Nebraska Newspapers

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NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA.
j Bictclxs in Cheyenne county will be
! Tbk Catholic church at Ponca Will
(boat $1,750.
, Goon horses are in brisker demand
Than for many months.
A park near Brainard recently sold
tor $30 per acre, spot cash.
‘ Tbs residence of Mrs. Miller, bong
Tine, was destroyed by fire.
Tins deserted wife of Jim Corbett
■warn once a resident of Broken Bow.
C. A. Citrtis of the Nebraska City
Press died last week of appendicitis.
Wheat sowing in some localities is
delayed on account of excessive wet.
At Eagle Ettie Smoke, a boy, had
his arm badly mangled in a corn shel
ter.
A new society called the settlers’
home guards is being organized at
Thedford.
The Norfolk factory has had no
trouble in contracting for all the beets
it can handle.
Rev. C. G. Brown has resigned his
charge as rector of Grace Episcopal
. church of Columbus.
The Madison county teachers’ insti
tute will be held this year in Norfolk.
The date is June 14 to S3 inclusive.
Rev. Mr. Buss, of the Congregational
church, Fremont, will probably accept
a call in Illinois and assume his duties
there about the 1st of May.
An old gentleman by the name of
Donquist dropped dead at Whitman
last week. Mr. Donquist was a resi
dent of Hyannis and was at Whitman
on a visit.
Hamitei. Steel, a farmer living near
Yntan, Sounders county, was suddenly
stricken with apoplexy a day or two
ago while milking a cow. His death
followed soon after.
Two sisters, Metulames Herman
Kloth. and Julius Kuester, wires of
prominent Cuming county farmers,
died last week. One was 30 and the
other 38 years of age.
■ G. G. Mullix of Garfield township.
Gaming county, has, after thirty-five
wears, received a check of $0.77 from
the war department for commutation
rations from war times.
• Tint old settlers’ picnic, which for
,aeveral years has annually been held
at Gibbon, occurs this spring on April
17. A good program has been pre
pared and a pleasant tinpe is expected.
• The St. Paul national bank, the old
oat Institution of the kind in the Loup
country, was reorganised April 1 on
the basis of a state bank. No change
la made in the officers or stockholders.
| Chxki.es Forbes was brought to
Ptattsmoutli from Union and lodged in
rthe county jail upon the charge of
'having robbed his employer, Hen Heck*
man. a farmer, residing in Liberty
(precinct, of two watches valued at $45.
Uumcn States Marshal Thummkl
haa named three deputies. The names
iof others will be announced later.
Those appointed are A. E. Coggeshall.
chief office deputy, and James Allen of
Omaha and George L. Palmer of Broken
Mow field deputies.
1 The bank of Hartley has invited its
depositors to call and get their money,
■mm it will soon go out of business. O.
-Frost, the cashier, will give his atten
tion to some other business, and F. G.
iMtilgebouer will attend to an alfalfa
farm near Danbury.
Auams county farmers, members of
■ the G. A. R., have loaded a car of seed
<eorn, which they have donated to their
iGrand Army comrades residing in
’Cheyenne county, who were less for
tunate with their crop of last year.
' W. Ji. Buck, a farmer living ten
{miles east of Lyons, was shot in the
'shoulder by his wife because he tried
to enter his house. For several weeks
(Mr. Buck has been forced to sleep and
[eat in the barn, his wife refusing to
{allow him to enter the house for any
(purpose whatever. He is now at a
[neighbor's nursing his wound, which
tin not dangerous.
, { While Mary Dvorack, the 14-yeftr-old
-daughter of Joseph, Dvorack of Te
jkama, was examining the contents of
jon old trunk, she found an old revolver
[which she playfully pointed at her
(little sister, Anna, 3 years old. The
{revolver was loaded and exploded, the
(boll entering the body of the little girl
llust below the heart. The child lived
(but a short time.
* A letter from a citizen of Holt
.county was received by the governor,
[containing a draft for $40 to be placed
I to the credit of the “conscience fund.’’
{The writer explained that he had cut
,*>me timber from school land, and
• 'desired to ease his conscience bvdonat
; jhag the amount named to the per
> vmanent school fund. The man did not
tdmire his name to be made public.
n
J H. Tir mmki., the neWly-ap
jpointed United States marshal, has
fwtered into partnership with W. 8.
jIVarne for the purpose of conducting a
•general law business. Mr. Tkummel,
iwho has enjoyed a considerable prac*
the. will have a portion of his time at
lenat taken up by his new duties and
with the present arrangement will still
he able to take care of all his former
• Aa James Daggett, living eight milea
Eithwest of Clearwater, was loading
old shotgun at his home, it was ac*
an tally discharged, the contents
jUtting two of his children. One of
them, a girl about 18 years of age, was
instantly killed, her head being nearly
blown off. The other child, a few
pen younger, will recover. The
lather and mother are almost bereft of
bcaaon in their grief.
* W. G. Boston, for some years a hard
ware merchant at David City, and
anon recently engaged in the same
hwsiness in Oklahoma, was brought
'hnn by relatives in a sadly disorgan
ised. mental condition. It is hoped
that a period of rest will restore his
? As old gentleman at Springview re
ported to the marshal that he had been
nobbed by a pickpocket, but found the
•oil three days later in his vest,
i: G. W. Nonius opened court at Stock*
wills with 330 cases on the docket. The
Una will be longer then usual on ae
naaat of the large number of cases to
yJWr* ...
BILLS BEING RUSHED,
ONLY A SHORT TIME IN WHICH
TO WORK.
Both House* of the Legislators Will
Probably Adjourn on tha 7 th—Dis
cussion Limited and Bills Har
ried Through—-Miscellaneous
Legislative Motes.
The Nebraska Assembly.
Hbsate.—The senate on the 30th spent an
other day In routine work. When the sen
ate was ready for work It started off by ad
vancing house roll No. 300 to third reading.
House rolls Nos. 304, 313, 311, 301, 330 and 230
were reported from standing committees to
which they had been referred and placed on
Seneral Ole. The bills have already passed
ho house and are for the purpose or amend
ing the code of civil procedure. Three bills
were read tile third time and passed, as fol
lows: House roll No. 300. a pro forma bill
directing the state treasurer to pay over to
the board of regents of the university of Ne
braska the biennial accumulation of the
Morrill fund set apart by congress for the
benelltof colleges of agriculture and me
chanic arts. House roll No. 387, by Mr. Gallin.
to prohibit corporations from contributing
money or means to influence or control elec
tions. This bill, which now goes to ths gov
ernor for his approvul. Is designed to prevent
the Influence of corporations in state, county
or municipal elections and Is drastic In Its
provisions. The governor's private secretary
was rocelvod. He announced that the chle'f
executive had received and approved house
rolls Nos. 473,108 and 435, and senate file No.
387. House roll No. 140 was then taken up for
consideration; but the hour of noon having
arrived recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
After recess the consideration of the bill was
resumed. It was recommended for passage.
The anti-pass bill was taken up. It Is us fol
lows: That hereafter It shall be unlawful
for any railroad company to give a pass or
carry free any passenger In the state of Ne
braska, and It Is hereby declared unlawful
for any person to accept a pass from any
railroad company in the state of Nebraska;
provided, that nothing In this act shall be
construed to prohibit any common carrier
from giving free transportation to Its own
officers or employes, or to prevent the officers
of any railroad company or companies from
exchanging passes or tickets with other rail
road companies for their officers and em
ployes. There was u long debate, at the
close of which It was recommended that the
bill pass. Mr. Graham then moved that sen
ate file No. 28 be made a special order for to
morrow at 4 o’clock. The bill provides for a
reduction of railroad passenger rates to 3
cento per mile. The motion was lost. Ad
journed.
-» wiiiue un iu« aist mauo an
earnest effort to clear away the large accu
mulation of business on t he general flic. The
day was commenced with the usual attempt
to advance favorite bills for Immediate con
sideration. McUann moved that senate die
No. SM be made a special order for tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The motion was tabled.
Senate file No. 11. Is a bill designed to place
the Industrial home for fallen womeu at Mil
ford under the control of the board of public
lands and buildings, with the appointment
of the officers and employesof the institution
vested In the governor of the stutu. There
was considerable discussion on the bill, at
the conclusion of which Mr. Kausom moved
that the committee rise and report the bill
tack to the senate, with the recommendation
that It do pass. The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Hansom moved that senate flies Nos. 300,
370, 271, be ordered engrossed for third read
ing. The three bills, taken together, place
the appointments of the superintendents of
the Industrial schools at Geneva and
Kearney and the Institute for the feeble
minded at Beatrice In the bunds of tbo gov
ernor. The motion was agreed to and
the senate took the usual midday recess.
After recess Mr. Howell then moved that
•enuto file No. 3K4, Introduced by Messrs.
Ransom, Howell and .Icffcoat at the request
of the governor, for “an act to validate re
newal lionds Issued by cities of the metro
politan class,” be advunrod to third reading.
The mailer went over one day. The senate
then went Into committee of the whole to
finish consideration of the bills bunched to
gether by the a< tlon of the body In the morn
ing session. Mr. Ritchie resumed the chair
and the first bill taken up was senate tl o No.
3W. The bill is entitled “an act to extend
and regulate the liability of employes to
make compensation for personal Injuries re
ceived by their employes In llielr service,
and to prevent the making or enforcement of
contracts or agreements limiting or Impair
ing such liability." It strikes at the volun
teer relief departments organized by railroad
companies doing business In the slate. The
bill was recommended for passage. Henate
files Nos. flflt*. 270 and 271 were placed on third
reading and passed. They provide that the
governor shall appoint the superintendents
of the Institute for the feeble minded at
Beatrice, the Industrial school for boys at
Kearney and the Industrial school for girls
at Geneva. At present these officers are up
EuRdfnga!* bourd of Iandl* a,,d
Senate.—The forenoon session of t he sen
ate on the 1st was put In passing bills, most
them senate files which have yet to run the
gauntlet of the bouse. Home quick work
will Iw necessary to secure action In the
lower legislative branch us adjournment Is
near at hand. The anti-puss bill, which has
been reserved for final action until the clos
Ing days of the session, was brought up for
third reading, but was sent back to the com
mittee for amendment. The senate refused
to concur In the house amendments to the
mil abolishing deficiency judgments
The house luslsted upon u clause providing
that the new law shull not apply to existing
dontroots. The senate rejects the provision.
The hill taxing the earnings of express, tele
phone and telegraph companies passed by a
vote of 17 to 2. Henate file No. aaTprovlolng
for the taxation of telephone comnanics
proposes a tax of one-half of 1 per cent on
gross earnings of all such companies. The
bill was passed by a vote of 17 to 5. Henate
file No. 378. taxing the telegraph companies
1 per cent on gross earnings, was passed by a
vote of 17 to 5. The anti-corporation bills
having been disposed of. the next taken up
was senate file No. 38. Introduced by Mr.
Mutaot hey a I’alia. providing a systematic
method for making read overseers’ re
turns to the county treasurer, it was
Passed by the requisite majority. House
roil No. 1W. appropriating |3lt,oix> for a
new dormitory building at the state normal
school at Peru, was passed without the emer
gency clause. House amendments to the de
ere not eoncurred in.
with reference to the
.-.-'*» a conference com
mittee Is asked for the measure will have
failed to become a low. Mr. Talbot moved
that the senate go Into committee of the
whole to take up the consideration of house
toll No. 128, the hill appropriating $30,000 for
the erection of a wing of a building on the
University campus, said building to become
apart of the permanent Improvements of
the college of agriculture and mechanic urts.
A number of amendments offered were re
jected, and the bill was finally recommended
to paw as It came from the house.
Duar<.-ni suun us me senate was ready
for business on the 2d, special action was
taken on a number of blits. Senate flies Nos.
M8, SSO, 203, 201, 202. 281 and 282 were ad
vanced to third reading. House roll No. 117
wm add«Hl to tbe bills already In the special
,ThJ», 1» the proposed law known as
the Script Bill. Hlllson third reading were
taken up. The flrst bill was senate fllo No.
288. to extend and regulate the liabilities of
eniployentn make compensation for per
KOIIbI Inin rlna Mutit end !»■ «UnU ~
“•n*1 Injuries received by' their 'cmloyes
while In their service, and to prevent the
, , »iw, nuu tu pivrruv uio
making or enforcement of contracts or
Smiting. or impairing such
liability. The bill failed to pass.
Senate file No. 244, amending the irrigation
bill, was read the third time and passed.
House roil No. SCO, appropriating $30,000 for
the wing of a new building to be erected on
the campus of the university of Nebraska for
a school of mechanic arts, was passed and
sent to the governor. House roll No. 254. a
pro forma bill appropriating the matricula
tion fees of the state normal school to the
nse of that institution, was passed. Senate
nle No. 01 was wad the third time and passed,
riiis is the bill introduced by Mr. Kitchle
fnacing the management of the industrial
lome for fallen women at Milford under the
management of the board of public lands
and buildings, the superintendent and other
OffllNtM tft lui unnnl..«A>l k... *k.. __
_--"C”' ' I mil IIUCIIV UIIU Hliuor
offlcera to be appointed by the governor,
eenate nle No. ils was then placed ou its
fitiwl nnuEHM nnrl 1, ^ ...I __.1 . 1_
fiual passage and it received the necessary
vote*. It.provides that contracts for sale of
lands between the owner and agent employed
to sell such lands shall he made In writing.
Consideration of the appropriation bill con
sumed the balance of the afternoon aixk
when the committee rose It luid not beeif
flnlshed. -
HorsK.—On the opening of the house ses
sion on the 21st Mr. Yclscr moved that the
rules be amended wherein a two-thirds vote
la accessary to action and that fifty-on*
Totes be declared sufficient. The motion did
not prevail. Standing committees reported
a large number of bills to the general Die,
and others for Indefinite postponement. The
with the recommendation that tney tie on
same committees reported a number of hills
grossed for third reading. Bills on third
reading were taken up and placed on pass
age. Senate file So. IDS. Beal's deficiency
Judgment hill passed. House roll No. 387, by
Gsffln. to prohibit corporations from contrib
uting money to campaign funds, had been
amended by the senate, and the bouse con
curred In the amendments. House roll So.
428, extending the powers of the state hoard
of transportation, received IK votes, with SI
against It. and failed to pass with the emer
gency clause. Senate file No. 78, allowing
pupils to attend school in a nearer district,
and presiding that they shall thereafter be
enumerated In the district nearest ther resi
dence was passed by a vote of 78 to 1.
Senate file No. 143, requiring railroads to mow
their right-of-way twice a year, between the
ISth day of July and the 1.1th of August of
each year, was passed. The deficiency Judg
ment bill as passed by the house Is os fol
lows: Sec. 1. That sections numbered 847
and 849 of the code of civil procedure of the
state of Nebraska be and tne same are hereby
repealed. Sec. 2. That section numbered Sea
of the code of civil procedure of the state of
Nebraska, which reads as follows: "After
such petition shall be filed, while the same Is
pending, and after a decree rendered there
on, uo proceedings whatever shall be had at
law for the recovery of the debt secured by
the mortgage or any part thereof, unless
authorized by the court; shall be amended
to read as follows: “After such petition
shall be filed, while the same Is pending, and
after a decree rendered thereon, no proceed
ings whatever shall be had at law for the re
covery of the debt secured by the mortgage
or any part. Providing that nothing In this
act shall be construed as affecting existing
contracts." Sec. 3. All acts ana parts of
acts In conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
House.—The first work of the house on the
1st was to advance senate file No. 40 to third
reading. It Is the hill to authorize the organ
ization of mutual Insurance companies. An
attempt made to advance house roll No.
3X1, the bill to enable colleges, universities
and normal schools to grant state certificates
did not prevail. Under regular order of bus
iness bills on third reading were taken up.
Senate file No. 1S7, to provide for a system of
uniform vouchers for the disbursement of
state funds was nassed by a vote of 78 to 0.
Senate file No. 313, setting apart 240 acres of
land In Lancaster county for the use of the
hospital for the Insane, was passed by a vote
of 77 toO. House roll No. 42. a bill to enable
Irrigation districts that have no outstanding
Indebtedness to discontinue their organiza
tion, was passed by a vote of 77 to 1. House
roll No. 224, appropriating 821,000 to build an
addition to tho Norfolk asylum, was passed
with the emergency clause, receiving 67 votes
to 13. House roll No. 318, a claim of 8376 for
four men In Hed Willow county, who had
paid the above amount rent on school land,
without having been grunted lease for the
same, was passed. House roll No. 18, by
Uerling, to provide for building a standpipe
and an additional wing to the asylum of
Hastings, and appropriating^30.000 to defray
such expense, was pussed with the emergency
clause. House roll No. 624. by Sheldon at
pawes. providing for drawing and empanel
ling Juries In the trial of original actions In
the supreme court, and providing fees of tne
Jurors, was passed. House roll No. 663, to
amend the Omaha charter In regard to Issu
ing bonds, and validate such bonds as have
already been Issued, was passed with
the emergency clause stricken out. Sen
ate file No. 40, to authorize the or
ganization of mutual hall Insurance com
panies, was passed by a vote of 86 to 1. The
bill provides that any number of persous, not
leas than 100, regldlng In the state, who own
collectively, not less than 5.300 acres of grain,
may form an Incorporated company for mu
tual protection ugalnst hall. The bill also
provides for tho character and manner of
conducting such companies. Standing com
mittees reported several bills to the general
file, and killed a few by Indefinite postpone
ment. 8enate file No. 311, providing that
bodies of Inmates who die In state Institu
tions. and are unclaimed, shall be turned
over to medical colleges, was ordered to
third reading. The house then adjourned.
House.—Under the resolution adopted yes
terday, allowing each member to .move the
advancement of one bill, a number asked to
have bills advanced, and the request was
granted In regard to quite a number. House
roll No. 631, the claims appropriation bill,
was passed with the emergency clause, after
a long call of the house. The only opposition
was on account of Including the contest
claims In this bill. House roll No. 463, by
Loomis, providing for a blanket ballot ln>.
stead of the present system, was pussed, re
ceiving 68 votes. Senate file No. ail, providing
that unclaimed bodies of those who die In
state Institutions shall be turned over to
medical colleges, failed to pass, receiving
only 42 votes. Senate file No. 117. by Ransom,
to prohibit officers in cities and villages from
accepting free gus or electric lights, water or
transportation on street,cars, and providing
punishment for violation of these provisions,
was passed by a vote of 13 to 21. House roil
No. 334, by tiaylord. to provide instruction
and transportation for pupils either within
or without the dislrict. of their residence,
was passed with the emergency clause.
House roll No. ail. allowing Mrs. B. McKell
of Tliayer county 8163.83 overpaid on school
land, was passed. House roll No. 171, by
« heeler, amends the present law In regard
to the deposit of state and county In hanks.
It provides that the deposit shall not In any
case exceed 30 per cent of the capital stock of
sucli bank. The bill passed with the emer
gency clause. Father Snyder of Sherman
asked to be excused for the balance of the
session, and expressed his thanks to the
members, and especially to the younger men,
for the many act s of kindness auu courtesy
shown him during the session. He was ex
cused by a rising vote.
Dead at 100 Year* of Asa
Chicago, April 1.—.lariusC. Mears,
one of the oldest settlers in Chicago,
died yesterday at his home in La
Orange, aged 100 years and eight days.
He first came to Chicago in 1839. He
served as postmaster of Hillsboro, 111.,
under President Lincoln.
Conn Not Guilty of LlbeL
Washington, April 1. — Ex-Con
gressman Charles Conn of Elkhart,
Ind., formerly at the head of the
Washington .Times company of this
eity, was acquitted of criminal libel by
Justice Bradley on an indictment
sworn out by District Commissioner
Truaadale. ,
Judge Kemp's Ambition.
Washixton, April 1.—Judge Kemp
of Chillicothe, Mo., has indorsements
from Maine to California for one of
the Indian territory judgeships, and is
here to press his claims in person.
A Wealthy New Yorker m ffuletde.
Geneva, N, Y., March 31 .—Charles
A. Hoaghton, principal owner of the
Corning Glass company and reputed
to be worth 9500,000, allot and kilted
himself to-day.
To Prevent Patent Frauds.
Washington, April 1. — Senator
Hansbrough of North Dakota has in
troduced a bill to prevent inventors
ana others from being deceived and
defrauded by alleged patent attorneys
Bryan's Nest Speech.
Washington, April 2.—The politi
cians are discussing with much inter
est the significance of the appearance
which Mr. Bryan is to make here in a
couple of weeks as the principal
speaker at a banquet in celebration of
the memory of Thomas Jefferson. It
is understood that he is preparing
himself with much care and there is
some expectations that he will sound
the party's keynote for use in the
state campaigns on for this year.
ft Paul Lowland* Flooded.
8t. PAlTL, Minn., Apail 8.—The Mis
sissippi has passed the danger line and
is still rising slowly. All residents of
the West side east of State street have
been driven to higher grounds. The
water is entering houses on the west
side of that street,and several hundred
people will be forced to move if the
water rises another six inches. There
are many stories of suffering.
tin m mi hbh
SPAIN ORDERS IT AT
M’KINLEY'S WISH.
—*- /
he May escape death.
The United State, state Department
Said to Bare Made Qolet. bat Ef
fective, Representation* to Min
later Deljome—Waa Correa- '
pondent Crosby Mur
dered by Spain?
Chicago. April 5.—The Times-Her
ald’s Washington special says: “Sec*
retary Sherman has protested against
the execution of General Buis Rivera,
the Cuban leader in Pinar del Rio,
who was recently captured by the
Spanish forces. President McKinley
and Secretary Sherman discussed the
Rivera case, and the latter, at
the President’s suggestion, com
municated with Senor DeLome,
the Spanish minister. Secretary
Sherman did not make a formal
protest against the execution of Ri
vera. At the same time Secretary
Sherman wanted the Spanish minister
and his government to understand that
the execution of Rivera would not tend
to promote good feeling for Spain in
this country. Already public opinion
was much exercised over the threat
to shoot the prisoner, and if
that threat was carried into ex
ecution the indignation through
out the United States might be so
great as to embarrass the government.
It is not doubted that Senor De Lome
communicated the substance of this
informal protest to his government,
and there are reasons for believing
that the Spanish authorities will cable
orders to Havana that will save
Rivera's life.
Havana, April 5.—-Acting Captain
General Ahumada has received orders
from Minister of War Azcarraga at
Madrid not to try General Ruis Rivera
immediately by court martial. The
minister thinks that a summary court
martial, followed by the shooting of
Rivera and Bacallao, would have a bad
effect in Btirope.
Washington, April 5.—It is report
ed, but denied at tho state depart
ment, that Consul General Lee has
cabled from Havana that he had reas
ons to believe that Correspondent
Crosby of Chicago had been captured
by Spaniards and murdered, not shot
in battle.
ItangoUr OS (or Cabs.
' Jacksonville, Fla., April 5.—Gen
eral Julio Sanguily, who was smug
gled into this city secretly by the
Cuban Junta Wednesday night, and
escaped the espionage of five Spanish
spies, left last evening for east coast
in disguise, thence to take a sailing
boat tor Cuba. It is understood that
he will go to the western end of the
island of Pinar del Rio province and
assume charge of General Rivera’s
army.
Thousands of Bicycle Inventions.
Washington, April 5.—The records
kept at the patent office show to what
an enormous extent the invention of
bicycle improvements has grown in
this country. Since 1870 over 4,000
patents relating to bicycles have been
granted by the United States patent
office, and at least half of these have
been issued in the last six years It
now takes the labor of eight expert
assistant examiners to handle the ap
plications of cycle inventors, and even
with this force there is always a big
batch of applications awaiting exami
nation. How fast this industry has
grown may be judged from the state
ment that' up to 1870 only about 300
patents for cycles had been issued.
There is no country in the world that
shows a similar rate of growth in this
same line.
Min Inter Breckinridge Safe*
Washington, April 5.—Clifton R.
Breckinridge, minister to Russia, is
not likely to be disturbed until the ex
piration of his four years, which will
be about a year from now. While po
litical enemies. President McKinley
and Mr. Breckinridge are warm
friends. Mr. Breckinridge, while a
member of Congress from Arkansas,
served on the ways and means com
mittee with President McKinley, and
they were frequently in each other's
company.
Composer Brahms Dead.
Vienna* April 5.—Johannes Brahms,
the well known musical composer, is
dead. He had been ill for a long time.
He suffered from jaundice last autumn
and went to Carlsbad, but the disease
developed into cancer of the liver. He
was able to read almost to the last,
and was kept in ignorance of his seri
ous condition. He was 07 years old.
A Young Qlri Burned to Death.
Rica Him,, Mo., April 5.—The home
of Fayette Bell at Sprague station was
burned lust night and his 11-year-old
daughter Cora perished. She appeared
at an upstairs window twice in full
view of her parents, and then sank
back enveloped in flames.
Michigan Miner** Wage* Raised.
Ibonwood, Mich., April 0.—The Met
ropolitan Iron and hand company has
announced an immediate i ncrease o‘f
10 per cent in the wage scale in its
mines here. The increase affects 1,000
men employed in the Norris and Pabst
mines.
A Rich Ougo Divorced.
Pkrbv, Okla., April 5.—W. H. Con
ner, ex-treasurer of the Osage Indians,
was divorced from his wife, Addie R.
Connor, at Pawnee on the ground of
abandonment. He gave 510,000 as ali
mony to her.
SENATE WILL MODIFY IT.
Change* Likely In Many Sehednlee of
tlie Dlngley Bill.
Washington, April 5.—The Repub
lican members of the Senate commit
tee on finance are continuing their
work day and night on the tariff bill,
with the intention of reporting it to
the Senate at the earliest possible day.
There is a well defined impression
about the Senate that the bill will be
generally remodeled, and the rates
considerably reduced in many of the
schedules.
To Reform the Currency. '
Washington, April 5.—Eleven of the
fifteen members of the executive com
mittee appointed by the Indianapolis
monetary convention last January have
been in the city for several days.
That convention, composed of business
men delegated by the boards of trade
of 100 cities, decided to urge a commis
sion to investigate banking and cur
rency laws with a view to their early
revision, and the executive committee
has decided to establish headquarters
here in an endeavor to procure from
congress such legislation at this session
as will empower the president to ap
point a committee to consider the sub
ject before the regular session of con
gress convenes in December.
[ Philippine Rebellion.
Washington, April The .Spanish
legation h as received official dispatehes
from Madrid, under date of April 1,
announcing the most decisive engage
ments in the Philippine islands since
the insurrection there began. The
strongly intrenched towns of Novel
let a, Lecbau and Rosario were stormed
and taken .by the Spanish troops. At
the same time the Spanish shelled the
seaport town of Cavite Vigo and other
strategic points leading to the insur
gent stronghold of Imus. The losses
were heavy, and 163 prisoners surren
dered as a result of the shelling of
Cavite Vigo.
He Performs a New Feat.
Chicago, April 5.—With a little ma
chine which looks like an egg-beater.
Dr. Fenton B. Turck has performs the
feat of laundering the inside of a man’s
stomach at the Post Graduate Medical
school, and, by means of the Roentgen
ray, he at the same time viewed the
internal apartment where his little
device was at work. The operation
marks an area of progress in the med
| ical world, as the experiment was the
first of its kind made in full view of
the operator.
Doable Kentucky Tragedy.
Hayden, Ky., April 5.—Tom Ogle
thorpe, a prosperous farmer, accused
his wife of having been intimate with
Henry Schneider, a farm hand. They
quarreled and Oglethorpe’s wife left
him. Oglethorpe then went to
Schneider and shot him through the
heart with a winchester, after which
he turned the weapon to his own head
and killed himself. He was about 33
years old and had no childran.
Beer Matters May Strike.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 5. — Ten
thousand union brewery employes in
Milwaukee have submitted a demand
for eight hours’ work a day for ten
hours’ pay. The employers, while not
formally refusing the demand, sub
mitted a counter proposition, the
terms of which have not been made
public. It is said the union men re
fused to consider this proposition.
Should no agreement be reached by
Monday, a strike nrobably will be or
dered.
Butler Attempts Suicide.
San Francisco, April 5.—Frank But
ler, the alleged Australian murderer,
made an unsuccessful attempt to com
mit suicide in the presence of two
guards. With his long thumb nail he
made a ragged incision an inch long
near the temporal artery. The wound
went through the flesh almost to the
bone and would have been serious had
Butler been more successful in locat
ing the artery. lie is all right now.
McKinley May Take a Rest.
Washington, April 5.—President
McKinley has in contemplation a brief
vacation from his, official duties.
Nothing has been determined, yet it is
probable that he will avail himself of
the presence here of the dispatch boat
Dolphin and go down the Potomac for
a couple of days about the middle of
next week.
oik stilpmeut or Silver.
New York, April 5.—The steamship
Umbria, which sails for Europe to
morrow, will take out the largest ship
ment of silver—055,000 ounces—since
July 10, 1806. The shipment on that
(late was 1,026,000 ounces, taken by
two steamers. The total exports of
the week amount to 1,573,000 ounces,
and 75,000 Mexican dollars.
IMS Strike at St. Laois.
St. Louis, Mo., April 5.—Five hun
dred employes of clothing manufact
urers are on a strike, and the latter
will have a fight on their hands that
may prove serious. Last fail the price
paid for making a coat was reduced
from 65 to 50 cents. It was promised
that the old rate would be restored in
the spring, but as this has not been
done, the workers struck.
Wants Five Million Acres.
LaGrange, Ind., April 5.—Simon
Pokagon, chief of the Pottawatomie
Indians, who at one time resided in
this part of Indiana, is preparing to
prosecute a claim against the United
States government on 5,000,000 acres
of land in Iowa, which was reserved
by the government by treaty in 1326.
Powder Mills Bio* lp.
Siiamokin. Pa., April 5.—All the
buildings of the Shamokin Powder
company were completely wrecked by
an explosion which occurred in the
mill of the company. Fortunately
there were no lives lost, all of the
workmen having gone to their homes]
President Hives a Dinner.
Washington, April 5.—President
McKinley gave a dinner of twenty
seven covers at the White house last
night, the guests including the present
and past members of the ways and
means committeo of the House now in
1 congressional life, and a few othera
Murderer Butler** Return.
San Francisco, April ?.—A first class
state room in the cabin of the steamer
Mariposa has been reserved for Mur*
derer Bntler of Australia, who will be '1
taken back to Australia to-morrow,
but the usual fittings have been re
moved, and all that remains in the
room is the lower of the three bunks,
in which he will sleep. Close to the
floor a strong steel ring has been .
riveted, to which he will be fastened if
he should show a surly disposition.
Three Australian detectives will take
turns in sitting in the room with the
prisoner.
PLANTATIONS FLOODED*
The Crevasse* Still Pouring Torrent*
Into the Lowland*.
Memphis, Todd., April 2.—A heavy
rainfall and a strong wind from the
west have prevented the closing of any
of the four big crevasses which are
pouring huge streams of water into
the Yazoo delta of Mississippi. On the
contrary, the breaks are growing
steadily larger, and more are expected
at any moment.
Yesterday a big break occurred at
Westover, Ark., and the 1,003 men at
work were barely able to escape. A
dozen fine plantations were soon
flooded and Helena put in fresh peril.
The Laconia Circle country, contain
ing 30,000 acres of fine farm land, is
entirely flooded and 5,000 people are
homeless.
In Mississippi. Gunnison, Rosedale
and other small towns are under
water and the flood extends back thirty
miles. Hundreds of cattle were
drowned and farm work destroyed.
Scores of plantation houses were
Wrecked, but so far probably not half
a dozen lives have been lost.
WANT IT REPEALED.
Prominent Men Speak Afitait Clew®*
land's Forestry Scheme.
Washington, April 2.—Secretary of
the Interior Bliss gave a hearing to a.
large congressional delegation who de
sired to protest against the forestry res
ervation order issued by President
Cleveland on Feb. 22 last, setting aside
large tracts in various states. Those
present included Senators Wilson and
Turner of Washington; Clarke and
Warren of Wyoming, Carter and Man
tle of Montana, Cannon of Utah and
Pettigrew of South Dakota, ex-Repre
sentative Mondell of Wyoming and ex
Sen a tor Moody of South Dakota, and
Land Commissioner Hermann and Di
rector Walcott of the-geological survey
were also present. The general prop
osition urged was that the proclama
tion of February 22 be either revoked
in toto or its operations suspended
until an investigation could be made
as to the character of the lands em
braced in the reserved tracts.
United Frau to Quia
New York, April 2 —The following
notice has been issued by the assignee
of the United Press; “To whom it.
may concern:—The news service of the
United Press will be discontinued af
ter the night of April 7, or about S'
o’clock in the morning of April 8. No
news dispatches will be received from
correspondents, reporters or news
agencies, or paid for, and he service
of all employes will be dispensed with,
after that time.
“E. G. Mason, Assignee.”
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT*.
Dks Moines, March 25.—An act
amending the laws relating to patents
and approved March 3, 1897, changes
section 4894 so as to limit the time for
completing an application to one (1)
year in place of two (2) years as it has
been heretofore. A Des Moines in
ventor has filed an application for a
patent for a method and apparatus for
the electric transmission ol numbers,
letters, words,diagrams,pictures, etc.,
in rapid succession. A person at one
end of a wire may give a written de
scription of an object or person and
also a picture of the subject at tbe
other end of the line. J. T. B., Macks
burg, Iowa, asks: What is tbe fine and
result for infringing a patent? Ans
wer: The result of violating law by*
infringing a patent may be a suit in
the U. S. court for an injunction and
damages and costs of Buit assessed
against the ‘infringer. The measure
oi damages is generally the amount of
profit the owner of the patent is de
prived of on account of the infringer’s
action. An injunction by a court to
restrain an infringer, if disregarded,,
may result in imprisonment of the in
fringer. Our practice is mot i confined
to Iowa. Inventors in other states can
have our services upon the same
terms as Hawkeyes.
Thomas G. and J. Ralph Okwig,
Solicitors of Patent*
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET*
^luuituiuiin irwiu ^ew iur», «.uii»gu. oi«.
LodIh, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator... 18 @ 19
Butter—Choice fancy country.. 10 @ 12
Eggs—Fresh. 7is@ 8
Chickens—Dressed... 7 (n> 714,
Chickens—Live, per lb. B m 6Vi
Cranberries—per bbl. 5 00 @ 5 50
lemons—Choice Messlnus.. 3 25 M 3 50
Honey—Fancy white. 13 m It
Onions, per bbl.JIAO @125
Beans—Handpicked Navy. 1 10 @ 1 20
Potatoes. 25 @ 30
Sweet Potatoes, per bbl.......... 1 50 @1 75
Oranges, per box. 3 50 @ 3 75
Hay—Upland, per ton. .. * 00 @ 4 50
Apples, per bbl.. 1 50 @ 2 SO
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET.
Hogs—Light mixed. 3 93 @ 3 95
Hogs—Heavy weights.3 85 @ 3 90
Beef Steers. 3 00 @400
Bulls. 2 00 @ 3 05
Milkers and springers.25 00 @30 00
Stags. 300 @350
Calves. 4 00 @ 5 50
Cows.. 1 25 @ 3 85
Heifers. 1 75 @ 4 00
Stockers and Feeders.. 3 25 @ 4 40
Sheep—Westerns.. 3 00 @ 3 06
Sheep—Lambs. 3 30 @500
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2 Spring. *70 @ 71V
Corn, per bu.... 24W@ 2t
Oats, per bu. 21 @ 2114,
Pork. 8 70 @ 8 7.1
Lard. 4 15 @42$
Cattle.—Bulk of sales..4' 25 @ 4 85
Hogs—Medium mixed. 4 15 @ 4 50
Sheep—Lambs. 3 50 @400
_ „ NEW YORK.
Wheat—No. 1. hard, winter. 81 @ 8114
Corn—No. 2. . 30 @ 3014
Oats—No. 2. 21ii@ 22
Pork.9 25 @ 9 75
Lard.4 40 @ 5 00
_ ST. LOUIS.
Wheat-No. 2, red. 93 © 94
Corn, per bu.- 21 @ 2114
Oats, per bu. is @ 181*
Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 75 @ 1 15
Cattle—Native beeves.4 10 @ 5 25
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2, hard. 73 © 80
Corn—No. 2. 20 © 20‘4
Oats—No. 2. 17 @ 1714
Cattle—Stockers and feeders_ 3 25 © 4 82
Hogs—Mixed...... 3 85 @ 3 9714,