst
a stono wall. Tho habit of shying,
when onco formed, is difficult to euro,
but It may almost nlways bo pro
vented by such consistent kindness of
trcatmont ns to overpower tho in
herited instinct of Instant flight from
possible danger in which tho habit
originates. Our Animal Friends.
Vienna's New Executioner.
Vienna's new excutionor, Joseph
Lang, is tho strong man of an athletic
club and ono of tho best known ath
letes In tho city. Ho Is a nophow of
tho Into excutionor and obtained tho
plnco against nlnoteon competitors.
Ljivlshness of a Young King.
Tho young king of Spain nlwayB in
sists on having his pockets filled with
coppcrB beforo going for a drive, aud
scatters tho coins among tho many
beggars who crowd around his carriage.
