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11LEK 'HM’OKTO RICO A*:.-rta»t &re?r±rj tt tkm I»tj S&med far Cm! Zamu. E* tiruis joc lit isusd VAfliM1W t» r . April 13 — *laarir* ft AJIck. at pmarmt a*#t#la.fct a#* mar * of tto U» r. alii .if# ib# first cirii ppawtor at Ptoto tu* uad#r tfi* prcrawiMto* of lb# MU pmmm-6 by tfi# ficias# at rvyarwarstait*#* ?#at#rdaj -ia#at, ii t as !b at tassa *-C»' t uti tto first «r tM-Kt asaaftfi ttoro is but ?*# two* urft. it sbi-t to oatittr a aam'ilti— fair* of poosTAtosAf tArlod *fi€ tto forasafioa of a calttrt Tavaffi tto rJoa* «f tfi# day A lira •'as »-naiifiwa»Mt to tto Wfitt* b'^mr * ;*#■».'!,:«• at ***_• 'ii* t-.«rma. t ro tor fiT Tto |wat «a» Bad*. 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April II — **j* fruaa W*!**-*. »urr* a Bnt t.A tonaa a ■ftn—ftwi. »ar tb* bank .(•tltn fa curat. - t» :h* Ir^rraii A inner !,U*»* lintut traopa am »aid to In that* A Unt raaBoasafk wa* h*ard tfai* BWIUWMM la tbr dim'-uoa of Bulttoctria c.i*am aod«a» br'tnti W:Bt»ar* ett Marta*. la tbr *»raa#r Fra Stale. iaf a-.rtb tf Hraadf‘ «rt Aftairaa from Tfer Baf bad^aarttri a Mata' at* ’In*’ after a ka»r boni W-crta*** lb* Mntiab am mtiria* in t r r fin- tM« of laffaaHI aa4 the f«4rmi* am beats* te fiatr old puai f « a* MUN WM/* liMSa H0M4N t 1* mmf eoe c Hre laiib FI**'K3CJE A?4 . AfrnJ 1J—W. J Hry*i anrteod bate 'bw *aorBing and * a* acted b; tto or*** u*l»d' tfen -** '.I*#- atrarta to trn hotel. arbert 'lb* *k> *!*•» rtaUBed t#5 the llrflM fStU • :*t» A recejMiaM fallowed. dunag oiled oe r«wet<*d a mwwgr from a 4 • nt * tt.i* t. jmkttig fesat u. rail oe iser fc* . far deal rad U» Bkrert tbr • L*m IWW of her CaMh Me readily re *V*A.-i*a Returblag to *i»» bocal Mr Itrjas. * .. *-* tbe or hoot chiMreo, tia a huala haftbg tiu*H for tbe urca awa * r aa buor a ad a half be ad dmaaad peapta 101 i 41 mm n.ruiMD. m to t *#at ik»t cm a «•!>* a mot it. BUKMFOWTBlX Wedbeaday. April 1. - A- * -rdthg Am «bforawttao ret-ejred t«f> :hr boat activity taatward uf tbe ra- rumA aftd a pro* daily to tL- border l large)? doe 'to tla tart that Prtn drtu ILrtmtr abd t»taf* bare fnuad 11’ are ttaabia to b««p tbair fort** lo g ther lai .fcotltjfj tba burgherr de « arua they mr* ufo»iii!feg to remain a'Mb thetr n ri—Ml de uoieea actively e-sotMoyad. aa they are roariace-d tbe BrMiat. gaffer u a *• r.ih# Htotro} WOL urif4 4)re la April IS-Ufa barl J. Hrt-ferrsj ud«« 11ml a pet IT. baa to bare tbe trill of bit brother. Arrhbiebup flinair r ierlaiad aMI Mad %o»d He •Hag.* tbe *tll «a Ik 1* tout tbe last ia» that there ate too bear arilla u&e dtrpeaMag *4 * barrt; property tbe other ,4 ■fTisi*’ property They bear date «f Jawaar? ik !**• trbtle the ortg Jil.aJ bHM» i*»e date of Jas.uar> 17. • 01* ate aald to ba«e tbe Jfce brat Uti< aad to -« and iaterttae*. ,7u a-t pMraa.ua at MM1. Tt\T or PORTO RICO BILL rrw«l*M* <rf lb* Mmur* Providing In* r»Bir for Our Touamulun*. WA.-HINGTOX. April 13.—The fol 1 owing is * summary of the provisions of the Po to Rico bill, which is now a | law: It appU *t- to the island of Porto Rno and « the adjacent islands lying east of t.ie seventy-fourth meridian, which are design at eed purto Rico. Kr «n the late of the passgae of the *«-t the sac e custom duties are levied or all goods entering Porto Rico from foreign countries a* are levied on the watae goods « ntering the United States, save that coffee, which has free entry into the United States, is to pay 5 | cents per pourd on entering Porto K xi. Scientific. literary and artistic works and books and pamphlets print ed :c the English language may enter Porto Rio fre*- of duty. The tariff * s« tion cif the bill relating to duties between the I mted Slates and Porto Rico is as follows: That on and after the passage of this a t all merchandise coming into ti « United Sta*e» from Porto Rico and coin:ng into i*t*rto Rico from the Ttitled States shall be entered at the several ports «>f entry upon payment of IS per ce»; if the duties which are I required to be levied, collected and paid apaa like artic.*** of merchandise im ported from foreign countries; and in audit: a thereto upon articles of mer a.nri!*e of Porto Rican manufacture ■ling into the United States and v ■•ndrawn for consumption or sale pu» payment of a tax equal to the it ternal revenue tax imposed in the ! nited State* upon the like articles of merchandise of domestic manufacture, •b h tax to be paid by internal rev euu* stamp or stamps to be purchased and proviued tn the commissioner of .i ternal revenue and to be procured ♦nun the collector of internal revenue at or moat convenient to the port of entry of sai l men handise in the Unit -4 >••.!*■* 4nd to tie affixed tinder .- • h r*-g uiatiuBs as the commissioner *r internal revenue, with the approval of the secretary of the treasury, shall <e; and on all article* of mer • Lindtse of l citf-d States manufacture <«!.* in* P<-rid) Rico in addition to j •: * • :t> above provided upon payment of a tax e.jua in rate and amount to tt- it t»-mal revenue tax imposed in Porto It. nfMI ltd like articles of Pono Rian manufacture. 1 tovi;!*-(*.. ti.4.t on and after the date when this wet shall take effect all mer : -e an I articles except coffee, i. * <*. .it tinder the tariff laws of ih*- n !»*«; s-a!*- and all merchandise at l artt - entered iu Porto Rim free duty under forte heretofore made • the - - tary of war shall be ad mitted into the several ports thereof, w . •:r..;»«>r?. : from the United States, fr- • f tv til laws or parts of laws * the mtrary notwithstanding; and w h* n* • r the legislative assembly of Pt rto Hi shall have enacted and put into operation a s> stem of local taxa tion to meet the necessities of the gov ernment ®g Porto Rico by this act es :• -i is bed and -hall by resolution duly passed so notify the president, he shall mil - proclamation thereof, and there upon all tariff dues on merchandise and articles going into Porto Rico from The I r.:t*- j States or coming into ?• . : n:t»*d States from Porto Rico, and from and after such date all such mer ' an due and articles shall be entered fc '! *• m*» *-ral j*orr* of entry free of duty: ted :n no event shall any duties -• ■ *. • ♦d after the 1st day of March, !*•: cm m err handlse and articles going into Ptorto Rico from the United state* or toming into the United iStales from Porto Rico. The duties | ' t*d under the above section shall ■ ; ; * i at the disposal of Rorto Rico :nt.i the government of Porto Rico shall have been organized, when th*> non* t s .►« *ed rt.kll be turned into • u- 1- e*al treasure of Porto Rico. Goods imje.rted from Porto R.< o and under -»n-t shall p»> only the duty imitosed by this* act..’* The government provisions of the ! bin are Th. «ap *al shall be at San Juan. Persons *bo were Spanish subjects | April 11 '.*>y* ai d who have not elect i * • pre - r\e their allegiance to Spam a i»e citizens of Porto Rico and entitled to the protection of the Pfl— The designation of the l*ody pt .:t . is under the name of the 1 people of Porto Rico. Ti.* .a and ordinances of Porto it o i » in force shall continue in full for«» and effect except as altered by a t or by military orders, and w|t h are not inconsistent with the law*, of the I nited States. T: e old la» forbidding the marriage of priests and ministers is repealed.'' lltirrti < (•ucrmtulate* sailnra. LOX1KJN. April 13.—The Queen has *».*;■ ; I to Captain Lambton of the 5'rttiwh fl-tft- lass cruiser Powerful, it: h arrived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon as follows i sincerely wel au- you all on your return home and * a —. ' ngratulate yoti on the gal jfit and valuable service* you have r* ad* red in South Africa. I hope to you ail shortly after mv return to England * »trr*stk of Artur. U tSHlNGTOX. April 13.—Adjutant Corbin ban prepared a statement, showing the strength of the troops in t!»* Pt. mpptttes on the 1st of April, tne flat* t *i.e last returns According to ?- statement there mere on the date stated €3.585 officer* and men there, be .ng an increase of 308 since March 1, the date of the last previous report. '1 i ft it ease is due to the arrival of ruits mainly members of ti.e hos pi'a. corps and other sta~ departments. 7 he * tal of general officers and staff is 2 73». The total cavalry force is 3.507, of which 2.411 are regulars and 1,0% vol unteers. Island ltr|Nwll«rlM Itllt I’hussh. WASHINGTON. April 13 —The house t iday after a spirited debate adopted t i.e resolution reported from the in ir affairs committee to autnorize aacMtM I 'he treasury to desig nate depositories in Porto Rico. Cuba ard the Philippines for the depcs.t. of government funds. By the terms of > the resolution it applies to Cuba only 1‘i.g ««■ the island shall be occupied l * the United States. An amendment to include the Philippines in this pro vision as to Cuba, offered, as was stated to emphasize »_e desire of me «mwitlna not to retain the islands, I defeated bv a party vote. Aa<lr*a« ( an not Arrspt. LINCOLN April 13.—Advices re • ' •• • from Chicago state that Dr. E. Ibnj&min An irews will tomorrow or Saturday notify the regenu of the I 1 nivenmy of Ntbraska that he can not a . «-pt the position of chancellor of the University c»f Nebraska, to which be was elected yesterday. Prof. Andrews has received assurances that bis tenure cf office as superintendent o» schools of Chicago will not be dis turbed and while he is grateful to the Nebraska regents he prefers to remain i la Chicago. EM) OF TARIFF FIGHT House Adapts Porto Eican Bill as Amend ed by the Senate. IS PASSED BY EIGHT MAJORITY Nine Urpubllcsoa Vote Aguluitt It, Three Democrats Are for It—Civil Govern ment Law W Included—President Mc KInlev Will iOli Ills Signature to the Bill at Once. WASHINGTON. April 12—The long and bitter struggle over the Porto Rico tariff bil ended today when the house, by a vote of 161 to 153, con t urred in all the senate amendments. The bill now requires only the sig nature of the speaker of the house and the president of the senate before going to the president for his ap proval. These signatures will be at tached tomorrow and before night fall the bill will probably be a law. As the bill originally passed the house it was a simple measure, im posing 15 per cent of the Dingley lates on goods coming into Porto Rico from the United states and com ing from Porto Rico into the United States. As amended by the senate and today agreed to by the house all restrictions on goods coming into the United States from Porto Rico are tiiminated and certain foodstuffs and other articles which heretofore have gone into Porto Rico free by execu tive order are excluded from the op ctarion of the 15 per cent duty im posed on goods entering the island Iiom the United States. A complete code of civil govern ment for the island is also attached w.e .m-a-ure Upon the final vote nine republicans voted against the bill—Heatwole of Minnesota. Crumpacker of Indiana. Lane of Iowa. Littlefield of Maine. McCall of Massachusetts. H. C. Smith of Michigan. Warner of Illinois. Two democrats. Davev and Meyer of Louis iana. were paired with democrats in fBvor of the bill and one democrat. Sibley of Pennsylvania, voted for It outright. DeVries, the other demo crat who voted for the original bill, today voted against concurrence. Stallires. democrat of Alabama, was the only member on either side absent and unpaired. The vote came at 5 o'clock, after a very interesting and at times exciting debate of five hours, which covered not only the bill, but the special order under which the house acted. One of tty most dramatic features of the day was the reading by Richardson, the minority leader, of the original opin ion of Charles E. Magoon. the legal adviser of the War department, in favor of the view that the constitution extended over Porto Rico ex proprio vigore. Dolilver of Iowa In reply termed Magoon a clerk who tried to overrule the great lawyer at the head of the War department. Warner of Illinois. Crumpacker of Indiana. McCall of Massachusetts and Lorimer of Illinois, all republicans, made speeches against the motion to concur. Tobacco Short of Stamp*. SAN FRANCISCO. April 12.—Five hundred pounds of plug cut tobacco were seized in various local stores by internal revenue agents because the packages were insufficiently stamped. This tobacco, manufactured by a St. Louis firm, had been put up in pack ages weighing from an ounce and three-quarters to twb ounces and the packages had been uniformly stamped as weighlne an ounce and two-thirds. Collector Thomas, who made the dis covery of this revenue law violation, says that the fraud has evidently been carried on very extensively and he es timates that the cost to the govern ment has been fully $50,000 a year. Hay* un Iimncnac Tnct. ST. PA CL. April 12.—A syndicate, headed by O. A. Robertson and Frank O Meara of St. Paul and F. E. Kenas ton of Minneapolis, has purchased all the Northern Pacific lands in Minne sota. approximately 530.000 acres. The deal, the largest ever made in Minne sota. and with exception of the Weyer heuser Washington pine land deal, the largest ever) made in the United States, v as closed /yesterday. Will Sign »t Once. WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 12 — The Porto Rico bill will reach the president some time today. The en grossed parchment was prepared prior to the final vote, which, however, came so late that it was inexpedient to secure the signatures of Speaker Henderson and Presiednt of the Senate Frye to the engrossed bill. This final formality will be performed as soon as the session opens today, so that by 1 o’clock the bill can be taken to the White house. Chancellor Nrlirttku University. LINCOLN. Neb., April 12.—E. Ben jamin Andrews, formerly president of Brown university, at present superin tendent of tht Chicago public schools, will, after August 1 next, be chancel lor of the s.ate University of Ne braska. Dr. Andrews was elected by the board of regents this afternoon by a vote of 4 to 2. the expression coming directly on whether or not he should be chosen. It is announced that an undivided board will tender an undivided sup port to the distinguished educator when he shall have taken up his work. He ps Irrigation I’lnna WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 12.— The house committee on public lands reported favorably on the bill granting a right of way through forest reserves to '•anals and ditches used for irri gating purposes. An amendment of fered by Congressman Burke of South Dakota, extending the privilege of constructing wires to telephone and telegraph companies was incorporated in the bill . The amendment was in troduced at the request of the Black Hills Telephone company, which was denied the privilege of constructing wires in the South Dakota reserve. Agree on » Test Case. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 12.—The attorneys in the contest cases for the minor state offices have prepared an agreement which will be signed today. Under its terms an agreed upon case is to be made up and advanced through the state courts. The intention is to hurry this case through in time for it to be taken up by the United States supreme court with the case involving the title to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. The hearing of the Combs habeas corpus case was continuea before Judge Cantrill until tomorrow. REPORTS THE BOERS ACTIVE Lord Roberts S»ts Nothing About the Reported Uiltlsh Defeats. LONDON. April 12.—Lord Roberts wires to the war office from Bloem fontein. under date of Tuesday, April 10, as follows: "The enemy has been very active during the last few days. One com mando is now on the north bank of the Orange river, not f'r from Aliwal North, while another is attacking I Wepener. The garrisoon there is hold ing out bravely and Inflicted serious loss on the Boers. Major Spring of the Cape Mounted Rifles was killed. No other casualties have been reported as | yet. The troops are being moved up rapidly. A patrol of six men of the Seventh Dragon Guards, under Lieu tenant Wetherly, which had been re ported missing since April 7, has re turned safely.” As the foregoing dispatch does not mention the alleged British reverse on Saturday at Meerkatsfontein. the Boer telegrams are not crediteed at the war office, and they are further discredited on account of the discrepancies in the dispatches, as Meerkatsfontein in one message is located near Brandfort and in another it is located southeast of Bloemfontein, the places being 100 miles apart. General Gataere's return to England is accepted as being in the nature of a recall, though no reason is given for it and it will be associateed in the pub lic mind with his lack of success. Lord Roberts criticised his management of the Stormberg attack, and possibly Gataere's having arrived an hour and a half too late to rescue the Redders burg force may have decided his re turn. General Rundle. seemingly, succeeds General Gatacre. and, according to a dispatch from Bloemfontein, the com manders of several brigades are about to be changed. The Reuter Telegram company's cor respondent at Aliwal North, wiring at 9:30 this morning, says: "There is no further news from Wepener. Too cloudy to heliograph. More British troops are arriving.” It is learned that the Boer govern ments have formally notified Portugal that they consider the shipping of British troops and munitions of war to Rhodesia by way of Beira. Portu guese East Africa, to be tantamount to hostile action. This, however, will not stop General Sir Frederick Car rington's force from entering Rhode sia. Whether or not the Boers will make reprisals upon Portugal remains to be seen, though the best informed opinion here inclines to the belief that the Boers are not likely to back up their protest with action that would bring them into hostilities with still another power. CONVENTION MAIL GEARANTV Minneapolis Contractors Cat I p a Forfeit Bond. KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 12.—A $50,000 bond was today given by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co. of Minneapolis to insure the erection of new convention hall in time for occupancy by the democratic conven tion in July. The company agrees to have the ten immense steel trusses that will support the roof in place by June 15. under a penalty of $10 a day for each day it might be delayed be yond the time limit. If it should ap pear to the architect and to the hall directors that all the trustees will not be un by June 15, they will have the privilege of having the work stopped and of calling upon the men and ma chinery of the steel company to aid in putting the building in temporary shape for the convention. A formal contract for the work was signed this afternoon by F. J. Llewellyn, vice president of the Minneapolis firm and the hall director. DEWEY’S PRIZE MONEY AdBlral UeU «t».TBO and His Men 9100 larh. WASHINGTON, April 12.—Argu ment was begun in the United States supreme court in the case of Admiral Dewey and his men. The case grows out of their claim for bounty due for the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila, and comes to the supreme court on an appeal from the decision of the court of claims. The court awarded the men $100 each and the aumiral $9,790. The claim is double that amount in all cases on the ground that the enemy's force was superior to the American fleet. Messrs. Wil liam D. King and Benjamin Micou and Former Secretary Herbert represent tne claimants, and Assistant Attorney General Pradt the government. Frick Intends to Sell Out. NEW YORK, April 12.—A special to the Tribune from Pittsburg says: "H. C. Frick will dispose of all his hold ings—something over $16,000.000—in the Carnegie company just as soon as he can,” says a big stockholder of the Carnegie company. "He won what he contended for and will not remain to hamper Mr. Carnegie or his partners.” It is said that Mr. Frick and President Schwab are not on pleasant terms and this has done much toward keeping Messrs. Frick and Carnegie apart. Offi cials of the Carnegie company deny that there is any truth in the report that the company will taken in tlie Cramps concern. Delgnan Gets Promotion. WASHINGTON, April 12.—Osborn Deigan, who was one of the crew of the Merrimac when that vessel was 1 sunk in the harbor of Santiago, has been appointed an acting boatswain in the navy and assigned to duty on lue gun boat Marietta. All Prisoner* to St. Helens. SIMONSTOvv —pr.i 12.—Owing to the unfavorable conditions for seeping the Boer prisoners nere. the autnor-. es have decided to ship them all to St. Helena with the least possible delay. The sickness among the captured burghers is abating. Kitchener Harries North. ALIWAL NORTxl, April 12.—Lord Kitchener arrived here today and left I soon after. A Boer big gun was knocked over yesterday at Wepener. The garrison | ia holding its own. There has been heavy cannonading there again today. Iiiovn Tp In Havana Harbor. HAVANA, April 12.—About 12 i o'clock last night an explosion oc i curred on board the German tank steamer Gutheil. Captain Schroeder, irom Philadelphia. April 5, which was ; anchored near Regia wharf, waiting for cargo. The uproar aroused many of the in habitants. The accident was due to \ a bursting boiler, which in turn led to ; the explosion of a large tank of oil. | The vessel was not seriously dam j aged, but two cf the crew were badly 1 ir-rt. THE CALL TO ANDREWS State University Authorities Believe the Chicago Man Will Corns. EXPECT AN ANSWER IN EEW DAYS. Acting Chancellor Beaacy Says a Good Word for the New Chancellor In Chapel—Not Only an Educator but an Orator of Prominence. LINCOLN. Neb., April 1G—The au thorities of the University of Nebraska are not inclined to believe the report printed in several newspapers that Dr. Andrews had declined to accept the chancellorship of the Nebraska uni versity. An official notice of the ac tion of the board of regents was mailed to Dr. Andrews and a reply is not expected before the first part of this week. It is generally believed here that Dr. Andrews will visit the institution before announcing, his decision. The fact that Regents Von Forell and Rich conferred with Dr. Andrews in Chicago prior to the election j strengthens the belief that he will i accept the chancellorship of the insti tution. Regent Von Forell, after the meeting of the board, announced that he was confident that Dr. Andrews j would come to Nebraska. The report of Dr. Andrews’ refusal j was still further denied by a private j telegram received here from Andrews himself, which branded the alleged interview as a bare fabrication. The university senate, comprising all of the faculty of the institution, has appointed a committee, consisting of Profs. Fling and Davis, to carry the greeting of the faculty to Dr. Andrews. At a convocation held in the chapel of the university for the purpose of arousing interest in public speaking and debating Acting Chancellor Bessey made the following reference to Dr. Andrews: "I wish at this time to speak just a moment about our new chancellor. I j feel that those of you who are inter ested in oratory and public speaking should be very enthusiastic over the i calling of this man. who is known as not only an author and educator, but as an orator. You will have, if he comes to us. and I trust that Ee may, a man who will lead you and who will encourage you in this work. Now. there is a rumor that he may not accept. Let us pray that this may not be so. because I am fairly con vinced. young men and women, that if we can prevail upon this great man to come to us. he will help you in such work as you are interested in at this mass meeting this morning.” Profs. Fling and Caldwell and Judge ! Reese also spoke in complimentary terms regarding Dr. Andrews and ex pressed the hope that he would accept the position tendered him by the board of regents. Rev. Julian Dead. GORDON. Neb., April 16.—Rev. John W. Julian, the oldest citizen in the town and a man whom all loved and revered, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. S. V. Brewer, in this place. Father Julian was born in North Carolina and at the time of his death was 85 years and 6 months old. He was a member of the Indiana conference for fifty-five years and for ! forty years was an active minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was chaplain of the Fifty-third regi- 1 ment Indiana volunteers, Walter Q. Gresham being his colonel and a most intimate friend. Aced Couple Injured. DONIPHAN. Neb.. April 16—While feeding his team, '■Uncle" Jake Cole. 89 years old, was kicked and two of his ribs were broken, and while wait ing on him. his wife, who is 87 years old. went up stairs to get a quilt and in the hurry fell part way down and broke her hip It is thought she will not be able to live through it. Mr. Cole is doing well. Activity In Co. M. ALBION. Neb., April 16.—Company M, Second Nebraska, held an election for the purpose of supplying the com pany with a captain. Captain McGan having resigned. Also to elect a first lieutenant, in the place of Lieutenant Fred Mack, who received the cap taincy. Wlibur Price was made first lieutenant. Killed by » Train. KEARNEY, Neb.. April 1G—The special train carrying the New York Central railroad engineers struck a man named John Fester as it was passing through Gibbon, breaking his back and other bones, causing instant death. He had just got across the track when the side of the engine struck him. He was about 75 years of age and was an old settler in this county. Thiw Years for Nnrdrr. HYANNIS, Neb., April 16.—The case of the state against James Robinson, which has been in progress in the district court for nearly a week, was given to the jury, and after nine hours of deliberation a verdict of manslaugh ter was reached, and Judge Thompson sentenced the prisoner to three years in the penitentiary. Robinson shot and killed his wife last February in the Carpenter hotel at Whitman, this county, and at the same time attempt ed to take his own life. County Attor ney Unkefer was assisted in the prose cution by Attorneys Noteman of Alli ance and Kirkpatrick of Broken Bow. Farmer Gon Insane. ROSELAND. Neb., April 16.—Henry Keller, a bachelor German farmer, who owns a farm adjoining Roseland. was taken suddenly insane aud was taken to Hastings and turned over to the sherifT. Prominent Nebraska Woman Dead. WAYNE, Neb.. April 16.—Mrs. W. H. McNeal, wife of Editor and Post master MeNeal, died at her home in this city after an illness of but a few hours. She had been a resident of Wayne for sixteen years, was a mem ber of the Presbyterian church and a prominent club woman for a number of years. Postofflcr Site for Blair. OMAHA. Neb.. April 16.—United States District Attorney Summers re ceived from H. A. Taylor, assistant secretary of the treasury department, the checks with which to pay for the site for the new federal building at Blair. The parties in interest and the amounts received by each are: M. H. 11. Rosenbalm and wife. $1,350; Eman uel Castetter and wife, $2,500; O. E. Berg and wife, $2,500. The attorney is instructed to see that the title and form of the deed are perfect and the transfer will at once be made. PROf. ANDREWS CHOSEN. Begesit* of thf University Sel*rt Hint as Chancellor of the Institution. LINCOLN, Neb., April 13.—Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews, superintendent of the Chicago public schools and former president of Brown university, will succeed Prof. Bessey as chancellor of the University of Nebraska. This was decided by the board of reg ents at their meeting here when, by a vote of 4 to 2, the Chicago educator was chosen to the office vacated by Chancellor MacLean a year ago and which Prof. Bessey has filled tempor arily during the present college year. Party lines were strictly drawn in the choice of Andrews as chancellor. Regents Von Forel, Kenower, Rich and Teeters voting for the Chicagoan and Morrill and Gould against hlio. It is understood that Prof. Andrews will accept the position of chancellor, as a committee of two members of the board of regents visited Chicago last week and had an interview with him. It is supposed that at this meeting the place was tendered and accepted. Prof. Andrews has a national reputa ed with the educational interests of the tion, having been prominently connect ed with the educational interests of the country for many years. He ia 56 years of age, having been born at Hinsdale, N. H.. on January 19. 1844. He served through the civil war. en listing as a private, and was promot ed to corporal, sergeant, quarter mas ter-sergeant and second lieutenant. He was wounded at Petersburg Au gust 24. 1864, losing an eve. Returning home at the close of the war young Andrews entered Brown university and graduated in 1870. He took a course in theology in Newton Theolog ical institution, graduating therefrom in 1874. The title of LL. D. was conferred upon Prof. Andrews by the University of Nebraska and that of D. D. by Col by university. On November 25, 1870, he was married to Miss Ella Anna Allen. Prof. Andrews has successively held the following positions: Princi pal of Connecticut Literary institute. Suffield. Conn., from 1870 to 1872; pas tor of the First Baptists church. Bev erly, Mass., 1874 to 1875: president of Dennison university, Granville. O., 1875 to 1879; professor of homiletics, Newton Theological institution. 1879 to 18S2; professor of history and political economy. Brown university, 1882 to j 1SS8; professor of political economy i and finance. Cornel, 1888 to 1889; pres ident of Brown university, 1889 to 1898. Prof. Andrews is the author of “In- j stitutes and Constitutional History, English and American.” “Institutes of Economics." “An Honest Dollar,” "Wealth and Moral Law.” “History of the United States" and "History of the Last Quarter Century in the United States.” I'nivmlty Interest*. LINCOLN. Ajril 13.—Regents of the university made a slight change in the law department by a reduction of the number lecturers and an increase h the number of instructors, and C. S. Lobingier of Omaha was elected a pro fessor of law, to fill one of the vacan cies. The university sugar school was discontinued, but provision was made for giving instructions in sugar chem istry. Louise Pound. “96." now at Heidelberg, was elected adjunct profes sor of English literature. The vacancy in the department of elocution, caused bv the designation of Mrs. Manning, was filled by the appointment oi Miss Alice Howell of Omaha. Attacks Clmttlc Mortgage Lav. LOUP CITY. Neb., April 13.—District court is in session here with Judge Sul livan presiding. The most important case at this term is the case against Tockey, charged with disposing of mortgaged property. R. J. Nightingale, the attorney for the defendant, filed a demurrer to the information attacking the constitution ality of section 9. the state law. and es pecially that part of it which says the consent must be in writing. The de murrer was sustained by the court. The case will be certified to the supreme court at once and an effort made to have an early hearing. Woman Shoot* Her »lphhor. SUPERIOR. Neb.. April 13— Mrs. Charles Stevenson, a young woman, shot and probably fatally wounded Frank McBride, aged TO years, at Ru bens. an inland town in Kansas, seven miles southwest of this city. Mrs. Stevenson and McBride were neigh bors. McBride notified Mrs. Stevenson to keep her chickens at home. In the quarrel which followed Mrs. Stevenson drew a revolver from a mitten which she wore and shot McBride in the face and throat. His chances of recovery are very slight. Mrs. Stevenson is under arrest. Both parties are well to-do people and are well known here. Strangled Himse'f in Jail. AUBURN, Neb., April 13.—A man by the name of Morris Headier was found dead in the city jail, where he had been placed for disorderly conduct on the streets. The verdict of the cor oner’s jury was that he came to his death by smothering, having purposely or accidentally set fire to his bed tick and strangled from the smoke. On his person was found a pension vouch er from Topeka. Kan., from which his name was secured. Sylvester Perry Decker ASHLAND, Net.. April 13.—Sylves ter Perry Decker, one of the most prominent citizens of Saunders county, died here at the age of 58 years. Mr. Decker was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Cass county, Nebraska, in 1857. In 1870 he moved to Ashland and has since been engaged in the grain business here. Bond* to Aid Gulf Rond. STROMSBCRG, Neb., April 33.— Flatte and Pleasant Home precincts in the western part of Polk county voted bonds Monday to aid in the con struction of the Nebraska &, Gulf rail way. Improvements at O'Neill O'NEILL, Neb., April 13.—A hotel project has been under consideration at a series of business men’s meetings. It is proposed to build a hotel with store rooms underneath at a cost of $25,000. The necessary funds have nearly all been subscribed. Maniac Cuts His Throat. OMAHA. April 13.—After first grind ing the butcher knife on a grindstone and sharpening it to a razor edge on his boot, George Hastens, a Swede, went into an outhouse at 3154 Ames avenue and cut his throat, severing every artery, vein and cord which con nect the head with the body. To Claude Glandt, the boy who turned the grindstone, he gave 10 cents, his last coin. Hastens had been an inmate of Emanuel hospital for several weeks undergoing treatment for a disease of the brain. Atta Supreme Coer. for a Ksmissal of tie Case Against it. DENIES JURISDICTION OE COtRT Object, to r«y,ug I’entities of tbe Slaituiuiu Freight t»uppo.ed C«#e of T« xj»« »bra*ka Matter*. for Violation Kate Law— A Fewer—Other filed^iP?^ Ap::‘ 11 ~A demurrer was fhe d sm si.TlT ™"" <or »v u*bIulssa‘ or the suit instituted bv i»Uamesro“foia ilrr“nh,,6'X'-'MKI !he ^rtsdietion of the court to Jry the case and asserts further that the plaintiff is barred trom “* the statute of limitations it is alleged that every offense < hurtred b the at IS rrimin^ in nature and not civil, a section of the con stitution is cited which provides that c‘ourt hi*s original juris c..ction in civil cases only. As an addi tional objection the defendant asserts that it has never been convicted in any court of violation of the maximum rate law. The grounds upon w hich the de murrer is based are the same as were cited in the motion for the dismissal of the Standard Oil ease. Prank 1-. Dinsmore, the Buffalo coun tj murderer sentenced to be hanged L-exington on July in, was brought to the state penitentiary for safe keep ing. pending the action of his appeal in the supreme court. A supposed case of Texas fever has been reported to Governor Poynter from Keith county, where a number of cattle have recently died from some unknown disease. The deceased cattle were shipped into Keith county from Indian Territory after the expiration or the state quarantine. Several of the ticks supposed to have transmitted the disease have been sent to veterinarians and opinion seems to be divided as to whether they are really the germs of Texas fever. Dr. C. E. Menter, a vet erinarian at Ogallala. declares they are mere wood ticks and that there is no cause for alarm MonfT (»ms Brucine. OMAHA. April 11.—E McIntyre of Seward, treasurer of the state board of agriculture, is in th» city, expressing surprise that the people of this part of the state, who hold warrants against the board for premiums earned at the state fair held in 1897. are so slow in presenting their claims to be cashed. Mr. McIntyre says: “We have advertised tarough the pa pers and sent out notices that we had the money ready to pay the face value oi all these claims and that the war rants would be honored at the Omaha National bank, or at the First .National bank at Lincoln, when presented prop erly indorsed." Out of the $3,998 of warrants out standing of the 1897 issue there has been less than f1.000 presented for payment. Mr. McIntyre says. “We have been holding the money ready for the payment of these claims since Janu ary’ 25, when we received the $4,000 state appropriation.'1 Murdered by Indian*. FREMONT. Neb.. April 11.—The shocking news of tne murder of Bert Horton and his wife by Indians on Lynn canal near Skaguay, Alaska, has been received by Mr. Horton's sister. Miss Hattie Roberts, adopted daughter o/ Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Roberts of this city. Miss Roberts is a teacher in the Beebe school and her brother Las been in Fremont several times dur ing visits. Mr. Horton and his bride, who was but nineteen years old. had been married but a few months and were having an outing some miles out of Skaguay when they were rutuiessly shot down by savages, who believed that the whites had killed two of their own people and insisted on a life for a life. The murder was committed in October, but was not found out in Skaguay until about three weeks ago, when one of the murderers, becoming converted, told the whole story in tes timonial at a salvation army meet ing. Colony of Old S«-ttler» GIBBON. Neb., April 11 —The twen -ninth annual reunion of the soldiers ee homestead colony was held here, mprising members and descendants seventy-five families, making the st permanent settlement in Buflalo untv. The original members lived r months in cars on a B^e track, bile the claims were located and .uses erected. Less than Id per cent »w live on original homesteads. The lony arrived Friday. April i, wil. *. Sunday a terrific blizzard com pneed. lasting two days. ow as high as the cars. Considera e suffering ensued, as provisions were arce One hundred and fifty »er luendan,*. Letters of regret cam. om ten different states. Acentft Wanted in Iowa. BEATRICE. Neb.. April 11.—Edwin 1*1. Snow and C. B. "W right, agents for washing machines, were arrested here by the sheriff of Washington county* Iowa, on warrants charging them with conspiracy. Complainants claim that the accused sold them unprofitable agencies under misrepresentation. yddite cannot be fired fr0™ “J of less calibre than the 4..-inch founder. Dangcrottsly Shot WATERLOO, Neb., April 11.—Hud son Feather shot Cass Christman twice, once through the left hip, the ball nassing entirely through the hip. then through the testicles and dodging in the right leg. The second shot _wa? a little lower down and went enLrelv through the right limb- The shooting vas done with a 38-caliber revolver, and while the parties were about three feet apart. Both men live on the Elk horn river, a mile south or town. it v as the outcome of a quarrel in regard to trespassing, etc. Insane Man Shoots H'.mseJf. OMAHA, April 11.—W. A. Beckwith, 2i years old. a victim of melancholia in an aggravated form, committed sui cide by shooting himself ^hr^fh the head in a toilet room of the Withnell block. The dead body was found about twenty minutes later by tne young man's mother, who, with other mem bers of the family, occupies astite of rooms on the floor below, was lying in a cramped position on the floor, the clothing drenched m blood, the pistol still clasped .a the right hand. The young man had long been a victim of melancholia.
