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FOR A WEEK
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RACE IN
Star Pointer Joe Patchen and
Frank Agan fo Contest for a
5000 Purse -Good Judges Say
the 200 Mark Will Re Reached
Pacing Kings in Chicago
Chicago is to have a great harness race
on Saturday July 24 The three great
pacers Star Pointer 202 Joe Patchen
203 and Frank Agan 203 will nieet
in the free-for-all race for a 5000 purse
and John R Gentry 200K and Robert 1
201K will go against their records Many
good judges say the 200 mark will
reached Others have a contrary op
ion One thing is certain the officials of
the Washington Park Club are leav
ing nothing undone to make the track fast
Men are at work night and day Gentle
harrowing is done then sprinkling so
that the water may percolate through and
then rolling-
Whether the record is broken or not the
race between Star Pointer Joe Patchen
and Frank Agan will be one of the hottest
overseen Star Pointer has shown already
this season he is in form having secured a
win in good time Frank Agan -won the
free-for-all pace at Detroit and is fit to gc
for a fortune Joe Patchen has not yet
started this year
BIG INSURANCE SWINDLE
Gigantic Scheme to Roo the Largo
Companies Uncovered
W D Robinson of Merideu Miss
has been in New York for several
days in consultation with the officials
of the principal life insurance com
panies Tlis object is to bring to
light facts in a conspiracy to de
fraud insurance companies by insuring in
valids and decrepits and where disease
failed to hasten the death of the victims
iby means of poison The conspiracy is
said to be laid in Kemper County Mis
sissippi Robinson estimates the opera
tions of the conspirators after confer
ences with the New York Life Equitable
and Mutual Benefit of Xew York are as
follows Policies in which members ap
peared as beneficiaries 100 amount
cleared and divided by the plotters 75
000 still to be paid and divided 15000
CZAR THREATENS SULTAN
Will Send Troops Into Turkey
If
Thessaly Is Not Evacuated
According to a dispatch received in Ber
lin the czar has telegraphed the sultan de
manding the immediate evacuation of
Thessaly and threatening that otherwise
the Russian troops will cross the Turkish
frontier It is said semi officially that
the powers expect that Great Britain has
consented to this course
The Turkish ambassadors have informed
the porte that they wish a written declar
ation as to the intention of the Turkish
government which has hitherto been com
municated orally to Tewfik Pasha The
ambassadors have stated that if this is not
forthcoming they will suspend peace ne
gotiations and refer the whole matter to
itheir respective governments with tho
view of adopting coercive measures
HOUSE ADOPTS REPORT
Measure Carried by a Vote of 185
to US
The conference report on the tariff bill
was adopted by the house shortly after
midnight Monday by a vote 1S5 to 118 and
at noon Tuesday the report will go to the
senate for action there The result was
accomplished after twelve hours of con
tinuous debate
Will Pace Steel Bullets
Two weeks hence the bullet proof cloth
invented by Casimia Zeglen a Chicago
monk will receive its final test The in
ventor expects to demonstrate beyond a
doubt that the cloth will successfully re
sist a steel bullet fired from a
rifle This test will be made at
Tort Sheridan If it shoMd prove to meet
the claims made for it by Rrother Zeglen
ia bullet proof cloth adapted to the use of
armies is an accomplished fact
Peary Off for Greenland
The steam sealing bark Hope with
Lieut Peary and party on board bound
for northern Greenland left Boston at
daybreak Monday Its object is to estab
lish a settlement of young Esquimaux in a
remote northern point in Greenland which
will be used as a base of supplies for an
expedition in search of the north pole un
der Peary in 1S9S
To Do Aivay ivitb Steam
Projected changes in the motive power
of the three elevated railway lines of
Greater New York and the New York
2few Haven and Hartford surface road
have been announced Electric motors
driven by the currents of a third rail
system will supplant the steam engine on
each of these roads
Chicago Heal Estate Man Fails
T H Schintz a Chicago real estate
dealer has assigned His liabilities are
200000 and assets probably more A
heavy mortgage indebtedness caused
failure-
Xluling in Kogard to Chinese
The attorney general of the United
States has given an opinion to the secre
tary of the treasury in which he holds
that a Chinese person who leaves this
country under permit must return within
3hc two years allowed by law without ref
erence to the cause of his delay
Battleship Iowa at Newport
The battleship Iowa has arrived at New
port It I from the League Island navy
yard A delegation from Iowa will form
ally tender the silver service presented by
the citizens of that state
thousands ol IJxtra Freight Cars
Sent Into Western States
Long trains of empty cars have rolled
nut of Kansas City for two weeks and
dropped off in twos threes and fives on
side tracks along the lines of the railroads
in Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska and
Oklahoma These empty freight cars of
which there are thousands will be filled
with new 97 wheat inside of four or five
weeks A tremendous grain rush is ex
pected and the best of management by
railroad ollieials will be needed to prevent
a huge grain blockade or a grain car
famine Conservative estimates of crop
statisticians place the yield of wheat for
tiis year in Kansas alone at 00000000
bushels
LYNCH A RAVISHER
Alabama Mob Takes a Negro Out of
Court and Hangs Him
Idaj Terrell a negro ravished Mrs
Martin Thomas near Elba Ala beat her
into insensibility threw her on a bed with
Iter sleeping infant piled up pine wood
and set it on fire Tho flames attracted
passers by who rescued the woman in
time to secure an ante mortem statement
The baby was burned to death Terrell
vas arrested While he was having a pre
liminary trial a mob took him from the
court and hanged him
Fatal Colorado Accident
By an accident on the toll road near
Ouray Colo Miss Myrtle Shaw of Pitfs
field 111 was fatally injured and several
others all members of the Y M C A ex
cursion party painfully hurt among them
Maj E W llalford private secretary to
President Harrison during his tenure of
office Just below Bear Creek Falls the
horses to the carriage in which the party
was riding became frightened and over
turned the carriage with the results above
stated Miss Shaw died shortly after the
accident The injuries to the others are
not believed to be serious
Trainmen Must Not Flirt
Trainmaster Thomas of the Lake Erie
nd Western Railroad has issued an order
forbidding trainmen from indulging in
flirtations with women along the track or
on passenger trains Any violation of the
order means a discharge Even freight
men will not be allowed to wave at coun
try lassies as they pass He claims the
women distract the
their duties
mens attention from
Berry is Dead Broke
James E Berry formerly of
N Y who posed as a millionaire
and scattered his money lavishly in the
west especially in Illinois and gained a
wide reputation as a spendthrift has re
turned to that city Since his arrival there
has been no indication that he has money
to burn and he is apparently strapped
Marries His Housemaid
Dr C F Cadwallader the head of one
of Philadelphias oldest and most exclusive
families was married in St Pauls Episco
pal Church to Bridget Mary Ryan his
former housemaid The marriage caused
quite a sensation in society circles
Big Demand on Spain
The government has directed United
States Minister Woodford to formally pre
sent to the Spanish government and press
the claim of the family of the late Dr
Ruiz for 75000 indemnity on account of
his death in the jail in Cuba
Senator Hansbrough to Wed
The Washington Evening Star Friday
announced that Senator Hansbrough of
North Dakota and Miss Chapman of
J Washington will be married in New York
citv on August 20
Place for Powdorly
The president has nominated T Y
Powderly of Pennsylvania for commis
sioner of general immigration
To Return to the K of Ij
The Window Glass Workers Associa
tion of Pittsburg Pa has decided to re
turn to the Knights of Labor
Col Joseph Conrad Dead
Col Joseph Conrad of the army died at
Atlantic City N J Monday aged 09
years
The snake may change its skin but
keeps its teetlu
r 1
FOUND INNOCENT AGAN JKLZF AGEEED TJPOIH
The Word Intent Saves Spalding
IV i a Second Time
For the second time in two months a
Jury in a Chicago criminal court found
Charles W Spalding ex treasurer of the
University of Illinois not guilty of em
be7emcnt of the endowment bonds of that
institution As before the single word
intent saved Spalding
The instructions given the jury by the
court were that unless they were
sure that Spalding intended to embezzle
they must acquit The jurors said
after rendering the verdict that while
there was no doubt that Spalding em
bezzled there was doubt as to whether he
intended to embezzle and nothing could
be done but to acquit him Eight ballots
were taken by the jury the first being
seven for conviction and five for acquittal
There are still twenty five indictments
Against Spalding and he will be tried
again
OFF FOR THE POLE
Prof Andrce Starts on His Perilous
Balloon Voyage
The steamer Svenskund from Spits
bergen reports that Prof Andree ascended
in his balloon at 230 p m Sunday last
under favorable circumstances The wind
was good and all well The preparations
lasted three and a half hours The bal
loon which is christened the Eagle made
a successful ascent amid the shouts and
cheers of the croud who had gathered to
witness the departure Despite the light
ness of the wind the balloon rose rapidly
until an altitude of about 500 feet had
been attained when it was forced down
nearly to the surface of the sea After a
few sand bags had been thrown out how
ever it again ascended The weather was
clear and the Eagle was visible for an
hour traveling in a north northeasterly
direction When last seen it was moving
at the rate of twenty two miles an hour
PREPARE FOR A GRAIN RUSH
SENATE AND HOUSE DFFER
ENCES ADJUSTED
An Entirely New
Sugar
Schedule
Agreed Upon Measure Will Prob
ably Be Passed and Signed by tiie
lund of the Present Week
The Conferees Agree
When the Republican conferees on the
tariff bill representing the two houses of
congress adjourned at 0 oclock Saturday
he announcement was made on behalf of
each of the houses that they had agreed on
all the items of the bill and that the result
of the partisan conference would be sub
mitted to the Democratic members of the
conference at a full meeting to be held on
Monday It is learned from an entirely
reliable source that a very large majority
of the senate amendments will be
accepted A number of amend
ments made by the senate were verbal
others were trival and still others were
made necessary to secure harmony on con
struction Senator Jones of Nevada hold
ing as lie did practically the balance of
power both in the senate and in commit
tee was enabled to secure many conces
sions for western interests in the senate
and these he held without exception in the I
conference He even succeeded in secur
ing a degree of protection for beet sugar
greater than was given either in the senate
or the house bill An entirely new sugar
schedule was agreed upon by the conferees
It is thought that the new measure will be
passed and signed by the end of the pres
ent week
INSPIRED A FAMOUS SONG
Death of the Woman Who Suggested
The Ijast Hose of Summer
Mrs Amelia Kohler died Saturday at
Mt Vernon N Y Had it not been for
Mrs Kohler Tom Moore might never have
written The Last Rose of Summer The
poem was of her suggestion and the first
line was from her lips She was early in
the century a close friend of Moores sis
ter who kept a private school in London
While walking in the garden of the school
with the poet one day Mrs Kohler so the
story runs plucked a rose remarking
Tis the last rose of summer write
about it Mr Moore
The incident suggested the thought that
was afterwards so beautifully woven into
verse and the poem was dedicated To
Amelia which is Mrs Kohlers first
name She was 92 years old when she
died and frequently spoke of having seen
Napoleon in her girlhood
A CLEVELAND HERO
Dives from a Bridge lOO Feet High
to Save a Drowning Boy
John Norman a carpenter while cross
ing the Central viaduct in Cleveland Ohio
Sunday night heard screams from the
docks below lie looked over and saw a
boy struggling in the river He leaped to
the rail and poising a moment dove 101
feet through the air to the river He
struck the water cleanly and in a second
came to the surface The boy had sunk
but Norman went down again and
brought him up unconscious He
gled with his burden to the dock where
the two were dragged out The buy after
vigorous efforts was restored to conscious
ness Norman soon after became dizzy
and was placed in the care of a physician
WOULDNT LET HIM RESIGN
Trans Mississippi Congress Retains
a Gold Man as President
At the opening of Saturday mornings
session of the Trans Mississippi congress
in Salt Lake President Craig said his views
on the financial question were well known
The congress had put itself on record as
demanding the immediate restoration of
the free coinage of silver at 15 to 1 He
must therefore tender his resignation as
presiding officer Bryan stated that Craigs
financial views would not be inconsistent
with his duties as presiding officer The
question was put to a vote and the congress
unanimously refused to accept his resigna
tion
POWERS FIX INDEMNITY
Tarkey Gets 4000000 and a More
1iberal Line of Frontier
It is stated in Athens on reliable author
ity that the powers have fixed the indem
nity to be paid to Turkey by Greece at
4000000 and have accepted a compro
mise giving Turkey a more libral line of
frontier Turkey and Greece have been
left to settle the question of the capitula
tions between themselves
Murder that is Justifiable
Judge Gray Falconer acquitted Job S
Harris for killing his wifes lover Thos
II Merritt in Lexington Ky last Friday
night He held that the action of the man
who avenges the destruction of his blasted
married life and his dishonored children
by striking down the destroyer after all
must be determined at the bar of human
nature and human nature will excuse the
one who so avenges
Over a Mile a Minute
The Empire state express on the New
York Central broke the record of every
railroad in the world when it made the
distance between Syracuse and Buffalo
14SS miles in 137 minutes The fastest
time was made from the top of the hill west
of Batavia to East Buffalo 32 miles in 26
minutes
Dr Cornwall Acquitted
Dr Richmond Cornwall of Kansas City
Mo who while defending his father
killed his brother Herbert Cornwall at
St Louis Mo was acquitted of the
charge of minder Saturday
Prank Butler Hanged
A dispatch from Sydney N S W says
that Frank Butler the Australian bush
murderer was hanged Thursday He con
fessed having committed four murders
Weekly Bank Statement
The New York weekly bank statement
shows a reserve increase of 4676000 The
banks now hold -16037000 iu excess o the
legal requirements
THE WEEK IN TRADE
Dim Co Thinks the Past Week
Very Kncouraging
New York R G Dun Cos Weekly
Review of Trade says Excepting the
great coal miners strike which may
terminate at any lime there is scarcely a
feature of the business outlook which is
not encouraging the season considered
Crop prospects have been improved by
needed rain in some regions and foreign
advices continue to promise a large de
mand In many home industries partic
ularly in building there is more activity
than in any year since 1892 and
the week has brought out a better demand
in boots and shoes and in wooleus while
the movement of freight mainly iron ore
through the Sault Ste Marie canal is the
largest in its history With money markets
unclouded there is nothing in sight to
hinder rapid improvement when uncer
tainty about legislation has been removed
for the miners strike could not last long
if business and industries should becomo
active
TO DROP 8000 FEET
Win D Felts Will Test His Aero
plane at Pikes Peak
William D Felts an expert with trie
aeroplane has decided to put the machine
to a practical test by making an ascension
from the top of Pikes Peak and then drop
ping to the earth at some considerable dis
tance away making the fall about S000
feet He does not hesitate to say that the
trip is without any special danger as he
has the utmost confidence in the kite
This will be the first attempt of the kind
in the world as many have contended
that the light air at the altitude of 14000
feet would preclude an ascension on a
large scale The attempt will be made
this week as soon as Felts can perfect the
arrangement of aeroplanes sufficient to
carry his weight The feat will be wit
nessed by many persons intcrced in aero
nautics and the army officers who are now
at Broadmoor at the base of Pikes Peak
for the summer will make a formal report
AGED FEMALE SWINDLER
Notorious Ellen Peck 7o Years OIdr
Again Wanted by Police
After eluding the notice of the metro
politan police of New York city for more
than six years Ellen Peck the confidence
woman now nearly 75 years of age is
wanted again Her victims this time are
several residents of Brooklyn whom she
is charged with swindling out of sums ag
gregating 15000 More specifically she
is wanted for defrauding the late Dr
Cliistopher Lott of 10000 an amount
which represented nearly all of his sav
ings and the loss of which is believed by
his friends to have contributed largely to
his death which occurred on May 10
Atlanta Merchant Suicides
Emmanuel Rich a member of one of the
largest dry goods firms of Atlanta Ga
cut his throat Saturday morning and died
lie tried to kill himself a short time since
but was prevented Since then he has been
under surveillance but this time he eluded
his watchers He had been despondent
for some days
Entombed Miner Rescued
James Stevens the imprisoned miner
was rescued from the Mammoth mine at
Phoenix Ariz Sunday after an imprison
ment of fourteen davs without food or
water Stevens is fearfully emaciated and
has lost fully seventy pounds during his
confinement but his mind is clear
Banker Burlingame Convicted
W E Burlingame president of the ae
funct Bank of Commerce of Springfield
Mo which failed in July 1SD3 has been
convicted for taking deposits when he
knew the bank was in an insolvent condi
tion and sentenced to three years in tho
state penitentiary
Big Blaze in Berlin
A fire in a large building on the Haus
vogter Platz the center of the dress and
mantle trade in Berlin caused a loss of be
tween 6000000 and 7000000 marks The
firms of Frankel Branker and Leon are
the chief sufferers
Driven Off by the Indians
It is reported from Hermosillo Mexico
that the exploring party under Jesse Grant
which recently landed on Tiburon Island
in the Gulf of California was driven off
the island by canabalistie Seri Indians
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cattle common to prime
350 to 525 hogs shipping grades
300 to 375 sheep fair to choice 200
to 425 wheat No 2 red 75c to 7bc
corn No 2 25c to 27c oats No 2 17c
to ISc rye No 2 30c to 3Sc butter
choice creamery 14c to 15c eggs fresh
Sc to 10c new potatoes 45c to GOc per
bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 trN
500 hojrs choice light 300 to 375
sheep common to choice 300 to 375
wheat No 2 07c to 09c corn No 2
white 20c to 27c oats No 2 white 21c
to 23c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 525 hogs
300 to 375 sheep 300 to 400
wheat No 2 71c to 73c corn No 2
yellow 24c to 25c oats No 2 white 17
to ISc rye No 2 32c to 34c
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 500 hoes
300 to 375 sheep 250 to 375
wheat No 2 71c to 73c corn No 2
mixed 2Jc to 29c oats No 2 mixed 20c
to 22c rye No 2 34c to 30c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 525 hops
300 to 375 sheep 250 to 400
wheat No 2 7Sc to 79c corn No 2
yellow 2c to 2Sc oats No 2 white 24c
to 25c rje 50c to 37c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 7Gc to 7Sc
corn No 2 mixed 25 to 27c oats No
2 white ISc to 20c rye No 2 30c to 37c
clover seed 425 to 435
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 75c
to 77c corn No 3 20c to 2Sc oats No
2 white 21c to 23c barley No 2 30c to
35c rye No 1 37c to 3Sc pork mess
725 to 775 -
Buffalo Cattle 300 to 525 boss
300 to 400 sheep 300 to 450
wheat No 2 red 70c to 7Sc corn No 2
yellow 30c to 32c oats No 2 white 24c
to 20c
New Yok Cattle 300 to 550 boss
350 to 425 sheep 300 to 450
wheat No 2 red 77c to 79c corn No 2
30c to 32c oats No 2 white 22c to 23c
butter creamery 12c to 10c eggs West
ern lie to 13c
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM
Tin Box Containing 20000 in Coin
and Gold Bars
Dug lTp on the
Ranch of John 1 Moore
North Platte Short Notes
Nea
Nebraskans Kich Find
John D Moore a ranchman of North
Platte and his men unearthed a rotten tin
box on his ranch two miles north of that
city the other day while excavating for an
irrigating ditch which held more than
20000 in gold bars and S00 in silver coin
The gold was in small bars of two inches
long by one inch square They were
wrapped in buckskin which had almost
disappeared during the many years it must
have remained in the ground There were
a number of scraps of buckskin in the hole
where the treasure lay which the men be
lieve originally held gold dust They pre
served several barrels of the earth around
the spot on the theory that the gold dust
had escaped from the box and had been
washed out into the soil The silver coin
all dates prior to 1S10 and is in halves and
dollars The place where the treasure
was buried is near a spring where all
overland traffic years ago stopped for
water and most of the returning Califor
nia miners camped there As massacres
of small parties of emigrants were fre
quent it is believed this treasure belonged
to one of the parties and when they were
attacked by the Sioux they buried their
weami and it remained in the earth until
taken out by Moore
SEiTLERS ARE EXASPERATED
Trouble Brewing on the Borders of
Pine Ridge Reservation
Unless the officers at Pine Ridge are di
rected by the interior department to sus
pend their warfare upon the settlers ad
joining the reservation on the south in
Sheridan County trouble of a serious
nature may be looked for between the
settlers and Indian police at any time
The trouble arose over the right of the
homesteaders and settlers to run their
stock on and take dead timber off a strip
of land five miles wide and ten niilles long
lying south of the Sioux reservation This
was withdrawn from settlement in 18S1 bv
an executive order of President Arthur
and has remained in statu quo since The
present difficulty is caused bv the
officers at Pine Ridge Agency ex
ercising jurisdiction over this strip
The best constitutional lawyers say -the
United States has no jurisdiction over it
as it was included in the enabling act as
part of Nebraska and that she never ceded
jurisdiction to the national government
Notwithstanding this fact it seems the au
thorities at Pine Ridge arrest every person
caught on there taking off dead timber for
his own use and impound all horses or cat
tle found thereon Many of the settlers
are now heavily armed and threaten to
take the matter into their own hands
Church Twenty five Years Old
The Congregational Church of Harvard
celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary
July 14 The church was organized by
Rev O W Merrill then superintendent
of the Congregational Home Missions for
Nebraska July 13 1872 Rev D B Perry
now president of Doane College Crete
was the first pastor During its twenty
five years of existence the church has re
ceived about 300 into its membership and
at the present time has a membership of
about 100 with a line church building and
parsonage It has been self supporting
for several years and is entirely out of
debt
Wife Refuses to Prosecute
A 31 Winebrenner arrested upon a
charge of child beating at Beatrice and
given a coat of tar and feathers was
arraigned before Justice Enlow but his
wife refusing to prosecute he was dis
missed Mrs Winebrenner admits that
her husband whipped his step daughter in
a brutal manner as he has also done his
own children but does not think he
merited the punishment meted out to him
She is severe in her denunciation of the
authorities for failing to protect Wine-
orenner irom his midnight visitors
Frontier County AVill Kvhibit
The executive board of the Frontier
County Agricultural Fair Association met
at Stockville and determined to send an
exhibit to the state fair this fall The sec
retary was instructed to call for bids for
500 premium lists The countv fair wil
be held September 20 30 and October 1
Quite a number of men in the county are
taking an active interest in the exhibit to
be sent to the state fair and want to show
what can be raised in Frontier County
Knocked Down by a Bull
While T J Pugh of Fullerton was put
ting a fly cover on his 3-year-old Jersey
bull the beast became enraged ami at
tached ins keeper The animal knocked
him to the earth and would have gored him
to death had not Tom
Lott gone to the as
sistance of Mr Pugh and beaten the in
furiated animal away As it was Mr
Pugh was badlj injured but hopes are
entertained by his physician that he will
recover
Investigating the Tar Episode
At the last city council meeting at Be
atrice resolutions were adopted requesting
the mayor to rigidly investigate the matter
and if it shall be found that any city offi
cial participated in or in any way aided in
the tar and feathering episode to at once
discharge such official also authorizing
the offering of a reward of 10 each for
the apprehension and conviction of each
participant therein
Injured by His Own Wire Fence
While Dan Kroh a farmer two miles
west of Stella was nailing up a gap iu a
wire fence preparatory to turning his work
horses in one of them galloped through
the wire knocking Mr Kroh to the ground
and tearing the flesh off the back of his
hand also cutting a deep gash in his thigh
Mr Kroh says that at one time it seemed
impossible for him to get out of the wire
alive
Drowned While Bathing
Charles White aged IS years son of
John W While of Broken Bow was
drowned in the Tzsehuck canal last Sun
day It is supposed he went in bathing as
his clothes were found on the bank fie
was alone and could not swim The bodv
was recovered
Will Build a Drainage Ditch
The plan for a large drainage ditch to
be constructed through the Missouri River
bottom across Burt County to be twenty
six miles in length has been agreed to by
the county supervisors by a vote of 4 to 3
FURNAS COUNTY TELEPHONES
System Built by the Residents fot
Their Own Use
The Beaver fity telephone system is to
be extended to Harlan County and will
connect Stamford Orleans and Alma with
that place This is a distance of twenty
eight miles and will increase thcmileagij
of the system to over 100 miles The sys
tem is entirely a local enterprise The
wire is stretched upon native poles most
of which were furnished by fanners along
the route in consideration of which
they are entitled the free use of the phones
along the line The central station is sit
uated in the postoflice building at Beaver
City the switchboards lightning arresters
etc are all of home manufacture The
1 uie is not conducted as a money making
scheme but merely for the convenience of
the various towns of the county It is self
sustaining as persons not members of the
exchange i e those who contributed
either poles labor or cash to its construc
tion are cha rged 25 cents for a talk of live
minutes
Condition of the State Banks
The report of the state banking board
has been issued showing the condition of
the state and private banks at the close of
business May 215 JS97 as compared with
that of December 31 18 At present
there arc -100 banks as compared with 111
on December ill During the interval
twenty three banks have closed three
have reorganized and nine new banks
have opened Under the head of liabilities
there is a general falling off in the
amounts with a notable exception in tho
item of deposits which shows an increase
of 100862850 In resources there is an
increase of 122712340 with a consider
able increase in the other items
Indians Get No AVhisky
The absence of drunken Indians in Ban
croft since July 1 is quite noticeable The
law making it a penitentiary offense to sell
liquor to Indians together with the arrest
ot a band of bootleggers about that time
has had the desired effect
Grain Market at Tekamah
The Holmquist Grain and IiUinber Com
pany has leased the Harlow elevator at
Tekamah and will enter the grain market -The
lease is for one year by which time
the company expects to complete a new
building of its own
Imagines Himself a Crack Shot
Amasiah Cook has been adjudged insane
by the board of insanity at Osceola and
will be sent to the hospital at Lincoln as
soon as he can be admitted He imagines
that he is the celebrated Dr Carver
Nebraska Short Notes
The assessineit returns in Holt County
shows there are 200 old soldiers in tho
county
Hendryx Co ot Monroe have set out
twenty acres of celery and will add to tills
as fast as possible
The trustees of the Wayne Normal Col
lege have given Prof Pile the manager of
the school a deed to the property
For tiie month ending Tidy 1 there were
shipped from Neligh three cars of butter
and eggs amounting to 70000 pounds
The rush for school land in Sarpy County
is unprecedented many lessees applying
for leave to purchase The new law has
stimulated the sale
The Grand Island district camp meeting
will be held at Mis Richardsons grov
Chirks Neb August 6 to 16 inclusive For
all particulars address Rev MeKeynoIds
Clarks Neb
From a patch of ground two rods wide
by seven yards long a Guide Rock man
raised this year 5JO quarts of strawberries
from which he sold 37 worth besides sup
plying his own family
The weeding has begun in the chicory
fields near ONeill and the festive small
boy can be seen in the early morning
wending his way toward the fields with
his dinner pail on his arm
1 W Welpton owner of the Exchange
Bank at Grant has made arrangements to
move the institution to Ogalalla and will
make the change next week This will
again leave Grant without a bank
Miss Carrie Kreuseher living near Ply
mouth had her clothing set on fire by a
lamp explosion and both she and her
mother who came to hr rescue were
severely burned before the flames were
extinguished
Cherry County is in bettf r financial con
dition nnw than at any time in the past
twelve years Warrants were drawn this
year on the general fund in payment of all
accounts up to June I 1S97
Hon Smith T Caldwell of Nuckolls
County ha bfguu the harvesting of 320
acres of wheat on his farm in Sherman
Precinct from which lie expects to get at
least 10000 bushels of first class wheat
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
picnic at Diller wiii be held on Thursday
August 12 Grand Master Workman
Shultz of Beatrice and C II Demicv of
Fairbury have accepted invitations toad
dress the gathering
State Horticultural Society
The summer meeting of the State Horti
cultural Society convened at Arlington the
15th inst for a two days session In at
tendance at the meeting were a number of
the representative horticulturists of the
state During the morning hours of the
first day the local committees were busy
arranging on tables in the convention hall
a display of Nebraska grown fruit That
the soil and climate of Nebraska arc
adapted to the propagation of any and all
kinds of fruit was amply shown by tho
display on exhibition The display not
withstanding it is early in the season was
one of the features of the meeting
Sentence on Two Bank Robbers
Judge Sedgwick at York overruled tho
motion for a new trial made by the attor
ney of Frank Brown and James Carroll
the two men recently found guily of rob
bing the Bradshaw Bank Sentence was
then passed by the court Brown getting
four years in tho penitentiary at hard
labor and Carroll owing to his youth
getting two years The attorneys for tho
defendants will probably appeal the case
Yorty Sentenced to One Year
Judge J S Stull convened district cour
in special session at Tecumsch last week
Mike Yorty who pleaded guilty to firing
the Buffum Mill there Januarys last was
given the minimum sentence of one year
in the penitentiary A numerously signed
petition is going the rounds which will be
presented to Governor Holcomb asking
that Yorty be pardoned and not compelled
to serve the term
Hog Thieves in Bodge County
Hog thieves appear to be again operat
ing in the vicinity of Fremont Five head
were stole from the yards of F M Gris
wold two miles northeast of town They
were probably taken away in a wagon and
there is no clue to the thieves He has had A
hogs stolen from his yards before this L
season
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