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A cnEi.MiitY is about to be built at
lItogera. .
f Srcvnrf stores were consumed by fire
in Siclln. Loss , 825,000.
Tin- : telephone line is being extended
from Palmyra to Auburn.
Wrr.M.ui Paiijsii is in jail at Ponca
charged with stealing ,350 worth of
• pork.
Tiik Latter Day Saints arc preparing
to hold a camp meeting at luman next
month.
Tub Falls City school board has
granted an increase of salary to its
teachers.
Ad.tt.Gen. . I.aiuiy expects new guns ,
45-calibre , for the national guard in a
few days.
Tiik graduating class of the Juniata
high .school is much larger this spring
than usual.
A uoitSK that was stolen in Burt
county in February , has been located
i near Omaha.
"Tiik TkmcphojiE" is the name of a
new publication issued in the interest
of York college.
Wm. Wilson- and Frank Smith of
Central City , charged with arson , have
"been found guilty.
Omaha's federal building is expected
to be completed and ready for occu
pancy in about a year.
Ar.ij pigs have been removed from
the city limits of Ilartington by order
of the city authorities.
Cuming county will contribute at
least two carloads of corn for the
famine sufferers in India.
Tiik 3-year-old child of Mr. aud Mrs.
Hlomquist , South Omaha , lost its life
I while playing about a bonfire.
Tub mayor of Kearney has a snap.
All the cigarette dealers must furnish
liim with samples of their goods.
Tins razor-back hogs "imported" by
a Madison county farmer , are rapidly
dying from some unknown cause.
H. D. Millkk of Stanton county has
"broken three hundred acres of prairie
this spring and will sow it to flax.
Joinr Spulak , a Bohemian Cuming
county farmer , has become insane and
T > een taken to the Norfolk asylum.
Mrs. War. Mubname of Fremont
"wants S2,000 from the city for injuries
received from a dilapidated sidewalk.
I .The Union Lumber & Grain company
of Elmwood , received an order last
"week from a firm in Mexico for 50,000
bushels of shelled white corn.
The court has granted leave- for the
filing of the petition in quo warranto
. in the case of Broatch against Moores ,
involving the title to the Omaha
mayoralty.
A young farmer named Neuman , liv-
ing near Murdock , carried a rifle with
I him in the wagon. The gun was accidentally -
! dentally discharged , the ball entering
J the man's side. He cannot live.
| Alfred Watkinson of Loup City , a
| hardware merchant , fell out of nis
I , hack" stair door down a flight of cellar
ij stairs , and is thought to have broken
jj several ribs loose from his backbone.
JI The supreme court has reversed the
j judgment of the district covrt of
j JDouglas county in the case of John
] Uooney , convicted of larceny , < a the
* ground that the evidence was insuf-
I ficient to sustain the charge.
A petition has been signed by fifty-
three free holders out of ninety-eight
who live in the Lincoln and Dawson
county irrigation district asking that a
tax be levied to pay up the indebted
ness of said district and to stop the
canal.
Ii Some of the young men of Falls City
j have been at work the last week get
ting signatures to form a company of
the Nebraska National guard for that
i place. The names , sixty-five in num-
j ber , have been secured and forwarded
i to Lincoln.
The Northwestern library company
I of Premont has incorporated with a
' j | capital stock of 310,000. The company
< j will sell at wholesale and retail books
II and stationery and rent circulating
j libraries. The incorporators are J. 11.
Simonton and W. II. Park.
I A little daughter of J. F. Warner ,
traveling with her parents in a prairie
schooner from Missouri to Banner
county , fell from the wagon near Lex
ington and the front wheel of the
heavily loaded wagon passed over her
breast , injuring her badly , but prob
ably not fatally.
Wiliielm Fisher was arraigned in
the district court of Otoe county for
stealing a team of horses from a farmer
near Nebraska City. He ' pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to six years
I in the penitentiary. He is 75 years
I < > ld , decrepit and bent with age. He
a is said to have served several terms in
1 the Kansas penitentiary for similar
I offenses.
1 Tire Nemaha Valley bridge company ,
I being the lowest bidder , was awarded
j th"e contract for building eighteen new
1 bridges in Cedar county washed out by
J - the spring floods , at S3.G0 per lineal
S loot. John Gilligan of Falls City , vice-
j president of the compan\ % was present
Ji and put up the required bond of S5,000 ,
] which was accepted by the county
i commissioners.
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' TnE state medical society held a
; , meeting in Lincoln lost week. Officers
-elcpted are : W. O. Bridges , Omaha ,
i president ; Robert MeConaughcy of
York , 'first vice-president ; F. A. Long
-of Madison , second vice-president ;
George H. Simmons of Lincoln , secre
tary ; H. B. Lowry of Lincoln , librarian
and corresponding secretary ; W. M.
Ivnapp of Lincoln , treasurer. The
next meeting will be held in Omaha.
At the annual meeting of the Ne
braska children's home society , held in
Fremont , G. S. Bcnawa of Omaha , '
state treasurer , reported : Balance on
hand May 1 , 18'JG , 5213.2G ; received dur
I ing the year , SG,445.12 ; disbursements ,
15,928.28 ; balance on hand May 1 , 1897 ,
5731.10.
John Hoffman was drowned in the
Namaha river at Falls City.
" vViraE a large drove of cattle was
"being taken through South Sioux City
one of tie , animals became somewhat
wcztallj unbalanced and ran his head
through the glass in the door of a
building on Dakota street. He died in
. short time.
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GRECO-TURKISH WAR
GREECE NOT YET SUBDUED BY
HER ENEMY.
Payment of the Indemnity Will Bo
Fought The Greek Ministry Docs
Mot Propose to Accept Turkey's
Terms Fresh Troubles In
Crete.
Greece Not Yet Sob laotl.
London , May 24. The Grcco-Turk-
Ish situation , according to the latest
advices from both Athens and Con
stantinople , is becoming serious once
mbre. Turkey insists on the payment
by Greece of at least the. Turkish ex
penses of the war and a rectification
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of the frontier , and to-day the Greek
ministers declared to the foreign min
isters at Athens that Greece would
not pay one cent's indemnity to Tur
key nor would it agree to a rectifica
tion of the frontier.
Further than this , the feeling of the
people of Alliens against King George
and Crown Prince Constantine is grow
ing in bitterness and the Austrian
cruiser Kronprincessin .Stcfanie has
been ordered from Salonica to Pha-
lerum , near the Piraeus ( the port of
Athens ) to remain thereat the disposal
of the royal family of Greece i.f re
quired to convey them from that coun
try.
TUBA'S BREAK THE ARMISTICE.
To add still more to the excitement
in Greece , small bodies of the Turkish
right wing in Thessaly advanced yes
terday toward the village of Divri.
This is a flagrant breech of the armis
tice. The Turks have also pillaged
the estate of the heirs of Photides Pa-
f.ha , late Christian governor of Crete ,
hear Sofalis. taking away thirty-eight
wagon loads of furniture , burning
dwellings , violating women and com
mitting many other acts of pillage and
outrage.
After the defeat of Domokos the
people seemed to expect the immediate
arrival of the Turks at Athens. On
all sides families prepared to go to the
ilslands and anxious crowds paraded
the streets.
Some shots were fired at the crown
prince as he endeavored to stay the
confusion of the retreat from Dome
kos. Two Greek battalions were seized
with panic and the retreating soldiers ,
on entering Lamia , could not be restrained -
strained by their officers. They
shouted : "The Turks are coming. " ]
The panic which resulted was increased - j
creased by the jail birds who had been
released and caused disorder throughout - <
out the town. .
The arrival at Athens of the volunteers - i
teers from America yesterday excited <
curiosity , but no enthusiasm. They ]
will proceed to join the army of Crown j
Prince Constantino. j
ADMIRALS FIRED ON. 3
Canea , Crete , May 24. In consequence
quence of the departure of the Greeks ,
Bashi Bazouks fired upon Admiral
Harris , the British commander , Thurs
day afternoon , making it his fourth
escape since he had been in these
waters. Later in the day five shots
were fired at the French admiral while
walking in Suda with his chief of
staff. Shots were also fired at a
British signaler and three insurgents
attacked and disarmed a British lieu
tenant near Suda.
Owing to this last case , the British
admiral sent an ultimatum to the in
surgents demanding the return of the
.lieutenant's arms within forty-eight
hours. The ultimatum expired yester
day , and the British cruiser Cambria
was recalled to Suda bay to be pre
pared for eventualities.
Brigandage is also appearing among
the insurgents. Two Mussulman chil
dren were kidnapped Thursday , and
one of them was sent back with a de
mand for a ransom , failing which the
head of the other child would be re
turned.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Dan Sees Unmistakable Evldeu.ce of
Xmprovcinnnt.
New York , May 21. R. G. Dun &
Co. 's weekly review of trade says :
"Unmistakable evidence of improve
ment comes in the general increase
of commercial loans , mostly for
Eastern merchants or companies ,
though some well known houses
in the middle West appear with
considerable rediscounts from the
South. Not for a long time have com
mercial loans been fully half the whole.
The distinct change gives proof that
new .business has been larger than
many have supposed. JSeceipts of
money from the interior exceed ship-
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-raents S'l,5p9 , ( > 00 , mostly from the
Middle West. Exports of gold have
no influence and only signify the will
ingness of Russia to pay a price for
the gold needed. "
THE BOY ROBBER CAUGHT.
Messenger King Arrested In Maine aiicl
All of the Mouey Recovered.
Fakmixgton , Maine , May 24.
Albert M. King , the Boston bank
messenger , who disappeared on
Tuesday with $30,000 of the
bank's money , was arrested her to
day on the arrival of a train from the
Rangely lake region. When -searched ,
at the jail all the money taken from
the' bank was found in packages in
his pockets.
Inheritance Tax 11 Ul Vetoed.
Albanv , N. Y. , May 24. Governor
Black has refused to sign the graduated
inheritance tax bill passed by the
recent session of the legislature on the
ground that the proposed law would
bear unequally upon the taxpayers.
Hnnjcil nt TO Years.
' Folsosi , Cal. . May 24. Benito Lopez ,
70 years old , partially paralyzed and
very feeble , was hanged in the state
prison hero to-day for the murder of
George Washburnc , a wealthy ranch
owner.
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STATESMEN IN A RIOT.
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Boxes
a 'Senator's Ears.
Madmd , May 2. 'i. The Duke of Te-
tuan , minister of foreign affairs , has
resigned , as a result of an incident in
the Senate to-day , when ho boxed the
ears of Senator Comas. Senor Canovas ,
the premier , will take the portfolio ad
interim. The Liberals of the Senate
have decided to attend no more ses
sions of the Senate until fnll satisfac
tion has been accorded to Senator Co
mas and the Liberal party by the Duke
of Tetuan.
The exciting incident which culmi
nated in a free fight was provoked by
the statement of the Duke of Tetuan
that Senor Sagasta's speech the other
day to the Liberals had contributed to
bring about the vote in the American
Senate. ,
General Luis Pando said : "The
thing now happening is due to the
cowardice and feebleness of the gov
ernment. "
Senator Comas said : "You will dis
cuss that to-morrow. "
"We will discuss it , " replied the
Duke of Tetuan , "but I will accept
dictatiou from nobody. "
• 'Nor I , either , " retorted Senator
Comas , at the top of his voice.
At this point the Duke of Tetuan ,
pale with excitement , boxed both ears
of Senator Comas and felled him to the
floor. Tlie son of Comas threw him
self upon the duke and struck him a
heavy blow with his fist. Several
senators intervened and a general
scuffle ensued , with great confusion ,
and it was some tirao before order was
restored.
The Duke of Tetuan tendered his
resignation immediately after the in
cident. It is believed that he mis
understood the reply of Senator Comas ,
as he is regarded as an extremely
courteous and honorable man.
Senator Comas is a professor in the
University of Madrid and is held in
high esteem in scholastic and political
circles.
After a deliberation with the seconds
ends ( of the two men , it was decided
that under the code duello a duel was
unnecessary i as the aggressions were
reciprocal. i
TO NULLIFY TRUST LAW.
Wholesale Grocers Trying to Avoid the
Kansas Restrictions.
Kansas City , Mo. , May 24. Nearly
all of the wholesale grocery houses in
Kansas and most of the Missouri
houses were represeuted at a' meeting
in session at the Coates house to-day.
It is of peculiar importance to all Kan
sas grocers , as its purpose is to find
some basis on which to reorganize the
wholesale grocers' association of that
state. Associations of this kind are
not far removed from genuine trusts ,
as they fix prices and rules for govern
ing business. The last Kansas legis
lature ' recognized that fact and in
passing its anti-trust law last winter
it provided for sending to jail travel
ing salesmen who sell on an agreed
schedule and do not compete in prices.
This was chiefly for the purpose of
reaching the Missouri houses that sell
in Kansas.
The great trusts of the East recog
nized the Kansas law to the extent of
lifting the restriction placed on whole
salers of certain kinds of goods which
forced them to maintain an agreed
price. Even Havemeyer , the sugar
trust magnate , was compelled to give
up some of his requirements. The
grocers finally grew tired of the de
moralized condition of trade , and the.
meeting to-day is an effort to agree on
a basis that will save to the grocers a
fair profit and at the same time keep
them and their salesmen out of the
Kansas jails.
ENGLAND RESPECTED.
British Subjects Concerned In the Recent
Honduras Revolution Released.
New Orleans , La. , May 24. J.
Drummond , a British subject , who led
the revolution at Port Cortez , Hondu
ras , and who was cantured while
wounded and conveyed to San Pedro ,
was released on the eve of his death
sentence upon the demand of the com
mander of the English war ship In
trepid.
The Intrepid arrived at Port Cortez
a week ago last Wednesda3r , and her
commander at once asked of the Hon
duras officials if there were any En
glishmen in jail who had been arrested
for connection with the revolution.
Upon being informed that there were ,
he at once demanded their release ,
which was complied with. Learning
that Drummond was confined at San
Pedro , thirty miles inland , he made
his way to that town , arriving just in
time.
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GEN. M'CORMACK DEAD.
The Missouri Soldier an.l x-Congress *
man Passes Away at 73.
Boxnb Tebhe , Mo. , May 24. Gen
eral James R , McCormack died here
yesterday , ' aged 73 years.
General McCormack was born in
Missouri , August 1 , 1824. He gradu
ated as a physician in 1849 from Tran
sylvania university , Kentucky. At
the outbreak of the
war he was ap
pointed surgeon of the Sixth regiment
Missouri infantry. He was afterward
appointed brigadier general. In 18C6
General McCormack was' elected to
Congress and was twice re-elected.
He was a Democrat. A widow and
two sons survive him.
Queen Victoria at Sheffield ,
SiiErFlELD , May 24. Queen Victoria ,
accompanied by Princess Christian of
Schlcswig-Hoistein and the Duke of
Connaught. arrived hero yesterday
afternoon to open the new town hall.
Thccity was gaily decorated and all
work was suspended. Prior to the
opening ceremony the Queen and the
royal party drove through the city
and Her Majesty read addresses from
the municipal corporation , the guilds
of the ' city and numerous societies , re
viewed a procession of 50,000 children
of the public schools and witnessed
the operation of rolling armor plate at
the Cyclops works.
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Sine points of law.
CLAIMS REGARDING SUITS
AGAINST BARTLEY.
Bis Bondsmen Contend that Action Must
Be Brought In Lancaster County
The Case Taken Under Advise
ment by Judge Powell
Alleged X.ach of Jurisdiction.
Judge Powell of Omaha was engaged
last week in the hearing of arguments
of counsel in the motion of several of
Joseph Bartley ' s bondsmen to quash
the summons served on them because
of an alleged lack of jurisdiction of the
Douglas county district court.
The ai-gument was opened by E. M.
Bartlqtt of that city. He was followed
by E. E. Brown of Lincoln. Both of
these attorneys based their argument
on the line that as Hartley was to have
turned over the state 's money to his
successor at Lincoln , that Lancaster
county is the only county entitled to
have jurisdiction of the suit against
him.
him.They brought up a point upon which
they seemed mainly to rely , which is
interesting , as it may be taken as an
indication of their course in the crimi
nal proceedings against Hartley , which
is summed up in this form : The claim
is that if Bartley legally withdrew the
money from the Omaha national bank ,
then a demand must be made upon
him at Lincoln for this specific sum
before his failure to turn it over can
be called embezzlement. If , however ,
he did not legally withdraw the money ,
then there is no withdrawal , and , al
though the money has been taken out
of the bank , it is still in the bank so
far as the state , is conceimed. In other
words , the bank is primarily liable.
Attorney-General Smyth and his as
sistant Ed. P. Smith , answered this
argument by declaring that if the
money was withdrawn from the bank
by Bartley with the intention to ap
propriate it to his own use , it was not
legally withdrawn and Bartley has
committed a crime in Douglas county ,
and that the same state exists if Bart
ley withdrew the money legally , but
but afterwards illegally applied it to
his own use. Smyth scouted the idea
that the money could have been with
drawn from the bank by Bartley as an
individual , as it was deposited by him
as state treasurer , and to withdraw
the money he must withdraw it as state
treasurer.
Judge Powell took the case under
advisement and said that he will en
deavor to give a decision within the
next ten days.
Stnte Treasury Balance Micel- .
The following statement gleaned
from the books of the state auditor1
shows the receipts and disbursements
of the state treasury for the month of
April :
Receipts Paym 'ts Balances
General $ . .7.272 0" ? 23i.7K.0O ) S aVJH.SI
SiulrtnfT. 5.4US.87 lfc0)70.C0 ! 10,0 < S7.CI1
Perm.school. . . . < < 7,0Si.2 < ) I2,47C.2 : ! i : ,144. ;
Tempo , school. . 51.519.73 32J.444.S2
Perm , iiiiiv. : { .3T4.S7 4.Wi.45 ! !
Apr. college en-
* . .lov.ment SXril 20,972.22
Tempo , unlv . . . Hi > 5.47 1,132.11 17.141.30
Penitentiary- . . 1.25 10.13
Normal bldj ; .13
State buihVgd. . . .01 .8(5
Capitol blfifr. . . . 11.3.H 1G4.C5
llu form school
uuildinjr 4.71 71.90
Institute Feeble
Miinled 1,093.31 9,008.01
Live stock In
clustrv 3.40 S10.50
State relief 1,031.02 11,743.00
Hospital for In
sane 111.05 1,030.00 1.J73.0
State Library 1,313.74
Unlv Library C205" "
Normal I ij'y. . . 300.00 l.ihir.t * " !
Normal Encl'Mit 5.JW1.01
Normal lnt 470.00 1,310.00 009.31
Interest charg'd
Co. treas .94
Conc'ce 1.00
Pcn'tiary labor
fund 817.22 3,351.37
University cash
fund 4,095.95 4S5.GS 1.210.27
Totals 91S7.929.7i $139S23.71 S5' .12,232.43
Gold in ilchard4ni County.
Several years ago a Richardson
county farmer notified Gov. Ilolcomb
that he had found in the sand near
Rule both gold and silver , with strong
indications of diamonds. This time
the people are more modest and report
a find of gold alone. For a long time
it has been known that gold existed in
the lower strata of sand on the farm of
Win. Brannin , two miles south of Falls
City. Last week man\- prominent citi
zens took an outing on Mr. Brennin's
invitation and washed about two-thirds
of a cubic yard of sand , finding gold
nuggets worth SI4. The gold is found
just above the bed rock and its pres
ence in this locality is not. expected in
very large quantities , but it would pa3 *
to miue it at the rate of yield. Mr.
Brannin lost iii.s wife and one child in
the tovnado about a year ago and
everyone hopes that his gold find may
be as valuable as it appears.
V nd Itipr Prolits in Feeding Sheep.
Fremont dispatch : The past season
has been an especially profitable one
for sheep feeders , and from present in
dications a .still larger number of sheep
will be fed here next winter. Among
tho'sc who have large bunches of
Oregon sheep on the trail headed for
Dodge county , or will shortly start
them cast , are Turner & lloebner ,
Philip Rinc. Turner Brothers , W.
S. Brown. Reynolds Urothers and
Mahoncy & Sullivan. In addition to
affording a home market for Dodge
county grain and hay a good many
men are necessarily required to look
after the sheep on the trail. About
four mouths are generally consumed in
driving the sheep from Oregon or
"Washington to the place of shipment
on cither the Eildioru or Union Pacific
railroads.
The Dawes county commissioners
propose to employ an expert to go over
the books of county officers since the
organization of the eounty.
l'lans f r Asylum Itnildinsrs.
Plans of J. C. Stitt of Norfolk for an
addition to the asylum at Norfolk were
accepted by the board of public lands
and buildings. The price to lie paid
for the plans is 1 " & per cent of the cost
of the building. Plans for an addition
to the asylum at Hastings were re
jected and contractors will be asked to
submit ncu plans.
rieklnpr Over the Corn.
In Burt county all thosu who have
any quantity of last year ' s corn in the
crib are moving it and inching out the
spoiled corn in order to keep the other
from heating and moulding.
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ANOTHER SHORTAGE.
Senator Mutz Says lie lias Located One
at Beatrice.
Lincoln dispatcli to the Omaha Bee :
Senator Mutz of the legislative inves
tigating committee was tip from Bea
trice today to consult with other mem
bers of the committee , and returned on
the evening train to continue the work
of investigating the accounts of the
institute ior feeble minded youth. He
thinks the work will take fully two
weeks more. Since the institution
was established it was under the super-
Intcndency of J. T. Armstrong until
the appointment of Dr. Fall early this
year. This covered a period of ten
years , and the investigation is to cover
the whole time up to the appointment
of Dr. Given. Mr. Mutz sa3s that the
books are found to have been very
well kept and no fa-alt can be found in
that particular so far as he has inves
tigated. DTe thinks that in an institu
tion of this sort there is an opportunity
for a shortage which could be discov
ered only by an overhauling of the
books. In this reference is had to the
money paid in by private individuals
for the benefit of relatives confined
in the institution. Such money is
placed to the credit of the individuals ,
and in many cases after the patient
has left the institution there is a bal
ance of this kind unexpended and of
which no one has any knowledge ex
cept the person having chai'ge of the
books. In most cases the person pay
ing in the money takes it for granted
that it has all been expended. The
books of Supt. Armstrong show numer
ous balances of this kind for which no
money has been accounted. Mr. Mutz
says that it is currently reported at
Beatrice , and ho believes it to be true ,
that Armstrong is short about § 2,000.
The investigation , however , has not
gone far enough to show wherein the
shortage lies.
The investigation of the state offices
will no doubt show how many of the
statutes of 1873 were purchased by the
state and the amount paid for them.
In addition to the large number that
must have circulated in the years fol
lowing the publication of these stat
utes there are now down in the cellar
under the land commissioner ' s office ,
fully-2,000 copies stacked up on the
dirt floor , all mouldy from the damp
ness they have absorbed during the
many years they have lain down there.
The statutes for that year were excep
tionally large volumes , containing all
the general laws passed by the state
up to that time , and there is almost a
carload of them in the cellar yet.
Shearing the Sheep.
A new industry , that of sheep sheai-
ing , was started at the Union stock
yards. South Omaha , last week. From
this time on until the sheep season
closes two or three sheep shearers will
be kept busy clipping the wool from
lambs and sheep that go to the coun
try as feeders. The first day over 200
lambs were sheared and dipped pre
paratory to being shipped to the feed
lots in the vicinity of South Omaha ,
where they will be fattened. One man
can shear about 100 shecD in a dav.
and during the busy season it is more
than likely additional shearers will
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have to be provided. The shearing
pens have been located in the Sarpy
division , just south of the exchange
building. These pens are only a short
distance from the dipping plant where
several hundred sheep can be dipped
every hour. Just now the sheep busi
ness is on the boom at that mai-ket ,
better prices being naid there than at
any market in the county * .
lairoi < l-4 Aiding the Kxposltlon.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway has been added to the list of
railways that are standinc un for the
Trans - Mississippi exposition. The
Milwaukee road has just increased the
amount previously subscribed by other
roads by the donation of 510,000.
Managers Z. T. Lindsey of the depart
ment of ways and means and Edward
Rosewatcr of the department of pub
licity , after securing the contribution
of 520,000 from the Rock Island road ,
in Chicago , called on the officials of
the Milwaukee road. They have been
considering the amount they could
best afford to give to the exposition
for some time past. After a brief con
ference § 10,000 was announced as the
amount of the donation. This makes
S'JO.OOO thus far subscribed by the rail
roads , and three of them the Union
Pacific , the Missouri Pacific and the
Wabash are yet to be heard from.
Indian Summer School.
An Indian summer institute is to be
held at Omaha from July 12 to IT of
this year. Three institutes attended
by teachers , matrons , farmers and
others connected with the Indian ser
vice gather some of the western towns
every season for educational purposes.
From 2H0 to 300 persons connected
with this feature of the Indian depart
ment will be in Omaha duing the
dates above mentioned. Teachers ,
superintendents and others from the
entire east of a line drawn east of
Wyoming. Colorado and New Mexico
will be prosent. Educators from
Hampton and Carlisle have signified
their desire to participate in the pro-
gra m.
Sheridan Cots His Salary.
So far as the financial part of the
matter is concerned the question as to
whether Dr. Fall had a right to dis
charge Steward Sheridan has been de
cided in the negative. Mr. Sheridan
drew a voucher for his services as
"steward aud "
bookkeeper" from April
1 to May ; " > , amounting to 507.20. Dur
ing the time covered by the voucher
Mi' . Sheridan had no connection with
the institution for feeble-minded
youth , if Dr. Fall's theories and wishes
were correct. According to the charges
preferred by the board against Dr.
Fall. Sheridan was not allowed to keep
the books of the institution , but he
has been allowed to draw pay as book
keeper.
Sew Asylum Buildings.
The board of public lands and build
ings has received plans and specificaj j
tions from architects for a new building - {
ing at the Hastings asylum and one at
the Norfolk asvlum. Plans were sub
mitted by E. W. Grant of Beatrice , F.
M. Ellis & Co. of Omaha , J. n. Crad-
dock of Lincoln , Henry Voss of Omaha ,
C. C. Ritterhousc of Hastings , J. C.
Stitt of Norfolk and Mr. McDonald of
Omaha. The board fixed the price of
plans at ababis of 1JX per cent of the
cost of the buildings , probably the
lowest rate ever paid for state work.
The plans were taken under considera
tion.
TbeosophUts Buy More Land. g M
Sax Dikoo , Cal. , May 22. Thcoso- I II
nhists liavo closed a deal by which f
fortv acres of land at , Point Loma H \ JH
have been added to their holdings , • i * {
which now include moro than half a. f / %
square mile. Their temple will cost at , ] M
leW and other - * W ° "
W.O00 ? f/ /
,
contemplated will cost about $150,000- t H
more. . H
Senator Blorrlll Conllncd to Bed. |
Waaiilvotok , May 23. Senator Mor- 1 y M
rill of Vermont , chairman of the- m
finance committee , has been confined m
to his bed since lost Saturday from - M
the effects of a cold. , m
f
The Kiss Cost Him SIS. M
Sedat.ia , Mo. , May 52. Rev. A. Jl M
Adams , a colored evangelist , visitedi m
the residence of W. J. Lower.v , a colored - U
ored Mason , during the latter's ah- fl
sence , last Sunday evening , and ere- l H
nted a scnsutlon in 'the household. H
Upon entering , the ' evangelist stepped. J JH
up to Mrs. Lowc ry and said : "Sister- [ H
Lowery , I am so glad to see you , " and. / r M
at the same time he Lisscd her on tho- B
lips. Mr * . Lowery ejected the preacher / V
from the premises and yesterday ; '
Judge Farnham fined Adams SIS for J pM
disturbing Mrs. Lowery peace. * ' 1
Minneapolis Bribery Case * Fall. \ H
Mina-iai'OMS , Minn. , May 22. The- f H
jury in the bribery case against Alderman - M
man George Durnain , after considering - , H
ing the evidence for two days , found JH
itself unable to agree and was dis- JH
charged. The case against John A. /
Gilmau , trustee of the state soldiers *
home , for exacting money from a contractor - M
tractor , was dismissed on motion of • * .
the state. The principal witness told . *
a different story on the stand from. - tf
that he told to the grand jury. % 0r-
Two Ills : Ilobokcn Firoi. v k
New Yokk , May 23 Twice tasfc k
night fire visited Hobokcn , N. J. , and k
the loss was heavy. Ono whole bloclr V
was reduced to ashes , 140 families- ' fl
were rendered homeless , and a big ; S
factory was destroyed. The fire de- tf fl
partment was totally unable to copa ' V
with the flames , and help was sum-
raoned. Later in the night the big / M
dry docks at Seventeenth streeteaught \ t V
fire. The property loss on i3 estimated. - * " fjM
on both fires to be $050,000. JM
Floods In > "cvr Mexico Streams. H
Denver , Col , May S2. According- k
to dispatches from New Mexico , heavy * H
rains have swollen the Rio Grande- * kU
and other streams so that considerable M
damage has already been * done and. * M
more is threatened. The valley north / V
and south of Albuquerque is inun- ' fl
dated. The Mexican villages of 4M
Ranchero de Attisco , Lbs Padiilos , Bai * fM
Las and Attisco near Albuquerque are- fl
partly submerged. < uU
Three Moro Victims of Gasoline tm
St. Louis , May 22. In order tc > H
quicken a fire in her stove , Mra Ada. . < H
Mohr , aged -53 , poured gasoline on the- , - H
wood last . An fol-
night. explosion - /j l
lowed and she and her infant were r M
burned to death , while Hugo Ward , _ H
aged 15 months , died at the hospital. H
and Mrs. Bessie Howard and her son , / H
aged 3 , were probably fatally injured. H
Four Boys Structr by Lightning : . mt \
St. Paul , Minn . May 22. In Manr ' M
yaska township , about seven miles. * t M
south of this place , four boys were M
struck by a bolt of lightning. Two of A M
them were instantly killed and the J H
other two were seriously injured and | |
at this time it is doubtful if the in- fl H
jured will recover A heavy storm. H
was in progress at the time. H
low.i Patent Office Report. M tU
A Canada patentlias been issued to J m
John Miller of Stuart , la. , for his composition - H
position and method of hardening copper - |
per for making razors and other edged H
tools and for all purposes for which. M
steel is used. H
Patents have been allowed but not. J |
yet issued as follows : J |
To E. A. Hardy of Denver , Col. , for ju H
cockeye adapted to be dctachably and H
adjustably connected with a trace and. Hake
ak-o dctachably connected with a singletree - |
gletree as required in hitching a horse- H
to a vehicle. H
To F. W. Stevens of Lake View , la. , H
for a hose nozzle adapted for throwing- - 9MWWM
a straight stream and radical spray at H
the same time , or a solid stream and a * |
radical spray on one side only or a full , H
radical spray alone , at the option of" ' H
the operator. B
Valuable information about obtain- 1
ing , valuing and selling patents sent l H
free to any address. H
Printed copies of the drawings and , |
specifications of any United States- |
patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. M
Our practice is not confined to Iowa. |
Inventors in other states can have our- * |
service upon the sanic terms as Hawk- " H
TlIOS. G. AND J. HAT.PJI ORWIG , * l
Solicitors of Patents. H
Des Moines , la. , May 19 , 1897. H
CXV1Z STOCK AND l'JBODUCB MARKET ; * " |
Quotations From > ew York , Chicago. St- . M
T.ouLs , Omaha and Khtcwhcre. H
OMAHA. iMMM
Hutter Creamery separator. . . 15 < & ig H
Uuttcr- Choice fancy country. . 11 a ii MttttM
Errs 1-rcsh .
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Spring Chickens . Per doz 4 CO (15 ( 4 50 . WMWWWm
llens-Pcrlb. cVfih 7 \ |
Lemons Choice Mcsslnas. 8 75 O 3 so- % H
Honey-Fancy white 13 @ S / 1
Onions , nor bu j 25 © 150- A Mk\WW
llcans llaudplcked Navy 1 00 < & 1 in ' r l
Pot8it pwpcrbbU 4 50 64 4 7 A\WW\ \
Potatoes-old
23 © i ) H
Oniiigs.perbox 2 75 @ 3 23 HHM
Hay L pland , per ton 4 25 @ 4 5J1 H
Apples , choice per bbl 3 eo © 3 X H
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET M
HoRs-LIght mixed. 3 50 © 350 , , H
Hogs-Heavy Beef Steers weights 3 25 % 3 % • * M
3 75 © 4 50 H
Wyomingreedcrs. 405 | a H
Milkers ana springers Zi 00 © 33 60 " 1
stags 1 3 2Q © 37 ; m\WWWW\ \
„ ? 55 ? © 375 MMmmM
Hi.ifi. " S5 < & 3eo ium
Stockers and Feeders. &
300 © * J H
aneep xamD3 550 fA70ft | H
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Cornpcrbu \ \Jhcat- . 2 Spring. : . . . ru& r\v i H
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Cattle Western fed I ? ? ? MttM
Sheep-Xaiives f , gjg M
Oa x0Xr 2jg © * M
Pork 2i 0 wu . H
Lara 8 7 & 0 2T' WMMM
AVheat-No.2.iV SASJ1Ty-
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Corn-No.2.7. . . „ $0 $ O ' 81 • M
Oats-No.2. . . . 21 * & -2i H
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Cattlt--StockersandfMae .Mixed. . . , i * . . . 3 45 & 23' H
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