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News of The Week Continued Prom Page 7 The defection of Webster Davis and the resignation by him of so import ant an office that he might bo able to attack the pro-English policy of the administration has caused Mark Hanna a great deal of trouble. He is pre paring to meet it in the regular Hanna ite way. It is announced that very seriou3 charges of some sort are to be made against Mr. Davis and his In fluence is to be destroyed in that way. Descriptions are coming by mail of : the battle of Spion Kop. Special cor respondence by American newspaper men who were on the spot is being printed by the column in the great New York dailies. Every one of these eye witnesses tell practically the same story and Spion Kop will be one of the notable things in history. All the correspondents agree that less than 400 Boers attacked the hill after it was captured by the English, and although there were more than 1,500 British troops on the top with many quick firing guns, this small band of fight ing farmers with Gen. Botha, at their head drove them from their position and killed twice as many of the En glish as there were Boers in the at tacking party. It is the most aston 'Ishing feat in all history and out does ilajuba hill. It Is said in the New York papers that McKinley sent a newspaper man to Porto Rico to get favorable state ments concerning the policy that he is trying to put in operation on that isl and, but the Porto Ricans detected the fraud at once and usually asked the newspaper diplomat to name a single right granted in the constitution which can-justly be denied to the inhabitants of that island. This newspaper man told the people there that the reason - that McKinley did not want the con stitution extended over them was be cause they would get many more bene fits if it were not. The islanders re plied to him on all occasions that all they wanted were the rights guaran teed by the constitution, that they did not demand or want any more. He did not succeed in getting one man to ad vocate the McKinley policy. Mr. Ortendorfer, a gold standard man, took Mr. Bryan upon a high mountain, so to speak, last week and promised him power, and glory and dominion, all of which should be se- ; cured by the unanimous German vote, . if he would only abandon free silver. But Mr. Bryan shook his head and said, no. He told Mr. Ortendorfer that he would rather be defeated than to - abandon his principles. The English positively refuse to ex change prisoners with the Boers which is going back to barbarism in the customs of war. The reason i3 that they, well knew that one Boer farmer is worth ten Tommy Atkinsens when it come3 to fighting. The news from Russia has been scant this week but what has arrived is to Hand 12th Sts., Half Block. . . Spring and Summer Outer Garments . . Children's capes in tan, red and blue, worth 52.75 and S2.97, to close, each Very extensive line of children's jackets range from $1.2o to WzJZo. A lot of 10 novelty skirts prices ranging at a discount of. 15 odd sizes in women's jackets, assorted $6.75 and $7.50, to close, each ' liight tan Kersey Eton jackets at v Beginning Thursday, April 12th, we place on sale, to close, our entire lot of novelty waists. The prices range from $10.00 to $22.00. Only one of a kind. Will also close black taffeta silk waists, made with white fronts, collars and cuffs, price, each All colors in taffeta waists, sleeves and body of waist t solid tucks, for Send for special cotalogue. It's free. The Season's Popular Dress Fabrics Half wool novelties, 30 inches wide, extra value, "T per yard U Half wool novelty mixtures and plaids, spring color combinations, OK A splendid quality, per yard uu All wool Shadda cloth, 38 inches wide, a full line of colors, very desirable QQn for spring and summer wear, per yard OUu . Isew plaids in bright colors, 3S inches wide, specially adapted for children's CCp wear, elegant quality, per yard Uuu 1 All wool and satin striped half wool challies, 32 inches wide, dark and deli- QKfl cate colorings, per yard . . '. . . . Ouu WASH GOODS Every new fabric and all the staple materials. New ginghams, dress styles at 10c, 12Jc, 15c, 20c and 25c a yard. Law light and dark, 27 to 32 inches wide, at 5c, 10c, 12c and 15c a yard. Dimny, fancy cords and plain weaves, colors and white, at 10, 18, 20 and up s to DOc a yard. Percales for dresses and waists, also shirting percale, at 8e, 8c, 10c, 12c and 1 15c a yard. ' Cotton covert for wash suits and summer skirts, 30 inches wide, per yard 12$c Cheviots for shirts at 8ic, 10c, 12c and 15c a yard. ' Spring Underwear Women's ribbed cotton vests, long I Qa sleeves, each . : I U u Women's light weight cotton union E fl A suits, long sleeve, ankle length.. J lib Women's low neck sleeveless vests, QCa cream only,, each 9c or 3 for L du Women's silk taped vests, white or O C ecru, sleeveless, 2 for.... .Lit Our dressmaking department in charge of Mr. E. J. Manche is now prepared fa Vieceive and execute orders for gownsLXtfiall kinds. Strictly high class work at reasonable prices. Watch for announcement of our Great re organization sale. 5s the effect that the C?ar4s still.pushing troops forward toward the k English possessions in Iu4ja. STle jialk that there was danger, of war between Rus sia and Japan seems now to. have been concocted by English diplomats and that there was nothing in it. It was a case of the wish being father of the thought. is it " ' ;: The efforts of Mark.. Hanna to create discord in the fusion ranks and the plan to aid in the formation of new parties where ever such work would have a tendency to draw votes from Bryan does not seem to prosper as well as the republicans hoped it would. It has turned out that there is more discord in the republican party than among the Bryan forces. Everywhere men who voted for McKinley are an nouncing that they will support Bryan this fall. Among the prominent ones who have so declared during the last week i3 President Jordan of the Leland Stanford university. The Quay vote still hangs fire in the senate. A good many of the senators fear the result of seating him, yet they are so bound up by they trusts and the leadership of Mark Hanna that they dare not refuse. Twice during last week an effort was made to reach a vote and both efforts failed. On one of the occasions there were some pretty hot words and the lie was passed. Of course the offensive words never ap peared in the record and the senators made the customary apologies the next morning. The investigation of the Idaho bull pen and martial law has closed. There was a hot round or two in the com mittee on that question also. The Id aho governor declared that Sovereign, former grand master workmen of the Knights of Labor, had said that the labor unions had bloown up the mines with dynamite. Sovereign jumped to his feet and told the governor that he lied and knew he was lying. No re port has been made by the committee so far. Every fuzzie wuzzie paper in the United States from Donnelly's Repre sentative in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico is printing with a great dis play the dispatch that was sent out from Omaha to the effect that the courts there had recognized the middle of the road pops as the legal organiza tion in . Nebraska. That is a sample of the morals of the Clem Deaver crowd. There has been no such de cision and no such case in the courts at all. Donnelly's fuzzie wuzzies up In Minnesota, so we learn from the Sage of Niniuger's paper, are in a bigger row among themselves than they ever kicked up in a populist convention. A call was issued for a county convention and no hour was set. A party of the fuzzie wuzzies met at 9 a. m., organ ized, elected delegates to the state con vention and - adjourned before 10 o'clock. About ten o'clock the other delegates arrived and to their conster nation found that the thing had been done and there was no use for them. Then there was a regular fuzzie wuzzie Lincoln, Nebraska 52.25 sizes 4, 5 and 6 years, Prices $16.00 to $20.00, to close ONE THIRD OFF styles, prices range $3.50, $5.00 $10.00 $4.75 $4.75 Spring Hosiery Boys' heavy bicycle hose 2x1 rib, Cfn double knee, 3 pair for ...UUu Women's real maco cotton hose, black and tan, high spliced heel OKn and toe, double sole, a pair . . . . . . ZvJu Men's heavy brown and . grayy mixed c cotton socks, seamless, double heel Qa and toe, a pair.... Uu . ivvijn v?.""?; . Lincoln, Nebraska time.such as some of us have witnessed when these - gentlemen made part of the regular populist conventions. Mark Hanna is perfectly welcome to the whole of that crowd. The candidacy of Admiral Dewey has only created a mild excitement in Washington. Every one in politics at all declares that he has had noth ing to do with it. Whitney, Gorman, and Hill all say that they knew noth ing about it and. were not consulted. From all that the newspaper, men have been -able to find out, it was a notion of the Admiral's own devising. Even Mrs. . Dewey . has given out a signed statement that-she did not instigate it and advised the Admiral not, to be a candidate. The Admiral's own ; state and also the state of Pennsylvania have during the last week Instructed the del egates to national democratic ; conven tion to vote for Bryan. ' . ADD NEWS OF THE WEEK:.. The latest news from South Africa is of the most astounding character. Lord Roberts is surrounded and prac tical beseiged in Bloomfountain and instead of marching on to Pretoria is engaged in a desperate struggle to defend his lines of cummunication. However, plenty of English, both offi cers and men are on their way to Pre toria as prisoners of war. Gen. De Wet has administered the third thrash ing to the British within the week at Meerkatsfontein, killing and wound ing 600 and capturing: 900 with 12 wagons, losing only five Boers killed and nine wounded. There was a, bat tle fought at Bradfort in which 600 British were killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoners. There was an other battle at Kroonstad, the Boers capturing 900 prisoners. 'There has been no news from Reberts for several days which goes to show that his tel egraph lines are cut. The number of guns captured has not been, reported but there must have been a good many. Taking all the fights together it seems that the Boers have rendered hors du combat nearly a whole brigade of the English during the last ten days with very small loss to themselves. The committee appointed ty inves tigate the charges of the use of money in the election of Senator Clark of Montana has resolved unanimously to report that the - seat is vacant. The report has not yet been made to the senate. It is announced in the Washington papers that Senator Jones of the dem ocratic national committee has re ceived a letter from Judge Caldwell in which he positively refuses to be a candidate for vice president. The re port seems to be true and the popu lists, who were unanimous in their de sire to nominate him, will have to look around for another candidate; Down in Louisiana where the fuzzie wuzzies were so red hot against fusion, the mid roaders have fixed up a fusion by which they say they are going to carry the state. J. L. Anderson, of D'Arbonne. in that state says: "Our ticket is composed of three populists, two independent democrats and one independent republican." Mark Hanna doubtless did not object to that kind of fusion because it had no tendency to reduce the number of the McKinley presidential electors. Bixby's poem on D. Clem Deaver is quoted in all of the fuzzie wuzzie pa pers north, south, east, and west. That literary bureau down at Omaha . gets things out on time.. Hon. C. F. Wheeler of Furnas county leader of the minority in the last leg islature was . in Lincoln Tuesday. Mr. Wheeler is one of the most conserva tive and able-populists in the state. He is frequently mentioned as the most competent man available for the position of state auditor. It was Mr. Wheeler more, than any other man in the last legislature who prevented the selection of Thompson for U. S. Sena tor by the fusionists and a few of the republicans. Time has proven the ex cellence of his judgment in that mat ter. Mr. Peter Ebberson of Howard county, who came so nearly being nom inated in 1896, is being pushed to the front by his friends in that part of the state for the nomination for treas urer this year. Mr. Ebberson has had experience as county treasurer, - and made for himself an excellent record in that capacity. Here are the rates that the Porto Rican tariff levies on things that the Porto Ricans have to sell in our mar kets: Sugar, 10 por cent; leaf tobacco, 52 to 87 per cent; manufactured to bacco, 25 to 160 per cent. Moreover, upon hundreds of personal and house hold necessaries, articles of food, .tools and materials of industry, the Oxnard tariff levies .15 per cent of the practi cally prohibitive Dingley rates. Chi cago Inter-Ocean. The magnificent strategy of ' the Boers which has resulted in this con dition is the admiration of the mil itary authorities of the world. - The African winter is just beginning and the British army lies in this condition clothed in their summer uniforms while it' is said in London that it wil be at least two months before the winter outfit, can be -gotten to them From the tone of the English dailies the British government . is , struck dumb with, this sudden turn, in. affairs The Boers seem to have turned a . de feat, in a very few days, into most glorious victories. All lovers . of lib erty applaud them. In congress the routine business con nected with the appropriation bills have consumed most. of the'time.v The Porto Rican bill has gone back, to the house and there has been a caucus,-of the republican members but no con clusion reached. , It seems that the re publican machine has . several ..hot boxes. The seven rebels who would not vote -for the bill in the first . place have been recieved with open arms by their constituents , and , a great many g. o. p.-dailies continues to assault ; the policy of taxing Porto Ricans, not only witn force,, but with some , malignity, This being, the case there; has been some . doubt whether a ; majority' could be mustered in the house for .the final passage of the bill. Several congress men, about thirty, are absent, and ail the appeals of the leaders and notices of the sargeant-at-arms have failed : to get mem to return, as mey aoni use to -face 'thir:Portb'Kican business at all. It is being: whispered about that fit is necessary, to secure a majority, the republicans .will oust a few more democrats, on contests AStiadif Breath The - firm , of H. Herpolsheimer Co. filed v articles pf incorporation during the past week. " In 18 80 : Mr. H. Herpol sheimer, 'the present -head -..of !. the' es tablishment, . opened - a" small store oh O ; street, and through ' careful manage ment' and : sound business ; principles ncreased his business to such an ex- ter that it became necessary '-to seek lartor quarters. - In-1890, or-just ten years after its. establishment,- the store was v moved to its -present i location, ; a building of ; 150 ?foot; frontage -and 142 feet deep. Since that time it has been found ; necessary to add more selling space, or shelving, . nearly every year, and with the close of the past month extensive alterations ; had just been completed. : .y- . . THE NEW CHANCELLOR E. Benjamin '-- Andrews . Elected . by the . i; Board f Regent The . regents of ? the state university have chosen E. Benjamin Andrews for chancellor. " It .has been known for some time by those best informed that this selection would be made either at this" session or the next. The two republican members; of the board at tempted to make t the affair a political one ; by calling for.; a; roll : call and re cording themselyes; against the selec tion of Dr. Andrews. t Neither of them questioned, they ability, - fairness and strength , of Dr Andrews. Their- only fear was that ; prominent republicans might criticisp-theAr action against the selection of anyman who; was not an outspoken- republican.- To i prove that they. are. still more, loyal to: the repub lican party than i they are to the . in terests of .the univef sity regents Mor rill and : Goold -voted "no." . The re maining four, Kenover, Forrell, Teet ers, and Rich voted "aye," and Dr. An drews was declared elected. v The . students and professors at the university - with; few : exceptions are highly pleased; with , the election.! His fearless record is known, and his abil ity j and industry-; mean ; much for the success v of the university. All fair- minded men. admit that the selection is .wise and :. that, the university , is to be congratulated upon the result. Jack knife free with each pair of bovs shoes. WBBSTJER.Jb Rogers, i , v ; a-P. St; Lincoln. Neb, Fire at Fred Schmidt's Place The i general merchandise stock - of Fred Schmidt & Bro.,i 921 O street, was damaged'-Saturday from $3,000 to $5,000 by fire.-'The blaze was discov ered in the basement -about 3 o'clock, and -before; itwas extinguished the basement ; was flooded . with water and the stock on the5 floor above was badly damaged by smpke. The- fire, did not break through the floor. The damage to the buildings gowned by . the firm, is si ight, and can fee; repaired at a small cost. The lossis' 'entirely covered by insurance.. T "" ' . . The fire was discovered by a clerk who had gone1 down" in the . basement to get a x box W &Je entered the base mentifrom tha-rear end and noticed a blaze, near the-front - He ran upstairs and . gave the ;alarnw ?The fire burned rapidly, having caught in . a quantity of dry goodSr stored; in boxes. An open window, gayej it sufficient draft, and In : few minutes vBiore. it, would have communicated to, the floor above- Two steamer lines were . brought to play on the, blaze,, one from the front and the other from , the -rear. The .work of the firemen was, difficult owing to the dense smoke that, rolled out: of every opening, and the sickening fumes of the burning cloth. . Four firemen were overcome ' by ., the smoke and had to be carried awayK but all soonj recovered. Fred Schmidt said last evening that he had - no idea how the , fire caught no one nao neen down tnere . witn : a light, and no: fire was kept in the base ment. The abasement is light and dry usually, and; a fire is not needed there It , is possible . .that . some passerby might "have thrown a -cigar stub through the' basement window, but this was not regarded as probable. At first Mr. Schmidt said a workman had been in the basement fixing the plumbing and'h'e thought he might have dropped a match,-but later investigation showed this theory, to .be unfounded. Mr. Schmidt said:, ."Thejorigin of the fire is a mystery to. me, I can't imagine how it started." The stock carried will invoice be tween $28,000 and $30,000. It is in sured forr$25:000.-: In the basement laree Quantity of the goods- burned. Other' goods were submerged in water and -soaked .by the streams from the fire engines. The , room upstairs was filled with smoke, . and - the damage from this cause is hard to estimate. In the front ," end of -.i the ? store, i directly above .the fire, ai large display of fine dress goods was tainted with the smoke and gas. from. the ,flre. But little water came through the floor and the damage from , water on the-first floor is prac tically nothing, but it will be ". very large in the basement, which was filled to a depth of several, inches. :y 'Have you ever acquired the habit of buying men and:boys clothmgof the B. L. Paine Clothing-: Store?.' Irs just five doors j west ,of-, the-? Miller and Paine dry goods store. ' 4 ." j. , . ;' ' , . , ... To Avftjd the Law ;The -Armour company -has Incorpor ated "under" the state laws of Nebraska in thesuinlof; ! $20,000,000, paying a fee of ; $2,002. - v-It-: is i understood ? that . they will adpptfthe i tactics vof - the t oyster trust," Booth A; Cot, .which;; incorporated not ' long in - eathi; state? This In cbrpQratic::0u8 Bem Ipumvm footing i with domestic ; concerns and lessens ; their : liability i in violating : the anti-trust law. II f I ivir 0 and 1 3th Sts. .. ueiuer ur xiul jruu uuy juur ldXl Spring and Summer Dry Goods llUif - early this season, just remem a Tjj ber when you do buy that we 15 1 IIC urged you to buy early. Durihe A. ..... 1 Time the last three months manuf ac turers of dry goods : have ad vanced prices . enormously, but as most of -our present stock was purchased before this advance took place we will continue for a while to sell at old ? prices! Ydu will " certainly save money.by buying early: Wnmnn'c We are selling all numbers 1UIIICll 0 of Women's Black Cotton ' Pnif nn Hose at the same low prices UU llOn a iast season. We mention I - some of the best values: II0S6 Seamless, with sewed toes, medium weight, 5c a pair. ; Pull seamless, narrowed ankles, fine gauge, 3 pairs for 25c. Full seamless, three thread heels and toes, medium weights, 10c. a pair. Full, seamless, double - soles, - spliced heels and toes, 2 pairs for 25c. Full seamless, combed maco yarn, silk finish, double soles and spliced heels, 15c a pair. Philrirflfl'C have the best numbers UIIIIUIwll Oof last season and some new PftHnn ones ano a fti prices." UUllOll Domestic seamless, ribbed II " legs, 3-thread heels and toes, H0S6 sizes 5 to 9, 10c a pair. ' Domestic ; seamless, 2- tbfead yarn, medium weight," very elas tic, sizes 6 to 10; 2 pairs for 25c. Domestic seamless, ribbed- legs, me dium weights, double knees, sizes 6 to 9, 15c a pair. THE SAME OLD THING How Protection Works in Canada Builds up Manufacturing Barons and Bobs , the Farmers Some moulders who have been locked out because they demanded fair wages over 'in Canada have issued a circular letter that while it: deals with indus- putable facts in connection with their trouble, would do credit to the pen of a .Henry George, as a-tariff document. It is as follows: "When ' the Liberal- Government came into power, reduction in the tar iff on, a large portion of the raw ma terial used in the construction of agri cultural implements was made. The effect of this was that the cost to the manufacturers. was very materially re duced. FARMERS KNOW WHETHER iTHE PRICE OF MACHINES HAS BEEN -REDUCED. THE WORKING MEN' EMPLOYED iBY THE MASSEY H ARRIS FIRM GET NO MORE THAN THEY GOT, BEFORE 1896. ""The Government returns show that the Massey-Harris Conipany (limited) are sending their machines to Great Britain, Europe, Australia, Africa, South, America and other parts of the world, and that they are ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE MACHINES MADE. BY M'CORMICK, DEARING, OSBORNE AND OTHER MANUFAC TURERS IN THE UNITED STATES. "This foreign trade has increased very "largely, and demonstrates that the Massey-Harris Co. can sell ma chines as, cheaply, as. any manufac turer in the United States. What are the' farmers of Canada at present sub mitting to? Every binder sold to them is .PROTECTED TO, THE EX TENT OF TWENTY PER CENT. A regulation of the customs legislation proves that binders made by the man ufacturers of the United States im ported into Canada shall for the pur pose of paying duty; be VALUED "AT ABOUT $100.00. ; , "You will see that the Massey-Harris Co. are enabled to raise the price of binders just the amount of the duty paid by the American manufacturers. The same applies to ;all the imple ments made by the same firm. , The reduction in the duty on raw material alone . referred to enabled the . firm to make just so much more money, be cause the men who 'make1 them got no higher wages, and the FARMERS GOT THEIR MACHINES NO CHEAPER. "It is claimed that the Massey-Harris Co., Limited, besides paying prince ly salaries to their officials, enlarging their works, made A MILLION DOL LARS IN PROFITS LAST YEAR. Do you not think it time that the mon opolies,' combines and .other exacting corporations ; who' are grinding the life's blood out :' of their . employes should STAND ON THEIR OWN MERITS and not be allowed, by the aid of a tariff, -to extort from the farmers of . this country more than they, are legitimately entitled to? "In tne near future another election for the House , of Commons will take place. 1 Do not vote for any candidate, Grit or .Tory, who will not pledge him self to - remove entirely,- as the Gov ernment did in connection with binder twine, , the duty on agricultural imple ments, or at least make a very sub stantial reduction in the duty. - "The cost of binder is-less, than $40, "and it is generally sold for $125. The difference, less the expense of selling, is profit. The price of labor cannot be regulated " by a- tariff; the laws of supply and demand regulate that - The'same laws govern the price of machinery; ; It Is Hime combina tions like the Massey-Harris Co. ceased torbe PENSIONERS ON A LONG SUF FERING PUBLIC ;"This circular is. Issued v at, the in stance, of.' some poor, moulders who cannot do very . much for ' themselves ; but . they are at least endeavoring to assist tne farmer in getting a fair show in the struggle-for existence." Against McKinley '2 David Starr" Jordan'' of the "- Leland fcStariford, Jr., university, has been as sailing the imperialistic policies of the administration .for several months. President Jordan attended a teachers' Jl I M It may seem a little early i to talk about warm weather Oummnr underwear, but ire assure 0Ulllli16r Tu ta now is a good time II Ji to buy.- Buy early, get what UnCl rWfidffu want and, save 'money. "w , M We have speciaH values? in Jersey ribbed vests at 5c,8ic,-10c and V2ic each. - YoM are invited to our underwear de partment.. ' ; VhitG This will be a great - white cot n ton dress goods season and we UrfiSS are PrePa,ted for it. We have , all the stylish materials, both fiflriffo Pai and ' fancy and we can UUUUO please you in - quality whether you want to pay 5c or 50c a yard. Checked and striped lawns 5c to 12Jc a yard. . Lace striped and checked lawns 124 c to 25c a yard. Domestic dimities 10c to 20c a yard." Marseilles: and piques 15c to 75c a yd. Corded piques 20c to 40c a yard. : , . Swiss mulls 10c to 7oca yardr. " Corded Swisses 15c to 35c a yard. -; ' Dotted Swisses 10c to 60c-a yard. Organdies 15c to 60c a yard. ' - India linons 5c to50c"a yard; Victoria lawns 74c to 20c a yard. ' : Persian lawns 20c to 80c a yard: The fact is'we have anything you can ask for in white cotton" dress goods and all we'ask is' that you come' and";! 'see for yourself.'' " ' ' ,' ' convention, in "an Indiana town, the other day and ' after the regular con vention work was over he expressed in vigorous language his .views, of public questions and his ideas of presidential candidates. He was asked for whom he would vote, McKinley or Bryan," and he replied: "In 1896"! supported Mc Kinley. This 'year j I "' will " support Bryan." " President Jordan being asked what he thought of public sentiment on the Philippinie question; replied: : "Let me quote you Roosevelt on that. He said ? to me ; last week : 'Jordan, I wish to God that we were out . of the Philippines and had them off our hands; and many republicans re thinking the same.'. I am free to quote Roosevelt, because T consider him . in many respects one of the greatest men in the republican party." "How do you size up McKinley? .' "Let me quote you Roosevelt again. He said, 'McKinley has about as much backbone as. a toy chocolate man that you see on tne confectioner's stand; he is a dreadful disappointment. " - k . "What do you think of President Schurman's report on the Philippines?" "Schurman is a good manr but he' is essentially an aristocrat, and ' an "aris tocrat can not make a government for the masses." " ,( Roosevelt - denies-, that'- he ' made the statements, Jordan, does not.- - rrcr. We have the best' line of boys shoes in Lincoln at $L00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 and we are giving as an advertise ment a two bladed jack knife with each pair, Webster & Rogers, ' 1043 O St, Lincoln, Neb. A PRIZE WORTH HAVIN6 Sent as an Evidence of onr Appreciation to Those Who Send in Clubs. There is inserted in every copy of this week's issue of the Independent a sub scription blank with sufficient room 'for twelve names" and addresses. It is 'for the use and convenience of those who desire to get up a club of 12 campaign subscribers at 35 cents each and secure the good and durable watch which we have offered as a prize for each club. This watch is far superior to the watches that are frequently offered as prizes we can get a much cheaper one, but will not do so. The watch which we are of fering is more expensive than many but it has far greater value. Uur plan is to give a watch-of such a high, class that everyone placed will bring orders for a dozen more in ' the same neighborhood. You will find'it an easy 'matter to get up a club of new subscribers at the remark ably low rate which we have made. ' It is only a little more than half the regular price. The Independent contains a gen eral summary of all the news of the week contains a valuable continued story on the life and characteristics of the Boers of South Africa," contains from two to three short stories every week; valuable articles on farnvgarden,- and dairy mat ters in proper seasons, contributions from prominent men on the leading top ics of the day, and an editorial page un equaled in any paper in the west. It is uncensored, fearless and foremost in the fight for "equal rights for all and special privileges to none." Show your copy to your neighbors and invite them to sub scribe. Get twelve of them and , we will send you the splendid watch which we have described as a token of our appre ciation of your efforts in helping" to in crease" the circulation of the 4 Indepen dent - Be careful and spell all names correctly-and give the proper post office. Sign your own name plainly . and give your own address in order ; that there may;be no delay and no mistake in the delivery of the- watehl - ReadJ.be article; "Watches for E very body 1 on ir page five; A Valuable Magazine The Americon Monthly Review of Re views for April contains , many valuable and interesting articles. "The Great Steel Makers of Pittsburg;" "The Con stitution and the. Territories;", and "The Situation in South' Africa"" are particu larly, valuable articles , and should , be read bf every ' Amerfcanf who desires to' be well informed. Every month 'this magazine contains a mine of information upon the most interesting topics of the day. It is edited by Albert Shaw and is published at 13 Astor place, New York. r'V ..it. 0 and 1 3th Sts. DaaI For several ;years there - was Dldiblv comparativefy Utile demand.for solid black cotton dress goods but this season'si fashion again -. calls for'thenK and we are sell- ;;ing large quaniUfes. We guar- oantftfi'tlift noloilTi everv" Piece Rhrirl C - f blacto.' cottonPdresa goods' i n UUH" i "oW store. Among the linevwe are; selling are the following; .. Plain lawns 12ic to 25o a yard. ; Batistes 15c to 40c a yardti jStriped and checked layns 12 c tojlSc a-yard. - " " " Grenadines 30c to 60c a yard. :. " ( Fancy dots 15c to 35c a yard. , , VdSll .In no previous . season did we n ever sell nearly so large a quan- ' UrfiSS of wash dress goods as we : have disposed of, thus far this RnntlC spring. This is i partly' dv to - UUUUO the fact that there is a great demand for - wash dtess goods but is chiefly because' our stock'4 so' itfmiens and the assortment offered -sc attractive. We have wash dress ; goods aJ -low as 5c a yard and some worth $1.00 a yard but our largest assortments, and best values are in the fines which sell- at 10, 12$, 15, 18 and 25(ra yard.1- .? CLARK CANNOT STAY Mntiu Mil Unit Vacat -HU Senate The aenate committee on privileges and elections has decided unanimously in favor f 'the unseating of Senator Clark of Moniana. The, report is to declare the seat of Senator Clark vacant and not to expel. The'decision was reached after a two hours' sitting, ;at which all the mem bers of the committee were, present ex cept'one. The absentee was Senator Caffery of Louisiana, and he., wired 1iis vote in opposition to Mr. Clark. The ballot was not taken until all the members present had '-expressed themselves upon the question, some of them speaking at some length, and all expressing different shades of opinions. BAN KERTbLO WS BRAINS OUT Commits Suicide Rather Than- Carry Out Court Oriar. An- Oakland,' Cal., dispatch says Banker H. H. Pitcher, who has charge f the Liveimore banlc in Ihe capacity 5ff. manager, and cashier, blew his trains out at his Livermore home. ' Pitcher was a" trustee of the estate f the late Thomas Varney', deceased, ralued at' 8600,000. His trust was be ing .' investigated in court.. Pitcher rvas to produce his books , in court and . testify as to ,how he handled tlie bank and the trust. Rather than ap pear in court he -blew his; brains out. Be did. not leave any message, . Taken to the Asylum. Sh eriff Simmering 'of " Hastings, Neb. , aas taken Emmanuel Lapp to the Lin eoln asylum. Last year " Mr. Lapp, ivho is a welP-'to do farmer, with a rood farm and home near the village f .Holstein, changed the location of the various buildings, , including the bouse in which the family lived, and Hnce that time he has imagined that he is turned around and that it will be necessary to put the .buildings all back in their former position in order lo bring him right."- He i s perfectly rational on every other subject and laid, when leaving for the asylum, that it was a shame to take him there. THE BLACK PLAGUE. 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