Nebraska Newspapers

    FIT WAY FORWARD
British lorcos Are Advanoing North
Through Enemy's Country.
REST THREE MILES Of VET RIVER
lloors on Opponlte llnnk Are In Con
siderable Strength (Jood Work Dono
by Hamilton's Forces Hartou's Jlrl
gndo Meets With Success lu Storming
. Ullly l'oiltloiis.
LONDON, May 7. Tlio War office
has published tho following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Vet river,
Saturday, May 5, 7:15 p. m.:
"I marched hero today with Polo
Carow's division. Headquarters and
Wavcll'a brlgado of tho Seventh divi
sion nro two miles In tho rear. Max
well's brlgado of tho .Seventh division
Is tho same dletonco to our right
"Tho enemy are In considerable
strength on tho oppostto bank of tho
rlvor. Our guns cngnged theirs for
somo three hours without our being
able to force a passago of the river,
but shortly boforo dusk tho mounted
Infantry, under General Hutton, turned
tho enemy's right nnd In a very dash
ing manner pushed across tho river
under heavy shell and musketry fire.
"Wo aro now bivouacking for tho
night within three miles of Vet river.
Our casualties, I hope, are not Humor
ous. "Hamilton was In action yesterday
and succeeded in preventing a Junc
tion of two Doer forces by a well exe
cuted movement by somo of tho House
hold cavalry, the Twelfth Lancers and
Kitchener's horso, who charged a body
of tho enemy and inflicted sorlous loss.
Tho enemy fled, leaving their dead on
the field and their wounded to bo at
tended to by our doctors.
"Macdonald's Highland brigade dis
lodged tho enemy on tho right flank
under cover of tho naval guns, In
which operation tho Dlack Watch dis
tinguished thomsolves and were very
skillfully led.
"Hamilton was advancing thlB morn
ing to a difficult drift over tho Klelno
vot river.
"Hunter reports that Barton's brlg
ado was heavily engaged this morning
two miles north of Rooldnn. The
enemy's position was quite four miles
long and strongly hold. Ho states
that our men marched magnificently
and carried rldgo after ridge In grand
stylo.
"Casualties In this force, In Ham
ilton's nnd Hunter's will be reported
as soon as possible.
"Captain Miller, who was taken
prisoner near Thaba N'Chu, has been
sent to Rundlo's camp by tho enemy
with a severe wound in the abdomen.
"Brabant reports that one sergeant
nnd thrco men woro captured on May
2 while on patrol nnd that ono of
them, who had been brutally Ill
treated and loft for dead by tho Boers,
was found tho following day.
''Lieutenant Lilley, Victoria Mounted
Rifles, reported missing, was found at
Brandfort dangerously wounded and
lias been most carefully attended by
tho Netherlands ambulance."
WARRENTON, May 7. Yesterday
Gonernl Barton drove from 2,000 to
.1,000 Boers from hilly positions at
Rooldan, whero they awaited them.
They retreated after stiff fighting,
louving a number of dead on tho flold.
Tho British casualties were slight.
General Barton Is still pursuing.
WIndsorton and Kllpdam have been
evacuated.
General Pagot's brlgado Is attacking
tho Boor position at Warrenton.
Tho engagement yesterday was so
vero and lasted from 9 In tho morning
until 1 in tho afternoon. Moro than
onco tho British Infantry wore obliged
to engage tho Boers at close quarters
nnd tho Boers only retired when their
retreat was noarly cut off. Tho Brit
ish losses woro flvo killed and twenty
flvo wounded mostly Welsh Fuslleers.
Tho British took a batch of prisoners,
Including tho Swedish ambulance,
which they allowed to return. The
Boors, in their hurried retreat, left
thirteen doad.
Today General Pngot made a strong
demonstration against tho Boor posi
tion oant of tho bridge, thereby pre
venting Boer, reinforcements going to
assist In checking Genoral Barton's
advance.
AFFAIR WITH TURKEY QUIET
United States Legation Is Ilulnc Nothing
In thu Matter.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7. The
United States legation Is doing noth
ing In tho indemnity matter, which
apparently is now forming the subject
of direct communication between tho
Yildlz Kiosk and tho Turklsn minister
in Washington.
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha, whom
an imperial irado issued April 25 or
dered to proceed to the United States
to study tho construction of warships,
l.as not left Constantinople.
Tho sultan has ordered the forma
tion of a committee to raise a fund for
the relief of tho Indian famine victims.
It is thought that this will tend to
neutralize the effect of tho recent ar
rest and exile of members of the young
Turkish party.
Insurgent Ollleer Taken.
MANILA, Mny 7. General Pantolon
Garcia, tho highest Insurgent ofllcer
except Agulnahlo, was captured yes
terday by Lieutenant K. V. Smith of
Grncral Funaton's staff In tho town
o' Jaon. thrco miles northeast of San
Isldro,
Transport Ciinirs I'roni Culm.
NEW YORK, May 7. The United
States army transport Buford nriived
In qwunntlno nt 8:30 tonight from
Havana, having on board tho body of
Mrs. General J. H. Wilson, Genera!
Wilson, tho Misses Wilson and Lieu
tenants James H, Reeves nnd G. S.
Turner. General Wilson's aides anil
two orderlies woro also on tho Buford.
Tho steamer, after being boarded and
passed by tho health ofllcers, will pro
ceed to New York, whero Mrs. Wil
son's body will bo shipped to Wllmlng
on, Del., for burial.
CONGRESS AT ROUTINE WORK
Nothing of Special Intercut Is l'ronilsed
for tho Coming Week.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Routlno
bui-lness probably will occupy tho
gi enter part of the senate's attention
(luring tho present week. Tho reso
lution offered by Teller, expressing
sympathy for the Boers nnd u dcslro
that tho government extend to both
Great Britain and tho South African
lepubllcs its friendly ofllces In bring
ing tho present war to a close will bo
cnllcd up tomorrow. It Is tho intention
of tho Colorado senator to press his
resolution to an eurly vote. It prob
ably will be roferred to the commlttco
on foreign relations, but Teller will
Insist that It bo reported in somo form
at an early date.
Hale, cither tomorrow or Tuesday,
will bring forward tho naval appropri
ation bill and very likely tho greater
part of tho week will be dovoted to Its
dhictiBslon. With tho latitude of de
bate allowed under tho scnato rules, it
Is quite probable that senators will
discuss tho Boer resolution, tho Phil
ippine question nnd other matters ro
Intlng to the foreign uffalrs of tho gov
ernment while the naval bill Is under
consideration.
On Thursday tho Montana senatorial
case will bo cnllcd up, but It will not
ho allowed to interfere with the con
sideration of tho appropriation bills,
it Is the undoubted purpose of tho scn
nto lenders to bring nbout an adjourn
ment early In June, the first week If
possible, nnd unless tho unexpected
should happen, nothing will bo per
mitted to delay adjournment beyond
thi middle of June.
Tho attention of tho house th'e week
will bo occupied with various miscel
laneous business, except such tlmo ns
may bo devoted to the consideration
of conference reports on appropriation
bills, which will be given the right of
wny. The dcslro for an adjosrnmcnt
enrly in Juno makes it absolutely
necessary to expedite thu supply bills.
Tho most Important plcco of gen
eral legislation to bo acted upon dur
ing the week will bo tho amended sen
ate bill to amend the general pension
laws. This is known as the next Grand
Army of the Republic bill. Tho princi
pal changes It purposes to wako in ex
isting laws are provisions for aggre
gating disabilities and equalizing rat
ings nnd to lncrcaso the limit of In
come of widows ponqlonablo under tho
net of 1890 to $250. This bill will bo
plticcd upon Its passage tomorrow un
der suspension of tho rules. Tho bill
appropriating $1,000 for the militia of
tho several states also may bo called
up under suspension of tho rules.
Tuo3day, under an order made on
Friday, will bo given to tho commlttco
on claims and Friday the war claims.
It Is not Improbable that tho contested
olectlon ense of Pearson against Craw
ford, from the Ninth North Carolina
district, mny bo called up Wednesday
or Thursday.
SUCCESS FOR HIE NATIONALISTS
Victory for tho l'nity In tho French Ma
tilclpnl Klcctluns.
PARIS, May 7. Although It was
fully recognized that thoj nationalists
Intended to mako a determined fight in
all the wards of Paris on the occasion
o: tho municipal elections held yester
day throughout Franco It was never
seriously contemplated that their ef
forts would bo crowned with such suc
cess ns Is shown by tho results, which
must bo recognized as dealing a seri
ous blow to the republicans and radl-
CfliS.
Tho results show fifty definite elec
tions In Paris. In thirty wards second
ballots will bo necessary. Tho nation
alists havo gained eight seats, flvo
from the republicans nnd three from
the radicals. The successful candidates
Include MM. Gaston-Mery, Galll, Ia
pclletler and Barretler.
The republicans have secured eight
seats, including seven members of tho
old council. Tho radicals and radical
socialists ten and tho conservatives
eight.
In wards where second ballots aro
necessary the nationalists obtained
the most votes In eleven cases, but tho
total votes polled by their competitors
was higher than tho number obtaincd
by them.
To Study American Methods.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. R. Kon
do, president of tho Nippon Yusen
Kalslia, one of tho leading steamship
companies of Japan, has come to this
country tn make a study of the meth
ods of transportation by rail and water
lines. Ho wll visit tho Pacific coast
centers and then go east to New York.
"Tho building up of trado on tho
Pacific coast from 1893 to 1898 Justifies
the prediction," ho said, "that tho
progress of development during tho
next few years will bo greater than
over before. Wo favor an open-door
policy and I believe that If wo can
mako a commercial compact with tho
United States wo can control tho trade
of China. We need capital for tho
development of our manufacturing
Industries. If wo can get it from Amer
ica wo can do tho rest and mnko largo
profits for both countries. Personally,
I do not bollevo that thero Is any dan
ger of war with Russia."
Nhniitlng In (imil Croud.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 7. At
Chlloweo park this afternoon, In tho
presence of a largo gathering of peo
ple, Rufus F. Beard fired three shots
Into the heart of George Turner, kill
ing him Instantly. There had been a
dllllculty of long standing between tho
men, both of whom woro leading
blacksmiths. Turner was advancing
on Heard with nn open knlfo when tho
shotti woro fired.
Ki'lirlH Ituy Torpedo ISont.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 7. News
from Colombia today, by tho British
Dtcamor Atrato, Captain Powlea, says
the Colombian government is consid
erably exercised over a report that
tho rebels have purchased a torpedo
boat from Germany, and expect soon
to attack Sabanilln, department of
Bolivar, near tho south of tho Magda
lena rlvor. Tho Sabanilln merchants
are said to discredit tho rumor, but
tho other Inhabitants are much
alarmed.
i WRECK BY 'II WIND
WilsonYlllo and Vicinity Ravaged by a
Terrlfio Hurricane.
HAILSTORM FOLLOWED DY TORNADO
Widespread instruction Wrought hy the
Twin Demon! of the Air Night Shut
Out Details of Hcono Darkness and
and Deluge of Itnlu 1'raveiit Knowledge
ol Itulu's Kztrnt.
WILSONVILLE, Neb., May 8-Rutn
and desolation reign In the path of
Sunday's storm, the demon doing Its
work well, and completo families
whoso homes are now a mass of
splinters are being cared for and
ovcrythlng possible Is bolng done to
mako them comfortable. Returns
from tho stormswept district bring
new catastrophes to light and It is
llttlo short of a miracle that as yet
thero aro no fatalities. Tho worst In
jured nro Mr. and Mrs. Towers, who
nro in a precarious condition.
At tho tlmo tho storm struck the
place Mrs. Tower and niuighter were
In tho house. They were trying to
raise a trnp door to get Into the cel
lar, when the house' commenced to
shake. Suddenly everything became
dark and flying debris commenced to
strike thorn. They were cnrrletl for
some distance, and were thon thrown
to tho ground with some of the ruins
on top of them. Mrs. Tower succeed
ed In extricating herself and crawled
somo distance, whero she lay until
found about an hour later. Llttlo
Goldle was held prisoner by boards
ncross her chest, with big hailstones
striking him In the face until
relief came. Mr. Tower and son Ad
dison wero In the barn, when It wont
to pieces. Addison escaped with slight
Injuries. Mr. Tower stnrted to go.
too, when something struck him nnd
he knew no more. He tins ono leg
nnd several ribs broken nnd Is badly
bruised ubout th'e head and chest.
Mrs. Tower has a collarbone broken
and Is seriously Injured nbout tho
back and chest. Little Goldle has an
ugly gash in her head and is bruised
nbout the body, though not danger
ously. All of tho buildings were
blown to atoms, tho loss being $2,000,
on which there Is $500 Insurance. One
horse was killed.
II. A. Bourne Is another vlrtlm who
suffered some Injuries, nB did also
Mrs. Borne, who has a wrist broken.
Mr. Bourne Is badly injured about the
head and chest. He was In tho house
at the tlmo It was blown to pieces
and was hit by a lly'ngboard. All
their buildings, consisting of their
house, barn and out-houses, were
complete?; demolished. Loss, $1,000,
part of which was covered by $500 In
surance on house.
E. P. Lavlne and wife, whoso house
was completely wrecked, nnd an ex
citing experience. Mrs. Lavlne and
6on Euoch were cnrrletl thirty feet
high with tho house and lnndcd 200
fiet from the foundation. Enoch was
hut slightly Injured, whllo Mrs. La
vlne was Injured on tho leg and head.
Mr. Lavlne, who was out of the houso
when tho tornado struck It, received
a wound on the shoulder. The house
wns new nnd was not quite finished.
Tho barn was also blown down. Mr.
Lavlno estimates his loss nt $900, on
which there was no Insurance.
M. E. McFarland had a largo barn,
a washhouse, two cowsheds nnd n
granary blown to plecos nnd about
forty pigs and some poultry killed.
His daughter, Pearl, who wns In the
washhouso when It went, was carried
about 100 yards, but was only slightly
hourt. No Insurance.
H. II. Gerrlsh's house, barn nnd
other outbuildings arc a mass of ruins.
The family, luckily, was not at home
at tho tlmo and escaped Injuries,
About thirty hogs wero killed. His
sntlro loss Is about $1,700 and the in
surunco $900.
Ilnrrls .lulled at Valley.
VALLEY, Neb., May 8. Marlon
Webster, tho new city mnrshal, ar
rested Samuel Harris In tho Union
Pacific yards. Harris Is wanted for
tho robbery of the store of Joseph &
HraBt at Wahoo, on the night of April
20. At that time $500 worth of silks
and jewelry was tuken from the store
Tho two thieves were seen at work
but escaped without being apprehend
ed. Since that time they have been
pursued from town to town. Several
days ago M. Payne, supposed to bo
ono of tho robbors, was taken at
Plattsmoutli.
Nebraska I'ostmitster Deud'
TECUMSEH, Neb., May 8. Dr.
Churlcs Zlegler has been appointed
postmnhtor at Vesta In place of Dr. N.
Stowart, resigned. Dr. Stewart was
obliged to give up tho office as he re
moved to Tecumaeh.
Cuss County Mortgage Record.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 8. The
following Is the Cass county mortgago
record for April: Farm mortgages
tiled, $55,170; released, $70,190. City
property: Filed, $3,700; roleased, $5,
550. C'urfiiw Hell lit Nil oil nil.
SHELTON, Neb., May 8. The new
cm-fed boll, which will bo used by the
town uuthorttles, nrrlved yesterday
and small boys hereafter will bo
warned oft tho atreotB promptly at
nlno o'clock.
Seek to Capture ttuiiulnu.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 8. Tho Union
Commercial club of this city Is laying
plans for securing tho location of the
Grand Army reunion for tho noxt flvo
years. Tho annual encampment of
tho Nobraska department will bo hold
In Beatrice In Juno and at that meet
ing n location for tho reunion will bo
decided upon. As nil Grand Army
reunions havo been held In this city
for tho last flvo years thero Is a dis
position to favor somo othor town,
plther Omaha, Nobraska City or Beatrice.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Quotation From New York, Chicago
South Uiiinlm and Klsewhere.
NKW YOU1C OUAIN MAUKHT.
NKW YORK, May T.-WHKAT-Hurly
depressions wero Impelled hy weakness
abroad, largo Argentine shipments and
rnlnj' good homo weather news; closed
"rm nt a partial lo advance: Mny.
I mKi3o. cloning ut 73o; July, 72 U-Wf
73 o-lSc. cloning ut TJiie; September, 73h
54 lc. clotting ut 71c.
COHN-optlons easy nt nrst on the fa
vorable news und more llbernl country
offerings, but llnnlly milled with whent
and closed steady nt Vic, decline to Ho
odynnce: Mny, l-lCtHJ-V, closing ut
.jOi July, 45 MGijlSHc closing ut 5Hc;
September closed ut 457c.
OATS-Spot, sternly; No. 2, 2Se: No. 3,
27Vi No. 3 white, 33c; No. 3 white, 29,4c;
track mixed western, 2S4i29',ie; truck,
white, 2SM35C. Options dull, but steady,
c using He higher; No. 2 while, outs, Muy,
closed at 9c.
CHICAGO OltAIN AND PHODUCK.
C1IILACK). Mny 7.-W!IHAT-No. 3. CO
uo: No. z red. 70Jf7OV4c.
COHN-Nu. 2. 39vc; No. 2 yellow, 30c.
OATS-No. 2, 2lfl2l,e; No. 3 white, 205,
(T2.c; No. 3 white, 25lj26y4c.
HYK-No. 2, ty,e.
IIAHI-BY-Uood feeding. 36Hc! fair to
choice malting, 39U1MJC.
HKKDS-No. 1 llaxseed. $I.M. Prime
timothy, J2.I0. Clover, contract grade, $7.
l'llOVlHIONS-Mcss pork, per bid.,
JII.O5ifl2.10. Uird, per 100 lbs.. J0.755I?
C.mi. Short ribs, sides (loose), ICCOjiC.W.
Dry suited nhouldern (boxed). JS.Gft'uG.75.
Short clear slues (boxed), t7.15ft7.23.
SOUTH OMAHA LtVK STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA. Muy 7,-Cornfcd steers
constituted tho hulk of tho offerings,
thero being nbout thirty loads on sale,
iho mftrket was nctlve nnd genernlly u
llttlo stronger. The declluo of tho early
part of tho week on hitluly or light and
medium weight cattle Is fully made up.
Thero weru not enough henvy cattle hero
to mako n test of tho market on that
kind. Cows und heifers were In good de
mand nnd tho market was strong and
reasonably active. Ileef steers. J3.7"
steers nnd heifers. JI.COit4.7Ii; cows.
J2.0Oii1.GO; heifers. J3.0CfM.U0: bulls, $3.35
Sfl.r.i; calves. Jl.t0if7.0u; stookcrs and
feeders. J.1.50if3.2O.
HOas Buyers seemed to want tho hogs
and thoy went after thein In u hurry, so
that ovcrythlng wuh sold und weighed
up nt nn enrly hour. A half dozen loads
that came In Into hud to sell n llttlo low
er. Tho quality of tho hogs was better
than usual on nn average, und that fact
helped out the market n cood dual. Tho
general run of the good hogs sold nt
J5.25, as against J3.15if5.17V yesterday.
Light und mixed hogs sold nt jri.20flfi.2ii.
nnd the better grade of heavy hogs sold
from J5.25 up to J5.35.
8IIMI2I' Quotntlons: Clipped wethers.
J5.30fl5.40; clipped yearlings. J5.40i(5.G):
clipped ewes, good to clinlco. J4.ft0U5.O0;
lair to good clipped owes. JI.251J4.60; good
to choice Colorado wooled lumbs, J'i.75iJ
7.00; fair to good western wooled lambs,
JH.G0iiG.n5; good to cholco clipped lambs,
J.VOofiS.fHt: fulr to good clipped lambs,
J5.t0iJ5.65.
KANSAS CITY L1VB STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. Mny 7.-CATTI.K
flood ncttvo demand nt unchanged prices:
native steers. Jl.40ftu.15; stnekers nnd
feeders, JI.0OifK.25; butchers' cows and
heifers. J.1.Wi4.M; dinners. J2.ri0113.30: fed
westerns,. JI.00i4.80: Texnns, J3.COH4.CO.
HOOS Improved demand nt ndvnncu of
MilOc; heavy. J5. 20.1.30; mixed. J3.10ff5.2G;
lights. JI.90fiS.lS: pigs. JI.03(fi4.So.
8IlHni' AND I.AMIIS-Market active.
10iil5c higher; spring lambs. J7.S0: Colo
rado lambs, JCCOfiCSS; clipped lnmbs, J5.00
ii'C.to: clipped muttons, J5.05Q5.40; culls,
J3.D0ij4.CO.
CHICAGO I.IVK STOCK MAHKHT.
CHICAGO, May. 7. Steers, strong to
shade higher; butchers' stock strong nnd
active; natives, good to prime steers.
51.75ff3.7n: poor to medium, Jl.lOtrl.CS: se
lected feeders, choice, steady to strong.
JI.2MiS.(Kl; mixed stackers, steady to slow.
J3.COif4.10; cows. J3.00iH.M; heifers, J3.X
iil.i'S; ennners. J2.i5ii2.0; bulls, J2.WKu'4.25;
calves, llrm. JI.B0ii6.rfl; receipts, none.
HOnS-Actlve. SfjlOc higher; top, J5.4714;
mixed nnd butchers'. J5.lSii5.40; good to
cholco, heavy. Jfl.S5il5.47Vi: rough, henvy,
J5.io7in.20; light, Jo.05if5.32li; bulk of sales,
J5.2."4r,..V..
81li:i:i' AND nAMHS-Sheep Htrong;
luinhs, strong to 10c higher; good to
cholco wethers. J5.25fi5,G5: fnlr to choice,
mixed, JI.50iT3.ri: sheep, J5.JViiiG.C5: nntlvo
lnmbs, J5.CO07.1O; western lambs, JG.OOi?
7.10.
LEAVE THABA N'CHU fOR GOOD.
noers ltelleved to He Trekking In North
erly Direction.
THABA N'CHU, Mny 7. Tho Boors
havo evacuated Thaba N'Chu hill and
aro believed to bo still trekking,
though ono gun has sholled tho camp
lntermlttontly. Scouts retired that,
somo of tho Boers rotlred toward
Wopener. They bellove tho Boors
ovneuated the position during tho
night, trokklng northwardly In threo
directions.
General French loft todny. Gonornl
Rundlo Is In commnnd hero. It Is ox
poctcd that General Brnbant will of
feet n Junction nt any moment.
LONDON, May 7. Lord Roberts re
ports to tho War ofTko as follows,
under dato of Bloomfontoln, May 3:
"Wo occupied Brandfort today with
out much opposition nnd without, I
hope, mnny casualties. Tho First brig
ade of mounted Infantry covered tho
loft flank of tho Fourteenth brlgado
of tho Seventh division and tho right
flnnk was supported by tho Fifteenth
brlgado. PoloCarow's division ad
vanced directly on Brandfort. Tho
Boer army, which was under com
mand of Bolarey, rotlred In a north
eastorly direction."
ACCRA. British Gold Coast Colony,
May 7. Sir Krcdorlc Mltchol Hodg
son, tho governor of tho colony, Is still
nt Kumcssl and his stay will prob
ably be prolonged until Soptomhor on
account of tho stnto of tho roads. Ills
porsonal dangor has probably been
minimized by diplomatic moans.
Tho tolegraphk: superintendent was
wounded after repairing tho lino to
a point within r fow mllos of Ku
mass I, and communication Is again
stopped.
Moro rnldlng In various parts of tho
colony Is reported.
ItiiBulmm for Itent riHiln.
PI3ICIN, 111., May 7. Tho Illinois
Sugar Hollaing company of Pokln has
brought two car loads of Russian mon
women and children from Nobraska to
work on their sugar beot farms, thoy
having planted a vory largo acreago
this spring In this section.
Nominated for Uongresa.
CHICAGO, May 7. Honry S. Bou
toll was today, by acclamation, renom
inated to ropresont tho 8lxth con
gressional district In rongrosm. Reso
lutions woro passed endorsing tho St.
Prosldent McKlnloy, favoring a reduc
Louis platform, tho administration of
tlon of tho war rovonuo tax, urging
tho restriction of trusts
1'rrUh In l'onut lire.
MARQUI3TTI3, Mich., May 7. David
Malafon, his wlfo and llttlo child, set
tlers noar Crlvitz, nro missing nnd It
Is foared that thoy porlshod In tho ro
cent forest fires,
Aid Given Farmers to Stamp Out Infections,
PREVENTIVE OF HOG CHOLERA
United Stntci llurenu of Animal Industry
Cooperating With State Ulvliloni In nn
Important Work A ltullatln Dealing
With Animal Dlicaiti About to II
lulled.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 7. Tho divis
ion of animal pathology of tho stato
university, In co-operatton with tho
United States bureau of animal Indus
try, has recently distributed to No
braskn farmers n largo quantity of
hlacklcs vncclno for usu ns a proven
tlvo of hog cholera. Reports recolved
at tho station from fnrmers nnd othciB
who havo ased tho vacclno Indlcnto
that It has reduced tho mortality
among hogs to n considerable extent
and Hint absoluto satisfaction haa
been given lu GD per cent of tho cases
henrd from.
A special news bulletin Issued by tho
university shows that during tho year
1800 the division furnished blackleg
vacclno to 203 applicants In fifty-six
counties, tho total number of doses
being 23,250. Slnco tho 1st of Jnnunry
tho division has furnished tho vac
clno to 211 applicants In forty-soven
counties, tho number of doses nggrcgat
Ing lG.OOO. In tho corresponding pe
riod of 1800 twenty-three nppllcnntn re
ceived 1.500 doses, or one-tenth ns
much as tho present season. This
greater demand for vncclno is duo
rathor to an Increased knowledge of
nnd confidence In tho remedy than to
an lncrcaso In tho prevalence of tho
disease.
The records show that tho calls havo
como from persona that used tho vac
clno last year nnd from their neigh
bors. Tho station Is now preparing n bul
letin which deals with this subject in
n popular way, giving tho cnuso of tho
dlseaso, symptoms, etc., and a full dis
cussion of tho treatment by vaccina
tion. The division of animal pathology Is
making plans for tho coming year's
campaign against hog cholora. A num
ber of dlfforont experiments will bo
tried In an attempt to stamp out tho
disease.
lnUoned hy Chlekrit I'le.
FRKMONT, Neb., May 7. Mrs.
OrlBsa IC. Bennett, wlfo of James Bon
net, died nfter a short nnd violent ill
ness. Tho physician In charge has de
cided that her death was duo to pois
oning, probably from eating chicken
pie. Mrs. Bonnet wns first taken with
violent vomiting fits, nnd tho doctor
who wns called In Baw symptoms of
poisoning. Sho had boon to a church
suppor nnd cnten heartily of chicken
pie. Doctors maintain that tho fact
that nono of tho others who nto at tho
samo placo that night woro nffllcted
docs not dloprove that sho mny havo
contracted tho evil effects In that man
nor as chicken pio poisoning is not un
usual nnd cases quite similar to this
ono havo been known.
Mm. Frott Stiijs In -lull.
YORK, Neb., Mny 7. No attempt as
yet has boon made by Mrs. Margaret
Frost or her attorney to socuro ball.
Sho still refuses to sco anyono, nnd
tho Jailors and attorney nro guarding
tho coll doors from Intruders nnd vis
itors. Llttlo Arthur Frost, tho 0-yenr-old
son, Is now living with tho Jailer's
family, who havo pleasant rooms In
tho courthouso basement.
Tho nccused Is keeping up norvo un
dor tho circumstances, and at no tlmo
hnB sho showed any emotion, but still
maintains that calm, Bcrcno nnd cool
manner that sho did during tho trial
and investigation by tho coroner's Jury.
Sho oats threo good meals each day.
No ono visits hor other than tho Jailer,
her son and hor nttornoy.
Narrow Kscnpe From Death.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., May 7.
William Kennedy, forofiinn of tho cel
lars nt tho packing houso had a narrow
escape from death. Ho had gono up In
tho elevator to tho third story whon
tho ropo hroko and ho fell to tho bot
tom. He wns considerably Bhakon up
but no bones wero broken nnd ho will
bo about In a day or two.
I.nrgo Cattle shipments.
DUNBAR, Neb., May 4. Tho largest
shipment of cnttlo at ono tlmo from
this plnco went out via tho Burling
ton routo for Chicago. C. J. Mullls
had flvo cars, J. O. Mullls two, W. F.
Dunbar two nnd D. McWIUlnms three,
making twelvo In all. Ollvor Wilson
ships ono and Jncob Rentier two cars
this' afternoon. Tho farmers aro soil
ing thol'r corn in tho shape of corn
fed Btcera.
lloy J.mrs an Arm.
FAIRMONT, Nob., May 7. Tho 14-year-old
son of Thomas Johnson, mer
chant nt Sawyor, whllo hauling corn
to tho Nyo & Schneider olovntor at
that placo, had his left hand caught
In a shafting that runs over tho dump,
drawing his arm nround tho shnfting
nnd crushing tho arm below tho elbow
In a horrible manner, necessitating nm
putatlon near tho shoulder. Tho pa
tient Is doing well.
Attempt to VoUon a Child.
COLUMBUS, Nob., May 7. Charles
Sampok, living on tho bottoms east of
town, wns bound over to tho district
court by Justlco Curtis In tho sum of
$160 on complaint of Mrs. Veronica
Wltcyoskom, a neighbor living across
tho street, who alleges that Sampok
mlxod a largo quantity , of rough on
ratH with food and left It dangerously
noar tho romping placo of hor three-year-old
daughter, his object, she
charges, being to tako tho llttlo one's
llfo, Tho poison was produced In
court and examined by Dr. P. J, Con-Ian.
INDIANS' DEED3 TO PENNS.
Old Fennaylranla 1'nrchmenU at HarrU
burg. All tho old parchment colonial deeds
and records In keeping of tho etato
department at Hnrrlsburg have Just
been put through a process of preser
vation by Secretary of tho Common
wealth driest, snyu tho Philadelphia
Record. For years theso records havo
been kept in tin boxes, nnd, as they
wero occasionally searched, tho result
was much confusion in tho arrange
ment of papers. Many of tho old wax
seals wero lost, and tho crumpled pa
pers wero moro or less damaged. Pe
culiar interest attaches to the Indian
signatures, which nro yet qui to dis
tinct on many of tho documents. A
largo parchment contains tho treaty of
tho Penns with the sachem of tho
Schuylkill Indians, and embraces tho
transfer of all tho tracts of land or
lands lying In or nenr tho River
Schuylkill and Its brnnchos, under
dato of September 7, 1742. Tho con
sideration for this land, as stated on
tho deed, included twenty brass ket
tles, 100 blankctn, sixty linen Bhlrts,
twenty hats, six coats, twelvo pairs of
Bhoca nnd buckles, thirty pairs of
stockings, twenty guns, twelve gun
locks, 300 pounds of gunpowder, COO
pounds of lend bullets, sixty hatchets,
fifty planting hoes, 120 knives, 100
pairs of BclsBors, 100 tobacco tongs,
twenty-four looking glasses, forty to
bacco boxes, 1,000 flints, flvo pounds of
paint, twentyfour dozen garters, six
dozen smnll silk ribbons, twelvo dozen
rings, 100 pounds of tobacco, 400 pipes,
twenty gallons of rum nnd JCC0. Thero
are several largo deeds transferring
land from tho Indians to tho Penns, nil
hearing tho pcctillnr signatures of tho
Indian chieftains, representing nil
manner of animals, reptiles, fishes,
birds nnd Insects. Tho most import
ant of theso deeds Is that convoying
to tho Penns tho territory controlled
by tho Six Nations, for which n con
sideration of 15,000 was paid. Tho sig
natures of tho Indians to this docu
ment glvo tho Indian names and their
English signification.
WANTS TO SELL HIS BODY.
Contortloulit Wnnt n Customer for Til
Corpie.
Although by no means desiring to
shufllo off this mortal coll, Walter
Wcntworth wants to sell his body. Ho
has dono It twlco already In his life
time, nnd now, although In his sovon-ty-flfth
yenr, ho Is looking about for
another purchnser, nnd if ho finds one,
ho thinks ho has a good chanco of sur
viving him, too, says tho Now York
Herald. Walter la what Is ordinarily
called a "freak." Ho Is a contortion
ist, and tho queer things ho docs with
his legs nnd his arms, and even his
spinal column, nro enough to mako
tho eyes of tho ordlnnry person bulgo
out to a dangerous extent. Even physi
cians aro puzzled nt tho curious way
In which ho handles himself, and It
wns a doctor who llrst suggested to
Wentworth tho Idea of selling his
body. It wns Just sixty years ago thut
Wcntworth ran away from his homo
near Detroit, Mich., to rldo race horses.
Then ho Joined a traveling circus nnd
went tho wholo world over. With all
his knocking about and tho soventy
flvo yenrs ho carries, ho Is Just as live
ly and supple ns a 15-yeur-old boy. It
was whllo ho was being exhibited In
Detroit In 1870 that ho got a chanco to
sell himself. Dr. Cowo was greatly In
terested In him, and offered $100 for
his body nftor ho had dono with it,
for dissecting purposes. Wentworth
Jumped nt tho offer; tho monoy was
paid down. Tho doctor, howovcr, con
vonlontly died within a few months.
Wcntworth enmo to Now York flvo
yearB later, and wns able on the trip
to porsuado Dr. H. L. Wilder of the
Kings county hospital to tako stock
In him at tho samo price, a case of
gottlng In on tho basoment floor If Dr.
Wilder should live. Ho thlnkB Dr.
Wilder will bo unablo to fill his part
of tho contract. Ho Is therefore anx
ious to find somebody olso who will
Invest in him.
Vaudeville During T.nncu Time.
Thero is a prospect that Currier's
rostaurant.on Fulton Btrect, Now York,
mny bo converted Into a playhouse,
whero continuous vaudovlllo will hold
forth. Merchants In tho neighborhood
nnd their clerks aro having heated dis
cussions ovor tho probabilities of buc
cess or failure of tho enterprise. Tho
Idea Is to glvo performances during tho
dny, with especial attention to the
lunching hour sny from 12 to 2:30
when tables will bo plentifully sup
plied with tho best that tho market af
fords. A citizen can pay ?1 at tho door
and not only obtain an cxcellont meal,
but boo a good show whllo eating.
A amid All Hound Stun.
Corporal Lorno Stowart of "G"
Company, writing to his homo In
Prlnco Edward Island, says: "I spent
all morning in having n bath, wash
ing my shirt, socks, towels, and darn
ing my socks. I can mako porridge,
ten, coffee, cocoa, pudding, soup, boll
vegetables, fry beefsteak, wash, darn,
bow, clean cooking pots, wash dishes
or do any sort of housowork. Such Is
tho result of campaigning, I am go
ing out to service when I go homo, so
If you know of any ono wanting a
cook, housemaid, or general servant,
Just ecommcnd mej I am equal to
anything from nursing a Kafllr baby
to waBhlng tho older children."
Not Familiar vrllli Contents.
A correspondent of tho London acad
emy writes that a bookseller In a large
provincial city dlscovorod an assistant
nrranglng four now copies of Walt
Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" on tho
shelves devotod to books on gardening.