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I (JjJFfw THE BED CLOUD CHIEF. i: f 1 afc" L UT Ill 1 IN Fifteen Hundrod Men Under Law ton Capture an Important Town, SIXTY-EIGHT REBELS KILLED, Otti Iteporfa That Titer Ief Thfilr Dead On Hie Field The American Ion li Only Six Wouniled In dian Taotloi Were Ued Th Hoeing ItebeU Aro io lie farmed. Vasiiwoton, April 11. The follow Ing dispatch was received from Gen eral Otis to-day: "Manila, April 11 Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: Lawton's command captured Santa Cruz, chief city of La puna do Hay, this morning; casualties, nix wounded; iusurgcuts troops driven, leaving sixty-eight dead Upon tlio Hold nnd a largo number of wounded; con sldcrablo number captured. "Lawton will pursuo westward. Otis." MANir.A, April 11. Major General Henry W. Lawton bus captured Santa Cruz, at tho extreme and of Lacuna do liny, or Hay lalco. Ho drovo tho rebels, who wcro commanded by n Clilunman named l'ao Wall, Into tho mountains. Six Americans wcro wounded. Tho rebels lost sixty-eight men hilled und forty wounded. AN UNCENSORED VIEW, Mot RnnitRli Troopi tn Hold tlio lalimd Volunteor Wo tilil Come Hume. Manila, April 7, via Hong Kong, April 11. (Uncensored) Though hun dreds of Filipinos are dally returning to their homes and nro desirous of re suming peaceful pursuits, und though tlio proclamation Issued by the United States Philippine commission has given nn ItnpotUB to this movement, tho war is far from ended. One of tho foremost American generals said re cently; "Wo will seo 100,003 soldiers lu the Philippines boforo tho Amer icans control tho Islands." A major ity of the nrmy aro of his opinion. It Is gone rally considered that great rclnforcoments nro neccssiry, us tho troops hero are not sufllcient to inulco the conquest of tho Island of Luzon and hold tho ports occupied. It Is thought that it would be cheaper in tho long run and have a better effect upon tho natives to establish Ameri can supremacy effectually and quickly than to tomporlzo with a score of re- ooiuons. All tho stories told by prisoners nnd friendly natives ngreo that a tnnjorlty of tho Insurgents would bo glad to quit, but that there aro enough pro fessional revolutionists left to infest the country with bands of hundreds of men and to domoralizo business years to como. Some high Americans be llevo that tho government would wisely expend money In buying off Aguluatdo and his cllquo of InUucn tlal Flllpluos. Foreigners In Manila thlnlc tho Americans are too optimistic as to the effects of the proclamation. They say that tho weakness of the proalnmat,' lies in tho fact that tlio natives h'nvo so long dealt with tho Spaniards that they ore unable to reallzo what Its words mean und that the purport of Us promises is anything moro than a snare. A majority of tho United States vol unteers aro eager to return home. "Wo did not enlist to fight nlggors," Is a remark that is constantly heard. They consider that thoro is small glory in guerilla warfare, tho dangers nnd hardships of which cannot bo ap preciated at homo. Tho volunteers construo thelrenllstmont "to the close of tho war," to apply to the wnr with Spain, and want to bo relieved by reg ulars. Tho Spanish system of .defending Manila by a lino of bloahhoubo may bo adopted by tho American author ities litre during tho wet season, an it requires fowcr men than tho trench defenses and lessens the chancct of sickness among tho defender. TWO KANSANS WOUNDED, the, Insurgent Tire on Scouting Tarty Near Malnlo. Manila, April 11 The rebels along the railroad llred ut n scouting party near Malolos to-day, wounding two members of tho Twentieth Kansas regiment. Tho United States gunboat Don nlngton has gone to llaler, on tho cast coast, in order to roliovo a Spanish garrison of fortysoven men, which had been beleaguered there slneo May. It la considered significant that tho Oceania Kspanoln, formerly rabidly in favor of tho Filipino government, is now counseling dlsarmuinont, advising the Filipinos to accept the inevitable. It has carefully analyzed tho procla mation of tho United Statei Philip pine commission, polutlng out the ad Tantages of tho dotinlto policy deter mined upon. All Are Tloneer Kannt. Toi'KKA, Kan., April 11 The judges of tho now court of visitation ap pointed by Governor Stanley nro all old Kansans. Chief Judgo W. A. Johnson camo to Kansas in 185.1 and lias resided at Garnet 6lueol358. This makes him a Kansnn for forty-four yctrs. Judgo L. C Ci-um has been in the stato thirty-one years, residing all tlmo at Oswego, while Judgo ,), C. Vostlethwnlto camo to Kansas just thirty years ago Saturday. The com plutd residence of tho threa Judges in Ue suto Is lo.s ynwa. STEPHEN J, FIELD IS DEAD. llli OS Tear' Kerrlce tho Longeit In the Court' lllttory. Wabiiikoion, April 11. Justtco Stephen J. Field, of tho United States supremo court, retired, died nt hh home on Capitol hill, In this city, nt 0:30 o'clock yesterday ovcnlng, of kid noy complication. About his brdstdo wcro his wife nnd her sister, Mrs. J, Condlt Smith; Mr. Justlco David J. llrewcr, his tiaphow; Mrs. Edgerton, of California; Mr. Linton, his prlvato socrotnry; Itov. Mr. Kdward M. Mott, rector of tho Church of tho Advent, and tho family servants. Ho had been unconscious slnco Saturday morning, and death ciuno painlessly. Justlco Field's retirement from tho suproino court bench occurred on Do tf.'inbor 1, 1807. and Attorney General McICenna of California shortly after wards was nominated to succood h'm. Tho Prcsidont in his letter of nccopt atiro of the resignation said: "Upon your retirement both tho bench and tho country will sustain a great loss, but tho high character and great ability of your work will livo and long bo rememberod, not only by your colleagues, but by your grateful fellow countrymen." Tho dead justlco mado tho formal announcement of his resignation to his colleagues on tho bench In a long letter. In part ho said: "It Is a pleasant thing In my mem ary that my appointment camo from President Llecoln, of whoso appointees I am tho last survivor. Up to that tlmo there had been no representative hero of tho Pacific coast. A now em pire had arisen in tho West, whoso laws wcro thoso of nnothor country tho land titles from Spanish and Mex ican grants, both of which wcro often overlaid by the claims of the first set tlors. To bring order out of this confusion, Congress passed an act providing for uuothcr soat on this bench, with tho Intention that it shoutd bo filled by some ono familiar with theso ronlllotlng titles and with tho mining laws of tho coast and as It so happened that I had framed tho principal of these laws nnd was, more over, chief justlco of California, It vas tho wish of tho senators and rep resentutlvcs of that state, as woll as thoso from Oregon, that I should suc ceed to tho new position. At their ro quest Mr. Lincoln sent my nnmo to tho Senate and tho nomination was unanimously confirmed." GERMANY WILL BE FIRM. bo Not 1,1 lie Actlont of tho America Admiral. London, April 1 1. Tho Rorlln cor respondent of the Standard says: "After receiving Mr. Whlto, the Unttcd States ambassador, nrid Sir Frank Laseelles, tho llrltlsh ambas sador, last week, nnd explaining to them Germany's attltudo regarding Samoa, Emperor William sont Instruc tions to tho German ambassadors In London and Washington to the gen eral effect that Germany considers the n jw government in Samoa illegal nnd tho action of tho Ihitlhh and Ameri cans a clear violation of tho Samoan act. "I must remain undoclded for the present whether Admiral Kautz has assailed tho honor of tho German flag. It this should provo to be tho case, wo have tho fullest confidence in the abil ity of the government not only to keep tho nctual solution of tlio Samoan que'in In view, but also to secure iideqn ite satisfaction for tho moral In terests of tho German empire." Hkhlin, April 11. Tho National Zcltuug, discussing the situation nt Samoa, declares that all the changes which hnvo occurred thcro since tho middle of March are invalid nnd tint the conditions established by the joint proclamation of tho consuls on Janu ary 4 are still legally In force. Whllo admitting tho "amlcablo atti tude of tho American government," tho National Zoltung says: "The report of tho behavior of Ad miral Kautz toward tho Gorman cruiser Fitlko has given umbrngo throughout tho empire and It Is con sidered certain that, If tho report is confirmed, tho United States will readily admit Germany's right to satisfaction nnd will repair Admiral Knutz's errors. It is hoped, howover, that the accounts are exaggerated." SHOT THE CHILDREN DOWN, Contention of Two Members of the Iik City Mali. Ciiaiileston, S. C, April 11. Tht trial of the thirteen citizens of Lake City for having lynched Postmastci linker bog.iu here to-dny befora Judgt Urawley. There aro 150 witnesses tc be examined, but tho trial will end in two weeks , Joioph P. Ncwnnn and Early P. Lee, two of the men against whom In dictments havo been returned, have turned state's evidence. The man told I of how the mob nsssmblcd nnd planned I the murder. They told of tha mid night search undo In the town for oil; 1 how the mob moved stealthily to II i- kci- s humb.e home; of how the oil wat pourod upon tho building nnd then ol the flames. Then tho witnesses told of tho wild cries which cam) from the houso whu.i tho helpless inmatet awoho, endeavored to flee and were shot down. Dkkvkii, Col., April 11. Miss Marlt Ilurroughs of the Stuart Robson com pany, accidentally stabbed Harold ltusse! of tho sume csmpauy in the face, at the llroadway theater last night. During tho act of "Two Uogues and a Uomanco" Miss Ilur roughs' part requires that sho go through tho motion of stabbing Mr. Ilussoll. Tho rceno is in semi-dark-ncss and Mr. Ilussoll bent forward a Miss Ilurroughs brought tho weapon down, and rccelcl a ip y.'om'. I on tho left side of his face. His injuries did not prevent his leaving with the company to-day. 1 10 OFFEND Diplomacy May Prevent Sending a Squadron to England, WOULD BE TOO SIGNIFICANT. tt Would rrolmbly C.tmo Irritation Among Homo of the Continental I'oner , on Account of the Humored i:np;lliu- Amorlonn Alliance. Wasiiinoton, April 10. Navy d partment ofilcers say that diplomatic reasons may prevent tho carrying out of tlio plan suggested to send tho ar mored ships of tho North Atlantic squadron to English wators. Whllo tho plan has been discussed to dutnll several ships under Hear Admiral Sampson for this duty, it has failed no far to bo officially npproved. If tho ships should be sent ns proposed only to English ports, tho ovont would' have a deep intomntlonal significance and would probably causo irritation among somo of tho continental pow ers that aro already deeply ngllated over tho existing understanding be tween tho Unllod States and Great Urltniu. Tho department has been unablo to carry out its plans for tho Immedlnto establishment of a European squadron to visit other than English ports, ow ing, in the first placo, to tho necessity of dispatching most of tho smaller ves sels of tho North Atlantic squadron to relnforco Dewey's licet, nnd in the sec ond plucc to tho dcalro to nvold a re mission of tho annual spring nnd .sum mer maneuvers of tho North Atlantic squadron. Tho extreme Important-. of theso in mcuver.s was so demon strated by tho results obt.ilncJ during tho Spanish-American war that it is believed to bo unwlso to omit them for even ono season. HE WAS A MAJOR GENERAL, the Death of John W. Tumor, the Union 11 Ulcer, Ocean In fit. I.niil. St. Louis, April 10. General John W. Tumor, who served with distinc tion on tho Union sldo In the civil war, died to-day, aged CO years, nt the fam ily residence hero after a brief illness. Pnoumonla, complicated with Wright's disease, was tho cause of his death. General Turner's ontlro family was with him, with tho exception of his third son, Soulard, a second lieutenant In the United States army, now on tho ocean between New York and Cuba. General Turner moved to Chicago from Now York stato with his family in 1813, when ho was 10 years old. Eight years later he entered tho West Point Military academy. Durinir the civil wnr he was made a major general in the army. In 1871 General Turner resigned from tho army to enter busi ness here. Ills wife, who was Miss Vluncho Soulnrd of St. Louts, grand daughter of General Cerrc, surveyor general under tho French povernmont when Missouri was still a part of the Louisiana purchase, survives him, with seven children. THE PRESIDENT IS TOO BUSY. A Ilequeit for an Interview Ilognrdlug Canteen I Kefuied Washington, April 10. Iu response to a noto sent to tho White houso by direction of tho District W. C. T. U., asking for an intcrvlow with tho Pres ident in regard to tho Interpretation given by Attorney General Grlgga of tho "Antl-Canteon law," Mrs Emma F. Shelton, secretary of ths organiza tion, has received tlio following rep'.y: "Executive Mansion, Washington, April 5. Dear Madam: In reply to your note of this date I bag leavo to state that tho President's engage ments aro such as to ronder It impos sible to arrange for an auJieucj this week or for somo tlmo to coma "If you will bo good otiough to sub mit In writing what It Is dosired to present I will take pleasuro in bring ing It promptly to tho President's n1 tention. Very truly yours J. A. Por ter, Secretary to the President. " FRANCE'S GIFT TO AMERICA, Tha Treddeot Parmtlly Accept Two I.srge Hevrei V.iii for the l'eople. Wasiiinoton, April 10 In ths blue room of tho Whlto Hous i at 1 1 o'clock this morning tho French ambassador, M. Cambon, presented to tho govern ment nnd ths Amorluin people, as represented through President Mc Klnloy, two Sevros vases from tho French national pottery nt Sevres. Tho gift was from tho luto president of tho French republic, Follx Faure, and commemorated tho opening of tho new French-American cablo Inst year when President McKlnley and Presi dent Fauro exchanged tho first mes sage over tho new line. Tho vases and pedestals stand six or eight feet high and aro of a doop blue. The presentation was made tho oc aslon for an exchange of international greetings, M. Cambon makiug an ud dross and tho President responding. Jary to Try Mr, (leorff. Canton, Ohio, April 10. The Jury Which is to decide tho fate of Mrs. Annlo E. George, accused of tho mur der of Georgo 1). Saxton, was com pleted nt 3i30 o'clock yesterday nfter noon, and beforo court adjourned Prosecuting Attorney Pomereno had stated to the twelvo men qualified an outline of what he expects the wit nesses for the stato to provo. Ho pro posed to provo that Mrs. Conrw un. r. (Ki TitNfl'l JlHvtn(ni.iiu. nM.1l.... .1.. t i y " !?yifKiv,'' 't"1 m;fc miu nuu carniuuy pianncu me assassination of Mr. Saxton. j WARWILLTHENBEATANEND, Hpnln's Copy of the Tnaty llipectcA nt Wellington Today. Washinotow, April 10. Tho ex change of ratification of tho treaty of penco between Spain nnd tho Unltod States, signed at Paris, will probably talto placo in this city next week and that ceremony will bo followed by a proclamation by President McKlnloy, ofllolally announcing tho closo of tho war with Spain and tho resumption of friendly relation, commercial nnd otherwise, between tho two countries. Tho Spanish copy of tho treaty, which Was signed by tho queen regent March 17, Is expected to reach hero Monday. Sccrotary Hay has been of ficially advised of tho forwarding of tho Spanish treaty to tho French am bassador at Washington. Tho exchnngo of ratifications will bo followed promptly by the payment of 820,000,01)0 to tho Spanish govern ment on account of tho cession of tho Phtllppluo islands to tho United States. JAPS AND CHINAMEN FIGHT, Itched Ilittto on n llmv.-illnn Plantation Jinny Killed or Injured. San Fiiancipco, Cnl.. April 10. The steamer Mariposa nrrlvcd to-day from Australia via Samoa nnd tho Hawaiian islands with an nccouutof n racial bat tlo between the Jnp.iucso nnd Chlncso laborers on tho Kahuhti plantation at Honolulu, which took place on March CO. For somo tlmo trouble has been brewing between the Japanese and the Chinese. The Japanese, armed heavily and well organized, mado an on slaught on tho Chlncso quarters, first having placed llulr own women and children In plnces of safety. Tlio Chi nese wcro taken entirely unawares. , The Japanese wielded spiked clubs. knives and axes, und beforo tho Chi nese couui maiio resistance thrco of their men wcro killed nnd a doren more seriously wounded, somo fatally, and about forty slightly Injured. CAPT. ELLIOTT'S BODY ARRIVES Itemnlm or tho Kutnai Oulcer llroagbl Homo I'rom Mmill-i. San Fuancinco, April 10. The transport Seandia arrived nt quaran tine yesterday from Manila with sixty four time-expired nnd discharged sol diers and the bodies of four ofilcers who fell fighting in tho Philippines. The remains brought back nre those of Colonel Smith of tho Tennessee regi ment, who died of apoplexy as ho was leading his men on tho nttae'e on Ma nila; Cuptalu 1). S Elliott of tho Twentieth Kansas reglmont, killed February 30, nt Caloocan, by a sharp shooter. Mujor McConvlllo of tho Idaho regiment, who fell whllo charg ing at tho hoad of his men on the trenches before Caloocan, nnd Lieu tenant French of tho First Ncrth Da kota, who was kllk'4 at tho samt place. CRITICISE CANNED BEEF. Report at Array (Ifflcer Aro Not Favor alilo to It U.e m n IUtlon. WAsiiiNoroN, April 10. Tho nrmy beef inquiry court decided to admit as evidence the official reports of army ofilcers concerning tho beef supplied to the army during the war with Spain, ns requested by General Miles. Tho decision was reached nt an ex ecutive session of tho court, and after tho renewal by Major Lee, on behalf of General Miles, of tho request for action upon tho application. All the reports nre brief., Thero are 147 of them, and they were generally prepared by their authors after tho close of tho campaigns in Cuba nnd Porto lllco, and in response to a cir cular letter. Major Lee read tho ro ports, all of which nortatnod to nnnnnri beef. They all severely criticised tho canned oeci una tleclarcd it was not Ut for an army ration. ARMOUR TO FORM A TRUST. The Chicago Packer Trie to I!uy All the Amorlotn (Hue Factories. PlTTHiiuno, Pa., April 10. It Is statod that Philip D. Armour, the Chicago packer, Is trying to consoll date the glue concsrns of tho country. It is estimated that it will take about 20 OUO.OOO to buy up all tho gluo fac tories. In Western Pennsylvania mil lions of dollars aro invested In tho in dustry, and It gives employment to thousands of men. Philip Armour nlrcady manufactures about one-eighth of all. tho gluo used in tho United States. Tho American Gluo company, a combination formed three years ago, controls about one third of nil tho output. Mr. Armour has made an offer In cash for tho com pauy'a entire business. STABBED THE CZAR'S AIDE. A Borrtnt Trlei to Kill tlenjral Mauioy In Mjicoit. Moscow, April 10 An attempt has been mado to assassinate tho czar's aide-de-camp, General Mauzoy. lie was stabbed In tho throat by a ser vant, but tho would-be assassin was overpowered. Tho genoral's wound aro not serious. Five Vear for an low Rank rre.ldenk Oei.wei.v, Iowa. April io. Judge. Uobson of tho district court sentenced J. II. Easton, cx-presidentof the First National bnk of Decorah, to Ave years In tho penitentiary yesterday. Easto.i had b?cn convicted for fraudu. lent banking. Tulirn rrnn. Ill Caney to Kama. HnuiNOTON. Kan., April 10. Ths body of Peter D!x, a native of this county, who was killed at El Canoy during the campaign of last sunimor, was burled la the ccamtery here jc tard. NEWS OF NEBRASKA CONDENSATION OF IMPOR TANT NEWS ITEMS. Short and rithy rarBgniphs Which Tell of Wlin t I lus Happened or Will Hap pen In Our CoiiiinouwcuUli The News Drlclly Sunimnrlod. Fntnrdny, April A. Thrco prisoners In the jail nt Grand Island snwed their way to liberty through the jail floor. Tho Valley Stato Hank of Vnlley.lins been chartered by the state banking board. The bnnk has n capital stock of 8.'),0()0. F. E. Kennedy is the cashier. Tho old time bicycle riders of Oma ha to the number of about fifty met at the Hcnshnw hotel nnd enjoyed n banquet. They decided to have u run Saturday, May 0. the participants in which must ride the old hlgh-whcclcd ord I nary. At Norfolk while trying to hold n restive horse by its halter after alight ing fiom his buggy both tho uiilmul and Dr. Verges wont down. Tho doc tor wns bevcrcly cut In the leg by the horso'n shoes and otherwise badly bruised. II. II. lllodgett, the Lincoln attorney disbarred In 1800 from practice beforo tho Luuc.iblor county bar for practices unbecoming n lawyer, has been rein stated, tin judgo believing he has been sulllcicntly punished for his offense, which was tampering with a juror. William Hough of Whitman, wns shot and Instantly killed last evening by Fred Moilltt of Hynnnis. MolHtt Is a clerk at the Hotel Do Fair In thnt vil lage. Tho result of the killing was an old grudge, und was renewed by n qunrrol, with thu result stated. Deputy Sheriff Ashcnfcltcr of (Inge county captured u desperate crook at Lauham. The fellow gave his name us C. W. Kelling. He is wanted for burglary tit Glcnwood, In. It Is said he is one of thu men who shot the two olllccr.s at Columbus some time ago, and who afterwards, wrecked the jail with nitro-glyccrlnc. The purclinsc of n mansion for the governor will be attended to by the board of public lands as soon ns possible under the law. An appropri ation of S'.'i.OOO Is at their disposal for that purpose. Members of the board have been informed that bids will be presented at tho proper time from the owners of desirable residences la dif ferent parts of the city. Some vacant lots will also be offered, nmong them some at Thirteenth and K streets, said to be owned by Mr. Hoburt, vice pres ident of the United States. The board expects to buy n houso already built. If the enrolled bill signed by the governor cannot be impeached it is safe to say that the home for the friend less will have to get along for two years on S-000 for current expenses nnd repair of ground and buildings. When the bill reached the senate the printed copy showed an appropriation of 8'.',000 for current expenses. Talbot of Lancaster declared It to be a mis print, as the legislature hnd always given about 820,000 to the institution for the hicunium. Tho sennto voted to change the bill to read 820,000. The house concurred, but the enrolled bill signed by the governor rend as follows: "Home for the friendless: For em ployes' wages, six thousand (80,000) dollars. Current expenses and general repairs of building and grounds, two hoiibund (82,000) dollars. Sunday, April 1). William Hoffman of Phillips, Hamil ton county, who was accidentally shot about a week ago, tiled from his wounds. Hoffman nnd a young mini from Aurora were driving through the Platte river, having started out on a goor.e hunt. They saw a flock of geese coming nnd in jumping out of tho ve hicle hurriedly, a gun was discharged, wounding both, though at the time it was not thought that cither was in jured bo seriously, noffmun was shot through the shoulder. Hon. John C. Watson, cx-stntc sen ator, cx-spenker of the Nebraska house und for twenty-five yours one of the foremost lawyers and politicians in southeastern Nebraska, has left his home city and the btnte, never, it is asserted by those in a position toknow, to return, as a rchiilt, it is claimed, of pressure brought to bear upon him by persons active in his prosecution for ullcged shurp practices in his law busi ness and other shortcomings. Mr. Watson's recent flnunclnl reverses und other troubles nre familiar storl a to people of Nebraska City and newspu per renders of the state. His active connection with the Huwko estate Hti gallon has brought him into unplcns and notoriety, nnd the filing of chnrg es seeking to disbar him from practic ing in the courts of the dlbtrict was quickly followed by more serious com plaints nnd possible criminal prosecu tion. Jt is reported he has accepted a position with a corporation in the enst. His home hero was sold to Mrs. Wut son's mother, Mrs. Larsh, and his fine law library was turned over to Mrs. Wodehouse on a chattel mortgage. His wife will join him later. A committee of Omaha citizens is at work rnising a memorial fund for tho family of the lute Itev. John McQuoid pnstor of the First M-thodtst church, und the fund has in about three duys reached the sum of 8447. William Hanki and George Shoemak rr of Snyder appeared before Justlco Dame at Fremont to answer the charge of assault with criminal intent upon Anna Tumii, u sixteen-year-old of Sny der. The case was continued until the 25th, the young men being under bonds of 8500. The complaint was made by Joseph Tuma, father of the girl. Senator Crow of Douglas eoiuitv hvft resigned ns n member of the lt'gisla. lure, inn resignation was handed It, " Satunlny to take effect lininedlntciv owing to the fact that lie has been t,.,' pointed postmaster at Omaha. Tl resignation wns accepted by the r0. crnor. Tnrsdny, April it. The recount of the license ,t0 Kearney gives 'M votes against license The new council will stand ln favop of saloons and 7 airninst. Tin, ' will HkcK' to drr. V At Oiniiha nrmy lientlqunitcrs luiic occii iiuvinfu wiui. orders nave boon is sued for the discharge from the First Nebraska of Corporal Hurry T. Whit! man and Privates Daniel F. Mulonev and William Laiiipmiin, all of Oinului, Walter Woy, Fullerton; lilclmul I AUcrhury, Madison und Robert 0. Wright, Geneva. The clerical forces of the diflcir-nl branches of the legMntuie niu now busily engaged in preparing the M,,lte nnd house journals for the printer. In the house the work is being done W .T O. Derklcy, W. M. Wheeler and Mrs. Ilnttic Fletcher. The sennte journal Is being prepared by Alpha Morifan ami A. II. Keim, assisted by Miss Eimiaisoii and Miss ICruse. Chnrles Closson, n young man living three miles east of Pleasant Dale. U id his left hand terribly torn by the e.- k plosion of a (lynnnilte cartridge. The cartridges weie found by a neighbor in nn old mitten near his barn, and not knowing what they were gae them to a young man who went over to dosson's and they were looking ut them and picking them when the one exploded. The stntc board of public lauds a.nd buildings will be pretty busy for the next several weeks getting the numer ous buildings ordered by the ligisla ture under way. Specifications wnl have to be made before ndveitiseineiits are Inserted, und this will make quite (i little work to be transacted in a short time. The board is preparing to take charge of the home for the friend less. Commissioner Wolfe said yester day that when the institution was in the charge of the state the boaul would provide for it. Wednesday, April is. A Hastings special says: Some one ' as yet unknown made n dastardly at tempt yesterday on the life of Mrs. C. F. Morcy, wife of C. F. Morey.of Morey & Tibbcts Ilros. lawyers, by means of poisoned candy. When Morey returned to her art studio after dinner she found at the door a package of bonbons, with the enrd of a prominent young society lady of the city, on which was written "home made sweets." Unsuspicious of the deadly poison lurking within the candy, Mrs. Morey ate several pieces and passed it among- the lady members of her art class who soon after arrived, among whom wns the young lady whose card was en closed in the box. Mrs. Morey thanked her for the candy, and the young lady had just denied tiny knowledge of the package when Mrs. Morcy was taken deathly sick. A physician wns called nnd he dis covered arsenical polbon, aud adminis tered antidotes. Mrs. Gaslin was the only one of the others who was serlous-i. ly affected, os they dad detected a pe culiar taste in the candy an I only par took of one piece. Mrs. Morey and Mrs Gaslin have both been in a very critical condition, nnd it was only by the prompt work of the physicians that their lives have been saved. There was enough arsenic to have killed a dozen persons. Attorney John C. Watson, who was reported to have left Nebraska City last Thursday night never to icturii, arrived in that city yesterday mori ing. In the afternoon after his ar rival Mr. Watson made public n .state ment in which, among other things, he said that he guaranteed to successfully refute till charges brought by his ac cusers; that he had no idea of leaving f Nebraska City and never has hnd; that. he has n lucrative position awaiting him, but will not leave Nebraska City until he has demonstrated to his fam ily, friends and the public that he ifr not ns black as his opponents have tried to paint him. He nlbo denies tho charge of collecting exorbitant fees and asks that the community withhold judgment until tho questions are settled in the courts. The news item in regard to the girl of the stute normal at Pern hanging the legislature in elllgy, appears to have had no foundation in fact. Thero was no hanging at all. The nearest approach to ono wns when tho preiep trcrs foundevcral students, bent on mischief, hurrying through the halls carrying a stuffed coat nnd looking h a place to string it up. Most of thow connected with the normal knew noth ing of tho affair until the published item appeared. At Omaha last night Mrs. Haltf O'Neill and Mrs. Kitty Ovcry, who have recently had trouble with their husbands, decided to die together, und , took thirty grains of morphine with fatal results. They were ench twenty three years old and camo recently from Ilurlingtou, Iu. O'Neill is a Ihir llngton fireman and Overy u deputy constable. The man who committed suicidoat the Millard in Omaha last SuturoV aight, having registered ns A. J. -Smith of Salt Lake, ts found to huve been A J. Snyder of Ft. Collins. His death was tho outcome of melancholy over a dlbease of the hip thut hud inctlJ Miajj cripple. m Bmlth fen tho T.tclit. Jeptkrbon Citv, Mo , April IS. Tjje Houso killed tho bill introduced Mr. Smith, of McDonald, prohibiting1 tho sale of canned goods other tltt those marked with tho date of M year when canned. - t