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I McCOOK , NEBRASKA
II NEBRASKA.
HI Macabecs have organized a lodge at
kB Eunbar.
H , Four weddings occurred at Utica In
H one day last week.
B The store of Peterson Bros. , Au-
B rora , was broken into by burglars and
HB about $100worth of goods taken.
| B While chopping wood at his home
S south of Humboldt Thomas Kintcr was
BH struck in the left eye by a flying
B chip , which put the eye out.
H Petitions have- been circulated at
B Waynfe for the privilege of voting
H ? ( I,000 bonds to build an electric # light
B plant , to be run in connection with
H the city water works.
B .7. 7) . McKelvey of Geneva , for years
H | superintendent of the industrial
B school at that town , has engaged in
B business in Tecumseh and will move
H lias family to that place.
H The ten mile foot race between II.
B , Tv. Hamon of Whitman and William
H Ryan of Iowa was run in the opera
H house at Hyannis. Hamon won by two
B laps , with ease , while Ryan was very
Bj Tnuch worried. Time , one hour and
B fifteen ' minutes. County Clerk Lowe
H -was referee.
B Plans are now being drawn by the
H Duff Gnin company of Nebraska
H City for a large grain elevator which
H "will be erected in the spring at a
H rest of $20,000. The capacity will be
H 100.000 bushels storage and a handling
B and cleaning capacity of seventy-five
H Cars per day.
| An ofllcer arrested a man at the
B Meridan hotel , Columbus , on a deB -
B scription wired from the Grand Isl-
B and authorities , who was wonted for
B larceny from the person. The man
B gave the name of James Hall and the
H -watch and elm in was found concealed
B in the bed clothes.
H Men were at Franklin last week
fl ; from Iowa and leased 700 acres of
H Jond for pasture. They intend ship-
K ping in about 200. head of milk cows
B and furnish milk for the creamery
jj which has just been started. The
K amount of milk brought in for the
K creamery has increased daily.
H Two young men , Westley Hale and
j William Friend , were taken to the
H county jail of Madison county to awnit
H trial by tlie district court for stealing
H a cow. an offense to which they plead-
B ed guilty. The cow was taken from
H John Ray. living a few miles west of
H Norfolk , driven to Pierce and sold lo
| This neighborhood , says a Dakota
H - City dispatch , was visited by horse
1 thieves sometime during Friday night ,
h who. so far , have successfully sucH -
H reeded in getting away with a pony
H belonging to Stephen Joyce , a horse
H of Sam Nelson's , a buggy of Mrs.
H Denis Armour's and a harness of Roy
Wi Armour's. No clew.
B ' There is a well defined rumor , says
1 $ a Lincoln dispatch , that the grand
H k < jury which is now in session in this
J county will take up the Eugene Jlcore
1 embezzlement case and brine : in on in-
j dictment under sectLoni 12f of the
Hg Criminal Code. This section provides
B * or tne prosecution of persons who
B embezzle money belonging to other
B persons or corporations.
Hf On Hie ranches of Ztfillen in Grant
H | and Sheridan counties cattle are all
1 looking well. Stockmen- have bean
Ht ? obliged lo feed hay to their stock
f nearly all winter , as the range has
B heen covered with snow ever since the
Hf 2Gth of October until recently. At
Hi niresent the vange ! is e-ntirely bare
1 from snow and stockmen have put
Hi their cattle on the range again.
H Charles Daum. a resident of Fre-
B mont for several yeas and a barker
B by trade , died in terrible agony. 7-or
H several days hehad been drinking bay
B rum and lemon essence and finally got
H hold of some alcohol. He drank that
B and went to bed and soon after jump-
B od out and said he had lost his mind
H and wanted some one to help find it
B He was gotten to bed again , but soon
Hj -after expired.
B In the countv clerk's office of Otoe.
B county were filed articles of incor-
| \v . oration for the Morton Brothers
Mik * Printinc company with a capital stock
K of 525,000 to conduct a printing office
V and publish a daily or weelclv paper or
H both , at Nebraska City. The ineoi- -
H porators are J. Sterling Morton. Carl
H Joy , Paul , and Mark Morton. M. E.
H and N. A. Duff , J. J. Hochsteller. H.
H "N. Shewell , David Brown and Donald
1 Maccauig.
H B The case of the state against Fred
H Mecklinberg , which has been on trial
H at Hartington , was concluded last
H -week and the county judge discharged
HJ the defendant. Some time ago , J. X.
Bj Reiff had tbjf defendant arrested ,
B charged with , the burning of twenty
Bj ions of hay. About twenty-five witH -
H nesses were examined and a great
H deal of interest centered in the trial ,
Bj as the parties are both prominent per-
Bj eons and old neighbors.
B A disgraceful incident ' took place
B during thp progress of religious serv-
B ices at Waterbury , Dixon county.
Bj Some one ignited a bunch of fire-
B crackers and threw it into the church.
B The explosions and scent of powder
"
B spread temporary consternation and
B -made the congregation think the devil
H liad begun open fiostilities and a boin-
H Tjardment in earnest. Immediately a
H reward of $25 was made up and offer-
B ed for the capture of the guilty one.
B The record in the county clerk's of-
B flee discloses tin following mortgage
B indebtedness of Richardson county for
B the month of January : Twenty-six
B farm mortgages have been filed , ag-
H gTegating $31,861.11 , and during the
H sanio length , of time twenty-three
M farm mortgages have been released ,
H aggregating $30,525.60. Seven town
Hl mortgages , amounting to § 2,9 D.3D ,
H have been filed and ten town mort-
H gages , amounting to $4,315 have been
H Released. Sixty chattel mortgages
H Iiavo been filed , amounting to $40. -
and forty-three released ,
H 060.33 ,
B amounting to $16S2C.C1
PREPARING FOR WAR
SPAIN GETT1NC ITS NAVY INTO
FIGHTING TRIM.
Tin * Torpedo Klotllln to Hail at An Kiirly
Daj Only One CrulHi-r "Snw on lliu
"Way to Havana Ollicni Un < lerjoliig
ICt'puIrK , anil CoisHlilfrablo Tlmo Yet
Needed to l-'It Tliem Out.
Getting ICcaily for AVork.
MADRID , Feb. 28. ( New York
World Cablegram ) The report that a
Spanish squadron had sailed for the
United States has only its foundation
in these facts :
Spain is hurridly getting its navy
into fighting trim , and a torpedo flo
tilla will set sail for Havana this
week. 1 learn officially from the
Spanish navy department that no
squadron has sailed from Spain with
in the last few days. The only cruis
er now on its way to Havana is the
Almifante Oquenda a sister ship of
the Vizcaya. A flotilla composed of
three torpedo destroyers , three tor
pedo boats and the steamship City of
Cadiz , under command of Captain
Villamil , will leave Cadiz for Havana
this week , as has been cabled already.
The Spanish vessels which could fol
low immediately are the cruisers In
fanta Maria Theresa , Alfonso XIII ,
three more torpedo destroyers and
three torpedo boats. All the other
warships , including the battleships
Pelayo and Emporandor Carlos V.
and the armored cruissr Cristobal
Colon , are undergoing repairs. It will
take some time yet to complete the
repairs , fit them out and mount their
guns , but they are being actively pre
pared for service.
Sagasta says with reference to the
rumor that Prince Bismarck has sug
gested arbitration by the powers to
settle the matters in dispute between
Spain and the United States and
Cuba : "Only those who did not linow
or esteem Spain could entertain the
idea that any Spanish government
would permit overtures implying an
invasion of Spanish rights and for
eign interference in purely Spinish
affairs. We would not accent arbitra
tion , nor would anybody dare make
such a proposition. "
General Weyler arrived at Barcelona
lena yesterday and left immediately
for his country estate in the moun
tains. He expects to return to Bar
celona on Tuesday and reach Madrid
on Wednesdav.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
MADRID , Feb. 2S The Cardinal
Archbishop of VaUidoliod hos pub
lished a pastorial letter blaming Amer
ica for the prolongation of the Cuban
war. His eminence says : "The hypo
critical friendship of the United States I
fosters the rebelMon and wastes i
Spain's resources in order the better
to attack it when weakened. " He ex
horts "all true Spaniards to unite in
defending the rights and honor of the
nation. " The letter has caused wide
spread comment.
The Correspondencia Militar. organ
of the army , says : "The prevailing im
pression is that Avar between Spain
and the United States will break out
in April. "
A former captair general of Cuba ,
presumably Mortinez Campos , inter
viewed by a representative of Cor
respondenoia Militar , is reported to
have said : "I never entertained a
doubt that if the rebellion were not
suppressed befor 1S9S war would be
an accomplish ! fact. Presumably
my prophecv will be fulfilled. I have
the consolation of bavin- done all in
ray power to avert it. and therefore I
do not regret the blame which has
been heaned upon me. All that is now
possible is that we should all unite to
meet the danger threatening the
country. "
Senior Polon y Bernabe. thp new
Spanish minister to the United States ,
has started for Gibralter en route to
New York. He is fully empowered to
continue the reciprocity treaty nego
tiations. The government is anxious
to secure a firm basis for commer
cial and political relations with the
United States before May , in case the
pacification of Cuba should not have
made progress before the rainy season
commences. It is an onen secret that
both the home and foreign depart
ments consider the preservation of
friendly relations with the UnitPd
States as no less important in the
pacification of Cuba than the military
operations , and the unofficial efforts
to induce the insurgents to agree to
autonomy.
Rartley Itonrimncn Not TA bli > .
OMAHA , Feb. 28. The jury in the
case against the bondsmen of ex-State
Treasurer Bartley to recover tin half
million dollar shortage that existed in
the treasury when he left it a yrar
ago returned a verdict in favor of the
defending bondsmen. Judge Powell
immediately discharged the twelve
men from further duty in the case
and took occasion to thank them on
behalf of the county and state for
their services.
A Town Scorched.
DENVER , Colo. . Feb. 28. A special
to the Rocky Mountain News from
Cortez , Colo. , says the entire businsss
portion of that town was destrojed
yesterday by a fire which originated ,
in Blackmore's hotel. The loss can ,
not be estimated at this time , but it
is thought the loss on the build ngs i
will be in the. neighborhood of $20,000.
and the damage to stock will exceed -
that amount. ,
Dropped Dead While Spealcinsr.
CHICAGO , 111. . Feb. 2S. Charles A.
Thieman , grand president of < 1ib Ar- ]
beiter , Stotzung Verin ( Workingmen's j
Mutual Aid society ) dropped dead on
the platform of the lodge hall yester- •
day. He had just finished the work ]
of installing officers. More than 300 <
persons were in the room. Thieman
advanced to the front of the platform j
in concluding his address and as the j
last words were pronounced he j
pitched forard dead. Several women •
fainted and a panic was narrowly j
averted. (
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MATTERS ARE QUIET.
Xo Unusual Activity ICeportnl In TfavaJ
Circles.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28 Secretary
Long has decided to abandon his pro
posed absence from the navy depart
ment and continue at his duties. As
to the outlook he said he thought
things were looking much better. He
said the public ouirht not to be under
and misapprehension with regard to
naval movements ; that so far they had
mostly been the ordinary dispositions
which t.re made from time to time ; for
instance , the s-hipping of guns to New
York is to supply the Chicago and
other vessels which are under recon
struction there and they would go in
any event. The gun factory at Wash
ington is where they are made and
they are sent to various points as the
occasion requires. So , too , the call for
more men , he said , is simply the re
vival of the recommendation in his
annual report.
This statement by the secretary evi
dently was made to allay the impres
sion caused by the reports of heavy
shipments of nuns from the Washing
ton navy yard and other war-liko
measures. The movements of some of
the war ships , such as the Detroit and
Marblehead toward Key West , had al
ready been shown to have been in ac
cordance with orders not only made ,
but published in the newspapers as
well before the Maine disaster , so that
the secretary's explanation on this
point is only confirmatory of the state
ments of the subordinate officials of
the navy department.
The telegraph brought news of the
arrival at Key West of the two vessels
named , the DetroitcomingfromMobile ,
Avhere it was sent to participate m the
Mardi Gras festivities , and the Marble-
head from New Orleans , where it went
for a similar purpose. The Detroit is
going up to the naval station to take
on coal , and both vessels will remain
attached to the North Atlantic squad
ron. It is again stated at the navy de
partment that the Montgomery , Avhich
has been ordered to drop down to Key
West from Tamna. where it landed
Captain Crowninshield , has not as yet
received any orders to proceed to Ha
vana , and it is not decided yet when
the orders will issue , if at all.
The attention of naval officers has
been strongly attracted to the state
ment made by representatives of the
Spanish rovernrnent to the effect that
there were no mines or torpedoes of
any kind in Havana harbor. It can be
said that this statement exactly agrees
with the inquiries that have been un
der way for many months by agents of
our government , for so far , it is said ,
they have been unable to find the
slightest evidence of the existence of
any plan of defense in the harbor by
means of mines or torpedoes , much
less to locate them , as has been re
ported in some quarters. Of course
the effect of this statement , if it is to
be accepted as conclusive on that
point , is almost certain to negative the
supposition that the disaster resulted
i'rom other than accidental causes , as
the almost unanimous testimony of
experts here , based on the history of
tcrpedo work , is to the effect that no
sincle torpedo of any known type
could have caused the terrific wreck of
the Maine.
In the pursuit of details some of the
ordance officers acting upon the
theory that the large ten-inch maga
zine forward was not exploded , have
been looking into the contents ci the
smaller and adioininc : six-inch maga
zines. They find that allowing for the
amount of powder that was probably
consumed in practice drills by the
Maine before it arrived in Havana
harbor there was certainly no les
than S.000 uounds of powder in this
maerazine , an amount sufficient to have
caused enormous destruction had it
been exploded at one time.
Colonel Hey wood , commandant of
the marines , actimr under orders from
the navy department , is pronaring to
send all the mpriDes at Key West , sur
vivors of the Miine , who are able to
travel to New York , where they will
be nlaced on the receiving shiu Ver
mont , there to be held for further as
signment. They will go by steamer
to New Yo'-k. The sailors at Key
West will be disposed of in similar
fashion.
The pevernment authorities were
nlaced in possps&ion of the informa
tion reaching Senor dn Bosc. charge
d'affaires ( of the Suanish legation , that
no mines exist insid or outside of
Havana : harbor. This information
reached Senor du Bosc and was com
municated to the Associated Press in
a brief and explicit statement. It can
be stated that this statement was
made , not as a maiter of opinion or
personal conviction on the nart of
Ppnor du Bosc. but as a conclusion of
fact , ascertained from those whose of
ficial position make them familiar
with e\-ery circumstance connected
with Havana harbor. Until this in
formation : was in the possession of the
charee ' d'affaires ho had no personal
knowledge of the facts.
AV rk in the Senate.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 2S. Beyond
doubt , the Corbett case will be decided
today and after its decision the bill
relating to the right of way of rail
roads in Alaska will probably be
taken up. Beyond this the program
in the senate for this week is quite
indefinite. j
The Alaska bill is of much wider
scope than its title indicates and it
will not be passed without consideraMe
discussion. Some senators are of the
opinion that it should be amended in
several particulars , and they Aviu seek
to secure these chances before the
vote is taken. It is believed the bill
will pass after a day or two of ta ken
on it.
All Quiet.
WASHINGTON Feb. 28 The usual
Sunday quiet was not broken by any
new developments in connection with '
the Maine disaster. Captain Crowin-
shield of the naval bureau came to
his office in the Navy department to
open the department mail and a few
unimportant telegrams. A dispatch
from Havana confirmed the press re
ports that the court of inquiry left
there on the Mangrove for Key West.
The State department received notl > -
ing from Consul General Lee during
the day.
WORK IS WELL ALONG
CONGRESS HAS DONE REMARK
ABLY WELL.
rim I'reHen * Session So Far ItrenkH 1'revl-
oiih Jteeords Appropriation Dills are
JJelnjj Crowded Alotifc Judications
Now J'olnt to an Karly Adjournment
With Hawaii Left Suspended.
Work In CoiiRresH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The house
leaders have been straining ail their
energies to expedite the appropriation
bills , with a view to an early adjourn
ment , and they are succeeding beyond
their most sanguine expectations. Not
in a quarter of a century have the ap
propriation bills been so far advanced
ia the long session as they are at this
time. Only three of the regular bills
remain in committee. The others
have gone through one or two stages
and one , the military academy bill , is
in the hands of the president. The
other nine are as follows : The pen
sion bill has passed both houses and
the differences have been agreed on
in conference ; the legislative , execu
tive and judicial , army , fortifications
and the agricultural bills have passed
both houses and the differences are
being adjusted in conferences.The sen
ate amendments to the consular and
diplomatic bill have been agreed to by
the house committee on foreign affairs
and only awaits confirmation of this
action by the house before going to
the president. The Indian bill passed
the senate and the amendments placed
there are being considered by the
house committee. The District of
Columbia bill , having passed the
house , is still in the senate committee ,
and the sundry civil bill will probably
pass the house tomorrow.
Of the three bills still unreported to
the house both the naval and the post-
office await contingent developments
before they can be completed. The
naval bill is practically complete save
for the provisions for dry docks and
new ships. On both these proposi
tions the developments of the next few
days are expected to control the ac
tion of the committee. If the board
of inquiry into the Maine disaster
should render a finding which portends
tends strained relations with Spain
the most liberal provisions will be
made both for dry docks and ships.
If the disasater was not due to acci
dental causes aboard ship it is almost
certain that two new battleships will
be provided for , one recommended by
by the secretary of the navy and one
to replace the Maine , and that at
least one new dry dock recommended
will be provided for. If the Maine
disaster is found to have been acci-
detal it is probable that no provision
for the new ships will be made.
The completion of the postoffice bill
depends on the action of the house on
the Loud bill on second class mail
matter , whiich is to be acted on this
week.
The general deficiency is always the
last of the bills to be reported , as it
always includes such deficiencies and
other items as must be provided for
at the close of every session. After
this and the immigration bill are out
of the way nothing remains to pro
long the session of congress save the
annexation of Hawaii or war.
The leaders of both sides , looking
ahead , eliminating both of these pro
visions as poss'bilities , agree that the
appropriation bills should be passed
and congress ready to adjourn early
in May. If such a contingency as war
should arise it would be necessary for
congress to act both in the formal
declaration of Avar and in furnishing
ways and means for prosecution.
With regard to Hawaiian annexa
tion there is no doubt that if the pre
sent treaty is abandoned in the sen
ate no move for annexation by legis
lative enactment will be provided by
the house. Both opponents and those
in favor of annexation believe that
the senate should retain jurisdiction.
The action by the senate on a resolu
tion of annexation would therefore
precede any action by the house and
it is this which gives color , to the im
pression in the house that action in
the senate can be delayed until both
houses have completed their other
work and then an effort will be made
to adjourn and leave the question
suspended.
Speaker Reed makes no concealment -
ment of his personal opposition to
annexation and prominent republicans -
cans , like Cannon , Walker and Johnson - ,
son , are also outspoXen. Some of the c
others , like chairman Dingley , have
made no public declarations on the
1
subject , but are believed to be in j
sympathy with the opponents of an- (
nexation.
A large majority of the republi
cans , however , are of course in favor
of the administration's policy , many
of them enthusiastically so. Chairf
man Hitt of the foreign affairs committee - (
'
mittee is placed among the supporters
of annexation , but it is probable that *
the real brunt of the battle , if the (
contest is transferred to the house at
this session , will be borne by Mr. *
Grosvenor , ( rep. . O. ) and Mr. Hender- *
son ( rep. , Ia. ) both of whom are enthusiastic - E
thusiastic in its support.
Advised to Leave Ilaiann. 7
TAMPA BAY HOTEL. Tampa , Fla. , j
Feb. 2S. Mrs. Burner and five clr'l-
r
dren are here from Havana. She i ? the j
wife of United States HeTlth Officer
r
Brunei' at Havana and says CDnsu ! p
General Lee advised her husband to
T
send her away at once. a
A Chance for Pensioner' ; .
WASHINGTON , D. C , Feb. 2S Un
der a decision rendered by Secretary
of the Interior Hoke Smith under the f
Cleveland administration , May 27. v
1SD3. in the case of Charlets T. Benr
Mr. Lochren the commissioner
nett. , i ' ,
of pensions , organized a board of revision - ,
vision in the bureau of pensions , for
the purpose of taking from the files 3
which had been allowed under the act i :
of June 27. 1S90 , for a re-examination , i :
As a result of that re-examination 0
says Assistant Secretary Webster
0
Davis , pensioners were reduced or
dropped in at least 25,000 cases. q
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LOOKS BAD FOR SPAIN
WRECKING OF THE MAINE
PROBABLY INTENTIONAL.
All the KUdcuco rnlnti that Way , and
the Xa\al Court of Inquiry Is Saiil to
he Convinced The Shlp'K ISottom 1'hitca
Blown I'jiwards Forward .tlujjaxiuo la
Intact.
No Longer Any Doubt.
HAVANA , Feb. 20. ( New York
World Cablegram ) . The naval board
of inquiry is completely satisfied now
by the evidence of divers in regard to
the origin of the explosion which de
stroyed the Maine. The divers went
down into the wreck this morning
again and got evidence to confirm the
suspicions aroused by the findings of
yesterday. The court may not leave
for Key West for a day or two as it
has found many more witnesses to
examine.
Hitherto the navy divers have been
at work for the purposes of investiga
tion. From now on the wrecking
steamer Right Arm will proceed vig
orously with its task. Its divers were
busy ttoday down forgard. It is ex
pected that all the remaining bodies
will be recovered within three days.
Lieutenant Gommander Wainright
has charge of the work. Gunner
Charles Morgan , the warrant officer of
the cruiser Newark , probably will di
rectly overlook the divers. Chief
Gunner's Mate Olsen of the battleship
Iowa is doing splendid work. The
officers say that they have never seen
a better diver than he.
Poor Holzer was the man who , dy
ing in horrible agony , said to Cap
tain Sigsbee : "Captain , 1 am sorry I
can't shake hands with you. " His
hands were swathed in bandages. "I
am sorry you've lost your ship and
your comrades. " He ought to ha\e a
monument.
Yesterday's disclosures of the div
ers prove finally a full international
fact , that the Maine was blown up
February 15 by an outside explos- ,
probably of a large torpedo. The
board of investigation has ceased in
vestigating the remains of the for
ward magazine. The members are
satisfied that it did not explode. From
the first glance everything has point
ed that way. It is known now that
the divers found under the llooring
of the big forward starboard maga-
Ein twenty-five tons of powder intact ,
while the sides were completely de
stroyed. It is an , 1 absolute impossi
bility that a part of its 180 powder-
filled cylinders should not have ex
ploded. And it is just as awfully
true that no explosives aboard the
slrp could , unaided , have so mangled
and blown away and broken in two
the battleship Maine. Something
elese must have done it.
Naval experts say a big torpedo
placed under the port side of the bottom
tom just next to tl'e reserve magazine
would easily have caused the observed
damage if it wej e assisted by the
2,000 pounds of the quick burning
saluting powder known to have been
in the reserve megazino. It is not
iikely that mines exist in ide the
closed Havana harbor , nor iikely that ,
if known to the government , a mine
would be placed in the position most
seldom occupied bv a ship anchored to
the buoy as in the Maine's position. It
is most iikely that if such a mine had
been built it would have been lwlly
out of order , like most Spanish naval
affairs , if , indeed , it had ever con
tained explosives for whicn the Span
ish government paid.
As was cabled , one of the Maine's
bottom plates has been blown from left
to right and upwards. Originally it
was under water on the port side
about opposite the forward turret.
It now protrudes four fret out of
water , fifteen feel inside the proper
line of contour of the vessel , as is
shown by the undamaged rear two-
thirds. The Maine's bottom plates
were painted , I am informed with Mo-
Guinnes * green anti-fouling paint. This
plate ' is thus painted on its port side
On its other side it is plastered with *
the cement only used in the Maine on *
the inside of the bottom plates. The <
cement ( is gathered thick m the corners - <
ners of the angle irons on the starboard - <
board side of the plate. <
This would be sufficient proof even 1
without the divers ' magazine discov- <
ery. ( or the ten-inoh shells thrown toward - <
ward the starboard side : or the main *
deck ( being doubled back to starboard <
and port ; or the living men who slept <
near the big magazine ; or the dead
bodies \ near it mangled ; or the forward - <
ward funnel thrown to right and rear ; <
or the cement hurlf d aboard the Washington -
ington j ; or any other of the many <
proofs already cabled. Anyone was 5
indicative : all together are stunningly <
convincing. |
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I'ublie T > md Keeeitits. *
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C Commissioner - \
sioner Hermann of the general land G
office has sent to Senator Pettigr ° w of \
South Dakota , who is interested in the q
free homestead amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill , a letter giving , .
some statistics concerning the receipts < ?
from the sale of public lands during
the ten years ended June CO last. Tt
shows that the cash sales of such lands
for the neiiod referred to amounted to >
S40.087.7S2. In addition to the above V ;
S3.4S8.745 was received in trust for the
Indians from the sale of lands ceded %
by them. The weipts from fees and |
commissions paid on entries and fil- sj
ings and from fec3 for rediunne testimony - B
mony to writing ere $10,12n.r.3S. The |
ovnense incidental to the disposal of 9
public lands durinjr the same period 3
amounted to SC.9I0.13C. " *
S
t ,
Thc Cabinet Sc ilon. * '
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. The first i
full meeting of the cabinet in some
j
weeks was held yesterday , both Sec2
retarics Alger and Sherman , who have q
'seen sick , being present. The cabinet < {
talked about the Maine disaster at (
some length as a current topic of vital ?
interest , but no action was taken. No < P
d
intimation has yet come from the court #
af inquiry as to how long it will be | !
occupied with its work , and conse- _
luently no conclusion can be reached l
is to when its report will be available , i
II
III
America's ! | I
Greatest , , I
Medicine ; I
Greatest , Because it doea what all other ( | j
medicines fail to do. Aa an instance - fj ,
of its peculiar and unuBnal curative jf
power , consider the most insidious t
disease , and the disease which taints.
the blood of most people , producing-
incalculable suffering to many , while
in others it is a latent flro liable to
burst into activity and produce untold-
misery on the least provocation. H
Scroflila ' 9 th0 only ailment to"
which the human family is subject , of
which the above sweeping statement- B
can honestly be made. Now , a medicine -
cine that cau meet this common enemy- ( H
of mankind and repeatedly effect the H
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wondertul cures Hood's Sarsaparilln
has , clearly hns the right to the title * H
• of America's Greatest Medicine. M
Hood's % I
Is sold by all druggists. St ; six for 53. \ M
> : 'ct harmoniously with * 1
nOOll c Dillc . .
S rMIIS Hood's Sarsapanlla. use. M
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES. i. M
The onestlon or spraying fruit trees to pre- j H
vent the depredations of inject ptts sinu t H
fungus diseases b , no longer an tpi > nnien : „ H
but u necessity. |
r- w MmkvSm P H
Our readers vwlla \ well to write Wx'i StahV j H
Git ; 11 Kt.Quir.f. ill. and get his ciMlociiu- H
descrililne-1 wenione styks or Sprayi' . _ ' Out- H
fits. . : , ( lull tn.iti o on spraytug thi dtreu-it J H
fruit and \ - ( lal > te ( rnps. which may l-e had |
for the asking and i-outaiui : much laiuablue H
informal ion. | |
Why do they speak of a man's down H
fall when his business goes up ? H
SALzmrs csuASPEs and ci.oviis. H
Are warranted. They produce ! We dVO' H |
the largest growers in America. Low H
est prices. Seed Potatoes only $1. . " 0 p < r j H
barrel. Eig farm seed catalogue with
m
clover and grain samples ( worth S10.0O- M
to get a start ) sent you by the John A- M
Salzer Seed Co. . La Crosse Wis. , upon * M
receipt of 10c and this notice , v.vn.e- ' H
Why do we use the term "play- |
7-Tight" instead of "playwriter ? " M
Star Tobawo is tno leading brand of ! H
the world , because it is the bust. H
Ton may lose your temper , Lut cth * * H
ers will find it. H
on , what .sri. : ; : 'mi vtinrr.i : . H
Mr. Goodman. Williams Co. . III. , . M
writes : "From one package Salzer ' s |
German Coffee Berry costing IGc JI . M
grew 300 lbs. oi better eolfee than L - M
can buy in stores at 30 cents a lb. " / * H
A package of this and big seed osta- . | |
logue is sent you by John A. Salxer M
Seed Co. , La Crosse , Wis. , upon receipt H
of loc stamps and this notice , v. - .n.e. • H
Why is a man who is really goodi |
usually look so sad ? , H
Ask for Allen's Foot Ease. , H
A powder to shake into yo'ir sIiopsl - ' H
It cures Corns and Bunions , Chilblains - ' , ' H
blains , Swollen , Xervous , Damp „ |
Sweating. Smarting and Callous feet- ' |
At all Druggists and Shoe Stores , 2. 5e _ ' H
; Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Oim- H
sted ! , LeRoy , X. Y. H
Gloves made from frog skins are the- |
latest < novelty H
:
I Try Qralo = 0 ! !
| Try Grain = 0 ! ! H
g Asl : you Grower to-day to show yon * , M
O a package of GItAIK-O , the now food ' ' M
e. drink that takes the place of coGe \ % H
The children may drink it without * ' M
> injury as we ll as the adult. All who % |
% try it , Iiko it. GEAIN' Las that % - H
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java , * M
O but it is made from pure grains , aad % H
. the most deli'-ate stomach receives it $ H
without distress. | the price of coilee. H
13 cents and 23 cents per package. % H
J Sold by all grocers. < > H
% Tastes Hkc Coffee < • M
| Looks like Coffee t ' H
> InsisttlmtynnrgrocergivcsyonQKAIiC-O % H
> Accept no imitation. • < v fl
lOwEffH ; I
The Cost 2E I P3- * ! ! ? 3 i ' 1
grL B Keeps both rile-an J siaile rer--i g ' 1
Pf5cty'v | , n 'ns ljr < 5 stores. B ! & • I H
? Sj Substit . .tes v.ill iisappr ' - > ? . A-fcfor K raS * * H
! & "Ie.hBranai'oir.iieISlicker I fPi H
f Su i - . , 's enti-dv r.c w. If notf ir sate in P \ifi H
y&gH fi your tov. n. v , n * < - fr.r catalogue t. 8 32ftjJ& > • |
3j S _ A. J. Tf JWCR. Boston. Atas j ggj t M
POTATOES , 8 ! X * I
"Kur- \p f-lorl r" = ! Sil/rr' . KarlifU a iW\ < j H
of JCt lir hfs ! pre acrr. Vr' cm cheap. * H
Oor
( .rrat S l Rani. , 11 srn y.rrd .Sample , Worth 5 H
fill , to c.l a tar ( . Tor 10.an I tfcU cnllcr. k l l
Mimv * • siJ : > a ' • kek to. . LaCro. . , , w ; , . w.r % 1
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