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• '• • - • • mis UMf 10 M«1 >IS DUO a ■<>>« ii — irtu ~flfM I* a Vimtma or • im M«t tl*« Witter*# H—fi umm»* Feb ZZ -General CroBK • nitt t-s i am* tag fcl» iaot stand He m dying hard hemmed in by trttloh ii.tMHt.ry wad with shell* from • sty can* fa. .ng iMo his nmp • «tt the third day of the ftgfat that *mmm *t*rf a****! far aa armimtr to mry 1m dead Fl#*.I |< * f:U.*L O: MJ'-etide- US adffwm lj ~ «a» lord Kitchener* efdj ■ emeral Cmcje tteat bad word that i *»>^t»ee- for a tru-e had been Bit wderstood wad that bit determination tea ae before eat to ftcht to the TV- Mattie Went at Thi* wa* the 'wat.«a of Geamti t'roaje Turoda) •wetut^.. a* ahHbhod is the *-aaty tel •ytBj that hate ♦'-merged from the Oai«Uac*e of Sooth Africa 'Rh tally Lord Roberta min* that • ho* o uttered tne advance - cm man • • of the relief < un iat that were 'em# to roach ‘Wneral Crotje It ora* -tarcec a* singular that Lord Rob * » -.14 h-meaday should not 'wrttiet the ggpaftl for an arauttre a the i*m io«» da* and also that the • ae eft * should w thfcoid good new* • tt hw4 aa* ft-. Shout try .n# to re- on . .♦ eves • scanty asatertaia at hand it seem* hat Genera, t'roaj* a tt * bad and e a te*j»-i> situation. wtiu that w lietr.tfc »-* |»:eatti04 their ad van aa* i to* rrfsparm wii£ '-«>» I we to *wo* entree bed men - like * to >uae an incident in a a'te te- *•—t the mm** The sep •rated fra t;o*» of the Boer power are kgudly draw eg together to attack * ill ’a*er*: C'ronjr be able to hold •-* ctti. the Boer sue- appear or. * he due* w ill they th« t be able to ■wenor h.m* The British are facing v**> on ground where the arm* ta< •••* and training of the British are tp-ic* *a give them the advantage Genera. bt.** according to a di» iMtrh from Chieseiey dated Wednr* ar finds th* Boer* in positions north •# Che 7'^gr-a la:ge> reinforced This - CM s* range Tie War (At* for the first time as g rew ewt an tdh- .al compilation the British losses The total is II. ■<a to February 1« This does not Ih «*4ft* therefore Lord Roberts rorent <«os nor the W sitshire prisoner*. The Press ssorw iauun learns that ♦w* British loose* at Reodoosrand •et 7fi§ The relative position of the «antes 'ants .* likened to < hews players one -if Whom from time to time adds piece* o the hoard while any loss to the ad • •-wary u irrepia.ewL.ir The Cage lama correspondent of the WJy Teieg-sph says General Crwajr * re-joes* for an ai - _ tstor was a mere dodge to gam time r .... ard Ritrheaer re »«e£ Uwt g**e him half an hour to «m*ider Whether' he WuWid smrrehdrtt r-wadutonally m LgJLt to a finish ."he Boer* hating .said that their in t-stloa had beet me—dr-stood and feat thev would fight to the end the t«*tb wa> resumed slurs i« ttiWMCiums. ■ -«• fcaleru letalM liar (• I’rrirt.I log AM Ur .< M> ( < MSp. JMUOS Feb ZZ —;Tb* war (*w i*f fwrrived from, lord Robert* tb» -lomtag ine-MMsg* which was delayed a trsnsa .sstug dated Pa*roeberg A nracmfaj_ February *1 Vesteroay afiern-jo® I *a* satisfied -» a 'are'u re» tu.auti e in force cf ..he enemy » position that I could hot —it ft without very henry loos, •tub I wa* most saKK.cs to avoid. Vcoorc.tg y 1 i^-'ded ti« aeimbard him with srt.iierv and tom m* attention U> b emsmr'a rmfuncae.n The re sit «»- moat sa?i*fsrtor*\ The Boer* *ere driven *. ? it al! dtr— tions. loam? , good many » -ed and ** ouadeo an 1 Mjxt. fifty prisoner* who ray they ar- ' ■v«-4 from Lady smith to* day* age bv *». raod They also say if was our ar- i f-*.rf fire ahi-h caused the* ti» a hart ♦he kopye they wer • occupying »*r ms* *u two • dh - r* Captain •»j ’- '.i of tbc Ninth La»'m. and -wolomMit Houston of tne artillery. ' »»ft four me*, all slightly wounded. M t*C k«rtr« l lOMlM. /m a»;k:.l; r*i fh> ra - The < aua.r* of the lit# I*r letle Keeley. • In* 4*4 suddenly In this city yester- | *f nr# to Be tabes to Wight III.. *fc M Jtudny 'nest TBe «*dov will a< - *.pa*.y tBe Body east The service* n this nty are to he of a simple char *-ter « u>I Written ( uaMUt* MBT1UJ0T. irnn Feb 23 — A moh 4 Mi sat, imnns hna wounded tBe boo 4 tB» Hrtttafc rice consul. Abels at ~ 'dm and bar surri-anded the con ate Troop- Base here dispatched r*4 the consul general has gone to tb* *'»v of tBe disturbance SSBttelS. %mm la J«|a« \cm- TOftK. Feb S —A special 'tom Hang Kang, hnthi (Vu to the .‘vetung World any* « r-te-c .Va c I -,£» ..dtba:. !,»f i f ormation that thru mem hers of r-r F.npmo junta. Ulus Ponce and '.gcmrilin brother of tBe envoy, left ««emt!y fur Japan to meet Agumaldo »s pro -redance to the story that tgw.ua i do ie aped from the inland of •won to Formoaa when hunted by -moral UvtuL i eapedmon through tb* northern part of ft* island. M .l» ( ayMtari Wei. C.—tlrl lAKKrOIT K* Feb #2 —TBe **# capitsd fwc..gh: la guarded by w*wre soldiers than *t ha* been st any » me sure tBe a*, nasal nation of the **r boteraur bastei Adjutant Gen* * Collier today acting tinder in* * motions from Governor Taylor. sum* ruonwi all *4 the saddlers before him dd Wf them that sac** of them as ml ml deulrr to nms in in the serv .» danger might return to thetr Bowses. A Band 14* »e«t Bon* leaving proba * *fr MW Will here STOPS TOR A TIGHT. (..nrrd krll) kmui ( atrhr< |'p with Knr 4.ward «f thr Bo»r». PAAKDLRBERG DRIFT. Orang" Free State. Tuesday, Feo. 20.—<Via the Modder River. Wednesday, Febru ary 21 »—One of the 4-oetliest actions at the var occurrffl at Paardebdrift Sunday. February 18. General Kel y-Kenny. in hia pursuit of General Crtm)e. caught his rear guard at Klip dnft and followed the burghers to the Boers' laager at Koodoosrand. The drift action began at daybreak, ’be mounted infantry driving the Boe rear guard up the river towards the main body. white another body of mounted infantry maneuvered on the right front and flank of the Boers. The British main body advanced to out flank the Boers laager on the north Honk of the river. General Kelly Kenny having seized two drifts, found the Boers strongly enclo-,ed and or dered an attack, with the Highland brigade on the left and General Knox's brigade on the center and right, win,. General Sm:th-I>orr»en's brigade crossed the riser i nd ad • a need alone, the north bank On both the north and south banks the ground is level and the advance across tn‘e was dead ly and the British losses were heavy The battie was an exact replica of the Modder nver. The soldiers were un der Are all day. and all the fighting Lad no definite result, as the Boers .anger was well barricaded and thev remained therein The British gun.-* *Le ed the laager vigorously and the Boers confessed to a loss of over 8(H» men The terrific shelling was resumed on Monday when General Cronje ask ed for an armistice. The shelling was continued Tuesday over fifty guns pouring Lot shot into the Boer camp. TORAkfR ATTRACTS A CROWD. •w-aatr Opened by Kradlog Waibln(t»n i l«r*»rll Addrm WASHINGTON. Feb 23 —An annual i .~iom which has prevailed in the sen ate for many years is the reading by K*me senator designated by resolution, of Washington s farewell address, im c ediat**ly after the reading of the journal of the senate on Washington's : rth lay Several weeks ago Senator 1 <*raker the senior senator from Omlo, *** selected to read the address. It is a notable compliment to him «r a* whet the senate convened today fell the private and public galleries • ere crowded and scores of people .-t<»d in the corridors unable to gain admission An unusually large audi et e c>? senators was present and all gate < .ewe attention to Mr. Foraker's reading, which was a fine bit of elocu tion At the conclusion of the read ing he was congratulated by his col leagues 4I4UD4I IIN ri4Tt TRUST. Ritkardtot f ollows I p Anti-Trust Km - lotions wltb Another. WASHINGTON. Feb. 23— Repre sentative Richardson of Tennessee, the democratic floor leader, today in ti odneed a resolution in regard to tin piate trusts similar to those recently introduced in relation to trusts in sugar and paper. The resolution states that t>ecause a rr eat rise in the price of tin plates a :i<~ates that trusts or combines ex •t for th»» purpose of destroying com petition, the products manufactured ’ > th*- Ymeriran Tin Plate company nd other manufacturers of tin plat" shall, six month- after the passage of the resolution be prohibited by the I. •• -state Comm *r**» commission from transportation in any manner whatever from on* state to another, until the < mmiss.oc is satisfied that such prod . t offered for competition have not ? ieided a profit to the manufacturers of mere than 4 |*er cent H«»r» siisllli)' l.adv«iutth. LONDON. Feb 23.—The Morning Post s second edition publishes a dis Jat h from Ladysmith, dated February »fcicfa says That the bombardment nt.nu*-s with unusual persistence an i activity from Bulwana and Blaa uwhaak hut is doing small damage. The garrison is in good spirits over General Roberts' success and the ad vaL e of General Buller. which is now visible. P«mmS fur Kimberly. LONDON. Feb 23 —1:3«J a m —The mar offic e has issued the following from ljorrl Robert* Paardel* rg, Feb. 22.—Methuen re ports from Kimberley that supplies of food and forage are being pushed on .is fa.-' a* possible. There will be enougn < o..i to start the lieBeers mines in ten ‘.av.- Bv this means grea; misery will be alienated Hospital nrrangements there are reported perfect. He hopes Prieska and the aujoining country will soon be settled.” Jail* I*-at Crmt III. NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—Princess Can tac uzene. who was Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter of General V. 8. Grant, ts ill with typhoid fever in St. Peters burg. Russia Her mother, wife of General Frederick Dent Grant, now in the Philippines, sailed hurriedly on th*i American liner St Louis yesterday. She hopes to reach the bedside of her daughter within ten days. She took with her an American trained nurse. Patti for ClisrltT. LONDON. FeFb. 23 —Madame Patti aang this evening for the war fund at Covent Garden, the scene of her former triumphs l.aarwort ti‘a Death Reported. WASHINGTON. Feb 23—A cable message was received at the war de partment from General Otis today say ing that Captain Samuel B. l^ang worthy. Thirty-fifth volunteer infantry, died at Halinag Baltic an. of pernicious remittent malarial fever yesterday aft ernoon This officer was one of the Oldest volunteers in point of service in the l lands. H» was a resident of Cal ifornia and was appointed captain in the Seventh California infantry in May. lKHfe. Cir.t I ''hipping Mill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 23-The sen ate committee on commerce today agr*ed upon all the amendment to be made to the shipping bill, but did not r*ac h a formal agreement to report the lull There i* however, no doubt that thi* will be decided upon at the next meeting, and it is possible that a spe cial meeting will be called for the pur pose of securing the action in advance v* next week’s regular meeting. The amendment accepted today were made nr the result of a conference with irember* of the bouse. Lord Roberts' List of Killed and Wounded Mak“s Britons Tremble. _ 4 RtrORT OF StVERE FIGHTING l.ooks att Ttiaufli (irnrral Cruujr Hu Muir 4i ood HI* Kicape— Fought (b« British to a Standstill — Details of Movements In Vicinity of Kiuiherly Anxiously Awaited. I — LONDON. Feb. 22—Lord Roberts’ list of forty-nine killed and wounded officers, including two generals, in the engagements up to Sunday evening cause anxiety, especially as in the of ficers’ list neither the losses of the Welch and Essex regiments nor those of the mounted infantry are included. This is about the number that fell at Colenso. where the non-commissioned officers and men brought the total losses to 800. It is considered strange lhat when sending his casualties Lord Roberts gave no information as to the icsult of the fighting. If he has sent, such a report the War office is withholding it. Moreover, nothing is known as to what took place Monday, Tuesday and yesterday. The absence of details from Lord Rob erts’ dispatch, contrasted with his rather full narratives during the first part of his operations, produces uneas iness among military observers. All the comment in the morning papers, both editorial and critical, is threaded , with the disturbing suggestion that, ! despite hard fighting. General Cronje has been able to beat off his pursuers, has escaped and is being reinforced by rail from Ladysmith and by forces on foot and horseback from northern Cape Colony, as well as the late be leaguers of Kinberley. As the correspondents with Lord Roberts are silent the telegrams from Boer sources receive some counten ance. The latter aver that General Cronje, while the British were endeav oring to surround him from Paardeberg and Kodoorsrand, received reinforcements under Dewet and that together the Boer commanders fought the British to a standstill. However all thiB may be. public opinion here will not be reassured un- j til the War office gives explicit state ments of successes, which, of course, would clear away the gathering doubts respecting the uninterrupted success of Lord Roberts’ forward movement. No one doubts his ultimate success. [ but there is a fear of temporary dis appointment and that a lot of hard fighting is yet ahead of the British. The latest report regarding General Buller, circulated in the House of Commons last evening, was that an agent of the De-Beers company had received a cablegram from Capetown, | which must have passed the censor, to the effect that General Barton's fus ileer brigade had reached the hills commanding Ladysmith. Quite apart from this, however, and from every other rumor, the early relief of the beleagured garrison is thought Ine- : vitable. THANKS FROM MRS. LAWTON Wife of the Dead General Acknowledge* the Home Fund. WASHINGTON Feb. 22.—Mrs. j Lawton has made the following ac- ; knowiedgement of the receipt of the home fund: “PEWEE VALLEY, Ky„ Feb. 18 Dear General Corbin: Such kindness as yours can never be repaid, and my heart is very full when I try to thank you. Words seem very poor at such a time. Will you please believe that I do appreciate it and all my life will find comfort in the remembrance. “The universal feeling which prompted such wonderful generosity from the nation is so beautiful to me, and so dear, my gratitude is inex pressibly profound. “It has relieved the one anxious thought Henry would have had, and I do not know how to thank you or I the nation. “Believe me, with kind regards, very sincerely, “MARY C. LAWTON.” j — TWO ISLANDS BLLONG TO SPAIN I State Department Find* that Gunboats Overdid Their Work. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Upon rep- | resentations of the Spanish govern- j ment to the effect that some of the ! islands south of the Philippine archie- i pelago which had been taken posses- j sion of by United States gunboats were really the property of Spain, the authorities of the State department haxe examined the charts and con- i eluded to direct the withdrawal of our claims to ihe islands of Caygayen and ! Cibutu. both of which lie without the boundary lines laid down by the treaty of Paris. Kanioun ('1*1 mu Treaty Ratified. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22—The sen ate In executive session today ratified ! the treaty between the United States, ' Great Britain and Germany affecting claims growing out of th joint control j of the Samoan islands. This treaty was a separate document from the present agreement, dividing the au thority over the islands. Driven Mad by Fire I.o«He*. VALLADOLID, Spain, Feb. 22.— About 320 houses cf the town of Ata quines have been destroyed by a con flagration. which, as this dispatch is filed, threatens to wipe out the place. There has been great loss of live stock and several of the inhabitants have gone mad as a result of their terrible experiences. The governor and minister of the in- ! terlor have gone to Ataquines for the purpose of providing assistance, espe cially provisions. Great suffering is expected to follow. Conferee* Near an Agreement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—The con ferees on the financial bill were in session nearly all day and the indica tions are that all points of dispute will be reconciled soon. Brosius and Over street. the house conferees, urged their points with much insistence today and at times this promised to cause a pro tracted contest, but differences were adjusted and became leas acute at the end of the session. The length of the conference has now permitted all the points of difference to be fully discussed and the difference of word- I I iif to be adjusted. | THE POPULISTS FAVOR FUSION. Mittloual Contention to Be Held *1 Bioax Falls, S. C„ on 3t*y 9th. LINCOLN, Feb. 22—Th* next national convention of the populist party will be held in Sioux Falls, S. D.. on May 9. Representation is bas ed on the vote for Gen. J. B. Weaver for president in 1892, or if any can didate for state office has since polled a larger vote, that vote shall be the basis. Two delegates at large are given each state. This was the de cision reached in a somewhat extend ed but harmonious meeting of the fusion wing of the national commit tee. The feature of the meeting was the unanimity with which the members accepted and indorsed the declaration of Senator Allen, of Nebraska, that Wm. J. Bryan would be the candidate of both the populist and democratic parties, and the coupling with his name that of Judge Henry C. Caldwell, of Arkansas, as the logical and most promising vice presidential possibil ity. Senator Allen went so far as to say that he had positive knowledge that If Judge Caldwell were nominat nated by the populists as Mr. Bry an s running mate he would be accep table to the democrats, anc the fusion national ticket would be Bryan and Caldwell. Chairman Butler in a statement to the Associated Press, at the conclu sion of the meeting said he had no regrets for his decisions of yesterday which led to the bolt of the middle of the road men. “It was a bolt here or at the convention," said Senator But ler, “and we preferred that the dis turbers show their hands early in the fight." IN LIEU UF WAR. Police System 1* About to succeed the Army in the Phllltpptnes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—According to information received at. the war de partment from Manila, with the end of the present expedition of General Bates into the two provinces at the ex treme southern part of the island of Luzon, military operations in the Phil ippines close. Afterward there is nothing to do but to undertake to maintain order through a police system. Attention is now be ing given to that subject und steps are being taken to form a thoroughly mo bile, lightly armed gendaremie. some thing on the order of the Canadian mounted police, to cover the islands at all points and conserve the energies of the regular troops. The arrest of a Tagal on the charge of being a guerrilla, as reported from Manila yesterday, it is stated at the de partment, marks the initiation of an other policy toward the insurgents who still remain under arms. As the summary punishment of guer rillas cannot be had until some action has been taken to declare the ter mination of the application of the rules of war, it is assumed at the war depart ment that General Otis has already is sued some kind of a proclamation or notice to the natives, warning them that if they defy the rules of war and pursue a predatory warfare they will be treated as guerrillas when cap tured. The president is devoting special at tention to the formation of the new Philippine commission, acting on ad vices that the army has reached the end of its functions in the islands and that the time is ripe for the establish ment of civil government throughout the archipelago. Cuban Tobacco Dealer* Protest. HAVANA, Feb. 22.—For some time tobacco seed of an inferior quality has been shipped to Cuba and the Cubans naturally feel that this will militate against the future reputation and value of the local product Earnest protests have frequently been made and today General Wood issued an order which prohibits the further im portation of such seed. Reputable to bacco dealers and the public generally are much gratified. Senator Hun Two Amendment*. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—Senator Culberson of Texas today gave notice of two amendments he will propose to the Porto Rican government bill. One of these provides for free trade be tween Porto Rico and the United States proper. The other gives the native Porto Ricans the same right to choose whether they will become citi zens of the United States that the Paris treaty confers on the residents who may have been born in the Span ish peninsula. Repor Reciprocity Treaty. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—The senate committee on ioreign relations today ordered a favorable report on the tieaty of reciprocity with France. No amendment was made to the treaty. The committee did not take up the Hay-Pauncefote treaty relating to the Nicaragua canal. Quay Case to Be Called Up. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 —An effort is to be made to get the question in volving the seating of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania formally before the senate for consideration. Penrose of Pennsylvania gave no tice today that he would call up the case tomorrow. As it is a privileged question he may be able to secure a vote on the taking up of the case for consideration and further develop the Quay strength in the senate, at least approximately. Cronj* In n Tight Finer. LONDON, Feb. 22.—A private tele gram received here from Berlin this afternoon declares that General Cron je is in a bad position bearing out yesterday’s Berlin rumor that General Cronje was surrounded and that a time limit had been given him within which to capitulate. Canadian Regiment Suffer*. TORONTO, Feb. 22.—A special dis paten to the Globe says the First Ca nadian contingent was engaged a*. Modder river all day Sunday and that eighteen men of the regiment veere killed and sixty wounded. Kighty-flve soldier* Buried. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—The bodies ot eighty-five soldiers who died in Cuba were buried in the Spanish American section at \rlington ceme tery today. The burial service of the Episcopal and Catholic churches were read, respectively, by Rev. Dr. R. H. McKtm and Rev. Father Rene Hol land of Georgetown university. The cavalrymen at Fort Meyer and the full band of the garrison were pr«sent. The troopers were dismounted. .After the spiritual exercises the firing party delivered three volleys over the rows of flag-draped caskets, and the bvgler •evaded “taps." Some Resolutions that Were Adopted Be fore Adjournment. THANKS TOR A CORDIAL WELCOME riio*» Who Hart Generously Contributed Funds, ths Givers of Low Transporta tion. Fnltbfai and Efficient Officer* aud Other* Con* In for Good Word*—Other Nebraska Matters. LINCOLN. Feb. 26.—Before adjourn ment the National Creamery Butter makers' association adopted the fol lowing resolutions: ‘'Resolved, That we, the members of the National Creamery' Buttermak ers' association, in session assembled at Lincoln. Neb., February 22. 1900. having enjoyed the unstinted hospital ity of the people of Nebraska upon the occasion of their ninth annual con vention. do hereby extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to the state j S of Nebraska for her cordial welcome; j to the people of Lincoln for their lib- ! eral and fraternal treatment; to the members of the Commercial club for their unselfish and thoughtful enter tainment of the city's guests, and we especially desire to extend to Messrs. Morris Friend, J. C. Seacrest. A. M. Priest. A. T. Peters and E. C. Folsom, the local committee of the Commer cial club, the thanks of the association for their labors in perfecting arrange ments for this convention which have resulted so satisfactorily in every par ticular; and. be it further •'Resolved, That in appreciation of the dependence of this association upon the financial support of the al lied interests for a continuance of its work upon the plans adopted by its officers and managers, we extend our hearty thanks to all who have so gen erously contributed to the funds of this association during the last year; to the railroad corporations who have by their grant or reduced transiRorta tion rates pemitted the assembly of so large a proportion of our member ship, and to the dairy press for their liberality in advertising the affairs of the association without charge; and, be It further ‘Resolved. That the thanks or this association oe extended to the mana gers of the Burlington route for their prfouse decoration of the convention hall in which our sessions have been held; and, be it further “Resolved. That we extend our sin cere thanks to the officers who during the last year have so faithfully devot ed their labors to the needs of the as sociation, and to all others who. by their personal efforts, have succeeded in making this convention one of the most successful in the history of the , National Creamery Buttermakers’ as sociation; and, be it further “Resolved, That we, the members of the National Creamery Buttermak ers' association, desire to express our appreciation of the valuable work be ing done for the agricultural interests of the United States by the depart ment of agriculture under the direction of Hon. James Wilson, and especially to thank the secretary of agriculture for his attention to the needs of the dairy industry, hia interest in our association and his honored presence at our convention; and, be it further “Resolved. That we, the members of the National Creamery Buttermakers' association, believing that all eream | ery butter should be adjudged as to its merit upon a uniform basis of quality, respectfully recommend that in future ' competitive exhibitions of butter under the auspices of this association no dis tinction be made between the product of separator creameries and that from factories in which the butter is made fiom gathered cream, but that all ex hibits be accepted under the uniform classiffication of “creamery." - —.— ■ — M Porter Kept Bony. LINCOLN. Feb. 26.—Secretary of State Porter is busily engaged these lays in securing and compiling evi dence in the arguments to be heard by the state hoard of transportation March 1 on the tentative order issued some time ago ordering the railroads to reduce the freight rates on cattle 10 per cent and on hogs 5 per cent. It will be remembered that the secretary and the attorney general were not dis posed to sign the order demanding this reduction, both contending that it was not enough. From the evidence already on hand. Secretary Porter is of the opinion that he and Mr. Symth were justified in heir conclusions. Funeral of a Nebraskan. FREMONT. Neb.. Feb. 26.—The funeral of the late Dr. L J. Abbott, who died at South Omaha, was held from St. James Episcopal church. At the request of the deceased the burial service of the church was read by Rev. Irving Johnson of South Omaha, and there was no funeral sermon or eulogy pronounced. Prepare for Large Funeral. YORK. Neb.. Feb. 26 —As no church in the city is large enough to hold the large crowd who desire to attend the triple funeral service of the three mem bers of Company A. First Nebraska, whose remains have arrived from the Philippines the large new’ auditorium will be used. Supreme Court Appointments. LINCOLN, Feb. 26.—It is learned j from reliable sources that at the sit ting of the supreme court Tuesday. Judges Holcomb and Sullivan decided to appoint Lee Herdman of Omaha to the position of clerk of the court and librarian, the position now held by D. A. Campbell. From the same source it is learned that Wilbur F. Bryant of Hartington will be made official court reporter, to succeed Charles F. Rose, and that Eland W. Nelson of the land commissioner's office will succeed Ed ward J .Streight as assistant clerk. G«nfT» RBrin Soldier. GENEVA. Neb.. Feb. 26 —The body »f Private James Spivey, who was shot and killed in the Philippines last spring, arrived and was lying in state for some hours in the court room. The funeral took place from there with mil itary honors. Company G being the es ~ort. Will Hoar Norfolk** Complaint. NORFOLK. Neb.. Feb. 26 —The State Board of Transportation has set March S as the date of the final hearing on complaint of the Norfolk Business Men's association and the hearing will be held in Norfolk. BUTTERMAKERS IN CONVENTION. Senator Thornton. Being in Lincoln, Ad dressed the Gathering. LINCOLN. Feb. 23.—During the con vention of buttermakers in this city Senator Thurston was presented, and spoke in part as follows: •*I never made any butter, but I love it. I believe in the liberty of1 the American cow and I believe in ev erything that tends to secure her in her birthright. When I came to the city yesterday I was struck by the amount of yellow decorations to be seen on every side, and then I hap pened to think that the buttermak ers were in session here. That same thought caused me to wonder if the buttermakers were not practicing a lit tle deception on the people because of the fact that at one period of the year, in the wnter, all butter, unless colored, is white. “Well, do I remember the old cows of the farm. Those memories shall always remain with me and even today they cause me to wish that some in genious American would invent a ma chine for milking cows and give the boys a rest. “I believe in the integrity of the American cow and 1 do not think she should be placed in unfair competi tion with anything which is but an imitation. Congress owes a duty to the American people to so legislate that products of all kinds should rest on their own merits and sell for what they really are. “For thirty years I have noticed the evolution of the cow in the state of Nebraska. The first sample was that of the Texas steer, and the first de gree of development was reached by crossing him with the locomotive. At least in the estimation of juries this made a high-priced animal. When the schooners began crossing the plains the old fashioned cow was in troduced and she has been gradually improved by the infusion of new blood so that she stands today the equal of any in the world. “The real success of the American farmer depends on his selling the fin ished product. The man who disposes of his product directly from the soil receives but little for his efforts, out the man who disposes of the finished product receives the most for his toil. Nebraska, from year to year, is ship ping less and less of the raw product and more and more of the finished article. “I can’t go into the details of the business in which you are engaged; I cannot advise you on matters pertain ing to the buttermaking business, but I can guarantee you that I will do all I can in my official capacity as a rep resentative of the great commonwealth of Nebraska iu the United States sen ate to protect your industry from un justifiable and unfair competition.” The Mead Merchant Robbery. WAHOO. Neb., Feb. 23.—Creditors of Lee Johnson, the hardware mer chant of Mead, alleged to have been robbed of $7,000 were in Wahoo, as well as Mr. Johnson himself, and were closely examining the records, but found nothing in sight with which to satisfy their claims. All of his real estate was covered with mortgages and mechanic liens, amounting to about $G,000, as soon as the news of the rob bery became known. His full liabili ties are between $7,000 and $8,000. Though the actions of the blood hounds. together with other circum stances. cast suspicion upon Mr. John son himself as having laid a scheme to defraud his creditors; he denies it and declares he was actually robbed ci his money. Mr. Johnson has always been considered perfectly honest and trustworthy, but the later develop ments in the case now before the peo ple have crystalized public sentiment into doubling the genuineness of his robbery story. State Capital Note*. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 23.—H. G. Pat ton of Sherman county has been ap pointed bailiff in the supreme court. This is the first appointment made by the new supreme court. While the position does not carry with it a very large salary the applicants were quite numerous. The State Swine Breeders’ associa tion met here and listened to the read ing of a number of papers treating of the various phases of the hog indus try. The sentence of John W. Tatrum of Buffalo county has been suspended by Governor Poynter and his bail fixed at $1,200. He was convicted on the charge of horse-stealing and sentenced to a term of thirty months in the state penitentiary. Skin Grafting Successful. WEST POINT. Neb., Feb. 23—The operation of grafting human skin on the burned portions of the body of Mrs. Marxmeier of St. Charles precinct, to accomplish which four young men vol untarily gave tip each over five square inches of cuticle, has proven a suc cess. The bandages were removed and the new skin found to have taken good root. This is the first operation of the kind ever performed in Cuming county. Funeral of a Soldier. VALPARAISO, Neb., Feb. 23—The remains or Royal M. Lawton of com pany E. First Nebraska, arrived at Valparaiso February 19 and the fu neral w*as held at the opera house February 20 in the afternoon. Chap lain Mailley conducting the services, after which a large concourse of peo ple followed the remains to the ceme tery. Po*tiua«t«r at Long Pine. AINSW’ORTH, Neb., Feb. 23.—Jas. A. Nay, postmaster of Long Pine and one of the oldest and most respected residents of Brown county, died of heart failure. Mr. Nay was a veteran of the war of the rebellion and for gallant conduct received a lieutenant’s commission in the Sixty-third Indiana. He was formerly a county commission er and stood high in the councils of tne republican party of this district. He was a Royal Arch Mason and was buried by his mystic brethren. Funeral of Private Edlund. WAHOO, Neb.. Feb. 23—The remains of Private Edlund were laid to rest in Sunrise cemetery near this city with all the honors and respect fitting a soldier. Chaplain Mailley was Dresent and delivered an address. Members o# the Grand Army of the Republic and a number of the members of the First, Second and Third Nebraska were present and assisted in the cere mony. The volunteer firemen of the pity were out in uniform, and the re cently organized company of Nebraska national guards were in line. Efforts to Eecov-r Money Deposited in tlie Alma Bank. TWO AGREEMENTS ARE ALLEGED. Aaawer mt Jn«le, c«.n. lb. r#t|tto. •f the SUt. Depurtment—Defemdenl S*T» the Iiepoaitor; L*w * m, Dlsr#. ****** by St.t. Tr.M„,r Md Delivered Wi,hoiI. K».wledr. .. COBMIt OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 'JL—William Gmalin of Kearney filed answer to the suit instltued by the PUt* ot Nebraska ln Ith* lwnit'd State- circuit court against the First National bank of *40 000 *1 °ther! t0 rerov<>r sum of »40.°00 deposited in the institution be fare its failure. The answer admits that on or about February „t>, 1S94, the Firgt National b™k „° A!ma ““‘Med to the state a bond in the sum of 125.000. and that it was at that time represented to the defendant that the said bond would rot be delivered until all other parties mentioned in the body of the instru ment had signed the bond, but that all of the signatures were not obtained; that in the bond it vas specified that the bank should pay interest to the state at the rate of 3 per cent per an num on all money deposit®-:, while without the knowledge of the defend ant the bank entered into another con tract and agreement whereby it prom ised to pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent upon the deposit; that he Signed the bond understanding that the rate would be 3 per cent, and would not have signed it had he knows, that the bank intended to pav 6 per ceit. The answer further sets out that the term of the state treasurer who waa ir office at the time the bond was de livered expired January 3, 1895, and that the bond given the state expired with the term of the officer accepting it; that at the time the office of this treasurer was turned over to hia suc cessor. who made the contract, ai’. the money deposited by iiim was trans ferred, and that therefore the amount of money sought to be recovered wan deposited in the First National bank of Alma after the expiration of the bond, and the bondsmen are not lia ble; that the contract entered into by the bank and the state of Nebraska »<u> <ui aa »men required authoriza tion by the board of directors, and *hat such action was never authorized, but was the individual act of A. L. Burr and Daniel Sullivan: that the deposit vas made under the terms of the •‘de pository act." which provides that there shall be deposited in no hank an amount in excess of one-half of the value of the bond furnished by the bank, and that the plaintiff cannot recover because the deposit in the First National bank of Alma exceeds CDe-harr the value of the $26,000 bond furnished. The answer also denies the jurisdiction of the court. On*u* Job* Go i* nrf>(ia{. OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 21.—Supervisor of the Census D. H. Wheeler wants applications for the position of enum erators in the Second congressional district. When Mr. Wheeler first took charge of the office he was flooded with applications and thought he would have no trouble in getting all the men he wanted, but when he came to look at them he found that many were for places in the same enumeration district, while certain dis tricts were not represented at all, or the applicants were of such illiteracy .hat they could not be considered. A sample application says: “I un derstand that wimon is to be appoint ed as enumerators, and would like you to tell me whare I can get application blanks.” ‘ These are the kind of peo ple that want to do work that will re quire the highest intelligence and abil ity,” said Mr. Wheeler in disgust. "There Is from $75 to $100 for fifteen or thirty days’ work, and 1 wish peo ple would come after the Jobs who can do the work when they get it.” Coal In Dakota County. JACKSON. Neb., Feb. 21—An expert who examined the Riley & McBride coal mine reports that the coal near Jackson was equal to any Iowa coal. The vein is three feet and eignt incheB thick and is much harder than Iowa coal. He also measured the depth of the shaft and found it to be seventy three feet. The expert tried to secure an option on the mine, but Messrs. Riley and McBride, remarked that their fortune was in the mine and money could not buy it. A coal drill will be put in and a sample of the coal taken up and Bent to the officials at Lincoln for examina tion and if. as required by law. they will secure the $5,000 bounty which the state pays for such discoveries. Simmon* it Held. LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 20.—Frank G. Simmons, late postmaster at Seward, charged with embezzeiment, waived a pieliminary examination before Com missioner Billingsley and was bound over to appear at the next term of the federal court, which will be held in Omaha. Bond was given in the sum of $2,500. ETHltht I.«*TH and Return*. WAVERLY, Neb., Feb. 21—Some weeks ago J. N. Martin of this place ecntracted a severe cold and in a few days noticed that he had lost the sight of one eye. There was no soreness or pain In it. He let nature take its course and now hiB sight Is rapidly recovering. Flngtr* In Corn Sholler. TECUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 21.—Charles Muggy, a farmer residing north ot Cook, lost all the fingers of his right hand in the machnery of a cornsheller. Died Away From Home. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21.—L. E. Pierce of Boston, one of the butter judges, died at the sanitarium, where he had been for several days. Hi* death was received by his acquaint ances as a severe shock, and the news cast a gloom over all who had known him. He died of pneumonia. Mr. Pierce was serving for the first time as a butter judge. He is well known in the T*ew England states, where he waa a butter broker and inspector for the Boston fruit and produce exchange. When he came to Lincoln he was is the best of health.