A DARK PICTURE.
TERRIBLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
EXISTING IN CHINA.
Military Ilnlo llml Mnrtlor nn l
1'llliiRO tin1'rlco of Oco iii Uoii Lit
tle ClilUlrou Wnntoiilluiinle | < l OR
1.IU1COI.
NKW YOUK , May 7. The latest mall
from China , says a Washington spec
ial to the Tribune , has brought to the
itate department new proofs of the
terrible mill .icrhaps irretrievable mm-
dltlons which exist under the foreign
mlllUty rule in north China , Involv
ing a situation not heretofore realized
even in Washington , and utterly un
appreciated in the United States gen
erally. Tin ; eharaeter of the Intorina-
tionvhleh has now come Into the ad
ministration's possession Is Ktimmar-
zed In the following extracts from a
communication written by one of the
most trusted otlteluls in the service
Abroad and mailed from Pekin a
month ago.
"The question of raising the Indem
nity , though one of the most serious
for the Chinese government , Is neb
paramount. All the people who are
likely to know declare that the Chi-
pcse peasant can stand no greater
burden of tax than In the past , so the
question resolves itself largely to re
ducing the expense of collection , which
In China involves radical reforms. An
other proposition for meeting the in
demnity is to grant lucrative mining
and other concessions to foreigners ,
hut that involves endless trouble for
the Chinese , who are quick lo recog
nize the fact.
"If the whole horror of the murder
and plllacc done between Tien Tsin
and Pekin comes to be understood In
the United States and Europe thesum
of it is so great as to be compared with
the number of Christians who had suf
fered at the hands of the Chinese that
.rightly or wrongly the Chinese are
dlkely to be held the injured party. "
3IUUDUH OF J.ITTLK CHILDKKN.
' ' "Lancers wantonly impaling llttlo.
children by the wayside in the streets
of Pekin are some of the least of the
well authenticated horrors , and to
some foreign soldiers a dead Chinese
Christian is Just as satisfactory an evi
dence for no quarter as a dead boxer
they neither care for such trilling dis-
.tinet ions. "
\ "All the officers , if they could agree ,
'could not set tip an administrative
machinery of their own for the em-
pi re. They must restore the power to
tome native narty , and the quicker
they do it the better for China. rue
Chinese estimate 1,000,000 of their
.people . have lost their lives by violent
deaths or starvation about Pekin and
Tien Tsin since the allies came. Well
informed foreigners long resident hero
do not regard the estimate as exagger
ated. "
The Nor l h China News of March 28 ,
endeavor ! ivj to tell why such a situa
tion as the onn alleged can exist says :
"Simply because Chinese civil au
thority has been suppressed , harried ,
driven away and nothing substituted
for it. The country between the sea
and Pekin has been devastated and
people have heen killed indiscrimin
ately or driven out of their homes to
become bandits. We should have
thought that one of the first acts of
the foreign administration alter Pekin
had heen relieved would bo tostrength-
cn the Chinese civil authority and
-make it responsible for the preserva
tion of order. Eut what magistrate
can 'be expected to remain at his post
and exert himself to put down oppo
sition to foreigners when at any mo
ment a forcii.ii lieutenant with a hand
ful of troops may come to him and de
mand a sum of money on pain of hav
ing his town or village burned down
tn case of refusal. "
Collision Inn Itnvliic.
OTTUMWA , la. , May 7. One man
Killed and thirty passengers and train
men injured is the result of a collision
between a Burlington passenger train
and a freight engine which was en
deavoring to make a siding at Thayer,1
I la. , a small town eighteen miles east
of Creston , yesterday afternoon.
riniln a irmiliMilno I'nrtuiin
SKATTI.K , Wash. , May 7. Joseph
Collins of Seattle , who was appointed
administrator of the estate of Fred
erick Ilutchlnsnn , one of the pioneer
miners of the Yukon , who died recent
ly in Philadelphia , hasdlscovered that
tie is In control of an estate worth
200,000.
When Collins opened Ilutchlnson's
box in the safety deposit vault lie dis
covered sacks of gold nuggets and se
curities valued at nearly the sum
named. This fortune will go to Her
bert llntchinson of Philadelphia , the
brother of the dead Klondike miner
and two sisters who live in England.
Ufo tiring * no Itllsv
RKLLKFONTE , Pa. , May 7. Jesse R.
King , llvinu near Mlllheim , yesterday
shot and fatally wounded his bride of
two months , and shot himself through
the heart , dying almost instantly.
Look * Like n Srn Sri pout ,
IlAHHOU SPHINOS , Mich. , May 7.
What resembled a sea serpent , but
which Is believed to be the sea lion
which escaped from Lincoln park , Chicago
cage , three years ago , was seen In the
lake of this harbor yesterday. The
keeper of the light house saw the ani
mal when It came out of the lake to
sun itself and make an attempt to
fileze Rome gulls. The president of
the Harbor Springs bank , has , within
the last few days , sceu the animal.
SI EP TOWARD FREEDOM
Cole unit illin YomiKcr 3e I'nwpeeU ol
1'nrolo.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , May S. Colcman
ind James Younger , the most noted
convicts in the state prison at Still-
water , today won the llrststep towards
freedom from that Institution , to which
they were sent for Ufo over twenty-
live years ago.
For over twenty years their friends
have been working in their behalf each
succeeding governor being asked fre
quently fora pardon. The third I broth
er , Hob , died In the Still water prison
i few years ago , but the efforts for the
liberation of the now old men have
never ceased. Ten years ago a pardon
board , composed of the governor , attor
ney general and chief Justice , was crea
ted one of the arguments In Its favor
being the relief It would give the chief
executive from the friends of the
Youngers. Slnne then the pardon
board has been asked repeatedly to
let favorably on applications for par
don of the Youngers , but the required
unanimous vote could never be se-
sured. Two years ago a bill was pre
sented to the legislature providing for
the parole of life prisoners and passed
by the senate , but killed In the house.
This year a similar bill , after several
hard encounters on the lloor of the
two houses , got through and scoured'
the approval of Governor Van Sant ,
but an amendment to It required the
unanimous approval of the board of
pardons before paroles of life prison
ers could become effective.
Under the provisions of this law the
board of prison managers yesterday
unanimously recommended the parole '
of the Youngers. Tills recommenda . I
tion will be at once presented to the , '
board of pardons , but none of the I
members of the board .would say
whether a special meeting would be
called to consider the matter. The J (
next regular meeting will be held in i I
July. Before linalaction It would be
necessary to have the legality of the s
twj provisions of the new law passed I
upon. In the meantime the two sur . '
viving Yonngcrs are rejoicing over the
hope of ultimate release.
Meet oil liquid ( Jronnd .
NEW YOUK , May 8. Conciliation as
a , means of maintaining industrial
t > eace , between labor and capital was 1
discussed by by IcadVrs of unionism and 1
linance at the chamber of commerce >
this afternoon. The mpcting was ar- [ '
ninaged by the industrial department 3
uf the national federation and all thee >
o mtrlbutors to the symposium were !
leaders of the several tieldsof activity. I i
Tliev met on common Lround , and
were a unit in the hope that strife
would be eliminated from the relations
of employer and teller and a perpetual
truce decln red. The speakers were
Samuel Gompors , president of the
American federation of labor ; Bishop
Hotter , John Mitchell , president of the
united mine workers of America ; Chas.
II. Flint , president of the American
Rubber company ; D.mlel J. Keefe , of
the Illinois boar ! of arbitration ;
\Villlam Say ward , of the national as
sociation of builders ; James O'Con-
nell , president of the International as-
ociatiou of machinists , and Herman
Justie , commissioner of the Illinois
operators' association.
dOMl'KKS THE FIUST SPKAKEIl.
Samuel Gompors presided , and In
opening the meeting expressed the
hope that a now epoch had come in
the relations of labor and capital.
"We want Industrial peace , but not
at the sacrifice of any of the elements
of manhood , " he sain. "The increased
growth in the organization of labor
lias brought greater responsibility.
The work is going ahead actively , however -
over , and we are mcutlngour problems
In a practical way. Wo are dealing
with living men , and living women
and living children , in the hope of better - !
ter things for all. The laboring peo- !
pie insist that they be regarded as I
something more than wage-earners.
They are men with rights , and hopes I
and aspirations and love. " I
He expressed the belief that the i
plan of conciliation should he aided by [
every man who was against strife and <
for peace. He said that the unions
sought to do no injustice , but were
formed to conserve the rights of those
who formed them.
John Mitchell said he was for peace ,
because he had known the bruises of
war. "The relations of labor and cap
ital , " he said , "are purely a business
proposition. "
Samuel Gompers in closing , said that
the thorough organization of labor
presaged a complete protection for
the honest employer against his dis
honest competitor , who "nibbled" at
prices
\Vltli Mllltatiy Honor * .
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 8. The remains
of Lieut. Frank Polk arrived at Lin
coln yesterday and the funeral will beheld
held today at 1007 L street at 210. : !
Lieutenant Polk died at San
Francisco soon after his return i
from the Philippines whore no , '
was in active service in the the army. '
General Victor Vifquain has been
chosen as master of ceremonies.
Condition ! of Wheat Crop.
NEW YOUK , May 8. Carefully com
piled reports from the American Agri
culturist's corps of observers make the
May I condition of winter wheat 1)1.50 ) ,
against 01.5 last month , and compared
with an average at this date for CVQ
years of 8J. April was wholly fuvor-
able for the development of the wheat
crop over the greater part of the belt.
The rcport&hows llttledamago through
insect pests outside of Texas , Okla
homa and Michigan I
BULLET IN 13UAIN
HEAD OF CLEVELAND BROKER
BANK COMMITS bUICIDE
found Imil In IIIn Itoinn nt firnttlc Ho.
tel Nninrt A. H. rollncU , 1'onnil S > w > il
uu Clothing , tlin Only Mrnim of Idrntli
flrntlon-ltniik'n Condition Unknuuii ,
SEATTLE , Wash. , May 0. A man i
btlloved to be R N. Pollack , the missIng -
Ing bank president of Cleveland , O. , ,
ended his life here yesterday In the 1
Hotel York , by sending bullet through
his brain.
A razor , a two ounce box of "rough >
on rats" and a phial containing 100 I
tablets of aconite were found at hand. ,
All papers belonging to the man had 1
been burned before he committed the >
deed. The suicide arrived hero Mon .
day and registered as James Fisher.
Ho failed to appear during the next i
day and his room was finally broken l
Into. Lying in a reclining position i
was found tlio body. The coroner was l
called in. The deceased had not , ap
parently stirred after tiring the fatal i
( hot. No clue could be obtained in i
the room and the name of II. N. Pol
lack was found sewed on the Inside of
his coat , placed there by a Cleveland ,
O. , tailor.
The man appeared well dressed and
had $30 in money in his pockets.
CONDITION OK 11KOKKN 11\NK.
GLUVKLAND , May l ) . U. N. Pollack ,
who killed himself In Seattle yester
day , was thepresldentof theCuyahoga 1
Savings and Banking company of this
city. He was thirty-eight years old ,
married and had three children. Ha
wus the promoter % of the bank which
closed its duors last Monday. Pollack
disappeared ten d.iys a o , and has not j
been definitely placed until news of
his act of self-destruction reached hero
tills evening.
The condition of the bank Is as yet
a matter ofconlecture. Its books belnti
in the hands of the receiver , who ia
milking an examination and whose re
port is expected In a day or two. The
bank had deposits to the amount of
$3-10,000.
BIn t I'ny Too Much for Corn.
INDIANA TOMS , Intl. , ay 0. Orders
have been received at the twelve 01
iiftcen factories of the National Starch
company , including the factory in thla
city , to get ready to close down until
the corn market becomes settled
nirain. The price of starch , it is said ,
lias not kept pace with the 'price oj
corn and there is no profit In buying I !
corn at me present price to man
starch at the present price. The local I
company stopped buying corn May .
"William F. Plcl , the manager , says I
tnat lie understands that the glucose l
manufacturers will also close thehl 1
plants. No date is sot for the -
down but it is believed that It will oc-l
cure about June 1. The time that th
shutdown lasts will depend , It is said ,
on the future condition of the con )
market. It will not last longer , it lj
thought , than the period for maturity
of the new corn crop.
Vi-torun * In
Neb. , May 9. The
twenty-til'th annual stateenoampmenl
of the Grand Army of the 11 public
convened at the Pannaie theatre at
2 o'clock this afternoon. R B. Wind ,
ham , on behalf of the city , delivered
an address of welcome , followed bj
Jud eS. M. Chapman , on behalf oj
the. local post of the G. A II Past DC.
partmcnt Commander Russell respond-11
ed. Addresses were also delivered bj
Mrs. Sarah Sweet of Creighton , de
partment president of the W. R. Cv
and others.
The delegates who arrived yesterday
were given an informal reception laM
I evening at the A jO. U. W. hall. Supt
per was served , and the visitors en.
J'lycdavcry ' pleasant hour in social |
chii : , and renewing old acquaintances.
. 'accordance with previousuiringe * (
ments , committees selected by Depart *
ment Commander Reese , , visited UK
various schools in the city this morn <
ing. Representatives , one from th <
G. A. R. and one from the W. R. U
were 'isiigned to each school and dc-'i '
llvered brief addresses.
\Vnnt * Krntivr to .Surrender.
LONDON , May a. The Daily Chron
icle bays It learns that the health ul I
Mrs. Botha , wife of CommandaiitGen- j | {
eral Botha , has broken down owing to (
worry and her constant journeys be
tween her husband and Lord Kltehnei ! '
and that she is about to sail for Dela-
goa bay to visit Mr. Kruger and to ap
peal to him to persuade the Boers tc
surrender.
ICIIU Girl no Hnlrii'd.
SPRINOKIKLD , III. , May i ) . William
Achterah , a farmer near Augusta ,
went yesterday to the home of Robert
White , a neighbor , and demanded to
sec their daughter Maud , whom In
had tried to Induce to leave her home
after having ruined her. Mrs. Whlto
refused him admission and ho threat
ened her life. Miss White then np.
peared and Achterah fired twice with
a revolver , one bullet penetrating ho
abdomen causing death.
Hnrvnrd Votes to ( Jlv Docror.
BOSTOK , May 0. The board of over
seers of Harvard university at the
regular meeting here tojlay voted to1
grant the deK-ree of doctor of laws to
President McKlnley. The decree will
be conferred at commencement In' i '
|
June. President Lincoln of the board
announced the action after the meet-
In IT , but ho declined to state how tin
'vote ' stood. From another source II
was learned that it stood twenty-sli
to threo.
CRASH COMES-
llurnlii nml I'nnlo Fol.
lints.
NKW YOUK , May 10. Bitter stress
developed In Wall street by the second
end hour of trading on the stock ex
change yesterday. The violence of the
commotion had spent m oh of its
force , at , least for the time being , when
the chairman's gavel ( ell at the close
of the ( lav's trading.
The casualties \vcie great and the
field of battle was strewn with the
wniinded and maybe \\ltli tlio dying.
But of actual fatalities none were re
corded during the day. During the
height of the panic rumors of insol-
vt-ncles wore bandied about more
quickly than they could be reported *
Cut n > i confirmations could bo had ol
the intimations of financial wreck.
Thrso iiuiilnst whom the rumors pointed -
ed refused oven to show any sign of
distress and professed themselves
ready to meet all obligations. Not-
withstanding these assurances the fact
\\as tno obvious from tlio crash of
vauies on the exchange that credits
and borrowing power were shrinking
a i. n too prodigious rate not to leave
i the mind of the whole financial world
In a condition of intense strliln.
Sl'KOt'l.ATOKS IIKAVV LOSnilS.
But the indications at the close of
the day were strong that the principal
damage had been wrought upon the
speculative class or upon the holders of
fcee.urlties on margins , for whatever
purpose. The. shrinkage of collateral
made it necessary for the bunks In
many cases to exact additional collat
eral during the day , and tills added
much lo the distress tor a time. But
In the late dealings the principal banks
In the financial district agreed to form
n pool and raise a fund to loan tlio
money rate down to 0 per cent on the
block exchange. The bid for money
had been run up to CO per cent and
was threatening to keep allvo the
panic. The dozen banks quickly came
to an agreement to raise $10,000.000 ,
v1th implied willingness to Increase
the sum if necessary. There were
very heavy loans placed by individual I
banks , ranging in some cases to $2V
OOO.iiOO aiul-ftlo.i'OO.OOo. Through the
early part of tlio day bankers exacted j
the maiki't rate tor loans. But with l
the growing need to suppress the panic i i
they otleied the rate down to 0 per
CI'Mt.
KKW SKN8AT1ONAI , SCKNK3.
The state of excitement was very
apparent , all through the financial dls-
trlct during the period of the panic ,
i but there were few sensational scenes.
] Now and then a white-faced woman
l.h t would peer from a cab outside a brok-
, er's ollico and would be driven off In
n fainting condttlon after receiving a
| 1 message : from { .he interior. But the
i real stress ol the occasion came upon
, the men who were shut up In cither
their private rooms or those of brokers
' who were struggling and even fighting
on the lloor of the exchange.
| In the brokers' olllcc sat many men
who weie red need to absolute ruin as
a result of tifteen minutes' proceed
ings In the exchange. Some of these
have 1 been made opulent within a few
weeks past as a result of the unpar
alleled rise of prices. With th. ) true
gambling { spirit they have replaced all
their winnings in new ventures on each
successful term. Today's drop , there
fore , wiped them all out. In many
cases one could see the gambler's for
titude 1 with which the chances of gain
were accepted. But the glittering at
traction of this market had brought
into i It a constantly increasing assort
ment of more staid and inexperienced
speculators ; men and women who have .
brought long oll'standing hordes from
secret places and from saving bank de
posits I with tliedolermination to make
one successful stroke and then retire
with the proceeds. The demonstni-
t Ions from this class , which includes
many i women speculators , furnished
the hysterical scenes and sensations of
the t day.
CLOSING TltANSACTIONS.
The following was sent by a news
bureau :
" 11 may be.stated authoratlvcly that
if the same condition of affairs exists
timorrow as today , J. P. Morgan &
Co. , and Kiilm , Locb& Co. , will con-
tintie the agreement not to Insist on
deliveries of Northern Pacific common
or adopt a measure that will afford
similar relief. "
The closing transactions showed an
excited cone to the market , some slocks
being well supported and ther.s decln-
Ing , Continental Tobacco , which
throughout the day had shown con
siderable strength , sold at 48 ; i-3 cents
and at the time Amalgamated copper
was off at 100. Southern Pacific held
well at 45. The last sale of New York
Central was at 147 31 1 and of Union
Pacific at 1)0. )
6 TOILS AM. TIIISIH PLANS.
The Kvenlng Postquotesan eminent
authority of the railroad world as fol
lows :
"It will be recognized when the field
of batilc clears that the balancoof the
railway power mu.st not be seriously
disturbed. "
PKKIN , May I ) . An indemnity
claim of 150,000,000 taels was present
ed to the Chinese envoys this evening.
Olllcial Chinese through the empire
have heen commticatlng with the
courtandglvlngadvico. Mostof them
seem to favor a loan , guaranteed by
the forelirn powets. Others , promt-
nent among them Is Chang Chi Tung ,
believe In raising the money in every
possible way without a loan and In
paying off the entire demand within
live years.
OUTS DOWN AllEA
ACREAGE OFWHEATQROUNDNOT
UPTOLAbT YEAR.
T Toflnlc ( I'nll I'nr Blinrt ltnunnnl Con
dition * In Tcn niul Cnllfornln Con
dition * 1'n I r < -iu-rnljr l | ft ml in 8om
Minion KxrollvnU
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , May H. Re
turns to the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture , made up to vlayl ,
show the area under winter wheat In
cultivation on that date to have been
about 28,2(17,000 ( acres. This Is 2,015-
000 acres , or 0.7 per cent , less than the
area shown last fall , but2,032,000 acres
or 7.7 per cent In excess of the winter
wheat acreage harvested last year. Of
tliu reduction aixmt one-third came
from Texas and California due In tlio
former suite to the ravage of the
wheat plant louse "and in the latter to
the cutting , as Is not unusual in that
state , of a considerable acreage for
forage. In the .slates that had one mil
lion acres or upwards sown last fall
the following percentages are report
ed as abandoned or cut for forage :
Missouri I , Kansas 1 , Illinois 1.0 ,
Pennsylvania 2 , Indiana 2.f , Ohio 3.2 ,
Tennessee 4.7 , Michigan0.0 , Oklahoma
12.5 , California 18.0 , Texas 42.4. For
the area remaining under cultivation
the average condition on May I was
1)1.1. ) While this average Is 10.6 points
above the mean of the May averages
for the last ten years , and lias been
exceeded only three times insovcnteen
years , It must bo remembered that-tho
acreage plowed up , cut for forage , or
otherwise abandoned , has been entire
ly eliminated. In Kansas the wheat
crop has held its own at tlio high
average of 10 * > , reported April 1 , while
an Improvement is reported of 6 per
CMit In Pennsylvania , Ohio and Indi
ana , 8 in Illinois and 4 In Missouri.
On the other hand , notwithstanding
the elimination in Texas and Califor
nia of so much of the acreage as will
not bo harvested , a decline Is noted
amounting to 4 points in the former
btato and 14 in the latter.
The average condition of winter rye
on May 1 wan 01.0 , as compared with
D.l.l on April l , 1001 , fcS.Gon May 111)00 )
85.2ub the corresponding date In 181)1) ) )
and 8D.2 the mean of the May averages
of the last ten years. The present
condition is the highest since 1801
Tlio average condition of meadow
mowing lands on May 1 was 93.8
against 00.8 last year.
The average condition of spring pas
ture on May 1 was 01.5 against 01.3 on
May 1 1000.
Of the total amount of spring plow
ing reported planted it is estimated
that only 03 per cent was actually done
up to May 1 the proportion usually
done by that date being about 75 per
cent of the whole. The lateness of
the Reason is especially marked In New
York , Pennsylvania , Indiana , Minnesota
seta , Iowa , Kansas and Nebraska.
Tin1 I'anlii Him l'itNM-,1.
NKW YOUK , May 11. Wall street
emerged from Us gloom yesterdiiy
morning , and with glowing conlldenco
in the day , with something like buoy-
ml , elation. Prices of stocks went up
with a rush , at Mm last closing at
about the top , and with the net losses
left after Friday's session partly re
covered. There were home clouds n-
mainlng on the situation and sonic
intural trepidation lest the violent
collapes of Friday should have left
K > mo casualties which would not bo
disclosed until tlio clearing house
B ieets of the stock exchange had been
niiiJo up. Karly In the day thoolllclul
announcement was made thai the
sheets of all the members had been
cleared perfectly , and that all their
checks had been honored. Tills re
lieved the last feclingof apprehension ,
and the feverish and earnest signs
which wore manifest in the stock mar
ket during tilts Jirsr/ hour disappeared.
Things quieted down Into a steady
condition of business such as lias not
been witnessed in Wall street for
many weeks.
Ail ml nil Sclili-y at I.onilon.
LONDON , May 11. Hear Admiral
Schley has arrived In London on ills
way to the United States. lie Is ac
companied by Lieutenant James H.
j' hears. ' The Admiral is visiting his
daughter's ' relatives , the Stuart-Wort-
leys. ' Ho will dine with Mr. Choate ,
the United States ambassador , and
will stay here about ten days botoro
sailing for Now York.
Mrntify tlio Siilclilr.
SEATTLK , Wash , May 11. The body
of U. N. Pollock , who committed sui
cide In tlie city Wednesday at the
Hotel York , was positively idcntltlid
by his former pastor and friend , Rev.
II. A. George of the Trinity Congrega
tional church of Cleveland , who IN In
Seattle on his way to Norn1 ; . Uev.
George will take charge of tno body
and may possibly accompany it to
Cleveland.
DUIILIN , May 11. The policeof Cork
KCl/.ed all the copies of William
O'Biien'fi weekly papers found at the
news dealers' . The offending articles ,
it now appears , were abusive attacks
on King Edward.
Ton rim in out ( Joi' to Oumlm.
LINCOLN , May 11. The Nebraska
fitato sportsmen's association held a
. 'f
meeting in the parlors of tlio Llndell
hotel Thnrsday iilirht arid decided to
hold the next annual tournament In
Omaha. The date for the tournament
was not set , tills being loft to the
Omaha sportsmen to determine.
There was no contestover the location
the Lincoln men conceding the tour
nament next year to Omaha. Oftlcerj
wore elected for the ensuing year.
The Wlstier Free Press got outnliruT
Illustrated edition last week.
Within the last two weeks Sarpr
county has paid bounty on clgjtor )
eight wolf scalps. ,
The Elkliorn Valley Kdltorlal asso
ciation meets at Valentino the liisfc
Saturday tn June. i
Work has commenced on the con
struction of a telephone line from
Taylor to Harwell.
Headquarters of tfic 1st Regiment
of the National Guard have been es
tablished at Beatrice.
Wausa Is to have a now brick hoteB
and a 312,000 brick bulsnees block diir- *
Ing the present season.
A special Iraln loft Rushvlllo rcj
ccntly with 150 Indians aboard , bound !
for the Buffalo Exposition.
The electric light company at SiH
perlor renews Its contract with tha
city for another year without any dlfH
Hculty. .
The new building for the school on !
the Whmebago reservation has been
completed and turned over to the goY-
crnmcnU '
Palmer has taken on quite a bulld-1
Ing boom this season. There uro nowi
thirty houses in process of erection 4nt
that place.
W. M. Bruce has made a proposition
to the people of Bralnard that ho wllti
erect a Hour mill at that place if ho tai
paid n bonus of $1,000. ,
Deposits In the state banks of Ne
braska arc over $3,000,000 greater than *
ever before , and a similar state of af
fairs Is reported by the national banks.
According to a circular Issued bjn
State Superintendent Fowler , there *
are 210 High schools in the state sub
ject to the free High school attendance
law.
Henry Cordes , of Beatrice , the fasten
still abstains from food. Ho says ho
realizes that ho Is growing weaker
each day , but that ho will not cat >
until May 15. '
Bloomlngton will submit to having
two saloons this year , but the citizen
will draw the line on gambling and )
will wage a war against anyone who
tries to Inaugurate It.
The wagon bridge near Berlin , In
Otoe county , collapsed last Friday
whjlo a man \vas driving across It. Ho
and his team went down with thoi
crash and the man was seriously In
jured.
H. P. Updike , for a number of year *
cnshlcr of the Union bank at Harvard , ,
has resigned his position and will !
move to Omaha where ho will take an
active Interest In tlio Updike Grain ,
company.
Evert Buchanan was sentenced last
week at Nlobrara to nine years In the1
penitentiary for assault with Intent to
commit rape upon the person of a.
child of a well-to-do farmer living near
Bloomileld.
The Great Eastern Irrigating Ditch ,
company of Plate eoilntycontemplates
extending the ditch and enlarging lt >
so that In addition U > Irrigating land
it. will furnish 0,000 horse power for
mantilacturing purposes ,
The money has been raised and work
VT111 be begun at once at Plainvlow to
sink tin artesian well 1,000 feet. The
heaviest rainfall of the season has oc
curred since last Friday night and the
crop prospects are llatterlng.
Last fall the town of Craig 'voted to
Issue bonds and build a system of
waterworks. The town board has done
nothing as yet toward putting the will
of the voters into effect and some oC
them are beginning to enquire why.
Dr. Johnson , superintendent of the
Institute for the feeble minded , has
Issued an order prohibiting anyone
from visiting the Institute and forbids
the imployeesof the Institute to comate
to town , except Steward Metxger , un
til the abatement of small pox. * >
'
An attempt to burn the house of A.
J. Ewing , a farmer residing four miles
south of Nebraska City , was made by
some unknown party who saturated
the side of the building with coal oil.
The property has been In litigation
for some time and Was recently decid
ed to bo the property of Mr. Ewlng.
Work Is so nearly completed on tha
Goring Canal that preparations are
being made to conduct tlio water in
laterals over the town. H Is now ex
pected that the water will How around
the bluff , whore the most dllllcult work
was situated , Inside the next two
weeks. It has been a long and trylnjj
struggle , but the assurance of a rapid
development of the territory watered
by the canal is no longer In doubt.
Charley Robinson , a young man
about twenty-three years of age , who
Is employed as a farm hand by Charles
Frey , jr. , of near Ponder , was drowned
In the Logan river. He was driving
some cattle to pasture and one of the
animals Jumped into the stream and
swam across and ho rode his liorso In
after it and both sank , the horse latei
coming up and swimming to the shore.
Its rider , however , did not again ap
pear. The body has not yet been
found , and as the stream is high it la
dilllcult to secure It.
Thompson , the ranchman who raf-
lied off his $15,000 ranch to himself al
a drawings held in Alliancels now
willing to make restitution byotferlnn
to return the money to those who took
a chance. The people who held tick
ets in the drawing are not inclined to
lot him go at that and will Insist that
he be tried for obtaining money undei
lalse pretenses.
The Oakland Republican has pros
pered to the extent of being able txj
put In a line cylinder press.
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