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WATERS OF LETHE. — T Is a dangcroui thing to tainpei with the self-esteen of a woman. If yoi hurt a man's prid< he will probably gt off and sulk for t greater or lest time, or it may be if the case Is very bad. that ho wll even kill himself But a woman will have revenge. You may think she has forgotten you may fancy she Is impotent, bui there is still much of the Oriental in every woman—that sho can wait Break her heart and she will still lei It be in the dust for you to trample upon, and sho will find the pain pleas ant; yet beware how you so much at scratch her pride; from the wound will trickle u stream of poison, thut may flow slowly, but will reach you in the end. James Dudley’a case went to prove this Very few knew why he came to the end lie did, but this was the way of It: When he was very young and Just out from the 1’olnt, he was sent to a post, miles from anywhere, and there he became engaged to marry the 14 yoar-old daughter of Major Oorschkov. She was beautiful beyond the dreams of art—far too gorgeous for a mere Ut ile giri. She should have been his torical. Such as SemlamlB, or the Queen of Shebu, or Zenobla must have been, she was; therefore It was natural enough that Dudley should have thought himself in love with her. But ho u/n J a nilth a VPPV f AIT allure of brains, and she was an aver age child who was not old enough to return his love, but was mightily pleased In an Innocent fashion at the importance the engagement gave her. At the end of a year Dudley was or dered away. Absence opened his eyes to the fact that beauty alone was not enough to make him happy In his wife. And he wrote to Esther and asked her to release him, and to her parents he sent an explanation of his conduct. The mall orderly put both letters Into Esther's hands. She read her own first. She was 16 years old now, and very proud. She had also grown to care. In a vague sort of a way, for the memory of the lover of her childhood. The letter cut her through the Russian down to the Tartar, and she hated the man whom she chose to think had humbled her. She tore It and the one to her father Into small pieces. There was one sentence In the former that alio did not understand. The lieuten ant had said, "In time you will drink of the waters of Lethe, and forget me as utterly as 1 deserve to he forgot ten.” A few days later she told her father that she was not going to marry James Dudley. "Docs he know It?" asked the ma jor. "Yes." "What is your reason?” "Nothing lu particular. I simply won't want to.” "Perhaps that won't satisfy him. However, it Is Just as well. 1 never supposed a childish affair of the sort would amount to much. You are old enough to act for yourself now.” in fact. Major Ooschkov had ambi tions that soared abovo a mere lieuten ant for his superb daughter. Esther was thankful to escape so euslly. Pres ently she asked: "Papa -what does it mean to drink of the waters of Jj-e-t-h-e?” The major explained. "Oh.” she said. "I see," and her long eyes narrowed cruelly. Now it might have happened In civil life that Dudley and Esther Oorschkov would never be meet again, but part ings can only be temporary in the ser vice. Some years later Lieutenant Dudley walked iuto a San Francisco theater one night after the curtain had gone up. The house was dark, anil he kept his eyes on the stage. At the close of the act he looked about nlm, und the first thing he saw was a wom an whose beauty startled him. And then he realized that she was the one he might have married. She was in a box with an older woman whom he knew. Dudley was seized with a ner vous dread of meeting those wonder ful dark-gTay eyes. He would go at once before he should do so. But an he rose, the older woman saw him, and am I led. and beckoned to an empt) chair beside her. There was nothin? for It now but to go to the box. H> was cold with fear of the low-browed blacx-gowned girl with the magnttl cent neck and shoulders. Wfllllll lllll tlHVto l.lM. He knew that; and be doubted If *hi would have forgiven If ahe had beei lean beautiful, he might have felt lea culpable, for aurh la the nature of man 8he amlted when they met with thi regally Indifferent am lie that had beet hera even In childhood "Ok! I knew Mr Dudley year* ago, ahe mhI "I waa a little girl and wa very tond ol him becauae he uaed t buy me autlrr a atore randy and rib ban* " If that waa h*r view of the paai bu lky r«a«nt«l »t A mat lie* no want t beautiful girt to treat him a an old friend of infamy * You might augpuae Mr* Uravea. hr told the other wowaa that ahe ha been a toddling child and I a rrwai ba. belo. In whoa# p*« k*<* *k- tall k a*«i»**'i" ■ | ahall augguoe nothing at nil ju* nt preeent I will Otasev •* fur a tin and draw my vonrluabm* from the pu hr the fWture dlt Iowa her* aad tat nver them* eandy end f .Mmn davt One of my men dtaagnolnted m« at ih lant moment You ran morn than ah his place, if you will consent. If I had known you were here I should have sent for you. When did you 1 come?" "At noon. I brought some prisoners from Alcatraz. I meant to call on you tomorrow." Then Esther questioned him in her deep, sweet voice. "How long shall you stop here?" "For a fortnight, possibly.” “Where are you stationed now?" She knew well enough. “At Apache. So you can imagine what a treat civilization Is to me. IIow does It happen that I find you here?" “Wo are stationed at the Presidio. You must come to see us.” “I will," he answered. He would have done anything those red lips might ask him to do. The receding tide of his love for her had swept back with a mighty force. “How beautiful you are, Esther." he said, after a moment. “I always was." “You have no more false modesty than of yore.” "Why should I have? I didn't make myself, and I'm not praising my own handiwork. And I frankly admit that if I were to have made myself, I think I should have chosen my present mo del." “But there is more than mere beauty of feature, now." "Character, I suppose—which I lacked as a child. It Is odd that char acter, even If It happens to be bad, can so improve a face.” Then she turned her head and be stowed the light of her countenance on the civilian beside her, whose infatua tion was obvious. “Every man In the post and the city will hate you with a deadly hatred If Miss Oorschkov happens to take a fancy to you for old sake's sake,” Mrs. Graves warned him. “Even her fancy would be cheaply purchased at that cost." "Perhaps. A woman of her beauty Is not born into the world once In a cycle, certainly. And Miss Oorschkov was pleased to fancy him. She advertised the fact. She was not one to fear any means mat wouiu gain ner enus. one mrew away her pride and came at his call. Bhe forgave him the past and met him more than half way. But Dudley was too much in love to despise or mistrust her for this. He applied for a two months' leave and spent every available moment of it with her. Mrs. Graves, in her quality of school chum of his mother’s and an old friend of himself. warned him. “Esther has done the same thing before, James. Take care. She Is as beautiful as Cleopatra, and there are many who say she Is as bad-at heart. Make love to her, If you chose, Caesar, but let your wife be a woman who is above suspicion.” Dudley never spoke to her again. And he continued his fanatical cult of his goddess. His leave came to an end. and be went back to Apache. He who had been a light mocker and a philosopher u \ taitt \ 14. V HE DIED OK DKINK. of life saw the bottom drop out of his universe when he had to go from her. She wrote to him twice a day, for a time, then once a day, then once a week, and finally the mail orderly handed him a letter from Esther that was almost a verbatim *;opy of the one he had sent to her six years before, even to the closing phrase, "In time you will drink of the waters of Lethe and will forget me as utterly as 1 de serve." A light of memory broke, harsh and crude, through the rosy clouds that had enwrapped him. Hut he said to himself that Justice had been meted out to hint, stem and untempered. And he made no appeal. Something more than a twelvemonth later. Esther Oorschkov sat at dinuer tiesidu the man with whom she wa* thru playing fust and loose, and would nut be warned by the (ate of the many whose bodies were alrewu upon the i shore* where tht* Cythera had trod "You promised, you know." he suld > to her. "that you would answer my > i question toulgbt." "What question?" ‘ Ihint banter, please I am In > i earnest. ' > "Yum appear lu be And every body ! > »n *ee II. loo (lu on and eat. and j look a* though you were discussing the . dynamite gun or «uuvthtitg i 1 "I will do whatever you choose. If • ! you will tell n»* If you will marry ' me" Ok' I* lhai what you mean? I I | onldat rvatemher whether It waa you I I or Mr t'laytoa who had asked me r May he It wa* both of you Hut I eaa t why you should hothsr about that i tort of thiag at dlaaer Why dual i you wait until the dame It would he t w» much better form fancy aaytag I 'ho' to a man and then putting a piece of a ha rut lees tlilte lamb Into oae a » mouth" » “Are you going to say no" • "Grarfous! but we are Insistent. How should 1 know what I am going to sa.v? Go on and eat. and stop hang ing on my words, or I won't answer you at all. It is so fearfully conspic ous.” Even in his suspense the man could not but return. “Whence this new found dislike of being conspicuous?” Miss Gorschkov smiled slowly and started to answer, but a voice from across the table stopped her. "What is it. Captain Lawrence?” she asked. "Have you heard of Lieutenant Dud ley’s death?” "No. is he dead?” "He died at Apache a week ago.” "I’m so sorry: but, frankly, I don’t think a dinner table the place for fu neral notices,” she rebuked him. He disliked her, and she saw the purpose of his announcement. Her dead-white skin could turn no whiter, and her smiling red lips were painted. "Cold-hearted devil,” the captain muttered, as she turned back to the man at her side. "So you want me to marry you? I will. But I want you to understand why. It is because I have Just been told that the only man 1 have ever loved or ever will love is dead. Do you want me—knowing that?” “Even knowing that—yes.” "Very well.” She spoke across the table again. “Captain Lawrence, do you happen to know how Mr. Dudley died? We might as well have the roroner’s ver dict, since you have given us the other j notices.” "He died of drink,” he told her, mer- j cilessly. “I never knew that be drank.” "He never did until he went back from here a year ago. He took to It j furiously after that, and would have j been dismissed if he had not died, j probably. Can you account for it?” j Miss Gorschkov smiled. "Perhaps he fancied he was quaffing the waters ' of Lethe,” she said.—Argonaut. AN AFFRONT RESEN TED. Tlie lielle of the Rival Town Got Kveu. “There was the most Intense rivalry between two towns in Colorado and 1 was a resident of one of them." said j the retired business man to the De troit Free Press reporter. “It was not* altogether a generous rivalry, ami i within certain classes disputed stipes ! rlorlty generally led to muscular dlsJ I cusston. Business men vied for trad<| j in debatable territory, the doctors, thel lawyers, even the ministers, said harsh things against the other town, but it was in social circles that the belliger ency was apparent at its height.People who could not afTord it would go in | for display, and when the two places ! had a function in common the toilets j were chosen with special reference to showing that they were very expen sive or to casting reflection upon the rival city. At a mask ball held in the other place I had the hardihood and impudence to perpetrate what 1 thought a telling joke. I was dressed in a costume of newspapers and ap peared in the literary character of The Quick anti the Dead. Gradually it dawned upon the residents that the papers of my own town represented the ‘quick,' while the papers of their town represented the ‘dead.' it was an un pardonable insult, indignation ran so high that I began to wish I had not been so brilliant. The sensational denouement came when a belle of the rival city took a little promenade with me and quietly touched a lighted match to my costume, in an instant I was all quick and no dead. I rolled Ill IUC friacyo, uuu lit *.*»«« uuir t uc t-idii flag ration was extinguished, but you can see the marks yet. “Then the papers of the other town made a dead set at me, raked up my record even more thoroughly than if J had been running for office and made some remote locality look so inviting that I left." Why They Take It. "I didn't know your folks took the Howler. Johnnie.” "Yes, ma'am, we’ve been takin' it ever since the Poolers moved away.” "Did you sub scribe for it then?" "No, ma'am: the Poolers forgot to stop it."- Washing ton Star. Convenient ll»n<lle. The original Idea of the Chinaman's pigtail ill that It formed a convenient handle by which, one day. he would be lifted to purudise. The curious lie llef is still to be found among the na tives. -| FIGS AND THISTLES. Whatever the heart does la dune well. Nothing can cheat us like uur own selfish ties*. Failure la the guide that often leada U» to success. Put uut a Cud's eyes and he will say ; that the world I* blind Honor your wife and your buney ■testa will last a life lime You rauttol give a man a good * har* I aeter. he must take It hints*)! Can any good come out of Chicago? j Just as much aa la pot Inin It Heaven t* nut illufvlkft like soci ety, fewer people want to get Into It. What a world this will b* when all j the children are aa well eared for aa the rattle and ptga The devil Ilk** to hear the man talk I In church, a ho (reals hi* mute better than he does hi* wife. Were the tlolden Mule enforced by , some competent authority what a wav# of commotion would rweh Ike world. "All Iking* work tugetker ho good to then* that love Uud" Kven Ik* ' devil had to work wttk all might tw j kelp doubt* Job'a riches Mam‘a Hum THE IOWA MURDERER NOVAK IS CONVICTED IN THE SECOND DEGREE. Tlie Man Who Wm Followed Thooaanda of Mllea, living Arreated In Alaaka, la Convicted of Murder—Compromise Verdict Agreed I pun After I.ong De liberation. Ilia 8ln Fonnd Him Ont. VINTON, la., Nov. 24 —At II o’clock last night the jury In the Novak trial, after having been out nearly twelve hours, returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree and rec ommended that the penalty be ten years at hard labor in the state peni tentiary. The defendant showed no emotion when he heard the verdict and said: “I will have to stand it, but I am in nocent of the things charged against me.” Novak’s counsel stated that on ap Novak's counsel stated that an ap peal would be taken to the supreme court for the reason that the record was full of errors. They stated, how ever, that they considered it a victory. It is understood that the verdict is a compromise one, that the two men stood out for acquittal, and that it must either be the verdict rendered or none, and so it was decided to return the one they did. Nothing outside of a death chamber was as solemn as the little court room this morning during the clos ing hours of the trial of Frank A. Novak. Interest was intense. It was shortly after 9 o'clock when the day’s proceeding opened in the usual man ner. The prisoner was In his place. His wife sat near. The court room was crowded. The jury took its place and Mr. Boies resumed the closing argument. Perhaps few men are bet ter equipped by nature to impross their fellows as being absolutely in earnest, absolutely fair, than he. That he believes the defendant guilty has been evident from the first. The jury was puzzled, and while it paid the strictest attention to every word spoken, it was impossible to read the thoughts of any. The prisoner sat almost directly in front of the Jury. He was well drrss ed. Ilis linen was Immaculate; he was clean shaven and had almost perfect control of his will. For the first five minutes he seemed somewhat nervous. The deliberate but terrible arraign ment of the attorney bad its effect. Tils face flushed and he trembled. But It was but for a moment or two, and then be regained perfect mastery, fie met the impassioned gaze of the lawver without flinching. When the argument was commenc ed Mrs. Novak looked at her husband, and there was love and pltv in her glance. She. too, nerved herself for the ordeal and after the few first mo ments she apepared to he no more interested than others in the room. It was almost 10:30 when Mr. Boies closed his argument—a masterly one. There was no delay. Judge Burnham at once began the instructions to the jury. The instructions were fair and comprehensive. At 11:10 the reading of the instructions were finished and the jury retired to its room to delib erate upon a verdict. »w Finn €>f Itrvstri M#n. CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—The Post’s Washington special says: From mem bers of the democratic national com mittee who are now in the city, it is learned that a plan is on foot to in augurate a new departure next time in the methods of nominating a candi date for the presidency. The scheme !» briefly this: The democratic state conventions will be held as usual in 1900 for the purpose of electing dele gates to the national convention and doing the usual part toward keeping up the machinery of the party. The convention will order the delegates to meet at once, and instruct the national committee to re-adopt the Chicago platform in Its entirety and without changing it in the minutest particular. The delegates will turtner be instructed to direct the national committee to cast the votes of the state delegations for Mr. Bryan and to authorize that gentleman to name his own running mate. not expected, but an overwhelming majority is anticipated, and the result will lie that there will be no national democratic convention. This proceed ing iB yet three years distant and many things may happen, but there is no question about the intention of the Bryanites to force the re-nomination of the Nebraskan in the manner that has been outlined above. K>x Value of Kaunas l'artltr. WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.—K. Ellery Anderson of New York and Oliver W. Mink of Boston, receivers of the Union Pacific railway, had a two-hour con sultation with Attorney General Mc Kenna today. They came at the Invi tation of the attorney general to give him such information ns they po sessed bearing on the value of the Kunsus Pacific road, which is to be sold December IS. He questioned them at length on the value and equipment of the road, its earnings and Income and they gave him all the data which they had This Information will be used by the attorney general In ar riving at a definite conclusion a* to the value of the property with a view to the protection of the government's Interests. The t'htragn Milwaukee ft 8t. Paul nuil advanced It* freight rates from Iowa point* to Minneapolis and 8t. Paul WACO Te* Nov 2t A! (he hear ing In the rase of t'olonel <1 ft Ger ald. who was sounded and who shut and killed the Harris brothers one an editor In a controversy aristae out ot the Itrana bailor trouble. It war show a that Colonel Gerald did aot -Iras hi* sespou until be himself war under mew hr* from Ik* Harris broth ers. and that the shoot lag was In self defense II* nas esonernted by the court. The Omaha lommeerlal club will make an •but to doubts Ms member ship FRIENDS OF CUBA. All*i» Mint Co-Worker# l»mr mi Addr##* to l ho Public. NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-The follow ing address from the Cuban league of the United States has been given to the press: To the members of the Cuban league of tho United States: The Cuban prob lem, which so long has rested as a blight upon the consciences of our peo ple, approaches its solution. Inde pendence for the sulTering patriots now within our timely action, rounds out their years of trial, with deserved recompense. This great consumma ! tlon the American people should forthwith demand from their political representatives. The cowardice of wealth seducing our officials to Inac tion while murder has been done, the Insincerity of rulers inventing special pleas to cover their treachery to na tional duty, the open and unnecessary interference with the legal commerce of the country as an act of grace to i brutal Spain and making us her ally against those following our historic 1 teaching, have all run their course to ! the wounding of national pride, and to our utterly exhausted patience. But time, and the Cuban sword, have brought the crisis which foreruns a j final cure in Cuban independence. This is the hour of American opportunity. Effective work can be done, which. If well done .will no far to excuse our past neglect. Congress is the objective /point. Cuba should be put on equal terms with Spain regarding supplies from our burdened magazines. Flour, i cattle, horses and arms from American soil, by night and day, go in a steady rush to the Cuban shores for the sup port of the forces of monarchial Spain; none of these can. go hence to feed the starving patriots of republican Cuba. The soldiers we have thus fed use the j life we give them to erase from the earth an entire population by deeds of horror whose recitals freeze the heart of the civilized world. Unmoved we have so far heard the wail of the vic tims or have furnished new blades for Spanish hands to Insure the work of Cuban decimation. Belligerent rights to Cuba will quickly change this brutal panorama. The senate has already ordered its ver dict for such rights, and the lower house should respond before the new year comes in. The Cuban league of the United States now calls upon its entire family of five hundred branches to unite as one voice in a demand upon their congressional representatives to vote this wav. All other organized friends and also individuals, of whom there are hundreds of thousands sympathiz ing with Cuba, are urged to the same activity. Following belligerent rights, independence is assured. He not de ceived by the Ignorance or the hypoc risy of those who argue against this remedy. There are other cures, but belligerent rights is now the most available and the most effective. This will enable Cuba to draw support from us, as Spain has done and on equal terms. Our neutrality laws cover bel ligerents with the same shield. Cun ning sympathizers with Spanish bar barity affect to see danger to Cuba in this, but the facts and the laws ex pose their insincerity. With the grant of belligerency from us, American gen erosity and patriotism would cro\vd Cuba with hillocks of munitions of war for the patriots and for the utter destruction of her oppressors. A I.one flrln<l for font? r«*K«. WASHINGTON. Nov. 24—Senator Hurrows of Michigan expresses the | opinion that there will be a protracted discussion of the currency question during the approaching session of eon j gress and that in all probability con gress will be in session until August. “In addition to the routine business I of congress, appropriations, etc," he said, “the Hawaiian question will be disposed of and consideration will be given to the currency question, immi gration and a few other things. As to the Cuban question, the situation is very peculiar. There appears to be a great deal of confusion with relation to the adoption of a new policy by j uuu x uuu l iiuim wu^i too uu.^ui. to act until an opportunity is given to see what will result from Blanco's undertaking. "I think,” he added, "that the most perplexing thing that confronts ns is how to handle the currency question. It is obvious that this question is go ing to come up for discussion and it is equally obvious that it will lead to a protracted debate. I am very uncer tain what it will result in." Mr. Ilrran to Ylalt Mexico. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 24.—Ex Qovernor Crittenden of Missouri, who was consul-general to Mexico under the last Cleveland administration, an nounces that he will leave the eltv next week for San Antonio, Tex., where he will be Joined by Hon. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan and the three wilt depart from San Antonio on a four weeks' tour of Mexico. They ex pect to spend a greater part of their time In the City of Mexico, where Mr. Bryan will he presented to the heads of the various departments of the gov ernment by Mr. Crittenden, so that he. aided by the ex-eonsul'a knowledge of the country and the people, will have an excellent chance to study the finan cial system of the country and see the results of free silver. 4 l • itl«» «• PES MOINES, la , Nov. 24 —A Klnn dike company has been Incorporated here with Auditor of Stale McCarthy and National Republican Committee man Cummins among the inrurpora tnrs It 1s said the company has a plan fur securing valuable concessions from the Canadian government. • (Ms.) S'M fee a W .44laf WAMIItNOTON. Nov »4 Tha rnb inet held a very ekort meet lag yester day .aa the preetdeat sad eeverat at Its members attended the wedding uf Mr llarlaa. eoa of Juetlcw llarlaa. and Mies Noble The lime of the meeting was taken up with mailers from the several departments President Me Klnley informed the cabinet that hie mens age waa practically completed, bat he did hot read any portion of It in them It la peohnhle that the mes sage will bn considered at the neat j meeting I ANSWERS COMING IN. COUNTIES SOUNDED ON THE PEARSE PROPOSITION. Ihe Effort that Is Making to Secure the Next Meeting of the National Educa tional Association at Omaha—Getting New Members for the Nebraska Educa tional Association. Responses Coming In. The Nebraska members of the na tional educational association, says a Lincoln dispatch, made a pledge to the executive committee that if the next meeting of the association would be held In Omaha during the exposi tion, this state would furnish 1,50b members to the association. To this end the state superintendent has writ- 4 ten letters to all the present and in coming county superintendents of the state, asking them to sign a condi tional pledge to become members of the association, und to each pay In on or before the first day of April, 1898, the membership fee of $2, In case the meeting comes to Omaha, Blanks were also sent to the superintendents of all the high schools for the signa tures of the teachers who'were will ing to help bring the meeting to Omaha during the exposition. In his letter Mr. Jackson states that each member will be entitled to a copy of the proceedings In book form, the vol ume being worth more than the mem bership fee. Although the letters were sent out only three days ago, the re sponse are already coming In and there Is every Indication that the pledge made to the committee will le fulfilled without trouble. The meet ing of the committee to decide upon the location of the next association meeting will be held some time next month. It is estimated thut If tho association comes to Omaha over 12, 000 members will attend. 11*1(1 I p Hi liny spring*. Ilay Springs dispatch: A holdup occurred early thiH evening about five miles southwest of here. The bandits were two women and one man, mounted on horses. I he victim was Mr. Klinglesmidt, u farmer from Wy oming. He had sold out recently and by wagon was on ills way overland to St. Joseph, Mo., with some $800 on his person. He first encountered two women riding horseback. lioth had veils over their faces, but did not look suspicious. To his surprise, an order was given of bands up with four revolvers pointed at him. He obeyed without any attempt at resistance. Presently he received u blow from behind, causing him to fall from the wagon. He was then beaten into in sensibility by a man who was in hid ing behind a haystack close by. When Mr. Klinglesmidt regained his sens'B the money was missing, and he saw the robbers riding at great speed it' a westerly direction. A OrcNt Y«»r forNebrnikt. In an Interview Edward Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing company of Omaha asserted that there are more cattle and hogs being fed in Nebraska at the present time than ever before. He says that next year more fine cat tle and hogs will tie sent out of Ne braska to the Chicago and Omaha markets than the cattle men of the west ever dreamed of, and he makes his calculations from figures which he has received from every precinct in the state of Nebraska during the last two months. Mr. Cudahy expects a greater in crease in the line of sheep this season than in cattle and hogs. He estimates that 5,000,000 sheep are be ing fed in Nebraska right now. That is 3.000,000 above the average. Most of these sheep are in large bunches They are sent into Nebraska because the winters are milder and the lo3s consequently lighter. Ok! Not Appoint Him. Governor Holcomb received a communication from the adjutant of Phil Kearney post, Grand Army of the Republic, of South Omaha, and inclosed with it was a resolution adopted by that post condemning Comandant Fowler of the soldiers and sailors’home at Milford for the alleged order prohibiting the hanging of Mc Kinley's picture in the commandant's office at the home, and condemning the governor for the acts of Fowler, on the ground that Fowler was ap pointed by the governor. In reply to this the governor has sent a letter to the adjutant of Phil Kearney post in which he calls attention to the fact that he did not appoint the com mandant. He adds, however, that he has no doubt es to the competency ot Comandant Fowler us an officer. lou>* Mnkt * *»-)«•«'(lou. The Iowa exposition commission has selected the site for its state . x ' nnsitlnn Imihlitiir It will utittol uhttnr midway between the Nebraska (mild lng and Sherman avenue, fronting the latter. The Montuua Imilding will b located near It, but a little to the north and nearer the viaduct over Sherman avenue. The assertion that the Iowa commission reached » sntls factory agreement with the executive committee |n relutinn to the charge of ■ pace for the state building Is d*n'eri %»»• #«r IlnmM O ivernor Holcomb has received I on I lie general treasurer of the National Home for iNulilel Veteran’s society a eheca for 15.042.So. the gpnortHn meut for the two eiddlrrs' homes In Nebraska. U-Ing a part of the uppro prlallon made by the general govern ment Of this the flrand Island home with IV. inmates, rscetves f t pop. and the Milford home with 5a taiaatss. re I rcltes (1.142 50 While tearing down the front of K M tlosrhsa building at tttsrtlng the ..Iher day a paper was found that slat #d that a treasure was hidden soma where in that front A dltligeni sear h wna Instituted and after several days of quit* work on K. M s pun (UU Inin; every erevfee and rrwl and aperture, he found the treasure which was hidden In two ptmes setnrei. wrapped In paper Ureal was hta p y when unwrsppina the papers. ha found two pennies that had heea placed there « h. » lb. bull ling fa. *r»* ie>i He lb sfi >ker« 11 ansfe awk mill keeps pa tooklkf