Nebraska Newspapers

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For President .W. J. BRY AN
Far Vie# President.C. A TOtt’XE
SOCK FALL* May IL—Th# dele
cat## to the populist national coavea
i.j& were not all prompt la cjnire
gmr.ng at the wigwam at the hour aet
tor convening this mortmg Many of
them had lowwd either the wrork m
the cwmdDTt## nsslgamenta or the gos
sip incident to the convention too ab
•orning for them to get to bed early,
ana many remained abroad until the
ear hoar# of the morning As a cott
segwsnce they were slow In reaching
the big tent today, and must of those
who did reach there in time looked
Rstu sle*w-eysd and drowsy. Than#
of thi* class were not long, however,
in rising to th# demand* of the occa
c: >n The day began w ith the pre
urntatiun of the report# of commit
tee* and from the first the#? were
»urh as to demand earnest attention
from aii present
l*xi**rary Caairmaa Kingdai
ripped the too vent, on to order at If 45.
ihrce-q .tarter* of an b >ur after the
time set at last night * afjjurnment
The committor on credential# pre
sented its report, declaring that there
were no c •electing ielegation* and
re- ommendlng that the vote of Mis
souri be increased by two voles, that
*4 Ohio by two votes and that of South
Dakota by three voles
The report which waa read by Gov
ernor Poynter of Nebraska, was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote. The
minority report threatened last nigh,
by Committeeman Madden of Colorado
did not materialize.
The comm.’tee on permanent organ
ization reported the aam- of Thomas
M Patterson, of Colorado for perma
nent b airman T. H Curran of Kan
--*• !ao Vim ml of Colorado and E
M I* .ater of Pennsylvania as perma
nent »e retanes Mr. Patterson # name
* • '-4 with great applause,
which vtpanded into vociferous cheer
ing a# he cazne to the front of the
■iatfurm
la accept mg the position of perma
nent chairman Mr Patterson rom
n.e» e4 by stating that be would so
far as was in hi* power rule the con
vene «a with ju*t:--e t j all He then
briefly skat* bed the history of the
pop?list party and the causes which
led up to its organization.
When the time arrived for choosing
'Candidates for president and vice pre*
1 > t* Jones of Illinois assured the
infection that bu state would give
Bryan a majority in November. Sen
ator A. rc of Nebraska stepped for
word
Mr Chairmsisaid he, amid per
fect »i.*#r«, * I move that the rules
of t- • 'invention be susp-ndej and
tha* William Jennie?* Bryan be nom
inated by acclamation for president
of the ( nlted States "
Amid the din that followed Senator
Aliens motion and it* seconding the
speaker • volte was faintly heard call
ing on those delegate* who favored
the motion to rise and remain Stand
ing
As one man the convention arose.
hats canes umbrellas, dag* were
waved in the air amid deafening cheer*
the uproar being increased by the band
piay ng Old Hundred.** Some enthu
caU< delegate tore loose a large pic
ture of Bryan hanging in front of the
speaker and tied It to the table where,
cheering for Bryan, be held it while the
convention applauded frantically.
* I propose three cheers for William
J Bryan." cried George F Washburn
■->* Masai busrtts The»e were given
with a will and the convention then
quieted down
I announce the nomination bv a
r.ar.:mous *. *e ■ f W\...az\ Jennings
Bryan for president of the United
States ** said Chairman Patterson as
wsoa as be could be beard. Another
cfoe-r greeted this announcement and
ti »c the delegates settled »n their seats
to jetest over the question of a vice
presidential nomination.
There was some controversy regard
ing the vice presidential nomination
Senator Allen arose * Mr Chairman *
he aaid. 1 desire to name Charles A
Towne of Minnesota for the office of
rice president and to move that the
nomination be made unanimous **
Mr. Schilling of Wisconsin then
moved that the rules be supended and
that Charles A Towne be declared the
v e presidential nominee by acclama
t « The motion was carried only
four men from Montana voting against
it
The national committee, so far as
appointed, ia a follows:
Arizona. A. Noon
C'aiif 'tua. B- t'oreril. E s. Van Me
ter. C M Wardeli
< J CL Ml X. D Chamber
lain l^eo Vincent
I«*.tr t of Columbia. Alexander
Kent E M Blake. C E Phelps
){•:*. Heitfcld W H Tav'.or.
Mary A Wright.
9 W rlrnoin (lewey
NASHVILLE Tern May 11.—Ad
miral !> *<►> and Ur» Dewey were en
tertained in a most hospit.able manner
by the citizens of this city today. The
a either was delightful and thousand
of visitors were here Mr# Dewey
was entertained at breakfast by Mrs.
M< Millin. wife of Governor MeMUlin.
and the members of tbe committee in
charge of the flower narade given dur
ing the afternoon Admiral Dewey
e« -rted by a committee representing
the citizens and the commercial or
ganization*. visited various points of
interest in and about tbe city
Za(B|rBi*at at V«t Riirr
LONDON. May 11.—Tbe Standard
publishes the following, dated May 9.
from Weigelegen
The engagement on the Vet river
canned tbe Boers to be dissatisfied with
their lenders. 1 learn from Pretoria
that the Boers intend to retire to Ly
denWrg. leaving to the foiVigo mer
cenaries the task of defending Johan
nesburg and Pretoria. The foreign
mercenaries are now advocating the
sending out of guerilla parties of from
JM to IW strong rather than a per
sistence la operations on a large scale,
but the Boers are not dashing enough
for that kind of work.
BARKER AND DONNELLY WIN.
Ctooauk Convention Reaffirms , the
Action Token Too l«ur* Ago.
For President—
WHARTON BARKER of Pennsylvania
For Vice President—
IGNATIUS DONNELLY of Minnesota.
CINCINNATI. May 11.—Above is the
t. ket placed in the field today by what
1 commonly called the middle-of-the
road populist party, but which, accord
ing to leaders of the movement, is the
one and only people's party.
For a time during today's seslon of
the convention It appeared as if noth
ing could prevent a complete disrup
ts jn of the plans so carefully wrought
out by the handful of men who sepa
rated themselves on February 19 last
at Uncoln. Neb., from tne fuslonist
element of tbe party.
Since Tuesday, when Wharton Bar
ker who had been selected in 1898 by
initiative and referendum plan to
head the party ticket, a steady current
i gainst the cut and dried choice of
Barker and Donnelly had almost de
tr- yed the fo; ndation on which that
ket stood. Former Congressman
Howard of Alabama had suddenly be
; come the idol of tbe delegates and he
» :n. hed his claim through his eloquent
adlr>ss In assuming the chairmanship
of the convention on Wednesday.
T -day as the time drew near for
nominations it was announced that the
Barker follow- old bolt the con
vention should their leader be turned
down Howard took the only course
for the restoration of harmony. He an
n > in e.i that he had no ambition to
hem me to Cincin
t.at without the slightest expectation
of being named and withdrew his
name.
Nevertheless when the roil was com
pleted «,n the first ballot Howard was
at lb-- top of the column, only a few
abort of tbe nomination. On the sec
on-i ballc-t Howard's plainly stated de
sire for harmony took effect and the
seventy votes which went to Donnelly
on the first roll call were .gradually
w irked over to the Barker column, it
being understood that Donnellly’s
tame had been withdrawn although
the Minnesota delegation protested.
Minnesota was passed at its own re
quest and when the other states had
Lad it was apparent that the forty
eight votes of Minnesota could settle
everything in a harmonious manner by
going to the Pennsylvanian. They were
cast far Barker and gave him the re
quisite majority over all.
The generous Howard moved to
mar : Barker unani
mous which was done.
Without a disenting voice Ignatius
Donnelly was then declared the vice
presidential nominee.
REPORT EROM PHILIPPINES.
Bric»di*r-<ifiirrai Wheaton Send* Ac
count of Operations.
WASHINGTON. May 11—The War
department has made public a report
from B r General Wheaton. U.
S V.. concerning the operations of an
expedition led by him early in Janu
ary into the country south from Ma
nila to I-ake Taal. His forces, con
sisting of the Fourteenth. Twenty
eighth Tl -hth. Forty-fifth and
Companies It and H. Thirty-seventh
:ifac*ry. and detachments of the Thir
ty-ninth and Fortieth infantry, con
I centrated at lmus and about one mile
- .th of that point on January 7 the
fir»- engagement of the expedition oc
1 curved in which lieutenant Ward
Cheney was mortally wounded while
leading a detachment against the en
trenched a detachment against the en
American loss was two privates killed
and one wounded, while the insurgents
lost fifty in killed and wounded. On
this same day Colonel Birkheimer,
with a detachment of the Twenty
eighth infantry, and Captain Reilly,
in command of a section of the ruth
artillery, engaged the enemy at Putol.
where the insurgents, after making a
determined stand, were routed with
great slaughter, seventy-four dead bod
ies being counted in one portion of the
l a’tlefieid. Our loss was eleven men
wounded.
CONFESSES TO THE ERAIDS.
Man Implicated in Cuban Postal Swindle
Confesses.
HAVANA. May 11.—The postal
frauds have now reached a point
where within the next few hours ar
rests wii probably be made and it is
believed a considerable sum will be
recovered at the same time. One of
the culprits has made a complete con
fession. conditional upon being accept
ed as state's evidence. What he says
proves conclusively what was known
before, that several others besides C.
r W. Neeley are implicated. The ex
act dates have been obtained by the
authorities. The latter refuse to give
j the name of the man who has con
fessed. but though shocked at the na
ture of the cold-blooded swindle, they
are still glad that they have evidence
to justify their action in regard to
Neeley.
Born Are Retreating
LONDON, May 1L—The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lxird Roberts:
"Cable Cart. Zand River. May 10.—
The enemy are iu full retreat. They
occupied a position twenty miles in
length. Ours was necessarily longer.
With the widely scattered force it will
take some time to learn the casualties,
nut 1 have hopeful we have not suffer
ed mm h. The cavalry and horse artil
! lery arp eursuing the Boers by three
different roads.'1
t*teyn to (iltr Ilattle.
LONDON May 11.—President Steyn
with 10.000 men is reported to have
been east of Thaba N'Chu yesterday
i Thursday I noon and a battle was then
imminent. The advance troops of Gen
eral Rundle and General Brabant were
teing fired on.
According to advices from Durban,
dated Thursday. General Buller’s army
is •showing activity.” but a complete
embargo is placed on news from him.
New Zealand scouts burned the home
stead of a farmer named Greyling. in
whose house arms were found at Deer
I ing.
Oates and Lambert Resign.
NEW YORK. May 11—Officers of the
American Steel and Wire company
have authorized the statement that
John Lambert has resigned the presi
I dency and John W. Gates the chair
manship of the board of directors of
i the company.
John W. Gates sailed for Europe to
day on the Kaiser Frederich der
Gross* The news was given ont at
the office of the American Steel and
Wire company this afternoon. The
board of directors of the company
» w*at into session behind closed doors.
i
m 4 CAJUN MOTION
St. Louis Transit Company Does Not At
tempt to Do Business.
ANOTHER FATALITY IS RECORDED
Motor Car Dynamited and Some One
Aboard Sboota Into Crowd, Killing a
Bystander — Day of Conference — A
Good Deal of Expectance, bat the
the Final Ootcom* Unknown.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.—The second day
cf the great street railway strike was
as quiet and uneventful as the first was
turbulent and riotous. Tne St. Louis
Transit company made no effort to run \
its cars and the St. Louis & Suburban
tion. however, the demonstration had j
made none until late in the afternoon, •
when, with police massed along the
line and a detachment on each car. It
succeeded in getting a number
through. Far from relieving the situa- i
tion however, the demonstration had
no further effect than to show that
by massing their forces on a single j
line the police could keep that line
open.
At the close of the day of armed j
inactivity both sides expressed full >
confidence in the outcome. The strik
ers accepted the abandoned car tracks j
and silent power houses as an indica
tion that the company was weakening.
The officials of the latter evidently
looked upon their want of success in i
Tuesday’s numerous engagements as
only a temporary setback.
Secret conferences were held by the
leaders of both sides and the air of
secrecy prevailed around the two head
quarters promised developments of an
important character.
The very quiet seemed iminous to
many close observers, and gloomy
forebodings were indulged in some
quarters that all might not be as se
rene as the meekness of the crowds
indicated.
The police for the first time since
the strike began, showed some appre
ciation of the situation, and by keeping
the crowd moving prevented a repeti
tion of the riotous demonstrations of
the previous day. The streets were
filled with people, many of them bear
ing small placards on their coats ex
pressing sympathy with the strikers,
but they were not allowed to congre
gate.
The most Important development or i
the day was a meeeting of prominent
citizens at the mayor’s office in the
morning. After assuring Mayor Zie
genheim of their hearty co-operation
in all he might do to preserve peace
and secure a settlement of the strike,
the gentlement proceeded to the Four
Courts, where the police board was in
session. The same representations
were made to the board, and the dele- ■
gation asked that efforts be made to
preserve order. They were assured
that the board was doing all in its
power, and during the conference the
plan of massing the entire police force
of the city upon a single line was sug
gested. This plan was later put into
effect, with some success. Another (
l3w and order meeting was held at the !
Mercantile club at 4 o’clock.
It was a day of proclamations, man
ifestoes. statements and explanations.
While the strikers and the street rail- |
way company rested on their arms, so !
to speak, there was a good deal of
epistolary activity along the line. First 1
and foremost, there was a proclama
tion from Mayor Ziegenheim. calling
upon the people to preserve order and
avoid gathering on the streets. Chief
of Police Campbell sent a report to the
commissioners, telling them why he 1
had been unable to control the crowds
Tuesday and Tuesday night. The pres
ident of both the street railway com
panies addressed communications to
the board asking for protection, and
the men who were managing the strike
issued a statement outlining their po
sition.
More Victims of the Wreck.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. May 10.—The
wryk which occurred at O'Neill side
track on the Union Pacific last even
ing was more disastrous than at first
supposed. Two more bodies were re
moved from the wreckage today, mak
ing six victims of the ill-fated fruit
train. One of the bodies found yester
day has been identified as Daniel Shay
of Rock Springs. There are three
boys among the dead, but they were so
badly burned as to render identifica
tion almost impossible. One of the
bodies taken out today is thought to
be that of Fireman Louis Banta, but
friends have failed to identify the re
mains.
Women In the Populist Convention.
SIOUX FALLS, May 10.—The pres
ence of so many women as active par
ticipants in the populist convention is
an omen of a fight over a suffrage
plank. Colorado has three in its dele
gation. Mrs. L. B. Bloom of Denver,
Olive M. Bacon of Aspen and Annie L.
Vincent of Boulder. Kansas has three
women, Isis L. Harrington of Atwood,
Mrs. Kibble of Osage City aDd Annie
L. Diggs of Topeka. Mary A. Wright
of Rathdrum, Idaho, is a delegate pres
ent from that state. Mrs. Vandercook
of St. Louis. Mich., is also a delegate
and Eva McDonald Valesch of Wash
ington acted as chairman of the del^
gation and is a member of the platform
committee.
Judge Longnecker, of Chicago, was
elected department commander of the
Illinois G. A R. and Peoria was chosen
as the place of the state encampment
next year.
Daily Bond Exchanges.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—The
amount of bonds so far received at the
treasury for exchange for the 2 per
cent consols is $267,557,400, of which
$50,322,950 were received from indi
viduals and institutions other than
national banks.
Conrtltlon of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 10.—To
day’s statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the 1150,000.000 gold reserve In the
division of redemption shows: Avail
able cash balance. $144,050,741; gold,
J77.051.020.
Suggests Repeal of War Tax.
WASHINGTON. May 10.—At the
meeting of the ways and means com
mittee today Mr. McClellan of New
York sought to bring up the question
of repealing the war revenue tax on
beer, but as no bill for this specific
purpose had been introduced action
was deferred.
The general question of amending
the war revenue act did not come up,
but members of the committee ex
pressed the individual view after the
meeting that action on a matter of
this extent was not likely to be entered
upon at this lata da/ la the session.
POPLLIST NATIONAL CONVENTION
P reJlmlamrlet Arranged and the Beal
Work Now to Begin.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 10.—The
real work of the populist national con
vention will begin in earnest today
the preliminary having been disposed
of by the work done in yesterday’s
session. About 600 delegates have
of the vice presidential problem and
spent the day in diligent consideration
of tbe vice presidential problem and
to some slight extent the situation
has clarified in consequence. While
the result is as uncertain as it was
yesterday, the line of demarcation is
more sharply drawn. The fight is
now narrowed down until there are
practically but two propositions being
considered. One is that the conven
tion nominate a vice president and of
those favoring this action probably
three-fourths or more are preaching
Charles 9. Towne as Bryan’s running
mate. The other proposition is that
the whole matter be delegated to a
committee empowered to act at Kan
sas City. The Nebraska delegation
agreed to the latter plan by a vote
of 30 to 13. by agreeing to support,
in convention, the following resolution
presented by M. F. Harrington of
O’Neill:
• Resolved. By the people's party of
the United States of America in dele
gate convention assembled, that a con
ference committee be chosen by this
convention to consist of one person
from each state and territory chosen
by the delegates from the several
states and territories each choosing
one, and that said committee be and
is hereby empowered and required to 1
meet a conference committee to be ap
pointed by the democratic national
convention and silver republican con
vention to be held in Kansas City next
July 4, and that the conference
committee chosen by this convention
be and is hereby empowered to nom
inate such person as the said three
conference committees may agree upon
for the office of vice president of the
United States of America and in case
the said conference committees want
to agree upon a nominee for vice pres
ident, then the conference committee
chosen by this convention is empow
ered and required to nominate a pop
ulist or silver republican for tbe said
office of vice president of the United
States.”
In favor of this plan are also lined
up the Colorado, Kansas and Iowa
delegations and it is believed the ma
jority of those from Wisconsin and
Michigan. The leaders in this move
ment are Senator Allen. General J. B.
Weaver and T. M. Patterson. The
nomination of Towne by this conven
tion is strongly supported by Senators
Pettigrew and Butler.
BOER PRISONERS SATISFIED. 1
Best of Treatment Being Given Them
According to Consol Stowe.
WASHINGTON, May 10—The de
partment of state is in receipt of a
dispatch from the consul general of
the United States at Capetown, dated
April 7. 1900, wherein he states that he
has visited the Boer prisoners in camp
and on board the transport at Simons
bay, at the military prison at Cape
town and in camp at Green Point.
Mr. Stowe visited General Cronje,
who at the time was on board the flag
ship in Simons bay, occupying the ad
miral's quarters. General Cronje ex
pressed a wish to see Mr. Stowe, and
declared himself well satisfied with his
quarters and treatment. Mr. Stowe
remarks that he talked freely with the
other prisoners, and the universal
statement was that they were well
cared for and were satisfied with their
treatment. They were furnished by
the British authorities with clothes,
had good sea bathing, the rations of a
British soldier, but as they have so
many friends and relatives in the
colony, which the British prisoners at
Pretoria lack, they become recipients
of many presents of what may be
called luxuries in a prisoner's or sol
dier's life. Owing to the conditions ex
isting and the fact that St. Helena fur
nishes a climate more conducive to
health and more suitable quarters, the
military authorities have deemed it
best to forward about 1,500 prisoners
to that island.
YATES WINS IN ILLINOIS
Richard Yates Nominated for Governor
on Fourth Ballot.
PEORIA. May 10.—The republican
state convention nominated the follow
ing ticket. The nomination for gov
ernor was made n the furth ballot, af
ter a prolonged struggle. Governor
Tanner and his friends worked stren
uously for the nomination of Judge
Elbridge Hanecy of Chicago.
For governor, Richard Yates of Jack
sonville; for lieutenant governor. Wil
liam A. Northcott of Bond county, for
secretary of state, James A. Rose of
Pope conuty, for state auditor, James
S. McCullough of Champaign, for state
treasurer. M. O. Williamson of Gales
burg. for attorney general, Howland
J Hamlin of Shelbyville.
Hanna Says It Will Be Long.
CHICAGO, 111.. May 10.—A special
to the Times-Herald from Washing
ton says:
Senator Hanna said tonight: “There
will be no stampeding of the conven
tion at Philadelphia to Governor
Roosevelt or anyone else. The nomi
nation will not be forced upon Mr.
Roosevelt or any other man gainst his
wishes. In my opinion. Secretary
Long will be named for vice president
by the Philadelphia convention.”
NO CANAL THIS SESSION
Senate Will Not Hasten to Pase Nirara
cna Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—The sub
committee of the senate committee on
oceanic canals met today, but it is un
derstood accomplished nothing tangi
ble. The Hepburn bill, which passed
the house last week, was under dis
cussion throughout the meeting, but no
vote was taken upon it. The majority
of those present believed the measure
could not be passed by the senate at
this session without delaying adjourn
ment beyond the limits desired by the
leaders of both branches of congresa.
Kansas City Strike Coming.
KANSAS CITY, May 10.—A strike
that may tie up all the lines of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
is threatened and may occur within
the next twenty-four hours. The Met
ropolitan controls all street railway
traffic in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas
City, Kan., with the exception of the
traffic ovot one short line . The com
pany employs about *,500 men. They
met and voted to serve an ultimatum
on the company demanding 20 cents an
hour for all men who have been In
the employ of the company for one
year. 19 centa fr all others and com
place recognition of the union.
I
Husband’s Stomach May Show Poison,
Bnt Who Gave It to Him*
HER LIFE IN THE YORK JAIL
Efforts of Some Admirers to Hold Con*
Tersntlon With Her—One of Them
Barely Escapes Capture — Prisoner
Maintains a Cool, Calm Manner—Mis
cellaneous Nebraska Notes.
•
YORK. Neb.. May 14 —The fact that
a pursuing Jailer stumbled over a lawn
mower in the dark is all that saved
one of Mrs. Frost's men admirers from
being captured. For several nights
two or more men have been signalling
and rapping on the casement of the
windows of the jail, calling to Mrs.
Frost that they wanted to talk with
her. The authorities thinking that
possibly there might be an attempt
by parties to converse with Mrs. Frost
they located her in a cell back and
away from the outside windows where
it is a little difficult to communicice
with the outside public and informed
her that one of the rules of the jail
was that she should hold no communi- ;
cation or conversation with anyone on j
the outside with the threat that if she j
did they would remove her still farther ;
from the window and in not as pleas
ant a cell room.
When Jailer Bickley was in the
jail he heard a gentle knocking, then
louder and then heard some man call
ing "Mrs. Frost. Mrs. Frost." Putting
out the eight in the jail Bickley crept
around to the ride door and made a
dash for the intruder and would have
captured him hud it not been that he
stumbled over a lawn mower left in ;
the court house yard.
Just what these men admirers or
friends of Mrs. Frost want is a ques
tion. It is believed that if it were not
for the vigilance of the jailer there
might have oeen an attempted jail de
livery. The York c-junty jail is one
of the best and strongest country jails, j
situated in the basement of the court j
house in the nerth east corner. One
or two inmates in past years have got
ten out and escaped.
Mrs. Frost, in appearance, conver
sation and actions is apparently less
concerned as to the results of the
chemical analysis of the stomach ot i
Mr. Frost than any other woman in
York. She still maintains that cool,
calm manner, heartily eats her meals ,
and spends most of the time reading
books, magazines and newspapers.
In conversation the subject of her
husband’s death was brought around
and in reply to the question asking her
if she did not think it would go hard
with ner if the chemical analysis j
showed poison in the stomach, she, in j
a half boasting way, replied that “it i
does not matter much whether the j
stomach was full of poison, they would j
have a pretty hard time to prove that j
I gave it to Mr. Frost.”
A Rank’s Deal With Bartley.
OMAHA, Neb., May 14.—A deposi
tion on behalf of the defense in the
case of the state of Nebraska against
the First National bank of Alma was
placed on file and opened in the Unit
ed States circuit court here. In the
deposition Atwell L. Burr, president
of the bank at the time of the failure,
testifies as to the collections between
the bank and ex-Treasurer Bartley.
He says that the arrangement was
made by the treasurer in Lincoln and
under its terms the bank was to pay
6 per cent for the money of the state
deposited by the treasurer in the bank;
that 3 per cent was to go to Bartley
and 3 per cent to the state; that at
that time Bartley gave him $10,(RRJ
of the state money and that he securea
from Alma certificates of deposit for
that amount, which he gave to Bartley
and which were afterwards deposited
in the Alma bank by Bartley. Burr
also said that no one knew of the
arrangement except himself, Bartley
and Dan Sullivan, the cashier of the
bank, and that none of the funds of
the state deposited in the bank was
deposited under the terms of the bona
upon which the state of Nebraska sues
to recover its money alleged to be in
the bank at the time of the failure.
He further says that all the money ot
the state had been withdrawn by Bart
ley before the failure, tae amount be
ing $25,244.76.
Resolutions by Grand Army.
BEATRICE. Neb., May 14.—The de
partment convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic just prior to ad
journment passed a resolution thank
ing the house of representatives fc*
it prompt action on the bill establish
ing a National Soldiers’ home sani
tarium at the South Daktota hot
springs and urging the speedy passage
of the measure by the senate. Reso
lutions of thanks were extended to
Rawlins post and citizens of Beatrice
for the entertainment furnished the en
campment.
Po«tnfflce Safe Blown Open.
BANCROFT. Neb., May 14—The safe
in the Bancroft postoffice was blown
open near the midnight hour. Several
dollars in cash and stamps was taken.
The safe door was blown off with pow
der, the door being thrown about ten
feet. The furniture in the office was
somewhat damaged. There is no clue
to who the guilty persons are.
Hrnufn After Law Breakers.
KEARNEY. Neb., May 14—N. P.
Hansen, chairman of the committee on
violation of the state pharmacy law,
returned from a meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacy at Lincoln. Mr.
Hansen states that during the last
four months there have been thirty
four complaints for the violation ot
the state pharmacy law and that air
these cases have been thoroughly in
vestigated and in many instances con
victions were made and heavy fines
imposed. Mr. Hansen was instructed
to keep up his crusade against the law
breaners.
Smallpox In Grading Camp.
LEIGH, Neb.. May 14.—Wilham
O’Brien, a laborer in the Union Pacific
camp in Richland precinct. Colfax
county, is ill of smallpox. Drs. L. C.
Voss and C. D. Evans of Columbus saw
the patient and both pronounce tae
case smallpox. The authorities have
quarantined four men who had slep?
in the tent with O'Brien. These are
three camps on this line between Co
lumbus and Schuyler, and a number
of men are quitting the work from al!
camps and tearing. There is much
excitement among the graders for fear
the disease will spread.
IN JAIL TO AWAIT TRIAL
The Case of Hoetfelker. Who U Cfcurged
With Embezzlement.
FREMONT. Neb., May 11.—Henry
hcetfelker was arraigned before Jus
tice of the Psace Dame on the charge
of embezzlement of $2,150 from Dodge
county in his capacity of treasurer of
Webster township. lie pleaded not
guilty, waived examir.inon and m de
fault of bail was committed to fbe
county jail for trial at tUe next te.ra
of the district court.
Hoetfelker had recovered his usual
good humor and entered the court
room in a nonchaalnt manner and list
ened to the reading of the complaint
as though very much bored by the
proceeding. No complaints have yet
been filed against him for embezzling
the money of the school district of
Dodge or Webster township.
The total amount of his defalcations,
it is reported, will amount to about
$7,000, as besides the amounts he is
charged with embezzling he is also
said to have given a number of worth
less checks for stock the day of his
appearance which, of course, were not
cashed. The feeling against him
among those who received these checks
Is pretty bitter. Hoetfelker's wife at
Dodge is willing to forgive him.
Crete Mill Damaged.
CRETE, Neb., May 11.—The flume
at the Crete roller mills was washed
out. Owing to the heavy rains the Blue
river had risen considerably, making
the current very swift and strong just
above the mill dam. In some way the
river got over the lock gates, anu the
mil lrace was soon filled, owing to the
fact that the outlet at the end of the
race was closed. The swift current
very soon undermined part of the
flume, which had just been strongly
rebuilt, and eighteen or twenty feet of
solid stone wall, three feet thick and
twelve feet high, was hurled into the
rushing flood. The wh£el house nar
rowly escaped the same fate as the
flume. The supports were all washed
out with tne exception of one 8x8,
which was left in place, and this wa3
all that saved the structure. The loss
is estimated at $3,000.
Dog Wrecks a Drag Store.
OSCEOLA, Neb., May 11.—When
Druggist D. K. Kunkell opened up his
store the other morning, he could not
help but think that some one had gone
through the whole stock the night be
fore, for everything was turned upside
down, ana it looked as though a small
tornado had passed through. Windows
were broken and the doors almost bit
ten through. Medicines were strewn
al lover the floor, but the safe was un
injured and the damage can be made
up for about fifty dollars. There is a
big dog in town named Reno. He
went into the store the night before
and took his rest behind the counter
when Mr. Kunkell closed up. He
could find no other way out but to
get through the window, and after try
ing to eat the door and windows, he
succeeded.
Convict Escapes.
Fairbury, Neb., May 11.—John Law
rence, who has been confined in the
county jail for about two months, and
who pleaded guilty in district court to
the charge of horse stealing and was
sentenced by Judge Letten to eighteen
months1 imprisonment in the peniten
tiary, escaped from the jail here. He
was the only inmate of the jail and
was locked up in a steel cell, but next
morning all the doors were found un
locked. the padlock hanging in the
hasps and the prisoner gone.
About 4 o’clock in the morning a
horse was stolen from Charles Higgins,
a farmer living about four miles north
of the city, and it is supposed Law
rence took that means of escape.
Rattier Bites Boy.
LYONS, Neb., May 11.—The 3-year
old son of Charlie W. Larson, south
west of here, was bitten by an eight
button rattle-snake and has been in
a dangerous condition from its effects
until yesterday. The little fellow'
after eating his dinner Sunday after
noon went out in the dooryard to play.
He happened to see the rattler coiled
up on the ground and attempted to
pick it up when the rattler struck him
on his arm. The snake was killed and
a portion of the carcass put upon the
arm and the little fellow brought to
town for medical aid.
Rev. Cooley Deed.
EMERSON, Neb., May 11.—The fu
neral of Rev. H. W. Conley occurred
here Monday under the auspices of the
Bancroft Masonic lodge, of which he
was a member. The deceased was wel?
known throughout northeast Nebraska,
having been at different times pastor
of the Methodist churches at Dakota
City, Bancroft, Stanton, Madison, Cole
ridge and Allen. For the past two
months Mr. Conley had lived at
Wayne, where he died of heart failure
after an illness of only two days.
Insane Man Arrested.
GANDY, Neb., May 11.—D. A. Swish
er of Lincoln county, who has been
setting prairie fires and otherwise
making life miserable for the residents
of the southern part of Logan county,
was arrested by the sheriff of this
county. Owing to Swisher's talk and
actions it was thought he was mentally
unsound and the board of insanity
commissioners was called and Swicher
was adjudged Insane.
Rib* Broken in a Fight.
BEATRICE. Neb., May 11.—Nicholas
Berger and his son Frank engaged in
a dspute with Charles and Ziba Doane
over some land matters seven miles
northeast of here. A fight ensued in
which clubs, fists and feet were freely
used, resulting in three broken ribs
for Nicholas Berger and a badly frac
tured arm for Charles Doane. AH
three were badly beaten up. Berger
was brought to town and placed under
the doctor’s care. The Bergers had
Doane arrested. He was was placed
under $200 bonds to appear May 19.
Otoe County Mortgages.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 11.—
Otoe county’s mortgage record for the
month of April, according to Recorder
Brant’s monthly report, shows a very
gratifying decrease in the mortgage in
crease of the county. It is as follows;
On farm property there were twenty
two mortgages filed, amounting to $35,
842; and ihirty-nine released, amount
ing to $65,650.45. On town and city
property there were twelve mirtgages
filed, amounting to $5,052.88, and fif
teen satisfied, to the value of $9,044.
This shows a total decrease for the
month of $33,789.57.
Endian Agent Clapp Believes Red Men
Are Peaceful.
WHAT TREATY Of 1868 PROVIDES
It Has Now Expired and the Red H»a
Will Not Be Glum tk .
‘ \> tilch He Has
Heretofore Receixe.t E
«•» eired Some Light oa
the Outbreak of imoa ...
ot 1»JO—i»l — Ad iu-i»d
tifbd Scheme.
CHADROX. Neb.. May 9-Notwith
l^gesCiVan fi0Q b* ^^TZ
aDorignes, and peeCe has reiened
among that clt* far several >ea«
Sfrte D«onprtr! °utbur« <*«“s
and threat of * ' e?1 dem°nstration3
the Sioux in . anotter outbreak among
cy h^l caused ^ 0! Pine Ridge agen'
cy na* caused an interview with I ien
«er"‘.tC“S' BCta™' Mt'* «*£
4 Clapp
qim"ng Ilhe fUtUFe WUh th9
fno m1 d c n" 1 am UDal)le t0 ^' e you
specific information. The treaty with
the Sioux Indian-, made in 1868 pro
vided for annuity issues to them for a
period of thirty years, and these issues
consisting of clothing, bedding, stoves
am. 'erx many articles and imple^
meats for their use; that treaty has
now expired, and the issue of such
goods to the Indians generally will not
he made hereafter. It ia expected that
4 - least for one more fiscal year, ra
tions will be issued as heretofore to all
the Indians, with iittie. if any, dlminu
tion in quantity. These issues or ra
tions are made under what is known
as the Black Hills treaty, which pro
vided for issues to these Indians until
they should become self supporting.
Evidently this will be construed as re
lating to them individually and not
to the people as a whole.
The colonel shed shone light on the
outbreak of 1890 and 1891, which was
•upposed to have been caused by the
curtailment of ration Issues ordered
by the then commissioner of Indian af
faire. He said this was a mistaken
view of economy and bore upon all
the Indians alike, leaving them all
without the means of satisfying hun
ger. The result was an outbreak cost
ing many times the amount proposed
to be saved. It is expected that the
old, sick and feeble will be furnished
with such articles as will be absolutely
necessary for their comfort as has
been done heretofore. Colonel Clapp
gave It as his opinion that no ill-ad
vised scheme will again be tried, and
notwithstanding the yet turbulent
blanket Indians' war dances and
threats no apprehension whatever is
felt regarding their future conduct.
Destructive Fire on a Farm.
CREIGHTON. Neb., May S —Quite
a destructive fire occurred at the farm
of Dr. A. Disbrow's. A large barn, corn
cribs and granaries filled with grain
burned to the ground. The barn was
partially covered by insurance; the
rest is a total lost. The buildings be
longed to S. Millie, who now' lives in
California, and five hundred bushels
of oats, a large crib of corn, nine tons
of shorts and some other grain and
feed burned. Also a w'agon, harness,
etc. This was the property of Dr. Dis
brow. The barn and cribs were prob
ably worth between 1.000 and $1,200.
with $600 insurance. Dr. Disbrow’s loss
is variously estimated from $600 to
$X,000.
Narrow Escape of Boy.
LYONS. Neb., May 9—Fred, the 16
year-old son of William Hoar, while
driving three horses to a disk on his
father’s farm, slipped forward from
his seat and the disk, in passing for
ward, twisted his feet in such a way
that they were pinioned in a most
dangerous and painful position, where
he was found by his mother several
hours thereafter. She happened to be
attracted to where he was by not see
ing the lad and the fact that the
horses were standing at one place so
long. No doubt the boy’s life was
saved by the kindly disposition of the
horses he was drivnng.
Nebraskan* Staat for C»p« Nome.
WAHOO, Neb.. May 9.—A party of
four, consisting of L. W. Gilchrist, W.
M. Loder and Emil Fisher of this city
and John Landgren of Lincoln, left for
Cape Nome, .-*.aska. Mr. I>oder and
Mr. Fisher have been to Alaska before
and the other two gentlemen are ac
customed to hardships in the north
west. They go from here supplied with
everything they need but provisions.
They are all men of determination and
will succeed if anybody does.
Not Eligible to Inatltate
NEBRASKA CITY, Nell.. May
After a thorough examination of the
eyes of those not totally blind at the
institute for the blind, Superintendent
Harris and the board of trustees found
seven of the pupils who were not ad
missable to the school, as the oculist
reported that they could see sufficient
ly well to attend the public schools,
and they have been sent to their
homes. Some of them have t»ea stu
dents for years. _
Find Floater In the Platte.
OMAHA Neb.. May 9.-A floater was
found in the Platte river at Louisville
whose general description leads to the
supposition that the body maj be that
of Henrv J. Newman, the woman s
tailor, who has been mysteriously
missing for a fortnight.
Hobbcr* Loot Dlller Store.
DILLER. Neb. May 9.-The gener
al merchandise store of Lightner &
Hutchinson was broken into by bur
glars and about $259 worth of dry
goods taken. The burglars broke
open the section house and secured
tools, then broke the plate glass win
dow in front of the store and took
what goods they wanted. The Fulton
bloodhounds were telephoned for and
as an excellent trail has been kept it is
thought they will be able to locate
the robbers.
Commercial Club Org»nl««d.
GENEVA, Neb.. May 9 —The people
are awakening to the fact that the
wave of prosperity has struck them
and they have taken the first steps
toward organizing a citizens commer
cial club, the object of which is to
advance the interests of the people
and improve the city. At no time
within the past ten years bas there
been so great demand for resiient
property as there is this spring. Every
store room is occupied and arrange
ments are being made for the erectl°°
of three more buainess room* this
season.
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