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sip Hero and There, and News and
Notes of General Character.
Political.
Tho biggest political demonstration
made on the streotH of Donvor during
tho convention was by Nebraska dom
oc rifts.
Somo unldontlflod party cut down
and burned thu large Taft banner
which had beau stispondod ncrowi tho
litrcet In Lincoln. Tho occurronco wbh
not nccoinpanied by any demonstra
tion, as few people wcro on tho Btroot.
Richmond Plcrson Holmon mndo a
speech In tho democratic nntlonal con
vention In which ho predicted war
with Japan.
When Mr. nryan wbb told that Romo
one hnd cut down tho Taft bannor li
Lincoln, ho said: "I nm orry to loam
of it. It wns Inexcusable. If tho mnn
who did It thought he was helping mo
or tho domocrntlc party ho was woo
fully mlslnkon."
Thcodoro Hell, temporary chnlrman
of tho democratic national convention,
reached Donvor Just In tltno to pro
Hide. Tho Nobrnskn delegation In tho
Heating at tho auditorium, Donvor,
was glvon a prominent plnco.
Nebraska was ropresontod on tho
commltteo on resolutions at tho Den
ver convention by F. W. Drown.
General,
Tho momhorH of tho Amorlcnh
tariff commission havo arrived In
Paris, Their first mooting with tho
Fren commission has been fixed for
July 18.
United Stntcn ofllcors nrrlvcd In
Coffoyvlllo, Kaa., with Dr. J. 0. Coun
terman, a promlnont physician of Now
Albany, Kan., who lit charged with
counterfeiting. Dr. Counterman Is 70
years of ago.
Arrangements woro comploted by
tho goncrnl commlttoo in chargo of
tho wolcomo thnt Cincinnati will ex
tend to Judgo William II. Taft, July
28, when ho lo formally notified of his
nomination to tho prosldoncy.
The following telogrnm was Hont to
Hon. Vt J. llrynn Immediately aftor
tho announcement of bin nomination.
"Tho Democratic Society of Wostorn
Now Ytarlc salutes tho noxt president
of tho United Stntcs."
At Crolssy sur Solno Mllo. Loulso
Rolando Grnu, the dnughtor of the lato
Muurlco Orau, for a number of years
tho director of tho Metropolitan opora
houso In Now York, wns married to M,
Joan Matlrlce Qanue.
Tho battleship Nebraska, of tho At
lantic (loot, which wns detained In
quarantine owing to nn outbreak of
scarlet fever on hoard, having boon
thoroughly fumigated, sailed Saturday
to rojolu tho fleet at Honolulu.
William Allen Wblto says democra
cy maintained Its record of working
by night.
Convict Preston, who is in tho
Nevada state prison for murdor nnd
who wftB nominated for prooldont of
tho socialist labor party, has do
cllncd tho nomination. It In thought
ho noted on the advlco of lilo attorney,
ns ho wan willing to bo a candidate
and b-tnted thnt ho fully expected to
receive tho nomination,
Tho legislature of Louisiana ad
journs after passing 300 now laws.
The foroign press commont on
Dryan's nomination nnd compare him
with Clovolnnd to his disadvantage.
One Gorman pnpor nays ho in a magnl
f.cont agitator, .but lacks qualities of
constructive statesmanship.
Tho government report on tho crop
ultimtton shows a decroaso in prospect
porcontngo and wheat advances on
tho exchange in consoquonco.
Soveuty-two dend and 2.73G Injured
nro tho second day totals of tho acci
dents attending the celebration of tho
Fourth of July In tho United States.
This breaks all records' for deaths
iilnco IS!) I).
Tho wnr department ordered Colo
nel W. 8, Schuyler, commanding Fort
Huachuca, on tho Mexican bonier In
Bouthorn Arizona, to render all possl
blo assistance In tho suppression of
a serious' lire raging on Huachuca
mountain In tho Clnroos national for
est. Tho "Chlcago-tp-occan" balloon raco
onded when tho last of tho nlno con
testants camo to oarth at West Shof
ford, Quobcc, 800 miles from tho start
ing point. This crnft was tho Flold
Ing, owned by F. J. Fielding of San
Antonio, Toxas. It covered approxi
mately 100 miles moro than its near
est competitor.
Since tho first of tho yenr 77.G07
stray dogs and cnts havo boon de
stroyed by tho Now York American
Society for tho Provontlon of Csuolly
to Animals.
A dispatch received by tho Lokal
Anzolgor, Borlln, from Teheran, says
that tho Bhah loavoB nothing untried
In order to securo tho capturo of tho
roinnlning revolutionary loadors.
Tho Amorlran baitlOBhlp Hoot sots
sail for Honolulu as tho llrut destina
tion on its Pacific voyage Tho battle
Bhlp, Nobraska, Is detalnod throe days
In quarantine because of nn outbreak
of ecarlet over aboard,
Hon. W. J. Ilryan refused to talk
politics on Sunday, although hun
dreds of politicians called at Kalrvlew
on that day.
Count Hon! do Castollnno will start
a hot logal bntllo to regain possouslon
of his children.
Mrs. Cleveland, through tho Asso
ciated Press, thanks tho public for ex
pressions of condolence to bersolf nnd
family In tho loss of husband anJ
father.
Frank Hitchcock hns boon chosen
chairman of the republican nntlonal
committee ami (leorgo It. Sholdon of
Now York treasurer.
Sonsatlonnl developments nro ex
pected In tho trial of Prince '.u Eulon
burg, It being shown thnt tho prlnco
has tried to Influence witnesses.
Tho ruling of the comptroller of tho
currency Is that tho Modern Wood
mon must tnko tho offermlvo In tholr
fight lo havo their claim against tho
Charlton, In., bank allowed.
Senor Ugorto, tho. Hondurnn min
ister In Wnshlngton, has rccolvcd ad
vlcos which to him, ludlcato that tho
projected hostilities against bin coun
try by Guntcmala and Salvador havo
boon nipped In tho hud.
When Adolpho S. Levi of St. LouIh
oponod his Jowolry store tho other
morning ho discovered burglars had
loolod tho place and nocurod $900 In
cash and $15,000 worth of diamonds
nnd old gold.
Washington.
To oxpedlto and economize tho work
of administering tho national forests
the bureau of forestry will establish
about October 1 next flold hcadqiiart
ors In tho west. Tho clerlcnl forco
hero will ho somewhat reduced, jnany
bolng needd to carry on tho proposed
work woBt. Headquarters of forest
districts will not bo chnuged.
The democratic clubs of tho District
of Columbia colcbrnted tho nomina
tion of William J. Ilryan on tho Wash
ington monumont grounds by firing a
snluto of forty-seven guns, ono for
each state.
That tho frolght raton on yollow
plno lumber from Arkansas and Toxas
points should not bo hlghor to Des
Moines thnn to Omaha was decided by
tho lnlorstato commorco commission.
Tho Greater Des Moines commlttoo
hnd complained against tho Chicago
Groat Wostorn, Missouri Pacific nnd
Wiabash and other railroads that 2V&
cents por 100 pounds Is unjust as com
pared with 23 bents from tho samo ter
ritories to Omaha.
Senor Voloz Goltlcla, tho Venezuelan
chargo d'affalro In Washington, callod
at tho state department and presented
tho Acting Socrotary Dncon his lot
tors of recall. Thl action was taken
by direction of President Castro and
Is tho result of tho withdrawal from
Caracas of Jacob Sleeper, tho Amer
ican chnrgo.
A' porfoct understanding between
Mexico nnd tho Unltod States as to
this government's purposo to tako all
stopB jioBslhlo to prevent vlolatlona of
neutrality laws on tho Mexican border
wan roaehed at two hour's conforonco
botwoon Acting Secrotary of Stnto
Uacon and Ambassador Crcol. Tho
ambassador had no complaints to
lodge ngalnst any olllclnls.
Foreign.
Tho long drought, with lntenso neat
reaching at times 1)0 or moro In tho
shade, Is having disastrous effects
throughout tho Apulia region In
Italy. In tho hope of receiving rain
through dlvlno Intercession It was do
elded to carry In procession through
tho town tho centennial lmngo repre
sent lng Calvary.
Information hnn reachod tho state
dopartmont of a proposed revolution
ary movomont against tho govern
ment of Honduras under tho lendor
ship of former President llonlln. No
details were given. Tho governments
of Salvador and Guntomala havo
given directions to provont any movo
mont of that character taking form In
those countrlos.
Slnco tho nntl-Japaneso troubles In
California, Japanoso emigrants to tho
United Stntcs havo greatly diminished
Last year 1,007 landed at San Fran
cisco, while 2,808 returned homo.
Sixty CoBsackH at Tohoran, took up
ii position behind tho llrltlsh logatlon
whoro many persons have taken re
fugo, with tho expectation that the
rofugees would mako an endeavor to
eiieapo from tho building. Tho llrlt
lsh chnrgo d'affaires had protested to
tho Persian government ngalnst this
action of tho Cossacks and has de
manded that tho governor appear bo
Tore htm In full uniform and apolo
gize Count Sumnrakoft HUton, tho oldest
son of Prince Mussupoff, wns killed
by Count Mantoufful, an olllcor of tho
horso guardB In u duol with pistols at
St. Petersburg. Tho men mot on
Krestovsky Island In tho Nova as tho
result of a ehallengo Issued by Count
Mnutuoftol becauso of a family quar
rel. Personal.
With tho Poary Arctic club's pen
nnnt fluttering from her main truck
and tho stars and strlpos nt the mlz
r.on tho Arctic exploration steamer
RooBovelt left Now York again In
quoBt of tho North polo.
Rov. Simpson Ely, r.D yoars old, died
at tho Wakeflold home, Villa Heights,
Joplln. Ho wns n noted ovangollat.
A correspondent of tho New York
Evening Post writes a glowing ac
count of his trip through Nebraska
and tho wost.
Candidates for president nnd vice
prosldont of tho United States' woro
nominated nnd n platform was adopt
ed by the national convention of tho
socialist labor party at Nw York.
Tho tlckot named Is as follows: For
president, Martin R. Pcston of Nova
dn; for vice president, Donald Munroo
of Virginia.
THE STATE CAPITAL
MATTE R8 OF INTEREST TO ALL
CITIZENS.
DEPOSIT OF PENSION MONEY
A Former Rule Has Decn Repealed
and a New One Will Be Adopted
by the State Doard.
New Rule for Old One.
Tho rulo requiring mombors of sol
dlors' homos In Nebraska to pay a por
tlon of their pension money to tho
ensh funds of the homos, recently
fought through tho courts till Its le
gality was sustained nnd then bus
ponded by tho statp board of public
lands and bulldlngs'tlll furtljor orders,
has been repleaded by tho board and
n new rulo will bo ndoptcd. At a pro
longed session of the bonrd this was
decided upon and as tho member of
tho bonrd who was delegated to draft
tho now rulo docs his duty tho action
of tho bonrd will bo mado olllclal.
Tho now rulo which was tested In
tho courtB and which wns upheld and
which Is now rescinded provided that
each member of tho homos might re
tain $12 a month of pension monoy nnd
pay 10 per cent on all ovor $12 a
month and not moro than $10 a month;
20 per cent on all over $20 and not
moro than $211; 30 per cent on all over
$21 nnd not moro thnn $20, and what
ever tho comninndnnt nnd board Bhull
deem Just on nil over $30. If a mom
bor la holplosH tho rule provided that
ho should pay a portion of pension
money deemed equitable by tho board
and commandant, unless ho should
havo a dependent wlfo or children. An
other rulo that wan nevor mentioned
In tho court proceedings provided thnt
any member having a dopondent wlfo
or minor chlldron who refuses to con
tribute two-thirds of his penson, on de
mand, for tho uso of such dependents,
offers good grounds for his discharge
It was discovered by tho board that
tho rulo had not been enforced nt tho
Grand lslnnd homo, but wns onforcf
nt tho Mllford home. As It wan con
sidered moro favorable than tho old
rulo adopted many yenrs ago by tho
populist administration, tho members
of the present board supposed It would
bo satisfactory to all conccrnod. In
this thoy woro Incorrect as shown by
tho Injunction suit that v?na com
menced by n mombcr of tho Grand
Island homo and backed by promlnont
politicians.
Although tho Btnto board won tho
suit In tho Bupromo court, tho suit Is
still pending nnd tho plaintiff hnn a
right to fllo a motion for a rctioarlng.
Until tho suit Is finally settled tho
hoard cauot ndopt a rulo that would
tako any part of pension monoy, ovon
If tho members desired to do so. It Is
understood tho rulo ngrccd upon will
provldo that no votoran who Is ablo
to earn a livelihood or who hns mean
of Btipport shall bo admitted to tho
homo and that such veterans may bo
honorably discharged at tho discretion
of tho board. No ponnlon monoy will
bo retained, but If In tho Judgment of
tho bonrd any member of tho homo IS
Incompetont to hnndlo his own pension
monoy ho will bo. required to deposit
nil of It with tho commandant and It
will bo paid back to him In Install
monts such as tho commandant dcema
necessary for the good of tho member
nnd when tho member Is discharged
from tho homo ho will rocclvo back all
his funds on deposit with tho com
mnndnnt. Removing Dead Animals.
Health Olllcor Rohde, who did much
In tho way of rescuing tho flood vic
tims Monday and Tucsdny, mndo a
tour Inspection of tho low lands. Fif
teen Inrgo animals woro found dead by
tho health officer nnd ninny hogs. Tho
remains of Innumornblo chickens cover
tho yards on tho Hooded bottoms. Most
of tho largor animals woro removed
last week and the remainder and thoso
that will be found will be taken caro
of. Tho loam of mules, drowned on
North Fourteenth street, were found,
ono on the rondwny and the othor a
considerable distance from tho point
where they wore lost. A horso wns
found north of tho right of way about
twentieth streot nnd a team of hornoa
near the old East Lincoln mill on tho
Northwestern. Tho bodies of n fow
cattle wero found In tho west bottoniB.
Many moro nro oxpected to Va founu
lodged In the debris whoro tho strenm
Is chocked at various bridges.
Boats arc Missing.
Only Iwenty-threo of tho forty-one
bouts used by thu city olllclnls during
tho recopt flood have been locntod and
returned to tholr owners. Many of
them nre still In tho hands of Individ
uals In tho Hood districts whoro thoy
woro iibod. Tho police aro ranking nn
effort to find tho missing crnft and ro
storo thom to tho pcoplo to whom thoy
bolong.
Will Ask for Medal.
Somo of tho men who witnessed tho
heroic work of Bert E, Smnll of Sag!
nay, Mich., in Having tho lives of
olovon peoplo nt Ashland, will petition
Cnrnoglo for u modal for tho young
man. Small Is a sailor, about twonty
four years old. and wns on his way to
tho grain floldn of Kansas whoro ho ox
pocted to Bocuro work. Ho roacuod
nine peoplo from nlmost cortnln donth,
under most dlfllcult conditions, and
two mon from porlloun positions.
Frank E. Schnaf, of 140 South Thlr
i tcenth street, wltneypcd the hravorv.
i
PIECE WORK FOR CONVICTS.
Mr. Lee Has Another Proposition' for
Consideration.
Clinton R. Loo having received no
reply from tho board of public lands
and buildings to his offer to give DO
cents n day for convict labor and to
pay tho stato $200 a month for powor
and rent, has submitted another prop
osition which ho believes tho mem
bers may doslro to Investigate. It Is
an offer of from 25 to CO cents u dozen
for brooms to bo mndo by tho convicts,
damaged or spoiled work to be dono
over or not paid for. This Is called tho
piece price plan. An tho members of
tho board know nothing about tho
comparative merits of this offor, tlmo
will bo taken to lnvestlgato It. The of
fer does not doslgnato tho number of
men to be employed but snys the con
tractor will tako as many dlfferont
grade brooms as ho Is ablo to market.
This is supposed to mean ho would lay
off men whenever he is unable to soil
his product. Ho Is to furnish tho ma
terial nnd foreman to superintend the
work, tho stnto o furnish powor, pres
ent workshops nnd storage rooms. It
Is reported that tho averago prlco per
dozen paid to freo labor Is 15 conts.
Tho proposition of Mr. Leo contnlns
tho following scnlo to bo paid por
dozen for tho making of brooms of
dlfforont grados:
Lock or run down finish $0.25
Cloth finished 30
All styles railroad brooms ;0
Solid wlro run down, Fynelyto
stylo 35
Unm nnd heavy and No. 1 and
No. 2 wire, smelter 36
Brnldod llnlHh 10
Threo wlro smelter ... .40
Orlento brand and stylo 50
Hostler brand GO
This offor provides that all work
shall ho turned out In a merchantable
mannor nnd as directed by tho fore
man, tho contractor to havo mado as
many of tho different grades enumer
ated as he 1b able to market. In caso
work Is damaged and therefore un
Baleablo as regular grados, such work
shall bo either taken apart and dono
correctly or no payment to bo mado
for damaged work of that sort.
As to Crop3. i
Tho week was cloudy and cool, with
an excess In rain In nearly all parts of
tho state.
Tho dally mean temperature was be
tween (51 degrees nnd 70 degrees,
which is nbout G degrees below tho
normnl. Sunday was tho warmest day,
with a maximum tomporaturo very
generally about, or slightly above, 00
degrees.
Tho ralnfnll was abovo normal In
most of tho stnto. It exceeded ono
Inch la nearly all counties, whllo in
Bovoral southeastern counties It
ranged from threo to moro thnn six
Inches. Showers occurred qulto gener
ally Wednesday and Thursday, with
rainfalls ranging from ono-hnlf to a
llttlo moro than ono Inch. Showors
occurred very generally Sunday night.
In tho western hnlf of tho stato tho
rainfall was light, hut In many cen
tral and enstem counties It wns very
heavy, ranging from threo to flvo
Inchon In twolvo hours. This excea
slvo rainfall cnused tho ijlvors and
strenms to ovorlloow tholr banks and
flood the low lnnds.
Peculiar State of Affairs.
A peculiar Htato of affairs camo out
in tho hearing before Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hopewoll on tho requisition for
tho return of Georgo Hattorleo to South
Dakota. It scorns that Satterlco owed
N. J. Conoroo $700 and Conoroo owed
C. M. Thompson of tho Rock County
bnnk $700. Tho bnnkor begnn to press
Conoroo for his money. Satorloo'B doht
to Conoroo was secured by a niortgago
on n bunch of horses. Sntorleo re
moved from South Dnkota Into Koya
Paha eounty, Nobraska, and Conoroo
nsked for his return on tho chargo of
removing mortgaged property. Satci
leo owns nbout $10,000 worth of prop
erty which would not bo execution
proof In tho collection of tho obliga
tion. Tho ense has been continued.
No Action Takon.
Tho application of tho Missouri Pa
cific to put tho old 3-cont passenger
rnto Into offect nnd tho request of tho
Union Pacific for permission to cut out
r11 of tho short lino rates havo not
been passed upon by tho stnto railway
commission. Tho commission la not
mlndod to disturb recent into legisla
tion In tho Btnto. Resides tho 2-cont
fitrc act Is still In tho courts nnd it Is
impossible for tho commission to an
tllclpato tho Judgmont of tho courts.
Charged With Larceny.
County Attornoy Tyrroll filed In the
district court nn Information charging
Mrs. Alphln Shovnlior with larcony o
money and property amounting to
$7,810 from tho Horn estate. Tho
monoy nnd proporty tnkon by MrB.
Shovnlior from the estate Is described
In tho Information us follows: Cash
found on Mrs. Shovallor's porson nnd
In safety doposlt box, $C,540; ono seal
skin cloak, $300; diamonds, gold ami
Jowolry, $1,000.
For Profanely Swearing.
Can a youth bo sent to tho stato In
dustrial school for Bwouring? Joy
Roberts, a Kearney county boy, ovor
14 yenrs of ago, contonds through his
attorney that he has unlawfully been
Hentonccd to tho reform school be
cause of profanoly swearing. Tho at
torney has appoalcd to tno suprcrao
court, alleging that tho Intent of tho
law Is that porsous who have commit
ted folonloa or who havo proved to bo
Incorrigible can bo sontoucod to thu
Btnto IndUBtrlul sohool.
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Greater or Lesser Impor-'
tancc Over the State.
Tho corner stone of tho new Elks
building nt York was laid last week.
Wo publish a list of Omaha buslnoss
houses in nnother column. In writing
or calling on thom plcnse mention
this pnpor.
Hy prompt action tho fnrmors In tho
vicinity of Malcolm thing that they
have succeeded In exterminating tho
Canadian thistle which recently
threatened to become Btich n post
throughout tho nclghborhild. The
seeds, It is thought, wero brought In
In somo eastern grass seed sowed in a
certain pasture, nnd grow unnoticed
for n season.
Nlnoty por cent of the retailers In
Nebraska who wero asked by tho Dry
Goodsmnn nnd Gouornl Merchant (St.
Louis), which papor Issued a "prosper
ity edition" about the huslncBB out
loolu replied that they oxpected to do
ns much or moro business for fall
than thoy did last year, whllo only
from CO to 75 per cent of the mer
chants In other stntcs gave ns good as
surances. Ditch mnttcrs aro engrossing tho at
tontlon of tho Dodgo county author
ities at present, a potttlon hns been
filed by ownorn of proporty lying north
of Fremont for a ditch seven miles
long, varying from twolvo to thirty
foot In width nnd six feet deep. Tho
proposed wntorway will drain thou
sands of ncres which tho Blgners nl
lego Is now unfit for cultlcvntlon be
cause of an excess of moisture.
At tho various scones of tho wrecks
caused by tho lato storms, says a Ge
neva dispatch, tho debris Is being
gathered, this being nn arduous task.
At somo of tho places new barns havo
already taken tho plnco of the old. At
tho Mcrrlnm farm a now bam is up
and a largo new foundation for a resi
dence laid Bouth of whoro the old
homo stood. Much of the corn nnd
smnll grain on the lowlands is com
pletely destroyed.
An ordinary llfo policy In THE MID
WEST LIFE of Lincoln, Nebraska,
for ono 25 years of ago would cost
$20.91 for tho first year and $1G.40 a
year thereafter. Paymonts after the
first year could bo paid every quartor
at n cost of $4.35 a quarter. THE
MIDWEST LIFE Is an old lino com
pany and Is furnishing snfo and sound
Insurance, good for all tlmo, at a rate
which Is within tho reach of all.
Agents wnntcd. Write for particulars.
D. Clem Deavcr, superintendent of
tho homoscokcrs' Information bureau
of tho Burlington Is nrranglng for tho
winter trip of the exhibit car which
will bo started cast nbout September
1. Tho car will contain products from
Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming,
one-half tho space being given to dry
farming nnd tho othor hnlf to Irrlga
tlon. Wisconsin will bo ndded to tho
territory covored by tho car, which
last year visited Iowa, Illinois and
northern Missouri.
Thcro Is a lively fight on In Pleas
ant Grovo school district, Otoe county,
ovor tho removal of tho school houso.
At tho election twenty-eight voted to
movo tho samo nnd seventeen ngalnst,
but tho law does not permit tho mov
ing of a school houso unless It Is threo
fourths of a mllo from tho center of
tho district and both sides will havo
surveyors out there to ascertain just
how nenr tho conter of tho district It
Is located and mny call another elec
tion to decide tho matter.
A fcaturo of tho Fourth of July cel
ebration nt North Platto was tho pub
lic wedding nt high noon of Joseph
Boirbowor nnd Mrs. Walling, which
was witnessed by sovernl thousand.
Tho ceremony wns performed by
Justlco Grimes of tho district court on
ono of tho mnln streets of tho city.
Tho groom was married with his hat
on. Tho couplo wero tho recipients
of ninny and vnrlous gifts which had
been offorod to tho couplo that would
got married on this occasion.
"In behalf of tho Territorial Pio
neers of Nobraska I want to urge all
tho officers nnd members of tho Conn,
ty Pioneer associations to make a
special effort to get as ninny of their
members nnd others to Join tho Btnto
nssoclntlon of Nebraska Pioneers,"
said President A. N. Yost of tho No
brafika Pioneers at Omnha. "I would
llko also, to see a pioneer organiza
tion In ovory county In this stnto, nnd
there Is no renson why thoro should
not bo. All It costs to orgnnlzo Is an
effort, and a very small effort nt that."
Tho total fntnlltlos from tho dtsns
trous wreck on tho Northwostorn line,
nonr Clinton, a small station west of
Vnlontlno, hns now reached thlrtoon,
of which four wero train man and
nlno wero tramps, who woro beating
their wny, and ofllclnlB say thoro may
ho moro bodies burlod beneath the
onormous pllos of coal. Tho spot
whoro tho culvert was washed away
has novor been known to contnln
moro than a foot of wntor at a tlmo
a.ud when tho doublo header plunged
Into tho holo It was filled with nlno
feet of water.
Stato Treasurer Brian haB bought
$500,000 worth of Callomla Btnto
bonds at par to net tho stnto 4 per
cent Interest. Ho went to Cnllfornla
tho latter part of last weok, In answer
to a notice that tho bonds woro to bo
sold to tho highest bidder,
. Thorosldotnsof tho vlllngo of Smart
vlllo, Johnson county, camo Into court
with a petition and prayed that tho
namo of tho plnco might ho changed
to St. Mnry. Tho request was granted
and tho postofllco dopartmont ac
knowledged tho now name. Tho Bur
lington railroad company objected and
still calls the vlllngo Stnartvllle.
NEBRASKA POINTERS
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON
DENSED FORM.
THE PRESS. PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to tho Read
ers Throughout Nebraska.
Beatrice hns let tho contract for Its
new high school.
' Three hundred chickens wcro stolon
from a Bohomlnn farmer noar Vlr
glnln. Tho chautauqua at Geneva worked
under great disadvantage because of
wet wcathor.
A number of hrldgos In Seward
county wero washed out by recent
heavy rains.
Miss Hazel Osgood, a Johnson coun
ty tenchor, was painfully Injured by
a glnn't fire cracker.
By tho collapso of a platform at
Edison on tho Fourth a number of
people woro severely hurt.
Wo publish a list of Omaha business
houses In nnothor column. In writing
or calllns on thom plcaso mention
this paper.
Tho Lang canning fnctory at Beat
rice has opened Tor tho season with
a forco of fifty hands. Tho prospects
nre good for au enormous pack of
beans, corn, npples nnd pumpkins.
Tho fireworks In tho storo of H. E.
Weldmnn at Plattsmouth caught flro
on tho Fourth, causing an explosion
that wrecked tho storo and Injuring
severely II. E. Weldmnn. A largo num
ber of peoplo woro In tho storo at tho
tlmo the accident occurred, but they
all escnped with slight burns.
At Chndron, W. D. oCmbs wns shot
twlco with a doublc-bnrrcllcd shotgun
by his son while he was arguing with
him In an attempt to dlssuado tho boy
from leaving home Tho Injured man
was at once taken to a doctor who
extracted tho shot which filled Combs
from the chin to tho wnlstband. Tho,
son Is fifteen yenrs old.
An order has been Issued by Judgo
T. C. Munger from the United States
court transferring Thomas O'Brien,
from tho Lancaster county Jail to tho
Dodge county Jail at Fremont. Tho
prisoner asked to bo removed from
tho Lancaster county Jail on tno
ground thnt his health was bolng In
jured by confinement there
An ordinary life policy In THE MID
WEST LIFE of Lincoln, Nebraska,
for ono 25 years of ago would cost
$20.91 for tho first year and $10.40 a
year thereafter. Paymonts after tho
first year could bo paid every quarter
at a cost of $4.35 a quarter. THE
MIDWEST LIFE is an old lino com
pnny and Is furnishing safo and sound
insurance, good for all time, at a rate
which Ib within the ronch of all. AgcntB
wanted. Wrlto for particulars.
Emtio Snndoso, a prominent farmer
living on Pino creek, about Bovcntccn
miles south of Rushvlllo, wna mur
dered by Ralph Neuman, a young man,
who has been In that section of tho
country for about ono year. Noumnn
camo hero from Kansas and taught
a term of school down In that neigh
borhood and has been circulating
around doing nothing In particular
sluco his school closed. The troublo
nroso ovor a homestead filing.
W. T. Sncll was drowned nt Ash
land In tho surging wators of Salt
creek while trying to Bnvo his chick
ens. Tho swollen waters of tho creek
had backed up Into his yard and woro
washing tho chickens. Ho stnrtcd to
savo them nnd while In tho chicken
house, tho swift current of tho wators
struck tho housp carrying It nway. Mr.
Stioll remained on tho top of tho
houso until It was carried down Into
tho Platto river where It was over
turned. Tho eastbound Burlington train No.
Ai hnd a narrow cscapo from a serloiiB
accident nt Blrdsell, near Alliance,
that was only avoided by tho engineer
bolng able to clearly see somo ties and
other obstruction that had been placed
on tho track. Tho train was stopped
and an Investigation was mndo, show
ing that a number of spikes hnd been
pulled along ono rail and a number of
ties nnd pinch bnrs piled on tho track
with tho evident Intention of ditching
tho train.
Few mon In tho country are moro
Interested In tho outcome of tho presi
dential election thnn Mln Foster, re
siding In Bluff precinct, Hnmllton
county. If Bryan Is elected Mr. Fos
ter will havo his hair cut for tho first
tlmo In twolvo years. When Ilryan
wns nominated at Chicago In 1898 for
the first tlmo Mr. Foster enthusiasti
cally expressed his confldonco that
tho groat commonor would win. Ilia
friends bantered him, but not bolng a
betting man, ho rofuscd to offor or
receive odds. Instead ho declared that
ho would not cut his hair until Bryan
was elected president. Ho thinks that
after November next ho can bo shorn
of his locks.
Tho Lincoln gas works woro shut
down two or threo days on account
of high wntor.
Mrs. Grlnstond, wlfo of P. w. Grin
stead, n former superintendent of tho
Fremont schools, was bitten on tho
hand by a pot dog at her country
home In Kentucky nnd wns hurried to
Chlcngo for treatment at tho Pastour
Institute Mr. Grlnstcad was In
Cloveland at tho time nnd left hurried
ly for Chicago, reaching thoro In tlmo
to moot his wife Chicago physicians
any that although tho dog had a
violent caso of rablos, thoy have bo
gun treatment In tlmo to offect a cure