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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1897)
K 'jste '.JgSB8 3 Kk -ST riir- ""WC.V XTB-y,-yUW.'K- AWW" . -fcMan w a ... li na...j.iiiVi.s.tjfl3j.I.S2SAa'T' Mk Ml l, .4L ft .i THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, MAY 21 J307. vnwnm-f.'ss- ' y P Lfcv TURKEY IS CHECKED. EDHEM pasha ordered TO STOP FIGHTING. The Rnltan Will Not lln Allowed to Tnlto I'oHHCKnlon of Tlimmily or Inipinrruli tho (IrrrkH tln-rhs Imllgnnnt mill Dca pnmtc ITucp NrKDtlntlom. Coxstaxti.noi'u:, Mm 10. Evcrslnco tho powers decided ou mediation in tho Grcco-Torklsh war, tho sultan has been inclined to disregard tho re quests of thu ambassadors, iind had r.onc bo far ns to rofuso to accede to Iho request, for nn annlstieo and de manded tho cession of Thcssaly nnd the payment of n S'0,003,OOJ indem nity lr Greece. It was known that Germany wai backing Turkoy in its policy, ns it had uideJ tho Turks with skilled ottlours nil through tho hostil ities, and tho situation appeared crit ical, not only for Gr.cco but for tho concirtof the power., Turkoy sup ported by Germany practically defy ing Russia, France, Austria, Orer.t Uritain and Italy. ItUSSIA BRINGS TERMS. This morning there was a sudden nn 1 unexpected change duo to decisivo moves by Russia, and when tho Turk ish ministers received ofllclal ndvlci"i from Sofia announcing that order hud been issued for tho partial mobiliza tion of tho Unitarian army, probab'y at tho instigation of Russia, there w:. a hurried consultation. Tho war party was for further defiance but in tho end pacific couawls prevailed an I at 11:35 o'clock orders were tele graphed to Edliem I'osha to ceaso hos tilities. I'eace negotiations will now bo un dertaken in real earnest und tho Grecl. t will most likely bo siarod any furtlui humiliation. In official Turkish circles the pro posed annexation of Thcsscly was noi regarded as being tho conquest of part o'f Greece. Tho Turks argued that thin provinca was ceded to Greece for de finite purposes, und that as tho Greeks had abused tlo right- conferred upon them Turkoy would merely resume possession of the territory belonging to her. After Turkoy had givon way it was announced that the German ambassa dor, Baron Saurmn von Jcltsch, had finally boon instructed to co-opcrato with tho other ambassadors in tho ef forts to securo an annlstieo between Turkoy and Greece. AUSTRIA'S POSITION. Vienna. May 10. Tho semi-official Frcmdenblatt mnkes a statomeut to day which is regarded as outlining tho views of Austria and Russia on tho Eastern situation ns developed by tho extravagant demands of Turkey, sup ported by Gormany. It says: "By so looting Pharsalus as tho placo to dis cuss the peace negotiations the Turk ish government appears to be desirous of eluding tho intervention of the powers. In fact, the Turkish govern ment is undor amlsapprchenslon as to the situation. Tho integrity of Tur koy upon which Europe hat laid stress and which Austria and Russia in tho plainest terms hnvo doclared to be tho basis of their policy, Is far from mean, ing that Turkey can act in the Balkan peninsula as she ploases and without regard for the powers. If Turkoy feels the need of the intervention of the powers in behalf of nor own in tegrity, sbo cannot escape the other kind of intervention which alma at preventing her from deriving an ex travagant advantage from her victo ries. "The Turkish conditions of peaco are immeasurably exaggerated. Eu rope cannot assent to the recession of Thessaly, nor can it be brought about by a continuance of the war which tho victories of Turkey have rendered pur poseless. Further, the excessive amount of indomnlty cannot but arouse the opposition of the powers, as it is far boyond the capacity of Greece to pay. Again, by the aboli tion of tho capitulations a precedent would be created which the poweni could not accept. Turkey would do better to seek advantage from her vic tories in an enlarged capacity of ac tion, In internal reorganization and ending tho disintegrating misgovern ment" RULES MAY BE MODIFIED Change In Civil Norvlre Hj.tein Probable Urged by the Cabinet. Washington, May 10. President McKinloy and members of his cabinet have hod several protracted discussions respecting tho proposed modification of the civil service .rules and especially regarding the extensions made during the last year of Mr. Cleveland's ad ministration. It is known that Mr. MoKinley is extremely reluctant to mako any move which would seem like a step backward in elvil service reform. At the same time he is being strongly urged by members of his cabi net to permit modifications of the lost order, which will ullow tho choice by heads of departments of officers hold ing confidential positions, both in Washington and under bonded officers elsewhere. It is likely that soma changes will shortly be announced, bat their character und scope has not yet been decided upon. PRINCE AND PRINCESS. trraneU Joieph of Uattanb.ra; Married to Anna of Moatanagro. Ckttinjk, Montenegro, May ip. Prince Francis Joseph of liattenberg, youngest brother of Prlnco Louis of liattenberg, and Princess Anna of Montenegro, a younger sister of tho crown princess of Italy, were married.' to-day at the Cathedral in the presence ' of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro and all the members of her family. There were also present a number of Rus sian grand dukes, diplomats and tk officers of state. I .creeks are desperate. Or cat ImllKimtloti Oirr Term of I'ruro Alinl by Turk I')'. Athens, May 10. Tho greatest In dlgnnttnn was expressed hero at tho term of peaco ottered by Turkey the surrender of Thossaly. nnd u heavy Indemnity. Minister Seouloudis said: Greece would rather seo the powers In Athens and leave It to our pooplo to get out of tho international difficulty produced thereby than accept such terms as reported." Being asked if tho great powers would occupy Athens if tho city woro threatened by tho Turks, ho replied: "Wo might ucccpt that, but would rathor burn Athens than allow tho Turks to occupy it. Wo bellovo tho troops will hold their present po sitions." Tho people nre anxiously awaiting the action of tho ministry in tho pres ent crls's. Votes of censure are threat ened by thu opposition, nnd if thoy aru suoccss'ul Cnrapanus Is tho prospect ive now premier. I'icraloi' Ralli was found in a stato of great Indignation. Ho was asked how it came to pnM that during tho necotlations tho Turks inndo an at tack. "I warned this ministers horo," he declared, "that Turkoy was p?o paring for a now attack. Thoy ro fused to bellovo mo. Lot tho Turks eomo to Athuns, notwithstanding the whhes and orders of tho powers, und tho powcrlessncju of tho concert will ba shown once for nil." One of tlu ntnbaviidors of tho great powers said that Rulli hud nskcd.them to intervene at Constantinople, and oblige Turkey to stop tho troops. Tho ambassador continued: "Wo could only reply that wo hud dono our best, but Towlik declared it was imposiblo for hiiu to propose that the sultan re- ' call his troops." GREEK MISERIES IN EPIRU3. MANCiir.sTKn, England, May 10. Tho Guardian to day publishes a ' dispatch from Its special correspondent j with the Greeks which bays: "Tho . destitution of tho Greeks in Eplrus is appalling. Everything they had in tho world has been burned or pillaged. j Tho scenes in their flights were dread ful. Young girls flung thcmsolvcs from the rocks to escape outrngo and a youth .shot his two sisters to save ' them from outrage. A boy who was captured by Turks had his lips, noso 1 nnd ears cut oil anil his eyes torn out beioro ho was killed." DOMOKOS FALLS. Creeks' atoit Stronghold Now Occnplc) by Ottoman Troop. Lonoon, May 10. Tho Dally Tele-, graph's special correspondent with thu Turkish forces In Thes-ialy, says: "Edhem Pasha has moved on from point to point and finally occupied Domokos. The Greeks have sustained a crushing defeat" A dispatch to the Times from Athons says that tho following telegram linn been recolved from Crown Prlnco Con Htantino: "Our right wing, under Colonel Mas trapas, has been compelled to retreat. It still holds Voussl, but may find it necessary to retire to Phourka pass. It was necessary to bring up all tlia reserves in order to repulso the furioui attacks of the enemy. The conduct ol tho army was praiseworthy." The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Athens sends tho following official, account of the fighting: "Over 50,000 Turks simultaneously ind continuously attacked our wholo line. Our artillery and lnfuntry did splendid work. Twios all tho regi ments of the enemy wavered nnd lied, though their attack was soon renewed with fresh forces, which in turn w-t were able to hurl back. "Tho stubborn resistance and splen did vigor of our troops finally com pelled the enemy to give way alto gether. All tho attacks on our left woro similarly repulsed. "On our right we did not faro su well. The first attack of the enemy was repulsed, but they massed in im mense forces for the next attack. Our first lino wavered and was broken, and tho wing would have been turned but for tho timely arrival of (ha reserves. "Still the enemy had gained ground which It was then impossible to re gain, and we, therefore, fell back on BousL "Tho Turks had 60,000 troops, with 30,000 reserves. Our force was only 35,000, We have lost heavily, but tho enemy must have lost thousands." Tha Esseotlva itlBht of Ramovatu Washington, May 10. The advlsa blllty of Inquiry into the removal of postmasters by the executive was raised in tho executive session of tho senate yesterday in connection with tho confirmation of F. E. Benjamin as postmaster at Terre Hauto, Ind. Thore was a brief exchange of ideas on tho part of Messrs. Turpie, Fairbanks, Chandler aud Hoar, The general opinion seemed to be thut slued the repeal of the tenure of office act it was competent for the executive to mako removals. Mr. Bewail1 Overdue Ship Safe, Saw Francisco, May 10. The four masted American ship Dirigo, owned by Arthur So wall of Mainu, 1B0 days out from New York, and concerning which aomu anxiety was felt, arrived last night The Way They Do In Buitla. London, May 10. A dispatch to tho Standard from Moscow says tho police have made sixty arrests, most of tho suspects being men wleh university educations, although' working as mill linnds, on a charge of planning a big mill strike. They will be sunt tu Liberia, without trial. Kobbera Ootwlt OtSeatv Macon, Mo May 10. Tho Holmes robbers wero overtaken at Now Cam bria by Deputy Sheriff Cain, but with revolvers they held him at bay and es caped. Sheriff Glenn and. Detective Tuvuoc are after, theis. RELIEF PLANS UNDER WAY Cubnn Ainrrlrnn Will Noon Itrii-lio Aid Adlll'irMrntloii' ri, WASiit.vnroN', May 10. Tin state de partment has already notlll.ul tho con suls In Cuba to be prepared to ivlli'vo American sulTorer.s in thu Uland, and the nr.vy department is nlready nego tiating for a merchant .ship to curry medicine, provision nnd clothing to Hnvann soon after thu House shall net on tho Senate resolution appropriating B'0.000 for rollcf. Tho consuls are also titular orders to report fully ns to tho condition of pa ellleo Cuunn forced Into towns by General WVylor's orders, nnd there Is cvory reason to bellovj that the next move made by President MeKlnloy will bo In tho direction of nlTordlng re lief to those uoii-couibatauts. Tho ad ministration's policy will bo developed along tliis lino, nnd there Is no proba bility that tho President will sign tho bellgerency resolution now before tho Senate, oven If both houses should pass it Tho Republicans of tho Ilousa pro poso to got over tho blockndo of tho Seliato relief resolution Thursday by having thu committee on rules bring In a rule for tho special consideration of the Senate resolution. Mr. llalley is a member of tho committee on rules, nn.1 will mako a minority report to givu time also for consideration of tho bel ligerency resolution. On his minority report ho expects to get n voU? which will show the sent'..neut of tho House on tho proposition to rceognh'.o the belligerency of tho Cubans. Whllo the majority In tho House Is thought to bo in fuvor of recognizing the belligerency of thu Insurgents, t!io Republican leaders tiro nevertheless confident that thoy can induce their followers to vote down tho Balluy mi nority report. MASON RIVALS MORGAN. Tlin Now Illinois bonator Make I.lrelv Speech for Culm. Washington, May 10.--The Morgan Cuban resolution was taksn up in thu Scnutc at 'J o'clock this afternoon, nnd Mr. Mason of Illinois hpoko iu its sup port. Ho read President McKinloy' messngo to prove that n state of wav existed in Cuba. Ho referred to Sena tor Wellington's reference to tin United States indebtedness to England nnd said lis acknowledged the Indebt edness. "Thank God," ho exclaimed, "we sottlcd a small part of It ut Bun ker Hill. Another part of it we suttleil hero In tho Senato two weeks ago." Tills latter romark was directed at tlm defeat of the arbitration treaty, and was the first public rcforencs to it in the Senate. Mr. M.ison said that this country was so considerate of tho feelings o! the Spanish minister as to be willing to hum llato American eltiz.-ns in Cuba by ranking thorn tho subject ol charity. "Whether tho United Statci shall int Tfcre or not," ho said, "un der the provldcnco of God Cuba shall bo free und thoru shall bo no slaves on the hemisphere." Mr. Muson had nn extract from n newspaper letter wrltton by Carl Decker read, nnd in reply to a ques tion by Mr. Wellington said that it was necessary to tako tho best in for tnatlon obtainable Mr. Wellington said thnt Cuba's was n. government on paper, and Mr. Ma' son retorted: "As good a government us was be hind Washington at Valloy Forge." Mr. Wellington roplied with somo warmth, saying that ho would not per mit himself to bo misrepresented or American history falsified. Mr. Mason stood by his original proposition, saying that, wlthont La- fayotto's aid Washington's governmont was not worth a "continental damn." What tho United States should do would bo to givu to Cuba what Lafuy- etto gave to Washington. During the Inst campaign ho Und felt the pulso of thousands ol psople aud was satisfied there was a deep genoral Interest among the people in tho interest of Cuban freedom. Ho was for Cuba, not for cpmmercial reasons or for the ac quisition of territory, after tho Eng lish fashion, but for batter reasons. Ho predicted that this country would yet develop a Lafayette for Cuba. l'anslon Coiumiiiloaer Grant's Reform. Washington, May 10, Commissioner of Pensions hvans is making nn effort w reuueo wnui he regards as unneccs sary work in his otHco.' Ho lias a! ready inaugurated now methods which have saved the services of manv em ployees for more Important work than various details held to bo of no benefit 10 pensioners nnia dotrlment to bus! ness. The practice of jacketing claims unaer the set of Juno 27. 18f0. when prior claims, undor the samo law has been filed, has been discontinued U3 useless duplication, and the-ndjudicat ing divisions have been asked for ro ports as to tho number nnd class of "June 27" claims, which have buou re opened by tho Wing of a new declara tion. Mmourl'a Trias Lhit Writer, COI.UMWA, Mo., May 10. Arthur Uwlnn of Bates county has won tho prize thesis contest in the law depurt ment of tho Missouri university. H. V. Murray ol Callaway county was avbuuu. a m. jm iu win wurin VUU, Tho subject was "Ratification la the Low of Agency." One llnndrot I.nomi i(nrtrd. Biddefoiii), Mc.JMiiy 10. Oho hun dred looms iu thu gingham department of the Now York cotton ' mills woro itnrtcd yesterday. This department lias been pruoUcally Bhut down for a reur. The whole plant Is now runnlnir jenrly nt its full capacity. Two Xomluutlont of Importance. Washington, May 10. The presidonl p-daysentto the Senate tho nomina. lions of William W. Morrow of Call fornln to be Unltod States circuit judge for the Ninth judicial clrouit, und fieorgo Morgan Thoraus of Kentucky Uj be solicitor of Internal revenue. GIBL ENDS JIER LIFE VICTIM OF DESPONDENCY SHOOTS HERSELF. IVrll-tn-llo l'iiriiii-r lltiiK HIiiKr'.f la III, Vltir.nird Nriir I'ulla C!y MmiiiiIiii Ithor t'lnliim n Vktlniltold In ttlrh nribon County - Other Ntuto Nmr. Fannv II. Ilrown, a sl.teon-yenr-old girl living with her uncle. Conductor Alex 15. Cox of tin- ('., St. P.. M. O., it Norfolk, committed suicide Saturday morning, shooting herself with n re volver behind tho left ear. Shu was :nllcd tit 0 o'clock, but replied that she ,lld not earn for breakfast yet. On go ing to the kitchen she told the gW she wished she were dead, but little was thought uf it until thu report of the pistol. Medical nltumlnuco was quick ly ut hand und sho wits taken to tho private hospital of Dr. Suiter, but died before reuehing it. The evening be fore sbo was in attendance, upon n party of her school elans, apparently highly enjoying It. Beyond occasional aepresslou no cause for her net Is known. Her widowed mother lives at Missouri Valley, SUICIDE NEAR FALLS CITY. Mrmrr Tnkra HI I.lfe Hoy Drowned Other I'ltlU Cllr New. Jormlah Mahoncy. n rich farmer living live miles south of Fulls City, .onunitted suicide Saturday. He first used u dull butcher knife, making a :ut in his neck und arm. Fulling to lever an artery ho took a piece of wlro ind hanged hlmselt to u post in his vineyard. Mahouey was sixty years jld und in good health and no reason fan bo discovered for the deed. Saturday whllo John Hoffman wns it work in n boat clearing thu drift wood out of the channel iu tho river iiNt below tho darn at Falls City, the joat was capsized and he was caught In sort of n whirlpool and carried tin ier and drowned. Ilo leaves a wue ind tlvo children. For a loug time It has ben known thut gold existed in the lower strata of land on tho farm of m. llrnnunu, two miles bouth of Falls City. Saturday tftcrnoon many prominent citizens took nn outiug on Mr. Uranium's Invl tatlon and washed out about two-thirds Df a cubic yard of bund, finding gold nuggets worth $M. Tho gold is found just nbovo tho bed rock nnd It would ao doubt pay well to work It. The hardware store of W. II. Crook ft Co. nt Falls City was burglarized last Frlduy night. An entrance was sftected through n window nt tho reur Df the building. A small sum of money, revolvers, knives and razors wero taken. Tho loss will hardly exceed IS5. LINCOLN NORMAL CHANGE f.loatenant Governor Harris Ittorome Prnldent of the Hchool. Lieutenant-Governor James 10. Har-' is lias been elected to the presidency f the Lincoln Normal university nnd will begin the discharge of his duties In that capacity at tho beginning of the next school year. Mr. Harris is an iducator of twenty-flvo years' oxper .enco, during nine years of which he .vas president of a normal college in Dhio. This extended experience, ;oup1od with his broad nnd comprohen live views, will enable him to rank as mo of tho foremost educators of the itntc. The friends of tho lieutenant governor will be glad to learn thut he is ngaln to bo identified witli educa tional work nnd that his field of labor will bo so large. The recently enacted nw permitting high grudo prlvutu tchools to grunt teachers' state certifi cates under certain conditions, will place tliis school in the very fore front tt educational institutions. Adjudrrd Iaaanfl. Complaint wns filed at West Point by ('rank Verba, alleging his belief that John Spulak was a fit subject for treatment at. the hospital for tho In sane. He was adjudged insane, but is tho Norfolk asylum is full ho will huve to linger in the county jail. Death In a Mill Race. Ilonry Nolknmper, aged niuctecn, was drowned in tho tail race of the Kngle mills ut Turner, about eighteen miles north of O'Neill, lust Saturday, l'lio boy was tho son of tho proprietor Df the mill and was subject to epilep tic fits. Ilarn and Home Bnrnrd. William Lowe's largo barn in Kile acrn township near West Point, was .ousiimed by fire Saturday. Tenhorso? ten rows, twelve big hogs, harness, te., wero consumed. Inceudlurlbin wus thu cause. 'fried to Huln a Tonne Olrl. Chnrles Striker, who enticed four-tcen-year-old Stella Jones at Greeley 'enter to become a prostitute, has been ituitonced to two years In the peniten tiary. Bold HootUt-fttar. Fout Scott. Kaa, May 17. C. E. Carroll of Fulton, Run., was arrested last evening, charged with bootleg ging whisky at the door of the court house ofllco of County Attorney Shep ard, who recently closed tho saloons hero. TOhliky Auctioned OR In Kana. Bkloit, Knn., May 17. United State! Revenuo Officer Dolun of Leavenworth bold at nuction hero 300 gallons ol Wyoming whk.hy, seized near here i few weeks ago. Buyers wero nunior ou- ut good yricos- Mora Honor for Sir. Davi. Waiiiinoton, May 17. Assistant Secretary of tho Interior Webster Da vis has been invited by the local 0. A. It. organization of Washington to de liver tho Memorial day address at Arlington, the national cotnotery. HarrUon Kalljr Crltlcalljr III. Toi-KKA, Kun., May 17. Congress man Harrison Kelly Is believed to be dangerously 111 nt his homo in Burling ton. Coffey county. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Furnished by the Government Crop and Wethr i.'u-reu. . . Sca1g 0 ShdtJes. DBi oVttl lid Lincoln, Neb., Mny 18, 1807. Tho torn pi'rnt uro the past week hns nverngod two dtgrwm Mow (ho normal, On the morning of tho 1-ttlt a frost wns general in nil motion of tho atnte. In the onteru;ct Ions the Irost wns light itud very little dnmngo vtn dono to fruit or othor vegetation. Tho minimum timipemttiro won about JI0 degrees in those sections. In the central portion of the stnto from the northern to tho southern border, the minimum tempera ture reached about !I'J degrees, nnd con Hidernbln dninngn wns done. Tho tniiil iniiin tempera tunnt Yulentliin win 2(1 tlegret'H nnd tit North Pintle U8 ileurccs, nnd generally in th northwestern sec tion the front wns a suvere one. The ruliidill hurt been about normal in Th .vir, Jefferson, nnd southern Gngo i'oiiiii.ch, iiiki about one imll Inch bo mv the nnrinul in the rest of tho stnto. The cool, dry vik has been exception ally fnvnriiblf for the advancement of ifirm work. Corn planting hns been pit. lied rapidly forward and Is now Hear ing completion in the southeastern eountlec. Although props nro not Buf fering badly there is n general need ol tnnre ruin in the central and western counties. IlKPOllT BY COUNTIICS HOtlTIIKAHTKIIN HCtTION. Uu Hrr Plowing for com nearly fin inland nnd half the crop planted; some hnvo finished nlantlng;ii f.iw fields nro up and showing good stand; no tiiuterinl damage to fruit or gardens from Irost; -mull grain looking well. Ctiss Wheut and outs continuo to mako good growth and look well; corn planting well nlotig; need germinates quickly considerable up nnd Htundgnod; liotntoes extra good; no dniiiugu from frost. Cluy Winter wheat hns improved and will bo n fine, crop; oatH look excolleut; corn coming slowly; mm pluntingntiout hull done; early fruit injured eoinu by frost. Fillmore Full wheat improving u urent unui; pnititoen coming up well; curn pianung nearly uono. Gage A few dnys more will finish corn planting; considerable of the earliest jilnntod com'up; ryo in lull heud; outs late nnd back ward. Hamilton. Land in splendid condi tion for corn and planting is being pushed; mull gruiu und grasses doing well. I- -Jefferson. Wheat, onln, nnd grass growing finely; considerable corn yet to plant fruit some damugud by frost; pas tures good; potatoes coming up. Johnson. Corn planting nearly com pleted aud somo corn up; not wurm enough for rapid growth; light frost on morning ol 14th. Lancaster. Most of the corn was planted this week, early plan tod coming up; pastures excellent; no dumage from frost. Nemaha. Corn about all planted; grouud iu good condition; no dumage from frost; small grain looks well. Nuckolls A great deal ot com planted this week, some up but growing Hlovvly hecnueo of cold weather; slight duin ut; to fruit from frost. Otoe Corn planting has been pushod aud is neunng completion; slight frost on 14th, no damage. Pawnee Corn planting nearly com pleted and tho first plunted coming up; wheat and outs somen hut retarded by heavy rain; lots of it Inter wheat Is being plowed up. Polk Some are. through planting corn nnd some not commenced; rye heading out; good woek lor work but rather dry for smnll grain, meadows and pastiii-cn, Rlchardsou Com nearly all planted; wheat improving; small graiu doing well; fruit not injured by frost. Saline Grass and small grain doing well but cool for other kind of vegeta tion; some havo finished corn planting; Irost did llttlo or no injury. Saunders Corn planting progressing rapidly; pastures excellent. Howard Large acreage of corn planted; early corn coming up; all hiiiuII grain doing well; no appreciable damuge (rum frost Thayer Corn more than two-thirds planted; early planted coining up all right; wheat aud oats doing well; no damage from frost. York Plowing for corn nearly com pleted; corn planting is every whorn be gun und nowhere finished; small grain mods ruin; Irost damaged fruit and .aniens pouie, especially along creek bottoms. NunTHI'ARTKIIN SUCTION. Antelope Corn plnnting progressed well; some few finished; small grain looks fairly well; probably no damage from frosts. Boyd Crops look nice; corn about all p'anted and somo coining up. Burt Planting is boiug pushed rapidly und most of thu corn Is in the ground, early potatoes up; small grain and grass good. Cedar All kinds af small grain and grass look well; plowing about done; corn planting In lull blunt; grass plentl ul; fruit looks fine. Colfax Gootl plowing week, hut rathor cool; frost of the 14th did little or no damage. Cuming Good weather for wheat but poor for corn; some plantiug to do yet with larger per ceat planted; early planted not doing well. Dixon Considerable corn planted much of which hus been put Iu with lister; sinall grnin and grass doing well; light frost ob tkri,4tli, ,Dodge Corn planting going on stead ll.v; stunlj grain looking well where jt is up, eonie iato sowing; r.iu coming nut in head: considerable chicory being plnhtod. Dougla , Wheat nnd ont In flno con dition; early planted potatoes coming up; plowiBg for corn progressing; farm work ten days lute. Holt Spring sown graiu looks well; alfalfa winter killed; pastures good: com plnnting In progress; crops begin to suffer from drought. Knox Week too cold for sprouting seed; Botniicorn planted, Pierce Corn plnnting hn teen pushed, hoiuocoiuIiiu up; smnll grain looking well; trout kllleu tender vegetation in somo places and in others did no dam oge. Plat tr Good week for small grain; corn plant lug well advanced possibly half ol crop In ground; fruit promising; pastures excellent. Harpy Corn about half planted; grass in head, nlso winter rye; spring wheat and oats look well. Thurston Frost, but no dam ago to growing; weok cold and cloudy. CRNTIUti MICTION. Boono Corn plnnting well along; fruit trees well iu blossoln: Irost ot tilth did no damuge. Buffiilo Corn plnnting has been Cashed, rain needed on small grain; frost tiled much fruit In smaller valleys. Custer Knrly sown wheat looks well, oats and barley frosted and some think permanently Injured, fruit badly dam uged by Irost; all crops need rain. Dawson Plowing and corn plnnting have been pushed welt ahead, over two thirds plunted; smnll'graln growing well; much Iruit killed; everything needs rain. Greeley Rnlu needed; trost nearly every night; nenrly three-fourths of the wild fruit killedjpotntoe, corn nnd other early vegetables killed; rye commencing to head; alfalfa badly killed nut. Halt There has been nn Imtnonso amount ol plowing nnd much corn plant ing thi week; oats aud ryo look well; much corn listed, Howard Corn planting hns tnndo rapid progress; com planted up; ryo headed; small grain looks well; rala Deeded. Loup Corn planting not hull done; early sown grnlu looking noil; grass growing ".lowly. Merrick Spring wheat, tvp nnd oats looking line but would be dniu fitted by rain; corn plnnting about hall done. Nance. Corn Is being plmited but much yet to plant; altulfa is almost a complete falluro and much otitis being plowed. Sherman. Corn planting well advanced smnll grain looks well; rain would be beneficial; some dumngti by frost. Volley. Small gruln growing laHt; n fow have finished plnnting corn; whtnt is rooting finely; many potatoes planted. SOUTH WKHTKIIN HKCIION. Chase-Smnll grain doing well but too cold for corn nlthough one-third of crop Is up nnd two-thirds planted; ptiHturo unusually good; ulfalfa Is In flue condi tion. Dnndv Corn about nil planted nnd much ot It. up and looking well; small gram still growing; ixrouud getting very drv; ciilwnruiM working on tho ground. Franklin. Com plintlng well ad vanced; winter wheat and rye heading out; smnll graiu looking well; slight damuge to fruit from frost. Furiins. Light frost hut not muni damuge; corn planting Iiuh tnad rapid progress and plnnting nearly finished; potutooH up nnd somuenltivnted; alfalfa about reauy to cut thu first time. Ilurlon Alfalfa Is overU feet high: corn more I linn hall planted and iuspmu localities till plnnted; frpt cut down potatoes nuil impaired fruit somewhat. Kearney Wheat, oats und barley loodlng tine; co'rn planting well com menced; frost injured all kinds of fruit and cut garden stuff. ' Lincoln Small grain needing n good rain; corn planting in being pushed; urns is doing noil; frost seriously Iu jurpd fruit. Rod Willow Corn nearly all planted; wheat nnd rye look well; fruit crop prnmlxlng. Webster A good ncreago of corn planted this woek; corn und potatoes coming up Irregularly; more corn being listed than usual; smnll grain doing well. WKHTKIIN AND NOIITHWKSTKIIN BKCTIONH Cherry Hurd freeze on tho 14th killed everything thut was up, nil leaves on tree, nnd mudo ico one-fourth Inch thick. Dawet Nn rain; corn plantiug in pro gress. Keith Week dry nnd cool; heavy frost ou iiiuht of the llith Injured garden truck, nlxo alfalfa, fruit nnd forest trees. Kimball Com planted; small grain growing nicely but ruiu needed as ground is trotting dry. Rock ('old and windy most of the week with hard freeze on thel.'lth; wild fruit Injured, potatoes and corn nipped. Scottn Bluffs-Heavy frostH killed tho loaves on ash trees and it is feared in jured fruit buds. Thomas Fruit partially killed by froHt; very little crops belne pat Ip. (I. A. LOVELAND, Section Director, Lincoln, Nab. naniltn Ore In the Mouth. Information has coroo to tho two Important scientific bureaus in Wash ington, tho geological survey and tho Smithsonian institution, of .ahsolutoly inexliaustlblo deposits of bauxite oroe in Alabama and Georgia, jwhlch glvo promise of sohingthp chief difficulty horotoforo encountered in the cheap production of aluminum for commer cial purpouos. "8peltnen lumps of Jhoso ores recontly analyzed at tho Smithsonian Institution show 43 pol ecat of puro aluminum in tho light tints' and .40 por cent in tha brown shades, whoroas ordinary clay con tains on an avorajo only .13 per cent. Bauxito dorives Its name from tho fact that it was dincoyorod first near Baux, oe Roaua, nour Arlos, Fraqoo. Besides Franco it Is found to a limited oxtont in Austria and olso whero In Kuropo and In workablo quantities in Aivcunsus .and othor status and torrltorlos of tho union. Tho Ho? Tilth Chalk. The dulight that tho small boy oxpoilciicos In making a beautiful, wuvy chalk mark along a fence," said an indulgent father, must bo great, but I suppose It Is as nothing to tho joy ho (eels when ho comes to ono of thoso lions or griffins or othor of the architectural animals who.'o with many of our more niodorn ed ifices a-o now adorneJ. He euro fully whHotis tin oyos of those and pulnstuklngly .outlines tho mouth la whlto. I ndo'f this .treatraant tho most foroolpui of Hpns looks' do spondont und ridiculous, vand, tho ilorco.t grlflin looks as though ho wou)d llko ,tq laugh.; Tho smallboy says nothing as ho passu, on,' draw ing his chalk across whatavor sur face may bo within hanJy roaoh. It is ovldont thut tli.ru is joy (a hi heart." N. y. Sn. ;( l 1 Hi m m ,' i w u t m ft & l Wl (" .1 . ' 'If.l H m m tii MM V. . ti M HiVW I' t ji &L