THE FRONTIER. I
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O’NEILL, -> NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE.
There hasn’t been a dry Sunday in
'Nebraska since Easter. ,
The residence of J. L. Howell at Al
bion was destroyed by fire.
The state supreme court has adjourn
ed until the first Tuesday in June.
Kansas Citt parties are figuring on
putting in a big elevator at Nebraska
City.
Republicans of .Seward county will
hold their county convention on June
20th.
Fai.i.s Citv is hustling relief funds
for those who suffered by the recent
cyclone.
At Chadron the . otherday five di
vorce cases were granted in fifteen
minutes
The death of Hon. Horan Clark 6t
Albion was caused by cancer of the
•tomach.
The mayor of Beatrice has resigned
and hit successor has been chosen ty
the council.
u. vv. Wn.oox, of Hastings, has been
adjudged insane and sent to the asylum
at Lincoln.
A good deal of the planted, born
around Syracuse was washed out by
heavy rains.
Thk salary of the principal of the
Lyons schools has been cut from (100
a month to 885.
Wm. Henry of Gage county last week
went into tbe state penitentiary for a
term of ten years.
One inch and a quarter'Of rain fell
at Hickman in twenty minutes. It
didn't rain—it poured. «„• f;
The Herman Lutheran church, seven
miles southeast of Tecumseh, was
Struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. • '
The Johnson county teachers’ insti
tute will be held in Tecumseh this
year, beginning June 8, and continue
until June 1ft
The Omaha June races, 9th to 13th,
will doubllees attract large crowds, in
view of the fact that the railroads will
make, a half fare, rata
An ice freezing plant has been put in
at Fairbury that turns ont about four
tonsjper day. Tljere is talk of doubling
the. capacity so as to supply outside
towns '■ ’ ■* •
Henry Bolln, Omahh’s former city
treasurer, who embezzled (100,000,' be
ing found guilty of the same, has bean
aeateoeed to the penitentiary for nine
teen years
Adam Smote rs and Jesse Hadley
of Beatrice stole a barn belonging to
Lafayette Young, s Officers found tbe
lumber stored in their ^cellars and'
lodged them in jail. ' ,
Lightning struck J., E. Whitmore's
'house at Biting City ana damaged It to
the extent of about (Ml The bolt set
tbe house on fire, but the blaze was
soon extinguished.
' LtLniK B.horny, of Schuyler, stepped
t-SPOR the teeth of a garden rake, three
,ot which passed through one of her
feet The wound Is painful, but fatal
results we not anticipated. ■r . ■ i
Tux (State university encampment
this year will commence May 56tn. At
‘this writing it haa not been fully' de
cided where the encampment will be
‘ held, but probahly at Nebraska City.
Tecumseh has been chosen by the
Standard Oil company as a distributing
point loir oils Tanks are to be built
sad wagons put on the roads to make
regular aisits to the adjoining towns,
} Vkudqn merchants complain of the
manner in which the poatoffice in that
(■Media managed. They desire the office
kept Open longer hours than now in
oederitbat Sunday may sooner be got
•. .
> Fh? applications for the pastorate of
(he Congregational churclt at Crete
'have bean received.- They eome from
east and west, bifb being from Yar
month, Nova Scotia, and One from
Olympia, Wash. • v
■ George NklsOn, who Was convicted
in Sheridpm county pf assault and rob
bery end sentenced to the penitentiary,
has obtained his liberty by habeas
corpse, ' The supreme court passed
upon bit application and allowed the
writ -«**. s£X s'bMitMt [■
‘ -■A. l. uvlamicy, ayoung man living
tkrt* Milw west olAdelia, in Sioux
county, km burned in his house.
Dulaney, who lived alone, was subject
ed «> epileptic Am and of late they had
been qiiu (nqwnt It is supposed
.that during one of .these fit* he over
turned a lamp thus setting the house
on lire with the result stated.
Hknrt Hoixn. ex-city treasurer of
Omaha, has secured a suspension of
sentence i« the supreme., court and
. leave to give bail in the, sqm of S50,00tt
'Mr. llolln was' recently convicted of
embezzling *106,500 of school add city
funds. .. The caart • sentenced .him to a
term nineteen years in the ,peniten
tiary and imposed a fine of |211,600.
A PAhMER named Joseph livers found
the body of a boy in the Mifcsouri hirer
About a quarter *of a mile above Koek
Bluffa The body-was tlia’t bf a boy
about IS years of age and was .dressed
y >» * light Striped- pair of,pants, a .shirt
i and pair pf shoes It is. believed to be
the remains of a' South Omuha bor
drowned near Gibson taoerai weeks
agio
„, Wilma* F. Dksboi.t, a clothing
Merchant of Seward, has ’ appealed his
; divorce suit to the saprease court He
sued for a divoree in the lovswr courton
i the grounds of malfomattiou .and
cruelty. 'The lower coart dismissed
bis suit and gave Mra Derbolt .a
divorce, *6,000 in alimony and restored
bar to her maiden name which was
i JHamie H. Kribbeler.
*«' QfNuu. is again to be lighted by
electricity after four ipcotlw ei dsrtc
BCfa Citlsens to the eictent of neariv
'WiM hundred petitioned for light and
‘ *he blty oouncii concluded to grant it.,
aAQNNWAV Citt burglar wap fuuaghx
in the act of going through a store and
> handed over to the proper authorifiea |
Jonm-0OBMIDT, charged,..with the
■carder of his father-in-law., Aatoa
' Kramer, v.fo December, isot, sees
brought before. Judge iUmsey at Ko
, brsska City mad pleaded gniltv to mur
der In the second degree. The court
wfUr rpaestiontMg Schmidt .for some
sopUaced him to twenty-fire
at bard labor is the penitentiary.
SHI'*
Two acres at tVausa has been ap
propriated for park purposes Five
hundred trees will be set nut as soon
as it stops raining.
Huy home made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy. Far
rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell & ca, Omaha
A terrific storm visited Falls City
and vicinity, doing a great deal of dam
age. Several fatalities are reported in
Richardson county and quite a number
of persons were severely wounded.
The stonn also visited portions of l’aw
nee county, carrying everything before
it No loss of life is thus far reported
in the latter county.
The hearing of the arguments in the
Lincoln freight rate controversy that
were to have been made before the
State Hoard of Transportation last
week has been postponed until June 1.
At that time the Union Pacllb and
Klkhorn roads will stand by the new
tariff between Omaha and Lincoln
which so far they have been restrained
from putting in effect.,
Herman Fowi.kr, the 11-year-old son
of W. A. Fowler of Ashland, was
drowned in Wahoo creek, lie was in
company of another boy, named Smith,
who hud a pet dog, which fell into the
creek, and Smith jumped in after it.
The creek being very high the boy wus
carried away by the current, when
Fowler promptly jumped in to rescue
him, 'but was carried away himself.
The Lincoln Journal says that the
.ligiVilMCV
u ttiiu iiieir
friends will go to the national repub*
Wihri convention lit St. Louis via the
Missouri Pacific. The club wil-l go by
a special first class train of Pullman
sleepers The full charge for railroad
fare both ways, Pullman fare both
•ways and use of the cars for lodging in
St Louis, attendance and care of bug
gage, everything except meals, will be
$85.
TitR'Presbytery of Omaha, represent
ing thirty-seven ministers, lately re
quested Adjutant General P. II. Harry
of the Nebraska National guard to so
arrange, if possible, that at the next
encampment the dates be so fixed' that
the militia will not have to travel on
Sunqay. .Secretary James D, Kerr of
the Presbytery has received an answer
from Oenerul Harry, in which the lat
ter snys that he will gladly eomply
with the request if it can be arranged.
SHKHtFF Thom PUN the other day pre
sented to Governor Holcomb the affida
vits to be transmitted to Governor
Stone of Missouri, seriously implicating
Sheriff J. D. Trusty of Texas county,
Missouri, and Trusty's deputy, Jeremi
ah Orchard, They, arrested J. R. ( art
ter, Wanted in Lancaster county for
disposing of mortgaged property, and
afterwards released him for a consider
ation.
Dkputv Sheriff a P. lioi.t.ow.w has
returned to Plattsmouth from Lincoln,
having in custody John ('Jarir, who is
supposed to be a member of the gang
of harness thieves who operated so ex
tensively in Cass county several months
Ago. Clark was arrested in the cspitol
city after having disposed of a set of
double-' harness, which answers the
description of one stolen from the barn
of Daniel Skinner at Alva
Thf, medical society, In session at
Lincoln, elected' officers ns follows:
President (reelected), Dr. Halderman;
first vice. President, John L. Suther
land, Grand Island; second vice presi
dent, 0. Grothan, St. Paul; correspond
ing - secretary and librarian, 11. H.
Lowry, , Lincoln; recording secretary
and editor Western Medical Review,
George H. Simmons, Lincoln; treasur
er, W. W. Knapp, Lincoln. Lincoln
will be the place for- next year’s meet
ing.
.. Several large fire insurance compa
nies doing business propose to resist
the act of the last legislature which
authorises cities of the first class hav
ing less, than 85,000 inhabitants or any
city of the second class or village, to
impose a lieense tax of not more than
•5 a year on each fire insurance compa
ny doing business in such city, or vil
lage, for the benefit and support of
volunteer fire departments The state
oflioers have been appealed to for in
formation. ■ , ,
The semi-monthly setting of the su
preme court is now op. The moat im
portant ease to be heard is the contro
versy between State Auditor Eugene
Moore and the Farmers' Mutual, Insur
ance company of Lincoln. A large
portion of the interest in this case,
however, has been removed' by stipula
ma tun UUIJ IBSUO
to be determined whether or not the
epmpany has a right to accept promis
ory notes for policies in lieu of cash.
Many cattle were distributed among
'the farmers around Shelby last fall for
which they have, received 0 cents for
each pound gained- Upon a full feed !
of, otherwise useless corn stalks and
grain which has been low in price,
with a good appetite after grazing op
the western ranges and, aided, l>v the !
mild winter weather the animals fat
tened readily. The average gain per,
head Was about too pounds, while one
drove inoreaaed fifty pounds above
tips. Feeding in this manner promises
to be more general there next year if
the satne contracts can be made With
'idle commission firms.
Uovkbnok Holcomb has commis
sioned the following officers, of the
Nebraska National Uuard: John Urant,
Lancaster county,' second lieutenant
company D, Second regiment, to date
from April 23, l&Uti; Fred A, Williams,
Fillmore county, captain company <?,
First regiment, commission to date
from April 2?, 18t*«; Claude H. thigh;
Fillmore county, first lieutenant com
Firm regiment, coni mission ip
date from April 22, 18WI; William S.
Mopes, major Second regiment, com
mission' to ;dat« from April 8, 18H0:
Albert R. Knight, first- lieutenant and
quartermaster First regiment, Butler
county; Deo XV. Burr, second lieutenant
company B. Butler county; John F.
Selinger. First regiment, eompeny B,
Butler county,, first, - lieutenant; Rein
hold Biller, captain, company E,.
First regiment, Butler county.
The members of the Parle Congrega
tional church bf Nebraska City have
extended a call to Mrs. C. U Hall, wid
ow of the late pastor, to ocoupv the
Mtlpit until September 1. Mrs Hall is
highly educated and is capable of fill
that position with satisfaction.
s ’ At the penitentiary there was an Un
usual occurrence, the baptises bv emer
i Mon of seven convicts ’dies Kingman
bus been bolding regular weekly pray
er meetings at the penitentiary, and
the result has been the petition of
seven convicts, one woman and six
men, to be baptized- The ceremony
took piece immediately after tbs regu
lar services last Sunday.
10 IMPEACH CLEYELAID.
• x
CONGRESSMAN HOWARD OF ALA
BAMA PRESENTS CHARGES.
HOUSE SQUELCHES HIM.
He Introduce* t Rabid Resolution Accas*
log tlie President of “High Crime*"
. » In Regard to lJoud Sales, Fed
• oral Troop* In the. Deb*
Strike, Federal Polatlenl
* Corruption, ftn p i*epii*^
<■ ft: Iff
*’ Washisgtow, May 25-—As soon as
the journal had been read in the
House this morning Mr. Howard. Pop
ulist, of Alabama, whose seat is in a
remote corner of the hall, arose dra
matically from a seat in the middle
-aisle, the use of which he had bor
rowed temporarily. Flourishing a
paper in his hand, he demanded to be
heard on the resolution, which he sent
to the clerk’s desk and. had read as
follows:
“I do impeach Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors on the fol
lowing grounds:
“First—That .he lias sold, or directed
the sale of bonds, without authority
of law.
‘•Second—That he sold or aided in
the sale of bonds at less ’than their
market value. t., s r. . ..
“Third—That he directed the mis
appropriation of the proceeds of said
bond sales.- ' •
“Fourth—That he directed the Sec
retary of the .Treasury to disregard
the laws which muke United States
notes and certificates redeemable in
coin. /, .1 !■■■ • :-!■!!• ■ ...
"Fifth-*-Tbat he has ignored and
refused to have enforced the ‘anti-trust
law.’
< “Sixth—Thatv he has sent United
States troops into the state of Illinois
without the authority of law in viola
tion of the constitution.
“Seventh—That he has corrupted
politics through the interference of
federal office holders. .
"Eichth—That he has used the ap
pointing power to influence legislation
detrimental to the welfare of the peo
ple, therefore, be it
“Resolved, By the House of Repre
sentatives, that the committee on Ju
diciary be directed to. ascertain
whether these charges are true,
and if so W report to the House such
action by impeachment or otherwise
as shall be proper in the premises,
and said committee shall have author
ity to send for persons and papers.”
. When the clerk ceased reading, Mr.
Howard, who still stood ready to ad
dress the House, was suddenly taken
off 'the floor by Mr. Dingiey, the
leader of the majority, who raised the
question of consideration against the
.resolution. ,
The question was promptly put by
the speaker and by a practically unan
imoua vote the House declined to give
Mr. Howard a heariug.
The chief claim heretofore of Mr.
Howard was his notorious book, “If
Christ Came to Congreas,’’ in which he
pretended to show up.the horrors of
Washington life. He first appeared
in Washington as an office seeker. He
was born in Georgia in 1862, and while
- working on a farm studied law at
night. He was admitted to the bar of
Alabama at the age of 10, being the
youngest man ever admitted' in the
State.. .He was chosen city attorney
‘of Fort Payne and later was made
prosecuting attorney of the county.
He was chairman . of the Democratic
County.committee for eight years and
was a delegate to the last Democratic
national convention. Because he.
•could not get a public office be became
a Populist and, as such, was electad
to the Fifty-fourth Congress, receiving
6,858 votes against 3,452 votes for
George W. Denson, Democrat,
WHERE DELEGATES STOP,
Distribution by States* for Convention
’ "Week Among the St. Tonis Hotels. ;<
'•'■ St. Louis, Mo , May 2s. — Quarters'
for convention week have bean secured
by thirty-seven State and three terri
torial delegations, with Alaska, Ne
vada, Arizona, the District of Columbia
and several Southern States to be
heard from.' ■'r! 1''
The Iowa deleg" lion will have head
quarters at the Southern and the
LindelL Missouri will have head
quarters at the Planter’s, but no sleep
ing accommodations have been secured
as yet Kansas will be at Hurst's,
Colorado and Oklahoma at the South
ern, the Indian Territory at the Mona
house.'' • ''' 'I!?..*.... :/«
' W«|I«r Takes the Field. ‘ 1
Havajja, May 3.V—('opuin General
Weyler, General Ochauda, chief of
staff, and Colonel Ahumada, aide-de
camp, have started for Bahia Honda,
on the northern coast of the province
of Pinar del Rio, on the cruiser Mar
quis Ensenada, it is believed that
this indicates a decisive .movement of
! the Spanish forces against the insur
gents under Antonio Mecca
t Grit Fr.ther Will Vote os He Pleases
St, Louis, Mo., May 25.—National
Committeeman J. Grif Prather was in
structed by the Pedalia convention to ]
vote for, no, man for temporary chair
man of the Chii '6 ’ convention not
for free silver at 16 to 1, bnt he says
he will use his own judgment in the
matter. t
England Great on Sport.
Loudon, May 25 —Statistics just
published show that f5j.T50.ooO is
spent or horse racing in Great Britain
yearly, ft5.000.000 on hunting, f£8,
<6o,0o0fin shooting and S5,ooo,oooon
golf. Tub stand total fpent on various
sports in Great Britain is f!#0,000,000
yearly. • : .. ,■ ■ ,/ ,
1 lareetar Charles Goodyear Dead. ‘ *
New York, May 25 —Charles Good
year, the eldest son of Charles Good
year, the inventor and philanthropist,
died at his home yesterday after a
short illness from pneumonia.
MILLIONS RASHLY VOTED.
River and Harbor Bill Shot Through the
none Without Reading.
Wasui.votox, May 25.—The Phillips
labor commission bill, which was to
have come to a vote in the house yes
terday under the special order was
completely .crowded out by the con
ference reports on the river and har
bor and sundry civil bills. The bill
will how go over until next week.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill, which reported an
agreement on all the items save that
relating to the Santa Monica and San
Pedro harbors, California, was made
the basis of a very bitter attack on
the bill by Messrs. Hepburn, Repub
lican, of lo\Va, and Dockery, Demo
crat, of Missouri. The latter said he
opposed this measure because it con
tained extravagant appropriations not
warranted by the condition of the
treasury. He said he realized his re
marks would not be punctuated with
applause. “We are all in on it,” he
added sarcastically, amid laughter.
Mr. Dockery’s remarks about the
“impoverished treasury” and his ap
peals to the people were received with
derisive jeers by the Republicans. At
the conclusion of his time Mr. Hooker
offered to yield him fifteen minutes
moro if he would point out a single
• »u uuv. uni uuuu naa uun juanucu
by the engineer reports. (Loud ap
plause.) The challenge brought Air.
Hepburn, Republican, to his feet, with
a- scathing speech against the bill.
'this bill, said he, had been passed
by a brutal majority without debate,
and he made the assertion that not a
section of the bill had ever been read
in the House. JJot in the history of
the country had been known such
villainous legislation. Seventy-live
millions carried in a bill, not a • para
graph of which was ever read or con
sidered. After such a procedure gen
tlemen now had the assurance to ask
its opponents to point out its multi
plied iniquities. *
“Shame, shame,” he cried, “Shame
upon such false pretense. Why did
you force the bill through in forty
minutes if you were not too covvardlv
to face investigation?” Air. Hepburn,
continuing sharply, criticised the
work of the .Mississippi river commis
sion.
Air. Hooker's motion to adopt, the
conference report was agreed to—189
to 5fl.
BEFORE THE CZAR.
America a Minister Received in Private
Audience Id Knee Breeches.
Moscow, May 25.—The czar yester
day received in private audience the
United States minister, Air. Breckin
ridge, and then received the special
envoys of the United States, sent to
represent the government of the
United States at the coronation,
together. This ipelu'ded General Mc
Cook and his brother aide-de-camp,
Seriven, Commander Brouson and
Aiajor .1. W. Patzki of the special em
bassy, and Hear Admiral T. O. Self
ridge, in command of the Aiediter
raneun squadron, who brought his
flagship, the Alinueapolis, toCronstadt
to attend the coronation as the naval
envoy of the United States.
Air. Breckinridge, Mr. II. H. Pierce,
secretary of the United States lega
tion, and the other civil representa
tives wore, for the first time at the
Russian court, the full civil dress
prescribed for those who are not
allowed to wear the official uniform.
This dress consists of an evening coat,
with plain metal buttons, a white
vest, knee breeches and black silk
hose, and no Ornaments. : ■
QUAY STILL IN IT.
After a. Visit to McKinley Be Makes a
i j. . Brief but Significant Statement.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 25.—Senator
Quay arrived at his home in Beaver
from Cantbn, Ohio, about 6 o’clock.
To the query as to whether he be
lieved McKinley would be nominated,
he replied: “1 have nothing to say
Whatever."
The Senator broke his resolution
not to talk the next moment, however,
and to the solicit us question to
whether he was still to be considered
a candidate, emphatically replied:
“O, yea 1 Sin still a candidate for
i the presidential nomination, and shall
be voted for at the St. Louis conven
tion.”
' ■ ■■ Killed Over Some Corn.
-‘Carrollton, Mo., Aiay 25.—About
: 10 o’clock yesterdav morning Frank
,Kjmbali shot and killed Frank Doty,
at the home of the former, two miles
southwest of Bosworth, in this county.
The killing was the result of a mis
understanding between the two men
over some corn. A double-barrelled
shotgun loaded with buckshot was
the weapon. Kimball gave himself
up, claiming self-defense.
Forged a Mote to Bay “Greeu Goode."
Milan, Mo.. M y -5.—John Hart,
aged 60, was convicted in the Sullivan
bounty Circuit court and sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary for
forgery. He had for red a note in or
der to get money to buy green goods.
While awaiting trial he broke out of
Jail here and eluded the officers for
several months, but was finally cap
tured in the Indian Territory.
Chicago Democracy Splits.
< Chicago, May 25.—When the Demo- j
cratic gold standard committee read
the call for the county convention as
issued by the county central commit
tee machine, a meeting was called and
war to the knife was declared against
the machine ' There will probably
be-two Democratic county meetings, j
n ,1* --
Killed by Lightning,
Chillicothb, Ma, May 25.—Miss
Jessie Houx, daughter of B. F. Houx,
a’farmer living twenty miles south of
this city, was instantly killed by a |
Stroke of lightning Wednesday even
ing. Her younger sister was pros
trated and her recovery is doubtful.
Filibuster Laurada Land*.
Fun.a i)ELi*HiA. May 2-V.—The steam
ship Laurada, which left New York on
May 0, has landed on Cuban so!i all
the men and ammunition t-ke carried.
OUTRAGES IN CUBA
described to the senati
COMMITTEE.
Sixteen Non-Com batt ants Shot tn i
Town** Street—Explosive Ballets IJse<
—Insurgents’ Hospital Bombarded am
Inmates Killed—Other Forms of Un^
civilized Barbarity.
Missionary Dias Heard*
Washington, May S3.—The Rev.
Albert J. Diaz, the American Baptist
missionary who, with his family and
brother, was expelled from Cuba after
having been arrested and incarcerated
in prison there, has just been given a
hearing before a subcommittee of the
Senate committee of foreign relations,
consisting of Senators -Morgan and
Davis. Mr. Diaz made a statement
under oath to the subcommittee.
Many of the statements have already
appeared in print. He also declared
that at Guatao the Spanish soldiers
killed sixteen men (nou-combatants.)
The Spaniards went into different
houses and gathered seventeen men.
They tied these together, two by
two, among them being Ladislc
Quiqtero, an American, 81 years
old, of Key West, who was found
sick in bed. They were taken to the
street and commanded to kneel down.
The soldiers fired at them, killing all
except the American. This occurred
on February 83, in the immediate
presence of the wives and children ot
the unfortunate men.
Dr. Diaz’s statement gives accounts
of cases where he alleged explosive
bullets were used by .the Spaniards,
and of the shooting of two clildren in
the arms of their mothers by the
Spanish. March 15, in Havana, he
saw a man who bad been killed by the
soldiers, and who had seventy-one
bayonet Wounds. Dr. Diaz mentioned
several instances where the Spaniards
bombarded insurgent hospitals, kill
ing the inmates.
TEST FOR IMMIGRANTS.
House Passes the Bartholdt-McCall Ed
, ncatlon B11L
Washington, May 22.—After two
days’ debate the House, by an over
whelming vote of IC5 to 26, passed the
Bartholdt-McCall .immigration bill,
modified by the Corliss amendment.
The Stone consular inspection bill,
which was offered as a substitute, was
defeated, 175 to 131. The bill as passed
adds to the classes of aliens excluded
from admission to the United States,
all male persons between the ages of
16 and 60 years of age (except parents
of persons living in this country) who
can not both read and write English
or some other language.
The Corliss amendment added to the
bill excludes aliens who come across
the borders year after year to perform
labor m the United States with no
intention of settling therein. It de
clares all labor contracts with aliens
void, and makes parties thereto with
in the jurisdiction of the United
States punishable by a fine of 91,006,
or imprisonment not exceeding one
year; makes it a misdemeanor for
naturalized citizens who have returned
to a foreign country to make the same
his home, to again perform labor in
the United States; makes it a misde
meanor for any alien to cross the bor
der for labor in the United States
except at a port of entry, and imposes
a head tax of fifty cents on such im
migrant. _’_
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Senate Defeats Mr. Borman's Proposition
. for a *100,000,000 Issue.
Washington, May 22.—The Senate
defeated a proposition by Mr. Gorman
for the issue of $l00,00u,000 of 3 per
cent treasury certificates to meet
prospective deficiencies. This waa fol
lowed by the defeat of another propo
sition by Mr. Peffer of Kansas, for
the issue of greenbacks to meet the
appropriations made by the fortifica
tions bill. Both propositions
were offered as amendments to
the fortifications bill, which
was passed, thus leaving but one
of the appropriation bills to be acted
updn. The fortifications bill,as passed,
carries 910,763,866, or 94,016,051 more
than the house appropriated.
FREE SILVER IN KANSAS.
It* Advocates Appear to Bo Bavins
Things Their Own Way.
Topeka, Kan., May 22.—Democratic
conventions have been held in fifty of
the 105 counties in Kansas, and dele
gates chosen to the State convention
at Topeka,. June 5, to send dele
gates to Chicago. The advocates of
the free coinage of silver at 16 to
1 have had things their own way, and
have defeated the friends of the single
gold standard wherever a contest was
made. The results so far indicate a
solid free silver delegation to Chicago,
although the friends of the national
administration are working hard for
representation in delegation.
Money for Irrigation.
Washington, May 22.— The confer
rees on the sundry civil bill have
agreed to the item allowing $50,006
for continuing irrigation experiments
in the arid region, and have also
allowed $175,000 for topographical sur
vey work, $30,000 of it to be expended
in continuing that work in Kansas,
Storm Damage at Wabb Olty •1SB.OOA.
Webb City, Ma,- May 22-r-Mining
operations are stopped and will re
main so for some time. The damage
from the recent storms to property
here will probablv reach $125,000.
Hank Pr«».ittut Arrested.
■ Denver, Col., May 22.—C. H. Dow
president of the Commercial National
bank, which failed in the panic of
1893, was arrested on indictments
charging him with misappropriation
of funds of the bank, and making
false reports to the government. He
was released under $5,000 bail.
Tillman Heads the Delegation.
Columbia, S. G, May 22.—The South
Carolina Democratic State convention
declared for free silver and elected the
following*delegates-at-large to Chi
cago: U. K. Tillman, J. <1. Evans, YV.
H. Elerbee and D. J. Brabham.
' MORE TORNADO VICTIMS.
• A Child Succumbs at Reserve — Two
Deaths Near Seneca.
Seneca, Kan., May 21.—The death
list of the great tornado of Sunday
evening is now placed at twenty-six,
the 2-year-old blind son of John Kyn
ders of Reserve having died yesterday,
Daniel Saylor and Mrs. Meisner, at
first reported dead, are still alive, but
the names of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kotte. living northeast .of here, have
been added to the list. Several of
the injured are in a critical condition.
The work of repair and rebuilding
has been begun in all of the towns
visited by the storm and-the dead ani
mals on the farms are being buried
and debris being removed. The peo
ple everywhere are far from de
spondent.
When the storm struck the farm
house of Joseph Kotte, northeast of
here, the building was lifted up and.
then dashed to the ground aud demol
ished. Mrs. Kotte was instantly killed,
hut the babe in her arms was unin
jured. Kotte Was terribly injured and
died yesterday. The couple left four
children, who will be well cared for.
The four children killed here were
buried yesterday, a great crowd going
to the funeral.
Iowa Patent Office Report.
T. 8. Ballew, of Stuart, la., has heeiv
allowed a patent for a campaign badge
in the form of a bee adapted to be
readily fastened to the lapel of a coat.
On the wings are fixed the portraits of
candidates in such a manner that they
are concealed when the wings are fold
ed, but by pressing a detent the wings.
are expanded and the portraits and
sentiments of the wearer flashed upon,
observers.
In view of the histories of some for
mer presidents and numerous eandi
dates the following copied from the
Iowa patent office business circular
seems to be apropos.
HONORABLE AND LASTING FAME.
' To reach and occupy the position of"
president of the United States is gen
erally regarded as the acme of Ameri
can honor and fame. But the position
alone does not assure true honor of
lasting fame. If a man who attains,
that position has a taint upon him the
office of president can not remove it..
If he is corrupt, incompetent or un
faithful his prominent position serves
to make his disgrace. “Jimmy” Bu
chanan and “Andy” Johnson can be
named as examples of the truth of our
words The chances of becoming
president is as one to many millions,
very small. The chances of getting
corrupt and disgraced in aspiring to
the presidency seems to be in the re
verse order, very large. We therefore
wish to direct American youths to a
broader and safer road to true honor
and lasting fame. The rapid increase
of our population demands thousands
of new inventions for the necessities of
our multiplying millions.
To be the author of a machine that,
will give aid, comfort and delight to
the present and coming generations
may be a nobler triumph than to win
a presidental race. It is a hope, too
that many may realize. The ambition
of the humble mechanic that looks for
honor and fame by seeking to give the
world a benefaction in the shape of an
invention, is far above the “infatna-J
tion” which ruins “presidential candi^T
dates.” The names of American in-^
ventors and public benefactors will be
-revered when the names of some off
our presidents and would-be presi
dents will be forgotten, or only re
membered with indifference, regret or
contempt.
Valuable information about obtain
ing, valuing and selling patents sent
free to any address.
Printed copies of the drawings and
specifications of any U. S. Patent sent,
upon receipt of 35 cents.
Our practice is not confined to Iowa.
Inventors in other states can have our
services upon the same terms as Hawk*
eyea
Thomas G. & J. Ralph Orwig.
Solicitors of Patents
Des Moines, Iowa, May 4, 1300.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations, From New York, Chicago, St..
I Louts, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator..
Butter—l air to good country.
Kfigs—Fresh.
Poultry—Live hens,per lb.
Lemons—Choice Messlnas..... ,1
Oranges—Per box . 2
Honey—Fancy white, per lb...
Apples—Per bbl.4
Potatoes—Native stock.
Beans—Navy, hand-picked,bu 1
Hay—Upland, per ton. 5
Hogs—Mixed packing.. a
Hogs—Heavy Weights. ;s
Beeves—Stockers and feeders. 2
Beef—Steers. 4
Bulls. 2
Milkers and springers.. .2u
Stags. 2
Calves..a
Oxen. 1
Cows . 1
Heifers. 2
Westerns. g
Sheep—Muttons
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2, spring.
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu,.....
Pork...... 7
Lard. 4
Cattle—Feeding Steers. a
Hogs—Averages^ s
Sheep—Lambs . ;t
Sheep—Westerns. 2
NEW YORK.
Wheat—No. ?, Ted winter..
• orn No. 2.....
Oats—No. 2..
. 4
Lard—. 4
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.
Corn—rer bu.
Oats—Per but.
Hogs—Mixed packing.,.!....' 2
Cattle—Native steers. 3
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Three Drowned In the Indian Country.
Nowata. I. T., May 21.—John Craw
ford, a lawyer, and Mrs. McDonald
and baby attempted to cross Double
creek, which was swollen by the recent
rains late Monlay night, in a one
horse buggy. All were drowned. The
bodies were found under the buggy.
Girls Waging War on Cigarettes.
Canton, Ohio, May 21.—The Clirls’
Anti-Cigarette league of the High
school has completed its organization.
One plan under consideration is for
each girl to walk up to anyone seen
smoaing a cigarette on the streets and
ask b:m kindly to stop.