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7 TURKS TAKE LAB1SSA
DISASTROUS DEFEAT .FOR
THE GREEKS.
The tlcadnnnrtcni of thi- Mnln Crrtlnn
Army Hurriedly Unnoted Tttriity .Mile
In the Interior lOlnnsoim mitt tiiiiiilnii
Thri-nti-iird liy (IrirUn.
Lo.vnos, April -0. That Uie Crocks
have suffered u disastrous reverse ut
tho hands of Edhcm Pasha, who was
only yesterday removed from tho com
maud of the Turkish force In Thessaly,
Is undoubted and reports of thu suc
cusses of the warships In destroying
Turkish stores do not servo to soften
the consternation in Athens and
throughout Greece this I'astcr eve of
tho (Ireek church.
The first news of the disaster to tha
Greek arms camo this afternoon in tho
shapa of the following. seiiil-olllelnl an
nounccment: "In a ileree engagement
at Mati yesterday the troops fought
heroically until 0 o'clock in the even
ing and compelled tho Turks to re
treat. Whereupon tho Turks were
heavily re-enforced and our positions
wore shaken and tho retreat was or
dered. It is not yet known if the, re
treat was general."
Following this a dtspateli lrom tho
headquarters staff on tho Thessalian
frontier was given snit as follows:
"Our troons are concentrated nlomr
-v tho line of l'Jiarsalosis in consequence
ui incBo operations, me nunuuouincni
of Tyrnavo and Larissa being eonsid-
ered inevitable. "
Then eamo a special dispatch from
Athens saying that after a desperate
battle at Mati, which was defended by
Qenoral Mastophos, the Greeks wore
outnumbered, retreating with heavy
loss, abandoned Tyrnavo and Larissa
and removed their headquarters to
I'harsalosis, a small town on tho right
bank of tho Phcrsnlltls river and at
tho north foot of a spur of tho Chas
sidiarl mountains, about twenty miles
duo south of Larissa.
TURKEY'S TROUBLE GREAT.
CONBTANTINOI'I.K, April 20. Tho
latest advices from tho scat of war in
Thessaly indicate that' tho Greek
forces havo penetrated into Turkish
territory, reaching tho -rear of Elas
fiona on tho Mount Olympus side. This
Js most serious news for the Turks.
The divisions of the Turkish army
stationed at Monastlr and Salonlca aro
about to start for Elassona.
In Epirus tho Ore ok division which
defeated tho Turks at Filllpldla is con
tinuing its march on Jannina, near
which place a strong Turkish force is
gathered and an important battlo will
most likely bo fought Tho most
alarming news received from Epirus Is
that four battalions of Albanians, be
longing to tho Luros division of the
Turkish array, have mutinied and aro
said to havo deserted to the Greeks.
The Turkish government, somo days
ago, called upon Bulgaria as tho vas
sal of Turkey to break off all diplo
matic relations with Greece and to ex
pel the Greek consuln and J3 recks.
Tho Bulgarian government, it is now
announced, has declined to comply, de
claring that she will observe neutral
ity in tho war between Turkey and
Greece. This refusal of Bulgaria to
acknowledge her vassalage to Turkey
is regarded as of extreme importance
and as foreshadowing the declaration
of tho Independence of Bulgaria.
Tho ambassadors of tho powers havo
decided to address Identical notes to
Ithe Turkish government asking that
jtho Greeks employed by the foreign
Iministcrics, consulates and hospitals
and all Greek ecclesiastics be per
mitted to remain in Turkey and that
itho foreign consulates uso their good
offices in behalf of the Greeks who
,reprcsent the interests of tho foreign
jcapltal und finally that in. any caso
tho Turkish government should ob
serve moderation in carrying out tho
(expulsion of the Greeks.
i In Constantinople alone thore are
'40,000 Greeks and throughout Turkey
,200,000. Fears are expressed that dis
turbances will occur during tho Greek
'Eastertide. Nevertheless a notice was
read in all tho mosques yesterday en
joining the Turks not to molest the
.jteaceable Greeks.
BRITISH SYMPATHY DIVIDED.
London, April SO. Intense interest
!s displayed throughout Great Britain
n the Greco-Turkish war, but tho sym
pathies with tho citnbatants run on
party lines, tho Conservatives lauding
hythc Turks and the Liberals hoping for
rjfireok success. In Ireland, whero one
Greece, there is an amazing amount of
k that tho Turks aro such good fighters.
) Tho comments ou tho war aro bo-
coming inoro or less heated. Two lot
iters from Mr. Gladstone since Monday
have added fuel to tho fire.' Uo says
jthat tho six powers, "with tho in com
jparablo maladroltness which has dis
tinguished them throughout, havo said,
ln acts, to tho Greeks, 'You shan't
carry on your work in Crete. Wo will
'do tho war work of tho Turks there.
It la thus they havo driven the Creoles
jinto Macedonia. It is an incredible
ahamo that tho incomparable bungling
of the powers and sacrifices of honor,
Uaaaikiv nnil Vititnnlfv In rhidnt- fcl
I preserve peace, havo caused war."
CHILD KILLED BY WIND.
ratal Smstt Tornado Boutheait of Wooe
ga, Kan. Parent! lladly Injured.
WAiicap, Kan., April 2d. A small
tornado passed ovor a part of Wabaun
ace county, eight mllos southeast of
hero, last night. Henry Miller's 8-year-old
son was killed, while Miller
ml Ms wife wcro norhans fatallv
Ti, mi It 11. -A MtlA. ..ll.
r hafu Xliuy lf() niivu wiiioa uurui ot
trn.,olnn.1 Tlintr home, am nt tVin
best of many German farm houses (n
that valley, was completely- demol
ished, while the other buildings on the
place were untouched.
MILLIONS FOR GREECE.
1'atrlut Aliroitri Smiling Homo Help
Kremlin I'roin Miinjr Sourer.
The war has opened wldo tho purses
of tho Greeks abroad, and quantities
of drafts of from S.'i to S.0 nro coming
from the United States and Canada for
tho Greek defense fund. Probably
closo upon 8,,OOO,00D have passed
throiurh London for Greece, during tho
past three weeks. A London banker
said: "Wo only represent four United
States v and Canadian banks, from
which those small drafts come, but
If these represent anything like a fair
proportion of the .sums forwarded by
other American banks, which, we
think, is undoubtedly tho case, tho to
tal amount of money sent to Grceco
from America is alrendy very closo
upon a million pounds sterling. Be
sides these American contributions,
tho Greek merchants of London nro
forwarding largo subscriptions of
money and material."
The Dally Chronicle and tho Star
have opened funds for tho wounded,
and tho amounts subscribed will bo
bent to tho crown princess of Greece.
LENGTH OF THE WAR.
Ambassadors of thrco of the powers
In London believe the war will bo
over in three weeks, and thnt when
thoTurkscapturo Larissa tho sultan of
Turkey will nppc.il to tho powers to
intervene in tho Interests of policy.
In tho mennwhtlo it is said that Great
Britain has declined to agree to the
proposition of Count Muravlelt to ab
stain from intervention until one of
the belligerents shall appeal for help,
the Marquis of Salisbury being of tho
opinion that such an appeal will never
be made, and that, In tho meantime,
circumstances may arlso necessitating
action upon the part of the powers.
GREEK MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Athens, April 20. It has been do
c hi oil to call out tho mlhtla. In
Irceco all able-bodied males from 21
years of ago and upwards arc llablo to
be called upon for military service
'Tho total service is for ninotccn years,
of which two years (with considerable
terms of leaves of absence) must bo
passed with the colors, seven years In
tho rcservo and the remainder of tho
nineteen years in tho militia,
WILL THE TOWERS INTERVENE?
l'Ains. April 20. A dispatch received
ho-' from Athens confirms tho report
that ihe Greeks havo ubandonod Tyr
navos and Larissa and have concen
trated on their second lino of dofenso.
The news has caused tho greatest
agitation in political circles, and tho
diplomats are freoly discussing the
question whether tho time has not ar
rived for tho powers totako Immediate
steps to arrest tho further advance of
tho Turks In tho Greek peninsula.
Tho entire French squadron at Tou
lon is taking on board provisions, coal
and ammunition in order to sail for
tho Levant, if necessary, to-morrow. '
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Tlio Kuropntn War a Dlitarblne Factor
It AlTcoU tho Market.
Nkw Yoiik, April 2d. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
"If either Turkey or Grceco had been
wholly buried in tho sea, markets
might have been affected less than by
thu outbreak of war in Europe. Liko
flro in tho heart of u corwded city, It
raised tho question whether a general
conllugratlon may spring out of it. To
this possibility, and not to tho direct
influence of cither Turkey or Greece
upon tho world's money or produce
markets, was duo tho excitement In
gruin and stocks. As tho unknown is
magnified American markets were more
flighty than European, whore tho pos
sibilities have been discussed and
partly discounted for months. Tho
uncertainty remains, and will affect
tho movement of money and staples
until it disappears, creating a larger
demand for American products nt
higher prices, causing hasty specula
tive solllngof securities at times, but
also moro continuous buying by for
eign investors, and not improbably In
fluencing tho attitude of foreitrn
powers ou questions important to this
country.
Clrajedu Disgraced.
Havana, April 20. It is said here
that Commander Clrujcda, who com
manded tho forces that killed General
Antonio Macco, has been sent back to
Spain by Woyler under grave charges.
Spaniards accuse him openly of being
the cause of several defeats at Punta,
Brava at tho hands of Castillo, tho In
surgent leader, and at Santa Ann,
whore nhnosttho entire guerrilla 'force
was killed. Tho loss was "s'evonty
killed. Tho chief of tho guerillas was
Miro, owing to tho nbsenco of Clrujcda
and thu death of tho captain. Clrujcda
was ut Havana belling somo cattle ho
had cunturrd. Ho was ordered to
command his forces and prevent tho
landing of tho expedition at Santa Ana.
Ho rumalned at Mlrmno und scut tho
guerrillas with Miro.
Scrlnii Fire ut Gallatin, Ho,
Gallatin, Mo., April 2D. Flro nt t
o'clock a. in. destroyed tho northwest
corner of Gallatin's business square,
including Western hotel, Dumlng'a
photograph gallery, express ofllces,
Miller's implement warehouse and
Myers' barber shop, and damaged the
old I. O. O. F. building and Brown's
livery stable. The loss is about 90,000,
with about 84,500 insurance.
Ileal lilt Dylnjr Wlfa,
GuTimiE, Okla,, April 8o. J. Laws,
living east of Perkins, is under arrest
for beating his wife, Mra Jennie
Laws, whilo she was dying. She had
been ill for days and because she could
not caro for herself, ho allowed her to
go with no attention and when she
begged him to get help, he boat and
abused her in a manner almost beyond
belief. Neighbors tlually discovered
her condition as she was dying, but
were afraid to do anything. Mrs.
Coates, a plucky little woman, sworo
out a warrant for the arrest of Laws
and will prosecute him.
TS HELD TO BE VOID
FREE HIGH SCHOOL LAW IS
NULLIFIED.
IIci'WIiiii of the Miiri'iut- Court Cuinr
I'rli'liiU or lli- I .:i it l 1'itI rry Ulno-Noii-Kcaldrtili
JSiiM llcrctfliT Pity tu
ition -Olliir Nimik of .i hnilin.
The recent decision of the supreme
court declaring the freo high school
law Invalid, caused a deep blue cloud
to buttle over the otlleu of the state
buperinU'iidont of public Instruction.
Tlu law has been in working order for
about two years and among those in
terested in ('(Ideational matters It was
considered in a very favorable light.
The decision of the court renders the
law IncllVttlvo on a technicality which
exists in a goodly per cent of tho laws
on the statutes as they now stand.
The case decided wns the board of ed
ucation of Aurora vs. Nellie Moses,
who applied for tuition In the Aurora
high school in accordance with the
provisions of the law. The opinion is
Siy Commissioner Ryan, extracts from
which are self explanatory.
Thi' act of ihli.'i so amended the ex
isting law as to permit any person of
school age having i certain educational
prollclcncy, though living outblde the
district, to receive instruction at thu
high buhool. This was ele.irlv amend-j
atory to the extent indicated and yet'
neither In the title nor In the body of
the latter act Is there any reference
whatever to the hcetiou amended.
Neither by the title of tho act of 1805
nor by its provisions was there uny ref
erence to the law in existence which
stood between herself and the oxer
cite of the privilege demanded. The
law of 1S0."i was not a complete net, but
was amendatory of the law which de
nied I'rn-resideiitsof Aurora, the right
to rece vu the benelltsof Its high school
education.
"The fundamental law of tho state
requires all the parts of an amended
law to bo incorporated in the act and
thu old Jaw so amended to bo repealed.
If sulci constitutional provision Is dis
regarded or not compiled with In the
amendment of tho prior act, tho now
act is void. The other provision of
chapter 00 of the session laws of ISO."
are dependent upon that which is open
to the objection above cited and as the
invalid portion withoutqucstiou formed
an inducement to the passage of the
entire net it must be declared uncon
stitutional and void."
Duritig tho school year of 180S nnd
1800. thu records show that 2,1.10 pu
pils took ndvantagu of tho law and re
ceived freo tuition. During the coming
yenr tho signs indicate that the num
ber would havo been largely increased,
Tho state superintendent has been re
colving applications almost daily for
blanks to issue to students who wish
to take advantage of the law. In the
face of tho recent decision, non-rosl-dent
minils v 111 henceforth bo forced
, to pay tuition when attending highy
BEATRICE PEOPLE SUFFER
TlioiiHitndu Itcndered HoiiiHcm Iljr a Very
DIuntrotu Flood Olio Death.
Beatnco during tho past thirty days
has experienced tho most disastrous
Hood in thu history of thu otty. Tho
incessant rains of tho past few days
had swollen the streams greatly, and
the heavy rain of Friday night caused
tho Blue river and Indian creek to
rise with alarming rapidity.
Saturday water poured into tho flrt
boxes at tho waterworks and tho city
was without ilro protection aud light
nil of Saturday and a portion of Sun
day. Many heart rending scenes occured
during tho Hood aud cries for help could
bo heard constantly.
Fully eleven hundred pcoplo havo
been rendered homeless, but all havo
been provided with ample food.
Monday morning tho flood wont
down and the pcoplo nrc resting easier.
Sunday, whilj repairing a bridge on
tho Rock Island, a worker named Jen
kins was drowned.
Four miles cast of Beatrice, whero
the Burlington, the Rock Island und
tho Union Pacific lines parallel each
other for u considerable distance, the
6overnl tracks aro piled together pro
miscuously. Sunday afternoon the fires iu the
water works department were re
kindled and the strain on this account
rel loved.
"Queer" Sliovem Arrested.
A secret service agent, assisted bj
the Omaha police, arrested thrco al
leged counterfeiters and recovered an
old rusty milk can pirtly full of coun
terfeit silver dollars nnd imitation 920
gold pieces at tho residence of John C.
Henry, 154fi Sherman avenue, Omaha.
There wcro ninety-four lead dollars
and forty-four eagles. Nouo of the
money had been polished or gilded as
yet and were Just ns they came from
tho molds, pluces of tho motal still
elinirlug to thu edges. Tho seurot
service agent learned that counterfeit
silver dollars were being offered for
thu nominal sum of 20 cunts each or S.'i
for 81, and eagles at 82 apieco, It was
learned that a Fourteenth htreet sa
loon was the rendezvous of the rupre
sentatlvos of the money makers and a
closo tab wiif lient on all comers and
goers of a st. ,in ions character. Henry
and a cook named (Jus Garterwaite
were arrested. I ionry claims to havr
found tho can.
BREVITIES.
W, C. Couch of Sidney had ono of tho
bones of his Jog broken below the knoe
by a horso which he was riding falling
on him.
Tho parties responsible for tho death
of Frank Colo nt O'Neill, Imvo boon
captured. Thu murder was a cold
blooded affair. '
A large b.im on the old RogoM, place'
one mile south of Hoag was struck by
lightning and destroyed, together with
several liead of stock und u quantity
3f feed. '
KAILROAD POOL OPPOSED.
Remit or HurrU lint hm AiiicmiIiiiimiI lti
mtm' All roolloj;.
W.vsiit.vnrns, April VI. Flitted
States Senator Harris of Kansas has
prepared an amendment to the For
aker poo.lng bill which lie will Intro
duett In Congress. It provides for an
entire reversal of the plan of author
izing pooling contracts as contem
plated in thi- Foraker bill, and meets
with the favor of all wlio doilro to ico
that the carrier Is given no unfair ad
vantage over the shippers and that all
Interests are equally protected.
Senator I'oraker wants to give thu
railroads authority to pool and then
submit their schedules of rates and
classification of goods to thu Intorstato
commerce commission for Its approval
or rejection. The plan suggested by
Senator Harris iu Ills anicndnieiit Is
much simpler and will bo much more of
a curb upon extortionate pooling rates.
Ills amendment provides that a full
and complete schedule of thu maximum
rates and charges, together with
tho classification of all goods, com
modities or merchandise, which sliull
be enforced, charged or used In tho
business of such common carriers,
bhall be submitted to tho Interstate
commerce commission, mid by tho
commission shall be approved n's just
and reasonable before such contracts
us suggested in the pooling bill shall
bo authorized.
This would afford a national maxi
mum rate schedule. It would give It
also complete authority to regulate
common carriers by granting it povve
to refuse assent to pooling contracta
whore the rates wcro not fair and
equitable
Senator Harris claims there can bo
no valid objection to his amendment.
It simply makes as a condition prece
dent instead of a condition subsequent,
tho consent of tho intorstato commerce
commission to any pooling agreements
entered Into by the railroads. If thu
roads find It necessary to muko these
agreements in order to conduct their
business, tho eliango proposed by his
amendment ought to bo satisfactory.
Tho fight over tho pooling bill is to bo
long and' bitter, whothcr it Is entered
into now or postponed until the regu
lar session. For tho first time since
tho interstate commerce commission
was created It is in tho power of Con
gress to include In ono measure all
legislation to permit it to cope on
equal terms with tho powerful rail
road corporations.
THE INDIANBlLL.
Tho Ilouan Atnrnds tho UncoiupaRlire
ItMorvittlon l'rotlnlon.
Washington, April 20. Tho House
completed the consideration of thu
Scnato amendments to tho Indian ap
propriation bill and sent tho bill to
conference. Tlio main contention con
tcred about the Scnuto proposition to
open tho l.'ucompnhgru Indian rescr-.
vntlon under thu mineral land laws.
Finally an amendment was recom
mended to the effect that no corpora
tion should be allowed to obtain posses
sion of these gilsonlto deposits, but
that the.governmcnt should lease the'
lands in limited areas and for limited
terms, of years. Tho Sonnto amend
ment striking from tho House bill tho
provision for tho ratification of tho oil
and gas leases made by the council of
tho Seneca Indians Inst December,
aftor a sharp debate, was disagreed to.
Mr. Bland of Missouri attempted
early in tlio session to secure action on
tho resolution relative to tho Union
Pacific railroad mortgages. Ho pre
sented tho resolution as a privileged
question, on tho ground that, as tlioro
was no commlttco to which tlio reso
lution could bo referred this was the
only way it could bu brought boforo
tho House. Tlio speaker ruled that It
was not privileged, whereupon Mr.
Bland appealed, nnd Mr. Dlngley
promptly moved to lay the appeal oil
tho table.
The appeal was laid on tho table 87
to 7.1 twenty-two present and not'
voting.
Under tho resolution adopted earlier
in tho day tho speaker appointed the
following committee to nttond tho
Grant tomb dedication exorclsos at
New York: Tho Speaker, Messrs.
Low, Cummlngs, Pnyno, McClollan,
Dingloy, Bailey, Httt. MoMlllln. Dal
zell, Allen, Burton, Hartman, Mercer,
Walker of Virginia, McCleary.Brewer,
Overstreot, Fltzpatrlck, Sulloway,
Dinsmorc, Bartholdt, Tate and Ridge
lv of Kansas.
NORTHWEST DELUGED.
Unninalljr Ilonvjr Italnl Fulling In Ne
braika and Iowa-Creiton's Dam floes.
Omaha, Neb., April 20. Last night's
rain added .77 inches to tho week's
rainfall, increasing the total rainfall
here since Monday to, 2,70 inches.
Tho reports received by tho weather
bureau indicate a rainfall of 2.12
Inches nt Lincoln, 2.30 nt St. Joseph,
1.-15 at Plattsmouth and 1.44 at Dcs
Moines. Thu heaviest In this section
was at Clarlnda, Iowa, where tho rec
ord of n.0 Indies was rcachod.
Tho most hcrloiiH damage is roported
from Crcston, Iowa, whero tho delugo
washed out tho dam that held back
the water in tlio rosorvior from which
the town was supplied. This flood
washed out every thing beforo lt,badly
damaging tho Burlington railroad
tracks, destroying county bridges, etc.
jno lives wcro lost.
The Burlington main lino is tied up
by nn inundated track between Russell
and Melrose, la. All brunches uro
probably wnsjiod out
Colonel Moibjr Injured.
Rlcmio.Ni, Vo., April 20. Colonel
Johr, y. Mosby wns thrown from a
buggy t tho University of Virginia
yesterday afternoon and received a cut
which may seriously Injure one oye.
Did Not rear Water.
Comjmma, Mo., April 20. Rev. B. n.
Pollard preached at tho Mount Zion
Baptist church In this county last
night with his clothing so wot that
little streams of water trickled from
the pulpit Ho drove to the church In
a buggy and when ho reached Cedar
creek ho found It a raging torrent.
He rolled up Ills trousers stood on tho
Beat aud drove in. At times the horso
was hardly ublo to keep his nose abovo
the wntcr. The buggy was completely
out of Night and tho preacher stood in
water up to his knees. When ho
reached the church ho said that a Bap
tist should not (ear water,
WHKKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Furnished by the Government Crop and
Weather Bureau.
Lincoln, .Vb April l!l), 181)7.
Tim ti'iiiporutiirii for the kih( neck Iiiih
nveriigi'd iibour .'I ileunr li"lov the
normal in tlieciistiTii h.imIoim iiiiiI 1 de
gree below the iioriniil hi the ivcMifrii
sections. Llglit frost" occurred on hi-v-fral
days but no diiiiingu wnsdouuto
fruit.
Tlio rainfall has everynlicro been be
low thu nmiiml. A little ruin Ml along
tho lowor Plutto Valley nnd scattered
sliowers around through the euHtern
sections tho first of the week, but tlio
rainfall now hero exceeded half nn inch.
Tho excessive rainfall of the week end
ing April 11! th left the ground too wet
for rapid progress Iu farm work tlio first
two duys ol this week, The nbsenre n(
mill, however. wnn verv fiiviiritlilo
and work wiih mished rnnldlv iu
must sections during tlio remainder of
the week.
Spring wheat is all sown nnd generally
tlionereiiHiiirt reported ns Inrger than
usual. The early sown pieces lire up and
looking nice. Out seeding Ih about com
pleted In the southeastern counties und
generally well advanced. The acreage
will probably bo less than last year,
live Ih generally In exccllnnt condition.
W titer wheat JuiH Improved but many
IIimiIh In the Houtlieaslnrn portion ol tlio
Mtato will ho plowed up. Tlio winter
wheat iu tlio south central portion ol
the Htnto Ih in butter condition. Tamo
KriiBscH are starting well and In iniinv
scclioiiH cuttle get most of their living
In tho pasture. Plowing for corn Ih
just commencing.
REPORT BY COtKNTIKS.
HOUTIIKAHTKIIN SUCTION.
Ilutlcr Wheat. und outcrops nearly nil
sown; wliout nnd ryo look .well and pas
tures In good condition.
Clay. Plowing for corn in progress;
quite nn acts ngo of spring whoat, oats,
und barley sown.
Cass Wheat seeding complotcd, onrly
sown up nnd looks nice; oats nearly nil
sown; plowing for corn progressing.
Fillmore, Outs nbout ull sown; somo
ground plowed for corn; grass growing
well; whiter wheat poor.
Gage Oats about nil sown; fall wheat
ti poor nturt nud much of it will bo
piowcu up.
Hamilton. Ground getting In good
condition ami much seeding done during
the woek; sovcral light froHts.
Jefferson Ont seodlng completed nnd
tlio early sown coming up; u great deal
of plowing dono this week.
lauiiHoii wood weeK lor sowing Binnll
grain nnd propnring ground for corn
planting; wheut und grass nmdo good
growth.
LaucuNtor Oats nro nearly nil in;
winter whent pnmlnir mil l,nt.. 41,,...
expocted; somo Hprlng wheat kowii.
uuuiniia aiohc oi mo oata sown; cany
potatoes being planted; stock in pas
tures; good week for farm work.
Nuckolls Oats being sown; but llttlo
has been dono towurd preparing ground
(or corn; winter wheat looks well.
Otoe Oats nearly all sown; plowing
for corn well begun ,wlnti'r wheut about
all gone; peach buds swelling.
Pawnee Moro favorublo woek nnd
all aro busy getting iu oats; ground
ready for corn planting.
Polk Somo few Imvo finished seeding
small grnln, others liuvenot commenced;
ryo looks flue; wheal only fair.
Richardson Early sown fall wheat
shows somo iraprovemout, but many
unrnh nf fnll wlinnt tvlll lw t.ti.,i..w1 tin.!...
Saline Oate inoitJy sown and ground
piuttt'u lurcuru. wimcr
Mirk- nntnfnna iilmilml
piowcu mr corn, winter wnoat very poor;
Saunders Week fuvorablo for seeding
nud almost all tlio wheat and outs sown;
grass threo Inches high.
Seward Spring seedlnir mostly fin
ished nnd ooiiki nro getting corn ground
ready; early potatoes planted; reduced
acreage of oats sown.
Tliayer fJmHS stnrliug slowly; oats
sown but too cold to plant corn; oats
starting fair.
York (Jround rather wot but conoid
cranio wheat and oats sown duritig tlio
weok; winter wheat and ryo looking
well.
NOltTIIKABTKII.N SKCTIO.V.
Antelope Wheut nbout all sown nnd
oat seeding well under way; somo plow
ing for corn done; grass start slowly.
Boyd Some progress mado iu farm
work but doluyed by snow storm of tlio
llith; grass beginning to apienr.
Burt Wheat all in and most of tho
barley and oats; ncreago largo of barley
and wheat and small of oats.
Cedar A llttlo too wet but seeding
haB progressed very nlcoly; considerable
plowing done.
Cuming. Whoat about hall sown;
tamo grass just starting.
Dixon. Wheut uearly all sown and
somo Imvo commoncod sowing o'atBjsotno
wheat in COmluor nn: around vnrv wnr..
Dodge Wheat seeding finished and
ont seeding woll along; wet; some plow
ing for corn done.
Knox. Some seeding has been dono;
Holds on tho bottoms along the Missouri
are under water.
Madison. Wheat all eown; onrly
wheat up oats half sown; lowland past
ures gottlng greon.
Pierce. Seodlng nearly dono; ground
plenty wet, freezes nights yot.
Platte. Spring wheat nbout nil sown
nnd ont seeding woll advanced; grans
making a good start.
Harpy. Spring work bolng gushed but
too cold for vegotatlon to advance rap
idly; light frosts on 17th und 18th.'
Stanton. Whoat is nearly all sown
nud somo onts havo been put iu; past
ures are stnrting nicoly.
Thurston. Considerable seeding has
boon dono although ground is still wet
android, plowing for corn has begun.
Wayne. Whoat about hallsowu and
acreago sown will bo largo; a few farmers
plowing for corn. ,
CGKTIIAL 8KCTION.
Boone Seeding noarly done; s llttlo
plowing for corn; somo wheat la coming
up; week fuvorablo for seeding.
Buffalo Spring seeding poshed tho
last of tho week and is well advanced;
grain woll advanced.
Custer About all the wheat and some
of the oata sown; a largo acreago of
wheat sown.
Dawson Spring work way behind be
cause of too much rain; wheat and rye
look well; grass starting nicely.
Greeley Wheat .aeeding almost com
pleted; large acreage of small grain
sown: wheat and rye look flue.
Hall Winter wheat is looking very
fine; spring wheat coming up; much
seeding done; some corn ground plowed.
Howard About all the small grain in
and soma plowing lor corn door; rye and
winter whoat look well.
Loup Spring cold and late seeding
nbout. hnll done; moro water In the
ground than for twelvo years before.
Merrick llyu looking fine; farmers
owing wheat nnd oatn; weather rather
cold lor vegetiitlon.
Sliernmii Wheat mostly iu und much
nf Hie mils and hurley and n few pota
toes; early howu wheat Is up,
Vnlley Wheat iiml omIm not nil howiij
plowing for eorii buun; farm work pro
gressing nipiillv.
HOI'TIIU I H'lTIIN NOTION.
Harlan Wheat mid alfullii Mnrting
very slowly; morn whunt sown ttinti Inst
year; somo ground too wet to work.
Red Willow Grans instartltigwulj unit
full wheat and ontH urn showing a rapid
growth; plowing for corn well under way
mid HOinocuru planted; soli In pplendid
condition.
Dundy Wheat mostly sown nud oats
well under way.
Perklna Wheat nbout three-quarters
sown; curly outs roiuing up.
AdatiiH Small grain about sown; some
plowing for com,
Franklin Spring seeding nearly done;
Homo wheut up nud somo reported to bu
rot toil; full wheat and ryo looking fine.
FiiriuiK Uyw and winter wheut look
oxtrn well; spring wheat la coining ou
finely; soinn plowing for corn.
Hitchcock Farm work being pushed;
wheat looks line.
Kearney Fnvonib'o week for farm
work and needing progressing rapidly;,
wheat und octri being sown.
Lincoln Grass coining out finely nnd
plowing done.
Webster Seeding ol spring grnln al
most finished.
WCHTMIIN AM) NOItTWT.HTKIt.V HKCTIONH.
Box Butte Wheat doing finely nnd n
largo ncrenge; ground in tho best condi
tion slncn IHllil. I
Keith Wheat nil sown nnd onts about;
all sown; iilfallu starting nicely; some,
plowing for corn.
Kiinhnll Not moro limit hnlf tho
spring wheat sown. I
Logan Most ol the wheat sown nnd
Hoiunoats; week cool with lots oi cloudy
weather.
Rock Corn plowing bogun; grass la
gottlmr a trood start.
Kcotts Blutf Much wheat is being
sown.
Thomns Ground cold aud wot; no
crop put in yet.
(I. A. I.OVICt.ANI),
Section Director, Lincoln, bob.
BLUFFING THAT DIDN'T WORK.
Tho Conductor Knew it Trick Worth Two
or tlm Other I'eltaW.
"Yes," said tno smart man, who sat
on tho roar seat in tho suiokor, "It's
dead easy to blull those conductors II
you know how. Now, I'll make a
small bot that, although I havo -a
tickot, 1 can travel to my destination
without allowing it or putting up a
cent."
"I don't bollovo it," said the man in
tho front seat.
"Woll," insisted the smart man,
"just watch mo when tho eonduotot
comes along."
Tun minutes later tho conductor did
como along. Ilo Inquired for ticket!
In a peremptory manner. Tho smart
man made a move to get his.
"Tickotsl" said tho conductor again
when ho reached the roar seat,
"Spo horo, old follow," said the
smart man, "I haven't got any ticket
Pin nn old railroad man. Used to be
conductor on the Santa Found I want
to go a ploco with you."
"Used to bo on tho Santa Fp, did
you?" Inquired the conductor. "Woll,
I don't know but I can pass you! Uy
tho way, what tlino is It? My watch
Isn't running just right,"
Tho smart man winked nt tho man
in front of him aud pulled out his
watch. "It's twenty inluutus to 12,"
ho said. . . I
Tho conductor held out his hand,
"tllvo mo your tickot or money
enough to pay your fnro, or I'll put
you oil tlio train," ho said sharply.
Tho smart man reluctantly pulled
out his ticket. As he handed It over
ho- said: "How in thundor did you
know I was bluffing?"
Tho conductor laughed a bit. "Oh,"
ho 6ald, "you we're oasy. If you'd
ovor been in the railroad business for'
ton minutes you'd havo said 11:40 in
stead of twonty minutes to 12."
AN ODD WATERINQ TROUGH.
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Whole Generation of lllddlei Got Drlak
From an Indian Mortar.
The noise made by an Indian wo
man pounding corn In a rock mortar'
enabled tho brave old Indian fighter,
Colonol Benjamin Church, to secure
fho parson of Annawan, 'tlio right
hand man of King Philip, in 1070.
There is hardly a town Included in
the Nlpinuc country but has ono or
more of those crude mills of the red
mon. Grafton or Haranamisco holds
an immonso ono on the borders of
Kitville, not far from tho last settle
raoni of that tribe and near tlio bat
tlefield on Keith hill, whero Philip's
mon camo to grief. Thoro wore cer
tain places resortod to by tho Indians
for growing their corn, nnd as far as
my knowledge oxtonds thoy wore .
usually on tho hillsides.
Somo of the small mortars have no
doubt been removed from their orig
inal places, but others remain where
they woro used, fixed as the ondurlng
hills. Tho soapstono vessels uss'd by
thu Nipmucs uro of various sizes nnd
have boon numerously found In Mill
bury nnd Sutton. Along tho streams,
In clefts of rooks and on the highest
points of Jand thoy have been un
earthed, mnny brokon and others in
porfect condition. I havo in mind
one which lies In tho western part of
Mlllbury, woighlng perhaps seventy
five pounds and within fifty -rods of
Ramshorn stream. All that Is known
of its history is that the occupants of
tho farm had for generations usod lr
as a watering trough for hens.
Kcpreet Agent a Suicide.
AnrjMOBK, L T April 20. W, B.
Cullen, agent for tho Wolls-Fargo K
press company, on Thursday, when i
traveling auditor entered his office t
check his accounts, excused himself i
momnnt tvmil in IiIr rAutflnniw. Irlfefiik
.his wife good byo, told her, he w go
iuu iu Kin iiiiiibuii, uuierca iuu uari
and sent a 38-callbcr ball crash!,
through his brain. He died this morn
ing. No shortage yet dlseovered,
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