Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN
OKU. E. lIBKaCHOTBB, Editor * l ull.
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA.
Central Nebraska teachers had a very
profitable meeting at Hastinga
The Lancaster county democrats will
hold their convention at Lincoln, April
JBth.
A Modern Woodman camp baa been
organized et Alda with twenty-lire
ebarter mein here.
F. M. Cook, cashier of the Klret Na
tional bunk of Lincoln, is minus a toe,
•hot off while hunting.
Huy home made goods and build up
home Industries, is a good policy. Far
reli's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell A co., Omaha.
The 3-year-old son of O. iiarrakoet.
living near Oakland, had his forehead
laid open by the kick of a horse and la
not expected to live.
NebrusKS postofilcrs have been dis
continued thus: Kosden, lloone coun
ty, mail will goto Albion; Kldgely,
Dodge couty. mull will go to James
town. Charles F. Smith has beencotn
misaloned postmaster at Stafford, and
Johanna S. Wemjulst at Denman, Neb.
I.aet weak inspector General N R
Lundeen. In the presence of Adjutant
General R H. Harry of Lincoln, reor
Ssnized company A. First regiment,
lebraskn National Guard, with a mem- ,
bership of forty-five, County Superln- |
tendent George li. Iloldeman being
chosen as captain. The conipsny Is
made un of the best young men of the
city of York.
vs ti/ t • i_— v ui..... na. am.
-— —J * — —
gineer on the Omaha road, called at
tbe Drexel hotel In Omaha and a.»Ue<l
tor a room, leaving Instruction* to be |
called at noon. At 12 o’clock the clerk
rapped at the door, but Carrigau failed
to reply. Looking over the transom,
the clerk saw the man lying on the
bed. Tee door was broken open and it |
was found that he was dead.
At a meeting of the Nebraska club j
in Omaha last week, Secretary Will- j
lamson made a statement of the work
being dona in other states to aid and
encourage immigration, giving an idea
of the methods pursued in the north,
west and south, and he also read letters
received from different parts of Ne
braska showing an interest in the
movement of tbe club.
One of the sensational cases in tbe
district court of I'helps county last
week was the divorce case brought by
the wife of Judge G. W. Htover. The
case did not appear on the bar docket*
and never has. but the paoer* pur
ported to have been filed In July. 1896.
The case was heard by the court in pri
vate for the plaintiff and she got a de
cree of divorce ane $1,800 alimony.
Work is steadily progressing for the
Western Nebraska Irrigation fair to be
held in North Platte. The people of
the western part of the state are tak
ing great interest in the matter, and
the first buildings will be erected in
tbe near future A $300 bicycle track
ia being built, and with the old sol
diers’ reunion, which meets there at
the same time, will draw many people
to North Platte.
lJudge Ktull of Beatrice overruled a
motion for a new trial in the bastardy
case of Walker against Walker, giving
the plaintiff judgment for $700 and fix
ing the allowance for the support of
the child at $7 per month for a period
of twelve years. It is understood that
Walker, who has been pastor of the
Baptist church in Beatrice for some
time past, has departed for parts un
known, leaving his flock to take care
of itself.
L. (X Jackson, a fruit dealer of
Friend for the past seven or eight
years, and owner of business and resi
dence property near the center of the
city, left town last week, driving to
Fairmont, and from there by train to
unknown parts, lie deserts an estima
ble wife and child, who are nearly dis
tracted. There is no cause for his uc
tion, his business affairs being in good
condition and his domestic relations
agreeable.
On the application of ex-County At
torney itoyd of Madison county, the
governor has issued a requisition on the
governor of Wisconsin for the return to
this state of one Victor K. C Craw, who
la charged iu Madison with "fraudu
lently selling uad disposing of proper
ty." It is revealed by the papers in the
caaa that Craw was indebted to several
pariiae in Madison county, and sold hit
property there end moved to \\ laconsin
without paying his creditors
At its recent monthly meeting the
tiraud Island l.iederkrans society en
gaged I’rof. II. A. Ilartllng of that elty
as director of the slate sangerfeet fes
tivities, to be held there August 13, M
and IS. I’rof. Hurtling Is a local mu
sieian who, ss head of the I'aciHe Hoea
company baud, which satisfactorily
tilled an engagement at the last slate
fair, as director of Oraud Island's or
ehealra. has won quite a distinct posi
tion lu musical circles all over the cen
tral portion of the state
Washington dispatch senator Thure
ton and Kepreseutativa Meiheijuhn in
tend tomorrow to eail upon t’rveldenl
1 levataud in regard lu the Thayer pea
stun bill which passed the senate at
tha close of the session yesterday,
i heir ebyevt la to secure if possible, an
early signature to tn« bill I he bill to
pension tiovernor i hayer **ecalled up
I* the einelM half hour of the senate
by Neaatot Thnraton. while heaator
Allen was out of the chamber, and was
passed tn just thirty seconds, without
debate.
The Ki.uuu aere Farley pasture on the
W iauebogu reservation la being Woken
up prepare to* t to farming
l aiug las county nee slaty gvepatteete
la the Hastings Any lorn for iavaratds
Insaaa The total number of taut a tea
la that laatitwtion from ail over the
atate la 43*
Tha ofhee safe et M etarene lumber
yard ia Ashland was tided of stout ||u
by home tateei Ike burglars entered
the hotldtag by the been door aed
lowed tha safe d<uo uaioehed I hey
opened It and with the help of a hem
* Me# aad vSteed Won sat the iron money
Was t hey tail tbe*r Cade aad tha
ananey ho* on tha 4m
•
Rev. J. C Irwin, who ha* been pas
tor of the I'resbyterian church at North
Finite for the past five years, resigned
his pastorate last Monday night Mr.
Irwin has been in failing health for
the past year, and will goto farming
near that city.
Major Clarkson says that on May 1
there will be over 500,000 acre* of land
tinder Irrigation In Nebraska with
ditches constructed and water In the
ditchea. I.esa than 5 per cent of thla
land, he says, la under cultivation, and
forty acres of such land will give a sure
living for a family if properly farmed
and provide it with a substantial reve
nue. lie predict* that within the nest
year there will be at least >,000,000
acres of land under irrigation In thla
state.
Car No. 'tWU, which arrived In (trend
Island from Omaha the other morning,
was found to have been broken into
and some goods stolen. A large lot of
shoes, generally of a lino grade arid In
summer styles, consigned to a dealer
at Denver, were scattered all over the
car. An old pair of shoe* were left In
the car, as whs also a pair of mittens
< andie drippings on the grerdsthal had
been opened clearly Indicated that the
roblrery was committed at night. It ia
supposed to have taken place between
(iilmore and Valley.
County Attoiinky Mchpiiy of Nema
ha county has been In Mncoln confer
ring with liovernor Holcomb a* to the
boundary dispute between Nebraska
and Misaouri. A temporary truce haa
been declared between the rival claim
ants of the two stales for the land and
there Is no Immediate fear of an out
break. liovernor MUme of Missouri haa
written liovernor Holcomb saying he Is
anxious to co-operate In the courts In
arriving at a settlement of any dispute
that has arisen or may arise.
The weekly crop report made to (ien
eral Manager Holdrege of the Hurling
toil shows that the outlook Is vsry good
In Nebraska, and unless some unfor
viiiibv' inn urn hitiw
big crops in the stale. On the northern
division email grain in being Beaded
and forty arret In etigar beet* have just
been put In near Vork In the last week
Some potatoes are being planted and
preparation for corn in well advanced.
*ecd la cheap and farmers are planting
more than in previous year* The win
ter grain ia good.
At St. Kdward the team of .lame*
Northrup became frightened at the
train and ran awuy in *pite of all the
efforts of Mr. Northrup to hold them
When they reached Heaver street, In
atesd of turning op town, they turned
toward the track. .fu*t at till* time
one of the line* broke and the driver,
seeing that it would be lmpu**lbie to
atop them, jumped from the wagon,
alighting on hla head, unhurt. A» they
crossed the track the engine struck the
wagon, cutting the horses loose and
throwing the wagon into the ditch,
rather badly demoralized,
A man and hla wife of average slat*
ure and of ordinary appearance were
on the B. A M. train thi* morning,
says the I’lattsmouth New*, bound for
their home at Beaver City. They had
been In Canada for the past four years
and were returning to Nebrawka. There
waa nothiug strange shout thi* fact,
but they had with them a baby twenty
months old that waa just beginning to
tulk, and remarkable a* it may seem,
the infant prodigy weighed ninety
pounds, and was Indeed u sight worth
seeing. The mother said the bube
weighed nine pounds at birth but whan
if was a weak old It began t>> take ou
flesh at a wonderful rate and had con
tinued to grow.
There is much talk In Lincoln over
the suicide of Masey Cobb, treasurer
of Lancaster county. One of the most
convincing proofs of suicide is the con
versation Cobb held with some of the
employe* in his office at different times.
! He had told several parties that they
would find him In the bottom of Mult
_1. * t. ..I..- iL.t 1... t. .. A
about all he wanted of this world, and
other remarks, showing that his mind
| was lu a morbid condition, lie had
talked of the subject of suicide with
his wife, and a friend of the fam
ily says that on four different occasions
his wife had taken razors from him
when he was threatening to cut his
throat
(iovernor Holcomb, president of the
Nebrnskn club, is taking an active per
sonal interest in its work. He has de
livered addresses in Its behalf on cer
tain occasions and his interest is indi
cated by the following extracts from
letters written hy him to the secretary
and others: "I am glad to note tins
movement is proceeding so favorably
and see no reason why It should not
extend to many portions of the stale
and become a movement for great good
in udvauring the material welfare of
the state. I shall he glad to assist iu
any manner In which i may to help
carry to a successful end this move
ment and will, in all probability, be
aide to t>a present at the meeting you
mention."
'I he editor of the iimaha lire, in a re
cent discussion, said the Nebraska club
has a great work before it and should
meet wilh the cordial co-operation of
•11 classes lie hod seen Nebraska
grow from a population of ftu,uut to a
milium and ibis was not the ttrst pe
riod of depression through whieh the
■tale bsd passed He referred to the
depression which followed the building
of the I nmn I'oeihc railway when the
impetus of that movement bad died
out I hi* wee followed by the psliit
of »•?*, and tnta almost immedistaly
hy the grasshopper plague, but within
iaas than three years after these d*
struettve vtsiiaihw* Nebraska was the
Mecca of immigration from all parts a)
the country, and on the high read u
prosperity
t he delegation from the I'tne Uhlgt
i reservation to Hashing too returned
I lost wash and In the near future an
j other big powwow wtU tor hatd ihei
I Usurps t srthundei little Hound
kicking Itear and ••plain t'huudci
Hear, the dv.egslvv may Inform lh<
vartuua Italy of their rveeptmn am
the result* of the tr ip they on I* if*
with the eevretary of me tate-u# and
j among the te*{mr*l* made were Ihet ih<
• nueltic* doe thr r ' » »*iy should tr
j paid la money instead of met. handts*
| eta, also that their per capita allow
•nee, which hat not been paid pr mpl
ly, be paid at once and lb tire tutors
upon the date* due
THE SENATOR CALLS A CONFER
ENCE OF ILLINOIS FRIENDS.
HI8 BOOM NOT HEALTHY
The Peeling «f ilia Mete Mol
P.nimgh in rieaee ih« 4a|>lranl for
I’realilentlal Miiunra - Hellremenl
Prom the Hare lla>« Than
1.1 half—Ton *f...h **n*
llment for M. Hlnlejr,
WaeuiNoroM, At>ril lit I'nHed
Ntalea Me mi tor Hniilby M Ctulom of
lllinoia, whoa# elute ha* not received
with not hualaam hie candidacy for the
Kepublicun nomination for I'n-aident,
judging from McKinley In-lrucl one
in varloua eongrraalonal convention*.
ha» called for a conference with lead
ing Itepunlieen* of lllinoia to conalder
hie continued candidacy. It waa re
ported yeaterday that he had ittcii
a letter withdrawing from the race,
but bad decided to defer ila publica
tion. but later It wan declur-- l Hint lie
bad not prepared the letter a< d would
not do ao until after the conference
Culloin'a frlenda In IlllnoU haw in
formed him that he can have (he con
veilidon'a Indore*in■ nt, hut that it will
be by a email majority. Meveral of
them liuve, within the pu*t weeir ad
vleed him atrongly to withdraw, argu
ing ihat Indoraeim-nt by a little over
half of the convention woulil In- worac
llian nothing The Menalor has lis
tened seriously lo these advisers, hut
has postponed lloul answer until ha
can meet those leader* of the parly in
tho state on whose original advice lie
consented to he a candidate,
The convention wilt not meet until
April 2b, and the Senator feel* that
there is no need of haste In acting
upon the ijuesllon of withdrawal
While he personally will not admit
that he has reamed any decision, and
while he probably has not fully de
termined in hi* own mlud what he Is
going to do, hi* friend* here, espe
cially mem tiers of the Illinois delega
tion, are satisfied he will In due time
announce hi* withdrawal. They con
slder It as good as settled that the
State convention will not he asked to
Indorse him for the presidency,
ARMOR PLATE PROBLEM.
Th» Nsnate Nsvsl I urn mlttss In a Qiisd
ilsry »s to Private Contract#
Wasiiimotom. April 18,—The senate
committee on naval affair* had a se
cret session to-day for the purpose of
considering the testimony which had
been taken In connection with tha ar
mor plate Investigation Theonly defi
nite conclusion reached was not to in
terfere with the secretary of the navy
In making centrart* for the Kentucky
and Kearsurge. these vessels being so
far advuuced In construction that any
interference would cause delay In
their completion.
The cpiesllon of future contracts, es
pecially on the war ship* authorized
by the pending naval appropriation
hill, is causing considerable concern
to the committee. They fed that the
price—about l-'.hn per ton—which the
government has been paying for
armor plate, is too high, hut
have not found u feasible way
of reducing it Thair Investiga
tions, however the fact that the
cost of the manufacture of the
plate average* about gum a ton. The
manufacturers make the plea, how
ever, that the work furnished i* riot
suftlcieut to keep their factories eon
stunt I ..I..*#.., I unit ..... a!...* ... it.
contracts running constantly (or five
or ten years, they could reduce the
price, but not otherwise. The com
mittee hus considered the advisability
of building a government plant, but
the uuvai authorities have been op
posed to this course As a conse
quence, tin: committee is in somewhat
of a quandary.
The committee will, In all proba
bility, report a blit forbidding naval
otllcers, active or retired, to accept
such employment. The opinion of a
majority of the committee appears to
he that the custom is prejudicial to
the interests of the uavy.
tins ut t lir 't risen It u b be rs.
Mr. Louis. Mo,. April 13,—A man
whose uMinc is thought to be ItoUert
Hell, aud who i. supposed to he ouo
of the robber , vs ho held up the Frisco
traiu at Mleepy Hill, Mo., April I, ha*
been arrested at l.itebtield, III. He
was lekeii after a desperate struggle
with a puss* of nfliiiers, during wlituh
he was shot iu the arm. He refuses to
tell the authorities auytltlug about
himself, but from information re
ceived at the Wells-Fargo Fsprree
company a tilth:#, Hell answered tha
description of one of the rubbers.
Two hi«u who ware with hltu esc.sued.
A* Maw Itsdly Meaiea
i smut os Mo., April 13 — This
Uturaing e» 'Sheriff James F I'ureell
went to the Ulsir Tribune iiAia sag
Jems ailed that t.ddur Wilbur Hang
haw out, a leadiag I'opuilat, retract
charges made in his paper agon t
Hu reel I a Imatu'iai integrity dui mg his
term a* sheillf Haugnawout refund
aud I'ureell struck the editor, A
Iter be encounter ensued, la which the
edl or got much the worst of It Her
cell's wife sat in the buggy la front of
the oDiia and witnessed the a flair.
Warder at krstM IH|
Katana ttty, Mu, April 11 «Yha
A Jon** was shot and almost Instant
ly hilled shortly after II n'slueh last
night by tieorge t m ml in a *«|tal nn
I'm restutt the murder as- 'he
outgrowth wl tea 11 usy and anger o>ar
real or fsu.ed wrong* on the part of
Mr Jam s
Uoieraer «t hesada treed
a*a Isiitfreu April H tiovern-.r
I Jones of Setada dted at tha HaUen
’ hutal tn this city Inst neentug t! i
srtrot Jons* ha* benn ill fwr -essrai
months and eawv to the eily for m> 4
lent treatment
EXPERTS ATTACKED.
M»n truant Manor* I N|»#»»»k• tor thu Nle
MN|nn < omimny mnl ll« I'l*nn.
i Washington, April I,:, Lieutenant
A. O, Men coal, United Htales navy,
chief engineer of th" X raruguu Canal
company, appeared to-day before thu
house crimiiiittee on commerce, which
I la Investigating the question, and sub
mitted a review of the report of the
commission sent to the isthmus last
summer, lie said: "The company re
gards and has treated the project as a
business euterpi l*e, with a view to
commercial requirements, technical
success and tiiiuncial results. The
hoard entirely Ignores two of these
conditions and considers It from the
point of unlimited expenditure* with
out any question of tiuaneial results
and provides beyond emu mere iel re
qnlreitient* of the pi-c-ent for demand*
tlm cun he only rarely occasional,
The lieutenant said the hoard hud
made a hasty trip through the terri
tory, touching only here and there the
route of tile canal, when it was con
venient and had an Imperfect know
ledge of the physical conditions of l he
problems presented and the work
already done The plans of I lie com
pany were not for an Ideal mill re
gardless of cyst, hut for one ample to
satisfy the needs of eomrneree and
larger than any ship canal now In op
eration Norn* of the changes pro
posed by the hoard was In thu inter
est of economy or of a better canal,
There was a long examination of
Mr. Menoeal by member* of the com
mittee, The company, he said, hud
, paid to the Nicaraguan government
*100,000 for its concessions and i.VhOOO
for Its right of way and nothing to the
I Costa Klean government.
TWO CONVENTIONS,
Kanwt litr llsiioxrats Split on tha tiolil
and Silver yiirallim,
Kansas Cinr, Mo., April i8,--Th«
Jack son county lleiiiocrutlc conveu*
lion for the selection of delegates to
the Hedslls convention split wide open
to day on the financial question. The
Hloue-Grown silver faction and the
antis elushed on question of contested
I city delegates, and immediately two
chairmen were presiding. This
caused pandemonium to break loose,
and tor a time unpsrslled disorder
prevailed. The convention turned it
self Into a yelling mob thel had no
| equal iii the record of Kansas < ity's
politics. After it had tired itself out
: it finally adjourned to allow the lead*
j era to confer on a compromise. The
' antis offered to let the Grown-Ktone
men name the delegates If Marcy K
lirown and Fred Fleming, Governor
Mi tie's Kansas City managers, were
! not on tiie delegation, lint the Grown
| leaders spurned tiie ofler. The two
faction* then split und two conven
' lions were in full force In tiie same
< hail, with tiie wildest kind of psutle
■ monium reigning.
SHOT HER HUSBAND
Tragic H*i(uel lo Hie ll»fi-«-Hii«*artl
srnltli Mranilala tif Houston.
Houston, Texas, April 18, — Hast
night Frank Hmith, a well known
young man of this city, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by his wife,
Herlhn lioyce Howard Hmith. fine
bullet passed through Ilia leg, the
other through his neck.
About u veilr ago Mrs. Hmith, then
the wife of William Howard, a cotton
man, of this city, sloped with Hmith,
f'oing to Han Antonio, taking one of
ler children and leaving one with tier
husband They returned, and Hmith
and the woman's brother became in
! volved in a sliootmg affray, no one he
| ing hurt, Howard arid Ilia wife
! parled. and she married Smith about
three months ago
The lioyce family is one of tiie old
est and most highly respected in t s
county, and the various sensational
I happenings of the past year have at
| traded a great deal of attention.
I
MaJ. J. II. Pink* Acquitted
Sai iniii hv, Mo., April 13 — In the
circuit court of * bar l ton county the
J cbm? of Major J. II. Kinka, who wit*
caaliir of the llauk of Huliabury, and
indicted for receiving depoaita when
the hunk waa in a falling condition,
waa tried by u jury and a verdict of
not guilty waa rendered. The eaae of
Mi. I*. II iireuham. aaaiatant caaliler,
charged with the aume ofTenae, nolle
| proa’d.
I *~
Henled h» the Porte,
Conutaatinoi'I.k, April J3—An
ottielal note haa been iaaued by the
Turklah government catugorlrully de*
uymg that the Uev. Heorge I*. Knapp,
the American miaaionary, who ia "via
itmg" the vail of liitlia, ia impriaoued
there, aa haa been reported. The note
alao alatea that the threatened eg
uluaiou of oilier miaaiouarlea from
Aaia Minor I* devoid of fouudultou
lllg Mining I umpeuy luruiel.
ToPKag, Kan . April 13. A charter
haa been tiled with the aecrelury of
i aiate by the t'olorado Hold and Ndver
i Minlug Company, with headquarter*
I at Kauaa* 1 Uy. Kan. The capital
| at.M'k i* tigrd at *7 -00,(100, a ltd the dt
. reel ora are l.erov llarvey, ,1 K. t aid
I well, C J. Woodruff and Thoaia* II
j How land, ail of Kauaa* City, Kan
ah at MW Wife'* I nmpnale*.
Mrai*i<rieii>. Ma, April 11 Harry
Carauo went home laat midnight and
found William Murder looked in a room
1 with hi* wife t araon broke wpeu the
door and allot Mayder ia I ha brehat,
Murder cannot live I araon ia in jail
H-.lh are railroad krahemvu t araon
. la the ton of J I* t araon, a leading
grain dealer
NfcWtt IN BHIKP
| He Meaate Territorlee eon. in it lee
Ha* re< on.mended admitting a delegnln
to i ongrea* from Aleaaa
The proportion for aa electro rati*
way through fellutaaloae I'eth haa
ke. n hilled l»y the *•«»!»
The llnwee Invalhl Heaaloa commit
lae hea rea mmendad peeaioaing the
ben* of (Joanlrell’a victim*
The I tone* Indian eowmtttee haa
petitioned for aa opportunity to *eh*
up the Inert ladma territory orgeat
(allow kill
t
DON’T WANT M’KINLKY
THE ATTITUDE OP THE A. P. A.
TOWARD HIM.
Titer mart a Hoorn for I.lnton of Mlrh
l|M—J*il|« stereo* of the National
Advisory Hoard Hectare* that the
Order Holds the Kepnltllean Hslaoe* ol
Power sod Will (lee It P.ffeetlrelf.
her Me Mart Not He Nominated.
0t. Itoirie, Mo , April 9.—A schema
wee sprung In title city yesterday
which It*; protnoter* declare will de
feat Major William McKinley for tho
nomination for President of the United
Htatos. It was the launching of the
! boom of Congressmen William H. I,In
ton of Michigan for President hy
; Judge J. II. It. Nt*|>hens, chairman of
ihe National Advisory board of the
American Protective Association.
The A. P. A has established head
quarters In Pit. Loula at Ola Pine
street, from whence Linton literature
j will be sent broadcast* throughout I bo
country. Linton himself la expected
In Ht. I/Oiiis In four days, when Ills
boom will formally Ini launched at a
demonstration to be held In the Ex
position building He will also speak
In Omaha, Kansas City, Louisville and
Other places and Linton dubs will be
organfeed in every large city in the
union within the next ten days.
The national advisory board iqat in
Washington about two weeks ago and
aent a letter to the managers of Mc
Kinley, Meed, Morton end Allison,
asking that they appear before the
board and state their positions in re
gard to the order. The managers of
all tha candidates except McKinley
obeyed tne summons and appeared
before the committee. They argued
[ n/r umir nui'inmifn nn«» mnnn |inun
ls«« of all kind*. Mark Hanna, Mc
Kinley'* manager, did not put In an
appearance. A second letter was sent
him, and It brought a response, not to
the liking of the hoard. It simply
•aid that Mr, McKinley declined to
treat with any faction, association or
society within the party.
This caused the hoard to place a hno
on McKinley's name and It wa* de
cided to use every mean* In the power
of the organization to encompass Mc
Kinley'* defeat. It i* claimed that at
least 100 of the delegate* already
chosen are A. V. A men, and the or
der figure* on securing SO more del
egate* by the time the convention
meet* with ISO votes they believe
they can defeat McKinley and prac
tically dictate who shall bo nomin
ated.
in an interview Judge Hteven* said:
"There arc nearly 4,000,000 members
of the A. I*. A, In this country, and 90
per cent of them will vote as one man.
We propose to heat McKinley for
President of the United Ktates. We
already hay* 100 of the delegates
elected so far and we will hare more
by the time the full number are elect
ed We can, and will, beat McKioley
for the nomination, and if by any
hook, crook or political trick be should
succeed in being nominated wa will
defeat him at the polls."
ETRICTLY NON *4ECRETERIAN
The Hoes* Celt off All Private Char
ities.
WASiiinoToir, April §.—- Tha Dla
rict of Columbia appropriation
bill which wa* recommit led
to tha committee by th*
Ilou** because of the aid carried by it
to charitable institutions was to-day
considered by that committee and re
modeled so far a* it applied to private
institutions, all of the items for pri
vate and semi-private institution*
which had heretofore depended large
ly upon the government for support
being stricken out and a lump sum ol
§94,7(10, crjual to the total of the va
rious items added for the relief and
care of the poor aud such charitabli
and reformatory work as have hereto
fore been provided for by direct ap
prop rim ions, to be expended by tin
district commissioners, either under
contract or by employing the public
institutions of the district. Contract!
are limited to June1MU7, and tiic
commissioners are required to render
an account of their disbursements arid
Strict limitations are placed upon tli ^
powers The amendment ends will
this clause: “That no part of the
money here appropriated shall be paid
for the purpose of maintaining or
ading, by payment for services or ex
panses, or otherwise any church or
religious denomination, or any insti
tulion or society which is under see
tariau or eoclaslasllc control."
SOLID FOR FREE SILVER
Svvrjr Missouri ('•nvvsllaa livid Ho fsi
llos livrUrvd for Vrvv I'vlMgs
I.khsmon, Mo., April •. Forty-eii
counties have elected delegate* to thl
Democratic Hlste convention to lx
held at Medulla April it, for the elec
! tion of delegate* to the national con
I venliuu. Kvery county, to far, haa
elected solid silver delegations ami
declared in positive terms for the free
coinage »f silver at the ratio of It ii
1 More titan tw«ethird* of th* couu
tiea mentioned have instructed their
delegates for a oil 1,1 delegation ol
unoonipruiuitiiig silver meu to tb«
Chicago convention, aud instructed
far Miami, sums. Vest and Ouebrell
fur delegates at large
The Metrte Sy«l*a* ter Amertsm
WssMiNwros, April b My a vote o
lit to 111 the House to day peaecd thl
• bill to adopt th* metrle system «
| weights and measures tu all depart
meet* uf th* government ufter Julj
1, 1*W*. end to mah* It the only legs
tysUm after January I, lt*J|
ieseestOel Urlkeisn SgsUM Wsmes
Naw lltvs*. tons., April t- A
vesteroav * session of the New Yuri
t.asleru eowferwucs tb* propoaltiol
that delegates to the general confer
ence may !*• men or women was to*
by . vole of th to ltd The result wa
greeted with applause
4 s*ete iSssu Mis U it* hisUy
I,is set's. M>», April W l.uhs Ales
antler, a negro of Milan, followed fet
runaway wife to Hrmthtteid yestetdaj
and last Wight after her refusal to re
turn with him, shot her threw limes
fw’wtty w>>eu>iieg her He was put Ii
)al here before daylight this mureiug
ARBOR DAV IN NE RABKA.
Go*. Holcomb Enjoin. Cltlseos to Con
ttrniH (h« I’uitom.
I,ikooi.k, April 7.—Hovernor Hol
comb has (sailed the following pro
clamation for the usual observance of
Arbor day In Nebraska:
Hy legislative enactment, the 22nd
day of April of each year la designated
as a holiday to be known as Arbor day.
In conformity with ihia provision I
would earnestly recommend to all citi
zens of the stale that Wednesday,
April 22, l*m, bo devoted to the plent
intr of trees, shrubs and vines on the
i highways, public grounds and private
property, to tho end that the landscape
, may he rendered more attractive, the
climate ameliorated and the cultiva
tion of timber for the beneficial use,
comfort and convenience of the present
and future (fenerations encouraged.
No (freater service to his state can be
at this time performed by a Nebraska
citizen than by devoting at least one
day of every year to the planting and
cultivation of tree* upon the broad
prairies and fertile valley lands
Tbe observance of a day especially
devoted to arboriculture which had it*
birth Iti Nebraska has now prown fo
be national In it* character and it la to
be hoped that ihe commendable spirit
which prompted Nebraska to take the
Initiative In thla salutary movement
will ever continue to characterize the
observance of the day,
1 Hy common consent, the cultivation
of a sentiment favorable to the plant
, ln(f In our state has been entrusted to
the public school*, ami nobly have both
teaehers anti scholar* performed this
, Important duty, in the early history
of our country, pioneers rattled in the
l forests and cleared away the timber In
order to make room for Helds of (fraln.
The work of devastating the forest* ha#
is now urgent need for united effort*
In all section* of the country for the
planting of tree* Jtl* well end fitting
that thl* necessity for tree preserve f
tlon to take place of tree destruction
be Instilled In tbe minds of the youth,
and to that end 1 would urge the Im
portance of a continuation of the ap
propriate exercise* which have hereto
fore characterized this observance of
i the day In the public school* of the
state
In testimony whereof I have hereun
to subscribed my name and canned to
1 be affixed the great seal of the state of
| Nebraska
(lone at Lincoln, the capita) of the
state, this eighth day of April, in the
- year of our Lord, one thousand eight
i hundred and ninety-six, of the state
the thirtieth and of the Independence
of the United Htates the one hundred
and twentieth.
Hii.ah Uom;omh. Governor.
By the governor: J. A. I’lfttM,
Secretary of Htate.
CORBETT ARRESTED
ffhe I.bar** Is lllrlni a doling DunUal
Contrary to low,
| Hr. Louis, April In—James J, Corbett
, and his sparring partner, Mike Con
nelly, were arrested at Marlin'* the
ater and taken to the Four Courts,
yesterday, chargedwith holding a box
ing contest contrary to law.
Before the curtain went up on the
second act Captain O’Malley called on
the champion and informed him that
1 there must lie no boxing. Jim said
that he did not want to interfere with
the law, but that boxing wax in the
show, it was decided to epsr any
way, and Captain O’Malley was spir
ited away from the stage. Alderman
Jim ' ronln took him aside, and while
he was talking there waa a skillful
exhibition of tbe manly art on tha
stage. -
! After the show they were arrested,
but released on bonds of tzoo, Alder
man Cronin was surety. The proceed
ing* were brought to make a teat case
of the boxing ordinance.
I _
| l.lVK HTO( K AM) I HOlWdC UAUkt.l*
Quotation* From Mew York, Chicago, M.
lout*, Omaha and 4 l»#where.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator us ® 1*
! Butter— Fair to yood country 14 it IS
Kyya -Fresh. . KVA® k
I'oultry— Live hen*,per t> . ®'/4® 7
Turkeye IVr ft. 10 46 12
lattnoria —Chol'-e Meealnae. 2 75 if, A 2’.
Oranye* IVr hot .2 50 At i 75
Honey—Fancy white, per It) . 12 '» 15
Apple#--I’er hhl . 8 50 6)4 00
Caret pot a toe* Hood, per hhl 2 2'. V 2 50
I'olaioea Her hu . 2) 66 2>
Bean* Navy, hand-pieced,hu I 40 ® I no
l ranherrle* Jeraeya, pr.hnl... 4 5- ® 5 00
{ Hay rpland, per ton ...... 4 n 4t 5 00
I Onion* I’erbu... 85 -4 8.
Broom Corn tireen, per ». I1*® 2u
t Hoys Mlied pa- Ulny . * 5ft ® 2 00
liny*—Heavy Welylil* . .. 8 ft® ® .t r,-,
Beove* Htocker* and feeder* t On 4* 8 75
lleef Hteer*. . 8 1- 45 4 0.
Bull*... t » 46 8 25
Milker* and aprlnyer*.. .. t ft) 46 ;i 00
Hay*. 2 86 «a 8 2>
Calve*.. I hi ® ft Hit
Oien. i .‘81 <4 l 26
Cow* .. I 25 65 8 fte
Heifer*..... 2 6- 6ft * 6.)
Wealern* ... . 2 15 it i 5* .
Hieep l.amh* .. 2 76 64 4 25
CMH A HO.
Wheat No. 2, aprlny .. a ® «M
< ora -Far l.u .. *48 ® »■
o*i* -Her hu ,,, . ID 4)
i Hard .... • 4 a- i* 4 T"
I aitle I en-llny Kteer* . 8 lit 64 2 76
Hoy* Averaye* . | do a i •(,
"h*** J.*'"1'* . » * ® 4 76
alieep Wcetera* .. » e- { jy
NKW YoltK,
Wheat N i* 7. red a later .... It ® a*
• urn Mi 4, . w ft m ,
ESt-r:.l K itnfc
»T lot la,
I W heat'- N.» | red. ra*h .
j * urn Far hu .
oaleFar l-u ..„
Huy* tilled pat-ilay
tattle ftilBiiinn . ....
I *a*ap Waatetn*
l.awue ....
a A N»A*t lit
I Wheel Nt* I bard .
, t ura No 4 ..
o*v* Xu I ....
I j'atlt- *tia<6e*» a ad lull i*
1 It..#. Mised Vm 6*r*
• beep Maltua*
Mi* a***.M*i |tt*lMt*«lM ItetttwfeAi
1 litVYia lima. Arh April* tieputy
i he venue tulleutur Fla** t urpentm re 4
| turned yesterday Imp * raid on tXa
muon* a in* dlalillarlae of N*«rcy
, e-unly Ilia p*-*»* uaplured tw-i u(
IXa largest wildcat eonvetn* ever
(unad la thl* elate It-th wera la lull
rua coy order, me ul them bavin,- mm
r.tim* ul IU|uwr. with amide material
r aeveral hnudrud yaUuu* n.„,a
i The opt ialiit* u| both e**<ai<«d Hue
ul the elllle w«» Im wIIm I run- euy
habOatlun and »u *ituai*d that -me
l man esaatd have delended It agn-aal
Iweat* !•• men