Nebraska Newspapers

    "Wkilo Mafeking Suffers , Burghers Keep
the British Forces iu Check.
COLUMN EROM KIMBERtY STOPPED
UN Hum ! * ru 11 \VariTiiton and nt
1'uurtccn Siren nu I'lumnicr
V r/ Hunt 1'rtMseil Instead of
Carrlson U richllug In Sclf-Dulensu.
LONDON , March 23. Again there Is
n persistent rumor that Mafcklng has
been relieved. It Is even asserted that
the war ofllcc'has received a dispatch
announcing the relief , but that publi
cation Is withhold because the form of
the message admits the possibility of
a mistake.
The war office , however , declares that
tl'ere is no confirmation of the rumor ,
and no further news Is , on hand.
It seems certain that Mafeking's on
ly chances for relief are by the column
supposed to be advancing from the
south or the possibility that Colonel
linden-Powell is still strong enough to
attempt a sortie with a view of cap
turing the 13oer guns at a time when
Commandant Synman has withdrawn
his men to oppose Colonel Plumer.
It Is reported from Lourenzo Mar-
quez that Pretoria Is prepared to stand
a siege of two years and that the Boer
v/omcn , frantic at the reverses to the
Boer arms , are entreating to bo al-
lo'Ved to shoot the British officers Im
prisoned at Pretoria.
It is also announced from the Trans
vaal capital that the Italian govern
ment has declined to Intervene.
A dlspatcth to the Times from Klm-
berley , dated Thursday , says :
"The date of the departure of the
Mafeklng column from Wnrrenlon has
jiot yet been fixed. The pont at Four
teen Streams Is guarded by our troops.
Skirmishing continues around Warren-
ton. The Boers are reported to have
fou guns , but this is doubtful. "
KIMBERLEY , March 23 There was
a smart artillery duel at Warrenton
yesterday. A battery tinder Major
Blewltt , supported by the Kimberley
Light Horse , located tlie Boers , who
Jmd four guns , two of wuie.li used cordite -
dite , but ineffectively. The British
battery replied with effect and silenced
the Boer ( ire. Tlie Boers sent two shells
near the railway station , which was
jiot damaged.
A scouting party got lee close to the
Imnlt of the river and encountered a
hot lire. The men were unable to get
away and it was Impossible to relieve
them without IOPS. the party being
obliged to waitfor darkness in order
to escape. The 'reconnaissance suc
ceeded , and Major Blewitt retired with
only one wounded.
This morning brisk firing was re-
eunicd at Warrenton at G:30 : , but it has
now slackened up. A detachment of
fuslleers has arrlVed. A detachment
of Vryburg Inhabitants who had been
imprisoned Ijy the Boers was sent in to
Warenton under a white flag after bs-
ing taken from laager to laager
aiouiul the district. They say the big
gun from Klmbcrley has been taken
through Christiana to Pretoria. There
are women and children In nearly ev
ery laager.
LOUD BILL IS RECOMMITTED.
DucUlvc Vote Hrlleved to Hiive Knocked
tlio SIci ; uri' Out.
WASHINGTON , March 23. After a
spirited discussion extending over
throe days the Loud , bill , relating to
Kccoml class mall matter , was rocioni-
committee on postofliro and post
j oads.
The majority in favor of the mo
tion to recommit was so decisive that
It is regarded aa unlikely that the
measure will appear again during the
present congress. Loud said after the
\ote was announced that this was the
"third time and out , " so far as he
was concerned. The vote on the mo
tion was 148 to 90 , with sixtean pres
ent and not voting.
Ridgloy of Kansas declared that
railroad companies were today tele
graphing members to support the bill.
Ho deemed thin particularly signifi
cant of the interest tlio railroads had
in the matter.
A telegram from the Ohio Farmer
saying , "Our 100,000 subscribers ask
you to support the Loud bill. " was
1 resented by Burton , who .declnre.1
that It was high time special classes
which had grown up In the countrj
should be forced to pay their w\y nb
other people did.
Cowherd of Missouri , speaking In
support of the bill , said every offkia
who had investigated the subject had
given his approval to the measure. Ho
held up to the view of the house i
ccpy of the "Velvet Hand , or the Life
of Injun Dick. " paper bound , whicl
he said was entitled to second class
rates , while a cloth bound copy o
"Rob Roy , " which lie had purchase !
for 5 cents , could not bo sent as second
end class matter. His argument elic
ited much appUniso. A number a
minor amendments were adopted be
lore the final vote.
\Vhltu ConfiTVltli liny.
WASHINGTON , March 23. Montagu
White , the Boer agent In this coun
try , called at the state department to
day and spent some time In conversa
tion with Secretary Hay. Nothing was
tald about mediation , nor about the
fate of Johannesburg and It was inti
mated that the subject of the conver-
fiation was purely personal In charac
ter.
I'anlin Not Deiid.
CONS PANT1NOPLE , March 23.
There is no truth In the rejiort pub
lished In the United States that Osman
Tasha , the hero of Plevna , Is dead. The
famous Turkish general has been sick
for a week past , but his health is now
Improving : .
Condition of the Treasury
WASHINGTON , March 23. Today's
Blatement of the treasury balances In
the general fund exultt.sve of the J150-
000,000 gold reserve In the division of
. ' rpdpniptlqn , shows ; Av.uilablo cash
'balance , $ } t0,100842 ; ; gold,1 $ bc ,294,31 J.
VOTE TO BE ON THE HOUSE BILL
'citco t'ominlttvii Decide * tu
Separate Measure * .
WASHINGTON , March 23. The re
publican pence committee of the senate
met after tl o adjournment of the s/n-
t'to today and practically ratified t'io '
offer of Ssnator Foraker lu the senate
to separate the house Porto Rico tariff
bill from the senate government bill
tiiul to take a vote on the house meas
ure. The peace commltteo is willing
that a vot-3 should be taken upon thu
house bill as It was passed by that
body , provided It becomes apparent
that it is impolitic to attempt lo amend
it , but an effort will be made to ascer
tain whether the house will consent
to consent lo any modification.
Some of the republican senators
think the bill should bo so changed
as to provide for the continued exemp
tion from duty of the articles which
were exempted by the president's or
der. They also find the house bill de
ficient In that It falls to provide any
means of collecting the duty which It
imposes. There will bo a conference
with members of the ways and means
committee of the house and if the
latter does not discourage amendments
these will bo offered. There Is , how
ever , an acknowledged fear that If the
bill is amended In any respect It may
be difficult If not impossible to secure
Its acceptance by the house on a con
ference report. On this account there
may bo no effort to modify the bill.
The free trade senators say there Is
n stronger determination now than
ever before to resist the bill us it
came from the house. It Is asserted
there arc eight senators who will not
support it unless amended. Those are
said to bo Davis and Nelson of Minnesota
seta , Wellington of Maryland , Hoar of
Massachusetts , Mason of Illinois , Bcv-
crldge of Indiana , , Proctor of Vermont
i-nd Simon of Oregon. What they % vlll
do In case the bill Is amended cannot
be stated , but it is evident they ex-
ect a compromise which they can sup-
tort.
GUARDING AGAINST PLAGUE.
report of .Several SuiqilcloiM Deutlit. In
S n l''rnnel < 'o.
WASHINGTON , March 23.A report
uis been received at tlie marine hos-
iltnl bureau from San Francisco to
he effect that several suspicious
leaths have occurred In that city , but
hat a medical examination gave only
c'gativc results and It was not posi-
ively known whether the patients died
! rom plague or some other disease.
Jhe health authorities have placed
guards at the railroad and water exits
) f the city to examine Chinamen who
may attempt to leaver
No reports have been received in re
gard to plague at Port Townsend ,
Wash. , and it Is thought there have
jeen no new cases there since the
loath from that cause several weeks
o of a passenger on the Japanese
easel Nanyo Mam.
The British Columbia authorities
avc decided to quarantine against
vessels from San Francisco.
iSLANDERS STARVING.
San ilimimii Mrruliani TulIiK of Condi
tions There ,
NEW YORK , March 23. A special
meeting of the Board of Transporta
tion to consider the Porto Rico matter
was held today. There was au attend
ance of prominent New York business
men that filled the room to the doors.
Nicholas Oyangeren , a merchant of
San Juan , P. R. , addressed the board.
"Never in the history of the Island
Porto Rico , " he said , "has there
been known such extreme general
rilsery , such want of credit and abso
lute stagnation. The people are starv
ing there by hundreds daily in the in
terior districts. "
A resolut'on was adopted declaring
tlmt , the policy of the United States
toward Porto Rico should 1-e definitely
and Immediately determined on condi
tions which relate to that island nlone ,
should r-t in any particuhir or degree
bo affected by considerations which
may be Involved In the relations of the
United States to Cuba and the Philin-
r.mes , and that due regard for pledges
given demand an extension to Porto
llico of free commercial' intercourse
with the United States and a civil
for > ; of government.
for All Anu-rlen.
WASHINGTON , March 2 : ' , . The
Rtato department has been. notified by
tl.e government of Mexico that if ac
cepts the president's invitation to hold
r second Panamerlcan congress and
v/111 in turn invite the icpublics of
North , South and Central America to
Ecnd their representatives in such con
gress to the City of Mexico. Thus , It
l bolleved , the success of the move
ment is assured.
Now thai Mexico has entered so
earnestly Into the project it is believed
that all the republics of the thrco
Americas will send delegates to the
congress.
Uliiliim Will B Arhltrited
WASHINGTON , March 23. Serrc-
tary Hay and Senor Correa , the Nlca-
n.guan minister , today signed a treaty
piovidlng for the settlement by arbi
tration of the claims of two American
concerns against the government of
Nicaraugua.
Ono of the claims Is that of Orr &
Ltuibcnhctmor of New Orleans for
damages sustained through the tem
porary seizure by the Nlcaraguan gov-
eminent of some tugs belonging to
the firm at Blueflelds. Thono tugs were
used to tow lighters laden with ba
nanas from the shore to vessels lying
out at sea , and In their absence a
stock of bananas accumulated for
shipment decayed.
SliootH lllinielf.
YAiN'KTON , S. D. , March 23. Emll
Corson , a partner In the largest busi
ness firm In Gayvllle , committed sui
cide last night by shooting. His wife
died last fall and he has been in low
spirits ever since. He was seen in
Gayvllie at 11:30 : last night , but soon
after must have started to walk to the
cdmotery at Mission Hill , where his
wife was burled , , about six miles
away. lie was found there this mornIng -
Ing , his feet on the grave of his baby
and lying on his wife's grave , with u
bullet liof * lu his left temple.
:5R : AND MORE !
Eva Stewart Tells Her Story lu a
Dramatic Matmor ,
OSCULATORY EXORCISES DETAILED
' \r. .Morry and UN Kulr Typewriter In *
discreet , lo .Siiy the la-unl A Cmc of
lleiiilaelie Cored lly ll.vimolUm New
IJm.r lo llie Her.rl Discovered.
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 2G. A cli
max was reached In the Hovloeker-
Moroy poisoning case when Miss Eva
Stewart told the story of Viola's Hor-
locker's love affairs with Charles F.
Morey. She repeated It In a most dra
matic manner and without any hesi
tation whatever , as though she had ev
ery word committed to memory.
Miss Stewart said she was an , Inti
mate friend of Viola Hoi-locker and
one evening Viola said : " 1 have a se
cret to tell you. "
Miss Horloeker then said she was lu
love with one of her employers. She
had never thought of him in any way
other than a friend until ono time he
necmed sad and came to her and said
ho was lonely and sad , and she seemed
such a" strong woman and he wanted
n friend , and asked her if she would bo
his friend and she said that she woukl.
Then she said that he made some con
fidences to her , but she did not tell
witness what the confidences were. Ono
evening he went out to their home , the
Horloeker home , and she oang to him
and the next evening he told her she
was grand , simply sublime ; it had done
him so much good.
After that occurrence Miss Horloek
er said she had suffered before that
from very severe headaches and one
day when she was very sick Mr. Morey
wild that he could use hypnotism and
could possibly relieve her headaches
In that way and she permitted him lo.
She said that as he looked at her and
exorcised an influence over her she
felt a little door In her heart lly open
that she never knew was there before ,
and that after that she felt differently
towards him than she ever had towards
a fiiciul.
Some time after that his wife was
out of town and they became very
close friends. They tised to take long
rides on their wheels together and he
once Invited her to his room and she
went. Their Intimacy attracted atten
tion until there was an article in one
of the Hastings papers , not mention
ing names. She said Mr. TIbbets saw
the paper and showed it to Mr. Morey
and told Mr. Morey that it would be
wise to break tills affair oft' . Miss Her
loeker said that when Mr. lUorey's wife
came homo he seemed almost crazy
and after that he had tried to break
off the affair with her. She did not
tell whether they broke It off entirely
or not , but said at a later time in the
winter they had had another very
stormy scene at the ofllcc and he had
attempted to break It off with her.
"She told me , " said Miss Stewart ,
"that he had boon accustomed to have
her stay until after the rest loft the
oiRce so that he might kiss her good
bye. He took her In his arms and
kissed her passionately and she re
turned It , and on this special occasion
ho took her out in the hall and when
ho went to say good-bye to her she
said to him : 'Is it a relief to you that
you no longer kiss me as you used to ? '
She said that she saw his lips tremble
and she asked him if it was not possi
ble for him to love both her and Mrs.
Morey. He said no , that his duty waste
to his wife. She said she klcsed his
hand and said : 'Friends can do that
much. ' He said , 'Can't you nsser * your
womanhood ? I have respect for yon.
ilthongh I no longer feel towards yon
is I did. ' "
IliiHtln s 31i n Disappears.
HASTINGS. Neb. , March 2fi. M. D.
Hoagland , who has been engaged in
1be grocery business lu Hastings ior
several years , mysteriously dlsappear-
r-vl last night and nothing baa been
seen or heard of him since. He was
last seen in Ills store at 10 o'clock at
n'ght. Mr. Brlcc , who la associated
with Mr. Hoagland In business , says
tlio business affairs are all right , and
I e cannot account for his sudden dis
appearance.
1 "I i-i > Insurance ll
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 2fi. Auditor
Cornell has compiled figures showing
the amount of business transacted in
Nebraska by joint fire insurance corn-
panics during the year 1899. JOxelu-
sivo of Nebraska companies the totals
: < re : Losses paid , $ fiS8.SS'l ; losses in
curred , ? G7107 : ; ; amount written , $110-
33Mfi ( ) ; ; prera'ums received. $1,330,701.
The ngures show a substantial Increase
in uitiinoss tiansactcd over that of tin-
previous year.
Woods Arrexled ill I'rrmont.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 2li. John
Woods , one of the men accused of hav
ing a hand in the administering of a
dose of tar and feathers to Mr. and
Mrs. Figg at Gretna. was arrested nt
this place by the sheriff of Sarpy coun
ty and will be taken to Gretna for hie
preliminary hearing. He denies having
had any bund in the affair and asserts
that he was in Fremont at the time it
( ccurred. He admits , however , that he
had no kindly feeling for the Figgs.
ISnrglarx Itoli ro
GENOA , Nob. . March 2li. Burglar.
entered the postoflice at this place and
blew the safe open , securing about ? CO
in cash and a watch. A large amount
of stamps and other things of value
in the safe were untouched.
Fremont Soldier Killed.
FREMONT , Neb. . March 20. The
news of the death of Private AVilliam
Newlon of company H , Thirty-ninth
United States volunteers , who lived in
Fremont at the date of his enlistment ,
has been confirmed In a dispatch from
Congressman Robinson , In which he
states that he' bus received a cable
gram from General Otis stating that
N'ewlon was killed January 17 on the
trail between iban and Rosarlo. He
was. shot In the hcud and killed in-
Ptiintly. Ncwlon's name has never ap
peared in the otllclal llst.i of casualties ,
DINSMORE TO IIANfl JULY 20.
llo Dorlurrs III * lmu > c ni'O ilimt llpforc
Spiitenco In rrnmiiinuod ,
LMXINOTON , Neb. , March 2.1.Fronl
7:30 : to 11 p. m. In the evening , and
tc 10 a. m. 1 % the morning wan taken
up by the court In hearing the defense
on Its motion for a new trial In the
Dlnsmorc case.
Several allldavlta were read , alleging
that some of the jurors had expressed
opinions relative ( o the guilt of the
defendant prior to the trial. Altldvalts
were also read alleging that the action
of H. F. Tusslg , witness for the state ,
who threatened the life of Ihu defend
ant , prejudiced the mlmlu of the jurors.
! was also llgnrnd tluit the instruc
tions of the court were too strong and
suggested 'to the jury what the verdict
should be.
Judge Sullivan promptly oven tiled
the motion and sentenced Dlnshioru to
be hanged here July 20.
When naked If he had anything to
say why" the sentence of dOatlP'Should
t bo putted upon him the1 prisoner
said ho had nothing to say except that
he was not guilty of the crime charged.
Sheriff Funk of HulTalo county' was
charged to return this prisoner to
Kearney , the jail at that place being
deemed more safe than the one at tills
place.
The Itorlorker Cum- .
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 23. By Its
opening statement In the trial of Viola
Horloeker , charged with poisoning
with attempt to kill Mrs. Charles F.
Morey. the defense outlined its Inten
tion to prove that Miss HorlocUor was
mentally Irresponsible by heredity , her
condition being aggravated by a man
whom she loved , not wisely , but too
well. The court room was Jammed
with spectators , attracted by a curl-
obity to learn what the defense would
be and a desire to see the prisoner
and the witnesses , among whom are
some of the most prominent society
people In Hastings.
Viola Horloeker and her sinter , Mrs.
Chcuver , were In court all day long.
Miss Ilorloclicr seemed to take thu
matter well until in the afternoon ,
when she covered her face with her
hands for some time , but when she
looked up again her face showed uo
signs of excitement or suffering.
Charles F. Morey and his wife were
In the room the entire afternoon , oc
cupying seats close to the county attor
ney. Morey's name'was not mentioned ,
but Intimations were so. strong that
lie was closely regarded by the crowd
of sncctators.
Turn ml l-Viitlii'm for Two.
GR13TNA , Neb. , March 21 ? . An In
furiated mob took Louis Flgg and wife ,
the religious fanatics , from their beds
ai.d treated them to a coat of tar and
feathers. Notice was then served upon
the head of the Glgg church that If he
did not desist from breaking up fam
ilies , ruining homes and maintaining
u harem tilled with women of the fam
ilies he has broken up that a second
visit from the mob could bo expected
and more stringent remedies applied.
For a year or more Flgg and his wlf.T
by some peculiar influence induced
several women to leave their husbands ,
homes and children and live with him.
The .women refused all opportunities
to return to their homes , saying Flgg
was their god and their husbands the
devil.
A Yoiitif ; ( i'rl'H Di'pnivlly.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 23. Ilutli
Parsons , , i 13-year-old girl , was
liought before the county judge on a
charge of incorrlgiblllty , having been
found in ihc Davenport hotel in a room
wtlh AlberSeneca. . After being sen
tenced to tne reform school at Geneva
the created considerable excitement by
{ .luting . on oath , that she was the
mother of 11\ \ unborn babe , and naming
a couple of well known young men as
her traduivrs. The judge thereupon
t usiipiidcd the sentence and ordered
her committed to jail until proper com
plaints couki be drawn up against the
; . onng men for statutory assau'.t , a
iclony.
luU-H ! for Veterans.
YORK. Nob. . March 23. 11. II. How-
her , secretary of the Sblloh Veteran
association , l'as ' completed arrange
ments for reduced rates on all rail
roads for -Mielr next annual meeting to
1)0 hold at Schuylor , Nob. , on April 5
and ( i. He links that all comrades buyIng -
Ing tickets ) ask for a certificate.
York l-'nrtiit Hrliis ; LIT ; : ! ' Sinn * .
YORK , Neb. , March 23. The Me-
C'ullough IGO-ncro farm , three mile ?
from York , sold last week for ? 7COO
( .r.sh , and the Riley Strublo IfiO-acre
farm , five mi leu from York , sold for
50,200 cash. Eighteen years ago these
farms could have been bought for ? 7
to ? 10 rw acre.
( ilft for AriKlrmy.
PAWNF.iH CITY , Neb. , March 23.
The Pawnee City academy has rccclv-
i'l from a wealthy friend In Pennsyl
vania an rndowme'nt of $1,000. The
donation -vas made through the finan
cial agenl. of the institution , \V. A.
Campbell , and the name of the donor
is withheld from the public.
Collision ut Mcl'milc.
M'COOK , Neb. , March 23. Passen
ger train No. 5 ran Into a string of
cars projecting over the main track
at the east .end of the McCook yard
just as the- passenger train was coming
into McCook station and parts of both
trains were pretty badly demolished.
Knginrer David Magner of the pas
senger train was the only one injured ,
and he not seriously. The mall car
was badly damaged , but the clerks all
escaped injury.
lliiri > Tlil 'v 'H al Work
DILL13R , Neb. , March 23. A valua
ble lior.se was stolen from the barn of
Aithnr Catlln , a farmer residing eight
miles west of this place ; Sunday even
ing a stranger was noticed around the
barn , but nothnlg was thought of It at
the time. In the mornini ; one of his
horses was gone , together with a sad
dle and bridle. He came here at once
and tried to get the bloodhounds from
Beatrice , but could not. Ho traced the
animal as far as Hanover , Kas. , ; iml
there it seemed to have disappeared ,
TOE DOBLOpaTBIAL -
Attorney's ' Ask for Oontinuanco on Ac-
oomut of Mother's Illnt-33 ,
THE APPLICATION WAS DENIED
All Torliulciit ( lltjnetlonn I'.tlt unit ( ho
rrUonitr IMcnd * Xot ( lull ! y Tlio ? ! ut
ter of Swearing it ilnry Olmrcon to
Which the Arniuud Him to Answer.
IIASTINQS , Neb. , March UL The
case of Miss Viola Horloekcr , charged
with attempting to kill Mrs. Charles F.
Morey by poison , was called for trial
In the district court. Miss Olllo Her
loeker entered the court room accom
pli nlcel by her sister , Mrs. Dtirrant
Cheover of New York. Immediately
John M. Rngan ot the dcl'cnso arose
and presented his aflldavlt for contin
uance which Judge Adams after care
fully reading Overruled , said affidavit
being based upon the fact that Mrs.
llorloclcer mother of the licensed , was
seriously 111 in Now York City.
After the overruling of the iillldavit
tlio attorney for the defense arose and
asked leave of the court to withdraw
the plea of not guilty given at the last
term , which was granted.
Mr. Stevens Immediately presented a
motion to the court to quash the In
formation. Mr. Ragan argued the mo
tion at some length attacking the In-
fcfiliation for the reason that It did
not allege that the poison was a deadly
poison and for tne further reason that ,
llio defendant should be Indicted by
a grand jury In order to bo brought
properly o 'trial for these reasons ute
counsel contended that the Indictment
was defective.
County Attonoy MeCronry nuulo a
brief argument to support the Informa
tion and Judge Adams promptly over
ruled the demurrer to the Information.
Judge Adams then requested the clerk
to call the names of thu Jurymen.
The attorneys for the defense were
equal to the emergenly and forthwith
presented a motion challenging tlie
array of three counts , and moved to
quash the panel.
The first contention was that the
county board selected two lists of
names of jurymen , the first list con-
talnglng sixty-one names while the
law provides that only sixty names
shall bo called , the second list being
named without the board reconsider
ing Its former action. Second , the
January term was adjourned sine dlo
and the February meeting was called
or a special mooting. The present Jury
being drawn from the last list was
hence not secured according to law ,
and third , the names of the jurors
were not properly apportioned among
the voting products according to law.
The court overruled the challenge
to the array and apparently all tech
nical objections urn exhausted.
Miss Horlocker was then formally
arraigned and the county attorney read
the Information to which she pleaded
not guilty.
April 10 , 1889 , a box of poisoned
bon-bons were loft at the studio door
of Mrs. Charles F. Morey , who was at
that time conducting a painting class ,
all the members of .which partook of
the drugged eandy that was left at the
door. Soon after they became serious
ly ill , and the life of Mrs. Morey and
ono or two of the others was despaired
of for some time. In tlio class we.ro
some of the most popular young ladles
of this city.
Suspicion was soon directed to Miss
Viola Horlocker , who was stenographer
in the law ofllce of TIbbets , Bros. &
Morey. Complaint was sworn out and
the sheriff arrested Miss Horlocker In
Iowa and brought her lo this place.
lleiids of Stiitr 1'ulr.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 21. The
state boaid of agriculture is actively
preparing for the next state fair to beheld
held in Lincoln. 10. M. Sourle of Oga-
Inlla has been chosen as general Ktip-
Inteiulent. The other superintendents
are : Gates , W. R. Mellor , Loup City ;
Agricultural hall , A. C. Jones , Blair ;
Merchants' ball , James Pearson ; Art
ball , J. H. McClay , Lincoln ; forage ,
Charles aim , Cliadron ; transportation ,
O. M. Druse , Lincoln ; nmphlthcut r ,
J. N. Van Dine , Wilbcr ; mature corn ,
lot 8 , * clasn F , F , Morse , Benkleman.
Following la a .list of class super
intendents ; Horses , mules and asses ,
F. A. McKay , Aurora ; cattle , E. Filley ,
Fllley ; swine , L. W. Leonard , Pawnee
City , sheep , G. W. Herve.y , Omaha ;
poultry and pet stock , C. M. Lewelllng ,
1 leaver City ; farm producls , J. R. Cant-
lin , Webster ; ladles' textile depart
ment , Mrs , M. A. Presson , Stromsburg ;
dairy , B. F. Stauffer , Bellevue ; educa
tional. J. W. Dlnsmoro , Beatrice ; bees ,
honey and apiary , Ed Whitcomb ,
Friend ; mechanical arts , M. W. Chaji-
pell , Mlnden ; flue arts , Miss Sarah
Hayden ; machinery , L. K. McGraw ,
Ot-eeola ; Instruments , W. II. Barger ,
Hebron ; county collective exhibits ,
W. E. Ewlng , Franklin ; discretionary ,
L. A. Becher , Neligh ; special premi
ums , N. Withron , Central City ; speedi
J. D. Macfarland , Lincoln ; agricultural
Instruction , Prof. L. L. Lyon , Lincoln ;
fish exhibits , Robert S. Oberfelder , Sid
ney.
r.exvltt' KeniuliiH Arrive.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , March 21. The re
mains of the late William P. Lewis
of Company E , First Nebraska , killed
at Manila August 2 , 1898 , arrived here
The funeral will be held at the Meth
odist Episcopal church Wednesday
afternoon. Chaplain Mallley will bo
present and officiate.
Kimerii ! of lltuli Mutter ? Mini.
ORLEANS , Neb. . March 21. Oscar
Fcnnlnijer of the Utah battery , who
"
served In the Philippines , was buried
at this place yesterday , the homo of
his mother and brothers and his form
er home. He was well liked hero and
the funeral was the largest ever held
In this part of the state. The Work
men lodges from Alma , Republican
City , Stamford , Oxford , Woodruff and
Long Island attended. Mr. Fennlnger
-nllsted with the Utah battery and
served through the war , was taken
sigk from exposure , sent to the hospi
tal am1 died thore. '
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE ,
Oniiilni , Ctilrngn iinil Now York Market
( juotntlon * ,
HOt'TIl OMAHA LIVK BTOCIC.
HOUTII OMAHA , March 31.-C'ATTLK-
riiero wan iiboiit tlio tiHunl FrldnyV run
of oultln In tlio yards and the market
IIH it who ) * WI\H In a ijood lioiiltliy eondl-
tlnn. Kvcrythliw offered was nold iinil
weighed up tit an curly .hour.
Annul ) ; tlie offorliiKS nt lnnf Htcprn were
HOIIIO I'liolun entile and for that roiimm
mile * Mhow up pretty well on paper. The
demand' was Rood , Hoof Hteern , W. W #
r..lo : HtoorH and hotter * , $ l.n.VM.iT ; Toxau
atei'iH. , SUmft 1.2.1 ; rowM , I..WI.O ) : eoWM
and hclfera. M.W/i.W : ; lielf.1-H. fcl.COfTI.nO ;
linllfl , t2.21fM.9i ) ; hull * mid HliitfM. fluMt
4.00 ; calvt'H , $ ii.MFf7.23 ( ; aloeki-fH and furd-
or * . $2.2Trfi I.Oi ) .
IIQ11H Tinhc Ht heavy Hold UK high a *
$ .1.00. Oood Unlit mixed they wanted sen-
ernlly ai il.ST'.i , with mieh u were not
wood at a livw pclee. A wood many of
the IIOKH nu nale changed haild * oiirly
lit themjirlevn , tlii'ii the inarknt slowed
tip a little , buyer * nccomlnn : cantloiiH and
waiting for later repot-In from other tnnr-
kotH , Homo n ( ihu hfavlOKt piickerH did
not appear to have niiirli eonlldeiieo In
the fntiiro of the market and wcro'hold-
IIIK Imek. '
HIIKKP-Pholce handy weight year
ling. J > i.ooiifi.is : wood to eholce fed ywir-
llnKK , $ .1.s.ffii.V ( ; fair to Kood yearllUKH.
$ .1.iVin.Ml ; ( ; jjood to eholeo wethTH , Vi.'Mt
li.KO ; fair to wood wether * . } .1.3.1fM.nO ; good
to eholee fed t-wes. $ 'i.O.Vif5..l : fair to Rood
oweM , JI.Wfi.YOi ) ; Rood to choice imlivo
littnhH. } ii.HKi7.UO ! : Rood to ohole.o western
Ininlm , Ji.SOH7.0i ! > ; fair to Rood western
lambs. $ iU:05irt.M : ) ; feeder wethers , H.5 < W
n.iK ) ; fender yenrlliiKM , jri.OOftfi.OOj jood to
fliolco feeder luinlw , $ . " ) .2r > y .00 ,
KANSAS ( MTV LIVK STOCK.
KANSAS ( .MTV. March jrt.-OATTrjK
I < lRht mlppty ciuiftpd fnrthor advanco. all
KradfH He-llhiK HlroiiR to n Rrado higher ;
heavy native steei-M , $ l."r > < ifr > ,2 : > : ibht-
welRhlK. tl.'i.Vfi.'i.tX ) : Hloekern and foCdnrH.
i ) ; hnteher COWH and heifer * , $ : i.M !
rod wcHtorns. $ : i.MWi I.7B : woHteru
feederH. W.tWM.K ( : TexaiiH. WJ.VjiM.W.
lICXIS-Kxeellent demand at GfilOe lilnh-
< > r : heavy. JI. ! Vfir.,07 ; mlXi.-d. ' $4.8ol(5.W ( ;
IlKht. $ i.7.vi 4.H ! ) : plus. $1.00114.7 : ,
HI I HUP AND LAMU8 linnrnvod do-
$ : i.MMi UO.
CMIK'AflO LfVK HTOCIC MAUKKT.
( .MIU'AdO. Mareh Vfli.-C'ATTLH Na
tive * , hc'Kt on Hiil today , J. > .40 ; Rood to
prime Hleei-H , strong to nliade hlnher ,
fl.sr/d..SO ; imor to medium , Kt'-nily to llrni ,
Sl.lXMfl.7.1 : selet'tHl 1'cedern , steady , $ I.U < )
4.7. > ; mixed HtoeUern. uliout Htt-ady. $ .1.5' ' )
ffM.8.1 : OOWH. weak , $ U.tt1tfl.l" > ! heifers ,
steady , $ .1.inrMM ; eanners , weak , 10ftl7 > u
lower , $2.10'JiU ' ; hullx. weak. lOe lowor.
$2.W 4.2i ) : ealveM , HtiMdy , $ UWJii.W. ! Tex-
allS , III ) ll'IM'IptH ,
I IOS ! Market fif/lrto hlh'her , cloHlnit
ntroiiR , lop , $ .1.2.1 ; mixed iind htitehers.
JI.'M/ri.i'JVu : Rood to choloc heavy , J.l.fl-1
H/.l.r. ; roiiRli heavy , $ l. ! > 0iir..0 ( ) ; IlKht , $1,8 :
oi..i.i : bulk i > r Hiiii'H. $ : > .oi < ; ir.i > ii.
HIIHHP AN'P KAMHB-tlond to choli-n
welherM. $ i.iMTiiM : ( : fair to choice mixed ,
$ l,7.Viri.(10 ( ( ; wenlern sheep. ? r > .l flt.0l ! ) : yeur-
HDKH , | ! . ( ) ! ; ; . , ) ; unlive lamhM , tJ-- 'il' " ' , '
WeHlern laniliH , Iit.00'il7..1. ? ! !
NH\V YOltIC IIA1K.
XIO\V YOltls. March 2i.-\VIIKAT ( Tlio
rlosc wan very llrni at \c \ net advance.
May. 71 li-l : 7i72 7-l e. ; cloned at 72sic ;
.Inly. 7iVn72 7-lie. ! cloned at 72-1 c ; Sep
tember. 72f 72'iicloned at 72V4e.
COUN Spot , llrni ; No. 2 , ll'le ' , f. o.
b. , afloat , and 'ii.e. : elevator : cloning
HtroiiR at . .0 net advance. May , 42tt ( { : ,
closed at Me ; .Inly , I2M ( 12Vie.closed at
4.T'e.
iATS--Hpiit. Hleaily ; No. 2. 2 ! < .e ; No. n.
2S'/te ; No. I ! while. . .I'.Je ; track mixed wns-
tvrn. SlHiIlOe ; No. 2 while , Me ; track whllu
weHteri ) , ni'.i ll.'c ; track white , Htatc , : tl'a '
-K MAUICHT.
C'HH'AtlO. March Kl.-\YIIKAT No. ! l
prltiK. ( Miiifil-.e ; No. i red , ( iSi\
COUN No. 2 , IIT'io ' ; No. 2 yellow , ! l7i
/r,7 < i..c.
* OATS-No. 2 , 2)fi2IUe ) : No. 2 white , 2 Vi
( Ii2 . .e ; No. H white , fiPifi.o. (
HYK-No. 2. rK.iir , | , : > e.
IIAKMOY No. 2. .nSdil2c.
aiOHDP Kla-vneed , No. I and north
west. Sl.fhi. Prime timothy , $2.
C'Saver , conlriict Rrade , $ S.2.1.
OOIDEN TCUS WEIHD-TALC.
I'roHrcnlloii In of ( iocliol Murder
SoHprrls I'lay Trump liiiril.
llT , Ky. , Marrh 20. P.
Wliiiiton lioldun of UarbonrHvlllo was
lint on the witnoKK titanil In tlio exam
ination of Suufotary of Htnto Caleb
J'owcrii , chiirgcd with conspiracy to
imtnli'i1 Senator CJoohol. Golden was
rather norvotiH on the stand , bill did
rot h < , 'tittalc In his replies to question ! !
and Ills U'Hllmony ' nuulo a ( loop 1m-
preaslon. "
According lo P.oldon , Caleb Powers
was ono of tlio prime movers In bring-
: ii ( ; to Frankfort of the monntalncera
jnot before the iiRHasHlnallon of Goe- ,
bi1' ' , and ulthoiiKii Secretary Powers
himply liiHtrnetcd him to bring wlt-
iicsBOH who wore mountain femllsts ,
yet Ciolden umloi'Htood that they worn
tc como to Kiaiikfort for possibly r.
more Hinlfilor iinrposo ; that of "clean
ing out tlio democratic majority In the
legislature. '
Golden also brought In the name of
Governor Taylor in an Incidental way ,
nlHo tlie names of Culton , John Pow-
orrf , Captain Uavls , Chailos Klnloy ,
Juilgo Hlngbam and others , the plan
to bring the mountaineers to Frank
fort having taken on a wider scope
than oxpet'tod. It is oxpecte.J the com
monwealth will rest at the conclusion
of Golden'a testimony. Golden was
seized with a slight hemorrliHgo dur
ing the morning and adjournment wag
earlier than tlio usual hour.
NO PLAGUE IN SAN f RANCISCO
( ' ( iininerelnl Oi'Kanlitlont Talio Issue
With ISoaid of Heal III.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 20. The
Board of Trade and other commercial
organizations of thlu city propose to
call a meeting for the purpose of re-
futhif , sensational reports regarding
the bubonic plague , which , It Is as
sorted. have Injuriously * affected busi
ness Interests. There Is no plague
scare here and despite the opinion ex
pressed Iiy the Hoard of Health , the
statement Is positively made that not
a single case of that disease lias beou
discovered In Chinatown , The Chl-
r.uHo quator is not under quarantine ,
but IK being thoroughly cleaned and
placed in good sanitary condition , as a
precautionary measure.
AiiHlrliin I'.irlhiinent I'rnrognpd.
VIENNA. March 20. The premier ,
Dr. E. von Koerbe'r. has sent the pres
idents of both houses of llio Rolehs-
ruth , a notice proroguing parliament
March 25. /
Control U With
TRENTON , N. X , March 26. The
Carnoglc company , the formation of
which has resulted from tie ronforenco
of Andrew Carnegie and H. C. Frlck
to settle the business difference be
tween Uififiit .w > 3 Inrorupvutoil hero to-
dayr .TliocajiUul , la fl60.000.000 and
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tg ! ( stpc.k .1 ? flll siibser'Jb'M '