Nebraska Newspapers

    Tornado Sweeps Northern Nebraska anc
Loaves Trail of Death.
ONE FAMILY IS SORELY BEREfT
Father and Children Instantly Killed la
Wreckage of Home Wind Strips
Bodies of Clothing Dwellings and
Other Building * Torn to Pieces.
NAPER , Neb. , June 22. A terrific
tornado went down the Keya Paha
valley , twenty miles nor of Stuart ,
Holt county , at sundown last evening
and left death and desolation in its
wake. Eight persons dead and several
others injured is the result of the
twister's trail.
The dead : Jacob Greening aged 55 ;
Maggie Greening , aged 12 ; John Green
ing , aged 8 ; Mary Greening , aged 6 ;
Jacob Greening , aged 3 ; Clara Ander
son , aged 7 ; Ida Anderson , aged 5 ;
Bertha Anderson , aged 10.
The injured : Mrs. Jacob Greening ,
seriously ; Theodore Anderson , aged 8 ,
dangerously ; Mrs. August Anderson ,
in a critical condition ; Otto Metz , se
vere bruises ; Henry Metz , leg broken.
The weather had been extremely sul
try all day and about 6 o'clock storm
clouds gathered in the northwest and
soon were seething , boiling , black
masses. Three funnel-shaped clouds
formed , one of which followed the
valley in its mission or ruin and
death.
It first paid a visit to the home of
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Henry Metz. It was seen aprpoaching
by Mr. Metz , and he and his brother
Otto went into a slough , lay down
and hung onto the grass. They were
picked up by a twister , carried 200
yards and dropped , then picked up
again and carried back , then picked
up a third 'time ' and flung to the place
where they were first. Otto is badly
injured. Henry had a leg broken.
The tornado then paid a visit to the
homo of Johii Berg and scattered out
buildings and farm machinery around ,
but injured no one.
From there it went to Jacob Berg's ,
upsetting a granary full of corn , and
then came back and took another
chance at the corncrib , reducing it to
kindling wood.
Then it whirled to the home of John
Hauff and tore it up badly , but hurt
no one.
It then struck the dwelling of Ja
cob Greening , killing Jacob , Maggie ,
John Mary and Jacob , jr. The only
one of the family to escape is Grace
Greening , aged 14.
Your correspondent today witnessed
the gruesome sight at the place where ,
twenty-four hours before the Greening
family had lived in peace and happi
ness. Not a vestige of the house re
mained , while out on the bare ground
in the morning sun , with only a blan
ket to cover their nakedness , lay the
father and four dead children , a bruis
ed and blackened mass of humanity , .
Four horses , a lot of sheep and other
domestic animals were killed at this
place , while a new mower was picked
up , carried 100 yards and twisted out
of shape.
From here the twister went through
big timber on the bottoms , smash
ing it down like so many reeds , and
struck the new bridge across the
Keya Paha. The bridge was totally
wrecked.
It then took a jump and struck the
house of August Anderson a quarter
of a mile distant. Mrs. Anderson was
home with her children , the husband
nt a neighbor's. Seeing the storm
coming , Mrs. Anderson thought the
chicken coop at the brow of the hill
ii safer place and took the children
and went into it. The cyclone wreck
ed both houses , killing Clara and Ida.
Mrs. Anderson and baby were tak
en up in the air thirty feet and violently
lently dashed to the ground. Mrs.
Anderson is in a critical condition ,
while the baby was not injured in
the least. Bertha Anderson , aged 10 ,
died this afternoon making eight dead
altogether. Theodore Anderson , aged
S , is dangerously hurt. Mr. Anderson
probably owes his life to being away
from home.
Nothing was left around the An
derson place except wreckage , and the
valley up and down a long ways is
liteered with broken boards and house
hold furniture in a thousand pieces.
Girl Killed by Lightning.
HAWARDEN , la. , June 21. The 12-
year-old daughter of W. A. Brest , liv
ing ten miles south of Hawarden , was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed. She was standing beside the stove
when the bolt entered tin chimney
and followed the stovepipe. The rest
01' the family were uninjured.
Central Nebraska Wet.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , June 22. There is
an abundance of rainfall in central
Nebraska at present. Copious show
ers have fallen nearly every night for
the past week , the last measuring one
and one-fourth inches. The rainfall
for the past week has been in the
neighborhood of two and one-hall
inches. Small grain is iri .excellenl
condition and a heavy cropTbf wheal
and rye is absolutely ascurcd. Corn is
a little backward. " * * / cf
NOT ALONE THE BOXERS.
Chaflee'a Koport Show * Other Kllllngi
Since Pekln'n Capture.
WASHINGTON , Juno 21. The re
port of Major General Chaff.ee on the
campaign in China has appeared for
publication at the War department.
Among other matters it contains spe
cial reports upon the Russian , Japan
ese , French and British troops ; also
reports on equipment , supplies , etc. ,
of foreign troops , and reports on dif
ferent expeditions.
These reports were made by United
States officers , and from a military
view they are of considerable inter
est , but all the main facts have hereto
fore been published. Some of General
Chaffeo's comments are interesting.
At one point bo says : "For about
three weeks following the arrival of
the relief column at Pekin the con
dition In and about the city and along
the line of communication was bad.
Looting of the city , uncontrolled for
aging in the surrounding country and
seizure by the soldiers of everything a
Chinaman might have , such as vege
tables , eggs , poultry , sheep , cattle and
other articles , whether being brought
to the city or found on the farms ;
indiscriminate and general unprovoked
shooting of Chinese in city , country
and along the line of march , and the
river all this did not tend , as was
natural , to gain for the troops the
confidence of the masses , with whom
it is certain we have no quarrel , but
who were in need of their labor.
"It is safe to say that where one
real Boxer has been killed since the
capture of Pekin , fifty harmless cool
ies and laborers on farms , including
not a few women and children , have
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been slain. No doubt the Boxer ele
ment is largely mixed with the mass
of the population , and by slaying a
number one or more Boxers might be
taken in. "
General Chaffee speaks of the re
straint ho placed upon the American
troops. The Japanese commander also
made it known that general war on all
classes was not intended. General
Chaffee says he opposed entering the
Forbidden City unless looting was
prohibited. This was agreed to and
he thinks but little looting has been
done there , though articles have been
offered for sale said to have been
taken from the Forbidden City.
SHOOTS AT "BOSS" SHEPARD.
Mexican Assassin Attempts to Take Iilfe
of Man of Prominence.
NEW YORK , June 21. A special to
the Times from El Paso , Tex. , says :
Word has been received from Chiahu-
ahua that an attempt has been made
to assassinate A. R. Shepard , who did
so much to build up the city of Wash
ington during the administration of
President Grant. Shepard , after
leaving the District of Columbia many
years ago , went to a small settlement
in the republic of Mexico , where he
since has been engaged in the mining
business. On Saturday , while Mr.
Shepard was away quite a distance
from his mine at Batopilas , he was
shot at by a Mexican in ambush , the
bullet grazing his head. Shepard beat
a hasty retreat in the direction of the
settlement assassin following
, the would-be
lowing and keeping up a running fire.
Luckily none of the bullets went true
to the mark and the intended victim
finally reached the door of his house.
Has to be Killed.
ROCKFORD , 111. , June 21. A mani
as took possession of the Illinois Cen
tral depot here 'tonight and opened
ire with a revolver upon everybody in
sight. Several persons had narrow
escapes. Policeman FranK Sully at
tempted to arrest the man and was
twice shot at. He returned the fire
and killed the madman , sending a bul
let close to his heart. From papers
'ound on the dead man his name ap
pears to be A. G. Peterson and his res
idence is Chicago. What seems to be
a will was also found. It is written
n Swedish and reads : "I give to my
daughter all that I have. My secret
I carry to the grave. "
The Fortieth Coming.
DES MOINES , la. , June 21. News
has been received at the office of the
adjutant general to the effect that the
Fortieth infantry will sail from the
Philippines about July 1. This regi
ment has one commissioned officer
from Iowa , Captain Franca of Tipton ,
and nearly 100 privates from Iowa ,
and its coming will be awaited with
anxiety by a great many Iowa people.
Senator Penrose is Ont.
TOLEDO , la. , June 21. Senator E.
G. Penrose of this city has withdrawn
his name as a candidate for lieutenant
governor before the republican state
convention.
Getting Ready for Krnger.
NEW YORK , June 21. Prominent
Boer sympathizers are actively prepar
ing to receive President Kruger when
he visits the United States a few
months hence. A conference of pro-
Boers , lasting several days , has just
been held in this city , at which Chas.
D. Pierce , consul general of the Or
ange Free State , was elected chairman
of the reception.-committee. Mr. Pierce
said today that no definite plans had
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been arrangedrup to this time.
The United States Government Eoviewa
Its Foreign Relations ,
COVERS THE SPANISH WAR PERIOD
Exhaustive Summary of Official Cor
respondence Ouceo , Listens to Pope-
About to Decree Termination of Cuban
Trouble.
WASHINGTON , June 20 The
American red book for 1898 compris
ing the foreign relations during the
eventful period of the Spanish-Amer
ican war , has just made its appear
ance. It contains an exhaustive sum
mary of the official correspondence.
The Dupuy ed Lome ini'Ment and the
blowing up of the Maine are treated
under separate heads. The first offi
cial notification to Spain that the Uni
ted States expected the independence
of Cuba was in a dispat"h from Sec
retary Hay to Minister \Voodford on
March 28 , 139S. The president had
previously instructed Mr. Woodford to
endeavor to have Spain grant Cuba
"full self-government. " Spain at once
asked the meaning of this term. In
reply , Secretary Hay cabled , "Full self-
government , with indemnity , would
mean Cuban independence. "
It'apepars that just before the war
broke out Minister Woodford sent
word that the queen regent , yielding
to the request of the pope , was about
to decree a termination of the war in
Cuba for a period of six months. Mr.
Woodford was hopeful this would
avert a crisis in the trouble between
Spain and the United Stales , but this
hope was not realized , as congress
soon after adopted the resolutions of
intervention. The peace negotiations ,
both in Washington and Paris , are
given in extenso. When the acquisi
tion of the Philippines came up Secre
tary Hay cabled Mr. Day , baying : "The
sentiment in the United States is al
most universal that the people of the
Philippines , whatever else be done ,
must be liberated from Spanish dom
ination. In this sentiment the pres
ident fully concurs. Nor can we per
mit Spain to transfer any of the is
lands to another power. Nor can we
invite another power or powers to
join the United States is sovereignty
over them. We must either hold them
or turn them back to Spain. Consequently
quently , grave as the responsibilities
and unforeseen as are the difficulties
which are before us , the president can
see but one plain path of duty the
acceptance of the archipelago. "
Early in the war the State depart
ment directed our ambassador at Lon
don to discreetly sound the British
government upon war vessels using
the Suez canal. In reply it was slated
that the British government held that
we were unquestionably entitled to
the use of the canal for warships. The
declarations of neutrality bv most of
the foreign governments , except Ger
many , are given , and as to Germany ,
Ambassador White gives a conference
with Baron von Buelow , in which
the latter says that Germany has not
for twenty years issued a proclamation
of neutrality.
NEXT MOVE IS AMERICA'S.
United States Must read if Russian Game
is Played.
WASHINGTON , June 20 The sit
uation as to the retaliatory tariff
war between the United States and
Russia is such that the next move
must be made by the United States ,
if the contest is to be pursued. Sec
retary Gage , in his letter , raises the
question whether the Russian govern
ment has not infringed upon the
rights of the United States under trea
ty. Article vi of the treaty of com
merce with Russia of 1832 reads : "No
higher or other duties shall be impos
ed on the importation into the United
States of any article the produce or
manufacture of Russia ; and no higher
or other duties shall be imposed on
the importation into the empire of
Russia of any article the product of
manufacture of the United States than
are or shall be payable on the lige
article being the produce or manufac
ture of any foreign country. "
Heinzo Gets the Mine.
BUTTE , Mont , June 20. Judge Har-
ney , in the district court this morn
ing , awarded the Minnie Healy mine ,
valued at § 10,000,000 to F. August
Heinze , deciding against Miles Flnlan
and the copper trust. Heinze bought
the property from Finlan , who after
spending $54,000 in working the prop
erty , became discouraged and offered
it to Heinze for the amount expended.
Corhln Starts Today.
WASHINGTON , June 20 Adjutant
General Corbin will leave here tomor
row for the Philippine islands , where
he is to make a special inspection of
military conditions and needs for the
personal information of the president
and secretary of war.
Mrs. McKinley Improving.
WASHINGTON , Junp 20. Dr. Rix-
ey was at the White House this morn
ing. He statd that Mrs. McKinlev
Continues to improve.
STRIKES AT AMERICAN TRADE.
Bassian Government Imposei High Tariff
Rate Upon White llraln.
WASHINGTON , June 19. The Rus
sian ambassador , Count Casslni , has
communicated to the state department
that In consequence of the action of
the American government through an
order of March last applying tariff re
strictions against Russian petroleum
imported into this country , the Rus
sian minister of finance , M. DeWItte ,
has issued an order , dated June 7 , im
posing the high tariff rate of the Rus
sian schedule on American white resin
under article Ixxxii of the Russian
tariff law and increasing the rate on
American bicycles under article clxxiil
oithe Russian laws.
This action Is entirely apart from
that taken in connection with the Rus
sian sugar , and is a new development
in the discriminatory duties Imposed
by this government and the retaliatory
duties imposed by Russia. The order
of the Russian minister is to take ef
fect next Friday , or two weeks from
the date of its issuance.
REVISION COMMITTEE BUSY.
Expects to Put In a Week Working on
Doctrinal Statement.
PITTSBURG , June 19. The creed
revision committee , appointed by the
last general assembly of the Presby
terian church at Philadelphia , met
here today behind closed doors with a
full attendance of members. It is ex
pected that the committee will be in
session all week.
The meeting was opened with prayer ,
after which the action of the last as
sembly , constituting the committee ,
was read by Rev. Dr. William Henry
Roberts of Philadelphia , secretary of
the committee. All action of the as
sembly as to revision was read and
discussed , with difference of opinion
as to its meaning.
The committee decided to get down
to business at once and make every ef
fort to do something at the first meet
ing. Three or four other meetings wil
bi ? held during the year , probably at
New York , Chicago and Washington
Honors to Wuldersee.
BERLIN , June 19. The squadron
to welcome the return of Count von
Waldersee , under command of Prince
Henry , will leave Kiel early in July.
After tactical maneuvers in the
North sea , Prince Henry's squadron
intends to join the returning China
ships and the vessel bearing the field
marshal and together the two fleets
will make the trip.
It Is officially stated that the whole
affair is devoid of political significance
and is primarily meant as an unusual
honor for Count von Waldersee.
Uryan on a lecture Tour.
LINCOLN , Neb. , June 19. W. J.
Bryan left tonight for an extended
lecture tour and pleasure seeking trip.
Tomorrow he will made an address at
Estherville , Ia.The day following Mrs.
Bryan and members of the family will
join him in Chicago , and they will go
direct to Buffalo , where some time
will be spent at the exposition. Mr.
Bryan will speak at Philadelphia and
other points.
Consumption in Colorado.
DENVER , June 19. The discussion
of consumption was the feature of the
opening session of the Colorado State
Medical society convention. Dr. Henry
Sewall reported for a committee on the
subject , "Tuberculosis in Colorado. "
He said that in sixteen months to May
1 , 1901 , 1,674 deaths from tuberculosis
were reported. In 970 cases the dis
ease originated outside of Colorado. In
480 cases the origin was not given.
Two Kegiments Slow.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , June 19.
The new regiments organized under
the reorganization law are about com
pleted. The two regiments farthest
behind are the Thirteenth cavalry at
Fort Meade and the Twenty-eighth in
fantry at Vancouver , but the enlist
ments of last week amounted to over
500 and it is expected that of the pres
ent week will practically complete all
the new regiments.
Chilean Claim Settled.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , June 18
The Chilean claims commission wound
up its labors today and expired by
limitation. It has disposed of all the
business in the way of claims to which
it fell heir by reason of the failure of
the first claims commission to get
through with its work.
Thirty-First Mustered Ont.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , June 19.
The Thirty-first infantry , U. S. V. , was
mustered out today.
Rockefeller on a Lecture Tonr.
CHICAGO , 111. , June 19. This was a
day of much activity at the University
of Chicago. At noon the thirty-eighth
convocation was held in the big con
vocation tent , and the chief feature
of the program was an address by John
D. Rockefeller , founder of the insti
tution which is now celebrating its
decennial anniversary. A number of
addresses were made by members of
the university. President W. R. Har
per rendered his decennial statement
Owners Have Decided to Oloae Up the
Manufactory.
HAS BEEN OPERATED AT A LOSS
The Mill to lie Bold an the Future Out
look Is Not Kncounvglng Outlook for
the Coming State Kulr Hull ! to lie
Bright miscellaneous Nebrusku News.
KEARNEY , Neb. , June 18. It has
been decided by the owners to close the
Kearney cotton mill. For some time
past , particularly since the closing of
the Asiatic market , occasioned by the
Chinese war , the mill has been oper
ated at a loss. The Kearney mill was
a direct shipper of special grades of
cotton goods to China. The building
of nearly 200 mills during the last
year , more than three-fourths of them
in the south , has overstocked the
sheeting market , and It is understood
ther is now more than a year's supply
of manufactured goods in storage in
this country. The high price of cotton
has made it impossible to manufac
ture without a loss. Eastern investors
hold mortgage bonds for ? 90,000 , bor
rowed to use as working capital. The
mortgage Is in process of foreclosure
and a decree is expected within thirty
dayg.
The mill will then be sold. It Is not
improbable that the present owners
will buy the property and reorganize ,
but at this , time it is not possible to
say whether the mill will be operated
again or not. Considering the hard
competition and the condition of the
cotton goods trade the outlook is not
encouraging. There have been various
rumors regarding the purchase of the
property by other interests and the
use of the water power and building
for other purposes , but these cannot be
traced to a reliable source.
A Series of Popular Concerts.
The Bellstedt band , widely and fa
vorably known by reason of engage
ments at the Trans-Mississippi and
Greater America expositions , is giving
concerts at Omaha all during the
month of June. The opportunity for
hearing this celebrated musical organ
ization may never again occur , and
those who would enjoy a season of rare
entertainment should remember that
the engagement closes with the month.
Concerts take place twice a day , the
afternoon matinees being at reduced
rates of admission. On certain days
railroads are offering a cut in fares.
Ilrlcht Outlook for State Fair.
LINCOLN , June 18. Secretary Fiir-
nas has issued the premium list for the
thirty-third annual Nebraska state
fair , to be held at Lincoln August 30
to September C , 1901. The premium
list was prepared in advance of secur
ing a place to hold the fair and has
been held back awaiting the decision
of the board of public lands and build
ings on the old fair grounds site at
Lincoln. The state fair has an en
couraging outlook for one of the best
agricultural and live stock shows ever
given in the state.
Man Hurled Into the Air ,
ASHLAND , Neb. , June 19. While
at work at the new stone quarry Roy
Dean lighted a match to ignite a fuse ,
when the match broke and the burn
ing end dropped. He struck another
match , not noticing that the first one
had dropped so as to light the fuse ,
and before he knew of it the blast
went off , throwing him thirty feet into
the air. As he came down he fell on
the roof of a shed and the force of the
fall was broken. He was badly
burned and bruised , although no bones
( were broken.
The Allies Case.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , June 18. The
Miles will case is to be reopened in
the district court of Richardson county
at Falls City at the next term , the bill
in equity for this purpose having been
filed. The man who wrote the second
will , the one refused probate by the
county judge , has been found and has
made affidavit bearing out practically
all of the contentions of the attorneys
for the plaintiffs , which they were un
able to prove at the trial held in the
spring of 1900.
Knee Deep In Water.
WINSIDE , Neb. , June 18. The heav
iest rain ever known fell here. Cellars
and all the lowlands are flooded. The
damage to the crops will be great , as
the ground was already thoroughly
soaked by the recent rains , and fields
washed badly.
Sentenced for Cuttle Stealing.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , June 18. Frank
Waves , who was tried by a jury in the
district court here last week and found
guilty of cattle stealing , was sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
Returned for Trial.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , June 18.
Dr. Wood , who figured last February
in a shooting affray here , has been re
turned for trial. He was located In
Sherman county , Kansaa t
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotation * from South Onc u
and Kaniui City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle There was a very light run.
Puckers nil seemed to want a fairly lib
eral number of cattle and us a result the
feollnp was a little better on all jjood
cattle. There were about twenty loads
of beef steers Included In the receipts
and the market could safely be quoted
stronger , particularly on the good heavy
weights. Packers are not very anxious
for the common stuff and the light-
welsh ts. and on that class the feeling wua
not so much better. In some cases the
choicer bunches sold 5c or even lOc higher
than yesterday , but the situation could
probably best bo described by calling It a
good , strong market. Practically every
thing was sold In good season. The cow
market did not show much change , but
still a little better prices were obtained
for the better grades of corn-fed stuff.
Prices are probably a dime higher than
they were Tuesday , which was the low
day , so that the market Is about back to
where It was on Monday. The grassers
have not Improved as much as the corn-
feds , but still they are selling a little
better than they were on Tuesday.
Hogs The fresh receipts were fairly lib
eral and as there were several loads car
ried over from yesterday the supply on
sale was of good proportions. The mar
ket opened very slow and puckers wer
bidding a&iSoc lower than yesterday's
general market. Sellers did not like the
Idea of selling any lower , and as a re
sult It was somer time before much was
done and the hogs moved toward the
scales very slowly. The bulk of the early
sales went at W.ST sS.O V-i , with some of
the better grades as high as Jo.DT'/fc. The
market , however , grew worse Instead of
better as the morning advanced , and It
finally took pretty good hogs to bring
$5.00. The most of the later sales went at
33.S7H. .
Sheep There were quite a few sheep
on sale today and the market on fed stuff
held just about steady. A string of weth
ers sold at S..tr. and a small bunch of na
tive ewes brought $ : i..7) . Fair to good
western owes sold at $ : i.OO. Taking every
thing Into consideration those prices look
ed just about steady with yesterday.
I ambs also sold in about yesterday's
notches. Western stuff sold us high as
$1.30. There were several cars of western
grass sheep on sale this morning , but
packers were slow about taking hold of
them and the market could be quoted a
little lower.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Choice beef steers , 55100 higher ;
others , steady : choice dressed beef steers.
$3.3055.00 ; fair to good , Ci.OOfiiUQ : stocken *
and feeders. $3.5 < Ki J.OO ; western-fed steers.
$1.30 < g5.75 : Texans and Indians. $1.13'Q3.2. > ;
Texas grass steers. ? :5.00'5-1.00 : ; cows , $2.80
( f4.50 ; heifers , $3.30 5.00 ; canners , $2.COty
2.73 ; bulls. $3.2of4.73 : calves. $3.30'5.00.
Hogs Market steady to 2Vic higher ;
top. SG.07M : ; bulk of sales , $3.S.V5C.O > : heavy.
$ MOfJC.07M : ; mixed packers. $5.S3'5 < 6.05 ;
light. $5.SOfi : .M : pigs. $5.23Ti3.03.
Sheep and Lambs MarlvH strong ; west
ern lambs , $ } .3. > * i3.00 ; western wethers ,
$3.25 1.00 ; western yearlings. $1.0y < i-1..7 > ;
ewes , $3.23fi.70 : : ; culls. $2.Wi3.CO ; Texas
grass sheep , S3.0QTr3.60 ; spring lambs , $4.30
3.10.
ROOT ISSUES FINAL ORDER.
Publishes President's Proclamation Kt-
tabllshiii Civil Covcrnmeiit.
WASHINGTON , June 22. Secretary
Root today issued the order of the
president establishing civil government
in the Philippines. The order is as
follows :
"On and after the 4th t'ay of July ,
1901 , until it shall be otherwise or-
ilered , the president of the Philippine
commission will exercise the executive
authority in all civil affairs in tin-
government of the Philippine islands
heretofore exercised in sucft affairs by
the military governor of the Philip
pines , and to that end the Hon. Wil-
iam H. Taft , president of the said
: ommission , is hereby appointed civil
governor of the Philippine islands.
3nch executive authority will be ex-
jrcised under and in conformity to
; he instructions to the Philippine
: ommiasior.ers dated April 7 , 1900 , and
subjected to the aproval and control
3i' the secretary of war of the United
states. The municipal and provincial
: ivil governments , which have been
) r shall hereafter be established in
said islands , and all persons perform-
ng duties appertaining to the offices
) f the civil government in said is-
ands , will , in respect of such duties ,
eport to the said civil governor.
"The power to appoint civil officers
teretcfore vested in the Philippine
: ommission , or in the military gover-
lor , will be exercised by the civil
; overncr with the advice and consent
> the commission.
The military governor of the Philip-
lines is hereby relieved from the per-
ormance on and after the said 4th
sf July of the civil duties hereiabe-
ore described , but his authority will
ontinue to be exercised as heretofore
n those districts in which insurrec-
: ion against the authority of ths Uni-
ed States continues to exist , or in
hich public order is not sufficiently
estored to enable provincial govern-
aents to be established under the in-
tructions to the commission dated
Lpril 7 , 1900.
"ELIHU ROOT ,
"Secretary of War. "
Hebron's New Court Hnuir.
HEBRON , Neb. , June 22. The con-
ract for the erection of a. court house
ccording to the plans of G. W. Bur-
inghoff was let to Robert Butke of
imaha. The building will be three
tories with a tower and built of In-
.iana limestone at a cost of ' $55,000.
Andries De Wet , the Boer leader ,
ays he is coming to the United
itates in the middle of July to lec-
ure