ARE IT N'
General Hamilton's Forcas Eecapluro the
Place "Without Opposition ,
ENGLISH NOW HOLD THE DISTRICT
Tliny Hold All the Southeastern Free
State Country IJoern Mining" ' " Hindu
Uobcrts' Net Ilutiiiln ; ; rilit ( Is Now
Uoluj ; on In the Soutliumt Free Slate.
LONDON , April 27. The Bloomfon-
JHK , tein correspondent of the Dally Tcle-
U Hl graph , under.Wednesday's date , says :
'f * "Our mount3d infantry entered the
high mountain plateau of ThaLii
N'Chu today almost without opposi
tion. As Tliabu N'Chu is a natural
fortress this must mean that the Boers
have practically thrown up the sponge
in this section. If the force presses
on to Ladybrand the whole country
south of that point and In line with
BloRinfonteln will bo in our hands.
"One difficulty is that many of the
Boors forming commandos , in/.nedlate- /
ly on finding themselves beaten , re
treat to their farms and resume the
roles of peaceful citizenship , hiding
their rifles. "
The Blocmfonteln correspondent of
the Standard , telegraphing Thursday
Eays :
"General Inn Hamilton , with mount
ed Infantry , naval guns and a howitzer
battery , advanced from the water
works in the direction of Thabu
N'Chu. A large force of Infantry sup
ported him. He met with no opposi
tion and the mounted infantry occu
pied a position dominating the Lady-
brand district. "
A report comes that a small force of
British mounted infantry had a brush
with a party of Boers ten miles east
of Kcree Siding , who were trying to
establish a connection between Bran-
fordt and the Boer forces to tne south
ward.
Otherwise , tr.ero is no news beyond
the official dispatches of Lord Roberts ,
except belated details of recent opera
tions. It appears that General Bra
bant , in the fight with the Boers at
Wepencr , had a narrow escape. Gen
eral Polc-Carow's advance was much
hampered by the tardy arrival of ar
tillery , which prevented him from cap
turing Leeuw kop before darkness set
in and enabled the Boors to secure
their retreat.
Although the large scheme of opera
tions worked successfully , several cases
of unaccountable delay in the advance
arc remarked by the correspondents.
Taken on the whole , however , there
has been no bungling and apparently
Lord Roberts , with the commands in
the hands of tne younger generals ,
now has an exceedingly efficient army.
The report that the Boers had reoc-
cupicd Boahof proves to be untrue.
Lord Methuen ia still near Hunter's
division. This is evidence that some
important operations arc afoot in u.at
district.
It is understood that the reason that
the Boers did not destroy me Bloem-
fontein water works was that there
are many Boers among the sharehold
ers.
ers.The Boers are showing more activity
in Natal. They are placing some heavy
guns for several miles north of Elands-
Wyndham's explanation in the house
yesterday has aroused
of commons
considerable comment , especially nls
? that Lord Roberts is delayed
hv the necessity of defeating detached
forces of the enemy which threatened
Ills communication from Capetown and
Port Elizabeth and winch blocked Uom
T Condon.
The other information hitherto re
ceived that the East London "efiwas
blocked had been discredited. Ibis
was the Boer report that the bridge
at Bethulie had been blown up.
ALLEN TAKES HOLD TUESDAY.
Pau nro for Gr.jiid Iiintigiinitlon Core-
motilrH.
SAN .TtMN. P. R. , April 27. Gov
ernor General Davis , through a gen
eral order , has announced to the people
ple of Porto Rico that the inaugura
tion of Civil Governor Charles H. Al
len will take place in the executive-
mansion May 1. Following the time-
honored custom of the Island , the day's
ceremonies will begin with sunrise
serenades by bands of music , followed
at 9 o'clock by military , naval and civil
parades which will be reviewed by the
governor on the Plaza Principal. Tues
day , May 1 , will be observed as a general
'
eral hol'iday throughout the Island.
The citizens arc invited to suspend
their ordinary vocations and partici
pate in honoring the day , which is
designed to be forever memorable in
the history of Porto ulco.
ACAINST ADDING TO ITS POWER
Bonute Committed Iteporls Adversely
Int r tntc ( OonniMireo Kill.
WASHINGTON , April 27-A vote
was taken in the interstate commerce
committee of the senate today on the
question of reporting the bill enlarg
ing the powers of the Interstate Com
merce commission , whicn resvlted in
a tie of 4 to1. . There were three ab
sentees , and of those Senators Al-
drlch and Chllton were paired , the lat
ter for and the former against the bill.
Senator Lindsay , the pther absentee.
wasrnoLpah'ed anil tlje qhal.rman was
authorized to consult him and tnen
to act accordingly.
PROMOTIONWANTED FOR SHAFTER
IIarrows rreionU Hill to M > ! [ o Him
.Major General.
WASHINGTON , April 27. Senator
Burrows Introduced a hill In/tne sen
ate authorizing the president 'to 'se
lect from the retired list of tlio army
an officer not absve the rank of briga
dier general who may have distin
guished hlmuejf during the war with
Spain ' in command of a'separate army
and'to appoint him to the major geh-
eral-lri'tb'fr'rttlred ' list1.5' ThfeilIll is in
the interest of General Shatter.
RUIN LEFT BY FIRE.
Ottnvrii , Cnimdii , unit Surrounding Towua
HnlTcr ( Irrnt Ditmiigo.
OTTAWA , Cnt. , April 27. Five
square miles of territory burned over ,
more than 2,500 dwellings , factories ,
mills , stores and other buildings do-
otroycd , entailing a loss estimated to
reach $20,000,001) ) , and between 12,000
and 15,000 men , women and children
homeless is a summing up of the havoc
wrought by the fire which has been
raging at Hull and in OttnWa since 11
o'clock yesterday morning and at mid
night was not completely under con
trol.
trol.Most
Most of the lumber piles in Hull and
Ottawa have disappeared and nro now
mere heaps of eluirred wood and ashen.
Half a dozen church and schools , a
number of mills , the Hull water workn ,
the Hull court heuac and jail , the con
vent almost every business place and
about 1,000 dwelling and shops in Hull
have been destroyed. Indeed , prac
tically nothing of Hull is left but a
church and n few houses beyond it.
The spot where the lire originated
Is about a quarter of a mile from the
main street of Hull and as a gale was
blowing from the northwest right in
the direction of the lumber piles ann
mills both on the Hull and Ottawa
shores of the Ottawa river and Chau-
diero Falls it wan soon seen that the
lire was almost certain to bo n largo
one.
one.By 11:30 : o'clock the fire had got a
good hold of Main street and the entire
street with dozens of cross streets were
burned. Practically there is not a
house ilcft In the street.
In this city it is estimated that be
tween the mills , factories , etc. , burned ,
1,500 residences were destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at $15.000,000
and the insurance at $2,500,000.
In Hull the fire has about burned
out. The business portion is all gone
and over half of the residences.
INDIANS LONG FOR THEIR OLD LIFE
Hill to Permit Their Emigration to
Mexico I'ivoroil.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 27.
The house committee on Indian af
fairs today directed a favorable report
on the bill creating a commission to
consider the establishment of a nation
al reserve or park of the Leech Lake ,
Winnebago and Cass Lake Indian res
ervations in Minnesota , comprising
about 830,000 acres. The commissi.on
was fixed at three members from each
branch of congress and an appropria
tion of $5,000 was allowed.
The committee also reported favor
ably the bill allowing Indians In the
Indian Territory to emigrate to Mexico
ice , the emigration to bo under the di
rection of the secretary of the interior
and in bands of 300. Mexico gives the
Indians an opportunity to return to
; heir tribal relations and nomadic hab
its and they prefer this to the restric
tions now Imposed on them and also
as a means of avoiding the spread o
tuberculosis and other diseases which
have decimated them of late.
PRESS PORTE FOR PAYMENT
Charge Orlseomb Presents n Koto Io-
mnndlii < ; prompt Settlement.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Wednesday.
April 25. The negotiations between
the United States and the Porte re
garding the Armerican indemnity
claims licive again been transferred
licre. United states Charge d'Affaires
Grincom yesterday handed to Tewllk
Pasha , minister of foreign affairs , u
note based on instructions ho had re
celvcd from Wellington , the tenor of
which has not yet been made public
It is understood , however , mat it de
mands prompt payment of the indem
nity.The
The note will be discussed at th
council of ministers today. Similar
steps by the otner powers arc regarded
as imminent.
Charge Griscom in the present cir
cumstances declines to express his
views.
The only issue at present , however ,
is the execution of the Porto's repeat
ed promises to Minister Straus to pay
tlio indemnity.
Our CliilniH Agiilnxt Turkey.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 27.
It is learned that the note of Mr. Gris
com , United States charge at Constan
tinople , Is founded on tlio state depart
ment's instructions to press vigorous
ly the claim for indemnity already
lodged with the porte. The note is not
an ultimatum in any sense , but Is in
continuation of the expressed deter
mination of the state department to
exhaust all peaceful and proper moans
to secure a settlement of these Amer
ican claims.
Itertlrletlon of 1'iinHeH rnvored.
WASHINGTON , April 27. The sen
ate committee on interstate commerce
today authorized a favorable report
upon Senator Chumuer's bill concern
ing the giving of railroad passes. It
prohibits the i.iGiiIng of free passes ex
cept as authorized by the existing law ,
and classifies such conduct as "unjust
discrimination. "
Hnir.t 1S1I1 miTer * rrom Kiiofx.
WASHINGTON. . .pril 27. Represen
tative Hull , chairman of the house
military committee , today introduced
by request a bill reorganising the staff
of HIP army. It differs throughout tram
Secretary Ront'n staff bill anil creates
a general and special staff.
Klslit llnnr Iit\r rnvored.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 27.
The house committee on labor at a sptv
cial meetings directed a favorable re
port on the Gardner eight-hour bill ,
which has attracted much attention in
labor circles and among contractors for
government work. The vote was unan
imous in its favor.
Cnliuitiil DIIIIICH Meet ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 27.
The National Society of the Colonial
names passed a resolution today in
creasing the number of vice presidents
from two to three. A resolution waa
also adopted suggesting that the socie
ties of the several states extend their
researches as far back of the revolt !
tlonnry period as possible and to se
cure letters and papers preserved In
families relating to the earlier colonial
times. Miss Wlmrton of Washington
read a 'papor on what the. aotlety had
accciuDllsbod.
The Oaso Soon to Oomo Before Supreme
Oonrt for Hearing.
THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEFENSE
Attorney * Will Argun tlio Demurrer of
thu Monopoly to the Coiiirlttlnt | I'lleil
liy the Slate A Cnxo Tluit Altrucll
Widespread Attention.
LINCOLN , April 30. The case of
the State of Nebraska against the
Standard Oil company will come up
for hearing before the supreme court
Tuesday on a demurrer Hied by At
torney General Smyth , the object of
which is to strike out two clauses of
the defendant's answer which attack
the constitutionality of the Nebraska
anti-trust law. James M. Woolworth
and Frank L. McCoy will appear for
the Standard Oil company and At
torney General Smyth will present
the side of the state.
The questions to be discussed arc of
a legal nature , all touching upon the
constitutionality of the act under
which the suit was instituted. In the
demurred just filed Attorney General
Smyth holds that the attorneys for
the defendant have placed n wrong In
terpretation upon the law and insists
that for this reason clauses G and 7
of their answer should be stricken out.
The consideration of this proposition
will delay the final hearing of the case
for several months and If the attorney
general is overruled the state's cause
of action will lie seriously crippled.
The attorney general contends that
there is nothing in the anti-trust law
or Its title which is contrary to the
constitution , but the answer of the
defendant cites several specific points
of alleged unconstltutionallty and
three more which are held to be con
trary to the constitution of the United
States.
This case has attracted widespread
attention , for upon its decision de
pends the course to be pursued against
trusts In other states. James M. Woolworth -
worth lias been employed as additional
counsel for the defense and prepara
tions are being made by that side of
the case for one of the hardest legal
battles ever fought in Uic supreme
court.
Tuxes AcnliiMt KailroiuN.
LINCOLN , April GO. The Nebraska
railroad maps for 189 ! ) have been de
livered at the state house and are
ready for distribution from the office
of the transportation secretaries. The
maps , besides showing the boundary
linns of all counties , judicial and con
gressional districts , contain n lot o
interesting railroad statistics touch
ing upon taxation , value and cost of
operation of railroads in Nebraska.
The total amount of taxes assessed
against the railroads for 1890 is ? ! . -
099.-1G0.12. Lancaster county heads the
list of counties in the valuation ot
taxable railroad property , the taxes
assessed in . . . .is county amounting to
$52,2)7.t ! ! ! ! . In Douglas county , next
on the list , the taxes assessed In 1899
amounted to ? 32-12.21. In Wheeler
county the assessment is $3G7. During
the year eighty-five persons were
killed and 213 injured. The total Com
pensation on all Nebraska railroads
for employes was 5S.9S7.C29 and the
total operating expenses were § 15,094-
325.
Death of Fremont Soldier.
FREMONT. Neb. . April 30. Mr. J.
A. Bateman received word of the death
on n transport of his son. Howard F.
Bateman , of Company II , Thirty-ninth
United States volunteers. It Is thought
that he had been discharged for sick
ness and was on his way home. His
is tue second death among the eight
Fremont boys who enlisted In the
Thrity-ninlh , the other being that of
Private W. B. Nelson , who was killed
in action. Bateman was 27 years old
and had resided hero with his parents. ,
clerking in his father's grocery for
about six years. His remains were
buried at sea.
ArrcHt O riinlllnqr Treasurer
FREMONT , Neb. , April 30. News
was received here of the arrest at
Green Bay , Wls. , of Henry Hoetfclker ,
the .icfaulting treasurer of Webster
township. Hoolfelter left for parts
unknown in September , 189G , and when
his books were examined his accounts
were found to be short several thou
sand dollars. He owed Dodge county
about $2,300 and a nearly equal
amount to Webster township and the
school district of Dodge. This short
age was made good by his bondsmen ,
one of whom was his father-in-law ,
and ever since that time they have
made strenuous efforts to get a trace
of him.
United Mutual Hull Insnruiee AHHuela-
lion.
The United Mutual Hull Insurance
association of Lincoln , paid April 18 ,
$6,7(57.00 ( on losses In addition to what
has already been paid , making n total
of 512,832.00 more paid on losses than
any other company doing business In
the state , and on an income of $29-
542.00 less than the next largest com
pany. The report of the insurance
department for 189 ? < shows that the
loss by hall wan 22 times greater than
all other losses combined on farm
property.
Syndicate for Sugar licet * .
FREMONT. Neb. , April 30. A syn
dicate of citizens , with Frank Brown
as superintendent , is putting In sev
enty-five acres of sugar beets east of
town. Mr. Brown has been In the
beet raising business for u number of
years past and he avers that It is the
most profitable crop that a farmer can
raise. The exceedingly wet season
last year , which discouraged so many ,
Mr. Brown states waa the wettest in
thirty-two 'years , and thr > it will re1 *
cur Is wholly improbable.
"CORN PLANTING 'BEGUN "
.
* '
/ j. i
( Iroutut lit ruvoriihlo Condition A ( limit
Wovlc for I tin Oral n.
UNIVERSITY OK NEBRASKA , Lin-
coin , April 27. Rainfall churl , for waelc
ending 8 u. in. , April 23 :
The past week his : been warm and
wet , with morn thtin the normal
amount of cloudiness. The dally mean
temperature for the week averaged G
degrees above the normal In the oust *
orn and 15 degrees In the western coun
ties. Tlie minimum temperatures for
the week were below freezing in the
northern and western counties on the
mornhiR of the ISth. The maximum
temperatures occurred on the liis days
of the week , and generally wore be
tween 75 decrees and S'O degrees.
llaln fall quite generally on the first
and last days of the week , making n
total for the week above normal in all
counties. The rainfall exceeded' an
Inch In most eastern and southern
counties' and exceeded two Inches In
several nouthcaittorn counties.
The heavy rains caused the ground
to be too wet for. farm work the first
half of the week. During the remain
ing days rapid progress was made In
preparing for corn ground for planting ,
and a llttlo corn was planted in south
ern counties. The warm rain wan very
bcncflclnl to all grain. Oats and spring
wheat are coming up evenly and grow
ing rapidly. Winter wheat has im
proved in condition. Potato planting
is well advanced. Peach , apricot and
plum trees are commencing to blossom
in southern counties and promise to
bo full of blossoms.
Diinmgu Done by C.vrlono.
WYMORE , Nob. . April 27. The cy
clone which passed through this coun
ty , east of hero , seems to have done
more damage than was at llrst report
ed. At the home of the Harrcns , four
and a half miles south end one mile
east of here , .us large barn was carried
from Its foundation and completely
demolished. The\hnrnesH , which was
in the barn was later found half a
mile north , but the horses , also in the
barn , \yore not injured. A stalk cutter ,
which stood near the barn , had one
wheel taken oiT clean. On the farm
north of Darrens the storm swept
through n Held of wheat and a strip
thirty foot wide across the entire Held
was loft without a spear of wheat in
sight. On the farm of William Kye
eighty rods of fence were carried away.
Derorutlon for Melldejolin ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 27.
The senate committee on foreign rela
tions agreed to report favorably a resolution
elution permitting Assistant Secretary
Melklojohn to receive the decoration of
chevalier of the sword , tendered to him
by the king of Sweden and Norway
on account of courtesies extended to
Swedish officers who visited the United
States during the Spanish-American
war. The decoration is one of the
handsomest ever presented to an Amer
ican , and for a very long time Secre
tary Molklcjohn was in doubt whether
to accept it , but lie finally decided ,
out of courtesy to the donor , it would
be only proper to receive the decora
tion.
Mill * liy Sutiiitnr Allc'n.
WASHINGTON , IX C. , April 27.
Yesterday was Senator Allen's bill day ,
lie having introduced bills to remove
charges of desertion from the name of
F. W. Jogyln of darks , Neb. ; J. P.
Troyer of Palmer , Merrlck county ;
Peter Coilo of Wayne , Neb. , and Hois-
kcll Lollard and bills to pension II. B.
Salter , Isnac Hogobone , Hiram T. Coff-
man , Deborah Perkins , .Jerome Cassa-
vant. Charles B. Hart , William H.
North and D. 13. Bailey.
Ini : < l Hotly of u Mini U Found.
GRAND ISLAND. Nob. , April 27.
The remains of a man apparently about
25 years old wore found about one anu
a half miles east of this city on the
Union Pacific railroad. The body was
completely severed from the limbs.
His clothing was neat and clean , but
thoroughly soaked and marked H. G.
McAnneney. Winona , Minn. On his per
son was a letter addressed to Mrs. I.
Broe , OHccola , Neb. The remains will
bo held until relatives are heard from.
"ret Ion 31 a n Ilnrrlhly iMiineled.
WYMORE , Nob. . April 27. Otis
Brown , who wont to work as a section
hand on the Burlington at this place ,
fell , in front of the.hand car which
passed over him breaking his collar
bone , fracturing his skull back of the
ear , breaking a number of his ribs and
mangling one leg. He died from his
injuries.
Hunker * urci lliniieted. ]
HARTINGTON , Neb. , April 27. A
banquet in honor of those attending
the Northeastern Nebraska Bankers'
association meeting was tendered at
the Union opera houuo. It was con
ducted by the Ladies' Guild of the Epls-
copal church. Ed Kearney of Jackson
was the toastmaster. It was a brilliant
social event.
K I'liuit for Aiiliiirn.
AUBURN , Neb. , April 27 The Au
burn canning plant is now assured , the
necessary amount of steM ? having been
subscribed by twelve responsible men ,
eleven of whom nro business men of
Auburn. The company will incorporate
this evening and at once proceed to se
cure the putting out of several hun
dred acres of corn and tomatoes.
House llroUen by tlui Wind.
WAHOO , Nob. , April 27. A destruct
ive wind storm visited the farm of
Thomas Rochford , about eight miles
northwest of this city. Mr. Rochford'n
residence was broken in two , the parts
thrown off the foundation and par * , un
roofed ; barn unroofed , corncrlbs and
granaries smashed and grain scattered.
Why Kxtrmllllnu I'allfil.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 27. Accord
ing to the conclusions of Governor
Poyntor the requisition for the return
of Dr. Hills , the alleged bigamist , was
refused by the governor of Washington -
ton because of the absence of a certifi
cate testifying to the truth of certain
facts set forth In the petition. The
requisition was rnUdo out according to
the requirements of other states ; but
an examination 'of the laws of Wash'
ington'shows' that it Is' technically at
fault. Hills Is wanted at Blair.
Seine Facts About the Eatcal Now Tight-
ing Against Extradition ,
HE FOUND A WIFE AT BLAin
Miirrlcd Dolly 1'owell , Whom * Fntliot
Now Lltm ut Florence 1 Under Ar-
rrnt ut TIICOIIIII , Wuili. , anil In Multlne
Deaiierutc KlTorU to Kvndo I'nnUh-
in en t.
BLAIR , Neb. , April 2H. Parties In
terviewed hero in regard to the How-
land P. Hill bigamy case of Taconm ,
Wash. , reported in dispatches , give the
following facts :
Rowland I' . Hill , or Hills , , as the
English letters give his name , was mar
ried in Blair at the Episcopal church
by Rector Young on March 11 , IS'JU , to
Dolly Powell , daughter of Edgar Pow
ell , now living at Florence , Neb. Hills
was formerly a priest or rt'etor of the
Church of England at Bolsovcr , Clics
terlleld , England. Ho was married to
Miss Atlsott of that place about 1893 ,
and left her In January , 18'Jtj , coming
to Philadelphia. Ho returned to Eng
land In February of the same year ,
and again came to the United States
in August , coming to New York with
Ills ordination papers , where ho en
tered upon church work. His wife's
letters followed him and the bishop re
voked his license there. He then came
to Atlantic , la. , and again his license
was taken away from htm. Tlioro ho
became acquainted with the Powell
family , with whom ho came to Blair
and went into the milk business. He
had every appearance of a well edu
cated man , out Kept away from ins
church people while disguised as a
milkman. Rev. loung had boon warn
ed to look out for one Rov. Hills , but
llttlo' dreamed that the man who
brought milk to his back door was the
one. It was at the request of the pa
rents and upon affidavits of Hills that
he had never been married tlult Rev.
Young consented to perform the mar
riage ceremony , having misgivings of
the man on account of his highly edu
cated manners. Upon learning that
lie was the man of whom he had boon
wnrniid about ten months before he
has taken earnest stops to have him
brought to justice.
Sheriff Mcneke loft bore on last
Wednesday and line had ( lie man ar
rested in Taconm. A telegram an
nounces that Hills has commenced
habeas corpus proceedings and 'will
light against coming back. His Eng
lish wife left England April M and is
expected to be In Blair In a few days.
AixIriMrn mill tlin University.
LINCOLN. Neb. , April 25. Acting
Chancellor Bcsscy returned this morn
ing from Chicago , whore ho was the
guest of the Nebraska University club
of that city at its second annual din
ner. While In the city Dr. Bossoy con
ferred with Dr. Andrews concerning
the administration of the State univer
sity and of this Interview he said to
day :
"Tho first morning after I arrived
In Chicago I had a conference with Dr.
Andrews. I took along a number of
university documents to give the new
chancellor a better idea of the size ,
growth and importance of the Institu
tion than ho formed while in the city ,
and he seemed more than ever pleased
over the prospects. Dr. Andrews will
be here August 1 and I'll have to hang
on until then. Ho expects to leave Chicago
cage In a few days for Europe , but
Mrs. Andrews will come to Lincoln
some time In .July to arrange for u
house and will remain In th'o city from
that time.
llorlns : for Ncbimku Con I.
WILDER , Nob. , April 25. Several
enterprising citizens in and around
Wllber , headed by J. F. Snlrk. real
estate agent , have long had the belief
that deposits of coal oxlstod in the lo
cality. Last October they employed a
well known borer from Crete to com
mence operations on the farm of An
ton Karplsok , six miles west of Wil-
ber. He bored to the depth of twenty-
live feet , and at that depth discovered
a seam of coal twenty-one Indies in
thickness. This work not proving sat-
slfactory to the parties concerned , they
determined to incur further expense ,
and now they have employed the firm
of C. M. Mullock & Co. of Chicago to
make borings with u diamond core
drill.
lriirm r Hunted Hlmftoir.
PAPILLION Nob. , April 25. John
Rudolph , n middle-aged farmer , who
has been living on the Rltchlo farm
flvo miles south of Paplllio'n , hung
himself in Ills granary. Ho has a sis-
lor , Mrs. John Mctzgor. living at Leigh.
Neb. Rudolph lias been farming hero
for the past live years. It is supposed
that deranged mental condition was
responsible for his suicide , as no other
CUUHO can lis ascribed.
Hey Crushed liy a Wagon.
HILDRETH , Neb. , April 25.
Nathan , the youngest son of John Nel
son , was run over by a lumber wagon
here , Ho sustained injuries to bin
chest , which arc liable to prove fatal.
Delicate Siirnleiil Operation.
HASTINGS , Nob. , April 25. Dr.
WelrlcK , assisted by Dr. Schaufelberg ,
removed an eye from Mrs. Wesley For
ney , a lady who lives about six miles
east of Hastings. The lady's little son
was playing with an air gun and dis
charged it at his mother's face. The
shot entered the eye and completely
destroyed the sight. The shot was
found embedded In the eyeball , from
whence It was removed by the doctors.
Si-rond Dlxlrlet Knninnrntorft.
OMAHA. Neb. , April 25. Census Su
pervisor D. H. Wheeler has received
from Washington the names of the
enumerators appointed for the Second
Nebraska district. At the same time
he received special instructions not to
make the names public. The list of
appointees includes the names of nine
women , who have been appointed to
enumerate resident districts in the
city of Omaha. This Is the first time ,
so far as known , that-women1 have
been Srt employed In Omaha , and "Major
Wncoler expects'them ' to make a bet-
tcf'slfow'lng than .the average.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Notr
South Oiimhu nnd KUotrliqro ,
SOUTH OMAHA LtVH STOCK.
BOUTH OMAHA , April IM.-CA'CTLK-
Soinet > iliiK , , HUc I'fty ornHUty . | ouU of
cornfi'd l > ei > vta were on rfftle. AiuoilR thu
number thi ro wiirt.-cjultiv at .tiood. r oiuny
rlKht Kood , fnt , ( cattle. Tlit } nmrliut us u
wnolo did -ptciieiiliiitiy nvv | , toatureH
of Importiinco nml .the wliolu tory couiii
bo told by eulHnK It Kood , Mtoudy iiml
fairly nptlvo mnrlci-l. if anythtiw , the
houVy cuttln wore the bent nolle , "uut
Htoerrt , Ki.ootffi.10 ; Hteers and liRlfuM.Ji.ua
411.75 ; COWH. fl.yMil.Mi cow.s and helfors ,
Ji ; ii oitnj ( i ii.vt , nui in , t-ti * < * . '
lions The early lildn ivero enorally ut
JX.35 for thu henl misod IHIRH , with now
unit thv . " Ml of i3.37MsMfi.iU for aomo-
thliiB extra fMil iilitf hoiivy. Shortly ii"-
or the market opened buyer * lowered thulr
hand. * and -iK'nun UilUlnw JS.lrt'.VLrtUj fnr
Rood lontlH. some buyers Rlvlnir U otit that
they wanted n drove or IIORK to cent not
tn exceed K.W3In olhnvwordM u.uy l > -
KIIII bidding iH7c luwur. Solluiv were
determined and held on' , HO that eventual
ly buyer * who really wanted the ho
were torccd to pay prices thai on tin uver-
UITO were Re lower limn yesterday.
SHI-JKP Quotation : ( "lipped wothcrH ,
$ . " > . : iji5.iiO ; clipped ym < rlltiKM , $5.5tn ; ;
clipped owe * , , Rood to choice , IS.Oi'iju.i' ;
fair to Kood clipped uwo , JJ.fiOff5.00 ; '
to choice wi'rtU m Wobled lamb * , J
7.1V ) ; fair to K < od weHtnin wooled ami * .
$ C.tOlni..S3 ; Kood to choice clipped hi
$ i.00 ! JjJ.a3 ( ; fair to Rood cllppt'H iambs ) .
CHICAGO GUAIN AND J'HODUCK.
OHR'AOO. April au.VHKATNu. . 2
UcbllN-No.
'low. ' ; i-i1i ) . . . .
OATS-NO , a. NO. 2 whim ,
27 ,4 : i7ic : No. 3 WIUlo , SU
KYIO-No. 2. uSfte.
HAUl.KYNo.UfirWie. .
SlCliDH No. 1 llaxHoud and northwest.
$1.1:1. : 1'rlino timothy , S'.VVi. Clover , con
tract KVadn. J7. . . .
I'KOVlSlONS-MiMH porlc. per ' > bl. .
JIUMiT..KO. Ltird , per 1DO lb . . J7.20i ' ' . . ! 5.
Short ribs Hldett ( lootte ) . $ ii.K > V7.3G. ry
Halted Hhoiildi'M ( boxed ) , W.7547.UO | ; short
clear sides ( boxed ) . J7.3''ii7.UU. '
NBW YOUK OUAIN MA1MCHT.
NKW YOKK. April ISO. Wl IK AT Local
Hhortrt were bent huyurn and this miiruot
closed Unit nt Wi"hiO " not udvancu. wuy ,
7:1 : l-nnj7jc ; ; | : ! closed''tit I'lOac ; Soptcmuor ,
CORN Cloned llrm nt UfHic .not nil-
vuncu. May , 43 fi-UWl.W : July , 45 * .i-.j'
S 7-IKo ; closed at 4tt'.8c ; Heptumbor closed
tit 4G'.i.c.
( ! ) AT.S-Spot. quiet : No. 2 , 2Sc : No. .1.
27' je : No. a white. 2 'c : No. 3 white , ajo ;
triuilt mixed wiMtern. 2'u * u : truck whlto.
Zli'illilc. OptlonH m'Kli'Clod , closing dull ut
'so docllnu. No. 2 whlto. May , cloacd at
KANSAS CITY LIVK STOCtC.
KANSAS IMTY. April IW.-UA'I-TL
The few hui'f untile offered HOOII solil ut
UroiiK prices ; Htot-kers and fcodurn tr < . .
to lOc hlKher ; natlvo r.tuors. < l.rc)5 > fi.o > :
itockors nml foi'derx. Jl.W ( r . ) J butcliBr
COWM and hclfent , $ : i.no l. D ; cunnurii. . & )
TiS/JS ; feil westerns , ifl.irAf4.tH ) ; Toxunu ,
$ u.GO'd 1.03.
HOClS-Clood nctlvo piieUlntr demand at
Hteady prlcen ; heavy. } r.V/r..45 : ! ( : mlxeil ,
T'.2yi ( | ) ; lltthlwulKhtH , i-hOOdifi. * ) ; piKJ.
al'lKKr AND LAMl'.S Trade slow , prlc-
s wcnlc anil lower ; Colorado liimhi * , $ i > . ' > . > :
lipped mnttoiiM. il.TOfG.2ri : Htoekera and
eedors , H.'Ott.'i.lO ! uullH , jl.OOlT4.7u.
CHIPAaO LIVK STOCK MAHIvKT.
CHICAGO , April IlO.-CATTI.IQ-llutch-
T Mlock. Hlromr nutlvus , ifood to prlmo
itper , fl.Wiu.S. ! ; poor to medium , dull.
l.aV'M.SO ! Holected feedorh , nlruliK , * l.l5 !
< i..0."i ; mixed HtocHerM , steady to Blow ,
Si.40fd.00 ; COWM. $ : ' . .OOft4.M : helfonl. W.- ; '
l.S ; caniifrM. ua.-.WfZ.W ) ; bullx , $2. ! 1d..W :
cnlves. $ J.VK | ii."it : TCXIUIH , rcoulptH , nonu :
Htendy. Tex'iiM fed Hteern , Hteady , * l.l ir
j.-JS ; Toxns bulb. , linn. SV-'r/cflUr. .
HOGS AveniKO do lower ; lop , Jo.UJ.
mixed and butcher , j : > . -Wiu.ri. > : Kood to
choice , heavy. $5.IO'iri.Ci ? ) : i-oiiBh lienvy ,
$ ri.2.V < ifi.ri ; lljjhl , ? j. > j'5.47Vj ; bullc ot HttlcH ,
PRINCE Of WALES TOUCHED.
lYcUnoivlodgi * * Congratulations on Ills
Iteeent jeiie. : |
LONDON , April 30. The Prince of
Wale.aclcnowledgoH the sympathies
and congratulations from all parts of
the world on his recent escape from
assassination. In a letter just made
public as follows :
" 1 have been deeply touched by the
numerous expressions , of sympathy
and good will expressed to me on thu
occasion of the providential escape of
the Princess of Wales and myself from
the danger wo have lately passed
through. From every part or the
globe , from the queen's subjects
throughout the world , as well as the
representative ? ! and Inhabitants of for
eign countries have these manifesta
tions proceeded and on my return to
tlilri country 1 received a welcome so
spontaneous and hearty that I felt I
wa stho recipient of the moat gratlfy-
Ing tribute of Konulno good will. Such
a proof of Iclnd and generous reeling
Is , of course , most highly prized by
mo and will forever bo cherisncd in
my memory. ALBERT HOWARD. "
BOERS TO WINTER IN NATAL
Kitlllrrf Told to ( ilv Them I'unture or
.Move Out.
L.ADYSMIII , April 3U. Tne 73oers
are making preparations for spending
the winter in Natal. They are visit
ing all the Kaffirs within the occupied
sphere , demanding the payment of
hut taxes and Informing them that
they must not pay the Natal govern
ment in the future , but them.
The Hoera are bringing their stock
from the high veldt Into Natal for
winter grazing , and have intimated to
the Kalilrs that they require the grass
for their animals and that the na
tives must work for them or remove
south of the Sunday river.
The enemy are busy on new posi
tions north of Elaudslaagte. It ban
been ascertained by means of range
find era that they are not less than
1 t'l.OOO yards distant from the station
and collerlea , therefore they are be
yond the reach of our guns. ,
The I're.i lliitntx Kill.
WASHINGTON" , April .30. It now
seems certain that the free homos bill
will pass the house without serious
opposition , but will meet with strong
obstacles in the senate. It is learned
that Senator Allison Is strongly op-
possed to the measure and will op
pose It on thq ground that it will
dlsslpato $50,000,000 of tlio public
money. The friends of the bill , In
cluding Representative Lacey , chair
man of the house committee on pub
lic lands , say that the amount in
volved In the proposition will not ex
ceed 520,000,000 , If Unit much.
