IN mm
The Island } Poi ouion Subject Oroatca a
Heated Discussion.
SENATOR ALLEN TAKES A PART
Mpooner , utf Wlaooinln , Clmrgea Thut
Jmuos Not Legltliuuto Are C rented
rho Dcbnto Talios a Decidedly 1'olltlcul
Turn UlmrRoi by BriiMtor Align.
WASHINGTONHay25. . The duty
of the United States toward Its "la-
land possessions1' wa'a the subject of
heated discussion in the seilale. Soon
after the senate convened Bacon of
Georgia began an extended reply to
the speech of Platt , delivered yester
day. Hla speech was largely supple
mental to that which he delivered sev
eral days ago demanding an Investiga
tion of Cuban financial affairs. His
resolution , to which there la little erne
no opposition , under the ruloa went to
the committee on contingent expensed.
The remainder of the' afternoon
was occupied by Spooncr of Wiscon
sin in concluding hla speech on the
'Philippine ' question.
The debate which ho aroused tooK
u turn decidedly political. He charged
the Bb-caHed antl-lmp.qrjallsta with , er ' ,
atlng an issue which was not legiti
mate. Many , ot hfs statements were
controverted by Allen ot Nebraska
and Pettlgrow of South Dakota , and
the controversy at times became al
most personal.
Spooner maintained that the facts
proved the attack upon the United
States troops waa not only made by
Agulnaldo , but had long been premedi
tated. By Filipino documents which
ihad fallen Into the hands of the
Americans , he showed that the Filipinos
pines under the leadership of Agul
naldo were preparing for an attack
upon our troops and that It had been
flxed for February 5 , 18)9 ! ) , ono Jiy b- >
fore the outbreak occurred.
Spooner declared that nobody but an
"anti-Imperialist , " who by his words
and actions desired the dishonor of
his country and the making of cam
paign material In a presidential year ,
could have so little good faith as to
make the brutal charge against the
president of the L'\lted States that ho
had been responsible for the precipi
tation of hostilities. '
In discussing rurcher along the re
sponsibility for the continuation of
hostilities , Spooner quoted a dispatch
from General Otla giving an account
of an interview he had with Judge
Torres , one of the Filipino commis
sioners , who suggested that a neutral
2ono be established between the hos
tile armies.
"General Otis informed him that the
suggestion of a neutral zone or an
armistice in the circumstances would
have to come from Agulnaldo. An
officer was sent to Agtiinaldo by Judge
Torres with a request that an armis
tice be arranged , and for reply Agulr
naldo sent to General Otis a copy o [
his' declaration of war. * n
T received In the noon mail today.'V
said Spooner , "an Insulting letter from-
the chief of the so-callad anti-im
perialists of Boston , in which he de
nounced General Otis as a liar. "
At this point Allen Interrupted to
say that an army officer a friend of
hla had Informed him that that state
ment of the Interview with Judge Tor
res was not true ; that General Otis
had misrepresented It.
'An officer who charges falsehood
against his commanding officer , " re
torted Spooner , "ought to make it in
the open. "
"If he should make the charge In
the open , " said Allen , "his position
would be imperiled. "
"Well. " replied Spooner , "If lie told
the truth a court-martial would take
care of his case and that of the com
manding general , too. He would not
Imperil his office in the army of any
decent government In the world. "
' 'The way the army ia run today , "
assorted Allen , "it is certain that no
ofllcor wouldi thus Imperil his posi
tion. "
' . 'There never was a time in all the
Illustrious history of our army , " re
plied Spoonor warmly , "when It was
befter , braver or more honorable than
It Is today. The senator's officer
friend would receive full protection.
General Otis signs his statements. 1
have no respect for a man who goes
behind the back of'his commanding
general to malign him. "
Holds leu Tnut
NEW YORK. May 23.-rAttorney
Go'neral J. C. DnvlesiCbduy announced
his decision in the proceedings against
the American Ice company. He de
cides that the American Ice company
is an unlawful combination , conduct
ing its business in restraint of trade.
In violation of law and against public
policy , and he will commence proceed
ings against the American Ice < ? om-
pauy to prohibit It from dolns business
In this state. The attorney. general ,
when asked to whether the governor
will order'a special rnnd Jury t ( In-
'
sflgate. the connection of' the New
York City oillcials witn thq company ,
said ho had not the slightest Idea
what the governor 'Intended-doing. '
Oniiilfllon of tlu < TnnHUry.
WASHINGTON , D , G. , May 25. To
day's , statement of the treasury bal- .
oncca In the general fund , exclusive ot
the $150,000,000 gold reserve' In the' di
vision of redemption , shows : Avail
able'cash balance , ? 113,071,813 ; gold ,
$70,073,320. ,
, ; ,
Day to Vote on Oltmnmrgnrliin.t
WASHINGTON , May 25. - , The
house committee on agriculture flxed
next Tuesday for taking a final vote
on ole6margarine legislation , nt which
time It will 'be decided whether tlia
Grout bill or the substitute measure
will be reported to the house. The
meethig today developed considerable
feeling between the respective ele
ments for and against the proposed
legislation. ' Representative1 Haugen In- '
tlmatod that there was a design to tie
lay .al ] legislation and suggested that
ltufjrugtslonsllbokglvenifor an Immedi
ate report.
SIMPLY A DOER HUNT.
Ilrltlsh Army Sprruil Out In Vorin of
Oreut Cri' ceiil. .
LONDON. May 25. Lord Roberts'
Infantry 'advance la delayed at the
Rheuoator river for a day or two by
depth of the stream , which Is not
fordablc. The banks , which are pre-
clpltous. are forty feet high. A pontoon
teen and temporary bridge couutrui-
tlona are under way.
A dispatch from Rhenoster , dated
Wednesday , May 23 , 7:15 : p. m. , says :
The Ronoral opinion la that we will
arrive at Pretoria aa fast as wo can
march , though the Boors announced *
to all , the countryside that they In
tended"to flght to the death.
The railway has not been damaged
to any great extent between Kroon-
atad and * iheno3ter. The Transvaal
ers have offended the Free Staters by
destroying their splendid bridges when
retiring to Kroonstad. They refrained
from doing this on the retreat to Rho-
nester , but now they are destroying
the railroad and bridges almost com
pletely north of the Rhouostor.
The British troops are In the form
of a crescent , with horns thirty mllea
apart , with General French's cavalry
on the west within twenty-three mllea
of tho' Vail anad General Hamilton's
mounted men on the right within
thirty mllea of the Vaal. The center
of the crescent la about forty miles
from the Vaal. Boer telegrams say
that the 3.000 British with ten gutia
are near Vreedefort , close to the Vaal
and close to Pary's.
Ono correspondent refers to the ad
vance as a "promenade. " Another de
scribes It as a ' "Boer hunt. "
The Free Staters are pictured aa
"bolting like hares" at the first sight
of the British. The latter , according
to ono writer , do not even find women
and children , as the lleelng farmers
take their families with tnera In con
sequence of the reports current among
the Transvaalers that ; the British kid
nap all children over 12 years of age.
IN MILES' AND CORBINS' INTEREST.
Sennto Committee Amunda the Military
mid Academy Hill ,
WASHINGTON , May 25. The mili
tary affairs committee of the senate
today concluded consideration of the
military appropriation bill. The bill
was amended by adding those sections
of the army reorganization bill giving
the major general commanding the
army the rank of lieutenant general ,
and the present adjutant general the
rank of major general. The number
of cadet appointments allowed the
president was Increased from thirty 19
fifty.
AdtitncB I'rli-u or
NEW YORK , May 25 All grades of
refined sugars have , been advanced
five points except coarse granula eu
and extra fine granulated. Offers for
soft sugar are taken at Saturday's
full prices. All undelivered balances
on contracts expiring May 31 will be
canceled except Nos. 1 , 2 , 5 and 16 , .
Arbuckle Bros , and the Doscher Re
fining company have followed the ad
vance in refined made by the American
Sugar Refining company.
Clnrk'H CiiKo In l'oat onr < l.
WASHINGTON. May 25. An agree
ment was reached today between the
friends of Senator Clark of Montana
and the senate committee on privileg
es ami elections to postpone any action
upon the senator's credentials unti\ \
Wednesday , May 30. In the mean
time the credentials of Magannia will
be presented and the papers in both
cases will be considered together.
Minor Ofllrors W-nt In.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , May 25. When
the court or appeals meets today the
attorneys for the minor democratic
state officials will move to afilrm the
judgment in the case of the appeal ot
the republican minor officials. The
circuit court recently rendered judg
ments In favor of the democrats and
from this the republicans appealed.
March Into Anilnmli.
LONDON , May 25. It Is officially
announced that Colonel Bethune has
reported that while marching In the
direction of Newcastle , Natal , yester
day , he was ambushed by a party of
Boera six miles west of Vryheid , In
tl" > Transvaal , and that very few of his
force escaped. His casualties num
bered sixty-six nion.
AVlll Deliver Adilr m.
WASHINGTON. D. C. . May 25.
Those who have been closely Identified
with the Boer delegates since they
have been in Washington ami who corc-
ferred with them today on th lr plans ,
say that as a result of the statements
of the secretary of state , the delegates
will not remain long In Washington ,
but will attend a series of meetings ,
to be hold throughout the country.
K tn Attend Itmiiilon
WASHINGTON , May 23. The pres
ident , members of his cabinet , General
Miles and Adjutant General Corbln
will attend the reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac at Fred-
ertckgblirg , Va. , tomorrow. . The party
will leave here In a special cur tomoc-
row morning and will return to t.he
city that evening.
ConjrMnliit < > Oniien.
WASHINGTON , May 25. Secretary
Hay has sent a cable message to Am
bassador Choate at London asking to
"convey through the. appropriate chan
nels the congratulations and boat
Wishes of the president to her majesty ,
the nuccn , on the occasion of her
birthday. "
. . . . . . _ .
TURNING OVER THE Of NCES.
lt * | iul > lir.in Auditor Not \YHltlng for
Munilutn of Court.
FRANKFORT. Ky. . May 25. Repub
lican Auditor Sweeney sent for Dem
ocratic Auditor Coulter this morning
and notified him he was ready to turn
over the state records and possession
ot the ofllco In the state MOIHO without
waiting for action by the court of ap
peals. The transfer was effected to
day. It Is understood the other ze-
publican officials 'will do likewise Sn
the norft dUy or two and that by ne.t *
week the state house will be offeree
exclusively by thn democrats.
DE FAILED TO E
3eorgo Duncan Causes Much Esoitement
at the Penitentiary ,
N HIDING FOR FIFTEEN HOURS
In CrnwU Under the Floor nnil When
About to Ita Illicoveroil Tnkei to nil
Ifutned Holler Mounter VelehrutloB
I'luiiuoil at CriurforU Mlncellnueoun
Neliru Uu Mutter * .
LINCOLN. May 28. George Dun-
ten , a colored convict from Omaha ,
created a sensation at the penitentiary
> y an attempted escape. When the
: ally was taken at the evening meal
Dunken waa discovered to be mlss <
ng and fur fifteen hours all efforts
to find him or get oven a clue to hla
whereabouts were futile. He waa tl-
Tally discovered lying In an unusucd
holler iu the engine room.
Dunken was sent down from Omaha
four months ago to serve a ten-year
sentence for holding up a man on
Dodge street. For the last tow days
tie has been working on the outside.
He waa repairing a portion of the robf
on n shed In the rear of the broom
factory. Unseert by the guards , In
slipped down lusldo the building and
crawled under the floor , loosening n
couple of boards and replacing them
after ho was safely underneath. There
he remained for hours.
Dunkon had not anticipated that his
absence would be noticed so soon.
During the noon hour ho had con
structed a dummy , which he had left
In his cell to deceive the patrolman on
the night rounds. But this ruse was
Ineffective , for his absence was dis
covered long before bedtime. A
search was at once begun and Dun-
ken's fellow workmen carefully ques
tioned. Another convict remembered
seeing him about 5 o'clock In the aft
ernoon , but that was the last record
of him. A search of the building
where he had last worked was Insti
tuted and they examined the floor un
der which ho was. Dunken took the
alarm and slid to the other side of the
building , where he crawled out and
ran. , He was still unseen and made
his way undetected to the engine
house , crawling Into the old and un
used boiler. There he lay till 8
o'clock In the morning , when he waa
finally discovered.
Mounter Crloliriitlon I'laniicd.
CRAWFORD. Neb. , May 28. The
Northwestern Nebraska and South
western Dakota Civil and Spanish
War Soldiers' and Sailors' association
was recently organized here with the
following officers : Commander , Com
rade W. II. Akers of Alliance : first
vice commander , Comrade John E.
West of Crawford ; second vice com
mander , Comrade Allan G. Fisher of
Clmdron ; chaplain , John Schamma
horn of Gordon ; quartermaster , Com-
r de S. W. Townsend of Crawford.
Strong committees wore appointed
and the organization decided to hold
a grand reunion In the grove on the
banks of the Whlto river here from
the 30th of June to the 5th of July.
Committees are working to make this
the coming event of the season for
this portion of the state. The Busi
ness Men's club of Crawford haa taken
hold of the matter and on the Fourth
of July they will join with the old
soldiers to make the biggest Fourth
of July celebration ever held In north
west Nebraska. The troops from Fort
Robinson will help to entertain on
that day and there will he a barbecue
In the grove In the morning , when the
largest ox to bo found on the ranges
here will be roasted whole and the
meat distributed among the people.
Imllnn'ii Annuity.
CHADRON. Neb. . May 28. Fifty-
eight thousand new silver dollars in
annuity money was shipped to the
Pine Ridge agency , via Rushvlllo. and
transported overland by stage and sol
dier guards to the Pine Ridge this
week. The money was in fifty-eight
bags , containing $1,000 each , and
weighed almost two tons. As much
more was unloaded at Valentine to go
to the Rosebud agency a few days
before. The Indians are now receiv
ing this annuity payment under the
direction of Colonel W. II. Clapp , actIng -
Ing agent at Pine Ridge , and the pay
ment Is being made by districts , there
being seven districts under the juris
diction of the Pine Ridge agency.
New HlilhTuy for FnUttrlon.
FULLERTON. Neb. . May 28. The
representatives of the now rullroatt
coming from the north , said to be an
extension of the Atkinson & North
ern , were here and made a proposi
tion to Fullerton people to come hero
If they would raise $2. > ,000 , and a
committee Is now at work under the
direction of Mayor Tanner raising the
money. It was said In the meeting
that the railroad had secured tlfty
acres In the heart of Grand Island and
that the road will run from Spaulding
to Grand Island and from Grand Is
land north. The northern terminus
would not be nlsclosed.
Nrliritakun I.PIIVX * for Aniuipoltn.
NORTH PLATTK , Neb. , May 28.
Nathan Post , a popular .young . man of
this place , left for Annapolis , Mil. ,
where he will trke the examination
for a naval cadetshtu. Mr. Post Is a
graduate of the Omaha High school
and Is considered to bo well qualified
for the place.
lit Miirru.Y ,
MURRAY , Neb. . May 28. The gen
eral store of W. A. Jenkins & Son waa
looted by burglars and merchandise
of all kinds taken. The thieves got
In Iry breaking open n rear window.
Shoes and cutlery and such other ar
ticles were taken. A new and valu
able cash register was taken.
Tracks showed that n single rig hnd
be-ci backed up to the rear platform.
The property taken and damage done
run the-loss up Into hundreds of del
lars.
THE fROST CASE NOT ENDED ,
Joroiior'n inrr Will Nut llnport Fully for
3 JUKI 'I linn Yvt.
YORK , Neb. , May 23. The fact that
ilra. Marnarot Froit hna boon released
'rom Jail under order of thu coroner'a
ury has given rlao to the erroneous
pltilon , which Is quite general here ,
hat. ahn will nuvor bo formally charged
with the murder of her husband. It
la thought t.lvt she was liberated
either because the report of the chem-
st who analyzed the dead man's atom-
xch was not conatslont with the the
ory of nor guilt or Uorauso to further
prosecute the case would drag In com-
[ ) llci > tlgna which the corouor'a Jury
wlshod to aupprosa. Thla view of the
situation la entirely Inrorroct. Mrs.
Frost's releaao from Jail has absolutely
no significance touching her guilt or
Innocence. It does not mean.that the
case will bo dropped. It doesn't pur
port a change of mind on the part of
the jury or any of Its mnmbors. On
thla point George W. Post , foreman ,
saya :
"Tho coroner'a Jury Is simply waitIng -
Ing for further Information from the
chemist. The case before us stands
now aa It baa atood over since wo
began our Investigations. So fnr as
I know , there has been no recent
change of opinion with any of the
jurors. Mrs. Frost Is today regarded
by the Jury In the sumo light as be-
for ehor release waa ordered. That
fact has no significance na to the jury's
opinion. "
The order under which the woman ,
waa released roads as follows :
"To AV. It. Knapp , Jit. $ . . Cororior of
York County , Nebraska : \Ve. the un
dersigned jurors who wore summoned
by you on the 27th day pf Apvll , 1000 ,
to hold an Inquest upon the body of
Charlea W. Frost , say that wo have ex-
amlned a largo number of witnesses
and caused an autopsy to bo hold ,
at which a portion of the body waa
removed and placed In the hands of
a competent chiinlit for chqmlcnl ex
amination and analysis. The chemist
has not yet submitted a complete anal
ysis of the parta of the body so placed
with him , and for that reason the jury
Is unable to completn Its work and
roach a verdict at tbo present time ,
and It will bo norossary to adjourn
the Inquest until the final report and
analysis Is completed and submitted
by the said chemist to the jury , and
as several days may elapse before that
time , wo therefore request that you ,
as coroner , instruct Mr. .1. II. Afllor-
Imch , constable , who has In his custody1
Mrs. Margiret Frost , to release her
and glvo hot her liberty until further
finding of the jury. George W. Post ,
W. K. Williams. Charles A. 'McCloud ,
Edward B. Woods , George W. Shreck ,
George E. Chllcoto. "
xh In Nnbriinkii Nutlonnl ( luiirdn.
LINCOLN , May 25. Adjutant General
oral Harry has Issued tlie following
orders covering changes in the Ne
braska National Guard :
The resignation of Second Lleuten'- '
ant"- Samuel H. McClary , Company L.
Second" regiment , Is accepted. The
commanding officer of Company L ,
Second regiment , will notify his com
mand at the first regular meeting of
the vacancy existing In the ofllco of
second lieutenant and shall proccei'l to
an election to fill the vacancy in nc
cordanco with section 24 , Military Cede
of stato.
The following members of Company
A , Second regiment , are honorably dis
charged from the service of the state :
Sergeant L. A. Downing , Musician Al
len E. Elssworth. Private Lenord Hale ,
Private Bon , .1. LaRue , Private Guv D.
Frame. Private Thomas A. Plckrol and
Private Gus A. Robinson.
Trof. IJuokim Wanted Kant.
CHADRON. Neb. . May 25. Prof. W.
B. Baokus. superintendent of the Chad
ron city schools for the past two years ,
who was formerly a practicing attor *
ney of Omaha , where he had won fame
for winning lightning divorce cases ,
had declined a re-election here , has
been elected superintendent of the
Bellevue schools at PIttsburg , Pa. , at
$2,000 a year. The professor has not
accepted the election as yet , but as lie1
ia going to Washington city next week ,
will go by the way of PIttsburg and
personally look over the situation be
fore deciding. Mr. Baokus longs to re
turn to the practice of his profession
and may go to Omaha , and do po , after
returning from the Paris exposition.
A > ? Requisition for NrlHun.
LINCOLN , Neb. . May 25. Governor
Poynter has hsued requisition papers
on'the governor of Missouri asking
the return of John O. Nelson , who
was convicted of burglary in Cluy
county , but escaped from the county
jail. Nelson la now supposed to be
confined in the county jail at Car-
those , Mo. The requisition was
granted.
r ll Di'iul on tlin Street.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 25 : John
Buoher fell dead on Ninth strait from
heart failure. Ho came from Callfor
nla , which has been his homo for a
few years , ton days agr to take charge
of the business of bis brother. Wll
Ham Biicher , for several months , and
the latter loft Monday for the Parla
exposition.
UntrkiTi nt. .
, teb. . May 25. Safq
crackora wrecked the strong box ot
the Bank of J'hAllpi. but failed to
get the cash. Bloodhounds have been
unable to get the trail of the robbers ,
Motion fur n Kttlipiirlni ; .
LINCOLN. May 25. Attorneys for
the plaintiffs In error in the case of
William A. I'nxton ot al. against the
State filed a brief In thu supreme court
concerning tho. procedure on the mo
lion of the attorney general for a ro-
bearing of the case. They contenvl
that neither the constitution nor the
statutes provide for a rehearing or re
view by the supreme court of Its own
judgments. This Is the case wherein
the state seeks to recover from the
1 bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Bart-
' ley the money lost by the stati
through his dol'aluutlon.
STATE BOARD CAN ACT
Injunction of the Turlington Railroad ia
Not Granted ,
THE APPEAL HEARD AT ST. PAIL
I.niivrn the Niilirnnkn Htate
llimrd u ( TritinporUUIiiu In 1'oiltlou
to Act Will Now 1'roceoil With Invea-
tlRutlou MUunlluneuuii Nobnijku Noir
mid No tot.
LINCOLN , May 2.1. The Btoukhold-
era of the Burlington t'oad whb adk'eil
Judge Monger for an Injunction to
prvent the board c.f tr-uVtfdrtutlon
from Interfering In any manner Svtth
railroad ratea ware defeated In t'uo
appeal case In the United States cir
cuit L'Ourt of appeals at St. Paul ,
Minn. Attorney General Smyth re
ceived a telegram notifying Him UUu
the decision of Judge Mungor lul
been atllrmod. Tito decision ot Judgd
Munger was that the Burlington road
was not entitled to un Injunction'1 1 to
prevent the board ot transportation
with railroad rates. This decision
leaves the utato board of transporta
tion in a position to do some ha > t
work. Furthur 'appealby the Bur
lington Is not considered posslhld because -
cause In such coses an appeal cannot
be taken to the 'United States su : <
promo court without special , permis
sion , which la rarely grunted. Attor
ney General Smyth said that i the
board would proceed with an InvosUcn"
tion and n hearing will bo sot , at
which time the roads will ho roqulrod
to show cause why the order of the
board should not ho onforuod. >
The order of the board waa that
rates on cattlu should bo reduced 10
per cent , the rate on hogs G per cent
and the rates on , corn , and feed stuffa
30 per cent. This order waa Issued by
the board after a hearing In which
the road contended for the right to
charge for live stock by the hundred
pounds Instead of by the carload , " ho
bourd decided that ratea per hundred
pounds worn more equitable for all
concerned , but that as the change re
sulted ( nan ' , increase , , the rates , , jier
hundred 'pounds should bo reduced 10
pur cent on cattle and C per ( jont on
'
hogs. Now 'the boaru wll ) grant n
hearing and evidence will bo token
bearing on the justness of the de
crease. Some contend that the de
crease shoujd , 1\9 grater If the bqard
desires to make" the rate equal to tlio
old carload rates , while railroad , men
contend that tHe'ddbfoas'oMs unjus't and
that It will work U hardalilu to soma
roads.
Growth of'Ui < i Unl < T lt ! Tllhfnry.
LINCOLN , May 23. During the
year Just passed the Unlvoralty of Ne
braska library haa grown more than
In any previous year In Its history.
An amount very close to $10.000 has
been expended in books , binding and
periodicals and the accessions to the
library have numbered 4.GSO bound
volumes.
The sources from which books nro
added to the library are na follows :
Moat of the books are bought already
bound. 'I he library takes regularly
nearly COO current periodicals and
these are annually bound , forming
nearly aa many volumes. Suvnrnl
hundred volumes are also added by do- >
nation. The1 United States govern
ment Is the largest slnglo donor ; but
many of the -states , Institutions of
learning and Individuals are included
In the list of gifts. During the aamo
tlmo the library has also received ( sev
eral , , tluHiannd paniphlets , which nro'
bound into.volumos as soon as otough
accumulate on any ono subject. An
Instance of this are the vr.l'imea on >
"Imperialism , " and It is safe 10 say
that the University library haa thd
best cojlcctlop f. thf { mjr\9r
on the subject in Hie state.
4 I I
Hie TrmmfFr of Stork.
CHADRON , Nob. . May 23. A deal
of larger than ordinary proportion's
was made hi ChaiJron movp than a
month ago.v 'it 'was between Charlie
Coffee an'd Bnrtlctt Rlchartls , and In
tho'trade the for'mor ' bec'nmc'owner of
the beautiful Richards homo In thlp
city and of a large share of the stock
of the First National bank l\ero. \ The
bank , which'1 was oho of the , strongest
in the ( 'ouutry , Is now stronger , hs
Mr. Coffee Is a millionaire stockninn
of Nebraska and Wyoming. The prin
cipal stockholders cf the bank are now
Mr. Coffee. Mr. Richards and hla
brother , the governor of Wyoming.
Mr. Coffee's ranch was overstocked
and he sold to Mr. Richards two thnm-
sand heifers , which the latter wilt
place on hla large ranch in Cherry
county. '
State C.ipltul Note * .
LINCOLN , May 23. The Modern
Woodmen of America have appealed
from a judgment for over $3,000 In
favor of Mary Kozak of Gage county ,
the mother of John Kozak , who com
mitted suicide while holding a $3,000
policy In that iraternal Insurance or
ganization. The company contends
that the policy should not bo paid ho-
cause It contained a clause that the
policy would be void In the event the
insured took bis own life.
The board of public lands and build
ings met and rejected all bids on a
fire proof building at the Hastings
asylum for the reason that no bid
cnmo within the appropriation of $30 *
000 available for the work. The low'
cst combination of bld'j was $7ti)3 !
more than the appropriation.
. i , i . , .
Cull Culm J.lhrrly.
CHADRON , Neb. , May 23. George
Cell , the young man recently convicted
of the murder 'of ' Tom Ryan'on ' the
range In Dawes county , and taken to
the penitentiary at Lincoln , has 'been
given the privilege of lIs ) liberty upon
n $10,000 bond by the supreme , court
until that' body can pass upon a ques
tlori ot rehearing. T'lie Voni , was
signed by a number of influential
stock men of Dawerf county in the
sum of ? 50,000 , and was promptly
approved. M. E. Ford of Lyons will
'appear at 'tile pi nltentJAVy and ask
for hla ucpuow.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
New York , Clilcngn
South O mull u mill
II OMAHA UVK HTOCIC.
SOUTH OMAHA. Miiy :3.-CATTLK-
The Ksneral tmirKut un fat fault ) witrt Co
lower ami lit nxtrcmo CIIHIM lie ) lowor. The
trmlH wan u lltth ! alow , n * li apt to bu the
CU.HI on ii down in irKet , una It took iw
llttto luiiwur tliitti tun il to olTuct n cleitr-
utu't' . COWM iiiul ImKrtrH wore In small
supply , Mini DM Urn lUiinutiil wan of tlio
umml llhontl proportlom ttui ofTorln rt
w.oro nil. UiUeti uarly. Tim prices imlil
wore fully steady. Hoof ateum , JJ loftf
n.'i ) ; Hti'nni unit helfor.H , Jl.'Viffij.iX ) ; COWM.
V.'J'ill. ' ' " ! . COWM and .steers , $ ! , < Xti4.50 ;
MlltOM Illlil rtUKM , f.a | > 'al.l > , lUlllH , J.l.l.Vj ?
i.iiii : otive * . * ! .uo-fl7.i : heir r.i , t4.oowi.7S ;
stock cow * nml lit'lfor * . nW'ifl.SUj Hiock-
tir utul fi-rilura , ll.i.V'aj.K ) .
HOild TliH nt'irkiti WIIH Just about
Mtuudy , with the good tlutn ymtprday era
a llttlii HlrntiKor tli.in the uxtrcino low
tlinii yi'rttrnlny. Tim murKtit im u wluilu
nvuraw" ! Jhxt u llttlj baiter limn yester
day. . litiyiTH wuulil tnk , tlin iood ho : i
at $ " > .0a , iho latnu IM yt-t > > iilay , tint tno
proportion ; it unit price WHS a itttlu larK-
t r , ( rn tlu ; pth'rliuiul / It WHH very liurd
work to K l them to pay ever $ J.u.ii4 for
tli u lighter unlxuil liwdit and holders of
such weni Kutrallx MimrtliiK thu murliet
no nioro thmi iUcndy willi yoittjrdiiy. Thn
umly ninrkct wan miHh-lently uutlvo tq
uliwn up the link of tlirt UOK * In vury ROOI !
3IIKICP Thorn wer i on)1' ) a few car.t
IniM and iho mUrkot win Very dull unit
alow. Kor suvftftil tlnjM them have not
boon mtoiiKh tnutton iihri < t > or lamb1 * to
rtvilly .iwaxeii Htiy Intorrt.-u antoni ; buy-
rs , ihu Hulk of'tho ri > dnllrtyih | tlui wotsk
i.'otiHlHtltiK of uoininoti and half-fat muff ,
( . 'llppod wt'thuM , W.Utfi.i.Iii ; cllppud yoiir-
lltuiri. i..VIl8.IO. I'lipVd OWM. Hood to
uholiii ) , t\Kii\ . ; fair to KOOI ! elltnwd
uwt ! * , l4.UXfil.50 : irood to oholrn Colorado
woolod liinil ; Ws.V't7.t)0 ) : f'Ur to Rood Col
orado wooli-il lumh1 Jit t ( i0,73 ; Rood to
u cllppoil liuiihH. t.Vl .00 ; f.ilr to
ullpi > L-d Utnb < * , $5.
MVI : STOCK MAUKKT.
CHICAGO. May 21 CATTLK SlonrM.
slow to lOc lowur : butclii'r ' utockn , lOfvluo
lowor. Natives. bo t on yivln today. ono
our. $3.Ji. ' O UilV > prime Htecra. f > .lW
r > 70. Poor to mi'dlum , $ UXii ( > I.OO. aeUctmt
fuodurj , slow , $4.iMS. : ( < Vi ; tnlxml HtockerH ,
dull. nWltlu lo\Vur. $ r7Itfl.Sl ( : cows , J.1M ( #
ir,0. lu-lfHM. | .t.Mfir..lir ) vanniirs , M.\W \
3.W , bullH. tl.M54.2a ( ; C/llVH. Jj.OOflfi.SU.
HOO&thtiL' to niide | | higher : top ,
$ i.31. mixed and hutohuM. ' | . * .IOii5.n. ( > ! ( tootl
to cholof , heavy , $ > XfHW rough , ho.ivy.
W.IUijR.SO. ll ; lit. $ , -.li5SJ ) | ; bulk of saleu.
& ( Mi > jr . : : o.
SlIIOK1 ! AND IAMHS-8hne'i and
lainbH. dull , lOo lower , ; KO ( | to cholco ,
wollicra. ll.75flB.10 , fair to choloe. mtxi-d.
J4.2Uf 4.W ; wi * tnin whcop , j'l.S.'i'U.'i.lJ ' : yoar-
lln H. I5.wwri.10 , niitlvA llinihH , t.50jf7.00 ;
KANSAS CITY MVH STOlMC.
KANHASCMTY , Mny M.-t'ATTLK
Cljoloo.klUitru , Hti-nilrt hinivv and eimi-
iiiini lkht . oiiMlur ; houvy iiatlvod , Jl.Wi )
C.lTi , Mtockurs and fowlprii , HMyti.'X ;
liutciiur ouw * and luilfcw. l.ftWI.7r > r cnn-
IIPM , J2 wr.\.M. \ iVdvestnrn4 , * t.li ) .rK ( ) !
Inferior T < * xuu i. ll.iWifl.Oi )
MOOS Marknt ui'tlvi' . ro hliiher : heavy.
JSJfifln.'J'i , mixed /.COiTfj.'JO , IlKllt.M. ll.'Joiii )
HMIitOI * AND hAMHS-Mnrkot Kood. at
Hloaily prlue.H. Bprlni ; liimlvt. $7.0Hti.riO ;
Coloriulu wp ( > l < \ - Iliinlii , JiJ.73 ; cllppeit
latnhH. l'JOiMiii.25 ' , , eUlVlMl muttotiM. I'l-Wi )
5.75. THXHM Kma ia. { t.'J.VKI.CO ; fuodoM ,
J3.ntX ( < 6.00 ; cnllH , KUWiCUO.
NK\V YOUK OUAIN MAUKKT.
NICtt' YOIUC. May 2S.-\\'HKAT-M'iy.
71 fi-lii'iiTl u-lilo , oloHiid at 71 Vie , July. 72'i
ra * 11-Vic , qloiuil , iU.72iu , September , " . ( ' /
fl7-il < ! . closi'd ut 7llic. ,
COIlN-May. 4 > , jiilV , olnsjd at
July. J'i , ' 12Vir' , cloa.- at ! 2'/.c ; September.
UH < i 42ym. closed at 121ne.
OATS-NO 2. 2"c ; NO. 3. 2ay.c : NO. 2
whlto. 2SVs ( i2Sv1c : No. s white. 2l c : track.
wtnitkri ' 2r < ii2Sl/4L > ; track whlto , 28
2fhc' , I * ' ,
cmCAOO ( JllAJN. ANP ) I'lioVISIONS.
CHICA % lol'ay ; ( \VllKAT-No. . 3 , Si
f'iC3V&u ; No 2 red. 72n"2VjO.
e ; No. 2 yellow ,
OATS-No. 2 , saniaVio : No. 2 whlto. 2IV-i
8(2'iVsC. ( No. .1 whlto. 24'2Jo. .
UYH No. 2 , ri.iVM.W-u.
HAUI.KYWJood fWlfng , 3'lWC ' ! fulr to
clinlim. malting , M'fllo. '
SKKDS-No , 1 llax. ? 1.W : No. ! north-
WPHlprn. ll.N ) ; prlmu timothy , J2.I2V4 ; , clo-
Vi-r. cotitiaot irni < l < > , $7.rx ) .
I'Kyy'SIONH ' MAiiM pork , | Ver bhl. .
IIO.i'Xf : { 11.41. Ijtrd , , per IW lhQ.mt
i)2'/3. ! ) ' Short ribs , nldii ( loose ) . ' $ rt.40ftfi.7i ) .
Dry .saltud' HlouliMrnr * ) (6oxi > ( l ) , < KWytiJS.
Short H'.ir HldoJioxpif ) , J7UViJ7io ( , ,
faOTIURS WORK
IndiirHo KlndiircurtHn * ftut Colored ( ilill-
dr n and Ilnttur lloinol. i
DI3S. MOINI3S. la. , iMay i28.Tho
National Mothers' Congress adjourned
to meet next year at aomo point to
be determined by the board of man
agers , probably Milwaukee or Buffalo.
The delegates say It has .been , the
most succosaful meeting In the hlss-
tory of the organization.
RpsolUtI6ns wore adopted ond'orslng
thii movement for the establishment
of ItlndorSar'tetu 'for the colored people
ple , declaring fora , broader education
for the deof , 'dumb and blind children
of 'the ' nation , demanding 'better laws
for the 'hrotcctlori of neglected' , de
pendent children'and denouncing the
character of much of the advertising
matter which appears In newspapers.
The morning aesshin was taken jtp
by' repotts of delegates and an ad
dress by Mrs. Charles R. KrsklneloC
Radlnb , Wls. , on "Discipline1 and Pun-
Ishmonts. ' ' The afternoon topic was
"Child Saving'Problem in its Varloua
Phases , " addresses being made by Mrs.
'Florence ' Kelley of Now York , secre
tary of the Consumers' leaguei Mrs.
Mary S. uarrett.prejMdont of thu
Pennsylvania school Tor teanhlng
speech to deaf children , and Mrs. Mar
tha P. Falconer , probation officer ,
Chicago. .
Mrs. Frederick1 ScJiafY , president of
the Mothers' Congress , discussed
"Provision for Dependent , Neglected
Children , and Hqn. A , C. Randall ,
president of tlio state public schools ,
Cnldwjiter , Mich. , told of. what. that
stats.Is . doing for neglected ,
enL children.
IMrH. ItcttH I.HIM
DHNVICR , Colo. , "May 28. The
apartmonta of Mrs. F. M.1 Dotta , wlfa
of n wnll known physician at 1532
Court Pluco. wore entorud by a burg
lar today and diamonds and" other
jewelry valued at $7,000 were'1 stolen
RoyHrojk , a young mati living ln--tho
housp , has been arrested on suaplcion ,
hut none of the stolen articles have
been recovered.
To Korp 1'rPiirliorH
CHICAGO , III. , May 28. A plan by
which congregations will he supplied
with ministers without interruption
of services , and which will give
steady employment to every minister ,
was presented to the general asaem-
bly of the United Presbyterian
church at today's seaslon. It was re
ferred to a committee. The plan pro
vides that nil the churches and
preachers within the Jurisdiction of n
! > ynod shall be subject to the jurisdic
tion of the synod , that the ministers
shall bo appointed to the churches tutd
retired for ago or any ether cauao by
thu synod.