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MB If sums ^ptkl «f Otuft Free State Dehrered isu Roberts Earn IMfl.Si COtORS 41 SI4!t HOISI tlk4* >y»raM) fx IV Curyir by •V Wife of I jfu -llbru <»*«T «*••# a •*!.* awbUarr Hnfidr >• t mi * baro# i*g t at ate t raai *eta* >a* !»•«, fAffTOirX Mar < li 1C —..New York Marla t’ab<egram # — Tbe expected op lam rue to mtr entry of HI eafjGtfie ; o .ed :’aelt into • mi*cellaneou> •rip'fig Tbe <w««try diiMkte. *weep r g *» -and *e*» of tbe town from 1 * • be*g mer -ame tb* *ligbt oppo • i •*. there at a « * loch The enemy bad j.repared formidable entree* bed fo* t. n» along tbe kopje-* three mile* **mtb of tb# town but finding hi* lag* thus turned by the cavalry ad *g*K* retreated p*e< .pi lately leaving *h» ijade* in tbe treb*be* CtaMgitnii upon the enemy * re Hfi>n the line of infantry * advance * a* a Itrred by be! 'ograpb. Tbe bri grd* it go« nbjr.bl beyond the kopje a* a • harming e-*ate. commanding tbe t am from tbe aonfh The cavalry : tt|i —* the tow ground Mirrotsnding tbe iiai l b* nbrtrti tt**1-* Koberta out aide t*»» •< an battd.ag bin the aey in med . erg fa*t. m The inhabitant* tilled * fee *t :rrt» and tb# market place many wearing tbe fintiik «• «»r* and cbeer ng tt* entry of tb- .ariou* troop* t tie t bief »**ntm* at 1* apparently ikliei a# to what «mr mb* may »#*t Kvetj kind of atrocity i* at tctbta'ed a* •mac our intention* Th#*te i* go earetty of common food •staff* an- - - -r *jotear; mi - naif and oat bay t* to ■ if enter VI rwHtm and ten men tor* ■ceded i a rafting * be railway north of tt *B ’la* *na! . ng about a docefi iweoaard’ve* from tbe Tranr-vaal. The*#' ma'h.fae* are reported injured, tad their repair i» not likely to lie d ffi< u t mak tig the capture of tbe great# *t import**- e it wa-* tbe out - e«MBa 4t a* e* #*e*J:ng!y *mart piece of • (Ci. *w».ng ye# another «*trpri*e to tt# buefs wha are report**d to have e«j »na th* Free .iiatera agent #» !o ;b» prop-*# def*-n -e of Blo»*mfon Th* re#1 here a til prm# moat ac «.-p*a * ♦ i man and tmaet in* -iuding » «- ail* the trat-yon animal*. ito*i null mm m«r smrs. 1h>t* K«' 1 U-»S |» 1hf»* Kmi.rul aiul la* Ie«i I ralaar*. VV A dHIMGTQflC M*r«fa l«. Tb t. „ae ob natal affair* - -a* to« a definite and final decision 1'aflat a* to ib number of new war tup* to be authorised by the fort fa - tt. ijt natal appropriation bill a» gtaikvn* TWiO »eog «.ng warn* line battie»hip* m‘ about 1JJS60 tod* mb to coat ap je- t ea'.*!) I- •«*» ewe fa three armored rrulaer* of the' highest pra< - r ai rpe' and muat powerful armor #od *!mamect to - yet apprommafely f * its# wifi «nrb three pro’erted erui* ■ »* '.*» «oat ab.at t' 141 •**♦ each i* »*♦ de*- •» aed Sot to provide -*,• gunboat* ta view of the opinion * tp-ea*ed by Set retary lx»eg and A<‘ f r* i*rw ♦ *ha? Otseral Ot .* reaent l t* t *ae of «ert .«ea'>Ie noat* of tbi* *ti • r met p ‘ ** *» a g- aU«t rrq u i re IBfrMTilft Tie *unis."*t#e decided to authorize tie.•ertwtarf of the navy to contract ? ■ «'bur at a t»n»e not eareedlng I 4. p-r lot Till* apptie* to the *ar#pb( i armor. tbMt T p«* ton*. • IT the battleship* Maine MkHtr and Ofc.B now in mure of i mr n « turn and not to tie the vessel* awi.hor.nrd hot not begun nor to those c< at*mp<ated by the present bill. 10 IMtMl IK>V ta. Hilt r«*cC llirr ViMMifM lie* »*4 4 atklMail W \r HlStiTON I» €*,, Mar. fa 1«~ l.-prewentadiatn Hay of New Yoci «.*K4£ of the boose committee (HI iwdlrlntf and at the bead of a special »' a* twnmittoe on treat*, today Intro ♦weed the follow .an yoint resolution pus*m aa amendment! * - •■ot rt itataai It* uUed ep TbaJ Tb* foOmrine • tie pr.iptoed to the legislature* ♦4 tt.* ..era! state* a* an amend—t *L* onatituttnn of the Tnited % t ' ;i,«e XVI The ungvwn* shall rat* p.,.wer to regulate and neprasa .annnapailH and tumldnntians: to *;# az;d duaoH* corporation* and dis pone of ! t*eir proper* y to make all ;aw* net-manr> and proper for the <*t* * utton -*f the farepMng powers. Sw H p wer* nay hr rjrrne*. by the several * ates m ant manner nut to ronHic* •' - I the laws of the I tilled htate> * IMk Mitff* *fiff«Mr4* W UtHtNOTOK March 1« - A table *-*-»*#g* fr<->» l«r»iT«l CM iff at Maatl j ownwd at the war Aepartmeat aayt a* he »! ippe-i today few Baneioee. paw 1*4 fffaiiarb :ck iiadiag eighty - > r # ft•.*r» «ad 411 eausied men tf the »tm*Mh ara< aha ha* hern re* » we* from the UliritMi i a*;: r gent a. alao 'h* aitea of eight cMrrfi an* fourteen «f t*rea of the famtilea of uC<e<» M1IN SMBfS fUB IlStOIV I*IIM Iria* Iff t'l*cff thr »(■!• t m tfffflMw Iff laMar «W tlrtl. *1 t-T,* Te* March 14—W J. iioat eft tot.gt - far ht» home to at •ea* the Xebraakji nutate > eattoa * ram l.at>'a Mr Brraa atil go for 4 muath • tear tb-w.gr booth Itakota. i ’at: W"a*fc:ligiMa 0-ego*.. California tr.t«>u aa* V» Hetka He iff '-mm* *4 tar a aamle-r of > pr ■ in 11 in •M-b at the a*ate* um*« ah* will he giawat f.oa tfet* « it; about a moat it. Ht !•* I) wt*1 reatfc-a here uhti* hi* tnrf tlf». *" •»* l - ..ri I . t. ■>•«. MN ITtAV IhO Cal March 14 — ‘ * “ fcefb »**• f: rj*»nati% «ill re aattiffh all latereat m the Pullman *r* «<• l* I'fftva oa the hi at of best r.wath It v«* «*M*'talit aeuoua.** t»*ar that a aea ••oairart had been ewtered tale bet area the hut-there KhaMh: aa* the .I^Mam «aaau»> r- i k»* t t»e Buitmaa rompaar. p~rehaae all off the rau'oad • ab-epiag -«**«—»» at* will la the future age"'Ble «bep*tig <ar» over the tkmth »tt ¥%»'.%> a •.}»* uwoer a mileage armatnt Miff FNDS 4 WRONG. Mr* Jm* Attain* Kxarta Full Vengeaoca for Crrrll) and Aliunt. CINCINNATI. March 16—Charles Adams, a passenger agent for the In.on Pacific railway, with offices in the* Carew building, who came here v >ih his wife from Omaha last October, was shot and killed by his w ife. Jessie T.iiman Adams, last night in the Prim iose flat on Ra< e street, near the Ar < adc entrance. The only |>erson present was Gertie 'I urraan the sister of the wife, who ;* an actress under the name of Gertie Hayes. The first story was that there had t i- «u a mtirder and a suicide. Mrs. Adams when taken to the station bouse, told her story She said she rig a veritable hell” for '••ats that her husband threatened her ' le that be would hold her eldest son i . lb*- heels, head downwards, outside 0 a fifth story window; and had been habitually cruel He had recently threatened her life and she provided herself with a re volver for self-defense. Last night he i>|4ned lift at supper time with a ter j f>< tirade of aouse. followed up with a blow across the nose, which felled her to the floor, and then struck her a: am She struggled to her feet, drew a pistol and fired one shot, which *i ■ k him in the shoulder. He turned bark and then she fired again. This time the ball entered Icehind the right c.-r and came out alcove the left eye. It was a fatal shot. Adam.* ha> relatives in Omaha and t» sister- Mrs Adams and Miss Tur r an have relatives in Muscatine. Ia. Mrs Adams is detained at the police station Adams was under surveillance 1 the- polic e early this wiuter for ter r tvine messenger l*oys OMAHA Neb March 16.—Charles Adam* t* years old and was born .. d reared in this city. He is the son • Mr* Kotcert Duncan. 2628 Davenport street wtiti*e husband is a well known P lmc ian and business man. Auams attended the local public . bools .ntil he reached the high > iiool when he se ured employment at . I'n ion Pacific headquarters in the ft* ght department. He was a hard wether and secured rapid advance • • ut Although he w as know n to have .. c. ti k temper, he had no bad habits r w.i- respe- ted by his fellows in t he Offi. e Rf PORTS ON C4BU Bill. I«ftercttt Ilk** on the ( «*n»truction of a l.mr to Hawaii >ml Orient - \ i i (*N Marc h If.-Four .* -tit. t reports ou the bill for the i ns’ruction of a Pacific cable to Ha v ali, the Philippines and Japan, were flkd today from members of the hous-t • < mn ttec on interstate and foreign «ommerce. Sherman of New York submitted the map rot report favorable to a bill in troduced b\ him for a cable to be ei privatt a ispic es. the gov • nmeni paying l.'too.OOO annually fo* uri.n years for the transmission of government messages. A minority report signed by Repre -efatives Adamson. Adams. Shackle f.rd and Iitvey dissents in toto with Another minority report s’gned bv Re prese natives Corliss, F.etc he^ anci Stewart, opposes the plan o' private ownership and proposes a s ibntittite. eml*od>ing tne idea of gov ernment ownership of the cable. Still another dissenting report is • 'in Mann of Illinois, giving his ind’ v dual views that a government cable would prove more l»eneficial to the ; :dt< anci the government. Sherman s ij ujciritv report is an exhaustive re v *w of the cable question. It says •fat the argument for a goverumen. aide that would be under the com j .*-!• control of the I'nited States M»-m* of small importanc e to the com r? it tee except >n time of war. and to that event the government is author ized to as-uroe control of the private c. Me which the committee mom - t .end V- to the government cable oemg •: ore e. unomical to the I'nited States, the report says that his loses weigh? ! ni the necessity of establishing a duplicate cable. OPINING INDIAN RISIRVATION. Hill l«iil> I’wliif l‘« Mftiaiorr—Other Imllan Affair*. WASHINGTON. I) C Manh ML— V proclamation opening the northern ; rt n of the Colville Indian reserva t on in Washington to settlement has ♦ en prepared, but has not yet receiv • tlie signal .res of the sec retary of the inferior and the president. The serration will be opened six months rfter the proclamation is signed. A i*rge number of mining entries hav* ..ready been made on the reservation. The delegation of Creek Indians wliii-h has l»een in Washington for Mime time, conferring with the Dawes nin.is.~ioh. has signed a new agree ment a hi. h will l»e transmitted to the ■MM They pr against a pro v.s.ui eliminating the tribal court? eiug in the agreement and hope to prevail upon the congressional com t;. it tee* to permit these courts to re main. T*» •*!»♦»» * Alevllle Kornation. WASHINGTON March 16— A proc -mation opening the northern portion •f the Colville Indian reservation in Vashingtun to settlement has been prepared, but ha* not yet reached the r'.gnature* of the secretary of the inte i or and the president. The reserva tion will be opened six months after the proclamation is signed. A large number of mining entries have already i*een made on the reservation. HrrrbiMi Pifoul* Hi ■■■•«• If. WASHINGTON. D C., March 16 Hi.gadier General Merriam of the i *my mho was in command of the t ««ips at Wardner. Idaho, last year during the miners' troubles in that -tats today denied published reports ’ aT h* had -uggesied to the president he enactment of a lam making labor oions a crime, and also denied that fc* had evei used profane language Ir • cu.tje* tion m ith his duties at Ward tier. H» said that at no time had he Bcade recommendations at all to the j.ie-ident on the subject of labor I unions. Il«i« r—o Two Hill*. WASHINGTON. I> C.. March 16 — i»* District of Columbia appropria t ’■ •"■ • > .leg $6.60k,378. was tvi'.need hv ti»* house today and also a * granting the abandoned Fort Hays military reservation to the state o Kan-as for experiemntal station and normal ac bool purposes. hibrann for Manilla. Washington, d c.. March 16.— >*-uaturs Me Millen and Penrose intro duced bill* in the senate today provid ing for the opening of libraries in Manila for the benefit of Americana i there. Salisbury's Reply Sent On to Our Consul at Pretoria. DISAPPOINTMENT AT PRETORIA Text of the Correspondence Between the Three Countries Toward Peace 0\er Lurro Will Not Be Made 1'ublie for H Time—Probability of War doing On. PRETORIA, March 12.—(.Via Lou- ' renzo Marquez, March 12.)—Lori Salisbury's reply to Presidents Kruger and Steyn causes bitter disappoint meat and State Secretary Reitz says u means that the war will be fought Vj the bitetr end. WASHINGTON. March 15.—The an swer of Lord Salisbury to the message from Presidents Kruger and steyn. which was transmitted through our government, was received at a lat« hour last night by Secretary Ha, through Mr. W hite, our charge at London. As indi-SHted in the London dis patches the answer was a declination of the appeal. It has been transmit ted to Adelbert Hay, United States consul at Preoria, who will submit it to the two presidents. This marks the end of the first overture to war i peace. It is believed here, however, that another effort will soon be made by the Boers to attain peace, though re course may be made to some oth - agency than the United States. The president had decided that it not proper at this time to make pubic the text of the correspondence between Pretoria. London and Washington relative to the peace negouatiom Therefore, the Allen resolution adopts] by the senate calling for the corre spondence must remain unanswered for the present, though there is rea son for believing the cause for main taining secrecy on this point will soon disappear. ii oiitiru, iiu wrm, iiicil uu? pies^ dispatches have indicated the salien* features of the correspondence with sufficient accuracy and about the only emission so far as can be learned was the failure to develop the fact that the appeal of the Boer government that the I'nited States might be allowed to intervene was accompanied by an earnest expression by the president of his willingness to do anything within his power to bring about the termina tion of the war, which he hoped might be attained. Ix>rd Salisbury’s reply, while firmly declining the request of the Boer gov j e.rnment. conveyed his appreciation of the commendable sentiment which in spired the president's utterances. Inasmuch as there appears to be some confusion in the public mind re | specting the various efforts made by the Boers to end the war, it may be stated that this particular correspond ence passing through the state depart ment was separate and apart from the note addressed by Presidents Kruge and Steyn to nearly all the continent al powers believed to be in sympathy with their cause and was also distim t from the appeal addressed directly ;<> Lord Salisbury, by the two president-, which with his lordship’s answer formed the subject of the communica tion made by him yesterday to par liament. MORE MONET fOR THE INDIANS Principal increase m the Appropriation* for the School*. WASHINGTON. March 15—The sen ate committee on Indian affairs com pleted consideration of the Indian ap propriation bill and Senator Thurston reported it to the senate. The bill reported caries $8,413,641, an in- j crease of $1,148,903. The principal items of tue increased apropriation ! are for the support of Indian schools. Other increases are the following: On hundred and eighty-six thousand dol lars for the payment of the loyal Senii noles. $360,000 increase of the appro ; priation for the Dawes commission; $50,000 for stamping out smallpox in the Indian Territory; $67,000 for a I town site commission for the Indian ! Territory. SENATORS GIVE WAY TO BARP. Committer rince« Made* for Msn from California l»y Keftlgnation*. WASHINGTON. March 15.—In the senate Kean of New Jersey reigned from the committee on public lands. Thurston of Nebraska, from the* com mittee on railroads: Simon of Oregon, from the committee on Potomac river front: Foster of Washington, from the committee on woman suffrage anti Wetmore of Rhode Island, from the committee on manufacturers. Presi dent (pro. teni.) Frye then appointed Bard of California to the several com { mittees from which senators had re , signed, in order to make committee ‘ places for him. - Favor National Fork Kill. WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 15.-; The house committee on military n fairs today ordered a favorable report on the bill of Representative Living stone of Georgia for a national mi tary park near Atlanta. Ga.. on the si ^ of the battle of Peach Tree creek am other famous engagements connects with the siege of Atlanta. Represent ative Slayden of Texas will make report. Krueger Still Defiant. NEW YORK. March 15.—A dispatch to the Evening Journal from President Kruger, dated Pretoria, March 15. 'ia Berlin, says: "The burghers will only cease fir*1' ing with death. Our forces are ^ turning in good order to our . “ of defense on our own soil. The . ** campaign was longer in our favor ' ll^‘ we expected. The British will reach Pretoria. The burghers. ‘ Joubert and myself, as well as a .. | ethers, are united. There are ^ ferences. God help us." Tart Call* the Coa>mU*l»'" WASHINGTON, March ir,\' .‘-l Taft, president of tbe new Phi ‘p[l£>w commission, has notified his ” ; I1 commissioners that the comm!* v ill convene in this city Man " Judge Taft s resignation of his J,u t offi* e takes effect today. It ll3® joE supposed that the new conin^teij would be called together imme ^ thereafter, but it is probable th‘‘ ra. task of closing up his affairs P1 ,Pite< tory to a long absence from the • Slates has made it necessary fo> tfa( Taft to defer the first meeting un 27th inst. fAU of one capitol ' Roberts Annouaces that His Forces Oc cupied Hloem fontein Tuesday. BLOEMFONTEIN. March 15.— (New Yoik World Cablegram.)—Bloemfon tein surrendered at 10 a. m. today and and was occupied at noon. Steyn. with the greater portion of the fight ing burghers, fled northward. French, when five miles out. sent a summons into town threatening to bombard it unless it surrendered. A white flag was hoisted Tuesday morn ing. Roberts then made a state entry, \isited the public buildings and took iij. headuarters at the president's offi cial residence. He was followed by a cheering crowd of citizens. There was some shelling Monday alternoon, but the Boer troops retired a; night. The railway through the town is uninjured. Frasier, leader of the Free State op p sition. headed the delegation that welcomed Roberts. LONDON. March 15.—It is officially announced that Lord Roberts has oc cupied Bloemfontein and that the Brit ish flag is flying from the top of the capitol. This is Lord Roberts' dispatch to tae war office, announcing his occupation of Bloemfontein: • BLOEMFONTEIN, Tuesday, March 33.—8 p. m.—By the help of God and by the bravery of her majesty's sol diers, the troops under my command have taken possession of Bloemfon tein. • The British flag now flies over the presidency, evacuated last evening by Mi. Steyn. late president of the Orange Free State. -Mr. Fraser, member of the late e>ecutive government; the mayor, the secretary of the late government, the landreeve and other officials met me iwo miles from the town and present ed me with the keys of the public offices. • The enemy have withdrawn from the neighborhood and all seems quiet. The inhabitants of Bloemfontein gave the troops a cordial welcome." LINANCIAL BILL NOW A LAW. President McKinley Affixes His Signature to the Measure. WASHINGTON, March 15—At four teen minutes to 1 o’clock this after noon the president affixed his signa ture to the financial bill, thus making it a law of the land. Mr. Overstreet, of Indiana, who had the bill in charge, arrived at the Whit* house about five minutes before that time and was shown into the cabinet room, where he was joined by the presdent, who. after inquiring if the bill had been compiled with care af fixed his signature to it. At the same time he recalled to those who stood by the fact that many of the important financial bills which had been passed by congress had been approved on the 14th of the month. He .-poke of the Sherman act. the resump tion act and now the bill which was before him. In signing the bill the president used a new gold pen and holder which Mr. Oxerstreet had brought with him for tne purpose. An Unkind View. LONDON. March 15.—Regarding the United States’ offer of mediation, the Globe says: "The Incident is of inter est only in the li'sht it throws on American politics. The republicans and democrats alike are tjways prepared to risk the friendship c»f England in the party game. We may preserve amica ble relations with tfie United States, and it is to be hope<| we always shall <L, so. but an alliance is impossible, i We were brought to the verge of war four years ago for the sake of Mr. Cleveland's re-election and a pretext for a diplomatic qnarel will never be ranting when the anti-English ele ments of the republic have to ^ con ciliated.'’ Hobson Heard from Again. MONTGOMERY. Ala., March 13.— Lieutenant Hobson has offered the -rat® a relic of the Spanish-American war. it is a flagpole composed from pans of masts from the Don Juan de Austria and the Almirante Oquendo and the flag he hoisted on the Maria ~ resa w hen it was floated. Governor •U.bnston has accepted the gift and it \> : be erected on the capitol grounds. Hill for a Porto Riean Governor. WASHINGTON. March 15.—Senator ’ "octor introduced an amendment to house Porto Rican bill authorizing the president, "in his discretion." to ppoint an officer of the army or thv» :‘ivy as governor of Porto Rico, his services not to extend beyond th'ee j! >cair- from the passage of the act. HOOT SPE4KS TO PE4NTERS. j ! '****'n* <li»t American (ioretnmeat In tends to Fulfil I Promises ! HAyANA. March 15.—Elihu Root, nited States secretary of war, " dressing the members of the Plant association yesterday, said he "lerstood that distrust existed as to ; carrying out of the joint reso of *he United States congress, declared that the American gov -nment intended to fulfill every obli r;IOn aud said the Cubans should aad a<‘* accordingly. . editor of El Dia. at Caibarrien. as recently attacked by a crowd of hi^n?e fishers. who attempted to lynch I °n account of an article which in his paper in favor of a °nt decree regarding sponge fishing. Art* on Fermion*. h " ASHINGTON, March 15.—The • '»e committee on pensions today or bills reported granting pensions widow of Colonel Stotsenburg , ‘‘ f irsf Nebraska regiment, killed Philippines, at $40 per month; "** "idow of Captain Allan Cap II Jr- billed in Cuba, at $30 per ^onth. and to the widow of Captain Th * ' aPr°n. sr., at $25 per month. 1 cistinction in rate in the Capron i\ \i ^ (1lle *° ***** Pr°Pcrty owned Capron. sr. K"'“rm Entrendifd to Stn|> Bnller. 1U;^MITH. March 15.—The Boers pj..1**® iocated in several strong [>r ‘'10119 noar the junction of the ran D9bWg &nd the Biggarsberg sjjjj^* 1 he>* have heavy guns in po ; Hll(1 n °n P°ngwoni kop. at Hiatikuiu, i as at'r-^6 lmpali mountains. as well [ 'tl,son s farm. near Cundvcleugh ! the (t: ,eneral Hunter now commands the relief011" men and horses of c°verei]!er tolumn are completely re c°nditionand are DOW in the pink °* AN EDITORJN TRIAL ! Charles Harris in Court to Answer to the Charge of Murder. — THE ACCUSED GIVES TESTIMONY. — THU How He C»me to Kill Blenkiron and the Manner in Which He Slew Brother* of the Murdered Man Offer Their Testimony — Miscellaneous Nebraska News. HARTINGTON*. Neb., March 19.— I:i the trial of Charles Harris for the murder of Hart Blenkiron the testi mony of the murdered man's wife was completed. The clothing her hus band wore when he left home for the last time were introduced in evidence. Mrs. Blenkiron recognized the vest when it was produced and said that the bloodstains covering the inside left breast were not there when she last saw him. The state rested after hav ing examined only half of its wit nesses. The crowded court room was hushed as Harris took the stand in his own defense. He testified that on the even ing of Hecember 10 last he was in his printing Tffice at Belden writing letters and heard the door open and a per son come in. hut did not look up until some one spoke his name and he looked up to see Blenkiron standing in the door. Blenkiron questioned him concern ing the article published in the Bel den News the previous day concerning the trouble Blenkiron had had with the Belden hank. Harris admitted that he wrote it aud considered it true. Blenkiron called Harris a liar and applied to him a vile epithet. Harris immediately stood up and backed away from Blenkiron. The latter seized him. however, and dragged him t > the door of the office. Harris jerked away and ran back to his desk, followed by Blenkiron. The former then secured his revolver and threat ened to shoot. Blenkiron said that he had never vet beeu frightened by a gun and put his hand to his hip pock et. saying. *‘Don> you dare move.” Harris immediately shot. DienKiron turnM arourpj groaned and walked out of the office. He told John Templan what he had done, then went a mile from town and laid down iu a cornfield. Afterward he secured a pony and rode to Hartington. giving himself into the custody of the sheriff. During all the diiect examination the prisoner appeared cool and collect ed. but under the fire of cross-ques tions by Attorney Argo. Harris some what lost his presence of mind and mede a number of rambling answers. The first witness <ialled was John Blenklron of South South City, who lived at Belden at the time of the kill ing and who was one of the first per sons present after his brother was shot. The clothes that the dead man lsad on at the time of his death were exhibited to the jury, also the revolver with which the fatal shot was fired. Joseph Blenkiron of Bancroft was also called. He testified to having carefully examined the clothing worn by his dead brother at the time of the shooting and that he had experiment ed with cloth of the same texture anu a revolver of the same caliber as the one used by Harris, with the result that the same burned condition as ex hibited upon the dead man's clothes could not possibly be produced at a less distance than eight feet. This was done to show that the parties at the time of the shooting must have been at some distance apart. It is thought that the defense intended to prove that the parties clenched and Harris shot when they were in that condition. Contesting the Pure Food Ij»w. LINCOLN. Neb.. March 19.—The manufactures of imitation butter have decided to participate in the legal con troversy involving the constitutional ity of the pure food law. T. J. Ma hcney, representing the packing house concerns of South Omaha, filed a brief in the supreme court setting forth rea sons why the act establishing the Pure Food commission is unconstitutional. The position taken by the auditor in refusing to allow the salary claims of the department was that theact cre the department was that the act cre tion of the constitution which provid ed that bills making appropriations for the pay of members and officers o: the legislature and for the salaries of the officers of the government shall contain no provision on any other subject. Attorney Mahoney adds the following: “Of course, if the position of the auditor thus assigned is well taken, the writ must be denied, but if there is any other valid reason why the auditor ought not to issue a warrant in favor of the relator the writ should also be denied, notwithstanding that the auditor has not assigned such other reason for his refusal to issue the warrant, because it is elementary in a proceeding in mandamus that a writ cannot issue unless the relator has a clear legal right to the relief .1_1_3 uruiauucu. * In addition to the objections stated by the auditor I think it fluite clear that the act in question is unconsti tutional by reason of the prohibition contained in section 26 of article v of the state constitution, which, follow ing as it does the several sections of the same article providing what offices shall make up the executive depart ment. provides: 4 No other executive state office shall be continued or cre ated and the duties now devolving upon officers not provided for by this con stitution shall be performed by the officers herein created.” M<rt Nilnda▼ ( loilnt PAWNEE CITY. Neb.. March 19 — A petition has been presented to the postoffice department at Washington by some of the church people of Pam nee City praying that the office here be closed all day Sundays. Heretofore it has been kept open one hour on that day. The movement, however, is being severely criticised and a remon strance is nom- being circulated and numerously signed. Should the clos ing movement succeed several prom inent business persons of the town threaten an attempt to prohibit Sun day electric light, telephone service, etc. Captured a FnjfUIve PAWNEE CITY. Neb.. March 19 — John Johnson, a colored man. wanted at Centralia. Kan., for assault with intent to do great bodily injury on t’a^ jerson of a white man by the name of Dalton, was captured in a pasture two miles north of here by local offi tials after an hour's chase The trou ble between Johnson and Dalton orig inated in a dispute over a “crap" game and ended by Johnson striking his opponent over the head with a rock. The sheriff of Nemaha county, Kansas, arrived and returned the pris ■ oner to Seneca. STORY Of DINSMORE CRIME Several fTitneasex Heard in the Murder Trial at Lexington. LEXINGTON, Neb.. March 16.—The third day of the Dinsmore murder case began by completing the jury panel. After three challenges for cause the twelve men were sworn in to try the cause and decide the fate of the defendant. All are farmers. A number of witnesses were called: among others, the two children of Mrs. Laue. Grace, aged 12. and Henry, aged 8. Every one in the audience arose to their feet during their testi mony, which was only to prove that their father owned no gun. they having slept soundly all through the night of the tragedy. In the afternoon session Mrs. Laue was called to testify. She produced a sensation as she took her seat. She was heavily veiled and dressed in black. Her testimony showed that her husband was busy all of last summer and this fall with farming and corn shelling, and that during his absence an intimacy began between Dinsmore and herself. These improper relations commenced May 26 and continued un til Dinsmore's marriage. He had not been married more than three weeks w hen their relations commenced again. The crime was talked about the lat ter part of September. She did not have the power to say yes or no to his horriible proposition. The next time he talked of doing the deed was some time in the early part of October. Again the subject was broached on Thanksgiving evening and finally at supper time on the evening when the deed was committed. His wife had moved away from the table and Dinsmore leaned over her and said that it would be done tonight. She said that she vent out with the dishwater and he followed her and when they were outside jerked her al most off her feet. Mrs. Laue said that she was threat ened with death if she did not agree to the crime that evening. The children went to bed at 9:30 and all the rest but herself retired at 10 o’clock. Her husband called her and asked her to come to bed. but she delayed and he soon went to sleep. About an hour after this Dinsmore came down stairs and said that as he had done his part of the killing he would do the rest. He told her to go into the room where her husband was and see if he was sleeping. Laue was Sleeping and Dinsmore entered the room with a lamp and a revolver, and in an instant he murdered his second victim. She testified that Dinsmore had told her that the body of her husband was arranged like a suicide. He brought the dead form of his wife down stairs and arranged it so that she would have the appearance of being killed by Laue. On cross examination she testified to the same details and the bulk of her j testimonv was unshaken. — Sensation in a Murder Case HARRINGTON. Neb.. March 16.—A sensation was sprung in the Harris Blenkiron murder case that came near dismissing it and setting the prisoner free. Directly after court convened the attorney for the state asked per mission to change the date in the in formation. which charged Harris with killing Blenkiron in December. 1900, when it should have read in December, 1899. The defense promptly moved the court to dismiss the case on the grounds that the prisoner was charged with killing Blenkiron on an improb able date. After a royal battle be tween Argo of Sioux City and Jay of Dakota City, the state was allowed to change the date to conform to the facts. Gtriuan I'aruur Shoot* Himself. WAHOO. Neb.. March 16—Frank Hakel. a German farmer, about 65 years of age. residing in Chapman precinct, accidentally shot and killed himself Monday, while trying to kill a rabbit in the orchard near the house. Coroner Lamb was summoned, but de cided it was not necessary to hold an inquest. He leaves a wife, daughter and one son. Frank Hakel. jr., a prom inent merchant of Weston. Pension for Mr* StotKeiiburg WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 16 — The house committee on pensions or dered bills reported granting pensions to the widow of Colonel Stotsenburg of the First Nebraska regiment, killed in the Philippines, at $40 per month: | to the widow of Captain Allan Capron, jr.. killed in Cuba, at $30 per month, j and to the widow of Captain Allan Capron. sr., at $25 per month. Arrested for Cattle Stealing. VALENTINE. Neb.. March 16 — Sheriff Layport returned from a thir ty-mile trip in the country west of here, where he went to arrest Mocks Frankie, on the charge of cattle steal ing. He made the arrest early this morning and his prisoner is now in jail, the preliminary hearing having been set for Saturday. Declared l u*ane. DAKOTA CITY Neb, March 16 —Ste phen Aldrich was fought up from Homer and was taken before the board oi insanity. He was pronounced in sane and was placed :* the county jail until arrangements are completed, when he will be take* to the asylum ai Norfolk. Gen. Longstreet. almost the only sur vivor in the first ra*k of Southern generals of 1861-65. ccebrated his 79th birthday recently in Vfashington. . - - . Made a Fortuu* tn Sheep. CHADRON. Neb., torch 16.—Nine years ago Andy Cazatan was a poor man washing dishes n a chop house at Casper. Wyo. H- is now worth JIOO.OOO. and is retircJ from business. He made his money it the sheep busi ness. He went out oi the range as a herder and worked for $35 a month and board. He was soon given a flock of 3.000 sheep to run on glares. In three years he had a floe* of his own. which multiplied a:! a tremendous rate. The fleece paid tell his running expenses and more, g ^ing him his in crease free. His one Bock grew into two flocks and the tw°f doubled. Custer Conniy H‘‘<**>rs Soldier. CALLAWAY, Neb March 16—The remains of Private Harry L. Doxsee. late of company C. Fit** Colorado Vol unteer infantry, kill d in action at Mariquina. P. I.. May 23. 1899. arrived here and were interred, in charge of the local Grand Arm.' of the Republic post and company M of Broken Bow. The town was handsomely draped, and j all business was suspended during the , impressive services Hundreds came in from the country m honor of the only Custer county boy killed in the Philippine campaign ! THE TRUL WILL GO OM | Frank Dinsmore to Answer for the Mur der of Fred Laue. 4 MOTION TO QUSH OVERRULED. A| l,Mr»iHf of the rrikoner a* He Slti Beaide Hi* Attorney*- Work of s«. leeting » ,lury-Mr*. Laue. the 8,. lading Witness, f„.sely <lUlirded the Hotel. caifofu?/0^’ Neb March 14—The Frank '1'' r>in dte °f N>braska against Fml llre at" Ha " ^ thp murder °* w as called m 1 9dessa on rieeember t ! J®.. . Monda-v in district court in this10“tvinthSmith S °Pera house in mis citj, the court house beine too small to contain the crowds in attend an«> upon the trial, .huh promises Jo be the most sensational and excit he attorneys for the prosecution are r. A. Nye, county attorney of Buffalo ^ounty; H M. Sinclair of Kearney and u. A. btewart. county attorney of Dawson county. No one to look upon the prisoner ‘ be ^Its be8‘de his attorneys, would mark him for a criminal bv his ap pearance. He measures 6 feet 4 inches in height, is well proportioned, has an intellectual cast of countenance, pleas ant features, with a benevolent expres sion. His bearing is gentlemanly m every sense of the word, with marked dignity. He listens intently to every question propounded and answer ie turned. When the cas* was called his attor neys argued a motion to quash th* panel of jury on the ground that this is only an equity term and that Judge Grimes ordered the jury while sitting as judge in place of H. M. Sullivan, and that it was not drawn in the man ner provided for calling a regular panel. The motion was overruled without any argument by the state's attorneys. The selection of the jury then began, which occupied the tim“ till 4 p. m.. when court adjourned. During this time there were thirty challenges for cause and five peremp tory challenges made by the defense. 1 *ie state so far has made no peremp tory challenges and the general opin ion is that the jury will bp completed by noon, as the remainder will he taken exclusively from the rural dis tricts. Mrs. T>aue. the woman in the case, is under close guard at the Commercial hotel. No one is permitted to see her. except the attorneys, without an order. She will be the leading witness for the state. Rest i*jj I’ «f • of Yoloi teers. LINCOLN. Neb.. March 14—The fol lowing communication from the war department, relative to the disposition of the remains of the First Nebraska volunteers, was received at the adju tant general’s office today: John A. Glover died September 28. 1898, on transport Rio de Janeiro of pneumonia and was bnried at sea. John Black, received at San Fran cisco and sent to Perry Black, Millera town. Pa. William Evans, received at San Francisco and sent to D. C. Evans, 1020 High street. Beatrice. William P. Lewis, received at San Francisco on transport Hancock. Feb ruary 23. 1900: instructions heretofore given for shipment to B. F. Brown. Osceola. Neb. Frank Homer Seeley, received at San Francisco on transport Hancock Feb ruary 23. 1900, and will be interred in National cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco, no claim having been made by relatives for the body. The remains of Raphael C. Maher have not been reported as disinterred at Manila, where they were reported to have been buried in Paco cemetery, grave No. 21. When they have been brought to San Francisco shipment will made to Mrs. Kate Anderson. Valpa raiso. Neb. Julius G. Miller. Harry G. Fiske and George W. Nieman, having died at Honolulu. H. I.. their remains cannot be exhumed during the prevailing bu bonic plague in those islands. W. T. PATTEN. Quartermaster. U. S. A. One Fare i ' ’ incoln. LINCOLN. Neb.. March 14 —Chair man J. H. Edmisten of the populist state committee announces that all railroads entering Lincoln have made :i late of one fare for the round trip to the fusion state delegate convention* to be held here March 19. - A Family Poisoned ARCADIA. Neb.. March 14—A fam ily of five, named Madden, living near Comstock, were all poisoned by eating bologna sausage. They were not dis covered until twenty-four hours later, when a neighbor, going in. found the little 3-vear-old girl dead and the rest of the family unconscious. Medical aid was at once summoned. The condition of the sick is critical, but it is thought they will recover. Two Bit Criminal Trial*. HARRINGTON. Neb.. March 14.~ District court opened Monday with Judge Graves of Pender presiding. These two state cases will attract un usual interest: The trial of Nathaniel E. Philbrick for shooting John Hint*, who attacked him with a pitchfork, and the trial of Charles H. Harris, ed itor of the Belden News, who shot and killed Hart Blenkiron at Beldon last December. _ Dntige CnnnlT M»n I»i« < pprar*. FREMONT. Neb.. March 14.—George G. Gregory, a well known farmer, liv ing a few miles north of Fremont, has. it is charged, deserted his wife and left for parts unknown, much to the concern of his many friends, to whom such an action is a great surprise. Gregory kept his own counsel, and on Saturday last he drove into town from his home, left his rig in a livery barn and was seen no more. His wife was not greatly worried until a couple of days had gone by and she received a tetter from Gregory saying he had cone forever and she would never be nothered by him again. State Capital Note*. No decision has yet been rendered in the proceedings in habaes corpus brought before him for the release of the two soldiers of Fort Crook, who are charged with the murder of a deserter. The National Tontine company of Hastings filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state today. The capital stock of the concern is $100,000, and the incorporators are: Bertice N. Parmenter. Ed M. Marquis and Ellon E. Marquis. The Ed A. Baugh com pany of Oakland also incorporated with a capital stock of $15,000, and the Hart well Building association of Hartwell# with a capital stock of $400.