Republican aiid Democratic Oonfereos at
Louisville Beach an Agreement !
TAYLOR TO SEND TROOPS HOME
Order Convening the Legislature at ton-
doi Is to Me Revoked To Resume S <
slons ut Frankfort Believed Under
standing Arrived at Will Result In
Amicable Settlement.
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 6. If the agree
ment drawn up tonight at the conference
enco of representatives of the demo
cratic administrations held at the Gait
'house in this city is accepted and car
ried out the strife which has rent Ken
tucky from end to end for the last few
weeks will be ended.
The agreement was reached shortly
tafter midnight and arrangements were
'immediately made to have it drawn up
and signed. This was slow work , how
ever , and it was after 2 o'clock when
the conferees separated. The demo
crats gained nearly every point they
contended for and the republican rep
resentatives , Lieutenant Governor
John Marshall , General Dan Lindsey
and Attorney David Fairleigh , gave as
surances that the agreement would be
accepted by Governor Taylor tomor
row.
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The agreement provides that in
order to leave no question as to the
title of William Goebel and J. C. W.
Beckliam to the offices of governor and
lieutenant governor , respectively , the
general assembly shall pass a resolu
tion in joint assembly validating the
acts on that subject , since the legislat
ure has been prevented by troops from
holding its regular sessions at Frank
fort. As soon as the legislature does
this Beckham's title to the office of
governor is not to be questioned.
The democrats grant immunity to
Governor Taylor and his associates
from prosecution for treason , usurpa
tion of office or contempt of court for
what has been done since the shooting
of Goebel. These matters are to be
lield in abeyance until next Monday.
The republican legislature is to be
withdrawn from London immediately ,
and no filibustering or other attempt
of this character is toe resorted to
by the republicans to obstruct the
carrying out of this agreement in the
legislature.
The democrats suggested that in
view of the great crowds expected in
Frankfort during the Goebel funeral
ceremonies , the soldiers should be
withdrawn. The republicans asked
that an adequate guard be left to pro
tect Governor Taylor and his assoc
iates.
TGR GOVERNMENT OF ISLANDS
Measure in the Senate With Majority and
Minority Reports.
WASHINGTON , Feb. C. Soon after
senate convened today Senator Foraker
of Ohio , chairman of the committee on
Pacific islands and Porto Rico , reported
a bill providing a form of government
for Porto Rico.
Gallinger of New Hampshire pre
sented a statement of the views of him
self and Perkins of California , dissent
ing in part from the majority report.
The following bills were passed : To
create a new division of the eastern
judicial district of Tennessee and
change the times and places of dis
trict courts of the northern district of
Texas ; authorizing the Dubuque
t Wisconsin Bridge company to con-
h struct a bridge across the Mississippi
a river at Dubuque , la
ce
MILLIONS FOR PUERTO RICO
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hea'resldent of the Island Tells House Com-
Sa mltteo What Is Xeeded.
b WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. Senor Lu-
o cas Amadeo , a Puerto Rican , advised
ti. the house insular committee today
jn.that a loan of about $16,000,000 and the
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'creation of stable conditions were nec
essary to bring Puerto Rico out of its
present deep depressions.
Some opposition developed in the
n committee to a redemption of Puerto
jj Rican coins at 60 cents on the dollar
and their recoinage.
Of Americanize the Hairaiian Bill.
t WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. Several
w.changes in the Hawaiian bill were
Clmade by the house committee on ter-
tyj-itories today and in this form a print
astf the bill as revised was ordered ,
moreparatory to reporting it tomorrow
_ otf next day. The more important
Jiroiges today were those giving to
yoe president the appointment of
.u ages of the supreme court and al-
dicowing appeals to the United States
bCsecretary of the interior in cases in-
dVolvlng the conveyance of public
tllands.
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j.- ( Free Port for Canadians.
a , NEW YORK , Feb. 6. The Journal
t-and Advertiser's Washington corre
spondent scates that in return for the
1 British renunciation of rights under
1 the Clayton-Bulwer treaty the state
department has promised a free pore
in Alaska for Canada.
Hague Treaty Is Ratified.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. The senate
in executive session ratified the Hague
peace trea also the extradition
treaty with ae Argentine Republic.
Both were adopted without objection
or division.
Dtnvey to Visit Detroit.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. Admiral
Dewey has indicated to Congressman
Corliss of Michigan his intention to
visit Detroit with Mrs. Dewey during
the early part of the summer. This is
in acceptance of an invitation to visit
Detroit conveyed by Corliss on behalf
of the Fellowcraft club , the nonpartisan
tisan press organization of the state ,
supplemented by that o the city. It
is the admiral's wish also to visit , other
big cities in the northwest , including
St Paul and Minneapolis , if the oppor
tunity offers. The trip to Detroit will
be separate from the earlier one to
Chicago , St. Louis and Louisville.
fc AMnWDED TREATY SIONLD.
United States Can Safely Go Ah cud With
Caniil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The Hay-
Pauncefote treaty amending the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty regarding the Nlca-
raguan canal was signed at the state
department.
LONDON , Feb. 7. The Westminster
Gazette alone comments on the Nicar
agua agreement. It welcomes the an
nouncement , but says it is surprised
Great Britain does not get compensa
tion for "relinquishing its undoubted
rights. "
The paper realizes that Lord Salis
bury may have good reasons for assent
ing to this , but hopes Great Britain's
friendly action "will count in the set
tlement of the Afaskan dispute. "
While the publication of the dispatch
from Washington regarding the annull
ing of the Clayton-Bulwer Nicaraguan
canal treaty and substituting for it the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty caused consid
erable surprise , it was fully confirmed
at the foreign office , where it is said
the Associated Press Washington dis
patch is correct in every particular.
The apparent celerity in reaching an
agreement is explained by the fact that
the whole matter was practically set
tled between Secretary Hay and Am
bassador Pauncefote in 1898. About a
fortnight ago , in consequence of the at
titude of the senate , United States Am
bassador Choate received instructions
to press the conclusions of the negoti
ations. The British cabinet considered
the matter and received Canada's
sanction to grant the United States' re
quest. The attitutde of the caoinet con
sisted in the belief that the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty was made wljen the con ;
ditions governing the nations were so
utterly different that it was now out
of date and impracticable. Believing
the present a most inopportune time
for bargaining and haggling , the Brit
ish ministers decided to give the Unit
ed States a free hand.
It can be definitely said , however ,
that this decision is based to no little
degree on the principle of "I'll do you
a good turn , but remember it when you
have the chance to do me one , though
this scarcely merits being called a
verbal understanding and finds no
place in the convention. Though the
cabinet's action has scarcely been pub
lished long enough to admit of serious
criticism , it is believed it will meet
with the approval of the majority , af
ter the government gets an opportunity
or publicly explaining its motives , as
explained in the foregoing , nothing of
which has -yet appeared in England.
BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR.
Reports from the Tujrela Kivcr Alto
gether Rased on Speculation.
LONDON , Feb. 7. This hoping , fear
ing , doubting nation remains at the
mercy of every wild rumor. The im
pression that General Buller's forces
are fighting will not die out , in spite
of the continued asservations of tha
War office that it has no news to con
firm that belief.
From Capetown under today's dale
omes the statement that up to this
morning nothing has been heard there
regarding General Buller's recrossing
the Tugela river , while Field Marshal
Lord Roberts in a dispatch dated Mon
day , February 5 , reports no change in
the situation. In view of the latter's
dispatch it seems hard to credit the
circumstantial reports of the engage
ment of General Buller's troops. The
ommon sense view now almost in
clines toward the decision that these
are due to the wish being the father of
the thought. Supposition upon such a
basis is utterly futile. The complete
silence from the "front and at home
may be significant , as the wiseacres
aver , but it more probably represents
that period of preparation wnich pre
cedes an important movement.
RATIFIES PEACE TREATY.
Senate Takes Favorable Action "Without
Discussion.
WASHINGTON , Feb. T. The senate
n executive session ratified The
Hague peace treaty , also the extradi
tion treaty with Argentine republic.
Both were adopted without objection-
or division. The new treaty witn Great
Britain relative to the building of the
Nicaragua canal was read. Senator
Davis , chairman of the committee on
foreign relations , moved to make the
treaty public , as it was a subject in
which all were greatly interested , but
alter some discussion it was decided to
refer the matter to the committee on
"foreign relations before taking that
step. The comments of senators upon
the treaty after hearing it read were
favorable. It was said to allow the
United States all the authority that
was needed and the neutrality of the
canal was guaranteed , as was the neu
trality of the Suez canal.
Taylor Will Not Talk.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 7. The
news of the agrement reached last
night in Louisville was received with
great relief in Frankfort. The strain
of the last ten days has been very
great and any lessening of tension
was most welcome to the members of
both parties. Not a single member of
the legislature , democrat or republi
can , is in the city , and none are ex
pected before late in the afternoon or
tomorrow. '
Governor Taylor refused to discuss ,
the agreement until it had been T
brought to him. He said it was
neither right nor courteous for him to
do so. He , however , made the assertion - c
tion that if the Goebel law is repealed '
and an election law given to the people I
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ple of Kentucky Avhich will insure a
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fair and honest count of the votes as
cast , he will allow no personal ambition - .
tion of his own stand in the way.
Wood Returns from Trip.
HAVANA , Feb. 7. When Governor
General Wood and party arrived on
board the Ingalls from their tour in
the eastern part of the island a gov
ernor's salute was fired. The weather
throughout the entire journey was ex
cellent and all look much improved
in health.
The results of the trip , General
Wood considers will be invaluable to
him and of special service to General
Rius Rivers , secretary of agriculture
and commerce , and to Colonel Black , .
chief of the sanitary department , who
were kept busy making notes.
A Fugitive Prom Justice Comes Back to
Deceive Punishment.
IS SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
The Orlmo for Which Ho Had IJecn Con
victed 1'revlous to Ills Kscape Whore
Ho Has Keen During : Ills Absence
Other Matters of Interest in Ne
braska.
BEAVER CITY , Neb. , Feb. 12 W. K.
Blauvele , who was convicted in district
court five years ago and who escaped
before sentence was passed , caused a
sensation here by appearing and sur
rendering himself to the officers , dis
trict court going in session , Judge
Grimes of North Platte presiding. He
was sentenced eighteen months in Che
penitentiary and the sheriff left with
him for Lincoln.
The crime for which Blauvele was
tried was the shooting of Frank Bruit-
haupt in July , 1894. The latter was
horribly disfigured , losing one eye
from the effects of a charge from said
shotgun. The young men were said
to be rivals for the affections of a
popular young lady of this county.
The evidence against him was merely
circumstantial and the verdict was
largely influenced by the excitement o *
the people and the manifest unfair
ness of the trial judge. Although six
hundred dollars was offered for his ap
prehension , the officers did not succeed
in his capture. He states that he has
been in Nebraska a large portion of
the time and has been at his home
at Edison , this county , frequently. In
court he protested his innocence and
said that he was tiredof , being a fug
itive and wished to serve his sentence
and be a free man in order that he
might care for his mother in her de
clining years. The blauvele family is
an old and respected one of this coun
ty. His father has died since his son's
trial. Blauvele's return and his demeanor
meaner in court have done much to
change public sentiment in his behalf.
Stamps on Official Checks.
OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 12. Collector
Houtz has made a verbal ruling in a
cuse under the war stamp act of the
internal revenue law which will be of
great interest to county officials
throughout the Nebraska collection
district The matter came up on the
personal application of W. C. Phillips ,
clerk of the district court of Lancaster
county. Under the precedents estab
lished Mr. Phillips has deposited in a
Lincoln bank the money which came
into his hands by virtue of his office ,
and has issued checks for the amounts
due parties to suits , witnesses and
others. Thursday he applied to the
collector for a ruling as to whether
these checks required n stamp under
the provision excepting legal processes
and other official papers.
The collector held that , as the ex
pense of stamping the check would be
borne by the county in case it was re
quired , the check needed no stamp.
The clerk was requested to hie his
question in wriitng and the matter ,
together with the ruling of the collec
tor , would be sent to Washington for
final decision , but pending the decision
at Washington no stamps are required
in the Nebraska district on checks is
sued by the clerk in his official capac
ity.
Remains of Dead Soldier.
HICKMAN , Neb. , Feb. 12. The re
mains of Alfred J. Erisman arrived
via the Missouri Pacific from Manila ,
P. I. Mr. Erisman enlisted in Com
pany I , First Nebraska volunteers , and
was among the first of the Nebraska
boys on the line fighting the Filipinos
when he was stricken with typhoid
fever and died October 22 , 1898. Be
ing a member of the K. of P. and the
A. 0. U. W. lodges of this place , ap
propriate memorial services were held
shortly after his death by both or
ders. His parents , Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Erisman , are prominent and highly
esteemed people of this community
and all deeply sympathize with them
in making this sacrifice of their first
born.
State Convention Call.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 12. Chairman
Orlando Tefft of the republican state
central committee has issued a call
for the state republican convention
to meet at Lincoln May 2 at 2 p. m.
for the purpose of selecting four dele
gates and four alternate delegates to
the national republican convention
which convenes in Philadelphia June
19 , 1900 ; also to place in nomination
candidates for the following offices :
Eight presidential electors , governor ,
lieutenant governor , secretary of state ,
treasurer , auditor of public accounts ,
attorney general , commissioner of pub
lic lands and buildings and superin
tendent of public instruction.
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Smallpox in the State. -
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 12 Three of
the secretaries of the state board of
health held a meeting at which fifteen
cases of smallpox were reported from
various portions of the state. The
latest case reported comes from Guide
Rock. Twelve cases exist near Liberty -
r
erty , all properly quarantined and the
condition of the patients being favor
able for recovery. Two cases were re
ported from DuBois , one of the pa
tients having died ; the other is slowly
recovering. The board of health will
adopt stringent measures in an effort
to prevent in Nebraska a spread of the
epidemic.
Soldier Vaughan Buried.
STANTON , Neb. , Feb. 12. The re
mains of Elmer Vaughan arrived here
last week and the funeral services
took place. The funeral was military ,
and the Grand Army of the Republic ,
veterans of the war of 1898 , and com
pany M of Madison followed the re
mains to the cemetery , where a short
service was held. The deceased sol
dier was a son of Mr. ana Mrs. W. U.
.Vaughan of this tcity died of dis
ease In the Philippines in October ,
1898. The Stanton military band
headed the funeral procession.
STATISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS.
Items Cleaned From tlio Annual Itoport
of Stnto Superintendent Jackson.
LINCOLN , Feb. 10. State Superin
tendent Jackson has completed a re
port showing tne condition of the Ne
braska schools for the year ending
July 10 , 1899. The resources for the
year amounted to $4,488,653.60 , which
was evenly balanced by the expendi
tures. The largest item of expense
was salaries of teachers , the increase
being due to additions to the state
teaching force and in many Instances
a raise in salaries. The report shows
that there are 6,710 school houses in
the state , which number includes 141
log school houses , one of baled straw
and one of steel. Following is a sum
mary of the statistics contained in the
report :
RESOURCES.
Amount on hand , beginning of
year $ 667,117.42
County unrt township treasurers 2,872,730.42
Sales district bonds 83,587.15
Tuition non-resident pupils 33.S09.r 2
Local lines and licenses G26.674.52
AH other sources 204,734.57
Total $ J,1SS,033.CO
EXPENDITURES.
Paid male teachers $ C34.879.19
Paid female teachers 1.S33.SS6.4U
For buildings and sites 212.261.09
For repairs 179.788.24
For fuel 031,613.61
For reference books , maps ,
charts and apparatus 62,671.27
For text books and pupils' sup
plies 167.316.56
For furniture . .2SC6.60
For all other purposes 437,306.77
Amount on hand at close of
year 673.000.7S
Total ? 1,1S8C J.60
VALUE OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
School houses $6,423,302.DO
Sites I.661.0T.G.19
Text books 519,609.07
Apparatus , maps , chart ! ! , etc 324.1U2.22
Other property 281.9G9.CO
Total 59.21o.319.98
Census Males , 190,659 ; females ,
182,105 ; total , 372,764.
Scholl Houses Frame , 5,704 ; brick ,
313 ; stone , 33 ; log , 141 ; sod , 517 ; baled
straw 1 ; steel , 1 ; total , 6,710.
Average number of days of school
in all districts , 134 ; number of graded
sschools , 415 ; number of teachers in
graded schools , 2,735 ; number of pri
vate schools , 174.
Hoard Issues the Order.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 10. Following
its action in rescinding the order of
1897 , establishing carload rates on live
stock , the state board of transporta
tion , has issued a tenative order reduc
ing the 100-pound rates 10 per ceni
on cattle and 5 per cent on hogs. The
railroads , Avithin ten days of receipt
of notice of the order , must appear be
fore the board to show cause why it
should not become effective. Follow
ing is the-order in full :
"It is therefore byb the state board
of transportation of the state of Ne
braska considered , adjudged and or
dered that the Chicago , Rock Island &
Pacfic Railway company ; the Chicago ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha Rail
way company ; the Fremont , Elkhorn
A ; Missouri Valley Railway company ;
the Burlington & Missouri Railroad
in Nebraska ; the Sioux City , O'Neill &
Western Railway company ; the Union
Pacific Railway company ; the St. Jos
eph & Grand Island Railway company ,
and the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany , doing business in this state re
duce the rate on cattle 10 per cent and
the rate on hogs 5 per cent below the
rates published and taking effect De
cember 1 , 1899 , and that they are re
quired to show cause on or before the
1st day of March , 1900 , why said order
should not be enforced.
"JOHN F. CORNELL Chairman.
"W. F. PORTER , Secretary.
"Dated at Lincoln , Neb. , this 8th
dayof February , 1900. "
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 10. The case
of the State of Nebraska against the
Standard 051 Trust was assigned by
the supreme court for the 9th as a
special order of business for February
20. It was the intention of the three
judges of the court to hold but one
sitting during the present month , but
on motion of the attorneys for the de
fense in the trust case they consented
to listen to arguments on the defend
ant's demurrer on the date named.
Senator Thurston , Alfred W. Eddy of
Chicago and F. L. McCoy of Omaha ,
all representing the Standard Oil com
pany , appeared in court and asked for
the continuance. Attorney General
Smyth will conduct the prosecution of
the case for the state. If the defend
ant's demurrer is sustained by the
court the case will be thrown out of
court.
A Big Seed Industry.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 10. Plaito
county is to be the seat of an extensive
rec-d growing industry. The 400 acre
farm of H. J. Hendryx , jubt west of
the village of Munroe , was purchased
by George Emerson of the "Western
Seed and Irrigation company.
The facilities here for irrigation and
the most gratifying success of large
and varied experiments in seed grow
ing conducted near Oconee , in thi.s
ccunty , last year by the Nebraska Cen
tral Irrigation company , convinced
Mr. , Emerson that he could locate in
no better place than Platte county.
Three of Ihe Emerson brothers will
settle here. Contracts are being made
with farmers and it is proposed to n
grow from 2,000 to 5,000 acres of seeds tj
which will mean the employment of
many men , women and children anci
other advantages to the community.
Nebraska Mules for Africa. A
GUSHING , Neb. , Feb. 10. A car- °
load of mules was shipped from here
to St. Louis. It is said that they are in .
intended for English use in , South
Africa.
The Pure Food I.nw. in
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 10. Attorney
General Smyth has filed with the su
preme court the belated case involving
the constitutionality of the pure food
law. The paper filed is an agreed state
ment of facts , signed by both the governor - _ of ,
ernor and the auditor , and it is accompanied -
companied by an application signed by
Deputy Food Commissioner Hibbard C (
for a premptory writ of mandamus to p
compel the auditor to allow his claim J ,
for salary for services performed under
3f
the law. The auditor refused to audit
c
the claim on the ground that the ap C
propriation , not being specific enough ,
could not be dra'va from tuo treasury.
By the Carload or by the Pound is tbo
Question.
MR. TIBBIES DOES NOT APPEAR.
Gen. ainmloraon Spruits for the
ton , aud KndimvorH to Slum- that
There Wan Never Lens CHUHU for Com-
plaliit Than Xow Other Mutter * In
Nebraska.
LINCOLN , Feb. 8. The question of
whether the railroads of Nebraska
shall charge carload or per pound
rates on shipments of live stock was
submitted to the State Board of Trans
portation for the second time within
three years. One man appeared be
fore the board to protest against the
per pound system and only three rail
roads were represented in the defense.
T. H. Tibbies , under whose name the
case against the railroads was insti
tuted , failed to appear. W. E. Hib
bard of Irvington entered an oral pro
test , but no other complaint was pre
sented to support the side opposing
the change from the carload system.
The railroads represented were the
Burlington , Union Pacific and Elkhorn
lines.
lines.When
When the case was opened W. R.
Kelly announced that inasmuch as the
Union Pacific railroad was in the
hands of receivers when the order of
1897 was issued the present officers
of the company had no legal knowl
edge that the Board of Transportation
had ever prohibited charging for trans
portation of live stock by the pound.
The other two railroads did not deny
service of the order and the hearing
proceeded.
Gen. Manderson appeared for the
Burlington , discussing carload charges
and pound rates , and in conclusion
said :
"I volunteer the assertion that never
since railroads were built in Nebraska ,
and I base this upon pre < ty accurate
knowledge , as I believe , Q { the condi
tions for the last thirty years in
which I have lived in the state , that
never during that time hrui there been
less foundation for complaint and less
legitimate complaint than there has
been the last two or three years.
Those who complain h-ive to he
dragged out and pressoto make
their complaints , and these attacks
that have been made upon the board
and its secretaries are not based upon
any desire to advance the * general good
to the greatest number < ct people.
"We have nothing to conceal , so far
as rates are concerned. There is ev
ery reason for an advance , with every
thing else that has advanced , rather
than for a decrease in rates. The ad
vance on steel rails is from $1C to
$33 ; the advance on oak tics is from
43 cents to 57 cents per tic at St.
Louis ; there are consumed in actual
repairs by the Burlington system 2-
500,00 ties per annum. The advance
in the cost of labor upoa this system
is probably somewhere ranging from
10 to 20 per cent.
"Now , under these conditions I think
the board will hesitate a long while
before it will do the unfair thing
that is suggested by those who are in
terested not in the welfare of the ship
per or the state , but a desire to ad
vance their own personal or political
affairs. "
Nebraska. licet Sugar Itlcn.
OMAHA , Feb. 8. The annual meet
ing of the Nebraska Beet Sugar as
sociation was held here. The situation
in Nebraska was discussed at some
length , and while some unfavorable
reports were received from the vicinity
of Ames they were not such as to
discourage either the growers of beets
or capitalists thinking of investing
their money in sugar factories. The
Ames factory was to have been com
pleted and ready for operation by
October 1 of las' year , but , in fact ,
was not ready until the latter part of
January of this year. The delay , cou
pled with a rainfall almost twice the
normal precipitation , in and around
Ames , has made the starting up of
Nebraska's third sugar factory very
different from what those interested
desired. It was , admittedly , not their
fault , however , and the present and
future years cannot fail to be much
more profitable , and therefore more
satisfactory.
Frost Spoils Steels.
FREMONT , Neb. , Feb. 8. The beets
which the Standard Beet Sugar com
pany is working up at its factory
north of Ames are reported not to be
in very good condition. The warm
weather of January thawed those
which were in the beet house and
those in the silos hav not kept very
well. Beets that are frozen and kept
in that condition until worked up do
not lose in sugar contents. It is freez
ing and thawing that spoil them for
sugar making. The factory is running
day and night gangs and taking care
of the beets as fast us possible. It
expects to run about forty days this
season. Contracts ae being let for
beets for the coming neason and the
acreage will probably exceed that of
this year. The form of contract is ,
more favorable to the farmers than .
that given last season. ,
A Soldier's Funeral.
NELSON , Neb. , Feb. 8. The body of
Albert H. Burd of Company H , First
Nebraska , who died in the Philippines ,
October 12 , 1899 , arrived here. The
funeral , one of the largest ever held
this place , was held at the Presby
terian church , The members of Com
pany H were out in uniform and es
corted the remains to the cemetery
a body , accompanied by the Grand
Army of the Republic aad the Relief
corps.
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Triple Soldlcrh' Funeral.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Feb. 8. The body
Frank M. Kounse of Company C ,
First Nebraska , was received over the
Rock Island from California , having
come by transport from the Philip
pines. The remains were delivered to
the undertaker and will be placed in
the receiving vault until the arrival ij
the remains of Private Andrews of
Company A and Private Macey of }
Company C , which will probably be
lot later than Sunday. Arrangements .
ire being made for a triple funeral.
A FORMER AMERICAN SAYS.
Doubled Their Cultivated I.nnd * anil
More Tlian Doubled Their Stock.
The following loiter , written by Mr.
John CummiiiKH of Wetaskiwln , Al
berta , Canada , formerly of Washing
ton , to a friend in the United States ,
is only one of a hundred similar cases ,
and what waa done by Mr. Ciunmlnga
can more easily be done today by any
good , sober and Industrious fanner
who chooses to make his homo in the
dominion.
Dear Sir : You want to know how I
got along since 1 came into Northern
Alberta. I am happy to inform you
that I am not ashamed to tell.
Wo located five miles northeast of
Wetaskiwln ; left Farmlngton , Wash. ,
on the 29th day of May , driving nil the
way. We had time to build our
log house the first fall , and to rnako
us comfortable for the family and
stock. We then built four stables , 18.x
20 Inside , so that we could put every
thing inside them when the cold got
down to the fifties , and worked hard
getting up the stables , and got through
dubbing on the 1st of December ; but ,
to our surprise , we had no use for the
stables only for the milk cow and two
spans of horses. The balance of the
horses lived on the prairie all winter ,
and took care of themselves. The doors
of two stables were left open for them
to go into in a cold time , but they
would not do it. but stayed out on the
prairie the coldest night we had aud
looked as spry as crickets.
I can go ten rods back of my house
and count ten residents. I know all
of their circumstances. Every one of
them have doubled their cultivated
land , and doubled their animals , and
a great deal more. All of us are com
paratively out of debt and an unusual
ly big crop to thresh and prospects of
a fair price , and I expect we are as
well contented a lot of people as there
is to be found from Florida to the
Klondike.
My son bought two pounds of twine
to the acre , and when we started to
bind some barley we found that in
stead of takinfi two pounds to the acre ,
it was taking nearly five pounds. Then
you ought to have seen him hitch up a
team and make for town for 100 pounds
more. I cannot say how it will thresh.
All I can say is that it Is well-headed ,
and takes an enormous amount of
twine.
See what a man does , mark his mo
tives , examine in what he reads ; how
can a man concoul his character ?
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try it now. You will then use no other.
Fear of Catching Cold.
The appearance of the letters of
Robert Louis Stevenson has led to a
fiesh outburst of reminiscence in re-
; ard to his American visits. Om *
writer tells how during his stay at
Sarnnar , in the Adirondacks , during
the winter of 1887-8 , certain hours on
Saturday were set apart for thp re
ception of visitors. To "guard against
drafts the front door was stopped up
wiih quilts , and the public was re
ceived in the kitchen. Stevenson nat
urally guarded with unceasing vigil
ance against catching cold , and it was
an inflexible rule that no one afllicted
with a cold should be brought into
personal contact with him.
Important Indentions.
Patents have been allowed upon ap
plications prepared and prosecuted by
us for interesting subjects as follows :
To C. W. Cross , of Grinnell , for an
auxiliary air heater adapted to be con
nected with a stove in such a manner
that it will receive and direct the pro
ducts of combustion and aid in warm
ing and circulating air in a room , as
required to maintain -imform tem
perature , by admitting cool air at its
botom , heating it and discharging it at
us top. An undivided half is assigned
to W. S. More of same plaoe.
To J. Morgan , of Atlantic for a plant
planting machine adapts ! to be ad
vanced across a field by horses to set
out cabbage and tobacco plants in
rows at regular distances apart. A
boy on the machine hands plants in
succession to automatic nlant holders
on a wheel and as the wheel revolves
it places the plants in a funow in ad
vance of the wheel by a furrow opener
and furrow closers immediately cover
the roots and rollers pack the ground
around the roots. An undivided half
has been assigned to E. Whitney , of
Chicago.
Printed consultation ami advice free.
THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. ,
Registered Patent Attorneys.
DCS Moines , Iowa , Dec. 27 , 1899.
President McKinley sends to a
Cleveland shoemaker for every pair
of shoes he wears. This shoemaker
has been furnishing the president with
footwear for fifteen years.
Attractive Ilooklet Sent I'rro.
Choice Ili-rlpc1 * for linking Cocoa amJ Chocolate
Address Walter JJaJccr A. CM. Ltd. , Dorchester , Mas- ,
There are five official reporters of
the house .and they draw $5,000 a year
each. In addition to what they ran
make by reporting the proceedings of
house committee hearings.
A Oirl Preacher.
A 16-year-old girl in the pulpit v.'js
the attraction at Holy Trinity Baptist
church , Brooklyn , last Sunday. Sh *
preached morning and evening , an-1
was able to make her hearers 'orgn
tht't she was only a young girl , 3iuh
as ordinarly would hardly aspire to
anything more important in chui Ii
work than Sunday school teaching.
The girl began preaching when tne
waa only 13 , and from the first wa *
able to hold the attention of her a-t-j-
ieuce , and to impress them with hf-r
erudition and earnestness.
Your clothes will not crack if you
use Magnetic Starch.
I.o at Paris.
The noble red man is to be reprp-
r-ented at the Paris exposition after all.
but not in his original war paint and
whoops. The brass band of the C&--
lisle Indian school , some sixty strong ,
will go to the French capital with then
musical instruments and with a glee
club to sing college songs. There will
also be an Indian maiden , who v.-ill
play violin solos from the best com
posers.
The woman who paints her cheeks
and the man who dyes his whiskers
fool only one person.