; News from Over the State i
I-nnt Cud I tnl National Dlvlilciul.
The last dividend to bo declared by
tho Capital national bank at Lincoln
"was received by the state treasurer
Friday. It was for 71-100 of one per
cent, and amounted to $1,078.27. This
loaves the state out $220,000, It having
'reived from tho bank In tho nelgh
bjf&ood of $13,000. Tho first payment
out of the assets of tho bank was mado
September 12, 1900, amounting to $23,
C3GG.18, or 10 per cent. Tho second
payment of five per cent., totaling $11,
818.09, later In the same year, and a
third dividend of two per cent, was
turned over November 30, 1901,
amounting to $-1,727.23, making with
the last piiyment a gross sum of $41,
800.42 which (ho stato had received out
of tho immense sum lost. In addition
tho stato treasury Is a loser by tho
amount of tho Interest which would
have been received on tho Bum during
the period which has elapsed slnco tho
failure, January 21, 1893. The sum
which was lost In tho bank was placed
there by J. S. Bartley, at that tlmo tho
stato treasurer, and It was greatly In
excess of tho statutory percentage as
determined by tho capital stefek of tho
bank, which was $200,000, or less than
the amount deposited, whereas under
the statute It was allowable to deposit
only 30 per cent.
Stallion Trampled II I tit to Death.
A. M. Nlcklas, an old resident of Pen--der,
was trampled to death In a horso
stall by a llamblotonlan stallion. Re
turning homo at an unusually late
hour, ho, In company with a neighbor,
went to tho barn to feed his horses,
carrying with him a lantern. He
stopped into tho stall, where ho
dropped his lantern, which frightened
the horse, which plunged, knocking Mr.
Nicklus down and crushed his chest
and bowels in a frightful manner.
"Woman DIcm on Train.
Miss Margaret Stinger, of Nebraska
3ity, died on a Union Pacific train
while en route from Rising City to
Lincoln. Miss Stinger was apparently
in the best of health when sho boarded
tho train at Kising Cit:', but upon
her arrival at Valparaiso sho bpgan
to cough severely and the train was
held until a physician could bo called.
The girl died, however, a few mompnts
after tho arrival of tho doctor.
KoliliiNon Stay In I'i-Imoii.
The life sontenco of James Robin
son, of McPherson county, convicted
of murder, Is confirmed by tho supremo
court. Ho was charged with tho mur
der of Elmer Thayer on June 20, 1902.
One of the contentions of tho defense
was that the crimo was committed In
Arthur county and that the two coun
ties never were legally consolidated,
but the court holds otherwise.
For Safe Keeping;.
S. T. Bullis, George Keeler and
Thomas Murray, alias Gray, were
taken to Omaha in charge of Sheriffs
Baunian and Phlpps, of Burt county,
and held there for safo keeping. Tho
men are charged with having blown
open the Lyons bank and robbing it of
.?2,G50.
Ciikc Comity Mini Wnntx Children.
An application for a writ of habeas
corpus was filed in district court at
Beatrice by J. Alfred Johnson, who al
leges that his two children, Beulah
and Efile Johnson, aro unlawfully re
strained by their grandmother, Mrs.
Laura Terry, who resides near Pick
rell. CrelKhtoii Givcx More.
John A. Creighton has deeded, with
out reserve, to Creighton univer
sity, one of tho principal Catholic un
iversities of (he west, downtown busi
ness blocks valued at $250,000. In all,
Count Creighton has given to tho insti
tution in cash and valuable property
about $750,000.
Competition SUrx.
The prospective erection of a monu
mental freight depot at Omaha by tho
Maplo Leaf road has spurred tho Bur
lington to the construction of an ex
. pensive terminal freight depot. .
Unnatural Father.
Henry Charier, a Russian at Lincoln,
has been arrested on complaint of his
wife and 35-year-old daughter, Avho
charge him with having improper re
lations with the daughter.
Fireproof Curtain for Theater.
The management of the Parmole
theater at Fremont has purchased a
new asbestos fire-proof curtain. Tho
other scenery in tho building will also
be made fire-proof.
Street Car Killed lllauU,eii.
David Blanhen, a stockman of Desh-
ler, was killed by a street car at St.
Joseph, Mo.
Xmv Mill for Fremont.
The Royston Milling company has
oen organized at Fromont io erect a
will of S00-butliols-a-day capacity."
M'ell-lCnoivii Hotel Man.
B. L. Eno, a woll-known hotel man,
Is dead at Fremont. -
Over Six Million TriiHt Fund.
Stato Treasurer Mortensen has Just
completed a compilation of Iho Invest
ments of tho money In tho various
trust funds of tho state, which make
a total of almost $0,000,000, and upon
tho receipt of the $100,000 worth of
Massachusetts stato bonds will make
tho total Investment over that amount.
Tho Investments are divided up this
way: Permanent school fund, $5,442,
954.8S; agricultural endowment, $295,
735.82; permanent university, $112,
001.71; normal endowment, $G3,58G.99.
Tho treasurer has on hand bonds to the
amount of $4,105,551.18 and warrants to
tho amount of $1,749,325.92. At pres
ent thero Is In tho permanent school
fund $84,0G2.43, and about $13,000 will
bo collected on tho call recently sent
out for $50,000. This money will go
to pay for the Massachusetts? bonds.
With tho school lands in the stato and
tho bonds and warrants It Is estimated
that the total trust funds, should thoy
bo converted to cash, would reach tho
gratifying sum of about $11,000,000.
DrnnUeii Man Froxcn to Death.
Frozen and almost unrecognizable by
his mother and friends, with his over
coat drawn tightly about his swollen
face, his arms wrapped tightly across
his breast and his whole frame
crouched into a position whicli would
indicate that he had tried, during his
dying moments, to fight off the frost
which crept Into his heart and 3toppcd
its boating, tho rigid form of Walter
R. King; a young man well-known In
Norfolk, was found In a dungeon-llko
vault at an unused creamery, whero
he Is supposed to havo lain since
Christmas. Behind him on tho floor
was a llttlo overturned tin lid contain
ing ashes of a firo which ho had kindled
In trying to keep himself warm. He
had crawled into the room on Christ
mas morning, under the inlluenco of
liquor, and had evidently gone to
sleep.
llluhland Ditch Will lie Unlit.
Tho Highland ditch caso, which has
attracted attention in this county and
so much contention in tho courts of
late, was decided In favor of Washing
ton county by Judge Lee Estelle. This
caso was brought into court by tho at
tempt of Nelson Morris and others to
secure an injunction to prevent tho
county board from proceeding with tho
construction of tho ditch. The ditch Is
to bo 11 miles long, commencing oppo
site Herman and emptying into the
Missouri river opposite Blair nnd one7
half mllo below tho railroad bridge
Tho estimated cost Is about $40,000.
Celebrate Golden Wedding.
M. and Mrs. A. L. Snow, twoof Bea
trice's oldest and most highly respected'
citizens, celebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary recently. A ceremony
similar to tho one performed b0 years
ago when the couple were united was
observed. After congratulations were
received by those present tho venerablo
couple wore presented with $50 hi gold
as a token of esteem. Mr. and Mrs.
Snow located in Gage county 37 years
ago.
t.etn One More Trial.
Gov. Mickey entertained a delegation
of Burt county people who came to In
tercede on behalf of a paroled convict
named Yeagor, living at Decatur, who
wa3 reported to have broken hh pa
role by engaging In a row with ono
of his neighbors. Gov. Mickey agreed
to let him have another trial and ho
went back to Burt county In custody
of tho person to whom he Is paroled.
lllKT Hunt, Hut No AVolveM.
The fanners and sportsmen generally
of tho north part of Clay and south
part of Hamilton county, havo enjoyed
several wolf hunts this winter, but Sat
urday was tho most extensive ono of
all, when four townships of 12 miles
squaro were covered and about 700 to
800 men took part, each one fully
armed for tho conflict, the result being
a disappointment.
Widow of William 11. I'orter.
Mrs. Deborah Naylor Porter, a pio
neer resident of Nebraska, died of
pneumonia at her home in Council
Bluffs. Mrs. Porter was the wife of;
William B. Porter, who camo to Ne
braska In 1850, settling at Plattsmouth.
from which point and Omaha ho was
for many years engaged in tho freight
ing business.
Inlander "Want a Ili-ldKo.
Residents of tho largo island south
of Grand Ibland are again petitioning
tho county board for a bridgo across
the Platte south of tho city, In order
that thoy may give thoir children
school facilities without ' compelling
them to ford tho smaller streams and
In order to more easily market their
produce.
City to Vote on Munieipal T.lli t Iiijv.
By a unanimous vote tho Lincoln
city council adopted an ordinance sub
mitting to popular vote a proposition
to issue bonds in tho sum of '$(15,000
for tho erection of a municipal oloctric
ifghting plant, to .be oporatod in con
nection with ono of tho clty'ii pumplnc
stations.
Ilentrlctlon for Tonvlicrn.
Even this early talk of legislation to
be enacted by tho legislature has begun
and tho school-teachers are among tho
first on tho grounds. Notwithstanding
that It has not been mnny months
slnco school districts in tho state woro
crying for any kind of an instructor,
just so sho would promlso not to get
married, should the law contemplated
be enacted It would mako a dearth of
teachers such as this year has not wit
nessed. It Is tho intention of those in
terested in tho welfare of tho minds of
tho youth of the stato to havo a law
passed that all applicants for certifi
cates, before standing an examination,
shall havo secured normal school
training or training in somo school
similar, in addition to the academic
course. As planned now applicants
for a third grado certificate shall havo
attended a normal or similar school
for at least ono term; applicants for a
second-grade certificate shall havo
attended for at least two terms and ap
plicants for a first-grade cortlflcato
shall havo attended for at least ono
year. It is contemplated, however,
that tho law shall not bo effective for
two years after It Is passed In order
that teachers can ndapt themselves to
tho new conditions.
ThrentM to Hxtnrt Money.
Great excitement prevails in south
western Gago county over a bold at
tempt at robbery. Mrs. Prlblo, a widow
living on a farm throo miles south
west of Odcjl, received a let tor com
manding her to leave $1,000 at a cer
tain point under penalty of death to
herself and family In case sho failed
to obey orders. Upon receipt of tho
letter Mrs. Prlble notified her two
sons and an effort was made to cap
ture the supposed robber. A sack con
taining papor was placed at tho point
designated, by yoting Prlblo, but as
he deposited the sack supposed to con
tain tho money ho was promptly or
dered to run back by the would-be
robber., who mado his escape. Blood
hounds from Beatrice wore used to
hunt down the author of tho letter and
much excitement prevails In that sec
tion. Gives Attorney it Chaiiee.
A decision of tho supremo court of
much importance to attorneys, handed
down at the sitting just concluded, la
lhat which gives tho right to lawyers
employed on a contingent fee to prose
cute error proceedings In tho name of
(lie client when tho latter refuses to
pay the fee. It Is said that it is not
unusual for clients (o employ attor
neys on a contingent fee to compromise
with tho other party to tho litigation
and thus stop proceedings without pay
ing tho attorney his fee. Tho dffect
of this opinion, it Is said by attorneys,
will be to put a stop to tills practice,
as it gives tho attorney authority to
move right along without the aid or
consent of the client.
QuostloiiN Antl-GiimliliiiK luiw.
The constitutionality of the law re
lating to gambling is now questioned.
Tho law making gambling a peniten
tiary offense was an amendment passed
by tho legislature of 1SS7, tho original
law providing a penalty or a fine or
imprisonment in (he county jail. Inas
much as tho amendment was passed
through both houses of tho legislature
and signed by tho governor under
three distinct titles with absolutely
no record of how the titles became
changed, gives tho enemies of tho law
a hope for believing that their conten
tion that the law Is invalid is cor
rect. K4
PniKrmiinu's for Teacher.
Preparations for tho meetings to bo
held March 29 to 31 by the four teach
ers' associations of tho state tiro about
completed and most interesting pro
grammes havo been prepared for each.
The meetings will be held as follows:
North Nebraska at Columbus, Central
Nebraska at Aurora, Southeast Ne
braska at Beatrice and Southwest Ne
braska at McCook. State Superintend
ent Stetson, of Maine, will make a clr-
j cult of tho mooting places and will ad
dress each association, as will Superin
tendent Fowler. Frank Robcrson will
lecture before the Aurora meeting.
Cruz en IIiih Kanuu;li.
A. R. Cruzen, late clleetor of cus
toms In Porto Rico, was in Washington
recently and with Senator Millard
called on Secretary Shaw previous to
his return to Nebraska. Mr. Cruzen
said that ho had no excuses to offer as
to tho occurrences which brought
about his resignation. Secretary Shaw
expressed tho best wishes for Mr. Cru
zen's future. Mr. Cruzen stated that
ho had had all tho office holding ho
ever wanted, but (hat this would not
deter him from going back to Ne
braska and helping those who wanted
office.
I'ulh nn lOiid to Faithful Servant.
Fred" RIggert, a prominent German,
residing in' Fremont, hired a mall to
kill tho old faml.Iy horse, .which had
been in his possession for upwards of
25 years and was between 35 and 40
years old. For three years tho old fel
low has dono nothing but stand in the
stablo and cat hay. Instead of killing
the horso the man sold him to a
trader. Mr. Riggovt roplovinod tho
faithful animal and hired another man
to kill him, who did the job at once.
RUSSIA REJECTS OUR CONSUL.
Secretary liny Informed Tlint Fdwln V.
Morgan Will Not a 1'nrnilttcd to Servo
lit Datny. Munchurln.
Washington, Feb. 20. Sccrotary Hay
has been informed that Edwin V. Mor
gan will not bo granted an oxcqnatci
by tho Russian government authoriz
ing him to act us United States consul
at Dalny, Mr. Morgan" Is now on his
way from Washington to his post He
will sail from San Francisco and touch
nt Yokohama, at which point tho state
department will bo ablo to advlso him
n month henco what courso to pursue.
This decision on tho part of tho Rus
sian government was not altogether
unexpected, but It is novortholrss tho
subject of gravo consideration by the
stato department officials.
It is explained that tho reason fot
Russia's action is purely military, tin
army ofllccrs desiring that thoro shall
bo no forolgn officials upon tho Lino
Tung peninsula during tho progress ol
hostilities.
Germany Will l'nllco Wo I Union.
Shanghai, Feb. 20.- It Is reported nt
Wol-Hslon (tho most Important city
In tho provlnco of Shan Tung) that
Germany has secured tho right to In
augurate a uniform police system In
nil the cities of Shan Tung. Tho
Chinese received tho announcement
favorably.
Germany Inoreiiflliii: Her Forcon.
Berlin, Feb. 20. In considering an
item in tho foreign ofllco budgot pro
viding $3,500,000 for expenses In tho
far east, Including tho maintenance of
tho Gorman troops at Klao-Chou, Shan
Tung province, and In Chl-Ll province,
China, somo of tho members of the
rolchstng appropriations commlttco ob
jected to tho expenses as being unnec
essary bunion. Forolgn Secretary Von
Rltchthoffon confidentially communi
cated to tho committee certain informa
tion about far eastern conditions, and
ho added In tho public session that
Germany had 1,939 men, Including non
combatants; Great Britain, 2,725;
Franco, 1,718; Japan, 1,287 and Italy
771 mon In China. Tho prcsont forco
In Chl-LI provlnco, tho secretary ox
plained, was really too weak to main
tain internal order, whllo tho GOO re
serves in Kla-Chou woro a slender pro
caution for tho preservation of tho neu
trality of that district. This was no
tlmo, ho added, to weaken Gorman
representation diplomatically of mili
tarily In tho far east.
CmiHiirHlilp on Some New Ahnlhihed.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 20. The Rus
sian government yesterday abolished
tho censorship on all news and other
telegrams going abroad with tho ex
ception of the ordinary war censor
ship during hostilities. Tho lifting of
tho embargo, which has existed for
generations, on tho free transmission
of news from tho Russian empire,
came as a direct result of considera
tion of tho subject by tho czar himself,
nnd in somo respects tills abolition is
regarded as tho most Important act
since the emancipation of serfs.
SHAFROTH' S STATEMENT.
The ComrreNMiimn Who ItoHlgnod I) on In
Tluit tho FraudM la 1 1 Ik ICIootloii Woro
Committed Mainly hy Women.
Washington, Feb. 20. Former Con
gressman John L. Shafroth, of Colo,
rado, who resigned his seat because of
election frauds in Denver, denies that
these frauds were committed mainly
by women. In an interview yester
day Mr. Shafroth said:
"Of tho persons Implicated, very few
woro women, not moro than ono in
ten at tho outside. Tho frauds woro
committed In tho lowest part of Den
ver, where not many women live. Tho
Incident was not characteristic of tho
wonlen voting in Colorado and it is
preposterous to make it an argument
against femalo suffrage. Everybody
knows thoro are bad women as well
as bad men, but what would any good
man think if it woro proposed to take
his vote away from him because a few
bad mon somewhere had cheated at an
election. In Colorado, tho women
vote as generally as the men, nnd
fraud Is much rarer among them. Aa
a rule their clocH'v- ruothods aro hon
orablo and the mlluonco of woman
suffrage on the stato has been distinct
ly for good."
KILLED BY BOLO MEN.
Lieut. Macrae and Seven I'rivatim Over?
whelmed hy oOO Funatlcri on tho
Flinty Const of Sauiar.
Manila, Fob. 20. Lieut. Macrao and
tlx privates of the constabulary havo
been killed by a bolo rush of 500 fanat
ics whllo patrol ing th'o east coast of
tho Island of Samar. Privato Saloman,
of tho Fourteenth cavalry, stationed at
Jolo, has also been killed by bolo
men.
Bmall-SuliirJcd KmployoH Munt Not Marry.
Chicago, Fab. 20. Thoro was posted
In tho Com Exchangp national bank a
notlco which reads, in substance, no
follows: "Employes of this bank re
ceiving a salary of less than $1,000 n
year must not marry without first con
sulting tho bank officers nnd obtaining
their approvuj." Ofllcors of the bank
say that thoir olllcial action, was not
taken to discourago matrimony undor
propor 'circumstances, but that It .was
foolish for a man to attempt in. Chi
cago to support a wife, to say nothing
of a family, on less than $1,000 a year.
PAID HOMAGE TO EANNA.
Cleveland Wn n City of Mounting: on Frl
day Tliounnutlft Unnblo to Son
tho llody.
Clovclnnd, O., Fob. 20. Clovolantl
woa agalu a city of mourning Frldny.
Business wna practically susponded nnd
u largo proportion of tho population
paid homngo to tho memory of their
distinguished fellow citizen, Senator
Marcus A. Hanna. Just four wooks ago
Sonntor Hanna left his homo city for
tho national capital happy in tho
thought of his trlumphnnt re-election
to tho highest leglslatlvo body In tho
land. His ono ambition then as ho
himself stntcd was to give to his coun
try a season of uninterrupted service
Tho last rites over tho body woro
hold In tho afternoon nt St. Paul's
Eplscopals church. During tho solemn
service, Cleveland was n silent city.
Nearly all business was suspended.
Street railway and steam road traffic
on every lino In tho city was stopped
for flvo minutes from 1:00 to 1:00
o'clock. Pcoplo genornlly In all parts
of the city bowed thoir heads In rov
oronce for a brief Bpaco of tlmo nt that
hour. Thousands who woro unablo to
vlow tho remains of tho dend sonatoi
aa thoy lay In stato In tho Chambor ol
Commorco auditorium llockod to the
church doors to witness tho convoying
of tho black casket, bearing tho re
mains of tho senator Into tho church.
Thoro thoy stood with bared head
and moistened eyes aa tho cortege
movod Into tho cdlfico whoro tho last
earthly trlbuto wub paid tho dead.
Admittance to tho services at the
church was by card nnd limited to 800;
tho seating enpacity of the auditorium.
Thobody.accompanlcd by tho family,
pall-bearors nnd Bishop Leonard, pro
ceeded slowly out Euclid avenuo to
Lnko Vlow comctory, whoro n final
farowell of tho dead was takon In
Wade Memorial chapel. Tho services
consisted simply of a prayer by tho
bishop. Tho body was dopositod in n
crypt in tho chapel to await burial a
tho plcasuro of tho family.
BOOST PRICE OP WHEAT.
Oniln Men Fur That Fur limit War Will
Not He Conllitod to lliiNfllu
mid Japan,
Chicago, Fob. 2a Attended by ex
citement not often equaled, wheat ad
vanced nearly four cents a bUBhol.
Tho grain pits on chango woro from
start to finish a sceno of almost con
tinuous pandomonlum. Tho long cov
eted goal In speculative trading, "dol
lar wheat,'' was made a moro romlnls
censo, May delivery selling as high as
$1.03 a bushel.
Tho sharp advance was duo to fear
that tho war would not bo confined to
Russia and Japan. Bulges of over a
cent on tho Liverpool and Berlin mar
kets were tho immedlato factor. Tho
scarcity of wheat suitablo for milling
purposes was nji additional olemont of
stron gth. Trading was exceedingly nc
tlvo, tho aggregate of business for tho
day being enormous.
Advnnccs were also mado In other
speculative articles, notably In provi
sions. Pork for May delivery Jumped
up C2V6 cents a hundred pounds. '
"EXTREMELY QUIET AFFAIR."
AhsocIiiIoiI 1'renH'H Ironical Itoforenco to
tho liuriiliii; of Gloucoo IIujh ut
tile Stalco la ArlciwiMiiH.
St. Louis, Fob. 20. A special to tho
Republic from Crcssott, Ark., says:
"Glcncoo Bays, a negro, who was
charged with shooting and killing J.
D. Stephens, a prominent white farm
er, on last Wednesday, was burned
at tho stake by a mob, half a mllo from
tho Stephens plantation, in this coun
ty. Bays mado a full confession just
after ho was captured, admitting that
ho had premeditated killing Stephens.
Ho laughed when nsked how ho want
ed to die, saying It mado no difference
to him, as ho know full well his hour
hnd arrived. Tho mob was cxtromuly
quiet and was composed of Ashley
county farmers, both whlto and blaelu
GREEK LABORERS KILLED.
KziiIohIoii or Two Cam of Dyiiiimlto 88
Milen Wont of Ocdoil C'iuwch tho
Deiitlm or !M.
Salt Lake City, Fob. 20. A special
to tho Herald from Ogden says that
two cars of dynamite attached to a
work train on tho Ogilen Lucln cut
off of tho Southern Pacific railroad
exploded with terrific forco late yes
terday aftornoon, at Jackson station,
88 miles west of Ogden, killing at least
24 persons, injuring as many moro and
destroying a largo amount of company
property. A largo proportion of tho
victims woro Greek laborers.
Cleveland indilTnreut to What Mryun SuyH.
Princeton, N. J., Fob. 20. "I don't
care any moro nbout what Bryan saya
than the wind that blows. I'm suro It
does not bother mo any. Let "him
talk," said ' Grovor Cleveland yestor
day when asked what ho thought q
Bryan's remarks In taking exception
to what Clevoland said recently In an
ortlelo.ln tho Saturday Evening Post.
Aril moro IIiih 15, OOO Flro.
Ardmoro, I. T., Feb. 20. A block ot
frame business houses burnod horo last
night. The loss Is $15,000. Tho firp
originated In tho morcUandiso stpro oC
Kahii & Roff.,
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