M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KiaiMELI , , Publisher.
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA
The telephone system being put in a
Broken Bow Is abvut completed.
Omaha has another case of small
pox after being free from the plagn
for some time.
The Grand Army of the Republi
reunion for Madison county will b
held this year at Meadow Grove o :
June 7 8 and 9.
Ed Fitzgerald arrived in Plattsmout
with the remains of William Schla
ter , Tvho died from concussion of th
brain , resulting from a fall from
horse near Lakeside.
An Invoice of about eleven tons o
ordnance has been received by the ad
jutant general. The consignmen
comprises arms and other equipment ;
which will be used for companies of th
Second regiment , Nebraska nations
guards.
The following amount of real estat
and chattel mortgages were filed an
released in the clerk's office of Bur
county the last week : Real estat
filed , $1,853.58 ; released , $6,200. Chat
tel mortgage filed , $2,020.90 ; released
139,136.75.
Ten per cent of a wheat crop i
what York county will have this ypai
The other 90 per cent is being plowe
under for corn and a considerabl
acreage is now in oats , spring wheal
barley and flax , which are coming u ;
and are a good stand
William Schlatter , a prominent an
wealthy stockman living thirty mile
south east of Alliance , was throw :
rrom his horse , striking on his heat
which caused concussion of the brair
He died next day , never regainin
consciousness. The deceased was we ]
known at Plattsmouth , where his par
ents reside.
Floyd Hull who lives near Lync
was bitten by a rattle snake whil
slowing. His shoe hurt his foot an
he had slipped them off and was go
ing barefoot when he plowed up
rattler that struck him on the grea
toe of his left fot. He was takei t
town where he received medical attfcn
tion and is now apparently all right.
Dr. J. T. Steele , the new superinten
dent of the asylum for the incurabl
insane at Hastings has given it ou
that there will not be any more chang
es made at that institution for som
time , as everything is now in firfc
class running order. Dr. W. S. Wood
ward of Aurora , the new assistant phy
sician , and W. B. Barnes , the ne\
steward , are fast becoming famiMa
with their duties and are very muc ]
pleased with their positions.
The request of Adjutant Genra
Barry that Memorial day be obseivei
at the state institutions is meetin ;
with hearty approval. Superintemlen
C. E. Coffin of the Lincoln hospital fo
the insane and Mrs. Amanda Edward
superintendent of the industrial horn
for women at Milford , in response v
the request , have written that the ;
will arrange a special program fo
Memorial day at their institutions.
E. G. Morris of Ravenna has beei
called upon by the postoffice depart
ment for a settlement as one of th
bondsmen of J. R. Chidester , the mai
carrier on the Kearney-Ravenna rout
who was arrested last fall for filchini
money from the mails. The pecuiia
thing about the matter is that Mi
Morris never signed Chidester's bond
and if h.is name appears as a suret ;
on the Instrument , it is a forgery.
The body of a man was found in th (
Medicine river , about half a mile fron
Stockville. The body was first dis
covered by two boys who were fishinj
in the creek.They saw the back of <
coat in the water. They could se <
nothing of the body and thought noth
ing of the occurrence until they cam <
to town and found that a shoemake
who had lately arrived was missing
They went back to investigate am
found it to be his body. He had sui
cided.
A series of Sunday School institute !
will be held in the First Presbyteriai
churches of Omaha , Lincoln , Hastings
Grand Island and Wayne , one day am
two evenings in each place , commenc
ing May 28 and ending June 2. It ii
expected that Revs. Dr. Wilson of th (
Omaha theological seminar } ' , Rev. Dr
Hindman of the First Presbyteriai
church of Lincoln and Rev. Dr. Hay
den of the Presbyterian church o ;
Kearney will make the circuit of th
institutes.
The laying of the corner stone o
the new auditorium in York tool
place last week in the presence of :
large crowd of people. An appropri
ate program of music and speakinj
was rendered for the eniertainmen
of the audience , which concluded witl
the ceremony of laying the cornei
stone. A. L. Wigton , vice president
and S. A. Foster , secretary of the Roj'
al Union Mutual Life insurance com
pany were present and took a par
in the exercises.
The Beatrice district Epwortn league
which was in session last week , elected
officers as follows : President , W. D ,
Timmerman of Hebron ; firstvice pres
tel ident , William Albright of Beatrice ;
second vice president , W. G. Gifford ol
Lewiston ; corresponding secretary ,
Bennie Ball of Beatrice ; recording sec
retary , Stella Bullard of Pawnee City ;
treasurer , Alice Barclay of Bookwater ;
directors , Rev. J. A. Barker of Fair-
bury Rev. J. W. Steward of Pawnee
City and Rev. H. E. Covell of Ellis.
The next convention will be held in
Vesta in October
r "The county commissioners of Ne-
maha county are worrying over a
oitch problem. They are asued to pro
ceed under the drainage laws of the
state to drain some land on the Ne-
maha bottoms and as usual there are
parties to favor and others to oppose.
The State Dental society In session
in York elected officers as follows : H.
president W. H.
C. Ivory , Wayne ,
A ,
Serraden Omaha , vice present ;
C Gark , Seward , recording secretary ;
-
secre-
Dr Leah Mills , corresponding
tawH J. Coles , Norfolk , treasurer.
A ' 2-year-old child of Jacob Baw pi
voley died as the result of a
lodging in its throat.
of corn
Last Official Report by Co
Stotensenberg.
DETAILS Of THE ENGAGEMENTS
The , Month of March Brought Man
Deaths A Large Number of Offlcci
EIck and 'Wounded Names of Son
"Who Lost Their Live * in Encounter * .
Co. John M. Stotsenburg's report c
the First- Nebraska volunteers for th
month of March was received yestei
day by Adjutant General Barry , say
the Lincoln Journal. Colonel Stol
senburg was killed April 23. The re
port is dated April 12 at camp eat
of Malolos. It contains a record c
the engagments for the month , a lis
of casualties , the number of officer
and men present and absent , and
list of men discharged and trans
ferred. It shows twenty officers pres
ent , three on special duty , and seven
teen sick , thus accounting for fort
officers. There were 586 enlisted me
present for duty , thirty-two on specie
duty , 257 sick , sixty in quarters , on
In arrest , two in confinement , thus ac
counting for 938 enlisted men. Th
total number of officers and men preE
ent and absent is 1,025.
The casualties for the month wer
one officer died of wounds , four of
fleers wounded , eighty enlisted me :
wounded , one enlisted man died c
wounds.
The list of losses includes fiftee :
men discharged , and four transferred
Those killed were Walter Poor , Mil
ton F. Lynde , William S. Orr , all c
company A ; Roscoe Young , B ; Job
J. Boyle , D ; Royal M. Lawton , E ; Gu
C. Waker , G ; James H. Whitmore , I
Nat E. Sims , company M , died o
wounds , and George R. Smith , com
pany H , died of disease. Capt. Le
Forby , company G , died March 29 c
wounds received March 25.
Those discharged were D. S. Coch
ran and J. A. Gardiner , company B
Louis Ball and Elmer W. Smith , com
pany C ; E. R. Sizer , D ; Elmer Lund
berg and Cody H. Hemsted , F ; E. G
Harwood and John Williams , G ; Lin
coin F. Kelly and F. Thornberg , I ; J
F. Buchanan , G : H. Anderson , J. E
Farmer and D. W. Riley , L. Firs
Lieut. Fred M. Yale , A , resigned.
W. R. Brooks and W. H. Granl
company A , and E. C. Crawford , I
were transferred to the signal corps
S. M. Hnsabeck , H , was transferred t
the non-commissioned staff to be hos
pital steward.
Two new men , Sherman A. Yue am
Louis Freiz , joined the regiment am
were assigned to Company L.
The list of engagements for th
month are as follows : March 6 Th
outpost on the Mariquina-Manila roai
composed of company I , was entirel ;
surrounded. Company D was sent ou
for support and at daybreak compan
ies A and F joined company D and !
very severe engagement ensued am
the insurgents were driven out o
their position and across the San Juai
river north of San Francisco del Mon
te. The insurgent loss was ver ;
heavy. -
March 7 Companies E , G , H am
B , with one battallion , Twentieth reg
ulars , made a move against the insur
gents southeast of the Deposito. Afte
proceeding a"bout six hundred yard
the enemy was encountered and in i
severe engagement drove the insur
gents back across the Pasig river. Re
turning toward the Deposito the in
surgents made an attack , coming fron
the east , but were soon put to fligh
across the Santolan river. The insur
gents' loss for the day was very heavy
March 15 Changed position on th <
firing line with Colorado regiment.
In the advance of Malolos March 2 !
to March 31 , the regiment particlpat
ed in the following engagements :
March 25 Moved forward so tha
our right flank was directed on Sai
Francisco del Monte , which place was
taken after a very severe engagement
We then closed in toward the north
west and camped on the Tuliahan riv
er.
er.March 26 After marching in th <
reserve until 3:30 : p. m. was orderec
on the firing line and with the Soutl
Dakota regiment took the town o
Meycouayan and crosses the railroac
bridpe and put the insurgents tc
flight , killing a great many.
March 27 Advanced with the mail
body until after crossing the Marilai
river , then went into line of battl <
along that stream and the right of lin <
repulsed a charge of strong force oi
insurgents and drove them back
killing many.
March 28 No movement was made
March 29 Advanced about three
miles and encountered the enemy ir
a strong position ; after a severe en
gagement drove them out , crossed Rk
de Sta. Marie and captured the towE
of Sta. Marie and Sta. Clara anc
camped near Guiguinlo.
March 30 Crossed the river at Gui-
puinto and formed line of battle ; al
2:30 p. m. advanced and forcedth
enemy to retire , and camped aboul
three miles east of Malolos.
March 31 Advanced at 6 a. m. and
took a strong entrenched position IE
our front and pursued the enemy be
yond Malolos. Went into camp east
of Malolos after marching about six
ty-five miles approximately in sis
"
days"
The Governor's Mansion.
The Board of Public Lands and
The Board of Public Lands and
Buildings has not considered the va
rious bids on the governor's mansion.
About twenty-one different houses
were offered to the slate at prices rang
ing from $10,000 to $25,000 , but the
members of the'board refuse to make
public either the names of the bidders
or the prices quoted. Secretary of
State Porter stated when the bids were
jpened by the board in secret session
; hat they would be tabulated and t.e
3oard would visit the houses offered
.0 determine which was the bes * prop-
" " " "
ition.
Slngt Pay Abbott's Claim.
According to the decision of Judg <
Holmes of the district court , the stat
of Nebraska must pay the claim o
ex-Superintendent Abbott of the Stat
Asylum for the Insane for $1,000 sal
ary alleged to be due under an ac
of the legislature raising the salar ;
of the superintendent of tnat institu
tion from $2,000 per year to $2,50C
As originally introduced in the hous <
of representatives two years ago thi
salary appropriation bill provided lo
a salary of $2,500 a year , but ai
amendment was adopted cutting i
to $2,000. The records do not sho\
that the house took any other actioi
than this. The engrossed bill , whicl
is the bill prepared to be read whei
the measure is placed upon its pass
age , fixes the salary at $2,000 , but tb <
enrolled bill , which Is the one thi
clerks prepare for the governor's slg
nature and which contains the cer
tificate of passage of the presiding of
ficer , fixes the salary at $2,50D. Th ;
house and senate journals are incom
plete and nothing coud be proven b :
them other than that a certain bill
which Is only identified by the en
rolled copy , passed by both' houses
The conclusions of law announced b :
the court in this case are as follows
The state cannot be heard to im
peach the proceedings of the legisla
ture by contradicting the journals o
the house and senate and such othe :
facts , proper to be inferred from th <
approval of the governor and the cer
tificates and attestation of the bill b :
the officers of both branches of th <
legislature.
The enrolled bill , together with th <
house and senate journals , impart ab
solute verity and show that the ac
was passed as disclosed by the en
rolled bill.
That the original and engrossed bill
if proper to be considered , but whicl
the court of this state has held ar <
incompetent to impeach the enrolle (
bill and the house and senate journal !
fail , however , to show that said ac
failed to pass as disclosed by the en
rolled bill.
That by said act the superintenden
of the Hospital for Insane at Lincoln
Neb. , was entitled to a salary of $2 ,
500 per annum.
That the superintendent would no' '
be estopped from receiving th (
amount of his salary by reason o :
having filed a voucher therefor at th <
rate of $2,000 per annum.
That the complainant is entitled tc
judgment for the sum of $1,000.
Assaulted and Gagged.
Because she had discoverd by acci
dent a plan to rob and burn the larg <
Cotner university building at Bethany
a suburb of Lincoln , Miss Lethe E
Watson , a teacher of elocution in th *
institution , was assaulted , bound am
gagged and rendered unconscious las
night , says a Omaha Bee correspon
dent. When found in one of thi
rooms of the college building she wai
unconscious. When she recoverec
consciousness she was unable to speal
for some time , but later in the even
ing she related how she had over
heard men plotting to rob the unl
versity and afterward burn the build
ing. After talking over their plan tht
men left the room and started down
stairs. Miss Watson went out anc
met them on the landing between th <
first and second floors. They suspect
ed that she had overheard them anc
on being questioned she admitted thai
she had. After her refusal to promiss
to tell no one about the conversatior
or their plan they knocked her dowr
and carreid her upstairs to a vacant
class room , where she was bound anc
gagged in such a way that she coulc
not cry out for assistance. The jan
itor of the building found the womar
lying unconscious on the floor and the
sheriff of Lancaster county was ai
once notified.
No attempt was made to rob eithei
the college building or any o.f the
bouses or stores in Bethany. Sherifi
Trompen worked on the case lasl
night and again this morning , but he
was unable to find any clew to the as
sailants or to account for the motive
in gagging her. The assault occurrec
about 6 o'clock in the evening , shortlj
after classes were dismissed. There
were many students in the building al
the time , but they happened to be IE
other rooms. Miss Watson was in a
room adjoining the one in which the
men planned to rob the building.
The Nebraska Crop Report.
The last week , says the Nebraska
crop bulletin issued on the 24th , has
been cold , cloudy and wet. The aver
age daily temperature dificiency has
been about three degrees. Licht
frost occurred in northern counties ,
but * no damage was done-
The rainfall has been normal or
above in all districts. In the western
counties the rainfall was slightly rn > re
than half an inch , which is about nor
mal. Heavy rains fell in the east2rn
counties on Friday and Saturday , the
total weekly amount varying from
sne to more than five inches , and ex
ceeded three inches in"a considerable
area in the southeastern portion of
the state.
The rains of the week have removed
all drouth conditions and have been
very beneficial to oats , wheat ana
grass. Heavy showers have washed
aut corn slightly and corn planting
das been delayed somewhat by the wet
weather. However , most of the corn
is now planted. The low tempera
ture has been unfavorable for ger
mination and growth of corn , but the
2arly planted is coming up nicely
with a good stand and cultivation has
jommenced in southern counties.
Small grain and "grass have grown
well.
Nebraska In Brief.
Walter Hegglund , a prominent ritl-
: en of Oakland , was killed by a stock
mgine while walking on the track ,
rlegglund was shipping some stock
Tom his farm and was on his way to
: he caboose.
The buffalo which for a couple of
rears has been an attraction to sight
seers at the Superior Cattle company's
'ceding yards has been sold to the city
) f Philadelphia and was shipped there
Friday to be put on exhibition in one
jf'the parks. He was very vicious and
; he Northwestern people had no end of
; rouble in leering him.
Filipinos Take a New Grip or
the Situation.
ENCOURAGED BY THE WET SEASO !
They Continue to Harraes Our Troops-
Continual Menacing of United State
Lines , Causing Much Anxiety Fee
Provision Must be Made for the Friend !
Natives.
MANILA , May 29. Special to th
New York World : General Otis says
contradicting the general impression
that the campaign against the Fill
pine insurgents will be prosecute-1 b ;
the American forces with the utrao
aggressiveness possible during ta >
rainy season.
General Lawton Is convinced that ai
early settlement of the troubles an <
close of hostilities depends on thi
Americans giving thorough protectioi
to the working classes in their p ace
ful occupations , while waging inces
sant war against the armed forces o
the enemy from this time forth , b :
means of guerrilla warfare. "We wil
show the insurgents by vigorous ac
tion on the rivers , lakes and moun
tains , " he says , ' 'that their belief tha
we cannot campaign in the rainy sea
son or in the mountains is untrue
Later it is possible that the chan in :
conditions may dciaand garrisoning
by districts so that it will be safe fo.
the investment of capital and the pros
ecution of industries until American-
are completely dominant. "
Quick transportation of the cavalr ;
and the pack mules is desirable as i
means of rounding up the insurgents
The cable ship Recorder , while nick
ing up the cable between the island !
of Negros and Cebut , went to the tow :
of Escalante on the former island
She landed a party in her launch , con
sisting of the commander , second of
fleer and several of the crew , and alsc
Captain Tilly of the signal corps , whe
was present aboard the ship to observ <
the cable operations.
A flag of truce had been hoiatec
by the rebels , who waited until * h
party had landed , and then treacher
ously poured a murderous volley upor
them.
Captain Tilly and one of the men ai
once threw themselves into the water
The commander of the Recorder , run
ning a great risk , managed to react
the launch and put off from the bini
to save it from being captured by the
rebels-
Meanwhile a rain of bullets was fall
ing all around the fugitives. The second
end mate was picked up by the launcl
just as he was sinking , 15ut was alive
He said that the last he saw of Captain
Tilly the later was swimming fefblj
by his side.
The steamer was far out from shore
but those on board could see that the
other Malay seamen were caught bj
the rebels and flogged and then cut tc
pieces.
The ship returned to Iloilo , stopped
and within aji hour troops were dis
patched to the scene of the attack.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Manila says : The approach of the
wet season finds the insurrection tak
ing a new lease of life.
All along the American lines the
rebels are showing more aggressive ac
tivity in their guerrilla style than al
any time before since the fall of Ma
lolos.
They keep the United States troops
in the trenches , sleeping in their
clothing and constantly on the alert
against dashes on our outposts , and
Lhey make life warm for the American
garrisons in the towns.
The bands of General Luna and Gen-
3ral Mascardo , which retreated toward
Tarlac when they feared they would
be caught between General MacArthur
ind General Lawton , have returned in
force to their old trenches around San
Fernando , where there are daily col
lisions.
Opposite our lines on the south , pro
tecting Manila , all the way around to
San Pedro Macati , the Filipinos aave
Lhree rows of trenches most of tl }
listance.
Reports from prisoners indicate that
; he insurgents construe the peace ne
gotiations to mean that the Americans
aave had enough of fighting.
DEATH IN THE WIND.
seven Persons Instantly Killed by a South
Dakota Cyclone.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , May 29.
EVord has just reached town of a dis-
istrous and fatal cyclone which passed
icross the country in the vicinitv oi
3ijou Hills , twenty-five miles soutii
) f this city , yesterday afternoon , be-
.ween 4 and 5 o'clock , resulting in the
leath of seven persons and the serious
njury of two others. The killed are :
Charles Peterson. Six children , of
Dharles Peterson , the latter being
.hree boys and three girls , ranging
'rom 3 to 15 years of age. The wue
ind two remaining children wercj so
atally Injured that they may also die.
The cyclone formed on a shoot sec-
Jon in plain view of hundreds and
noved in a southerly course , the first
) lace reached being that of Arf Co-
len , which was totally destroyed. The
itorm then destroyed a church and
ichool house , after which it reached
he Peterson place , where the execu
ion done was simply appalling.
The dead and injured were strewn
ill about the premises , all being bruis-
id and maimed in a shocking manner ,
vhile the buildings were smashed into
iplinters.
Leaped from the Drooklyn
NEW YORK , May 29. Howard
vretz , a young man about 22 years of
tge , who says he is an art student of
he Academy of Design in this city ,
nade a startling and successful leap
rom the Brooklyn bridge before dusk
his evening and came out of the river
minjured. He said he had been read-
ng a book on theosophy and that he
ranted to demonstrate that a man , by
sxercising his will power , could do
inything he wished without injury to
limself.
ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL. ,
Dlaactrous Kcsuita of a Washout on e
Icuva Itallroad.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , May 29. Th
worst wreck in the history of th
Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Norther :
railway occurred at 1.23 yesterda ;
morning , when train No. 5 , the Chica
go and Minneapolis train , ran into
washout two miles north of Wash
burn. The entire train was wreckec
nine people were killed , seven of thei
almost instantly , and about twent ;
injured , twelve of them badly.
The greatest casualties occurred i :
the first sleeper. The third coach tel
escoped this car , the floor of the coaci
passing through the sleeper just abou
on a level with the lower berths in th
sleeper when they were made up.
The passengers in the sleeper wer
nearly all caught and crushed to deat
almost instantly. One man was kille
so quickly that he died with a smil
on his lips. It was necessary to cho ;
nearly all out of this car.
The most terrible incident of th
wreck was the manner in which Will
iarn Scholian of Waterloo suffered. H
was caught in the sleeper and pinnei
down so that escape was impossible
one arm being pinioned so solidly tha
it was impossible to release him. Th
passengers worked with all thei
might to release him , but withou
avail.
In the meantime the water was ris
ing up around him , and in a shor
time the unfortunate man must drowi
like a rat in a cage. He begged thos
about him to cut his arm off. Ther
was not a physician on the train , am
all hesitated to uo anything. Finall ;
an old saw was secured and his am
was sawed off.
It was a horrible and sickenin ;
sight , and it was with the greates
difficulty that the operation was per
formed. Scholian never utterd :
word , but the strain was too great , am
he died shortly after being taken ti
his home in Waterloo.
The track has been repaired an <
trains are once more run over it.
The Northwestern has all its train
tied up in this city. There is a bai
washout between Watkins and Blairs
town , and it is impossible to rui
trains over it. The Milwaukee agree *
to take the trains around by the wa :
of Marion over the main line to Tama
but its track is in bad shape near Vin
ing and the road was compelled t <
rescind the order.
The list of dead is as follows : E
L. Arnold , lumberman , Minneapolis
Minn. ; W. A. McLatighlin , Muskegon
Mich. ; R. H. Schwette , Alton , 111. :
David Hallo. Minneapolis ; F. S. Car
penter , St. Louis ; Hawkins , Pull
man conductor ; George Wainwright
train conductor ; Will Scholian of Wat
erloo ; one unknown person.
Among the injured were : S. E
Bentley , Waterloo , la. ; Reuben Odell
Waterloo , la. ; Herman Klein Dent
Waterloo , la. ; S. H. Bashoor , Waterloo
lee , la. ; Miss Anna Njoss , from Nor
way , right leg badly bruised ; Miss Os
trando , Norwegian , hand and face bad
ly bruised ; Ornon Norredy , Norweg
ian , serious injury to chest ; John E
Johnson , Norwegian , serious injury t (
head and face.
Gen. Otis Reports.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 29. Th <
war department today made publu th (
following dispatch from General Oti *
commanding at Manila :
MANILA , May 28. Two battalion ;
af the Twenty-third infantry are ir
the quiet possession of Jolo. The
Spanish troops have withdrawn f ot
Samboanga after a battle with the in
surgents , with severe loss to the lat
ter. The Spanish loss is nine killed
ind twenty-seven wounded , among
whom was Commanding General Mon-
: ere , who died from his wounds and
was buried here yesterday. The in
surgents used the rifles. , artillery ancl
immunition captured from the gun-
joats , expending the major part of the
immunition. A conference followed
Between General Rios , who went fron ,
Manila to withdraw the troops , and
nsurgents. The latter stated to him
: hat he would not oppose the landing
) f Americans , but would accept the
conditions in Luzon. The Spanish
: roops withdrawn are now here ind
vill depart for Spain tomorrow.
A feeble attack by the insurgents ia
: he inhabitants of the southeast por-
ion of Negros necessitated the sending
) f a battalion of troops from Manila
; here. They will soon restore < -r.1er.
'nsurgent falsehoods circulated in the
southern islands of overwhelming ip-
mrgent victories in Luzon keep up an
ixcitement in that section among the
nore ignorant classes , although th ? in-
elligent people know that American
irms have never met a reverse and
hey call for United States proteefion.
Have turned over to the navy for
ise on the coast of the southern it > -
ands a number of purchased Spanish
; unboats , from which excellent results
ire expected. OTIS.
Dead Men's Names on the Rolls.
HAVANA , May 29. There wer- ? Ill
ipplicants yesterday for shares in the
:3,000,000 : which the United States has
iffered to the Cuban troops. Thirty
vere given $75 each. The others were
lot on the rolls , although they had
juns which they were ready to turn
n and certificates of service.
The United States military authori-
ies consider that the rolls are very
inreliable. Indeed , the opinion is
reely expressed that large proportion
if the names are fictitious.
Thyslclan Knds His Life.
KANSAS CITY , May 29. DrRch -
lend Cornwall , a prominent local phy-
ician , with a varied career , commit
ed suicide at the home of his brother-
i-law , Dr. J. C. Whittier , today , shoot-
tig himself through the head and ily-
ag almost instantly. He left a note
aying that despondency over finan-
ial affairs prompted the act.
Disastrous Cyclone In Xclirnsfia.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , May 3
'he most destructive Cyclone in ths
istory of western Nebraska swept
lie northern part of Hamilton county
nd wrecks left by the terrific twlrler
ave been coming into Central City ,
long with homeless families , who re
ided in the path of the storm. Spar-
ig of human life was the strangest
reak of the cyclone. Not one life
as lost and only a few people v ere
ijured , and those not seriously.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Mrs. Hetty Green is of the oplrJoa
that money making is easy for women
" " "the most important
added
men , "but , she ,
portant thing for a woman to learn ,
to be successful in is to mind her own
business. "
Ex-Governor Henry of Porto Rico ,
who has just returned from that Is
land , says that with the exception of A
a few disgruntled politicians the &j m-
try is free from ill-will toward the
United States.
Senator Hanna owns a theater in
Cleveland which is one of his pet
hobbies. He gives it a great deal of
thought and attention and when in
town is , with Mrs. Hanna , a confirm
ed "first nighter. "
Some of General Funston's admir-
res In the ranks have presented him
with a handsome jeweled and g-jlrt-
mounted Spanish revolver picked up
in the ruins of an island town just
evacuated by the Filipinos.
It was stated on Wall street that
official information had been receiv
ed of the reported sale of the St. Louis ,
Peoria & Northern railroad to the
Chicago & Alton road. Details v re
not given out , but something like
$13,000,000 was said to have been in
volved.
Governor Roosevelt expects to at
tend the first annual reunion of the
Society of Rough Riders , to be * ield
at Las Vegas , N. M. , next month , and
unless the enthusiasm of his former
comrades in arms can be properly re
strained he will come back a presiden
tial nominee.
W. DHowells says that Spanish ,
writers of fiction are superior to ours.
Perhaps this is why so many of taem
were called upon to write official var
dispatches last summerIt ought
not to escape Mr. Howells that in this
respect the Filipino writers are also
forging to the front.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service
has announced the arrest in Chicago
of William Soleman , a silver teller in
the sub-treasury there , on the charge
of having abstracted silver from bags
received from the banks. It is alleged
Coleman has been tampering with the
coin bags since last November.
D. 0. Mills , the New York philan
thropist , is called upon daily by long
trains of people seeking financial as
sistance either for themselves or their
friends , their churches or charitable
institutions in which they are in er-
ested. The total amount for wbich
he is asked in one day often comes to
over ? 500,000.
The Danish government has gven
40,000 crowns to the meteorolog'st ,
Adam Paulsen , who has made a rpe-
cial study of the Northern Lights.
Paulsen intends to leave Copenhagen
on July 3 for the north coast of Ice
land , where he will erect an obse-va-
tory for the study of auroral displays-
He intends to remain till June 3 , 1000.
Governor Sayres of Texas says he
will take no steps toward calling a
convention to consider the question of
uniform legislation in opposition to
trusts until after the Texas legislature
adjourns. During the past week he
has addressed letters to all the gov
ernors and attorney generals of all the
southern states , asking them what
time would suit them best to hold tke
convention.
The Nebraska regiment has suffered
terribly during the war in Manila. It
left San Francisco 1,032 strong and
since then 250 recruits have filled va
cancies in the various companies.
When the transport Sheridan left Ma
nila on April 26 there were only 222
men able to report for duty. The
others are either in the hospitals or
dead. A few days before the trans
port sailed Captain Forby of company
H , First Nebraska , died and was bur
ied by his comrades. The reamins of
Colonel Stotsenberg , First Nebraska ,
came upon the Sheridan. Mrs. Mary
L. Stotsenberg and Dr. Jensen accom
pany the body.
The first of the general informaiioi
series of bulletins for this year , issued
by the bureau of aval intelligence ,
is a translation of u carefully preaar-
ed paper by Constructor Sussengath
of the German navy , which appear
ed recently in the Marine Rundschau
It comprises a comparative sketch of
the navies of the world with th-jir
increases during the next three years ,
so far as provided by present appro
priations. The writer calls attention
Lo the fact that the demand made on
Germany for naval increases in che
next three years is not nearly so
sreat as has been popularly supposed.
Tailing beneath that of either the
I'nited States , England , Russia , la-
pan or Italy.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
Jmalm , Chicago anil Xevr York Market
Quotations.
OMAHA.
[ Sutler Creamery separator. . . IS a 10
llutter Choice Jaucy country. 14 a is
rljijrs Fresh , per do 10 a 11
. 'hickens it\e. per pound S a 9
I'ipeoiif live.per doz 75 a 1 CO
Le'mons Per box 325 a 3 75
Frances Per IKJX 3 00 a 4 CO
. 'rantiernes Jersoyvper bbl. . . . 7 OJ a 7 5o
Apples Per barrel 375 a 5 50
lonev Choice , per pound 12Ka 13
3nions Per bushel 90 a 1 00
leans IlandpicUed navy 1 > a 1 0
'otatoes Per bushel , new 50 a. G3
' .lay Upland per ton 500 a 6 Oi
SOUTH OMAHA.
Jojrs Choice lisht 3 67 a 3 70
Jops Heavy weights 3 05 a 3 70
Jeef steers 4 ti'J a 4 IK )
iulls 2 05 a 3 S. .
it 3 IK ) a 4 10
UPS
/IllVtS * . * . * * 4 50 a 6 50
; tock cows and heifers . 2 SO a 4 CO
2 25 a 4 20
leifets 4 00 a 4 R >
: lookers and feeders 2 75 a 5 10
_ j > Lambs. 5 50 a 5 70
il.ee ] ) Western wethers 5 03 a 5 25
CHICAGO
Vheat No2 spring 71 a
'orn Per bushel ' 33 a
hits P < ? r bushel 20 a 27
larlev No , 2 a 41
Cyc No. 2 a 5S
timothy seed , per bu a 2 40
'ork Percwt { 30 a t55
, ard PerlOOpojnds 5 01 a 5 10
'attle Wf-torn fed steers 4 20 a 5 20
'attle Native beef steers 4 00 a 4 70
lo s Mixed 3 70 a 3 ? O
lite\y \ Lambs 5 CO a 7 OCV
nccp Western Hangers 350 a 5 25
NEW YOIIK MAUKirr.
nieat No.2 ; rca winter S3Ja Si
: orn--No. 2 40 a 40 {
laf. No. 2 35 a 35H
'ork S 50 a 9 Ol )
, ard . 5 50 a 5 Ki
KANSAS crrv.
V'hcat No. 2sprlnj ; CC a
orn No.2 31 a 52
tats No.2 ia 28
beep Mullens 4 75 a 5 25
logs M\cd 3 6. > a3 > 0
l.tt.e | Stcclvcrsand feeders. . . 3 90 a 5 05