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V PLOT LM UPRISING Pilipino3 at Manila Aro Said to Havo Prepared for tho fJame. OFFICIALS DON'T LOOK ron IT Object of the Attempt May He to Show the New Civil Commission That the Insurrection Continue An Insurgent 1'aper Says Congress linn Done Nothing. MANILA, May 14. The latest rumor of nu outbreak in Mnnlla among tho natives, which was in circulation last week, was seriously discussed by somo of the local paporu and attracted more general attention than has usually been tho case with this sort of thing. As a matter of fact many Filipinos did leavo their American employers with tho apparent intention of joining somo ouch move. Their action, taken in connection with tho arrest of several natives for carrying concealed weapons and tho dispersion of several suspicious gatherings, gavo color to tho reports. Officials have been nctlvo in the mat ter, but aro not inclined to think an uprising will bo attempted. They bc liovo tho Filipinos lack tho necessary courage, especially in view of tho fact that tho natives feared to attempt tho demonstration at the tlmo or General Lawton's funeral, alhough tncy had in ado careful preparations and many insurgents had como to Manila for this purpose. A paper found among tho effects of Gonoral Pantealeon Garcia assorts that tho United Statca congress has dono nothing for the Filipinos and there fore all Filipinos who nro working for Americans mus"elcave their employers nt onco or suffer tho penalty. One re port is that tho Filipino Junta Is on deavoring to Incite an outbreak in or der to show tho civil commission that tho Insurrection is still alive. .It does not seem possible that tho peace proposals Sonor Duoncamlno has drawn for submission to Agulnaldo and tho other insurgent leaders will have much wolght with tho Filipinos. Buencamlno's reputation, 'gained in former wars, is that of a man who hurries to get ou tho winning side. Ho was In disfavor with tho Filipinos oven before tho collapse of their gov ernment, owing to a widespread sus picion of disloyalty to his colleagues. Last week General MacArthur ro colved a largo number of officials, con suls and representatives of commercial bodies. To Lieutenant Colonel Crow der, his military secretary, ho will as sign many duties heretofore devolving on tho adjutant general. This action is taken In view of tho Increasing Im portance of the governor-general's po sition. General MacArthur will givo to his staff authority In matters of do tall and will dovoto himself largely to questions of policy. The towns of Holongus and Mnalln on tho island of Leytc havo been occu pied by troops of tho Forty-third vol unteer infantry. The Insurgents op posed tho landing of tho Americans nnd sustained heavy losses. Tho Amer icans suffered three casualties. CONGRESS NEARING AN END tluuiu ltendy to Adjourn June 1, Seunte May Continue Longer WASHINGTON, May 14. Tho house this week will send to tho sonato tho last of tho general supply bills tho general deficiency and tho military academy appropriation bills and will bo ready for adjournment as soon as tho senate passes them and adjusts tho differences- botwooi tluj two branches upon those already passed or pending in conference Those conference reporta on appropriation bllln aro to bo given tho right of way from now until tho end of tho session. Tho house leaders say tlioy will bo ready for tho sino dlo adjournment June 1, but allowing for delayo and accidents incidont to tho closing up of tho session, they nro not inclined to think both houses will bo ready to quit before Juno 10. Later on If complications arlso In tho senate tho houso may emphaslzo its readiness to adjourn by ndjournlng over from day to day, while tho senato Is in the final throes of dissolution. Tho general deficiency bill will bo taken up today and it will bo followed by tho military academy bill. It is understood tho senato array reorgan ization bill may ho taken up on Wed nesday. Tho remainder of tho week until Saturday will be dovoted to mis cellaneous matters. Saturday under a special order adopted some time ago is to bo given up to tho ceremonies at tending tho acceptance of tho statuo of General Grant presented by tho Grand Army of tho Republic. RUSSIA WOULD INTERVENE." Turkish Writer lrows Hold In Facing Undo Huimiol. LONDON, May 14. Tho Times pub lishes this morning a letter from its Odessa correspondent, dated May G, In which he comments upon tho bus! plclon and jealousy with which official circles In Russia are watching tho pro gress of tho Turko-Amorlcnn dispute. Ho quotes at sreat length from an Im portant article sanctioned by tho Turk ish censor, that has appcarod in tho Odessky Llstok, which declares that "tho imperial policy of tho United 8tates is prompted by the necessity ot finding now outlets for trade," Tulinngo Spruks lit Kdinlitirgh, EDINBURGH, May 14. Eynod hall, which has a capacity of 0,000, was crowded today by an assembly to hear Rov. Dr. DeWltt Talmago. Dr. Tal raagi delivered a second lecturo later to a largo assembly blockading tho approaches to tho hall. Iluhnnlo I'.nguo In Australia. SFDNEY, N. S. W.. May 14. Tho number ot cases of tho bubonic plaguo officially reported to this date is 210. Of thoso soventy-three have proved fatal. FOR THE LAST 'STAND. All Sorts and Condition! of Men Com inondecrcd nt Pretoria. LONDON, May 14. Tho Lourcnzo Marquez correspondent ot the Times, telegraphing Sunday, says: "It is rumored that tho Transvaal raad, in secret session, has rcsolvod to order all residents, irrospcctlvo ot nationality, to assist In the defenso ot tho republic In accordance with tho terms of tho revised military law. "Tho Boers now recognlzo that they aro in tho Inst extremity and all sorts and conditions ot man havo beon com mandeered. The merchants havo pro tcsted against tho stoppage of a con signment ot clothing and corned beef, although tho lattor was purchased in America. United States Consul Stan ley Holllfl, who sympathies nro notor ious, is said to havo remonstrated against what ho called Interference with American trade.' " "Tho war la practically over," says tho Dally Chronicle's Kroonstad cor respondent, and In less dcflnlto tonus this is tho view to bo gathered from alt the correspondents. They picture tho Boers as utterly demoralized and disheartened by Lord Roberts unexpectedly rapid ndvanco nnd by his fncllo turning of tho care fully prepared positions of the Boors. There was practically no lighting and thcro aro no further details to givo respecting tho occupation of Kroonstad. Tho correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph sayB tho union Jack was hoisted In tho markot place by Mrs. Lockhead, tho American wlfo of a Scotchman. Most of tho horses of tho Boors nrc In a wretched condition, but President Kruger declares ho will contlnuo tho war. It appears that the Boers at Kroon stad had been reinforced by 11,000 men from natal last Friday, and that alto gether 3,000 with a number of guns trekked from Kroonsstnd on tho ap proach of Lord Roberts. Tho Boers made an Ineffectual stand at Blsch rnnd nnd had elaborate entrenchments In front of Kroonstad, which offered great facilities for a rear guard action. Their only anxiety, however, appears to havo been to got away safely with all their guns and convoys, which ngaln thoy havo successfully accom plished. Tho fow Btores thoy wero unablo to carry away they burned. SAYS IT'S ALL A MISTAKE. Alleged Rmbczzlor Ncoley Maintains Air of Innocence, MUNCIE, Ind May 14. C. F. W. Nccley was called upon today at tho homo ot his sister and tho reported confession of Mr. Rich was read to him. Mr. Neeloy refused absolutely to make a statement further than to say that there must bo a mistake. Rlcn was ono of Munclo's loading young buslncs men, a son-in-law of Joseph A. Godaard, wholesalo grocer, and for several years was a traveling salesman and also was secretary of tho Indiana Traveling Men's Protective association. Rich has always been an lntimato friend of Neeley's, and secured his ap pointment In tho Cubnu postal depart ment through Neeloy. They were ex tensively asoclatcd togothor In busi ness enterprises. DEWEY TAKES NEEDED REST. Kuoxvlllo's Program of Celebration lie filns Today. KNOXVILLE, Tcnn., May 14. Ad miral Dewey passed n quiet Sunday in Knoxvllle. Ho nttonded St. John's Episcopal church In tho morning and spent tho remainder of tho day in his rooms. Tho hotels aio filling up with visitors, indicating tho prosonco ot largo crowds in tho city tomorrow to witness tho parado and othor features oi tho Dowoy celebration. The Wom an's building, a structure built and used by tho women's societies of the city, will bo tho scene ot most of tho public receptions. At that placo aftor tho parado tho mayor wll welcome tho admiral, after which tho latter will hold a public reception. CALLSGERMANS HIS ALLIES Kmporor Francis Joseph Spruits of Re cent Visit nnd the Outlook. BUDA PEST, May 14. Replying to day to an address from tho presidents of tho Austrian and tho Hungarian delegations with roforonce to his recent visit to Berlin, Emperor Francis Jo Boph declared: "In tho lntimato relations of tho al lies so clearly manifested at Berlin, I find a happy complement of tho ex cellent relations between Austria-Hungary and all tho powers, especially Russia. May this augur firm conditions for tho continuing maintenance ot peace." Iteduced Tlmo, CHICAGO, May 14. Tho Chicago & Northwestern railway announces that tho tlmo of tho Overland Limited from San Francisco to Chicago has been reduced ono hour and a half. Tho train will, aftor next Sunday, leave San Francisco at 10 o'clock Instead of 8:30 a. m ns at present, nnd reach Chicago at 9:30 o. m., tho third day,, making connection with all fast trains from Chicago to tho east. Again Appeals for India. NEW YORK, May 14. Tho Indian famlno rollof committee tonight Issued an appeal to tho citizens. Tho appeal assorts that dosplto tho systematic aid furnished 0,000,000 peoplo In India, at least 0,000,000 moro aro starving. Cuban I'ostnt Affairs, WASHINGTON, May 14. Represen tative Bromwell of Ohio today Intro duced a resolution directing tho socro. taiy of war to asceitaln me amunt, If any, of moneys or other property be longing to tho postal revenue ot the Island of Cuba, which havo, since tho ratification of tho treaty with Spain, been wrongfully misappropriated and taken to hh own use Ly any official or officials of the Unltod States, and to certify the amount to the secretary of tho treasury, who is directed to trans fer tho amount so certified to tha secretary of war. Husband's Stomach May Show Poison, But Who Gave It to Him? HER LIFE IN THE YORK JAIL. Efforts of Home Admirers to Hold Con vernation With Hor One of Them llarely Kscupes Capture Prisoner Maintains n Cool, Culm Manner Mis cellaneous Nebraska Notes. YORK, Neb., May 14. The fact that a pursuing Jailor stumbled over a lawn mower In tho dark Is all that saved ono of Mrs. Frost's men ndmlrors from being captured. For several nlghtb two or moro men havo been signalling and rapping on tho casement ot tho windows of tho jail, calling to Mrs. Frost that they wanted to talk with her. Tho authorities thinking thai possibly there might bo an attempt by parties to converse with Mrs. Frost (hoy located hor in a cell back and away from tho outside windows where It Is a littlo difficult to communtcilo with tho outsldo public nnd Informed her that ono of tho rules- of tho jail was that she should hold no communi cation or conversation with anyone on tho outsldo with tho threat that if sho did they would remove hor still farther from tho window and In not as ploas ant a cell room. When Jailor Blckley was In the jail ho heard a gentle knocking, then louder and then heard some man call ing "Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Frost." Putting out the light In the Jail Blckloy crept around to tho side door nnd raada a dash for tho intruder and would have captured him had It not boon that he stumbled over a lawn mower left in tho court house yard. Just what theso men admirers . or frlonds of Mrs. Frost want Ib a ques tion. It Is bolloved that if it woro not for tho vlgllanco of tho jailer thcro might havo been an attempted Jail do Uvory. The York cjunty Jail in ono of tho best nnd strongest country Jails, situated in tho basement of tho court houso in the north east corner. One or two inmates in pa3t years havo got ten out and escaped. Mrs. Frost, in appearance, conver sation and actions is apparently less concorned as to tho results ot tho chemical analysis of tho stomach ot Mr. Frost than any othor woman in York. She still maintnins that cool, calm manner, henrtlly cats her meals and spends most ot the tlmo reading books, magazines and newspapers. In conversation tho subject of her husband's death was brought around nnd In reply to tho question asking hor If she did not think It would go hard with her If tho chemical analysis showed poison in tho stomach, she, In a half boasting way, replied that "It docs not matter much whothcr tho stomach was full of poison, thoy would havo a pretty hard time to prove that I gavo it to Mr. Frost." A Hank's Ileal With Hartley. OMAHA, Neb., May 14. A deposi tion on behalf of the defenso In the case of tho state of Nebraska against tho First National bank of Alma was placed on file and opened In tho Unit ed Stntes circuit court hero. In tho deposition Atwoll L. Burr, president of tho bank nt the tlmo of tho failure, testifies as to tho collections betweon tho bank nnd ox-Treasurer Bartloy. Ho says that tho arrangement wan made by tho treasurer In Lincoln and under Its terms the bank waa to pay G per cent for the money of tho stato deposited by the treasurer In tho bank; that 3 por cent wob to go to Bartloy and 3 per cent to the stato; that at that tlmo Bartley gavo him ?10,00U of tho state money nnd that ho secured from Alma certificates of deposit for that amount, which ho gavo to Bartloy and which wero nftorwards doposllcd In the Alma bank by Bartloy. Burr also said that no orio know of tho arrangement except himself, Bartley and Dan Sullivan, tho cashlor of the bank, and that none of tho funds of tho stato deposited In tho bank was deposited under tho terms of the bono upon which the stato of Nobraskn such to recovor its money alleged to bo In tho bank at tho tlmo of tho failure. Ho further says that all tho monoy ot tho stnto had boon withdrawn by Bart loy before tho failure, tao amount be ing 25,244.7G. Itesolntlons by Grand Army. BEATRICE, Nob., May 14. Tho de partment convention' of tho Grand Army of tho Republic Just prior to ad journment passed a resolution thank ing tho houso of representatives fo7 It prompt action on tho bill establish ing a National Soldiers' homo sani tarium at tho South Daktota hot springs and urging tho speody passago of tho measuro by tho sonato. Reso lutions of thanks wero extended to Rawlins post nnd citizens of Beatrice for the entertainment furnished tho on campmont. rottonire Safe lllnwu Open. BANCROFT, Nob., May 14 Tho sarc In tho Bancroft postoffico was blown open near tho midnight hour. Soveral dollars In cash and stamps was taken. Tho safe door was blown off with pow der, tho door being thrown about ton feet. Tho furniture In tho office wan somowhat damaged. Thoro Is no clue to who tho guilty persons aro. Ifenseu After I.oir llrrukors. KEARNEY, Neb., May 14. N. P. Hansen, chalrmnn of tho commltteo on violation of tho stnto pharmacy law, returned from a meeting of tho Stnto Board of Pharmucy nt Lincoln. Mr. Hansen stntes that during tho last four montlm there havo been thirty four complnlnta for tho violation ot tho stato pharmacy law and that all theno cases havo been thoroughly in vestigated and in many instances con victions wero mndo nnd heavy fines Imposed. Mr. Hansen wns instructea to keep up his crusade against the law-breaKcrs. THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH Quotations From Now York, Chicago South Omnha and Elsewhere. SOUTH OMAHA LIVK STOCK. BOUliI OMAHA. May 14. CATTLE- There was.n fair run of cattle, but thoro wns the ununl good demand nnd tho mar ket wns brisk nnd a littlo higher, at least bo higher than yesterday on tho general run ot cattlo. Iluyers soenied to want tha onttlo nnd they woro out early In tho morning, so Hint everything In tho way of beef cattlo changed hands In a very snort time. Sellers wero well pleased with tho prices received. Thero was nothing very choice on salo, bo that tho top did hot show up very woli on paper. IJcef stoers, $XWS?fi.l0: sters and heifers, $1.0004.00; cows, $2.&04,75; stock tiows and holfers, J1.O0JM.93; holfots. $1.0005.00; bulls, W8Jftt.ro; calves. $1.2507.00; slugs, . I.2.i; stock oows and heifers, $2.D0O4.$5; stockcrs and feeders, $3.COtl5.U0. HOO8 Somo of tho packers slnrted out early bidding steady to strong prices, but shortly nftcr that Chicago cumo low er and they went back on thlr first bids nnd for a tlmo the market was slow nnd a ititlo easier than yostorday, especially on tho light hogs. A littlo later on tho market rallied under tho Influenco of tho very good local aemund nnd moro favor nblo ndvlcos from other market points, rho closo wns stronger, so thnt taking tho market as a wholo It was strong as compared with yesterday. Tho hogs sold largely at $5.15, with u $5.30 top, tho samo ns yesterduy. 8IIKI31' There wero a fow cars hero today, mostly lambs. Thcro was not much chango In tho situation nnd about nil that could ho said of tho murkut U to cn 1 It steady. Quotations: Clipped mothers, $5.30ii5.10: clipped yearlings, Jo.40fi5.GO; clipped owes, good to cholco, I.C0'(5.(W; fair to good clipped ewes. $1.2) f4.C0- good to cholco Colorado woolod lambs. $7,001)7.25: fnlr to good Colorado wpoled lambs, $i.7.Vf!7.00; good to cholco clipped lambs, $5.7.?fl.00; fair to. good clipped lambs. I5.59tfs.75. CHICAGO MVK 8TOC1C MAItKKT. CHICAOO. Mny ll.-CATTl.K-stcers. nctlve, SOlOc higher; hutcher.V stock strongi.t good to prime steers, $5.0005.80; poor to medium. $l.25j4.S5; mockers and fecderB. $3.7505.10; cows. $3,000 I.C0: hclfors, v-,.O5.10; cunncrs. $2.4013.00; hulls, tl.Wzi 4.35; calves. $(.W1tC.W: TVxns fed steers, $4.0005.25; Tcxns bulls, $3.2503.75. H008 Active, closing strong: top, $5.43; mixed nnd butchers. $5,101(5.40: good to choice honvy, $.V25'!i.'.4u; rough henvy, ii'i?'20; "S'X. $3.0UG:32Vi: bulk of sales, $5.25115.35. SlflSUl' Slow; lambs steady; good to cholco wethers, $5.3505.70; fair to cholco mixed, $.WO5.00: western sheop, ,5.50tf 5..0: yearlings, $5.75OC10; native lambs, $o.00'flf.40: western lnmbs. $0.0007.40. CHICAOO OHAIN AND VKODUCE. C.iICAOO. May n.-WHNAT-No. 2, Bprlng, CiQ-COc: No. 3, C10C4J4c; No. 2 red, 70it71o. COItN-No. 2.3Sifi39c; No. 2 yellow, 33ViC. OAT8-N0. 2, 23Jc: No. 2 white, 2C2J DiHc: No. 3 white. 25V4025ic. IIYB-No. 2. 534051c. 11AIILEY Fnlr to cholco mnltlng, 370 42c. I'ltOVISIONS-Mess pork, per bbl., $11.40 0.1.43. Iard. per 100 lbs.. $r,.82MOJ.85. b.iort ribs, sides (loose), $6.40116.65. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). W.MVif6.75. Short clear sides (boxed). $7.0507.15. N15W YOIUC GRAIN MAItlCKT. NEW YORK. .Mny llw-WHKAT-Spot weak; No. 2 red. 73o f. o. b. nlloat; No. 2 redf 75Tc, elevator; No. 1 northern, Du luth, 74Hc f. o. b.. nlloat to arrlvo; tho closo was heavy nt Uifmjc net dpocllno. Mny, 70Viia71c, closed 70M.o; July, 71ViW73 7-lCc, closed at 71Hc: September, 72 1-100 73c. closed at 72Hc. COItN-Spot weak; No. 2. 43c f. o. 1 nlloat and 42.. c elevator. Option market opened steady on higher cables, but ex perienced n. severe break under nctlvo li quidation nnd sympathy with wheat, clos ing weak nt lo decline. May, 4.W(f43c, closeu nt 42Uc; July. 43!ifff44,c; Septem ber, 43-404 lc, closed nt 43Hc KANSAS CITY MVK STOCK. KANSAS CITY. May 17.-CATTLR-Mnrket sternly to 10c higher: native steers, $1.0305.30; Texas steers. $1.0004.75; Texas cows. $3,000:1.78: nntlvo cows and heif ers, $2.0004.75: stockcrs rind feederB, $3.00 05.50; bulls, $3.004.50. HOCIB-Market steady; hulk of Bales, $5.0."O5.m; heavy, S5 07,O5.25: packers, $5.o5on.20: mixed. $4.90O5.17: light, $1,001$ 5.10; Yorkers, $5.0005.10; pigs, $4.0504.95. SHI3I3P Market nlrong; lambs, $3.10O 7.50; muttons, $3.000 0.00. T0WNE MAKES A STATEMENT. Sujs no Is Hut n Populist, but Is Glud of the Nomination, DULUTH, May 12. Charles A. Towne today made the following state ment with reference to his nomina tion for tho vlco presidency bv tho Sioux Falls convention. "It wns my judgment that tho Sioux Vala convontlon should nppolnt n con ference commltteo to meet with similar committees from tho democratic and silver republican conventions nt Kan sas City on July 4 tor tho purpoeo of Jointly considering the vlco presiden tial nomination. This opinion was freely communicated to prominent men of tho convention, both befoto It as eembled and whtlo It was In sossion. In tho excrclso of Its dlscrotlon, how ever, it decided dlfferontly. When tho conclusion was reached to nomlnnto n cnndldato tho unanimity and enthusi asm with which the convention named me Is of courao exceedingly gratifying. It must be remembored thnt many of tho strongest men In tho country wero members of the convention, which wns composed of tho wlso and conservative majority of tho peoplo's party, whoso devotion to tho great causo In which all tho roform forces nro enlisted no body con question. "Tho endorsement of such n body la a high compliment and I deoply nppro clato It. Moreover, It sets an exam ple of unselfishness at this Juncturo that ought not to be without good In fluence. Neither Mr. Bryan nor myself belong to tho populist party. To bo sure, such a consideration may seem unimportant when men nro engaged In a gicat contest against tho samo evil tendencies In tho government; but mero names aro still somewhat power ful In Influencing political conduct nnd wo must render all pralso to tho con vention which thought only of tho principles at stake. "Harmony nnd co-operation aro es sential this year among the demo cratic, the peoplo's and tho silver re publican parties. To proservo tholr combined strength of 1800 Is tho first roneldetntlon. Tho noxt Is to go Into the camp of thoso who then opposed us and get recruits, if tho nominations at Sioux Fulls are placed beforo tho country with nil reform pnrtleu behind thnm, thoy will, In my opinion, he rati fied by tho peoplo of tho republic In Novem5er." I.orlnifr Will Hun Again CHICAOO, Mny 12. Ropubllcans of tho second congressional district today icnomlnnted William Ixirrlmcr for congress. States Attomoy Charles S. Doneen and Congressman Loirlmor wero choson dologatca to tho national convention nnd D. W. Ball and 13. Ray mond Bliss, nltornutos. Mrtlen (lets Twenty Yrnrs. PORTSMOUTH, 0 May 12. "Rab bit" McGeo this afternoon pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sen tenced to twonty years in tho peniten tiary for killing uoorgo Hackworth, postmaster at Mount Joy, November a. DEATH OF C. W. FROST At Least Two Peoplo Know if It Was Through Poison. MATTER SOON TO BE CLEARED IP Iteport of Chemist Bent Forward City Attorney Wyekorf, of York, Has the Statement and Will Hand It to tha Coroner's Jury Miscellaneous Ne braska Matters. YORK, Nob., Mny 15. It Is now known to nt lenst two persons whether or not tho lato Charles W. Frost of this city was poisoned. For tho las! twelve days tho stomach of tho dead man has been undergoing analysis by Ds. William S. Robinson, n chemist of Omnha, nnd tho doctor has made his report, but whether ho found poi son cunnot bo goncrnlly known until nfter tho cororner's Jury meets. Tho report was rocelvod from Omaha by City Attomoy W. W. Wycoff and, though ho has been besieged all day by a curious crowd who hoped ho would drop somo hint ns to tho pur port of tho communication, ho has firmly refused to discuss tho matter further than to say ho had tho report and thnt ho would submit It to tho coroner's Jury. A special call for a Jury meeting has been Issued and nt 10 o'clock today tho body will go Into oxocutlve session. Tho city Is In u fever of cxcltomont. Tho fact that tho report bus been received has revived tho topic ot Mrs. Frost's possible guilt nnd It is tho order ot tho hour now to revlow tho ovldonco nlrcndy In tho hands ot tho authorities. It Is supposed that thp Jury meeting will bo brlof, as only one point of ovl denco romnlns to bo considered, nnd thnt Is clearly defined. Tho chomlst cither found poluon or failed to Mud it. If the formor, then stops will uo taken to prosocuto Mrs. Frost on a charge of murdering her husband; if he lat ter, then sho will bo released from Jail and tho Incident will bo closed. Though littlo bns boon said about him In tho nowBpapors thus far, J. O. Stclnbach, tho grocory clerk, la really ono ot tho most Important figures In tho tragedy attending Chnrles 'Frost's death and, In tho event of a trial, he promises to como to tho front In tho rolo of n star witness, If not somothlng more. It wnB Stclnbach who, twi weeks ago, was at tho bedBldo ot tho dying man during the few brief hours of his illness, nnd It wns upon Stcln bach that Mrs. Frost lavished hor af fections ns her husband breathed her last. It was Stclnbach also, whom tho doctor sent twice to get nn antidote for strychnine polBonlng nnd who re turned both times to say ho wan unablo to find n drug store open. Thoro wns a tlmo when Stolnbach was ono of tho loading cltlzons ot York. Ho served two terms as mayor of this city. At another tlmo ho wnt3 tho Burlington station ngont hero and ho has always been prominent In lodgo work. His domestic llfo, however, wns not happy nnd two years ngo his family left him. To Cancel Delinquent Taxes, LINCOLN, Nob., May 1C Auditor Cornoll mndo a decision which, If put Into effect, will result In n reduction of npproxlmntcly CO per cent In tho total amount of delinquent taxes owing to tho Btato. These unpaid taxes amount to nenrly 13,000,000, or about a third moro thnn tho ontlro indebt edness of tho stato government. Aud itor Cornell's decision will redtico tho amount down to nbout ?1,500,000, no cordlng to bin own estimate, and will tond to hnston tho collection of tho bnlancc. Several years ago tho auditor re ceived a communication from Watt Qauldrlo, clerk of Washington county, asking for tho.cnncollatlon of all or a portion of tho delinquent taxes duo from that county for tho renson thai many of tho people against whom tho taxes woro assessed had died or moved away from tho county, making It ab solutely impossible to collect tho on tlro nmount due. Auditor Cornoll has considered tho question sovoral days and arrived at tho conclusion that tho law gives him power to enncel uncol luctable taxes under certain specified conditions. Tho proposition Is a new ono and Its decision will havo a sweep ing effect nil over tho state, as tho conditions aro about tho samo in near ly every county. Hmnllpnx Hlamped Out. HASTINGS, Nob., May 1C Dr. O. A. Bunco, who had chargo of the two smallpox cases in Hastings, reports that tho two patients havo fully recov ered, tho quurantlno, tho houso ana clothing of tho inmntCH disinfected nnu all danger of a spread of tho dlscaso is past. Itecover Htolen floods. DILLER, Nob., May 15. The goods stolen from tho storo of Llghtnor & Hutchinson hero nro being recovered It lnstnlmonts. Tho latest discovery was made by B. F. Llghtnor, who went to Lanhnm Thursday and recovoretl nbout ?40 worth ot shoes from a mer chant at that place, who stated that ho purchuscd them. It Is thought thero will bo a number of parties ar retted at Lanhnm for concealing stolen property. Illlls Now Min k at Itlalr. BLAIR, Nob,, Mny 15. Doputy Sher iff Henry Moneke nrrlvcd from Ta coma, Wash., bringing with hlni Row land P. Hills, arrested at that placd and wanted at Blair on n charge of bigamy, and whoso Kngllsh wlfo nr rlvcd hero from Hnglnud nbout two weeks ago. When Hills sioppeo from tho train ho appeared very norvous and cast a swooping glance ovor tho crowd, evidently looking for Mrs. Illlls No. 1. Ho wob hurried through tho crown nnd ncross tho platform, whoro Sher iff Moncko with a conveyance took him to Jail. JAPANESE ART. rtiey Wiped Up tha Illood nnd rld Ifo Moro Abont It. "From Sea to Son," by Rudyard Kip ling; Long ago a great-henrted king camo to Nlkko river and looked across nt tho trees, upstream at tho torrent nnd tho hills whonco It camo, nnd downstream at tho softer outlines of tho crops and spurs ot woodod moun tains. "It needs only a dash of color in tho foreground to bring this all to gothor," Bald ho, and ho put a little child in n bluo and whlto dressing gown under tho awful trees to Judge tho effect. Emboldened by his tonder ness, nn aged beggar ventured to ask for alms. Now It wbh tho ancient priv ilege of tho great to try tho temper ot tholr blndcs upon beggars and such cattlo. Mechanically tho king swept off tho old mnn'n head, for he did not wish to bo disturbed. Tho blood spurt ed across tho granlto slabs of tho rlvor ford in a shcot of purest vermilion. Tho 'ting smiled. Chnnco had solved tho problem for him. "Build a brldgo noro," ho said to tho court carpenter, "of Just Biich n color ns that stuff on tho stones. Build also a brldgo of gray stono closo by, for I would not forgot tho wants of my peoplo." So ho gavo tho littlo child across tho stream n thousand pieces ot gold nnd went his way. Ho had composod n landscnpo. As for tho blood, thoy wiped it ua nnd said no moro nbout it, nnd thnt is tho story of tho Nlkko bridge. You will not find it in tho guide books. Chica go Nowb. FACTS ADOUT THE DEAD SEA. Theory That Nothing Can Sink In It Is Wrong. Somo long current Illusions concern ing tho Dond sea aro dlspollod by Hon ry Doxtor, who wont to boo lta roputod wonders with hla own oyos, saya Col llor's Weekly. In hla opinion tho bod of tho sen is of volcanic formation. "I took n plungo in tho water to test its qualities. Tho water la, I should Bay, a bituminous salt brimo. I was caro ful not to got tho water in my oyos or on my hair. I hnd been told that noth ing could sink in tho Dead sea, but found that was untruo, for tho reason that it I did not mnko an effort to keep on top I would go down. Tho wntor Is of n character that If any ono had a cutaneous disease It would mako tho flesh smart florcoly. It was excep tionally refreshing, howovor, on" ac count of tho heat. Tho wntor waa won dorfully clear, and you could boo down a dopth of twonty foot. Tho wator wns porhapa a little moro buoyant than ordinary Bait wator, but It would not hold mo up. It was not Btlcky, but washed off as freoly as any salt wntor. Ono thing I noticed, nnd ot which I havo never boon nblo to got an ex planation, was a small Island about COO toot from tho siioro. This had on It largo squaro blocks of Btono. I havo never been nblo to ascertain whoro theso blocks enmo from. Tho theory that birds cannot fly ovor tho wator la untruo, as r saw lota of birds flying ovor it." Chicago Nows. WILL STUDY D1VIN1NQ RODS. French Commission Appointed to Report Upon Them. At last tho divining rod is to bo scientifically Investigated. A commis sion hns boon nppolntod in Franco to study nil apparatus and mothods em ployed by sorcerers, wntor seora audi wizards, who tiso tho divining rod, mineral rod, exploring poudulums, hydroscopic compasses, and tho other Instruments which go by a host of othor fanciful names. Brothlor do Rollioro is tho president ot tho com mission. Ho will procuro divining roda of all kinds, Including books, rovlowa, Journals, reports of experi ments, together with tho names and addresses of tho inventors ot tho al leged devices. It is to bo hoped that tho findings of this commission will, onco for nil, Bottlo tho question of tho divining rod, not only for tho discov ery of wator, but also of mlnornls. In Englund, particularly, tho water di viner piles his lucratlvo profosslon without legal lntorforcnco, nnd his dupes nro often town authorities. Scientific American. Neutsr. Particularly polite nnd gallant waa tho young man who was sauntering down WIthoroll stroot ono day not long ngo, when tho sldowalks were covered with slush and tho ditches woro flood ed to tho top of tho curb. Ho woro a pink carnation In his coat lapel; his trousors wero definitely cronsod; his shoes had lately beon polished, al though the wealth of Blush on tho walks had dlmmod tholr brilliancy. Ho was approaching a crossing. Just recall of him a young woman was wheeling n baby carriage In the samo direction. Tho gutter was moro than nnklo dcop with Ico cold water. Tho young woman hosltnted. To tho res cue camo tho young man. "Can't I as sist you?" ho askod. "Thank you ho much," wns tho reply, so appreciative in its tono thnt tho young man boldly stepped Into tho wntory ditch and fer rlod tho lady across. Then ho picked up tho carriage and carried It over. "Thcro," ho said, as ho sat It down, "I guess I haven't wakonod It." Ho said "It" because ho didn't know whothcr thoro waB a gl1 or boy under tho shawl. "Oh, It Isn't a baby," vol unteered tho young lady. "I was down marketing and this Is a h an easy way to got tho grocorles hoiuo, you ktow." Detroit Free ProBs. How Widows Mourn In Hltka. Indian widows In Sitka go into mourning by painting tho upper part of tholr faces black down to their mouths.