M'COOK TRIBUNE ;
F. At. KIMMJCLL , I'ublUlior.
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McCOOK , NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA.
All the outstanding warrants of
Madison county have been called In
and paid up to July 1.
Winter wheat in Jefferson county it
is thought will yield about twenty-
five bushels per acre.
Uncle Sam is on the track of thieves
who have stolen about fifteen recis-
tdred letters consigned to parties in
Butte.
Clare Hibard of Nebraska City ,
while at work. : ot too near a buzz
saw , with the result that he will part
with several fingers.
It Is sp.id the officers at Tekamah
headed ofi a tar and feathering bee
by getting the subject who was to be
treated , out of town.
Jacob Ilunzoker and daughter ol
Pawnee county , during a runaway ,
were thrown into a barbed wire fence
and feafully lacerated.
The Tombstone Ranch company ,
which has headquarters in Buffalo
county , filed articles of incorporation ,
with a capital stock of $0,000.
Several farmers in Fillmore county
have formed a syndicate and purchased
a steam threshing machine in order
to < ! o their own threshing with less
expense.
The Tecumseh base ball tam is
soon to go over the state on a vmnt.
playing the national game in the larg
est cities or wherever frames can be
arranged for with a promise of profit.
The general merchandise store ot
II. Crimer Sons at Hardy was en
tered by some one having a key. and
quite a good haul Was made , mostly
in shoes , gloves , etc. The work was
systematic.
Sherman county has a co-oDerative
hail insurance company. The man
-vvho is h"ilcd out is to receive one
bushel of the kind ofsrrain destroyed
for each 100 bushels raised by the oth
er members of the company.
Two "of Tecumseh's pastors have re
signed their charges. Rev. T. D. Davis
of the Bantist church and Rev. F. C.
Wing of the Christian church. 1 here
was no trouble of any kind in either
case between pastor and church.
From Honolulu daily paners re
ceived at the state house much news
is gleaned regarding : the recent visit
of the First Nebraska at the inlands.
It seems that the boys were treated
to banouets and receptions , and that
President Dele ofiieial'-v reviewed the
troops , PS if Ihp islands were already
a part of the United States.
Platte county has made another good
showing in the record of mortgage in
debtedness for the month of June.
1S9S. Forty farm mortgages filed.
S35.737.04 : same released , fifty-three.
S57.G74.40 : town and city mortgnses
fiffled. four. $1,840 : same released , five.
$1.42935 : 15S chattel mortgages filed.
S33.7G9.95 ; same released , forty-five ,
forty-five. § 11,120.00.
The war department 1'as decided to
try South OmoliT as a horse rnd cat
tle market for the Diirchr.Fe of nni-
mals for 'he arniv. An officer has
been sent from Chicago to look over
the mrrket with a view of renorting
conditions and prices. It is said h ie
that this action on the 'iart nf thf
add considerably
\var department will
to the importance of South Omaha.
There is little doubt but whit an
organized gang of horsethieves i1 ?
operating in Gajrs countv , one that
selects onlv the best animals to be
found. That the members are adeots
nt the business is also apiaront. The
fine te"m stolen from A. M. T. Miller
a few weeks ago was never heard from
and last week two * oed horses were
stolen from the county floor farm.
The Woman's Home Missinrury so
ciety of North Nebraska , at its ir.ret-
ing in Fremont , chose officers for the
ensuing year ns follows : President.
Mrs. Uhl. Omiha : corresoonding sec
retary. Mrs. Esnlin , Hooner ; record
ing secretary , Mr < = Van Anda , Fre
mont ; treasurer , Mrs. Ehrhardt , Stanton -
ton ; secretary of subscriptions. Mrs.
Crews. Omaha ; secretary of mite box.
Mrs. Campbell , Fremont.
The good people of Osceola have had
the opportunity of securing some
ready made children , and they hart
good' clothes and looked fine and hea-
thy. Rev. B.w. . Ti e. the western
agent of the Children's Aid society of
New York city , came in. having with
him just a dozen children vngin
from four to fifteen years. They were
taken to the court house and narties
were allowed to select for ado.nt'on
just the one they wanted. Thev went
oft like hot cakes. Mr. Tice with his
assistant. Rev. Mr. Swan of Wahoo.
say they have more applications for
children than thev can supoly and
there are r.uite a number of parties
around Osceol0 that want a child.
A Washington dispatch says : Sena
tor Thurston. before leaving for the
west today , said that as chairman of
the commission of the senate to ? o to
Omaha on "government day" to rep
resent that bocy. he would endeavor
to have a majority of the committee
present some time during the sum
mer or prly fall , lie said he liad
suggested the names of his colleagues
to the vice nresident on account of
their proximitv to Omaha and as rep
resentatives of the states included in
the trans-Mississippi region. He will
consult with the officers of the expo
sition when lie reaches Omaha as to
the best time io call the committee
together and will then do what he can
to make government day a success.
Mortgages filed and released in the
county clerk's office of Dixon county
during June : Farm mortgages filed ,
$19340.35 ; released. $30.455 ; city mort
gages filed. $1.0GO : released. $1.195 ;
chattel mortsrae-es filed $41,233.30 ; re
leased , S3G.G4o.24.
' held at
A citizens' meeting was
Hemingfnrd to consider the feasibil
ity of establishing a starch factory at
that place. It was decided to commence
arrangements at
mence preliminary
once and a committee was appointed
to take the matter in charge. As that
i- one of the best potato countries in
the world , there is no doubt but what
the factory would prove a success.
The Spaniards Have Finally Come
to Our Terms of Surrender ,
A DISPATCH FROM SHAFTER ,
President JHcIiinley am' Secretary Alee *
itfc Once Sent CongratulationTorul
Siy < Ho 1V.M1 1)eld--liia-I.ctlrr )
to Shaffer Ho Aslw That
*
Terms ito KigiH'd l''or '
Final fx'apUulatinn.
WASIIIXOTOX , July IS. The War de
partment this- morning posted the fol
lowing bulletin :
"Hefore Santiago Spanish surren
dered. Particulars later. Shafter. " '
The President and Secretary Alger
evidently regard General Shafter's dis
patch as conclusive , for they at once
sent him the following cablegrams :
"To .General blunter , commanding
front near hnatiago , Playa : The Pres
ident of the United States sends to
you and your brav.i army the profound
thanks of the American people for the
brilliant achievements at Santiago , re
sulting in the surrender of the city
and all of the Spanish troops and ter
ritory under General Toral. Your
splendid command has endured not
only the hardship * and sacrifices inci
dent to campaign and battle , but in
stress of .heat and weather has tri
umphed over obstacles which would
have- overcome men less Lrave and de
termined. One and all have displayed
the niosl conspicuous gallantry and
earned th& gratitude of the nation.
The heaits of the people urn with
tender sympathy to the sick and
wounded. May the Father of Mercies
protect and comfort them. William
McKinley. "
"TMajof General Shafter , front ,
near Santiago , 1'laya : 1 cannot express
in words : ny gr.ititnde to you and your
heroic men. Your work has been well
done. God bless 3'ou all. U. A. Alger ,
Secretary of War. " '
A LETTEil FROM TORAL.
Later in the morning the war de
partment posted the following bul
letin :
"Playa del Este. nca Santiago. July
1C . The following letter has just bren
received :
" 'Santiago de Cuba. July 10. To
His Excellency , C.uiiminde.r-in-Chief
American Forces : Excellent. Sir 1
am anthorincd by my government to
capitulate. 1 have the honor to so ap
prise yon. requesting yon de.ignate
hour and place \vherw my representa
tives shall appear to compare with
those of Yonr Excelleruy the articles
of capitulation , on the bu is df what
has been agreed upon to thin date , in
due time.
" ' 1 wish to manifest my desire to
know the resolution of thj I'nited
States government re-per ting the re
turn of my army , -o as to note on the
capitulation the great > nrtcsy of your
great graces and to inaku return for
your great genorosltv towards the
Spanish soldiers in allowing them to
return to the peninsula with their
arms. To the American arnry I have
the honor to acknowledge my > cli as
dutifully descended. Jo u Toral , Com
manding General. Fourth Army Corps.
" 'To General Shatter , Commanding
American Forces. " '
MUST GIVE I/P.AHMS.
Secretary Aiger stated positively
( hat the Spaniards will not be allowed
to retain their arms.
When the cabinet oflicials left the
White house , after the war conference.
it was stated that the entire war situ
ation had been gone over with par
ticular reference to the next moves to
bo made. Although no official .state
ment was made , it appeared to
be the general view that the move
ment against Porto Itico and the dis
patch of Commodore Watson's squad
ron against the coast of Spain were
next in order.
THE WAR HOARD IX SESSION.
The war board , including Secretaries
Long and Alger. Admiral Sicard. Cap
lain Mahan and Captain Crowinshield ,
had a conference with the President at
about 11 o'clock this morning. Secre
tary Day was also present.
Secretary Alger on leaving the White
house said the conference was not par
ticularly important. It had been de
cided to send additional doctors and
nurses and nicdic.il supplies to Santi
ago as soon as possible. The situation ,
however , was not serious , but there
appeared to be need for more doctors
and nurses and these would be sent
forward.
The secretary was in the best of
s-pirits over the situation at Santiago.
Secretaries Alger , Long and some of
their assistants were in conference
with the President for some time dur
ing the morning upon the situation
at Santiago and the developments to
follow the formal surrender of the city
and adjacent territory.
Shafter's message this morning
caused a revulsion of feeling in Wash
ington. Last night when it became
known that the details of surrender
hand not been completed and that the
Spanish commissioners were still hold-
innout. . it was felt that the situation
O
was serious.
The Kplscop.il Ke\islon of the Hihlc.
SAHATOGA. X. Y. . July IS. The
joint commission of the Protestant
Episcopal church of America on a re
vision of the authorized version of the
Bible , which has been in session here
since July 0 , adjourned last night asid
will report at the general conference
at Washington in October.
LEAVES IT ALL TO DEWEY ,
Allowed a Free Hand to Dcitl With the
Situation.
WASHINGTON , July 18. The attitude
assumed by the German naval com
manders in the Philippines is without
doubt a serious menace and apprehen
sion to our government. The spirit of
quibbling as between the insurgents
and American forces in the Philip
pines , attributed to the German gov
ernment by its own papers , is far from
satisfactory to this government. Still ,
our * government is satisfied that , its in
terests arc safe in the hands of Admiral
Dcwey. and is adhering to its original
intention of allowing him a free hand
to deal with the situation. Until liu
himself asks for action on the part of
the government it is not the purpose
to make any representations regard
ing the Philippines to the German gov
ernment.
DELAYEDAJHONOLULU ,
_ _
Third Manila Utpuditlon Had to Put JJack
to Rup.Ur the Indiana * * * Hollers.
Iloxoi.ri.iJuly S. This morning
the Indiana raised anchor and moved
outside the harbor. She was followed
cioscl } ' by the Ohio and Morgan City.
At 0:30 o'clock the City of Para moved
outside and joined the Heat. Just be
fore noon the Valencia and Newport ,
the latter with General Merritt and
staff on board , left the harbor , the sig
nal to sail was given and the vessels
moved off.
Before dark the Indiana , the flag
ship , returned , accompanied by the
i 'bt of the fleet , except the Newport ,
w.'ch went on ahead. The oflicers of
the Indiana reported that the boilers
had sprung a leak , necessitating the
return. It will take twelve hours to
make the repairs.
BARCELONA IN A PANIC ,
I'uopla Ilellcve That American Squadron
Will Boinlnird Their Town First.
LO.VDO.V. July 18. It is announced
in a special dispatch from Barcelona
this afternoon that the inhabitants of
that city are panic stricken. They
believe the Americans will select de
fenseless Barcelona as the first point
to bombard. The local banks are re
moving their spe.cie to the country ,
the merchants are sending their goods- :
to places of safety and many French
are leaving.
The governor of Barcelona has in
formed the people that they cannot
expect help from the government.
CADIZ. July ] . There is great ex
citement here oving to the expected
coining of Commodore \Vitson"s squad
ron. Many are leaving.
FOURTH EXPEDTTION SAILS ,
Major General OIU Left San fram-isco
AVitli Two Tr-m > jx rtj. .
SAX FiJAM-isfo. July IS. Shortly
after . ' ' > o'clockvsterdav silternoon.
Major General OtL , , from hillsigship ,
the City of I'ueb'si. ' signtiled the trans
port Peru to get und r way.
As the two vu > sels sind the small
ileet accompanying it passed the forts ,
the big guns from thu batteries sent
forth their thunder in salute , to which
the transports responded \\ith their
steam sirens.
Urigadier General II. ft. Otis has
been selected to cominsnul the fifth ex
pedition to Manila. His ileet will con
sist of the steamers llio de Janeiro. St.
1'siul and 1'ennsylvania , .
BLANCO IS WEAKENING.
Sad ! to Ko Heady to Accept ironuJo \ -
emiueiir * Decision a * to Peace.
Loxnox , July IS. All the dispatches
from Madrid to the London morning
papers agree ths.t Captain General
Ulanco and his stall' sire now willingto
let the decision si.to pcsice or war rest
with the home government. This
change of sitlitv.de is supposed to be
due to tin : lack of provisions and equip
ment.
Vrinccs De C'him.iy Do.id.
PAms.July IsThe Hudapest cor
respondent of the Libre Parole an
nounces the death of Clara L. Ward ,
the divorced wife of Prince Joseph of
Chimay sind Caraman. The cause of
death is said to be milk fever. The
Princess de Chimay. as she was known ,
was the daughter of si Detroit million
aire. She deserted her husband.Prince
Joseph of Chimay , and ran away with
a Gj'psy musician , who already had si
wife. The two traveled sill over Ku-
rope. creating a great sensation wher
ever they went.
Tor.il Had Full Power.
MADUIO. July IS. Premier Sagasla
declares that neither government in
Cuba has intervened in the negotia
tions for the surrender of Santiago de
Cuba , fie adds that the surrender
came within the province of Genersil
Toral and under his responsibility ,
sind the general simply announced that
the garrison had capitulated.
Shot Kightccn Spies.
ST. Loos. Mo. , July IS. John Sheehan -
han of the Sixteenth United States in-
fsmtry , now at Santiago , has written
sin interesting letter to his parents in
this city. The letter , which was dated
June JiS , says , in part : "We have
caught about eighteen spies and shot
them. ' '
Italy Will Wait.
ROME , July IS. Admiral Candisuii.it
is asserted , has been instructed to
siwait the assembling of the Colombian
congress at Uogota. ou July L'O. and the
election of a new president of Colom
bia before taking siny definite action
with reference to enforcing the Cor-
ruti claim.
Italian Squadron ArrKcs.
WASHiXGTOXf July IS. The state de
partment has been informed that the
Italian squadron , under. Admiral Can-
diani , hsis reached Colombian waters.
The Spanish Squadron's Movements
From Cape Verde to July 2 ,
TAKEN FROM CRISTOBAL COLON
A Torpedo I'roin the Pluton and a Mine
Sank the Merrlnmc Losflcs Sustained
( From Itomlmrdmunt AVhllo the Ships
AVcre lii Santiago Harbor.
Niw YOKK. .July IS. The correspon
dent of the New York Evening Sun
wires as follows from Siboeny , .July l.'l ;
Following1 is the Spanish record of the
doingsof Admiral Cervera's fleet , taken
from the log book of the Cristobal
Colon by the Krooklyn :
"April 11. Arrived at Porto Grande
( St. Vincent , Csiuu Verde islands ) ,
anchoring.
"April HI. The Vizcaya and Alir.i-
rate Oquendo arrived. All the vessels
coaled and provisioned. The ship took
stores and guns.
"April 20 Sailed , together with the
Infanta Maria Teresa , Vixcaya , Almi-
raiite Oquendo , Ftirror , Terror and
Pluton. The Colon towed the Furor ;
the Oqucndo. the Pint 011 and the Maria
Teresa , the Terror. A speed of eight
knots was arranged.
"May 14 Sighted Caracoa ( off the
coast of Venezuela ) .
"May 1.1 Steamed northward.
"May 1(5 ( IJende/.vous appointed at
Santiago de Cuba.
"May 111 Arrived at Santiago de
Cuba , anchoring at 82 ( ) a. in. )
"May X'o The Colon shifted her an
chorage to Ensenada de Gsispsir ( about
a mile north of Morro castle ) .
"May l7 ! The watch tower sign : ; lied
that ten of the enemy's ships were in
sight , accompanied by torpedo boats ,
or small vessels. At . " : . ' ! 0 the sema
phore signalled that the enemy had
disappeared.
"May8. . Sent an officer to Morro
castle to watch and report the position
of the enemy's ships and to announce
their movements.
"May X' ! ) . The enemy's vessels were
to the eastward , steaming in columns.
Recognized the Brooklyn , Indiana ,
Iowa. Minneapolis , Texas and a mer
chant vessel. We prepared our battery
and loaded with steel shells.
" .May . " > ( ) At noon the semaphore
announced that the enemy's squadron
was in sight ; also the arrival of war
ships with two masts , with three fight
ing tops each and two smoke-pipes.
"May 'M The Colon was struck by
fragments of a shell fired during a
bombardment and her head was in
jured.
"June 1 The Colon shifted her
berth in the harbor.
" June ' > . 3-9 a. m. Firing at the
entrance of tha harbor. loiter the
flagship made signal that a merchant
ship was entering the harbor , it being
the intention to sink her at the en
trance. As she was passing Kiij-ensula
de Nispero ( at the inner end of the
narrows ) sue was sunk by a torpedo
from the Pluton and by a mine , with
out accomplishing her intentions.
Seven prisoners were taken , one otii-
cer and six men.
" .June (5 ( The e'leiny opened iire at
Tri.l. At 11 : , ' : . " ) the semaphore signalled
that the enemy was withdrawing.
We are preparing the Kcinsi Mercedes
with rapid lire guns at the month of
harbor. Later received notice of the
loss stistained. The dead are Com
mander Emilo Costa , executive oth'cer
of the Mercedes , and five men. The
wounded are Ensign Alejandro Moline
and twelve men.
" .June tt > At . " > : . ' ( ) the enemyV. squad-
1011 opened fire on the shore batteries ,
sonic of the projectiles frilling in the
harbor. At < > :0. > the fire grew less.
Our butteries continued to lire. ( ; : : : . " .
o'clock During the afternoon equipped
a company for landing.
" .lime 17 Fifteen of the enemy
opened fire to the windward upon
Point Cabrera , lasting until . * > : i."i. It
was begun by the Texas , a yacht and
two launches.
"June IS The Merrimac was exam
ined by divers. Twenty ships ap
peared , only four of which were men-
of-war. One was very large.
'June 1 A landing party was
equipped and went ashore.
"June - " . ' . S o'clock Heard shots
from the enemy's squadron and real
ized that our batteries were firing.
The enemy fired slowly , the bombard
ment lasting until 1IJO. :
"June Sent a detachment ashore
with rifles and ammunition.
"June X'4. XT ) . ' . ' ( ; and X'T Sent rifles
and ammunition to the Parpior Iron
pier. Do.-s Crimes , Do = > Caminos and El
Cobre.
"July 1 Provisions and ammunition
sent to the detachments on shore.
Heard cannon on shore. During the
afternoon projectiles passed the bow
of the Colon. Heard sharp firing be
tween the town and Siboney. The
squadron was firing upon the harbor.
A number of wounded arrived at the
military hospital. Our men slept at
their guns.
"July : . ' The flagship signaled to
light tires under all boilers. The
Colon lit hers so as to have steam at -
p. in. At night heard , riiie firing
toward the town. A little later the
enemy's squadron opened on the bat
teries and bay. " '
There is no entry on the log for July
; { . the day the ships came out and were
sunk. The log was translated and
printed on board the Urooklyn yester
day.
Will Iluoy th - Cahlc.
Orr SAXIAGO in : CruA , July 10. The
last cable from Santiago de Cuba was
caught this afternoon by the anchor
of the Massachusetts , near Aguadorcs ,
just as the surrender of Santiago was
announced. The finding o.f the cable
was accidental. It Iras been decided
to buoy the cable for future use and
not to cut it.
HOW TO GOVERN SANTIAGO ,
Cuban * May Uo Allowed to Try Their
Ilnnil ut Government.
WASHINGTON , July 18. The political
status of Santiago , its method of gov
ernment and administration is now
receiving the earnest attention
of the authorities here , for , with
the acquisition of several thousand
square miles df Cuban soil , with
a large commercial port and harbor as
its center , it becomes necessary to de
termine how it shall be administered.
For the present , it is expected the
military authorities will have entire
direction of affairs , both at Santiago
city and the outlying country. When
the details of the surrender are car
ried out , there will be time to consider
the larger question of the permanent
status of this tract.
If the precedent of Manila is fol
lowed , in which case General .Merritt
was sent as military governor , then a
military oflicial will be designated to
administer affairs at Santiago city and
thereabouts. But it is appreciated that
the conditions are quite different at
Santiago from those in Manila , as the
government ha ; , disclaimed a purpose
to make territorial acquisition in Cul > : i ,
and has directed its efforts thus far
to making Cuba free and placing the
Cubans in control. This condition
may lead 10 a consideration of expe
diency of allowing the Cubans them
selves to establish an administration
at Santiago , thus giving them the op
portunity to try their ability at direct
ing civil affair.- , and also giving them a
foothold on the island.
In that event General Garcia , being
on the ground , would doubtless figure
prominently in the administration , al
though President Masse and his cab
inet are said to be in the adjoining
province of Puerto Principe and read
ily accessible to Santiago.
No determination has been reached ,
so far as can be learned , as to the form
of administration , for , until the sur
render itself is completed , the authori
ties here are not disposed to settle the
details of questions which naturally
follow the surrender.
It isft-lt. however , that an import
ant question of general policy hinges
on the action at Santiago , as it is the
first Cuban territory to be acquired by
our army , and to some extent the de
termination as to its method of civil
administration will serve as a prece
dent for the civil administration of
other parts of Cuba when it is overrun
by our army.
KEATON BESTS CALLAHAN ,
Oklahoma Democrats \\\n the Nomina
tion of 'Ihcir Ciindid.itii for Consres * .
OKLAHOMA f'rvv. Ok. . July IS. James
15. Keaton. the Democratic congres
sional nominee , was declared the nom
inee of the Democratic. Populist and
free silver llepublicans in their joint
convention. : it 1 o'clock this afternoon ,
on the seventy-fourth ballot , after the
most stubborn , barrassing and tire
some politic : : ! convention ever held in
Oklahoma. The result of the last bal
lot stood : ICeaton. : 'f. : Callahan , 78 ;
Cromwell , It : Moore , ; Kay. JJ ; For
rest , :5. :
A KANSAS TELLERJ.EFT TOWN ,
I'irst National IJ.inU at Kinirman Several
Thousand Dollarshort. .
KixniiAN. Ivan. . July IS. R. L.
Ilandscome. who has bcon employed as
bookkeeper and teller of of the First
National bank of this place for the
last eight years , has left town. There
is si shortage of seversil thousand dol-
lar.s in the bsink's account.
To liuild IVhariP * at S.iutijqi : > .
Niw Voic. : J nly IS. On the I'ana-
ma , which has just .sailedfoi * Santiago ,
wsis the expedition for building
wharves and short railroad lines. Mi-
terials for building the wharves ,
floats sind trn-k . such as lumber , pile
drivers , bolts , rsiil.-- . nails , etc. , were
put aboard. One hundred skilled me
chanics sind ' 2.)0 laborers , in charge of
Lieutenant Williams , embarked on the-
recent Spanish prize.
A Sail Yllglit for : \ Hra\e 3Ian.
rjioRE , Md. , July ] > - ' . Lieuten
ant J. J. Blandin. who was oiiicer of
the watch on the battleship Maine sit
the time of the explosion , is dying at
an asylum in this city as si result of
the mental shock.
The Illinois Coal Strike.
I'AXA. 111. . July It. Six hundred
miners continue idle here sind watch
the four mines daily to prevent non
union men resuming work.
T o Plants Tied Up.
OMAHA. Neb. , July IS. Last night
Cudsihy's sind Swift's were practically
tied np 03 * the strike of the laborers ,
and Hammond's is badly siii'ected.
Spain I-'Soit ingr a Loan.
MADKID. July IS. The Usink of
Spsiin has opened subscriptions for
treasury bonds. Already L'3,000.000
pesetas have been taken. !
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Three More Prl/cs Taken.
KEY WKST. Fla. , July 1.- . Three
prizes were brought here yesterday ,
but none of any great consequence ,
and the captures were effected with
only ordinary incident.
S5.000 Is the T.lmlt.
WASHINGTON" . July 1 S. Assistant |
Secretary Vaiiderlip said that cor- ,
rccted figures show the total subscriptions - j
tions to the war bond issue sirncnnt. in i
round numbers , including syndicate
bids , to 51,305,000,000. All subscriptions - j
tions for more than S. > .000 will be re- ,
jected. The subscriptions for amounts ' '
s-.bove 5. , OUO will total 770.000,000.
St. LoulV > "szt I'
ST. Louis , Mo. . July IS. A telegram
from Washington says that Fred W. |
Launihoff will be the ne t postmaster
off St. Louis. J
t\
1 ! IB
The Attorney General Starts Actton to Re V
cover Four Thousand Do.lars ,
WHAT CLAIM IS BASED ON.
Clutrgctt that the UcfcnUant Has Failed
to Account for Proceeds of Sales ol
Farm Products KuUvil ut Kearney liy
the Industrial School.
Lincoln special to the Omaha Bee :
In accordance with the report madcj
by the Mutz investigating committee
some time ago , Attorney General
Smyth has commenced suit in the dis
trict court of Buffalo county against
John T. M .llalleu of the industrial
school at Kearney , and his bondsmen.
F. J. Switz. F. J. Robertson and J. H.
Irvin. to recover an alleged deficit of
$4,458.38 , together with interest at tli2
rate of 7 per cent from February i.
1S37. The petition recites that in 1S91
John T. Mallalicu , in his capacity oi
superintendent of the industrial icicol.
cold to the Oxnard Boot Sugar com
pany at Grand Island twenty-two car
loads of beets , the property of the
state of Nebraska , for which he was
paid the sum of $1,18G.07. In 1892 he
sold to the same company forty-three
carloads of beets for S2.S55.S4. in 189- .
seven carloads for $442.88. in 1894
twelve carloads for $ GG3.3G. in 1895
twenty-eight carloads for $1,912.23 and
in 1S9G thirty-three carloads for $1.-
92J.58. The total amount received by
him for the sugar beets belonging to
the state was $8,981.GG , whereas he
only accounted to the state for $5.-
009.10. On this deal the state wants
S3.972.5G. It is also alleged that in the
fall of 1892 Mr. Msillalieu sold to D.
M. Ferry < fc Co. $185.72 worth of seed
belonging to the state , and that he re
fused to account for it in any man
ner. Again , in Derembrr , 189G , he sold
to Dr.vid L-"idrPth & Sons 3.000
pounds of "White Snine" cucumber
peed for $424.50nd turned over to
the state only $124.50. leaving a de
ficit of $300. The petition states that
Mr. Mallalicu has converted to his own
use $4.458.33 , and asks , in addition to
judgment for the same , v/ith interest ,
that the defendant shall pay the costs.
AM to Xrlirask'i Crops.
The Nebraska crop report says : The
rainfall was below normal , except m
some western and a few southeastern
counties. wbre heavy local showers
occurred. The heaviest showers oc
curred in Lancaster. Cass ard"Dought > ,
counties , whore the rainfall ranceil
from three to six inchps. In most of
of the remainder of the eastern portion
tion of the state the rainfall was less"
than half an inch , and generally e c-
cosfed ! half an inch in ths western per
tion.
tion.The
The h-rvpst of vint"- wheat and.
rye has made progress and is well ad
vanced. S aekip.T and ilireshimr have
commenced in the southern counties.
Wheat will yield less than was t.v
reefed ; fey. we lR a o. but is a good
rron. The oat harvest h'js eimmene-
cd in eonthnrnnjijitir > s. and report' ;
seem to indicate nbout on average
crop.
Corn has grown well in all nirts OF
the state , it ml is centrally laid by
elear of weeds and in crcod condition.
It ss smiller than u ual at this sea
son of the vear. and is just bocrtnnin
to tassel. Rain would be beneficial to
eorn in nenrlv nil rount'e- , but it has
not suffered from drought.
< pp 'Ial JV * sit the Expnsitscsii.
July 11. Massachusetts day ; It.
Sirls' and boys' day. Ida county ami
Ida Grove ( Iova ) day ; 20. Minnesota
daj' .
August 4. Strnofranbors * day ; 9 ,
Iowa Knights of Pythias day ; 10. Its *
Men's da' " 11. Tennessee Red Men's
day ; V. } . St. Joseph dav ; 15. Business
and Fraternal associations' < iay : 2S ,
DCS Monies dav : 25 Sioux Citv dav :
IS. Texas day ; 27 Bohemian day ; SO
Missouri day.
September 1. Knsasdav : C Edi
tors' dav ; ; " . Labor day ; p. Colorado
day : G. Rocky Fcrd Melon dav : 7. Por-
Arthur dav ; 8. Fraternal Union oj
America day : fl. Lumbermen's day.
Woodmen of the World day ; 10. Nev.-
Mexico dav ; 11. National Shrinrrs'
day : i > . New En-land day : la. Okla
homa day ; IS and Ifl. Modern Wood
men days : 20 and 21. Io\va days ; 24.
Commercial Travelers * dav.
October I. Chicago dy : 7. Knox Col
lege dav : 17. I. 0. O. F. dav ; is , Ten
nessee day.
Soldier Hosj.ital Fund *
Camp Thomas ( Ga ) corresponds-e :
The Second Nebraska has a hospital
fund that promises to furnish ths sick
with all the
delicacies so necessiry to
their recovery. : j jcr ; .iapes met * the
other commanding officers of the di
vision this ir.ornii'.K and an agreement
was made whereby all patient
? , no
matter T'-om what
regiment , will re
ceive equal treatment.
A statrd * 'iiu
per week will be allov.-pd eacn pati r.t
so when a Nebraska boy lies alongside
a New Yorker or a Tennessean h will
not be compelled to woteh them anvi-
ly supplied , while he is in want * - \
hospital fund is given Chaplain Tate
each week from the D oceeds of the
post exchange , lately establishesl It is
the duty of the chanlain to see that
each nat.'ent will have
just what I-a
craves most.
T I ) . . ; ohnon nPli.
Word has been received frnm Salt
Lake City of tne death of Iladlev D
Johnson at that place. Mr. Johnson
was Si vears of ase.
Hadley D. Johnson
was
one of th"
founders of the state of Nebra-ki ! -
eame to Coiinri ! Bluffs about 1S- "ami
, eon crossed the " '
river to Omaha" He
there took -.rominent
part in big
ness and political affairs , and was on *
of the first delegates to
confess fron ,
the terntorv. He
left Omaha in ISS *
KOW to Salt Lako. wh re be has since
resided , havmr be n in feeble health
for a number of years.
Beatrice DispatchTher wns Erea
rejoicinjr today amons : the narents rel
atives and sweethearts of the member *
of company C. First regiment Nebras
ka volunteers , who received letters
by the hundred
from Honolulu w-'t