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wu mm mu nt asnci
tampan I by eta tardy arrival of ar
tillery. vikk pr*y«stad him from eap
t®n«* lar** kop Prior* dark a*** art
la aad *saM*d tb* Burra u> aarar*
tb**r mlad
AKboopk tk* tars* ark*aM- of oprra
I Boa* *«Ha4 a*<«w(«Ur, a*v*ral caaca
1 of saar'oeatabi* drlay la ft* advaar*
ar<* r»mark*d by tb* rorr**poa4rau.
Takes oa da arbafr. feaawvar. tbara
boa baas aa baasttac apparratty
Lord B/Aarta auk tb* omaaftb la
tb* baad* of ta* yoaapar prarrala.
m^« baa aa nuadbgly *dkirat army.
Tb* report that tb* ban bi raw
J2J*Madbara iTalul aaar Hwatrr•
Zporauoaa *r* afoot la l~at
It to Mbramt tbat tb* rcaaoa that
Custom aat*r aorka ami that tk*r*
: t.» i> *-r» ar* cbowlas m«r* activity
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rtmoTic* urani roa siattik
1* ibis cztr it is counted that be
vmmem tbe mills fartorie*. etc_ burned
total loas is estimated at flB.OOO.OOd
and tbe insurant at fd,500.000
1b Hull tbe fire has about burned
out Tbe business portion is all gone
and over half ci tbe residences.
i\m\$ lONSfot mtfi old Lift
Rritn Fttttrtd.
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 27.—
The house committee on Indian af
fairs today directed a favorable report
on the bill creating a commission to
consider the establishment of & nation
al reserve or park of the Leech Lake.
Winnebago and Cass Lake Indian res
ervations in Minnesota, comprising
about 830 00© acres. The commission
was fixed at three members from each
branch of congress and an appropria
tion of $5,000 mas allowed.
The commit!**?, also reported favor
ably the bill a'lowing Indians in the
Indian Territory to emigrate to Mex
ico. the emigration to be under the di
re non of the secretary of the interior
and iu bauds of 200. Mexico gives the
Indians an opportunity to return to
their tribal relations and nomadic hab
its and they prefer this to the restric
tions now imposed on them and also
as a means of avoiding the spread of
tuberculosis and other diseases which
! have decimated them of late.
mss HWE EOR PAYMENT
Cfcarg* OiWcMab PrtMsU a Not* De
mmm4im% f*rmmijK Settlement.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Wednesday.
April 25.—The negotiations between
the I nlted States and tbe Porte re
garding the Armertcan indemnity
claims have again been transferred
here, l olled states Charge d’Affalres
Criscom y ester lay handed to Tewflk
Pasha, minister of foreign affairs, a
note based on attractions he had re
ceived from Washington, the tenor of
which has not yet been made public.
It la understood, however, that It de
aaands prompt payment of the indem
nity
The note win be discussed at the
, council of ministers today. Similar
steps by the ou.er powers are regarded
Charge Grinrom in the present cir
cumstances declines to express his
The only issue at present however,
is the exwnttkm of the Ports'* repeat
. sd promises to Minister Sirs us to pay
the Indemnity.
Owr dal— Turkey
WASHINGTON, a April 57.—
It ia learned that the note of Mr. Gris*
com. ratted States charge at Constate
1 tinople. is fosaied on the state depart
ment's instruct loos to press vigorous
ly the claim fur indemnity already
lodged with the port»k The note Is not
< on ultimatum ia any sense, but Is in
continuation of tbe expressed deter
’ minatfon of tbe state department to
exhaust all peaceful and proper means
to secure a settlement of these Amer
ican rial am
WASHINGTON. April 27—The nen
fate committee on Interstate commerce
today authorised a favorable report
upon Senator Chanuier's MU concern
ing the giving of railroad passes. It
prohibits the issuing of free passes ex
cept as ssthariaed by the existing law.
and claastfies such conduct as "unjust
discrimination. *
■•ilt'a BUI Olffcrt fraai Boat's.
WASHINGTON. ~pril r.—Represen
tative Hull, chairman of the house
military committee, today introduced
by request a bill reorganizing the staff
of the army. It differs throughout from
Secretary Root’s staff bill and creates
a general and special staff.
Eight Boor Law Favored.
I WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27.—
The house committee on labor at a spe
| Hal meetings iirected a favorable re
port on the Gardner eight-hour bill,
which has attracted much attention in
labor Hrelee txd among contractors for
government work The vote was unan
imous in Its favor.
MmUI Dswm Sect
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 27.—
The National Society of the Colonial
Dames passed a resolution today in
creasing the number of vice presidents
from two to three. A resolution was
also adopted suggesting that the socie
ties of the several states extend their
researches as far back of the revolt*
tioaary period as possible and to se
cure letters and papers preserved in
Camilles relating to the earlier colonial
times. Mias Wharton of Washington
read a paper on what the society had
I ammgftMhsd.
Pwps BNogatiM Hew Bishop.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 27.—
An official brief from Pope Leo XIII,
recognising Very Rev. Bertrand Orth.
D. D.. as bishop of Vancouver, in Brit
ish Columbia, baa reached the papal
legation here and has been sect direct
to Archbishop Christie of Portland.
Ore., la whose province the see is lo
cated. Dr. Orth ranks high among the
priests of the Pacific coast, being pas
tor of Bt. Lawrence church, Portland,
as examiner of the board known aa
•"examinstore cleri dioeeaaal” and one
of the five rural daans of «ha arch
RELIEF FDR WEPESER
Otoml Brabant> Forest Bring £ax» to
tfec Beleaguered Garmon.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AT LONDON
Tmtim u C«fUr« Amj of TUmm—IE* At- j
LONDON April 2«—It Is officially
announced that Wepeaer haa been re
A dispatch (root Capetown brings
the tnformatkm that -the relief of
tru' list of the casualties prior to the
occupation of DeWet’s dorp, showing
that Captain Denny of the Thirteenth
h ussars was killed and that n captain,
two lieutenants and twenty-two men
were wounded. Captain Prothero, who
was wounded at Karreefontein. has
since died.
It is now apparent that the chances
of Lord Roberts’ catching the retreat
ing Boers is very slende-. The Boers
hare everywhere retired at the first
pressure of the British advance and
the hope that General Rundle would
be able to induce them to remain at
DeWet’s dorp until they had been
forced to fight has been disappointed.
No attempt was made to pursue the
commandos retiring frcm Wepener,
Everything now depends upon the pro
gress of General French’s cavalry
brigades, but they are entering a very
difficult, hilly and practically unknown
country.
me caTx;ry nag aireacy cac a long
inarch over heavy and sandy roads and
nothing is known regarding the con
dition of the horses. In any case it is
a race between the federate and the
forces of General French and General
Hamilton. The slowness, of the Brit
ish infantry and previous ability of
the Boers to move rapidly, with guns
and baggage, over their own country,
load to a belief that Lord Roberts’ en
veloping operations will fall and will
have to be repeated further north. At
the most he will perhaps capture some
Boer guns and baggage and harry the
retreating burghers.
Considerable results have been at
tained In the relief of Wepener and the
clearing of the southeast corner of the
Free State but the Boer army, what
ever its strength, has still to be dealt
with.
The Times has the following from a
special correspondent, dated Mafeking.
Basutoland, April 25:
"I rode from Jammersburg here,
skirting Wepener. and I met General
Brabant’s advance guard four miles
south of Wepener. They repert three
successful fights Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday with twenty-two casualties.
“The siege was raised and 5.000 of
the enemy retired along the Ladybrand
read within our sight and unpursued.
Colonel Dalgety’g casualties are thirty
three killed and 132 wounded.*
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Uiffa'9 Uit Day la Kogland.
Dl’BUN. April 26 —Queen Victoria
spent what is practically her last day
in Ireland very Quietly. Though she
drove out thte afternoon she did not
vtalt any Institutions. Her majesty
will leave the viceregal lodge at noon
tomorrow, and after a short train jour
ney to Kingstown will embark on
hoard the royal yacht and. escorted by
the channel fleet. will salt tor En«
land. It is expected the Queen will
arrive at Windsor Friday morning.
Career Sara tar Ft Sums.
NSW YORK. April Oberttn sL
Carter, once a captain In the United
States corps of engineers, was a pas
senger tonight on a parlor car of a
Pennsylvania railroad train, westward
bound. In charge of a military guard
be is being taken to the military prison
at Fort I-eavesworth. Kan., where he
will serve out what rematns of his sen
tence of five years Imprisonment tor .
embezzlement.
—
lUMer Killed la a Gaa Fight.
KANSAS CITY, Kan* April 2« —An
unknown man who held ap and robbed
the Missouri Pacific station agent at
Anthony. Kan., last nignt, was shot
and killed today by the town marshal
at Caldwell, after a gun light in which
fifteen shots were exchanged! Two
barber tickets bearing tile name John
Perkins were found in the dead man’s
pockets.
CHOATE MAKES FRIENDLY TALK
Warmly CwUd at tb« Lord Mayor’s
Annual Banquet.
LONDON. April 26.—The diplomatic
representatives of the United States,
Germany, Servia and the Netherlands
were present this evening at the an
nual Easter banquet of the Lord Mayor
of London. The Duke of Cambridge
and the Australian federation delegates
were also of the company.
The chief feature of the function
was the warm reception given Joseph
H. Choate, who responded to the toast.
“The Ambassadors.” He was greeted
with vociferous applause and his
speech, although chilly humorous In
speech, although chiefly humorous in
ous remarks that turntfl the tide of
laughter into hearty cheering.
“I consider." he said, “speaking on
behalf of my brother ambassadors,
that our highest duty and greatest
pleasure is to cultivate the friendly re
lations of our several countries with
Great Britain, so as to avoid the pos
sibility of a resort to war.”
Boot Report* on Salaries.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April, 26.—
Secretary of War Root today sent to
the senate his reply to the resolution
of April 21. as to whetner officers of
the United States army in Cuba or
Porto Rica have received any compen
sation to which they were not entitled
by law to receive as salary and allow
ances; and If so asking the names and
rank of the officers and the amounts
received by them. The reply says
that allowances have lieen paid four
officers of the army who have been re
quired to live in the ciity of Havana.
(ME NEW CASE Of HAGUE t
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tarpoi in Chn*s« at BoMinSa Bopafal
JtagarSlac UtnaUva
WASHINGTON, April M.—The sur
geon general of toe marine hospital
service has received s report from Sur
geon Carmichael, in charge at Honolu
lu, under data of April 9. He sajs that
since his report of March t one new
case of plague has been discovered. The
victim was a white girl and the case
was fatal. The pro peers. Dr. Carmi
chael says, are encouraging- Only one
detention camp was open, there were
two convalescents at the pesthoa-w.
but no other case. Xo new cases bad
been reported tram the other islands.
Surgeon Cnrmienael denies the report
that there had been a targe number of
deaths from plague on the island of
Kalaohui No general crusade has
been begun against .ae rata, watch
have spread the plague, bat a bouncy
of 25 cents had been offered and a pro
fessional rat-catcher appointed by the
board of health.
The council of state has adopted the
follow log resolution:
Resolved. That it is the sense ot wj*
council of the state that the Hawaiian !
hr (fiiea order of the hoard of health
as well as .•ones caused by the afo
dental spread of ire of Janas?? »
IhM. awl kases caused ay the teadag
burned: further, that the canal of
state sok earnestly advise the exec
utive naadl to tipoht a new conn
of claims of ave members, at least
three of whom shall be business men. !
President Dole has not acted mi the
resolution as yet.
ENGLAND WILL STAY OUT
VTU1 Ut Otter Power* Prcm
Has Enough TTmMs.
LONDON, April 26.—Inquiries made
at the British foreign office confirm
the dispatch from Constantinople to
the Associated Press, saying that in
view of the steps taken by the united
States regarding claims arising out of
the Armenian massacres, the ambassies
of Great Britain. France, Austria, ,taly
and Germany nave asked their govern
ments to instruct them as to their
similar claims. It is also learned tne
British government has not answered
its ambassador’s request for instruc
tions and contemplates Individual ac
tion.
While the attitude of her majesty’s
government is one of regret that the
British claims have come to this stage,
it will co-operate in any plan decided
upon by the other powers concerned.
It is not believed at the foreign office
however, that joint acwon will ta^e
In anything except the renewal of use
less protestations to the Turkish gov
ernment.
Should the continental powers agree
on insisting that they be treated os
the same basis as the United States,
they will only have a mkewarm fol
lower in Great Britain. Lord Salis
bury desires no further complications
at present.
SIOUX ARE DISCONTENTED
Worked Up Over Cat la Hattons and Dv*
lay to Pay lay Inter—t Money.
FORT YATES. N. D.. April 26.—
There is great uneasiness and bitter
ness of feeling among the Sioux In
dians here over the policy of the In
dian bureau. Suddenly and without
explanation the rations have been cut
In half and the money from the sale
of hides and the annual interest money
has not been paid to them. They hold
this to be directly in violation of the
treaty. Letters are being received by
the Sioux here from the Pine Ridje
Sioux urging that if peaceable means
fail to secure treaty rights there in
nothing left but to fight for them.
A CWrai* HI— Ktttod
CHICAGO. April 2k- In a labor Hot
which occurred at Racine and Welling
ton avenues tonight erne man was in
stantly hilled, another severely In
jured and alx others received slight
injuries. The dead;
PETER MILLER, shot through head
and instantly hilled.
The injured; John McGuire, shot In
the right arm and cheek; Injuries
vervw hut not fetal; Edward Yarmn
ton. cut on the head with Nr**s knock
lee; Benjamin Remark. cut oe the
heed with brass knuckles; William
Fottgetter. bruised about the hear end
body; Louts Jecktafce, cut about the
te<e and heed; James Gibbon*, bruised
by being struck with a crab.
.
Wilt U—4 hv Itrywn
MONTGOMERY, AUu. April 26.—The
democratic state convention this after
noon nominated W. J. Sanford tor gov
ernor and adjourned until tomorrow
morning. The day session was spent
In speech making and nominations
were not reached until tonight. The
platform to be adopted will indorse
Bryan tor president, will reaffirm tha
Chicago declarations of 1696
Brewers Wut Wer Tm Reduced.
WASHINGTON, April 26—A large
delegation representing the brewers of
the United States appeared before the
ways and means committee today to
urge the repeal of the extra tax of $1
a barrel imposed on beer by the war
revenue act The delegation was sent
by the board of trustees of the United
Brewers’ association and Included the
president of the association, Rudolph
Brandt of Chicago, Vice President N.
W. Kendall of New Haven and others.
Giro a Watch to Dewey.
WASHINGTON, April 26.—Admiral
Dewey today received a delegation at
Beauvoir, his country home, wuich
represented 50,000 children in the
northwest, and which presented to him
a gold watch and fob. « ue money was
raised entirely by * i-cent" subscrip
tions.
Bead Dali.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26—The
amount of bonds so far exchanged at
the treasury for the new 2 per cents
la $256,101,850, of which $43,162,750
were from individuals and institutions
other than national banks.
Wants American Coal.
WASHINGTON, April 26—\ice Con
sul General Hammer at Frankfort has
informed the state department that a
large firm In that city desires to con
tract with a coal company In the
United States for 500,000 tons of coal
during the next twelve months.
Condition off the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 26.—
Today’s statement of the treasury bafr
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the $160,000,000 gold reserve in the db
vision of redemption, shows: AvaiV
•bis cash balanoa, $144,727,414.
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STANDARDOILMATTERS
The Case Soon to Gome Before Supreme
Court for Hearing.
TIE ATTORNEYS FOR TRF DCFCNSF
Attorneys Will IrgM the Demurrer of
the Jloeepoiy te the Complaint Filed
by tbe State—A Cue That Attract*
Widespread A « eat lea.
LINCOLN. April 30.—Tbe case ot
tbe State of Nebraska against tbe
Standard Oil company will come up
for bearing before tbe supreme coart
Tuesday on a demurrer Hied by At
torney General Smyth. tbe object of
which la to strike oat two clauses of
tbe defendant s answer which attack I
tbe con^tltwtloaatlty of tbe Nebraska
anti-trust taw. James M. Wooiwortb
awd Frank L McCoy wiB appear for
tbe Standard Oil company and At
torney General Smytb wilt present
tbe side of tbe erase.
Tbe gawicaoag to lie discussed ace of
a jess! wtsucu. *1 twwcbrac upon tbe
v-emscracKawafiky of tbe are water
wtetb tbe west eras tasatrawd. la tbe
temwrted fwst fM Atamy General
Sotytb balls that tbe atteeweye tar
tbe Mndix: bate placed a wrong ia
twrpneraoen open tbe taw ami tastes*
that ter tbis reason ctawses <6 axe T
of the,? answer shoalc be ssttftaa oat.
Tbe emsdencku of tbis ptropesJtica
will delay tbe toil bearing of tbe case
for several months and iff tbe axtoraey
general is overruled tbe mate's cause
off action will be seriously crippled.
The attorney general contends that
there is nothing in the anti-trust taw
or its title which is contrary to the
constitution, but the answer off the
defendant cites several specific points
of alleged unconstitutionklity and
three more which are held to be con
trary to the constitution of the United
States.
This case has attracted widespread
attention, for upon its decision de
pends the course to be pursued against
trusts in other states. James M. Wool
worth das been employed as additional
counsel for the defense and prepara
tions are being made by that side of
the case for one of the hardest legal
battles ever fought in the supreme
court
T»ir* A gal nut Railroad*.
LINCOLN, April 30.—The Nebraska
railroad maps for 1899 have been de
livered at the state house and are
ready for distribution from the office
of the transportation secretaries. The
maps, besides showing the boundary
lines of all counties, judicial and con
gressional districts, contain a lot of
interesting railroad statistics touch
ing upon taxation, value and cost of
operation of railroads in Nebraska.
The total amount of taxes assessed
against the railroads for 1899 is $1,
099,460.12. Lancaster county heads the
list of counties in the valuation of
taxable railroad property, the taxes
assessed in ,-is county amounting to
$52,297.63. In Douglas county, next
on the list, the taxes assessed In 1899
amounted to $32.42*.21. In Wheeler
county the assessment is $367. During
the year eighty-five persons were
killed and 243 injured. The total com
pensation on all Nebraska railroads
for employes was $8,987,529 and the
total operating expenses were $15,094,
325.
Death at Fremont Soldier.
FREMONT. Neb.. April 30.—Mr. J.
A. Bateman received word of the death
on a transport of his son. Howard F.
Bateman, of Company H. Thirty-ninth
United States volunteers. It is thought
that he haa been discharged for sick
ness and was on his way home. Hts
ts the second death among the eight
Fremont boys who enlisted In the
Thrlty-ntnth, the other being that of
Private W. R Nelson, who was killed
In action. Bateman was 27 years old
and had resided here with his parents,
clerking In hts lather’s grocery for
shout six years. Hts remains were
hurled at sea.
A weal P»r»*m** Ti water
FHKMQNT, Nebk. April 3* -New*
was received here of the arrest at
Owe* Hay, Wk, of Henry Hoetteikee,
the wfaulttag treasurer of Webster
township, HoeHWter heft (Or parts
unknown In September, im, and when
Ms books were examined hts accounts
were found to-be short several thou
sand dollars. He owed Dodge county
about $2.3W and a nearly equal
amount to Webster township and the
school district of Dodge. This short
age was made good by his bondsmen,
one of whom was his father-in-law,
and ever since that time they have
made strenuous efforts to get a trace
of him.
Uottud Ball Iwrun Assorts
The United Mutual Hail Insurance
association of Lincoln, paid April 18.
$6,767.60 on losses in addition to what
has already been paid, making a total
of $12,832.00 more paid on losses than
any other company doing business in
the state, and on an income of $29,
542.00 less than the next largest com
pany. The report of the insurance
department for 1899k shows that the
loss by hail was 22 times greater than
all other losses combined on farm
property.
Syndicate tor Ssgar Beet*.
FREMONT. Neb., April 30.—A syn
dicate of citixens, with Frank Brown
as superintendent, is patting In sev
enty-five acres of sugar beets east of
town. Mr. BroWra has been in the
beet raising business for a number of
years past and he avers that it is the
mo6t profitable crop that a farmer can
raise. The exceedingly wet season
last year, which discouraged so many.
Mr. Brown states was the wettest in
thirty-two years, and the* it will re
cur is wholly improbable.
Prspsrs for <Nd«t Kncsmpmcnt.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 30.—Ar
rangements have been concluded for
the annual encampment of the State
University cadet batalion here for four
days, beginning May 16. The encamp
ment will last tour days. There will
be about 806 men in camp.
Arrsstsd fsr Bootlegging.
DECATUR. Neb., April 80—Deputy
United States Marshall H. D. Homan
and United» States Commissioner
Thomas Sloan have been in town in
vestigating the bootlegging charge*
among the Indiana. Eight arrests
were mad*.
*_
CORN PLANTING BEGUN
Ground la Favorable Condition—A Good
Week for the Grata.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lin
coln. April 27.—Rainfall chart for week
ending Sam.. April 23:
The past week has been warm and
wet. with more than the normal
amount of cloudiness. The daily mean
temperature for the week averaged 5
degrees above the normal in the east
ern and 3 degrees in the western coun
ties. The minimum temperatures for
the week were below freezing in the
northern and western counties on the
morning of the 13th. The maximum
temperatures occurred on the last days
of the week, and generally were be
tween 79 degrees and SO degrees.
Rain tall quite generally on the first
and last days of the week, making a
total for the week above normal in nil
counties. The rainfall exceeded an
inch In ateal eastern and southern
to be too wet for farm work tike first
half «f the week. Dwrfev the mare
WTHORESA. April* 27.—The
rfoae which passed through this coun
ty, ease of hero, seems t» have done
more damage than was at fine report
ed. At the home of the Barrens, four
and a half miles south end one mile
east of here, ms large horn was carried
from its foundation and completely
demolished. The harness which was
in the barn was later found half a
mile north, but the horses, also fa the
barn, were not injured. A sulk cutter,
which stood near the barn, had one
wheel taken off dean. On the farm
north of Barrens the storm swept
through a field of wheat and a strip
thirty feet wide across the entire field
was left without a spear of wheat in
sight. On the farm of William Fye
eighty rods of fence were carried away.
bMonthm for Mciklcjoka.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 27 —
The senate committee on foreign rela
tions agreed to report favorably a res
olution permitting Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn to receive the decoration of
chevalier o? the sword, tendered to him
by the king of Sweden and Norway
on account of courtesies extended to
Swedish officers who visited the United
States during the Spanish-American
war. The decoration is one of the
handsomest ever presented to an Amer
ican, and for a very long time Secre
tary Meiklejohn was in doubt whether
to accept It, but he finally decided,
out of courtesy to the donor. It would
be only proper to receive the decora
tion.
Bills by Senator Allen.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27.—
Yesterday was Senator Allen’s bill day,
he having introduced bills to remove
charges of desertion from the name of
F. W. Josyln of Clarks, Neb.; J. P.
Troyer of Palmer, Merrick county:
Peter Colle of Wayne, Neb., and Heis
kell Loflard and bills to pension R. B.
Salter, Isaac Hogobone, Hiram T. Coff
man, Deborah Perkins, Jerome Cassa
vant. Charles B. Hart, William H.
North and D. B. Bailey.
D*od Body of m Man to Found.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. April 27.—
The remains of a man apparently about
25 years old were found about one an*
a half miles east of this city on the
Union Pacific railroad. The body was
completely severed from the limbs.
His clothing was neat and clean, but
thoroughly soaked and marked H. G,
McAnneney. Winona. Minn. On his per
son was a letter addressed to Mrs. I.
Rroe. Osceola. Neb. The remains will
be held until relatives are heard from.
WTim Neb. April 21,—Otis
Brown, who went to work as a section
hand on the Burlington at this place,
fell In front of the hand cur which
passed over him breaking bis collar
bona, fracturing his skull back ef the
ear. break tug a member of bis ribs and
mangling one leg. He died from Ids
injuries.
HARTrNGTwT*Neb. April 87,—A
banquet in honor of those attending
the Northeastern Nebraska Bankers’
association meeting was tendered at
the Union opera house. It was con
ducted by the Ladies’ Guild of the Epis
copal church. Ed Kearney of Jhclcson
was the toastmaster. It was a brilliant
social event.
Cmatatr *«*•«•
AUBURN. Neb., April 27 —The Au
burn canning plant is now assured, the
necessary amount of stock having been
subscribed by twelve responsible men,
eleven of whom are business men of
Auburn. The company will Incorporate
this evening and at once proceed to se
cure the putting out of several hun
dred acres of corn and tomatoes.
Hssse Brakta by the Wind.
WAHOO, Neb.. April 27.—A destruct
ive wind storm visited the farm of
Thomas Rochford. about eight miles
northwest of this city. Mr. Rochford’s
residence was broken in two. the parts
thrown off the foundation and part un
roofed; barn unroofed, eorncribs and
granaries smashed and grain scattered.
Why Kxtradition Failed '"
LINCOLN, Neb., April 27—Accord
ing to the conclusions of Governor
Poynter the requisition for the return
of Dr. Hills, the alleged bigamist, was
refused by the governor of Washing*
ton because of the absence of a certifi
cate testifying to the truth of certain
facts set forth in the petition. The
requisition was made out according to
the requirements of other states, but
an examination of the laws of Wash
ington shows that it is technically at
fault. Hills is wanted at Blair.
Battle Lmtc* tb# Normal.
LINCOLN. Neb.. April 27—^J. A.
Beattie, principal of the state normal
i school at Peru, handed his resignation
to the State Normal Board of Educa
tion to take effect August 8. The
resignation was accepted, and the va
cancy will be filled at the June meet
ing of the board. Two names are al
ready being mentioned for the princi
palship. A. K. Goudy, formerly state
superintendent and W. A. Clark, who
was formerly professor of philosophy
at the school, asd now working for a
Ph. D. degree in the University of Chi
cago. The position carries a salary of
1IBRMHIGAMIST
Some Facta klanl the Rascal How Fight
ing Against Extradition.
HE FOUND A WIFE AT BLAIR
Married Dolly Powell. Wbooo Fatboa
Xow Lint at Floreoew—la Fader Ar»
root at Tacoma. Waeb-, aad la Mablag
— .
BLAIR. Neb.. April 35.—Parties In
terviewed here La regard to the Row
land P. Hill bigamy ease of Tacoma.
Wash, reported tn dispatches, give the
following facts:
Rowland P. HIH. «r Hills, ss the
h AngwSL xv-atsng to New Twt wSUh
has erdtaasbrn jwjwrs. where he vac
letwl «yen chwvfc ««i. His eiht
Iwww* t^linwwi him. and the bnbty rw
vwfced his isoMMie 'there, lie tlfext «um
t» Athmtftc, I A. wad agaJ* his liona*
was taken awwy ftwm him. There he
bMUM WfMlMsi with the Powell
family. wtth whom he came t• Blair
and went Into the milk business He
had every sffmarmnce of a well edu
cated man, bet kept away from his
church people while disguised ss a
milkman. Rev. toung had been warn
ed to lock Mt for one Rev. Kills, bet
little dreamed that the man whe
brought milk to Ms back door was the
doe. It was at the request of the pa
rents and upon affidavits of HfUs that
be bad never been married that Rev.
Young consented to perform the mar
riage ceremony, having misgivings of
the man on account of his highly edu
cated manners. Upon learning that
he was the man of whom he had been
warned about ten months before he
has taken earnest steps to have him
brought to justice.
Sheriff Mencke left here on last
Wednesday and has had the man ar
rested in Tacoma. A telegram an
nounces that Hills has commenced
habeas corpus proceedings and will
fight against coming back. His Eng
lish wife left England April 14 and is
expected to be in Blair in a few days.
Andrew* and the Unlvcnltr.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 25.—Acting
Chancellor Bessey returned this morn
ing from Chicago, where he was the
guest of the Nebraska University club
of that city at its second annual din
ner. While in the city Dr. Bessey con
ferred with Dr. Andrews concerning
the administration of the State univer
sity and of this interview he said to
day:
“The first morning sfter I arrived
in Chicago I had a conference with Dr.
Andrews. I took along a number of
university documents to glv*v the new
chancellor a better idea of the size,
growth and importance of the Institu
tion than be formed while in the city,
and he seemed more than ever pleased
over the prospects. Dr. Andrews will
be here August 1 and I'll have to hang
on until then. He expects to leave Chi
cago In a few days for Europe, but
Mrs. Andrews will come to Lincoln
some time in July to arrange for a
house and will remain In the city from
that time.
Borins; for N«bnt«k> CmL
WILBER, Neb.. April 25 —Several
enterprising citizens in and around
Wilber, headed by J. F. Spirk. real
estate agent, have long had the belief
that deposits of coal existed in the lo
cality. Last October they employed a
well known borer from Crete to com
mence operations on the farm of An
ton Karpisek. six miles west of Wil
ber. He bored to the depth of twenty
five fuel, and at that depth discovered
a seam of coal twenty-one inches in
thickness. This work not proving sab
*»factory to the parties concerned, they
determined to Incur further expense,
and now they have employed the firm
of C. hi. Mullock * CV of Chicago to
make borings with a diamond core
drill
J. *1
PAPtLUON Ntfc, April John
Rudolph, a middle-aged farmer, who
has hern Uvlng on the Ritchie farm
five miles south of PapUttoa, hung
himself In hfs granary. He has n Me
ter. Mrs. John Metzger, living at l«etgh.
Neb. Rudolph has been farming here
for the past five years. It is supposed
that deranged mental condition was
responsible for his suicide, as no other
cause can be ascribed.
•W Cmchcd hy • Wh««.
HILDRETH, Neb.. April 25.—
Nathan, the youngest son of John Nel
son. was run over by a lumber wagon
here. He sustained Injuries to his
chest, which are liable to prove fatal.
DaltMU Sorrlnl Operation.
HASTINGS. Neb., April 25.—Dr.
Weir tea, assisted by Dr. Schaufelberg.
removed an eye from Mrs. Wesley For
ney. a lady who lives about six miles
east of Hastings. The lady's little son
was playing with an air gun and dis
charged it at his mother’s face. The
shot entered the eye and completely
destroyed the sight Tbe shot was
found embedded In the eyeball, from
whence It was removed by the doctors.
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Second District Enumerators.
OMAHA, Neb., April 25.—Census Su
pervisor D. H. Wheeler has received
from Washington the names of the
enumerators appointed for the Second
Nebraska district At the same time
he received special instructions not to
make the names public. The list of
appointees includes the names of nine
women, who have been appointed to
enumerate resident districts In the
city of Omaha. This is the first time,
so far as known, that women have
been so employed In Omaha, and Major
Wheeler expects them to make a bet
ter showing than the average.
Bcnra Burned While Be Wu Fishing.
FREMONT, Neb., April 25.—A new
house Just completed Ǥ * the farm of
Samuel Wiinon. thiWV.jiies west of
Ames, was compiet/ lestroyed by
fire, together with jf * contents, in
cluding $300 In paf ^ney. Several
small build ingaf Arent were also
consumed. TWl .oss will be about
$1,100, with no insurance. The origin
of the fire is shrouded in mystery.
Mr. Wilson, the owner, was absent
fishing when the conflagration oc
curred.
