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IW WILL FIGHT ON * of li* Sturdy )Uc nf tit B-pabiic B#wua Uacfeahfud. C;f f K141 A»ttSS FRO* rttTORIA •*» of tr«*j« Will tiumnp * •* a Ttatiaf *«r(km—Me *•»*» »• tw tfM •! tN>t»fwMa r»»»>« ay • i --a PRCTORl A Marrt V —Sirttiary of Slat* &*:■ i u*d a war bulletin S •Xirb after aritf tbe government ha* m udbrtai tiding* of tbe surrender ad tieaerai Crssjt but must accept it ns a ta * lautvtr painful adds Tbe fuvsrantBi remains assured lbat tbe surrender will not discourage tb* burghers in tbetr defense of tbeir fc.ep*-*. and stand ltg as a nation Tbe an.ggie tbus far tas shown the renabUcs hat* vindicated themselves •s an noependont people This ra ters* nil! ant stag*-* ua la tbe strug gle 'ie our rbnrmbed rights our belief rotes .ns that, whatever happens, the Lard still reigns. <*wmg to tbe taraaioa of tbe Free JPate t-p a -arge force of tbe enemy and arbor rtrrumataares it la-a me ner *nan to taAe t»p arbor positions hen: - the burgher* in Nat a. have returned hate reached 'here aafeiy. except a Se* » faith retired :b tfae direction of %'at LMaat » pass Tfau* Ladysmith and K.mberiey are ao more besieged ia retiring the enemy aa* lime aft*: Urn* drive® famk ao that our iaagera were ao? *~«t off Is these I ***■■* t ?• * b.*® * — . fai led or wounded and the enem; loot heavily. ‘ It spite of all report* the spirit of the fight rag men a* to the outcome re 3to.changed Among the cote ia Katai the ‘nirgo*-r* are fail I0>. ’ General De Wet now commands all the rnmmaado* at the Modder river. ' It ta uahnoauti that President K’-tiger * emit ta Bloemfontein was to try to arrange a compromise of the c.Serenes* between the Transvaalera aad Free State ’ A vparial dmpat fa from Bloemfoc f**«n aayt that President Rruger. ad dressing a crowd of people Monday Although God t» iw .rg our people. »• personal spifaioo i* that the limit «? the teas t* near:* reached If the people are auata.aed h> faith ta the cm of advernttf. God will eooa agate term the tide ta onr faewr, If we have •troog faith in God He will surely de liver a* The God of Deliverance of the ».oec> tim* t* the mme God now.** The spe of the veaermbie presi dent t-rosgfat toam to tie »m of men aad woman a.iae The Free State aa Pcaai aathom • ** thee sueg Tfae visit ad President Kruger has done mack good and ha* • beared the j respondent* Mors rweeth he ha* i beet visiting the -wthmaados south of Biaemfensete Much aatisfa' jc. j* e«pressed ia all etfrln* ai the twinvrtw extended to G*n*-tnl CmeJ* fay the British SiHMfRS OftD.RtD NOMf. TV*** BtifliM* tSH* IV* XitVdrtai. ‘ t Ml five rvmnOw SEW TOtK. Mgreh.fi - A »pe« ial to tfae Herald from Waafaing'oe says- i J»* t rtci's of Acting Secretary of War Methlejpofcfi inafrurticiaf have I**: amt u Major General Ottv to re turn to the l etted State* wume time ig May one battalias each of the Four -»*«’: Eightuti T»et’y-third ■ .xMatry The withdrawal of these troupe war 1 recommended i>> Major General Mile* niwsI month* age. He painted out 1 the department that the three reg iment* designatod would have been two year* :a the Philippine* next June There m ao dtMfa? that the deritdoe o' Tfae departmee? to withdraw three fasti* \.on* which cumber more than !.••• a«t i* tafioeaesd to Mime extent by the tfiecgHutang of the rebel **~E * and the prwpeet that the Amer fama troop* will ao lunger meet with miiiaoe fiua at urgaaixed force. *»• Vmwtmm t4M.*air«irlt. W' aSHlXCTOX D V.. March *.— ! !e"c» of admin .etratioa were issued led*, to Mrs Mar' f Lawton in the mat let of the «elate of her deceased , • ~ - Majut Genera: Henry W Lautun Mrs Lawton act forth ia her fif'-tis* for the letters that she had j made e.. igen? *»*r« h and inquiry for a mil of tie dereaoed aad had not j fmmd any or obtained may informa t.on that he left or made um Those entitled ta 'the estate. It is explained. , are the four children of the deceased ' general The petitioa aet forth that at the nav of ha* death the only per a«a estate at General Lavrton coo s.etsd of has accummaisd pay a* aa * » AhHIXGTO* March » —The cob- | turtr» Mima affairs will go to Cvba , mi * art* r be 1 Bited States mmamebtp srtll take the aena U*» aad represestalivee oa board at «** roawaaat •uaihera port and aft** ir >.na ta Havana aril! make a dr raat of Cwka ua< btag at the prtan pal porta IX MAS A POLK th4. Mar* b > —The be*» thaa mttmmtxm aays: “It ia etated by it.*'-mate f: -t.d* (if Geaeral , Hamah that he it *h*cnaed that bis aivipaper* of the wastry la raaae* - turn with paahr aaeatiuoa poor und* r i ttaainatMB Efforts ta make it ap pear that he w piaaaiac to step tor awt aa as aati-sdaaialauaUua leader, v«th the hope that he may be called aa ta become a raadidate *or prt-*id«tr. i* « l* *~-C rtje sai.y d;-tasteful to baa His frteads *aj that he baa not tbe t:tgftt*al deabre to re-enter politic* cart a«riM MrttM It hot.. XEBMAffMA CITY. Xeb. Mar k » Meed sae retattd la tfcia Hty last «flWd that Carl Mortoa auaacer of the Mtan'h aarke af t'hle «lty a ad vice pcvi'deac af the laited fftarrh roaa paa? faa* artepet the powtttoa of —Baigeir aa dates preatdest of the l hMed state* axctr Maffaery cumpaay at Waahaffba 111. Thl* ia oae of the iarffcat plaat* ta the oarld aad the baa paattlna rarrtn a salary half as hag aa that of the pcwadeat af the , . _ _ . - LEAD 1$ EIRE SWEPT. - Reatk Dakota Town Damaged to Extent of TSree Hundred Thousand. LEAD. S. D., March 9.—Fire which t iarted about 1:30 this morning in the Dal ken berg saloon destroyed 1300.0(H) worth of property before it was brought under control at 2 o'clock in the after noon The io«* is covered by $100,000 insur ance. Forty-three buildings were de stroyed. including two brick blocks. The Fomestake offices and large store, as well as the Hearst free library, sus tained considerable damage from water and explosion of dynamite across the street. One solid block of wooden ten ement houses was consumed. One contract was let today for a $15, 000 stone and brick block to replace the burned structures and architects frotn this city and Dead wood are draw ing plans for four other buildings. Seeveral reasons contributed to the spread of the flames. One of them the inflammable nature of most of the building*, which were of frame. Another was the high wind, which amounted almost to a gale, and another was the inadequate pressure of water, in addition to the local fire department tbe entire force of the Deadwood, Ter ra* ilia and Central City departments were summoned, but in spite of their best effort* the nre continued to *pread. It was finally checked by the use of dynamite Building* in the path of the flames were blown up and so far as possible the deoris taken out of the wa> The shock* of the explosions were so great that they shattered the window* in many business bouses. At one time it looked as though nothing could save the entire business part of me town and the big reduction work* and stamp mill of the Home stake Mining company and the other big mining properties of the camp. The blowing up of the buildings stopped the fire, however, before it rea- h«?d these valuable properties. In ail. between forty and fifty buildings were destroyed. Among them were practically all the bouses in the ten derloin district. ttASS TO IMPROYf RIVtRS. > BWbrr of <kB||t*tloB* for the Mi#»U tlppi Art Offered. WASHINGTON March 9—The sen ate committee on commerce granted a hearing today to a number of persons interested In river improvements, among them James Selden Cowden, in the interest of his plan for the im provement of the Mississippi river, a number of New Orleans business men :n behalf of other plans for Missis sippi river improvements and Mr. Charles Stoughton, in support of the proj»~ t for the construction of a eanal to connect the lower Harlem river with Long Island sound. Messrs. Bryant. Saunders and Wood ward were heard upon the necessity for the improvement of the Mississippi river outlet They especially urged an immediate appropriation for the con struction of dredges with which to keep the South Pass clear after the expiration of the present Ead6 bridge * on tract. fXPtRTS SAY PtACf IS HIAR. aspect free sister* te Abandon the War Boss. LONDON. March 9.—The full extent of Lord Roberts’ success of yesterday is not clear, but the best informed ap pear satisfied that it brings peace per ■eptibly nearer. Experts anticipate tha* the burghers will make no further t and west of the Free State capital, and some of them even deduce from the fart that the Boer forces are di vided and hare retreated in different direr tions that demoralization has set r, and that the Transvall forces will next be found carefully intrenched in positions north of the Vail river, while the bulk of the Free Staters will aban don the contest and sue for peace. L.-ewhere the news indicates that the conditions continue hopeful from a British point of view, the telegrams from M&feking alone showing any de spondency. RIMOR Of Pf ACf OYERTLRfS. Laadou 1‘aper Hear* lit-ports of Informal l*rnpaaaU. LONIiON. March 7—The Daily News makes the following editorial an noun> ement: It was rumored in London yester iay—and we have some reason for be lieving the rumor to be correct—that •he two republics made informal and unofficial overtures of peace on the preceding day. Tnfortunately the conditions sug t-*a»-d were of such a character as to pre* ude the possibility of leading to any result. Terms which might hav - •ecti gladly accepted before the war n order to avert it are Impossible after me war with all the sacrifice It has entailed. ’ TROIBU IN SAM0 DOMINGO. (•ottrior la a Plot to Ottrthrew the <*o«ern»eot. SANTO DOMINGO. March 9—The government has apparently discovered that a political movement in opposition to it is pending. General Pepin, the former governor of Santiago de los Cabeileros. has voted against the gov ernment and government troops have been sent against him. A state of siege has been declared and eonstitu tkasl guaranties have been suspend ed in the southwest part of the island Several arrests have been made and a change in the cabinet may take place soon. This city is quiet. Populist Sstlossl Convention. 8101'X FALLS. S. D., March 9 — Arrangements for the national populist convention are being rapidly perfected. A letter has been received from Chair man Butler of the national committee, denying the report that the commit tee contemplated changing the date and place of the convention to corre spond with the democratic gathering at Kansas City As the new audito rium will seat but 4.006, it is planned to ar ure a huge tent, seating 30,000. and offer it to the national committee. A number of temporary buildings will be constructed to supply sleeping quar ters. ( •adlUoa of the Treasury. WA T N I) C. March 9 — Todays statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance. 1299.967,577; gold reserve, 9239 693 601. Wagena to Cost More. CHICAGO. III., March 9 —The rise in prices of all kinds of material caused ; the National Wag on makers' associa tion to hold a meeting at the Audtto Irium Annex It was announced that since no apparent decline in prices could he hoped for a rise in the prices oC wagons probably would be made. He Reports, However, Finding a Second Line of Entrenchment*. BRITISH CASUALTIES REPORTED Urlniltd is Ot« Lieutenant of Lanrer* Killed and Two Officers Wounded — Kr-tnje to Be Taken to $t. Helena—Hlt I.osets Said to Have Bern Block Heavier Than Reported. LONDON. March 8.—The war office has just posted these advices from Lord Roberts. ‘POPULAR GROVE. March 8.—Ev ening—We had a very successful day and have completely routed the enemy who are in full retreat. * The position which they occupy is extremely strong and cunningly ar ranged with a second line of entrench ments. which would have caused us heavy loss had a direct attack been made. "The turning movement was neces •arily wide, owing to the nature of the ground, and the cavalry and artillery horses are much done up. "The fighting was practically confin ed to the cavalry division, which, as usual, did exceedingly well, and Gen eral french reports that the horse ar tillery batteries did great execution among the enemy. "Our casualties are about fifty. I regret to say that Lieutenant Keswick was killed and Lieutenant Bailey was severely wounded, both of the Twelfth lancers. Lieutenant De Crespigny of the Second Life guards was severely mounded. Remaining casualties will be telegraphed tomorrow. uenerais ue wei ana l^arey j commanded the Boer forces.” “OSFONTEAIN, March 8 —Our op : erations today promise to he a great : success. The enemy occupied a posi tion four miles north and eleven miles south of the Modder river. I placed J i General Colville's division on the north bank and General Kelly-Kenny's 1 ! and Tucker’s divisions, with cavalry, ; j on the south bank. The cavalry divis- l ' ion succeeded in turning the enemy's j left flack, opening a road for the Sixth j division, which Is advancing without having been obliged to fire a shot up to the present time. The enemy is in full retreat toward the north and east. They are being closely followed by i cavalry, horse artillery and mounted ! infantry, while Tucker’s division. Col- j ville'e Ninth division and the Guards j brigade, under Pole-Carew, are making : their way across the river at Poplar’s ; drift, where I propose to place my j headquarters this evening. “Our casualties will, I trust, be few. ; as the enemy were quite unprepared ; for being attacked by the flank and j having their communications with Bloemfontein threatened.” OSFONTEIN. March 8— Lord Rob ; erts' force attacked early this morning, i General French turned the southern I : part of the position of the Boers, who j fled, leaving a gun and large quantities j of forage and their tents. He is now ! In pursuit. The Boers on the north bank are ; also evacuating the position. LONDON, March 8 — Lord Roberts wired yesterday morning from Osfon tein and in the evening from Popular Grove, fourteen miles eastward. By an application of the elementary prin | ! eiples of st&tegy, the Boer positions, j | fifteen miles long across his path, have j ; been emptied and their holders have : been obliged to retire in confusion con- I ; sequent on hasty withdrawal. Nothing was done by Lord Roberts j to disturb the symmetry, the deadly ! j ingenuity of the Boer trenches in front ! of him. He marched out infantry, esti- i : mated from the commands named at 30,000 men. and sent 10,000 horsemen and horse artillery in a bold sweep around the Boer left, whereupon the j Boer center and right became untena ble. Fifty British fell when the cav alry came into contact with the Boers. Sanate Committee May Visit Cuba. WASHINGTON, March 8—The sen ate committee on relations with Cuba today authorized the chairman Sena- j tor Platt of Connecticut, to appoint a subcommittee of three to visit Cu’a. This committee has not yet b:en named and Senator Platt has net de termined definitely to appoint it at all. The authorization is not man datory and will only be exercised in case the business of the senate renders I It feasible for senators to be absent _ Consider Canal Treaty. WASHINGTON. March 8.—The sen | ate committee on foreign relations to day considered the Hay-Pauncefote I Nicaragua canal treaty, but reached | no conclusion. The committee adjourned to meet Friday, when the treaty will be taken up. The postponement was due to the desire to have the subcommittee in vestigate some facts bearing upon the treaty which have not yet been taken cognizance of. Germans Prepare Tariff Schedule. WASHINGTON. March 8.—The Ger man government has caused to be pre pared a tariff schedule, differing con siderably from the existing schedule. Vice Consul General Hanauer at Frankfort, who reports the fact to the State department, says that the most noticeable feature of the new schedule is its minute specifications erf articles. It contains 1,865 numbers. The prin cipal purpose appears to be a closer grading. REPORT ON PORTO RICO. Senate Committee Favors Hons* Hill Re garding Revenurs. WASHINGTON. March 8.—The sen ate committee on appropriations t> day authorized a favorable report, cn the house bill providing that the reve nues collected from Porto Rico be ex pended in that island. The bill was so amended as to in clude only the money collected up to January 1 1900. The clause of the house bill authorizing the refunding of future revenue collections was stricken out. Bust of Washington Presented. WASHINGTON. March 8—The pres ident has received through Ambassa dor Choate a beautiful copy in Wedg wood ware of the bust of Houdin’s Washington, the gift of Merton Russell Coles, former mayor of Bournemouth, England. The bust bears this inscrip tion: “This bust of the great Washington, founder of the United State of Amer ica, is presented to the nation through President McKinley, February 22, 1900, by Merton Russell Coles.” IMPRISONED MEN DOOMED Eighty and Ninety Still In tha Red Ash Mine. CHARLESTON. W. Ya„ March 8 — -lope for the rescue alive of Urn eighty or ninety miners believed to be still entombed in the Red Ash mine, the I | scene of yesterday's explosion, has been practically abandoned. A number of dead bodies were taken i from the shaft after 11 o'clock last night, and. although the working par ty is unremitting in its efforts to i recch the part of the workings still , <"ut off it is feared they will be too late to save the entombed workmen. HINTON. W. Va.. March 8—It la almost a certainty that forty-two lives were lost in yesterday's explosion i at the Red Ash mines. The cause of the exploson is unknown, but is sup j posed to have been caused by a miner entering the unused room in the mines with an open lamp. There were for ty-two men in the mine at the time of the explosion, and if it had oc ; curred twenty minutes later the loss cf life would have reached 150 or more. 1 The names of those supposed to have been in the mines at the time of ! the explosion who are as yet unac counted for are: Sam Sheff. Pohn Clair, Andy Prltt, Quit Stewart, Ed -lobbie. Robert Jones. Granville Holmes, Sam Shew, Junius Sanders, Dili Sledge, Vale Edgars. John Stone. ! Fd Harper. William Holmes. Ed Hav ench. William Haverich, Alfred Col lins. Tobe Collins. Charles Fouts, N. j C. Ramsey. James Washington. New velle Douse. John Douse, Berry Tuck er. Rolston Holmes. Charles Downey. Edward Downey. Ernest Long, Thomas Long. Carl Downey. Late Long. So far twenty-nine dead bodies have been recovered; only the following have been identified: B. B. Long. John Day. Joe Elliott. Mat Quarles. S?m Jackson. James Hackney, boss driver, and William Day, The others who have been taken out could not be identified. The work of rescuing is being pushed as rapidly as possible, but the afterdamp being very strong, men can work but a few min utes at a time. BILLER ADDRESSES THE ARMY. I rnlm the Courage and Tenacity of the Troop*. DURBAN. March 8 —General Buller. in a general order regarding the relief of Ladysmith, says: “Two forces dur ing the last few months have striven I with conspicuous gallantry and splen did determination to maintain the hon or of the queen and the country. The Ladysmith garrison for four months held that position against every at tack with complete success and en dured many privations with admirable fortitude. The relieving force had to force its way through an unknown country, across unfordable streams and an almost inaccessible heights, face a fully prepared, well armed and tenacious enemy. By the exhibition of the truest courage, courage that burns steadily beside flashing bril liantly. it accomplished Its object and added a glorious page to the history of the country. “Ladysmith was successfully held end relieved and the sailors and sol diers. colonial and home born, who had done this were united by one de sire and inspired by one patriotism.” The order congratulates both forces on the martial qualities displayed and thanks them for their determined ef forts. General Buller also sympa thizes with the relatives and friends of the gallant comrades who have fal len. PREPARE EOR EXTRA SESSION. Democrat* Getting Ready to Ran Ken tucky. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 8—The democratic leaders in the legis at are. going on the assumption that the courts will decide in favor of Demo cratic Governor Beckham, are pre paring for an extra session of the leg islature early in May. Governor B?ck ham. it is said, determined that ihe fate of the McChord bill, passed n the house today, should d-:c de whether or not an extra session would be called. The passage of the bill, the leaders say. indicates that ail party measures can be passed and therefore assures an extra session. The Crenshaw school book bill, which passed the senate today, is ex pected to go over to the extra ses sion. the time being too short for it to pass the house at the present session. ttmttatlr* of Shipbuilding. WASHINGTON. March 8—The Bu reau of Commerce has published in teresting statistics as to international shipbuilding, forwarded by Vice Con sul Murphy at Bremen. The German authorities, from wnorn he quotes, di rect special attention to the enormous predominance of England in the shijT^ building world, showing that the Eng lish shipbuilders in 1899 produced ton nage. exclusive of war vessels, only one-fifth less than the entire steam fleet of Germany, adding war vessels aggregating 168.000 tons, the total out put of the British shipyards was 1,594, 000 tons. More Soldier* Burled *t Arlington. WASHINGTON. Mr.rch 8—The re mains of sixty-six soldiers who di?d in Cuba were buried at Arlington ceme tery today with military honors. The bodies of about 500 soldiers who died in Cuba now rest in this historic spot. The officers at Fort Myer had charge of the services, which were very sim ple. A Protestant and a Catholic clergyman read the burial service, “taps” were sounded and a volley fired over the graves. House Mourn* Another Lott. WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 8.— The house was in session but twenty five minutes today, adjourning out of respect to the memory of the late Rep resentative Harmer of Pennsylvania, “the father of the house,” who died yesterday. The usual committee was appointed to attend the funeral. Jto Boot* Near Ladysmith. LADY8MITH, March 8.—There are no Boers within twenty miles of here. Plenty of supplies are available and the troops are quickly recovering their strength. Many of the volunteer* have been granted furloughs. Four Thousand Get n Raise. PITTSBURG, Pa.. March 8.—Four thousand employes of the National Tube works at McKfesport Pa., were today notified of a 10 per cent advance in wages. The increase includes all day laborers in the tube mills. The tonnage men will get their advance next week, when the rate is fixed by the Amalgamated association. This is the second increase of 10 per cent that the day men of the National Tabe com pany have received within six montha and makes the wages of the common laborer higher than at any time In the history cl the works. A Continuance for Dinsmore is Abso lutely Refused. THE CASE TO COME IP MARCH 12 •lodge SbIiItbb Decline* Keen to Hear Argument for Postponement—Prisoner Taken Bark to Kearney— Disastrous IT reck on a Tniou Pacific Branch—Mis cellaneous Nebraska Matters. LEXINGTON. Neb.. March 12.— Frank L. Dinsmore was taken before Judge Sullivan, and his attorney, Nor ris Brown, asked for permission to present arguments for a continuance of his case beyond neat Monday. Judge Sullivan would not even allow the motion to be argued, but said at once: “I toid you that this case would be tried on March 12, and March 12 it shall be tried.” It was not ten minutes from the time Dinsmore was taken from tne cell to apply for a continuance until he was returned with a refusal. S. 1. Funk, sheriff of Buffalo county, and Special Deputy Arnold then took the prisoner to the train, and he was con 'eyeu back to Kearney, where he will be held until today. The case is at tracting wide attention and many vis itors will be in the city this week for the sole purpose of hearing the trial Dinsmore took his refusal for a con t-nucnce very calmly. Wreck of a Stork Train. BEATRICE. Neb.. March 12.—The J special stock train on the Union Pa cific which left Kansas City for Val paraiso, Neb., met with a serious ac cident at Rock Cut, seven miles south east of Beatrice. Thirteen cars left the track, two loaded stock cars were overturned and one lumber car was completely wreck ed. The tops of the cars had to be torn off to let the cattle out. Many cattle were badly injured and several had to be killed. Four cars are com plete wrecks on either side of the track. Rails were broken and bent and ties for 200 yards were ground Into splinters. The accident was caused by a broken flange on the head stock car, the wreck oecuring in the center of the Ualn. None of the train crew were hurt. Wrecking crews were sent from here and Marysville. Program for the I'nvellirg. COLUMBUS. Neb.. March 12—With favorable weather this city will en , tertaln a very large crowd next Thurs day. that being the date chosen for the uneviling exercises. The monu ment recently erected in Frankfort park to the memory of the soldiers of the civil war will be formally accepted by the committee and then officially turned over by Baker post to the city. An extensive program has been ar ranged and all railroads have made a reduced rate for the occasion. Depart ment Commander J. E. Evans, Gov ernor Poynter, Adjutant General Barry and other distinguished visitors will be here and take part in the exer cises. Grand Army posts from a num ber of towns in this part of the stale will be here. Smallpox X«r Decatur. DECATUR. Neb.. March 12.—Dr. Ross of this city reports a case of smallpox nine miles northwest of here on the reservation. The name of the patient is Gallup. The doctors here were busy vaccinating many residents of Decatur. Will Impeach County Judge. CULBERTSON. Neb., March 12 Articles of impeachment were drawn to be filed against C. W. Shurtleff. county Judge. The complaint con sists of about twenty specifications, leading with nis neglect to seal the ballots after the Brown-Crews contest. _ i Shade On Goes to Kantucky. EWING. Neb.. March 12 —Shade On. the 6-year-ola pacing stallion, with a record of 2:10, and owned by Mr. J. N. Kay of Ewing, was shipped to Lou isville, Kr„ via the American Express company. March 8. at which place he is leased for the coming season. Mr. Kay accompanied him. Will Raise Sugar Beets. CULBERTSON. Neb.. March 12 — Ed Ewel. representing the American Beet Sugar company of Grand Island, was in the city. The company has leased land to plant thirty acres of sugar beets for itself, while the farm ers have contracted to plant over 100 acres. Arrested for Stealing Coal. AINSWORTH. Neb.. March 12—De tective Fred M. Hans of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad brought in five more men from Long Pine for stealing from the railroad company’s wards at Logn Pine. They were brought before Judge C .W. Pot ter and pleaded guilty. Frank Farrer was fined $5 and costs, John Harris. $5 and costs: Samuel Oliver. $20; A. White, $5; Z. Musfelt, $10 and costs. Don’t get into the habit of relating your troubles to your relations. Hi* Arm Amputated. NEMAHA. Neb., March 12.—The right arm of Johnson P. Hoover has been amputated on account of a can cer. Hoover is a prominent farmer and stock raiser. T« Sac for Shortage. COLUMBUS, Neb., March 12.—The county supervisors have instructed the county attorney to proceed against the bondsmen of J. W. Lynch, the ex county treasurer, whose original short age was $30,000, but which was re duced to $13,000 by Lynch. Delicate .Surgical Operation. LEXINGTON, Neb.. March 12.—A very delicate surgical operation was performed on the person of Frank Weingand. The large intestine had grown fast to the adjacent walls, and had to be cut loose. Doctors suc cessfully performed the operation. Mrs. Engler. residing in the west end of Dawson county, was brought to this city in an insane condition and is in custody awaiting the action of the board of Insanity. A man must be very much alive tn order to be a dear beet. , BOARD MAY FIX RATES. Has Foil Authority lo Regulate Charges for Telephone Message*. LINCOLN. Neb.. March 9 —The su preme court adjourneu last night after handing down decisions in seventeen cases, among them being the case of the Nebraska Telephone company against the State Board of Transporta tion. involving the constitutionality of the act authorizing the board to fix and regulate telephone rates. The court decided that the act in question is in no respect contrary to the con stitution. The decision of the lower court in refusing to enjoin the board from fixing such rates was affirmed, leaving the board and its secretaries free to go ahead with the consideration of complaints now pending, the prin cipal one of which was filed by John 0. Yeiser of Omaha. The opinion was written by Judge Sullivan. In the case of The Bee Publishing company, plaintiff in error, against the World Publishing company, the court holds that because the damages award ed in the lower court were in excess of the loss sustained bv the plaintiff the judgment of 14.000 should be re versed. The condition is made that if a remittitur for 13.000 is filed the Judg ment will be affirmed. The case of George E. Hebbard against Auditor Cornell, asking for a writ of mandamus compelling the ap proval of his claim for salary for ser vices rendered as deputy food commis sioner. was continued until the next sitting of the supreme court. This j case was set for hearing this week ; and the attorneys on both sides were | prepared to submit their arguments to . the court. The continuance was grant ed on the application of Attorney Gen j oral Smyth to give his former law part ner. T. J. Mahoney, an opportunity to appear in behalf of the butterine mak ers of Soutn Omaha. Syrup From Sugar Bee:*. FREMONT. Neb., March 9.—John W. Schadt of this city has succeeded in making a syrup from sugar beets which he thinks will prove a strong competitor with oane and other syrups and molasses for cooking purposes. It is of about the same consistency and a little darker in color than the best grade of New Orleans molasses and contains no granulated sugar In sus pension. Mr. Schadt. who is familiar with the beet sugar business in Ger many. has spent considerable time ex perimenting with the manufacture of beet syrup and has found the most difficult problem to be the removal of the mineral salts and alkali, which made it unfit for cooking purposes. His process does this without spoiling the syrup. The beets are first thor oughly cooked and the juice extracted. This is then treated by super-heated steam, passes through a chemical pro cess and is evaporated to the proper consistency. Opportunity to Advance. CHADRON. Neb.. March 9.—A new plan of employment which some of the young men of Dawes county are tak ing advantage of on a seven years' con tract Is to engage as sheep herdemeu on the plains for large flockmaaters. The terms are to work for $16 a month and board for the first year. They are to get $20 per month for the second Fear. $25 for the third year and five dollars per month increase for each subsequent year, making the salary $55 per month the laat year. Under the contract all their savings is to be put into the business as an investment. At the end of seven years a judicious saver will have a herd of his own. The employer also secures the best laffor at low wages for several years, and will be enabled to let his herder invest at the present high prices, fhe tendency of which will be downward. ( bunged Not in the Gram. CHADRON. Neb.. March 9.—Four years ago two brothers in Dawson county died and were buried on the table land near Chadron. About the holdidays an administrator of the es tate of the two brothers came here, had the bodies taken up and sent to the old home in South Dakota. When they were unearthed the caskets were neither rotted or molded and had hard ly lost their polish. The bodies were almost as natural as the day they were buried and the hair was as perfect as If just combed. The burial robes were not injured, and all showed that the moisture of rain and snow fall had not penetrated the earth the depth' of the grave. Not u Pleasing ftucord. CHADRON. Neb.. March 9—The trial of the George Coil murder case brought out the fact that within the history of Dawes county, including the time before it was divided from Sioux county, there had been twenty-two murders committed and there had not been a single conviction in all that time; that Dawes county had had more murders than any county in the state, with the exception of Douglas and Lancaster. In which the cities of Omaha and Lincoln are situated. York Preparing for Firemen. YORK. Neb.. March 9.—York people will hang up $1,500 in cash purse to be awarded at the coming state volun teer firemen's tournament, which is to be held here the last of July. The citizens of this place are already mak ing preparations for showing the visit ing firemen the biggest time they ever bad at a state tournament. Falls Dead From Wagon. BRADY ISLAND. Neb.. March 9 — Mrs. Able, wife of Charles Able, living eighteen miles north of here fell dead from a wagon just as thy were start ing from this place for home. Arr*»t*d for Liquor Soiling ALBION, Neb.. March 9.—Alton D. White of St. Edward. Neb., who was fined about $1,400 at the February term of court for selling liquors with out a license, was arrested and liquors found in his possession. He was brought to Albion, put in jail, waived preliminary examination and the Bond Surety company of Omaha furnished bond for his apearance at the next term of district court and he was re leased from jail. Two Brothers Killed in Philippine*. GENEVA. Neb., March 9.—Lieuten ant E. F. Koehler of the Ninth Infan try. killed near Tarlac. was a brother of B. Koehler of this city and of A. Koehler, who was buried here ten days ago. Bone* Broken While Skating. FAIRMONT. Neb.. March 9.—The 12-year-old boy of N. T. Magee, while skating with his schoolmaster fell on the ice and another boy that was skat ing with him fell on him, breaking bones of the leg below the knee. j __ Farmers Around Culberson Importuned to Grow the Same. THE WOMAN ISES A REVOLVER L ~— • Browmr of Falrbury Go«e After Her Hubby With a 3* Callbr—Scartl b°l Not I n jured M isrellaneoua Mr bra.ka Matter. Irou, \arU,u. Sections. — 1 Henrv^11?5^’ N>N March 7~ and Fd" F«oVar’ residenl manager, and Ed Enel. agriculturalist, repre senting the American Beet Sugar com pany of Crand Island, were in the with Thelrf°bjm l^lnp 10 contract £ith lhe larmers for the raising of fort} acres or more of sugar beets ! “nder lhe irrigation ditch, fo^thecom thf Si!°n' 1 *iey wiU contract for all j the beet* raised at the price of *4 per ten on board cars at this citv. a resi dent foreman will be sent free of I L aT.L° farmers to instruct them in all the details of beet raising. As irrigated beets at that price will bring Per acr: and lhe cultivation will nm exceed 122 per acre, and »s the beets are a grasshopper-proof ; product, there Is no reason why the project should not be of benefit to ' larmers here. Shoot* at Hfr lluchand. ! ^FAIRBl RY, Neb.. March 7.—Mrs. ! ^,ora Browner shot at her husband. | George Browner, five times witb a 38 ealibre revolver. The trouble occurred in a tenement bouse in the southeast part of town, w'here the woman with her two little daughters has been liv i ittg- i>ome weeks since there was some I trouble between the husband and wife, and they separated. Browner went to the house where the woman was liv ing and demanded admittance, and ! upon being refused he broke the glass in the door, inserted his hand and was about to turn the key in the lock when the woman opened fire from within. None of the shots took effect, although they went uncomfortably close to the intruder. Auditorium for ( o'-cmUo*. COLt MBI S. Neb.. March 7.—The subscription fund for the new audito rium has been closed and the build ing is now assured. The site has been selected, corner of Thirteenth and Murray streets, and the excavating will begin next week. The material will commence to arrive in a few days, and it is expected to have the build ing completed in time for the com mencement exercises in June. The building will be «€*x!20 feet, and by the terms of the contract the city will have a room for library free: also use of the building for school purposes free. Sheep Fatten hh Coyote*. CHADRON, Neb., March 7.—The re port has reached (.'hadron of the loss of 300 sheep in the flock of I. Griffith, s recent investor in a flock of sheep. They packed up in a shed and smoth ered. nearly 200 in one night. During a storm the next day they drifted apart and a number of the flock was lost. When found a few days later 100 had been killed by coyotes. He is the only sheepman in Northwest Nebraska yet reported to have sustained loss. Most sheep are sleek and fat. XVili Manage a Newspaper BEEMER. Neb.. March 7.—The ladies of the Congregational church of this city will take entire control of the Times next week, soliciting busi ness for the same and paying all ex penses* It is undertaken in the In terest of the new Congregational church and the profit, whatever it may be. will go toward liquidating the in debtedness thereof. Mr. Godell, pub lisher of the Times, has generously given the ladies this opportunity. Death of Leading Stofkm»n. AINSWORTH. Neb.. March 7—N. C. Hedrick, a prominent stockman of this county, died of heart failure. Mr. Hedrick served four years in the late war. He was a member of the Ma sonic order, was sixtv-two years of age and well respected by all. He came here from low a some six y*-ars ago, lo cated near town on a raDch and has been very successful in raising and feeding cattle. He leaves a wife and seven children. The Fair is a (to. YORK. Neb.. March 7—The agricul tural society of this county has finally decided to hold a fair this year, which will occur the latter part of Septem ber. The members held a meeting in the court house, at which time this decision was reached. Before adjourn ing the usual number of superintend ents and committees were appointed necessary to run the fair. Farmer Insane. MIN DEN. Neb.. March 7.—Homer L. Sixer, a farmer. 69 years of age. living five miles north of town, was brought before the insanity commission and adjudged insane. He harbors the idea that someone is trying to murder him or do him violence. •lodge XV. J. Rlchardaon D<»d. GERING. Neb.. March 7.—Judge William J. Richardson died quite sud denly. Judge Richardson was one of the original settlers in this county and has held numerous offices in this county, besides having been identified with most of the litigation here since the county was organized. Fanner Demands Damages. FREMONT, Neb., March 7—There is a case being tried in district court under Judge Grimison which interests in a great degree many farmers whose lands are near the new central cut-off ditch. Ellis J. Beebe sues the county of Dodge for $5,000 claimed damage* and for the price of the land taken. There are thirteen similar cases set for trial this term, and the result of this one is being carefully watched, as it will doubtless influence the oth er! greatly. Clone of Farmers' Institute. CREIGHTON, Neb., March 7.—The Knox county farmers’ institute closed its present session here, with a lec ture by Rev. L. P. Ludden of Lincoln. The papers, addresses and discussions have been of a very high order, and were very helpful to all who were for tunate enough to attend. This has been the most successful institute yet held, and is ve^r encouraging to those who have the work at heart. A picnic dinner was greatly enjoyed by the far mers and their wives in the hall. Liars should possess good memories..
