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Honorn for Nelirnnkn Soldier.
The president litis nominated n Hat
of soldiers of the First Nebraska reg
iment for brevets for gallant, con
spicuous mid meritorious services
and brilliant conduct in the wars with
Spain, in the Philippines and in China,
The list follows:
'dipt. Wallace C. Taylor, to be made
major by brevet for dlstingulsed gal
lantry in action near Manila, Febru
ary 5, 1899, and to bo lieutenant cdl
onel by brevet for conspicuous gal
lantry in action at. Santiago, Philip
pine islands, January 21, 1900, and
near Los llanos, Luzon, .March 10,
J 900.
First Lieutenant William K. Moore,
to be captain by brevet for distin
guished gallantry in action near Ma
nila, February 5, 1899; and to be ma
jor 13' brevet for conspicuous gallan
try in action at Quingua, Luzon, April
23, 1899.
First Lieutenant Ernest O. Weber,
to be captain for distinguished gal
lantry in action near Manila, Febru
ary 22, 1899; and to be major for con
spicuous service at Calumplt river,
Luzon, April 25, 1895.
Capt. F. I). Eager, to be major for
distingulsed gallantry in action near
Manila, February 5, 1899.
First Lieutenant Doe W. Purr, to be
-captain for distinguished gallantry
near Manila, February 5, 1S99.
" First Lieutenant Philip W. Russell,
to be captain for distinguished gal
lantry in action at Santo Toniiis, Lu
zon, January 3, 1900.
First Lieutenant V. Claris Talbot,
to be captain for conspicuous gal
lantry in action near Manila, Febru
ary 22, 1899.
Second Lieutenant Burton Fisher,
to be first lieutenant for distin
guished gallantry in action near Ma
nila, March 7, 1899.
Second Lieutenant William IT. Os
borne, to be first lieutenant for dis
tinguished action at Quingua river,
Luzon, April 24, 1899.
Some FnctH "Worth Ponderlm?.
State School Superintendent Fow
ler, in a public address at Albion,
said that school boards change teach
ers too often; that, the average life
in the profession of the teachers of
Nebraska is but four years and that
Nebraska requires 2,000 new teachers
yearly. The average salary of Ne
braska teachers is $255 a year. He
believes in a sliding scale of wages
for teachers who are kept from year
"to year. He denies that our children
cannot spell as well as ourselves or
our grandparents. He questions the
advisability of putting so much time
upon some things in arithmetic, such
as taxes, partial payments, insurance,
bonds, etc., but would spend more
time in mental arithmetic. He spoke
strongly in favor of teaching music
-in the schools and instead of teach
ing arithmetic one hour a day and
music ten minutes, would- teach mu
sic one hour and arithmetic ten minutes.
Hold for Two "Women DentliN.
y t Madison Fleek, of Linwood, the
tlrh'er passing- Mrs. Pima and niece
-when their team backed oil! the Platte
Tiver bridge at Schuyler and both wo
men were drowned, is under arrest.
He has been harshly criticised since
the death of the women for driving
away without ottering assistance. He
gives as his reason for his action that
lie could not stand the noise made by
the drowning women and had to get
away as fast as possible.
"Woodward "Won Klrnt Prize.
James !. Woodward, of Creighton
college, won first place at the State
Oratorical association contest in
Omaha, the other college orators
t ranking as follows: II. F. Hunting--A
;ton, of Wesleyan; J. Fred Kerr, of
Pellcvue; A. 0. Wruy, of Grand Is
land; W. L. Mellinger, of Cotner, and
A. V. Taylor, of Doane.
Hepnhliciin State Convention.
The republican state nominating
convention will be held at Lincoln on
Wednesday, jme 18. The ratio of
representation was fixed at one dele-gate-ot-large
from each county and
one for each 100 votes or major frac
tion thereof east for Jiulge Sedg
wick at the 1901 election. This will
make a com cut inn of 1,103 members.
CompniiieM Mil tie Good Profit.
The old-line life insurance compa
nies doing business in Nebraska the
past year received premiums aggre
gating $2,041,0:10 and paid only $155,
1)15 for losses. Fire insurance com
panies for the same period received
$1,780,082 in premiums from the peo
ple of Nebraska and paid losses of
$037,103.
"Woiiiiiii'h Aim Wiih Oooil.
Mrs. Amelia Patterson and George
Thompson participated in a street
duel at Albion, in "which Thompson
-was. shot twice,. The shooting was
the climax of a divorce trial in which
the two flgured.
Object to Pnrty Unerle.
Judge Frost, of the district court
at Lincoln, issued an order restrain
ing members of an election board
in that city from making inquiries
of voters, at tho usual registration,
as to their party preference, and
from recording party affiliations In
the registration books. The action
Is begun by Charles Q. Do France,
chairman of the populist state cen
tral committee. Do France assorts
that the act authorizing election
boards to make such inquiries and to
record the responses is unconstitu
tional for the reason, that it is de
signed to coerce voters who may bo
members of the minority party.
Tried to Illow Up IJnni.
A partly successful attempt was
made at Pcatrlec to blow to pieces
tho large dam of the Beatrice Elec
tric company. The dam is across In
dian creek and is tho source of power
of the electric company. Tho resi
dents in the vinclnity of tho dam re
cently asked the city council to cause
its removal on the ground that it was
endangering the health of the com
munity. The petition was overruled,
and the explosion is thought to bo
the result of the bitter feeling of tho
citizens.
Kor DclnyliiKT 11 Telejsrnm.
The Nyc-Schncider company recov
ered a judgment against the Western
Union Telegraph company at Fre
mont for $150, damages for failure to
deliver promptly a telegram to the
agent of the company at Morchcad,
la., directing him to sell 5,000 bushels
of corn. Before the telegram was de
livered corn dropped three cents and
the action was to recover the three
cent loss per bushel.
Free Tree for NclirnnlciitiH.
Congressman Mercer is sending out
a letter to many constituents, no
tably the principals of schools in his
district, suggesting that he has a few
trees to give away which he would
like to have planted in school
grounds, public parks or similar
places, and he suggests that the trees
be planted by pupils on Arbor day
and given names in honor of Wash
ington, Lincoln and McKinley.
To Rnfoi'rc Child I.nlior Lnvr.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Wat
son is making persistent efforts to
enforce the provisions of the child
labor law. He has directed to each
employer of child labor in the state
a copy of the law on the subject, ask
ing them not to shirk their responsi-'
bility. The law requires that all
working children of or less than 14
years shall attend school at least 20
weeks in each year.
Compliment) lllchitrdnon County.
Secretary Davis, of the state board
of charities and corrections, says
Richardson county has the best kept
poorfarm of all that ho has visited
since last July. Only about half of the
counties have jails and poorfarms and
in the others the poor are boarded
in private homes at public expense.
Xumcft the UmiiiiI Condition.
The board of library trustees of
Beatrice received a letter from An
drew Carnegie stating that he would
give $20,000 for the building of a
public library building there. The
conditions are that the city agree to
apply $2,000 a year to its mainte
nance and furnish a suitable site.
llncliiK Dnte 111 SoutheiiHt Xi'liriiKkn.
The dates for the Southeast Ne
braska Pacing association have been
revised as follows: Pawnee City, Au
gust 19-22; Beatrice, August 20-29;
state fair, Lincoln, September 2-5;
Auburn, September 9-12; Tecumseh,
September 10-19; Salem, September
23-20.
Appeal to All DeiioniliintloiiN.
A Nebraska conference, in the in
terest of religious education, has been
called for Saturday and Sunday, April
5 and 0, in Lincoln. The conference
will be held in the interest of no
special sect, posts or creed, but is in
tended to appeal to all denomina
tions. lliKh Seliool IIo.vh to Drill.
The Omaha board of education is
in favor of bringing to that city a
retired army officer to be command
ant of the high school cadet battalion.
The Government AVI 11 Help.
The marine hospital service has
decided to co-operate with the Ne
braska state authorities in fighting
the spread of smallpox in this state.
lnereiiNe In IJijiioi- IileeiiNe Fee,
By unanimous vote the excise board
of Lincoln adopted a rule raising the
annual liquor license fee from $1,000
to $1,500.
Preneher Hiiiin for Mayor.
At Fairbury the anti-saloon party
nominated Ilev. W. M. B.tleh for
mayor.
SPREAD OP CHOLERA.
Indications of nn Kptdetnlo In Manila nnd
War Department Issues Klgld Orders
for Conduct of Troop),
Manila, March 24. The board of
health is making a strong endeavor
to prevent tho spread of cholera.
There have been 10 cases and 15
deaths among tho natives In two
days and other natives are suspect
ed of having contracted the disease.
Tho importation of vegetable matter
from China Is prohibited, inspection
camps are being established In ev
ery district and leaflets are published
advising the pcoplo to boil their
drinking water before using it.
Finally every ono Is urged to co-opcr-ato
In tho destruction of this danger
ous enemy.
War Department Official Alarmed
Washington, March 24. Wnr de
partment officials, alarmed by tho
rapid increase in discaso among tho
troops In the Philippines and other
troplcnl stations, have issued nn or
der to commanding officers enjoining
upon them tho strictest scrutiny over
tho habits and morals of the troops
and requesting them to endeavor by
personal example to influence the
men to preserve their health both by
abstaining from drink and the liabil
ity of contracting preventable dis
eases. A REALISTIC PERFORMANCE.
While n Lot of Hoys Worn Ilcprnduclnir m
Play by the Jesse Jamci Compiiny
One In Shot.
Sedalia, Mo., March 24. Wid Mar
tin, aged 13 years, was fatally shot
yesterday aftei'noon in East Sedalia
by Edgar Allen, a playmate of hia
own age. A Jesse James company
was in Sedalia last week and a num
ber of young boys wero reproduc
ing the play in a barn, having an au
dience of about 50 boys. Allen was
playing the part of "Jesse James,"
and Martin that of a Pinkerton de
tective. When the latter attempted
to capture the bandit Allen took a
shot 'nt Martin with a 38-callber re
volver, the ball entering Martin's
head near the right car and passing
out on the opposite side. The
wounded boy is alive, but the sur
geons havo little hope of his re
covery. MONUMENT TO ALTGELD.
Kx-Scnator Pettfcrew Contributes ."S00
and Charles A. Towno SUiTO Prob
able Site In Lincoln Park.
Chicago, March 24. John P. Altgeld
will have a monument built to hia
memory in Chicago. Admirers of tho
dead statesman have already taken
up the plans. Tho first contribution
was from ex-Senator Charles A.
Towne, of Dulutli, who wired to draw
on him for $250. Ex-Senator Pichard
F. Pettlgrew, of South Dakota, fol
lowed it by a check for $500. It has
been suggested that tho memorial
should be placed in Lincoln park. A
group of Boer veterans, showing a
child to tho man whoso last breath
was given for their cause, was sug
gested us the design.
IN HONOR OF LINCOLN.
Secretary Hay and Othunt Puslrlnc; n Hill
Looking to ISroctlnu of Fitting Memo
rial In Washington City.
Washington, March 21. Secretary
nay Saturday presided over a con
ference nt tho state department at
which were present Secretary Root,
Senators Cullom, McMillan and Wet
more. Tho object of the conference
was to perfect some details of the
pending Cullom bill, looking to the
erection of a memorial to Lincoln and
also to the acquisition of the Lincoln
relics now on exhibition in this city
in the house where Lincoln died. This
houso belongs to tho government, but
tho relics are the property of Mr.
Oldroyd, tho custodian of the build
ing. Marked Off the Hooks."
Washington, March 24. Missouri
representatives appealing on the
floor of tho house for an Increased ap
propriation for tho Missouri river
wero staggered by this statement
from Chairman Burton, of the rivers
and harbors committee: "Wo have
decided to mark the Missouri river
off our books." Not to exceed $80,
000 will be given for the Missouri riv
er by tho house and that for throo
dredges.
Vetoed an Anti-Homo Docking Hill.
Frankfort, Ky., March 24. Gov.
Beckham has vetoed the Newcomb
bill to prohibit tho docking of the
tails of horses which was adopted at
the general assembly session just
closed. In his message announcing
the killing of the measure the execu
tive says legislation should bo di
rected at those who demand such
horses and not at those who sell
them.
Phif-no Killing ,OOU a Day.
London, March 21. A dispatch
from Lahore says the plague mortal
ity has renc)ie"d 2,000 dally. Tho out
break which is the worst on record
is attributed to the nolicv of non-in
I terfcrence in caste customs.
MAY LEAD TO PEACE.
4atliiR President of the Hoers Visits Lord
Kitchener nt 1'rotorlii Under a
Flap of Truce.
London, March 24. A dispatch
from Pretoria says: Acting Presi
dent Schalk-Burger, F. W. Reitz, cx
ecrctary of state of tho Transvaal,
find Commandants Lucas Meyer and
Krogh, with their secretaries and
attendants, arrived thoro March 22,
at 2:01 p, m., on a special train from
Balmoral, about 50 miles cast of
there. They went into Balmoral un
der a flag of truce. Upon arriving
thero Mr. Schalk-Burger and his
party drove immediately to Lord
kitchener's headquarters, where ho
had an interview with tho British
general. The Boors' afterward pro
ceeded to the railroad station and
entrained at five o'clock for Kroon
Btal, whence they will go out under
a safe conduct. For a week past Mr.
Schalk-Burger and his colleagues
have been stationed at Rhcnostcr
kop, north of Balmoral, where they
have been closely pressed by British
columns.
Few of tho papers hero comment
on tho news from Pretoria. These
take it for grunted that Mr. Schalk
Burger and his companions aro on a
mission of peace and again engage in
a discussion of possible peace terms,
expressing tho hopo that the over
tures will havo a successful outcome.
NEW FILIPINO DOLLAR.
American Full- Weight Silver Coin Will Dis
place tho Mexican Money Now in Cir
culation on the Inland.
Washington, March 23. Tho senate
committee on the Philippines is work
ing on tho bill for the government
and administration of affairs in tho
archipelago, nnd has decided the cur
rency question. It has also been
agreed to make provision for tho
purchase of tho lands owned by tho
friars at a valuation which it is ex
pected will not exceed $0,000,000.
It is proposed that there shall bo
for use In the Philippines a full
weight American silver dollar coin of
tho same weight and fineness iib the
Mexican dollar and tho British Bllver
dollar. Tho American coins aro to
be minted in any quantity for any
body who will send tho silver in and
pay the cost of coinage. Tho plan
It Is expected, will result in the
gradual displacement of tho Mexican
dollar, which is a cheaply and roughly
made coin, varying from one-half to
one per cent, in weight, and uncer
tain in supply. -
HIS WIFE BETRAYED HIM.
Col. Grimm, of tho Itusslan Army, Must
Die for Ituvoalliiff Secret to
Germany.
St. Petersburg, March 23. Tho
semi-official Pussky Invalid announces
that Col. Grimm, the Russian ofllcer
who was recently condemned to
death by a court-martial at Warsaw,
after having been convicted of sys
tematic revelation of military secrets
to a foreign power, lias confessed to
having been guilty of high treason.
Col. Grimm, it has been asserted
had, during ten years revealed to
Germany every plan prepared by Rus
sia in the eventuality of war between
the two countries. The discovery of
tho colonel's treason was duo to his
wife, who denounced her husband in
revenge for his having paid attentions
to another woman.
CONVICTS CREMATED.
Five Ncgroo Hurned Down the Ntnoknde
Houso In Which They Were Conllnod
nnd Lost Their Lives.
Kosciusko, Wis., March 21. Five
county convicts made an attempt
Saturday night to burn their way out
of prison, burning the stockade houso
in which they were confined down
over their heads, cremating them
selves. They wero all negroes. The
prisoners were let out to Robert
Campbell, county contractor, whoso
farm is situated 10 miles west of
this place, and all were charged with
minor offenses.
PURGED OF YELLOW FEVER.
United State Will Turn Havana Over to
tho Cuban in Prime Condition
an to Health.
Washington, March 24. An inter
esting statement concerning the Im
provement In health conditions in Ha
vana since tho American occupation
of Cuba with special reference to tho
vital statistics of the calendar year
1901 has been made public by tho in
sular division of the war department.
Particular attention is paid to tho
purging of the city from yellow fe
ver during the past yearvby tho de
struction of infected mosqultos.
A llljj Hardware Combine.
St. Louis, March 2. A $30,000,000
combine of hardware jobbers has
been formed and incorporation pn
pers will be filed within a few days.
Included in the deal are the Simmons
Hardware company, of St. Louis;
Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett, of Chi
cago; the Bindley Hardware com
pany, of Pittsburg; Bigelow & Douse,
of Boston, and the Supples Hurd
ware company, of Philadelphia.
WERE TIRED OF PRISON.
Boy Inmate of Kentucky Itoformntnry
Set the llulldliifr on Fire Hoping
to Ksoapo.
Lexington, Ky., March Si. -Tho
Bradloy cottngo at tho state school
of reform, six miles from Lexington,
was- destroyed by fire at ono o'clock
Thursday morning. Tho inmates, 125
In number, wero all gotton out with
out injury.
Two boys, inmates of tho school,
escaped during tho fire and nothing
has been heard of them. The man
ngoment of the Institution bellcvo
tho building was sot on flro by tho
boys who desired to escape. They
also bcllovo that others wero in tho
plot to got away, but tho night watch
man's prompt action prevented it.
Later several of tho boys confessed
that tho suspicions of tho manage
ment wero correct; that the building
was set on lire for tho purpose of af
fording on opportunity for a general
escape The superintendent called
out tho guards and arming them with
Winchesters and shotguns held tho
boys completely under control.
GAVE THE "WATER CURE."
Lieut, Sinclair Acquitted by a Court-Mar-
flat In Manila A Defense of ltecon-
centrado Camps.
Manila, March 21. Ltout. William
S. Sinclair, of tho Twenty-eighth in
fantry, recently tried by court-martial
on tho chnrgo of causing th
death of a soldier prisoner by gag
glng him and pouring water on his
head, has been acquitted.
Tho two rcconccntrodo camps in
Batangas province are most carefully
maintained. Tho Filipinos in tho
camps are healthy and contented and
tho streets and houses aro perfectly
clean. Tho food supplied consists of
rico and many vegetables. All tho
peoplo In the camps havo been vac
cinated and rigid sanitary precautions
aro taken to prevent tho sprend of
diseases. There are 0,000 Filipinos in
ono of the camps and 19,000 in tho
other.
MILES MAKES A THREAT.
Says If the New Army Hill llconmes n Law
He Will lleslftn nn Lieutenant
Oeueral.
Washington, March 21. Gen. Nel
son A. MIIcb Thursday told tho sen
ate committee on military affairs that
If the bill introduced by Senator I law
ley at the instance of tho wnr depart
ment for tho organization of a gen
eral staff of tho army should become
n law he would decline to longer hold
his commission. The reason ho gave
is that the bill is utterly subversive
of tho interests of tho military estab
lishment, and he Bald that ho would
not be a party to such a proceeding
to tho extent even of continuing to
hold his place.
Excludes Them from World's Fair.
Washington, March 21. Tho terms
of tho Chinese exclusion act, agreed
upon by the sefiatc committee, would
prevent the Chinese from taking any
part in the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition In the way of presenting a
Chinese village or theater. Senator
Cockrell will endeavor to have thov
bill amended.
This Cashier Short (970,(100.
Indianapolis, Intl., March 21. Ar
thur J. Simpson, a bookkeeper em
ployed by the Warnian-Black-Cham-licrlain
company, live stock commis
sion brokers at tho Union stock
yards, was arrested Thursday on tho
chargo of embezzlement. It is said
his shortage will reach $70,000.
Can't Sell Liquor to Students.
San Antonio, Tex., Marcli 21. Under
a recent decision of the supremo
court of Texas saloonkeepers may
not sell liquor to students of educa
tional institutions without laying"
ihcinselves open to suit for damages.
Presided nt Two Notable Trials. '1
New York, March 21. Noah Davis,
formerly a justice of the supremo
court of this state, is dead of old age.
Ho presided at the trials of William
M. Tweed for official malfeasance and
E. S. Stokes for the Fisk murder.
Gov. Dookery Offers a Keward.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 21. Gov.
Dockcry lias offered a reward of $300
for tho arrest and delivery to the
sheriff of St. Louis of J. K. Murrell,
recently indicted for bribery and now
a fugitive from justice.
To Advance Prices of China.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 21. Seven
teen chain manufacturers represent
ing the largest concerns in the coun
try are in session here discussing
trade matters and the advisability of
advancing prices.
One Ilrsult of Prince Henry's Visit.
Wilhclmshaveii, Prussia, March 21.
Emperor William has directed that
a former torpedo boat, now used as a
guard ship hero, shall be renamed
"Alice Roosevelt."
The Hock Island May Get It.
Chicago, Marcli 21. It is rumored
that tho Chicago & Northwestern
railroad will be absorbed by th Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific.
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