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THE M'COQK TRIBUNE.
H F. M. KISlIHELt , PublUlier.
B McCOOE , : NEB.
I 'ABOUT KEBBASKA.
H Proclsmailon Dy the governor.
H To tiib People of Nebraska : Tho
H President of the United States has des-
H ignated Thursday , tho 80th day of the
H present month , as a day of thanksgir-
H in ? and praise to Almighty God for his
H | countless blessings bestowed upon the
H people of the American republic during
H the first oontnry of its existonoe. It
H may not be out of place for the under-
H signed to supplement tho snmo to the
H people of Nebraska , for both the nation
H and the stato have unlimited cause for
H gratitudo- Him who controls the af-
H fairs of men and nations for having en-
H abled thorn to reach their present ex-
1 alted position in the career of human
H progress and enlightened civilization.
M The 80th day of April will be forever
H memorable , for it is the rounding out of
H the first century tho nation has lived.
H It commemorates the year , tho day and
H the hour when George Washington was
H inaugurated as the first President of the
H United States. We might almost greet
H it in the language of the song , "Hail
H Mighty Day. " The inauguration of the
H first President was destined to exert a
H potential influence upon human affairs
H which was beyond the power of human
H foresight to measure. The infant nation
H was emerging from struggling weakness
H to take a place upon tho map of nations ,
H and it has now , in the limit of one hun-
H dred years , become a great power , stand-
H ing in the front rank among the nations.
H Surely there is tho most abundant reason
H for thankfulness and homage to Him
H -who doeth all things well.
H The people of Nebraska have special
H cause for gratitude to our heavenly
B father for the rich blessings lie has con-
H ferred upon us. Starting from the day
H of small things , Nebraska , then a
H feeble territory , has grown to be a great
H commonwealth , a proud member of the
H American union. On the day named
H let us render our tributes of homage
H and praise to. the Most High. Let all
H the people rejoico and bo gla 'd.
B The dawn of the centennial morn'
H should be ushered in with the booming
H of cannon and the ringing of bells let
B the stars and stripes float from every
H flag staff.
B I respectfnlly but earnestly invite che
people of all creeds and faiths , Chris-
tians and Hebrews , Protestants and
Catholics , native and foreign , white and
colored , to assemble in their accus
al tomed places of public worship and of-
fer up their adoration and songs of
praise to His holy name , and invoke
His blessings upou this people and na-
tion during the coming century. I in-
vite the ministers of our holy religion
to discourse at that time upon matters
relating to the historic eventwe should
B that day commemorate.
I At high noon let the bells again peal
out joyous sounds , reminding all that
tho first century has ended and another
I has begun.
We believe in the supreme ruler of
I the universe , and that his guiding hand
I has led us as a nation. It is , therefore ,
becoming in us to manifest to the world
our full recognition of this conviction.
Let the day be given to God , to
I country , and to public praise and re-
joicing , and let all join iu tho glad ac-
claim of "Glory to God and the High-
est" for the triumph in this laud of free-
M dom , righteousness and peace.
m In testimony whereof I have hereunto
I set my hand , and caused to be affixed
B the great seal of the state of Nebraska.
I John M. Thatkb.
H By the Governor :
I Q. L. Laws , Secretary of State.
GENERAL STATE NOTES.
H . I'Ai Metb > 'ist people of Sidney
* * have commenced the erection of a par-
m sonage for their pnstor.
H Grant is to have a $12,000 hotel , to
M be built by au eastern man.
1 , Johnnie Moloney , of Omaha , a7-
m year-old lad , was run over by the cars
J the other day , his body being cut in
J twain.
H J. O. McBride has been appointed
H it member of the fish commission by
J Gov. Thayer and will enter upon his
J duties at once.
H The Niobrara Pioneer says that a
H large number of emigrants will camp al
H that town and rent farms during the
J seosona so as to be ready for the open-
J ing of the Sioux reservation.
H Pat Shiel was convicted at Jairbury
H of murder in the second decree for the
H grilling of Samuel Atkinson last Octo-
IV her. The jury balloted three times
% and were out but a few minutes.
J - A man answering the description of
H William Shiner , a horse thief , from
J McArthur Junction , O. , was arrested at
J Clarks.last week.
H Since the publio whipping of
H tramps at Fairbnry , but few of them
H have put in an appearance.
H Admirers of Buffalo Bill at North
H Platte presented him with a silver bit
H on the eve of his departure for Europe.
H B. D. Lawrence , a farmer who is
I charged with selling mortgaged stock
; and had been in hiding for several days
past , came into Syracuse Jast week and
firave himself up. He went before Jus-
tice Stanbro and was admitted to bail in
the sum "of $500 for which his friends
became security.
' Captain Payne has been designated J
by Commander Davi3 , of the Nebraska •
G. A. BM as advance agent for the Ne- .
braska delegation to the national en- 1
campmentat Milwaukee , withipstruc- f
tions to proceed at once to that city and j
secure commodious quarters for the r
boys during the encampment.
The new county of Thurston con- ]
tains 413 square miles. :
r- Inspector Turnbull's report shows
• _ that there were 249 licensed saloons in
Omaha April 1. '
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Dobbs & Everett , attorneys , have •
l" : brought suit in the district court of
' I Gage county against the Chicago , Bur-
't / lington & Qnincy for $5,000 damacos , J
% / occasioned by the death of James Per-
K JF singer , anvemploye of the company , ?
\p -who was killed by falling from a high I
* 'trestle at Omaha , December 10 , last , a
• while in the discharge of his duties as a \
brakeman. c
Henry Englemann , of Douglass , c -
'I- arrested for defrauding a Chicago firm J
' - of $1,000 worth of goods , settled the (
'f& matter at Nebraska City by a compro-
M % > / mise ; paying $800.
Wz/ . Gov. Thayor has . issued his pro- ,
* & . * " clamation organizing Hooker county.
i"A Stella dispatch says the town was b
111 * muchexcitedthe , other day by a.report c
B ? that the proprietor of the Florence
% 3 * ' - hotel discovered one of .the servant t
WZ- " " , - . irls in the sleeping room of a promiJ
% P- ' - aent business-man of the villagethe a
g . ' "latteVswife being on a visit in a neigh-
M\ Coring state. Lively times are looked c
| | | ; ? r for upon her return. * a
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Grcsham citizens havo decided to
build a $2,500 school house , " work to
commence at once. '
The dwelling houso of Frank Cra3
til in the northern part of Schuyler was
totally destroyed by fire last week.
Crastil and his wife wore away , leaving'
a young son at home alono. He obtain
ed sonio matches and set the house on
fire. A.small , portion of tho household
furniture was saved.
. The Methodist people at Eushville
gave their pastor a birthday dinner , the
main object of which was to raiae money
to purchase a carriage horse for him.
Proceeds nearly $100.
The citizens of Sheridan county1
are asked to contribute $300 for ex
penses of a county exhibit at the state
fair , consisting of 'ontf carload Of the
products and resources of Sheridan'
county.
A Lincoln dispatch says that the
equine epidemic in that city , called by.
some the epizootic , shows no signs of
letting up 3ret. Up to tho present time
no deaths havo occurred , but many of
the street car horses have been laid off.
In the stable of the Lincoln street rail
way company eighteen horses are down
with tho disease.
, Patrick Egau , the newly appointed
minister to Chili , will soon leave for his
post of-duty. His family will remain in
Lincoln.
The Union Pacific company dis
charged fifty-four of their shop em
ployes at North Platte yesterday be
cause of lack of work.
Governor Thayer and his state vis
iting board went to Grand Island last
week to continue the investigation of
the charges against Commandant Ham
mond , of the soldiers' and sailors'
home.
Georgo Johnston , of Grand Island ,
raised a check from six to sixty dollars
• and got the money at the bank , but afew
hours afterward was nabbed and now
bids fair to spend a term in the pen.
Miss Beechler , on trial at Omaha
for the murder of Henry W. King some
months ago , was acquitted , the jury be
ing out but ten minutes.
Rev. Campbell has resigned as the
pastor of the M. E. church of Milford ,
going to Indianapolis to accept a lucra
tive position with a publishing house.
Tho net receipts for the Soutl
Omaha postofilce for the year ended
March 31 , were $12,881.90.
Fremont has authorized the issuance
of $35,000 in bonds for a new high
school building by a big majority.
Three men have been sent out on
the road in the interests of the West
Lincoln packers. They are after the
hogs of the south Platte couuty and arc
bound to have them.
The county commissioners ot lian-
enster county expect to have the new
court house ready for the carpets by
September.
The real estate of the Hebron school
district , says the Journal , has been sold.
The building of the $20,000 school house
rendered , the occupancv unnecessary.
The Herald says there is but one
patriot in Juniata who does not want
the postoffice.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias
has been organized at Fullerton.
Filings of entries are coming in
rapidly at the Sidney land office and
the officials have their hands full.
Knud Nelson , a well-known citizen
of Omaha , fell into a cistern and was
drowned last week. He was 57 years
old and quite wealthy.
A Knights of Pythias lodge ha *
been organized at St. Paul with twenty
charter members.
The Edgar Building and Loan asso
ciation of Edgar. Clay county , has filed
article * of inc4. oration with the secre
tary S3state. . * ta capital is $500,000.
Work on the new Christian univer
sity is progressing rapidly and the edu
cational board of that church intend to
have the institution in running order
by next fall.
Gen. Edward Hatch , commandant
at Fort Robinson , died on tho 11th
from injuries received by him by being
thrown from a vehicle while out riding.
Besides the compound fracture of the
left leg , the general received internal
injuries which , however , it was thought ,
were not of a necessarily fatal nature ,
and every confidence was felt by both
himself and his physician in ultimate
recovery. He grew suddenly worse ,
however , and expired very unexpect3
edly.
In the district court at Fairbnry
Patrick H. Shiel , the Dakin murderer ,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for j
ten years. The jury returned a verdict ]
against Shiel of murder in the second
degree. _ Joseph Smith was sent to the
penitentiary for six months for selling
mortgaged property. fi
Mrs. John Lawson , the wife of a
farmer living near Riverton , died at the E
Lincoln insane hospital last week. Two "
weeks ago she was frightened out of her
reason \ by a prairie fire , and was only
brought to the institution the day be- (
she ' died. 6
Trowels are flying fast on the walls *
of ( the new Christian university at Beth
any ] Heights , east of Lincoln three or 1'
four miles , properly one of the sub- °
urban ] streets. The contractors expect *
to have the building well nigh com
pleted before cold weather. j
There is now in process of organfi
izatiou in Beatrice a club of representa-
tive citizens , the object of which will be
to advance the commercial and social w
interests of the city in a representative b
sense ; also to aid the board of trade in d
its special province in the matter of en
tertaining visitors of prominence.
While carelessly handling a re-
volver , fourteen-year-old John Ellis , of vt
Beatrice , shot himself in the leg , mak
ing a very painful wound. .
The farm of the feeble-minded in- _
stitnte expect to supply the Beatrice S
market with garden truck , besides raisa
ing all that can be used at the school.
As provided by the legislature , the pi
new Nebraska hall of the state uni- j ,
versity will be furnished at a cost of n
$4,000 , and a steam heating plant will c
be put in and a boiler house erected at
cost of $27,000. The athletic club fc
will also be provided with suitable ac- - , ,
commodations. The professors are 7 *
quite hopeful over the outlook. They say
matters can be squeezed along until the
next legislature when it is claimed ,
there will be a reaction and the uniV
versity will be put upon a sound basis , g ,
The Grand Island Times says Mr. to ;
George Thummel returned from Chim
cago where hMmd be en to xamme tlm' * f >
memorial winaofor * tlle 'rnew Episcopal
church. It will cost $1,200. r
The.bills , for .supplies for stiito iii.sti- e ,
tutionsMiuvo been received and examai
inert and the contracts will be annouueed ai
at an enrlv ! : ' * . es
jeifty lamllfesJMe M tfy to oocupy' hi
cottages in beatrice as soon as any oapitil
. list will put them up. 1
-a MMtfUMwim in ii MU > Hims. : 'r i i ju ' ' -yyi77rrsr VTr !
The day" for tho opening of bids for
grading and building tho two lines of
; tho Union 'Pacific road , the Cheyenne
Northern tend tho Carbon lines , wore
opened in Omaha a day or two ago.
About twenty bidders were present , but
t when the hour came for examining the
bids it was announced that they would
not bo opened , as the project had been
indefinitely postponed.
At the recent meeting of tho di
rectory qf tho .First. Baptist church of
Beatrice Bey. T. S. Leonard , of Hast
ings , Minn. , was called to the pastorato
of that church and has accepted the call.
He has preached twice at the church
and at once won the highest encomiums
of the congregation as a clear , forcible
and able speaker. He comes to Beat
\ rice highly , recommended as one of the
leading ministers of the Baptist denom
ination of. Minnesota.
TENDERFEET MUST ABIDE THEIR TIME.
Veteran Boomers Ftrl that Ttity are Entitled
to first Chance.
A telegram from Oklahoma City ,
Oklahoma , says : The determination of
the Oklahoma boomers seems to grow
greater as the time draws near for open
ing the coveted lands to settlement , and
the United States troopB aro kept busy
patrolling the country and ejecting im
patient squatters who are unwilling to
wait for the opening day , April 22. Men
are rushing in here with the same avid
ity that they rush into the booming
mining camp , and everybodyseems
afraid that somebody else will get hold
of a better quarter-section than he will
be able to get if ho waits. They are
kept moving on , however , and aro not
permitted to pitch their tents and camp.
But the opposition only seems to in
crease their anxiety , and serious trouble
is apprehended iu consequence.
Thousands of homesteaders are camp
ing along the lino in Kansas , ready to
rush into Oklahoma at daylight on the
22d , and unless there is a large force of
United States troops and deputy mar
shals at hand to preserve order the
fight for spoils may become a serious
matter. Many veteran boomers who
have been hungering for "Oklahoma for3 '
the past five years , and braved the hard
ships of Captain Payne's campaign , feel
that they are entitled to first choice of
lands , and many assert that they will
havo the land formerly located , at all
hazards. They have selected and watch
ed their claims for years , and now , fear
ing that the new comers may get the
best of them , they have become desper
ate. They hold their meetings in the
various camps and seem to have decided
on a plan of action , but just what course
they intend to pursue is not known out
side of their gang. It has been rumor
ed here that these men have banded
together and intend burning the bridges
and trestles on the Santa Fe railroad on
the night before the opening day , in
order to obstruct the influx of home
steaders , until they can make perfect
their claim to the land they desire.
A notice to this effect was sent by un
known parties to the Santa Fe agent ,
and a force of detectives are said to
have been brought here by the railroad ,
and to hold themselves in readiness to
prevent damage to the company's pro
perty , and every possible precaution is
being taken. But the boomers say they
do not propose to jeopardize their
chances by allowing a flood of tender
foots to drop in on the land they have
selected.f They look upon these lands
as their rights which they say they will
forcibly maintain.
There are already about twice as
many people on the borders as can be
accommodated with homesteads in Okla
homa , and more are arriving every day.
They are living in tents , dug-outs ,
wagons and every kind of shelter , and
some aro camping out in the open air.
Many of these people represent colonies
from Nebraska , Colorado , Kansas , Mis
souri , and various other states. These
colonies are said to number from twenty
to 500 persons each , and it looks like all
the world wants to settle in Oklahoma.
The Santa Fe road is preparing for the
opening day rush and every available
car on its entire system is to be put in
readiness for use on the 22d. Many
who can afford it are engaging private
cars for their colonies and are putting
up a nandsome bonus for the purpose of
bindinsr the contract.
CONDENSED NEWS BY THE WIRE
Chevreul , the distinguished French
chemist , died in Paris on the 9 th.
Lord Cecil , son of the Marquis of
Exeter , has been declared bankrupt.
Dr. Von Lau , physician to the late
Emperor 3 William of Germany , is dead.
Wm Krulisch , aged 16 , being tried
for murder in New York , was acquitted ,
The Louisville Bridge and Iron com-
pany's machine shops were burned ,
Loss , $91,000.
R. F. Scher , bookkeeper of the First
,
National - bank of Evansville , Indiana ,
suicided by hanging. . J
The Marquis of Londonderry intit
mates that he will resign the viceroyship t
of Ireland in order to attend to his pris
vate affairs. 'J
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Senator Farwell has recommended
Colonel James J..Sexton to the presi-
q
dent for appointment as postmaster at
Chicago. Jj
Miners in. the Monongahela district t
have ' resumed work after a shut-down of o
only , one week. This puts about six e
thousand ' men : it work. a
at
t
Boulanger Iuik been notified by the zj
Belgian government that if he abstains f
from political agitation he will be perj
mitted to remain in Belgium.
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Four Russian officers have made a c
wager thatthey can ride from St. Peters-
burg to Paris on horseback in forty-five *
days , the start to be made in May.
Dennis Collins , door-keeper of the
p
Indiana legislature , suicided at Owensn
town , Ky. , by cutting his throat with , a H
razor. Drink was the cause. n
The new st * am schooner , Chance , be- * 1
longing to the Deep Sea Fishing com- *
pany , , of Oregon , was abandoned at sea. -
She lost her captain , two seamen and
Chinese cook.
The Saxton ballot reform bill was it
passed ' by the New York general assemtl
bly by a strictly party vote , the repubal
licans favoring the measure and demo
crats : opposing.
A court martial will bo convened soon
for the trial of Lieutenant Commander F
Boon , who left his vessel , tho Pinka , in F
Alaska , , and returned to the United pi E
States without permission. th
The senate committee , of which Mr. ce
rest is chairman , to investigate the S ?
Iressed beef combination , will be called k.
meet about June 1 , and will take testi- _ .
nony during , the summer.
M
iAjcplljmipn. odourredron-theqAthmtioA ? tii , i
Pacific failroda Between two posieiigof dt
trains , tear Peach Springs , Ariz. . 'Four . "
sngines were completely demolished ? i %
ind one enirineer fearfully bruised kI
ind.injnred internally. The passengers ? V '
capedby a miracle , asthe accident * • *
lappened on a high embankment , and '
he train was coiug at a high rate of
ijiee 'd , . * th
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AN EXCITING SCENE IN A COURT ROOM.
A Jiiry of Twelve Good Men and True De
clare JUIsm Mechtev nolJBnllty.
Omaha dispatch : Tho trial of Eliza
beth Biechler for tho murder of Harry
W. King , lasting seven days , ended in
this city to-day by tho acquittal of tho
defendant , the jury boing out not over
ten minutes. When the jury filed into
the court room tho olerk said : "Gentle
men , have you agreed upon a verdict ? "
"We have , " responded the foreman.
The document was handed to the
clerk , who read it aloud. It was of tho
formulary order for such cases provided
and concluded with tho words , "wo
find tho defendant not guilty. " These
words were shot forth with emphasis ,
and in an instant , like the firing of a
mine , the court room was in a confu
sion. The pent-up feeling of a thou
sand sympathizers broke forth in one
long , loud scream and cheer. Men and
women sprang to their feet. Handker
chiefs were waved. Hats were thrown
in the air. Strong men threw them
selves into each other'sarras and hun
%
dreds of women shed tears of joy.
Radiant countences everywhere bespoke
the feeling of satisfaction which , the ver
dict occasioned.
Neither Judge Groff nor the officers
of tho court attempted to restrain the
demonstration of approval. At length ,
however , it subdued , and Clerk Moores
polled the jury , and the verdict be
came a Bolid fact. Just as the olerk be
gan to read the finding , General Cowin
extended his left arm around the shoul
ders of tho prisoner. Tho. latter's face
was partially obscured by her handker
chief but the part disclosed was more than
usually pale. When the last cheering
words were read , the prisoner's head
fell upon the general's shoulder , as if
overcome by the announcement. The
face turned ghastly pale , but the in
stant became suffused with a deep red
glow , as if tho blood of her body were
seeking lodgment there. And then the
tears began to fall. They fell fast and
copiously. General Cowin smiled ,
looked happy , whispered a few words to
the prisoner , shook hands and congrat
ulated herr Judge Baldwin emulated
j tho example of the leading council.
i "Will 3ou please make a formal order
of dismissal ? " asked the general of the
court.
The judge complied with the request
and Lizzie Biechler passed out of the
hands of the authorities into the free
dom of every day life.
The court expressed himself as pleased
with the verdict. The defendant was
overwhelmed with congratulations , and
was again escorted to the judge's room ,
where she remained closeted some time
with her counsel.
"This is the greatest siejre that 1 have
ever undergone , " said Judge Groff ,
privately , after he had sriven his in-
sttuctions to the jury , and had emerged
from the seat of justice which he has
constantly occupied during the seven
days' trial of Miss Biechler. "Since I
have been on the judicial bench for this
district I have never seen such crowds
of curious people as on this occasion.
They were eager and anxious to see a
poor woman who had , shot a man , and
to hear what the attorneys would say
for and against her. I am nearly worn
out , and trust I will never have a simi-
lar case. The prosecution has done
credit to itself , and the defense was ably
conducted. " After acquittal the accused
held a short levee receiving the con
gratulations of friends. The men shook
hands with her and the women kissed
her. An aired colored lady fairly lifted
her from the floor , and shonted , "God
bless you , my child. " Miss Biechler
will return at once to her home in
Cleveland.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
Tlie First Document I'ublishetl Under the
Authovi'y of Gov. JliuJc
Washington dispatch : The first docu-
ment published under tho authority of
Gov. Rusk , secretary of agriculture , is
bulletin No. 1 , about the agricultural
experiment stations of the department
of ( agriculture. This pamphlet , advance
copies of which were furnished to the
' press ; to-night , contains a great deal of
information i relating to tho history and
prospects ] of tho agricultural experiment
stations , , which are now conducting
scientific f and practical experiments
on soils , manures , toillage , crops , stook
feeding i , dairying horticulture , etc. , in
| the different states. Such institutions
for scientific investigation in behalf of
agriculture have been long iu operaI
tion ] in Europe. The first one in this
country was begun iu Connecticut ,
in \ the chemical laboratory of the
Wesleyan university , fourteen years
ago. Other states followed the ex-
ample and , in 1887 , congress espoused
the enterprise and appropriated $15,000
per annum for each state and territory
j
for the purpose. The enterprise has en-
listed i in its support the best univer-
sities and colleges and the ablest inves-
tigators of the country , as well as a
great army of practical farmers , to
whom it has already brought substan
tial benefits. All the states and one
territory ( Dakota ) now havo agricul-
tural experiment stations. Several
states have two. Louisiana has three , r
The total number now in operation is t
forty-six , or counting branch stations ,
nearly sixty. They employ more than t
370 scientists and agriculturists and rec
ceive this year $595j000 from the nation-
al government and about $125,000 from e
the states and other sources. This is i
ono of the most important of the govt
ernment scientific enterprises , and , s
although so young , is the largest of t
the ! _ sort yet undertaken by any t
nation. _ An especially favorable \
features ( is the cordial co-operatian bea
tween the stations and the department
of agriculture at Washington , which is
charged by congress with the duty of
supervising and aiding the stations in
their J work. The office of experiment T-
stations ' , acting with the association of n
American agricultural colleges and exI
periment stations , is able to accomplish ti
much in tin s line. There is thus estab-
] j
Iished a direct connection between the
national department and the people of a
the country which must result in great J
good. ' B
The bulletin contains an introduction tl
by Secretary Rusk , who considers it a JJ
liigh tribute to the intelligence and wissi
ilom of tho people that they have so of
rapidly appreciated the usefulness of tr
thus calling the highest science to the a
tid of the arts and industries of life. In
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4 More Villainy Being Unearlhed. ° J
St. Paul ( Minn. ) dispatch : A Pioneer jf
Press special from Anoka says that gi
Pratt's villainy still deepens as the days gi
ass. The directors aro reticent and -
he condition of the bank cannot be as- w -
jertained. President Tichnor discovC1
sred another note of Mrs. Wells' , at r
Minneapolis to-day , for $5,000 , making
ler loss $45,000. To a reporter Tich-
lor said : "These are all time notes ,
ind we may not hear of all for some UI
de Mrs ; ell8 1iaauotlost cbnfiS
lericein Prat m
yet ItTSrImpossibl& to
ind how much moijfey Pratt secured as ] M
wheat operator , and Mr. Speaks only ?
mows how much was invested in the s ; !
peculation , and neither will divulge.
L'ho books are falsified. "
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heatrical management next season 00
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THE OKLAHOMA LANDS.
Some Tetters of Interest to Persons Content-
jtlatlna Settlement.
Washington dispatch : Tho commis-
; sioncr general of tho land office made
public to-day sovoral letters as being of
general interest to persons contem
plating settlement in Oklahoma. Com
missioner Stockslager , in replying to a
letter from 0. M. Wilson , at Arkansas
Cit3 % Kun. , says in part :
"I havo to state that tho lands in
question are to bo disposed of to actual
settlers under tho homestead laws 'only.
A party desiring to become an actual
settler under tho homestead laws , may
initiate his claim by entry at a district
land office after properly oxamining and
selecting tho land desired , in which case
ho is allowed six mouths from dato of
entrv in which to establish his actual
residence on the land ; or , if he so elect ,
he may initiate his claim by actual set
tlement on the laud , which must consist
of some act or acts connecting himself
with the particular tract claimed , said
act or acts to be equivalent to announce
ment of such intention and from which
the public generally may haye notice of
his claims. Therefore ho is allowed
three months within which to make his
claim of record by entry in the district
land office.
Another lettor to Senator Ingalls from
Commissioner , . Stockslager , . is as fol
lows : "Xhavediad the'honor fb receive
by reference from you , and herewith
return a letter addressed to 3'ou by G.
T. Sommers , dated Oklahoma Station ,
Indian Territory , on tho 29th ultimo.
In reply I have to stato that the act of
March 2 , 1889 , to which Sommers refers
provides , as he states , that no one shall
bo permitted to enter or acquire any
right to any of the Oklahoma lands ,
to be disposed of thereunder , who
violates its provisions by entering
upon and occupying tho same prior
to 12 o'clock , noon , April 22 , the date
fixed in the president's proclamation of
March 23 for said lauds to become open
for settlement. Tho statute makes no
exception to this provision. I am in
clined to think , however , _ _ that when a
person was already within these lands
at the dato of approval of tho act by
authority , his presence there should not
bo regarded as a violation of this pro
vision of act. The primary jurisdiction
to act upon application to enter rests
with district land offices , and Sommers
ma3r present his application for entiy to
them , with proper proof of his allega
tion. Should they refuse to permit
entry , he majr appeal from this action. "
Commissioner Stockslager to-day ex
pressed the opinion that 100,000 per
sons ; would enter Oklahoma within a
.
month after April 22. For these 100 , -
000 j people there are only about 10 , -
000 ( homesteads. The inevitable re-
suit { of this tremendous influx , the com-
. missiouer thought , would be a great
marj * contests and personal conflicts.
A further result , he feared , would be
: the spreading of this immense surplus
. over ( the adjoining Indian lands , from
which it would bo difficult to dislodge
them without much trouble aud possibly
some bloodshed. If the commission
appointed J to treat with the Cherokees
for a cession of the Cherokee outlet
; could complete their labors within tho
!
next few months , so that tho new tract
might ; be open to settlement before
\ congress ! again meet * , this might , and
probably would , relieve the pressure.
Otherwise he feared that matters would
become complicated and equilibrium be
restored with difficult } * .
THE LATE PHILIP H. SHERIDAN.
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Memorial Exercises by the New TTorli legis
lature.
Albany ( N. Y. ) dispatch : Memorial
exercises were held by the legislature
for the late General Phillip H. Sheri-
dan ( at the academy of music to-night.
General Martin McMahon presided ,
Bishop McNiery opened the exercises
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with pra3er , and then followed an ad
dress by General Wagner Swa3'ne , ora- | I
tor of the evening.
General Swa3-ne reviewed Sheridan's
career ( from the time he enlisted as first
lieutenant ] of infantry at. Yamhill , Ore. ,
until ' the Avar. His conduct as a soldier
was brave , gallant and skillful , and pro-
motions ] came rapidly. Nature had
given him the qualities essential to a
j
selfish excellence. He added to them
such f as to win affection and command •
respect. ] The personal ascendancy re
sulting i , made his whole command only
himself 1 enlarged , and where ho willed
it i went with all his will and did what in
their I place he wonld have done.
The impression thathe was simply
a reckless , impetuous soldier was
a mistake. As General Pope
said of him , "In all his life he did not 1
do an3r important act without careful
consideration beforehand. Neither in
civil administration , in time of profound
peace , nor in the roar and fury of battle
did he ever act except on well defined E
lines 1 and clearty conceived purposes. 6
The voice of the people is. Grant , Slier-
man. Sheridan. It is the voice of the "
people , and it is enongh. " °
At the conclusion of General Swa3-ne's
address there were calls for General r
Sherman , who rose to respond. Gen- *
eral Curtis introduced him with the re- ?
mark , "The greatest living general of J
the world stands before you. " General *
Sherman spoke feelingly of his associa-
tions with General Sheridansaying that n
only a few of his comrades were left to n
mourn him. He then referred to his "
early acquain tance with Grant and SherJj
idan , and of the cause for which all h
three fought. He declared that no "
stronger or better American ever lived a
than Sheridan , and said that'his name Cl
would always be coupled with those of a
Washington and Grant. General Alger 6'
also made a few graceful remarks. f
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An Old Man With a Very Young Wife.
Pittsburg special : A marriage licence B
was issued yesterda3' afternoon to Samtl
nel R. Welser , aged 72 years , and Edith ai
P. Wilson , aged 15 3ears. The applicaF
tion for the license was made at the
license office by Mr. Welser , an erect j ,
and : well preserved man , looking many
vears younger than the age he gave , cj
He was accompanied by James Wilson , ff
the father of .the girl , who resides at ni
No. 168 Wylio avenue. Mr. Welser re- Ul
sided with Mr. Wilson. When the age w
: the intended bride was given , Cap- "
tain Heiber , the clerk , hesitated. After f.J J
consultation with Register Conner , "
liowever , the license was issued. There ic .
nothing in the law to prevent a union
a couple with such a desparity of ages ?
when the cousent of the father is given. "
No reason for the strange marriage was sv
riven. Mr. Welser , the prospective Ci
xroom , was formerly a resident of Mc- "
Ceesport , this state , and for many years x ,
ivas well known as connected with the ;
sirens business. He traveled as a clown * L
nth the circus , of "Jim" Taylor for a fn ;
mmber of years until the show struck P.
13ellow fever district , and half the per- ,
ormers dying , the company was broken •
lp. Afterwards Welser took out a cirP
his of hi&.own. He retired npontmarry- ? ,
rg t , wealthy lac inyMcKoespOrt , and v
\o \
ipon her death was left a considerable *
ortune. The family of the 'girl are
tated to be in but moderate circum-
tanees.
go :
Iowa fanners last year raised enough in
orn to pay off all the farm mortgages IS1
the state and Irsve a balance of 100.co
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LOST HIS LIFE FOR A QO0SE.
How Postmaster Henry Hertolg Met Death
in th * Missouri Klver Waves ,
Sioux City ( la. ) special : Tho death
of Postmaster Henry Herwegof Dakota
City , Neb. , who was drowned in tho
Missouri , about six * miles south of this
plnco , night before last , brief mention
of which was tolegraphod tho Herald at
that ( irae , was a particularly sad one.
Tho deceased came to Dakota county
from Dansvilie , N. Y. , about six j-cars
ago , and for four 3'ears has been a mem
ber of the general merchandise firm of
Stinson & Herweg , and was widely
known and generally respected. Ho
leaves wifo and two children , who
aro grief-stricken , tho poignacy of the
wife's grief being heightened by tho
fact that the body of her loved ono is
still in tho cold embrace of tho treach-
orons river with little prospect of find
ing it , at least until it has been 1)3' tho
action of tho wator transformed into a
hideous mass which loving eyes cannot
be permitted to look upon. Tho story
of his death is told as follows bjM. . O.
Ayres , who was with tho unfortunato
man.
man."Mr. . Herweg , Will Dibble and my
self went over to the sandbar , two miles
south of Dakota Cit3and about three
miles south of Sergeant Bluffs , on the
Iowa shore to havo a hunt , taking my
boat , whioh'is a copper one , with an air
chamber in it. Wo got safely to the
bar , which is entirely surrounded by
wator , late in tho afternoon and pro-
pared for tho , evening's sport. About
C o'clock Herwog shot a goose , which
fell into tho water , and wanted to go
and get it , but as the water was rough I
told him it would not pay for his trouble
he being inexperienced in handling the
boat and unable to swim. He again ox-
pressed a desire to secure tho bird , but
I insisted on his not going and left him ,
supposing that ho would not undertake
it. M3' attention was next called to tho
place where I had left him l)3T Dibblo
calling to "come quick , " aud looking
around I saw Herweg about four rods
from the shore with the boat bottom
side up. Tho water all along the bar
was very deep. On running to tho
bank Herwog said : "Min , help me. "
I told him to get on tho outsido of the
boat and kick to the shore , and finally
persuaded him to do so. At this time
he was about 200 3'ards from tho bank ,
and ; I asked him if he could swim , and
ho answered in tho negative , and asked
me to come out and get him. I took
off my clothes and jumped into the
water , but after going about twenty
yards found myself almost powerless
from tho intense coldness of the wind
and , water and was hardly ablo to return
to ] the shore. He was still clinging to
tho i boat , and I continually kept talking
to | him and advising.him what to do , bnt
he , losing all self-control , could not fol
low ; my advice. I followed him and the
boat ; down tho river about a mile , until
the | sand bar came to an end. When he
was about 300 yards from the point of
the | bar he seemed to either lose his
hold ] or from sheer exhaustion let go
and j was fojn no more. We then re
turned j to where our clothes were and ,
dressing ( , sought assistance from the
residents of the bar , who took us to Ser
geant i Bluffs , where we immediately
sent ] out couriers and men with boats to
search , for the bod3 . but to no avail. "
Herwig was 31 yjars of age , 5 feet 6
inches tall and weigned 150 pounds. At
j tho time of his death he had on dark
pants ] , brown felt shirt , brown vest , light
seersucker coat and hip boots.
THE LOSS OF LIFE IS NOT GREAT ,
Rut Terrible Destruction Ha * Seen Wrought
in the Matter of Properly.
Sioux City Special : Reports from the
great | fire that swept over South Dakota
during < the past week continue to come
in i , and it is not likely that all the losses
will be known for several days yet.
While the loss of life is not one-tenth
what it was in the great blizzard of Jan-
uary 12 , 1888 , the damage" to property
will be very much greater , and from
late ] reports it is thought the first esti1
mate , of $2,000,000 will not cover tho
loss. Families lost barns , stock and
seed grain while saving their homes ,
better protection having been provided
for j houses than for barns and sheds ,
which were usually some distance away
and mostty of long prairie haywith
which sides and roof were thatched.
Sparks carried by the gale hundreds of
yards caught in tho hay and the whole .
mass would be ablaze in an instantwith
no possibility of staying the flames ,
fanned b3 the wind that amounted to a
hurricane. While the loss of stock and
farm buildings is great , the greatest loss
at this time comes from tho loss of seed
grain , which had been carefulby saved
up from last year's crop , and which it is
next to impossible to replace in time for
spring planting , there being a general
shortage all over the territory. Hun3
dreds of farms must go untitled because
of loss of seed. , .
Some narrow and tragic escapes are i
reported. On the Milwaukee road , near
the village of Mt. Vernon , that was
wiped out almost entirely , a train ran
into ! a place where fire had swept across
the track and left ties all ablaze. The
smoke and dust made it as dark as
night , and the engineer could not seo
until tho train was in the midst of tho
blazing mass. A halt was made as it r
was feared the bridge ahead was also on "
fire. Men worked to keep the coaches
from burning. So great was the heat .
and suffocating smoke that a person q
could work onl3' a few minutes at a time q
and the coaches were soon filled with j
strangling ' smoke. Children cried and 1
screamed * with terror , women got on J
their knees in aisles and prayed aloud E
be delivered from the awful situation C
and strong men olmost gave ur > in de-
Bpair. , Finalb/ party who had picked
their way to the bridge ahead returned 0
and reported it safe and a start was
made and the train slowly emerged A p
from the track of flames , its passengers g
more dead than alive and all hoping to r\
be , spared from another such experience , h
Near Highmore Thomas P. Gibbs had H
carried three children to some plowed II
Enound and was followed by his wife H
uid one child. He returned to the Si
lionse to save something if possible and
ivhen his wife saw him struggling with . .
the fire and trying to save personal q
(
effects she went to his assistance , the q
little child following , and then he had p
fight the fire to save his wife aud l. ;
ihild , and carried them to the plowed
rronnd ! both so badly injured that they
lied. ' In the same locality Mrs. A. Jes- * } '
sup and two children were found in the
3ellar of their home , smothered and
lead. ' Mrs. Jessup had been , fighting il
he fire , and suffering from heart dis- * ?
jase , died from that , bnt the children g - *
vere suffocated. Fifteen deaths in var-
ons parts have thus far been reported.
Ud is asked from the outside by severalv f
ocalities , aud surely deserved. Hardy Co
uoneers who have struggled for years Oj
make homes find themselves destiH <
ntevand their . .appeals wi3. surely 'SSt d
unheeded. - * J'v - *
Death ofTveleTaiTPonTfcian. TO
Hon. J. Leonard Farwe&V elected { y •
oyernor of Wisconsin by the whigs C
1851 , commissioner of patents in He
8G3 , and one of those present at Lin- ' " ' '
oln's death , died at Granite City , Mo. , n. .
the 11th , at the age of 70 years. ' : jg L ?
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HE WAS WRECKED 1Y A WOMAN , . vJB 1
And in Turn yearly Wreehed'theMmnk of 'T-- 1
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Which lie Was Canhter. k JS * j
St. Paul ( Minn. ) special : The I'M'
name of Cashier B. F. Pratt , of thg , f } -m ; -
First National bank of Anoka , will g < > Xv | j
down to history as that of tho deepest i M
dyedvillianwho over did business m j-M
Minnesota. Ho not only stolo every . 1 1 ' ,
penny of tho bank's funds ho could layJQ 1
his hands on and becamo tho hero ofa. . ' ' * ,
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social scandal of tho first magnitude , . j HI ,
but ho made a settlement with his wife- , |
and then deliberately beat Tier out of i {
the property ho had mado over to her. | -I |
C. W. Campbell , Mrs. Pratt's father , [ | ' j
said to-day she received $5,000 in cash , . I I
from Pratt at tho time of tho separation , | Jl
and tho homestead on which there was- , . j II
a mortgago of $1,500. Mrs. Pratt put * j jj
this money in First National bank stock , Ji. 'M-m
which is not only rendered worthless * JJ JI
by the rascality of her husband , but sho | .f | |
is liable to an assessment for as much | | |
moro. Another note for $5,000 , in- ( jjl
dorsed by Mrs. Nell , of Dayton , turned -j.fl
up to-day , making tho amount of her j' tl
money ho appropriated $35,000. Sho " .hii
is nearly SO 3'cars old , and " ept . | | |
piteously when sho learned how badly ] - h1 \
sho had been duped. Of Pratt sho k I
said : t { < '
"I havo trusted him as I would a son. < f "hi
Tho tronblo all comes of that bad If
woman. I know Mr. Pratt meant to | JB
do what was right , and it cannot bo that ( M
ho has gone and loft mo in so bad a * * * {
plight. I would spend my last cent to ' , * ; M
save him. It was all tho fault of that , M
. " '
woman. :
The separation , which occurred last
fall , was by mutual ngreoment , Mrs. M
Pratt going to Boston to livo with her , > M
brother , Cvrns Newton Campbell. ' v. j
About a mouth after Mrs. Pratt's de- j M
partnro Mrs. Jacobson left the city s 'l '
for Minneapolis. where sho gave 'M '
birth to an illegitimate child in ' W
one of tho hospitals. Since then jM
sho , has returned for a short tH
time under the name of Mrs. F. , f ' "
P. Piatt , which bears a singular similar- ; H
itv to Mrs. P. F. Pratt. Mrs. Jacobson , 1/ /
or Mrs. Piatt , in addition to being pos'H
sessed , of unusual personal charms is M
said ] to havo been in the habit of takiug ; , 'H
an ! occasional deal in wheat and Btocks , T I'M
and ! for some time it has been , .
the beliof that it was her influence ijtiM
that first lead Pratt into specula- ( | i H
tive ventures in Minneapolis. This , j l
further supports tho theory that un- • V H
successful speculations havo caused his i | |
ruin. Pratt lost $12,000 on one deal in / 'H '
wheat last fall , and has not been , as a / > i H
rule , ver3" successful among the bulls , ' l M
aud bears. Pratt has been ignored in fc J l
social , circles since his alliance with Mrs. iH
Jacobson. , His name was dropped from K M
the rolls of the First Baptist church , of - , M
which he was a leading member. j |
Speaking of the affair to-day , Mrs. H
Pratt's father , C. W. Campbell , said : H
"I had expected it all along. The M
only thing that has surprised me is that • . H
men continued to trust him with their ' |
money and business after he bocame a ' H
wreck morally. I withdrew my money H
from the bank because I did not be- ' H
lieve that it was safe to trust a man who H
had lost all sense of honor and right. " ' l H
United States Bank Examiner Mc- < j H
Gregor said to-night : "The loss to tho H
stockholders will be very large , prob- ' H
ably about S100.000 , and Pratt may havo ' H
involved it deeper yet , by endorsing pa- ij H
per which has not turned up. The de- , |
positors will lose nothing , as the bank j J
securities aro excellent. " I H
The Laie Disaster at Samoa. > |
Chicago dispatch : B. W. Welb of . H
this city , whose son , a naval cadet , was t H
on , board one of the wrecked men-of- > M
war at Apia , Samoa , aud who was among i l
tho saved , has received a communica- H
tion from the nav3department under M
date ( of the 9th inst. , in which he is in- M
formed ; that up to date the department H
has 5 received no news from Admiral H
Kimberhy since his dispatch announcing H
tho \ disaster at Apia. It was thought a ' |
vessel could be chartered at Auckland H
] for the transportation of the officers and , H
men to San Francisco , bnt since Lieu- . H
|
tenant 1 Wilson , Kimborly's representa- H
tive j at that place , had gone to S3dney , < H
it is possiblo that a suitable , vessel could ' " . : |
not be obtained at Auckland. It is- ' H
theroforo ] impossible to tell when they H
ma3' be expected to arrive at San Fran'j 'j H
cisco. The naval cadets of the class of ' H
1887 1 , who were upon the wrecked ships , y . H
had * been ordered to report for final ex- ' i H
animation \ at the naval academy be- * H
tween May 1 and 10. Should they ' |
reach the United States iu time to visit H
their homes before the expiration of the- j x H
period allowed for reporting , they will 1 ' [ 1
be at liberty to do so. „ , .H H
it M
No Reinforcement * Tor Samoa. ' H
. New York dispatch : Tho Washing'l l
ton correspondent of the Mail and Ex- I H
press f telegraphs that he has the very 'rJ ' I
highest I authority for the statement that ' H
an arrangement has been reached by the- ' H
3tate department and the German for- ' 1
sign office , that there shall be no re- / H
inforceuittnt i of vessels or troops belong- I H
ing to the two '
governments now on ' 1
duty at Samoa. This agreement will ' 1
be m force until after the Samoan com'k ' l
mission have finished their labors. It j l
(
is understood that the proposition for ' i H
ibis agreement came direct frojn Prince * ' H
Bismarck I to Secretary Blaine. 'i ' l
T.XVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. i |
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Quotations from New TorTc , Chicago , Omaha , -j : l
and Elsewhere * l
, OMAHA. . ' i H
Wheat-No. 2 80 ' ® 80 < M
Corn ho. 2 mixed M 19 @ 20 ' H
Oath No. 2 22 @ 0 , > $ ' ' H
Kye 28 @ 2s ' H
BcTTEit Creamery „ 24 ( S 26 ' ' H
Bcrrnn Choice roll. 15 @ 16 iH I
Eggs Fresh 8 ( § ) 9 I 'H H
Chickens dressed 12 @ 33 f > < H
Turkeys 14. @ 15 H
Lesions Choice. perbox. „ 3 75 @ 4 50 i H
anob8 Per box 3 25 @ 4 00 ! 'l ' H
Ouioxs Per bn 50 @ 55. H
Potatoes Nebraska. . . . . . . . . 20 @ 25 l M
Apples Per bbl 2 50 @ 3 25 1 • j |
Beans Navies 2 10 @ 2 2f > * , ! l
VVooL-Fiue , per lb 16 © IS N H
honey 15 @ 16- H l
Hogs Mixed packing 4 55 @ 4 60 1 H
Hogs Heavy weights 4 60 @ 4 65 " , M
Ueeves Choice steers 3 40 ( g 3 85 , ' j H
sheep Choice Western. 3 80 @ 4 30 ri M
NEW YORK. |
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IVheat No. 2 red SoJjJ 85V ! - H
" 5,2 - 43 43 ' H
Jats Mixed western : jo @ 33 ' 9 l
omr ( . - 13 50 @ 13 75 ' ' . ' H
'XKD 7 25 7 30 H
CHICAGO. j H
VnEAT Perlniftliel „ 85 © 86' i l
ouN-Per bushel 34 ( § 34g T H
Jats Per bushel ' " 05 ) g > 05 ? S , ; H
° . " " llOO ll210 * A H
w ( pskis ? * " ' , " , 'pp' ' ' ° & 4 75 4 95 H
-attle
Stockers 2 40 fed 3 55 S ' M
niEEr-Natives 3 75 @ 4 60 9 < H
ST. LOUIS. M j t
heat-No. 2 red H
cash
88 § 8S' M T 1 ! H
OUN-Perbushel 3q | Jj&
M M
ATS-Perbushel 25 § . t
ocs-\hxed packing _ 4 7oll' H
60 @ 4
Ants-Feeder * : : . . . : 2 10 | 3 2C # M
Kansas cm-/ ' * * " Wv 1
ruEAT-Per bushel ' * H
k
85V@ SVA f
OUN-Perbushe ! , . . 25 ( f 25 ? % l H
vrs-Per bushel 20 @ 2 * IT / 9 1
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LE" Sttlcker3 feeders. 1 60 @ 3 40 Sk H
OSS-Good to choice 4 25 @ 4 57fe It H
SIOUX CITY. a M- . H
SSrSS" " 2 40 a 2 7a . W" & H
fned
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