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Ofllccrn for State Fnlr.
The board of managers of the state
board of agriculture met at Lincoln
uuid named the superintendents and
uliscusscd the revision of the premium
Sjhjt. The superintendents chosen
"Were: Master of transportation, 0.
M. Druse, Lincoln; general superin
tendent, William Fostor, Lincoln;
-chief of police, C. J. Tracy, Loup City;
superintendent of agricultural hall,
W. W. Cole, Neligh; superintendent of
gates, E. M. Scurs, Jr., Ogalalla; su
perintendent of mercantile hall, 15. L.
Vance, Pawnee City, supqrintendent
of forage, Charles Mann, Chadron;
superintendent of amphitheater, Cy
rus Ilorton, Arapahoe; supcrintend-
ent of fish and fish building, G. B.
Simpklns, Lincoln; landscape gorden-
cr, J. II. Hadkinson, Omaha. Class A,
horses, David Ha mm, Wood Lake;
-class 13, cattle, Elijah Fillcy, Beatrice;
class C, swine, L. M. Leonard, Pawnee
City; class D, sheep, R. M. Wolcott,
Archer; class E, poultry, C. M. Lewel
ling, Beaver City; class F, farm prod
ucts, L. Morse, Bcnkelman; class G,
textilo fabrics, Mrs. G. II. Devereux.
-Omaha; class II, fine art, Mrs. F. M.
Hall, Lincoln; class I, dairy, S. C.
JJa'ssctt, Gibbon; class J, educational,
Charles Fordyce, University Place;
-class K, bees and honey, E. Whltcomb,
Friend; class L, mechanical, W. C.
-Cnley, Creighton; class M, machinery,
II. L. Cook, St. Paul; class 0, county
collective exhibits, W. E. Ewing,
Franklin; class Q, specials, Samuel
Riley, Albion; class S, L. S. Lyon,
Lincoln. It was decided that sewing
machines would not be allowed as ex
hibits at the fair, and that smokeless
fuel must be used In engines used as
exhibits on the fair grounds.
Fnmlly in Unfortunate.
That misfortunes do not come sing
ly to some people is illustrated in the
-case of "Jack" Pope, a farmer living
northwest of Greenwood. Last sum-
jmer his wife died, leaving a large fam
ily of small children. Late in the fall
Mr. Pope, while going home from
town with a load of lumber, fell off
ihe wagon, and under the wheels,
crushing one of his legs so badly that
ho has been in the hospital at Omaha
all winter, just returning -a week ago.
This week his house burned to the
..ground and many of the family goods
were destroyed. The family lived on
i rented farm and their last disaster
leaves them homeless and destitute.
In Memory of J. Sterling Morton.
Business was suspended by the
state legislature Friday to permit of
memorial services in honor of J. Ster
ling Morton, founder of Arbor day
.and former governor and secretary
-of agriculture. Gov. Mickey spoke
.tit some length, paying high tribute
to the character of the man and re--eounting
at some length the qualities
which he considered to be necessary
to the make-up of a good citizen. A
number of members of the legisla
ture paid tribute to the life und work
-of Mr. Morton.
Amendment to Constitution.
Gov. Mickey is anxious' that the leg
islature at this session make pro
vision for at least three amendments
1o the constitution of the state.
"These are in the number of members
of the supreme court, increasing
them from five to seven; plans for
'the safe investment of the permanent
sohool fund and the increase in the
.salaries of state officers.
CimU for State UnlvcrHlty.
The records in the state auditor's
-office show that the following
-.amounts were appropriated for the
maintenance of the University of Ne
braska for the years mentioned be
low: 1893-4, $231,250; 1895-G, $320,145;
1897-8, $252,500; 1899-1900 (includes
$93,500 for buildings), $490,000; 1901-2,
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Stntc OrK'intziition Effected.
A state organization of the Nebras
ka Grain nnd Live' Stock association
was effected at Lincoln. The assn-
-ciution will incorporate immediately
with a capital stock of $500,000. Ele
vators will be built wherever feasible
?and stock yards established.
Who Will Take the Junket f
Gov. Mickey has accepted an invi
tation for himself and staff to attend
stlie dedicatory exercises of the Louisi
tv.iann Purchase exposition to be held
'iin St. Louis April 30 and J
May 1 and 2.
Indefinitely PoMnoncd.
The senate postponed indefinitely
"the bill making a five-year contract
for text-books to be furnished free
ito pupils.
1'nld by the Minute.
Five hundred employes of the Oma
71m Street Railway company will be
;iaid by the minute instead of the
.hour, as heretofore.
$0,000 Fire ut NiiNrnHku City.
Fire at Nebraska City destroyed the
Merchants national bank building,
vcausing a loss of $0,000.
Wntcr GoIiik to Wnntc.
J. C. Stevens, of the state board of
irrigation, has compiled a table show
ing the amount of water available for
irrigation that is not used. The sta
tistics, which run back to 1895, give a
mean annualJaverage of 0,854,000 acre
feet. Measurements were made in
each case in the channel of the
s.tream below the irrigated region so
that the amount of water shown
would be practically all available for
irrigation. Calculating that tho
amount needed for each aero would
bo two feet this water would irrigate
an area of 3,457,000 acres. The meas
urements given were made at Colum
bus for both the Loup and the latte,
at Arlington for the Elkhorn, and at
Valentino for the Niobrara." At that
place the Platte has a mean normal
flow of 3,870 cubic feet per second,
the" Loup 2,743 feet.
Thc Niobrara
has a mean normal flow of 838 feet
per second.
In Ilcnltliy Condition.
The nnnual report of flic state
banking board, showing the condition
of the building and loan associations,
covers the business done by the va
rious building and loan associations
for the year ended June 1, 1902. It
shows that the building and loan as
sociations over the state arc in a very
healthy condition and that they havo
been much strengthened. The in
creases during the last year are as
follows: Loans, $400,402.75; capital
stock, $150,888.09; receipts and dis
bursements, $709,947.45; number of
shares of stock in force, 10,098; and
an increase of nearly $500,000 in re
sources. Scliool-Tcncher on Trlnl.
Ralph Benedict, a school-teacher
from the Whitford school district No.
4, Washington count', who was ar
rested on a charge of cruelly whip
ping Ellie J. Reynolds, the 13-year-old
daughter of County Supervisor Frank
Reynolds, had his trial at Blair before
Judge Marshall. The jury, after be
ing out three hours, disagreed and
Benedict will have to stand trial
again. The teacher's main defense
was that the girl had been disobe
dient and saucy in her language to
him during the whole term of school.
Object to Poatlnic AddrcMnca.
A great number of the patrons of
the rural routes are complaining of
the order recently issued by the post
office department requring tho post
masters in towns having rural deliv
ery service to post the addresses of all
patrons of the routes for the benefit
of advertisers und advertising so
licitors. The fanners contend that
this order will be the means of flood
ing their mail with undesirable ad
vertising and that this order is con
trary to all former methods of con
ducting post office affoirs.
To Settle Doumlnrlea.
Sears, of Burt, introduced a bill
providing for the appointment of a
commission of three by the governor
of the stute at a salary of $10 a daj
for not to exceed 20 days to net joint
ly with similar commissions from
South Dakota and Iowa in determin
ing the boundary line between these,
states where there are discrepancies
caused by tho changing channel of the
Missouri river.
llond to Lone Itn Identity.
Tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Railroad company lost its
identity from March 1 and henceforth
will be known as the Nebraska
& Wyoming division of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad. The offices
will remain in Omaha and be conduct
ed in all essential particulars as at
present.
"Wonts Stricter Control.
Senator Harrison is going after
companies of the nature of the dia
mond tontines and home co-operatives.
It is the purpose of a bill,
which he introduced, to control these
companies with the same stringent
laws that govern the building asso
ciations. MItilHtcra Wurn CoiiBrcKntlon.
Sunday the ministers of all the
Protestant churches at Fairbury rend
from their pulpits a notice to mem
bers of their churches warning them
not to attend any dances, theaters
or card parties.
Semite Will Follow Suit.
The house has already placed Itself
on record in fnvor of electing United
States senators by the direct vote
of the people and the senate is ex
pected to follow suit.
Fire nt HiiNtliiRH.
Firo started in the upper story of
tho Shedd block nt Hastings, occu
pied by a business college and prop
erty worth $35,000 destroyed.
OiMcc-HoldcrH' IIIIIh Held U.
The advocates of the four-year term
of office for eountv officers who have
bills pending before the legislature
seem to be making slow progress.
NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.
Amendment Will Kxotmio AnnrchUU nnrt
TIiomo of Mtnllar Hntlef No Moro
Liquor Knles In tho Cnpltol,
Washington, March 3. The con
ferees of the immigration bill reached
an agreement yesterday. The bill re
mains practically as amended by tho
senate. The educational test pro
vided by tho house is stricken out.
Tho last sections added to tho bill
by tho senate providing for the ex
clusion of nil persons who disbelieve
in organized government or belong to
any organization so disbelieving, or
who advocate, or tcoclu or belong to
any organization that advocates or
teaches it, to unlawfully assault or
kill any officer of the United States
or any organized government, and
provides that no such persons shall
be made citizens of the United States
and provide penalties for any persons
j who aids or procures the' entry or
naturalization of such persons wero
concurred in by the house conferees.
With the passage of the bill as
agreed to by the conferees intoxi
cating liquors no longer can be sold
in the capitol.
LONG DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Republican KHotlom In Dolnwnro tint To
gether lit Litat nnd Chnono Two
United tjtitlei Senator.
Dover, Del., March 3. The Dcla
legislature yesterday afternoon ended
the senatorial deadlock by electing
Slate Senator J. Frank Allee (union
republican) to the long term senator
ship which expires in 1907, and Con
gresman Louis Ileisler Ball (regular
republican) to tho short term which
ends in 1905. Alice was congratulated
by his coleagues and by the assembly
' generaly. Congressman Boll is in
in Washington.
Congressman Dick is said to have
come here under instructions from
National Chairman Banna to urge
the regular republicans to accept the
proposition agreed upon by Mi1. Ad
dicks nnd his adherents at tho con
ference on Saturday for the election
of a union republican to the long
term senntorship, and a regular re
publican to the short term, Addicks
himself being eliminated.
Rerlnnn Wreck Near Fort Scott.
Ft. Scott, Kan., March 3. Tho Mis
souri Pacific passenger train from
Wichita for St. Louis was wrecked
last night fbur miles west of the city
by a head-end collision with a freight
train. The collision occurred on a
trestle, off of which Engineer James
Garrett, of Eldorado, running the
passenger engine, jumped. His left
leg was broken nnd his right hip dis
located. Fireman Walter Smith was
caught between the tank nnd the bag
gage cur and Bcveral ribs were
broken.
An American's Army Altnnat Annihilated
New Orlenns, March 3. The steam
er Breakwater from Puerto Corez,
Honduras, brought news yesterday
of a desperate battle between gov
ernment troops nnd a force of insur
gents under command "of Lee Christ
mas, an American, which resulted in
the defeat of Christinas and the al
most complete annihilation of his
little army.
Killed Jailer, anil Escaped.
Olympia, Wash., March 3. Chris T.
Benson, a grand larceny prisoner in
the county jail, killed the jailer, David
Morrill, and escaped. Benson left
open the inner and outer doors of the
jail. Mrs. Jessie Mills, wife of the
sheriff, arrived on the scene with n
revolver in time to prevent seven
prisoners from gaining their liberty.
Itecelpts nnd lOxiioiiclltnrm.
Washington. March 3. The month-
'ly comparative statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures
shows the total receipts for Febru
ary, 1003, to have been $43,028,179 and
the expenditures $37,750,749, leaving a
surplus for the month of $5,277,430,
as against $2,000,4 19 surplus for Feb
ruary, 1S02.
Uenth of Horace II. llucnn.
Guthrie, Ok., Mnrch 3. Horace H.
Hagan, one of the most prominent
democratic politicians and bankers in
Oklahoma, is dead here of heart fail
ure. He was a former resident of St.
Mary's, Kan., and u brother of At
torney Eugene Hagan, of Topeka, and
Rev. Father Hugan, of Chicago.
The Coinage for lrebrnarjr.
Washington, Mnrch 3. The month
ly statement of the coinage executed
at the mints of the United States
shows tliat during February, 1903, tho
total amount was $9,190,880, as fol
lows: Gold, $7,488,510; s'ilver, $1,521,
000; minor coins, $187,370.
The 1'ubllo Debt Btntrment.
Washington, March 3. The month
ly statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Febru
ary 28, 1903, tho debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $937,972,898,
which is a decrease as compared with
January 31 of $5,909,005.
Mtixlro on Gold Iliuls?
Mexico City, March 3. There is
growing belief here that before the
end of the year the country will have
adopted practically o gold basis, with
modifications to suit local needs.
II0N0ES FOR HEROES
Country Not Ungrateful to Martyrs
of Revolutionary War.
Monument to Cost 300,000 Will lie Krcct
ed to Ifl.OUU Alen Who Oled on l'rlnon
MltlM Itnther Than Fornwenr Al
lowance to United State.
New Yorlc, March 1. The move
ment to build a monument to tho
martyrs of the prison ships in the
American revolution seems likely to
be successful. It is to cost $200,000,
and all but $11,000 has been sub
scribed. Congress, tho state of New
York and the city of New York havo
appropriated amounts aggregating
$175,000. The prisoners for whom tho
monument is to be built are those
who were confined in the prison hulks
anchored in the East river near tho
present site of tho Brooklyn navy
yard. Four thousand of Washing
ton's soldiers, captured at tho battle
of Long Island, wero confined in these
hulks and subsequent captives wero
added to their number until a con
siderable licet was employed for tho
purpose, Release was continually
offered to all who would forswear
the cause for which they had fought,
but only one man a Hessian accept
ed liberty on that condition, whilo
more than 15,00 died in their floating
prisons.
LACEY OBJECTS TO LEE.
Iown ConKrcNHiunii TIiIiiUm Vlrlnln
Should Put l'rcNldcnt Monroe lit
Nntlouul Capitol Stntunry Hull.
Washington, March 1. Representa
tive Lacey, of Iowa, Is opposed to
permitting the erection of the statue
of Robert E. Lee in Statuary hall.
He says: "With James Monroe still
unprovided for, his name being in the
mouth of every loyal American, north
and south, and a household word in
every part of tho globe connected
with the living doctrine on which wo
all unite, it seems to mo that Virginia
cannot afford to sidetrack him and
put up Gen. Leo instead, whose pres
ence alongside of President Lincoln
and Grant in the National Hull of
Fame might be considered as a state
ment to posterity that there was no
distinction in merit between those
who fought on the side of the union
nnd those who fought against it."
BE WANTED THE REWARD.
Governor of. a Province In the Philippine
Fenonallr Captured a Much-Wanted
Insurgent Oeiieral,
Maniln, March 1. Gov. Donccl, of
Bizal province, has captured Col.
Santos, one of the ladrone lenders, at
San Jose dc Navotos, a village fivo
miles north of Mnnila, on n small is
land. Gov. Dancel learned of tho
whereabouts of Santos and surround
ed the house with police and con
stabulary. The governor then en
tered the house personally and made
a prisoner of Santos, who has been
brought to Manila. Col. Santos was
the leader of the ladroncs in Bizal
province and n comrade of Gen. San
Miguel. A reward hud been offered
for his capture.
UNION BANK ROBBERS?
Two Men Arretted at Hartford, Conn . fiup-
poied to Have Looted the MUiourl
Institution December 27.
Hartford, Conn., March 2. William
Budolph, known as the "Missouri
Kid," und, George Collins were ar
rested here yesterday 1)3' officers of
a detective agency aiul the Hart
ford iiolice. 'Plm innn nr. wnnfeil
for a bank robbery at Union, Mo., '
committed December 27. The safe
and vault were blown open and whilo
one of the burglars secured the
money the other stood on the street '
with revolvers and prevented citizens
from interfering. About $14,000 in
11101103' and $100,000 in securities wero
stolen.
Only the Pencil Crop Itulneil.
Kansas City, Mo., March 2. The ex
tremely cold weather of the last few
weeks has ruined tho peach crop of
Missouri. L. A. Goodman, secretary
of the State Horticultural society,
has received reports from all parts of
tho state, which indicate that the in
jury to peaches is general. Wlijle tho
crop of this fruit has been practical
ly destroyed, no other fruit Iuib suf
fered material" injury. Apple pros
pects are brighter than for yenrs and
a very large erop is expected.
Victory for AHitcHNiuent Coinoniilea,
Jefferson City, Mo., Mnrch 1. Sena
tor Clarke's bill to exclude assess
ment life insurance companies from
Missouri. went to defeat in the sen-
ate. During the debate Senator
Heather denounced the state insur
ance commissioner for lobbying for
tho bill nnd against assessment com
panics.
T. V. Morgan' vauo.OOO T.lbrnrjr.
New York, March 2. Many work
men are completing the foundation
for .7. Pierpont Morgan's new library
building at the rear of his home at
Madison avenue and Fast Thirty-sixth
street. It is to coat $300,00p.
WESTERN CANADA AROUSING
GREAT INTEREST.
The Wondcrfnl Yields of AvTicnt At
tracting Thousand.
Until the last five or six years but
little attention was given to that,
vast area of grain-producing laud
lying north of the 49th parallel und
immediately adjoining the northern
boundaries of Minnesota and Dakota.
The Cnnodlnns themselves were
aware of tho wealth that lay there,
but being unable to fully occupy it,
they have asked tho Americans to
assist them in converting the land
from its virgin state to one that will
largely supplement the grain-producing
area of the North American Con
tinent, and the reuponso has becu
most liberal.
During tho year 1001 upwards of
20,000 from the United States went
over to Canada, being Induced to set
tle there by the reports that reached
them of the success of those who had
preceded them during the previous
years. This 20,000 was increased to
3L000 during the year 1002, and it is
fully expected that there will bo fully
60,000 during the present year. Tho
work of the immigration branch of tho
Canadian Government is not now be
ing directed towards giving informa
tion as to the advantages of settle
ment in Canada as it is to extending an
invitation to the American to follow
thysc who have gone.
Those who have charge of the work
point with considerable pride to tho
success of those who have been in
duced to take advantage of the offer
of 1C0 acres of land free In Canada, and
have no cause to hesitate in continuing
the invitation. Many of those interest
ed say there are no more free home
steads to be had in Canada, but tho
writer has most positive assuranca
from the Canadian Government that
there are thousands of such home
steads to be had, and in one of the dis
tricts now being opened up fully as
good as the best, and it is probably tho
best.
The Canadian Government has estab
lished Agencies at St. Paul, Minn. 5
Omuho, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chi
cago, 111.; Indiunapolis, Ind.; Milwau
kee, Wis.; Wausau, Wis.; Detroit, Sault
Stc. Marie and Marquette, Mich.; To
ledo, Ohio; Watertown, S. Dakota;
Grand Forks, N. Dakota, and Great
Falls, Montana, and the suggestion is
made that by addressing any of these,
'who arc the authorized agents of tho
Government, it will be to the advantage
of the reader, who will be given tho
fullest and most authentic informa
tion regarding the results of mixed
farming, dairying, ranching, and grata
raising, and also supply information
to freight and passenger rates, etc
Through and Through.
New Bedford, Mass., Mar. 2nd. At 65J
First bt., this city, lives a very happy man.
His name ta Ulric Levasgcur,and he certain
ly has t?ood reason to feel glad and proud.
Mr. Lcvasscur has been sick for a long
time with general weakness and a sore pain
in lus back. At the last he got so bad thai
he could not talk without great misery,
Nw ho is well and in speaking of this won
earful change in hirahesays:
I believe it to be my duty to tll every
body how I was cured. J was so weak that
I could not stoop; in fact, I was unable to
walk without great pain. I began taking
Dodd s Kidney Pills and aftcra two months?
treatment I am well and sound again.
"Dodd's Kidney Pdls are a God-sent rem
cdy. I will alwr.ys praise them for theit
wonderful cure of my case. They .cured ma
through and through. I am as strong and
able a man now as I ever was."
Walt Till You're Caoler.
If you get mad at a man, make up yoat
Jiind what you're going to say, and the
on'l say it. Baltimore News.
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when they're sick-.
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It's only a short
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the claims made for Doan's Kidnejp
Pills."
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