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WESTERN CRAT . VOLUME XIV. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , MARCH 2 , 1899. iXUMBER 6. DAY'S DOINGS SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS BY WIRE. NAYAL CHIEFS CLASH LONG WILL DO ALL HE CAN FOR SCHLEY. 'There May Bo Two Vice Admirals Provided for Dcwey's Request for the Battleship Oregon Gives Rise to International Complication. May Be Two Vice Admirals. In answer to an inquiry Secretary Long said that he had not thought of ordering a court of inquiry into the merits of the Sampson-Schlcy controversy , nor did he contemplate allowing Schley to be forced out of the . - ervice through any technicality , such as the failure of the Senate to confirm his nomination to be rear admiral. The Department in that case would see that he was protected. The xinderstanding among Admiral Schley's friends now is that they will not further press the fight over the question of Admiral Sampson's advancement over Admiral \l \ miral Schley. They will , therefore , agree to let the nominations be confirmed without .much , if any more debate , depending upon future legislation to place Schley before the -country in the position which they think he should occupy. They propose to ask that provision be made for the appointment of two vice admirals , with the understanding that Schley and Sampson shall be nomina ted to the two places thus created. Schley told his senatorial friends that he was will ing to trust his fortunes to their care. THE CALL FOR THE OREGON Dewey's Request for the Battleship i Gives Rise to Speculation. The London Times in an editorial dis cussion Monday morning of the Philippines and of cognate matters , prefers to consider the Radziwill interview in the Paris Liberte as serious. It says : "If such expressions were used by a not very wise official it would be very regret- able. Xo doubt the German cruiser has gone to Manila to help German subjects there if necessary , and we are reminded that the risk is a serious one by the death of two non-combatants , one a British sub ject , who had 'inprudentlv exposed thorn- selves. "We are well assured , however , that there is no real reason for the separation of American and German interests , but na tions are governed as much by sentiment as by logic : and considering the difficulty and magnitude of America's task in the Philippines , it is only fair to ask that mis chief makers should be warned off in time.7 ZEALANDIA HAS ARRIVED. I Returns from Manila After an Up- usually Rough Voyage. [ I The transport steamer Zealandia has arrived at San Francisco from Manila , after a rough trip during which she encountered a typhoon of forty-eight hours' duration , which damaged the ship to a considerable extent , injured several of the men and nearly foundered the vessel. She brings fifty-six soldiers who were sent home on sick leave , fifty-three discharged or under orders and six prisoners and a guard of ten. Three men died on the voyage. The Zealandia left Manila Jan. 25 , and Nagasaki Feb. 5. When five days out from the latter port a terrible storm was en countered , during which First Mate Deer- ing , Chief Pantryman llalloway and several of the crew were badly hurt and rendered unfit for duty. For a time tlr vessel was in danger , but she finally out rode the gale. SON OF HIS FATHER. Young Jesse' James Positively Iden tified as a Train Robber. The most positive identification of Jesse James as one of the Leeds train robbers was made in the court room at Kansas City by William J. Smith of Stokasberry , Mo. , who was a passenger on the Missouri Pa cific train the night it was held up. Smith testified that he got out when the train stopped and walked up among the robbers , one of whom place : ! a gun against his breast and 01 dered him back into the car. "Do you see that man in the court room ! " Mr. Smith pointed at Jesse James silting facing him and said : "Yes , sir ; there he .sits right over there. " Bodies of the Marty's Found. The bodies of Letter Carrier Fred Marty , his wife and 2-year-pld child , who ten days ago perished in the lire at Arlington flat building in Chicago , were found Monday under a pile of debris near the northeast corner of the basement. Father , mother and child lay side by side as though they had been suffocated by smoke before the building collapsed. Fatally Injured by Gas Explosion The house of Daniel Eckton at Walton , Ind. , was blown to pieces by a natural gas explosion. The noise was heard for miles : Mrs. Eckton is horribly injured and is dying. Mrs. Jesse Coblenlz is also dying. Willie Coblentz , Jesse Coblentz and Charles Eckton all are more or less injured , but will recover. Day to Be Circuit Judge. The President has nominated Wm. R. Day of Ohio to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. SMALLPOX IN ST. PAUL. A Well Developed Case Discovered in the Levee District. A well developed case of smallpox was discovered in St. Paul' a few days ago among the Bohemian families on the levee. Anton Vacca , a laborer , became very sick , and Dr. A. W. Miller , assistant health com missioner , after an investigation , judged the complaint smallpox. Dr. Miller and Inspector Sinks of the health department iiad the man removed to the pest house. Two officers of the board of health and a special policeman were detailed at the house to prevent Mrs. Vacca from commu nicating the disease by visiting neighbors. Several houses in the vicinity of the Vacca home have also been quarantined. Dr. Leavitt tcck charge of the patient at the pest house , and reported that Vacca had the disease in an advanced form , but that ho had good care at the institution , and that he would probably recover. FAVORABLE TO ARMY BILL. Administration and Minority Come to an Understanding. The administration and its representa tives in Congress have reached a satisfac tory agreement with the minority respect ing the army reorganization bill. The compromise is based on an army of 100,000 , of whom 85,000 are to be known as the pro visional army enlisted to serve until 1901. Arrangements arc made for a full staff corps , as in the Hull bill , and generally speaking it is said the arrangement saves the features of that measure , while meeting in a large measure the objections of the minority based on the fear that the regular establishment will be permanently in creased. It is believed this removes nearly all the danger of an extra session. MILLIONS IN DANGER. Fire at Chicago Stock Yards Threat ens Great Packing Plants. The entire packing house district at the Chicago stock yards , with hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of property , was threatened with destruction Thursday morning by a fire in the meat warehouse of Swift & Co. , one of the "Big Four" pack ers. The building was destroyed and some adjoining property damaged. The total loss is $200,000. Firemen Patrick and O'Neil were killed and several other fire men and bystanders injured by a falling wall. Discuss the Race Question. The workers' conference of the Tusco- gee , Ala. , Normal and Industrial Institute met the other day to discuss the best methods calculated to bring about tl e im provement of the colored people and the policy which will tend to make the rela tions between the whites and blacks more friendly and mutually helpful. The gen eral subject selected for discussion was "Eolations Between Whites and Negroes in the South. " Miles Has More Trouble. Gen. Nelson A. Miles has filed exceptions to the commissioner's report of the sale of the property of the Werner Printing Co. , at Akron , Ohio. Gen. Miles has a claim against the Werner Co. for $25,000 , which the commissioner refused to allow. The Werner Co. published Gen. Miles' book and he alleges the work was not done ac cording to contract. He presented a claim for damages for the above amount. Found Frozen to Death. The dead body of Mrs. Mfnnie L. Sar gent , who was frozen to death during the recent cold snap , has just been found near Hanover , Ohio. Mrs. Sargent was a widow , nearly 80 years of age and living alone. She had been in the habit of visit ing the neighbors , and not being seen for some days , they investigated and found her lying in a bed , frozen stiif. Bill to Check Cartoonists. Assemblyman Work's anti-cartoon bill in the California Legislature which was refused passage by the Senate , was taken up again on reconsideration and was passed. Exception was taken to some cartoons which appeared in the daily papers and this is said to be the cause of its passage. Rcdhot Poker on Tongue. Catherine Taylor , whose husband , a watchman of New York , confessed that lie had given her Paris green , died from the effects of the drug. An examination also proved that he had burned his wife's tongue with a redhot poker. He will be arraigned on a charge of murder. Big Contract for Ore. Negotiations for the delivery of 30,000 tons of Leadville manganese ore to the Illinois Steel Works at Chicago have been closed. This contract , in addition to those now in force , means the production during the next ten months of G0,000 tons of this class of ore in Leadville. Wages Voluntarily Raised. Notice has been posted at all the plants of the Tomas Iron Company in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania , notifying the em ployes that their wages have been advanced 10 per cent. This is the first order increas ing wages that has been issued in this sec tion for many years. Convicts to Make Binding Twine. Gov. Stanley of Kansas has signed the bill through which the Slate Legislature aims to relieve Kansas farmers of the exac tions of the binding twine trust. The measure provides for the manufacture of binding twine by convicts in the State Penitentiary. Chili Will Remain Neutral , The agitation of the Chilian papers in favor of the intervention of Chili in the conflict now in progress in Bolivia between President Alonzo's forces and the Federal ists or insurgents is calming down. The Government of Chili has resolved to re main neutral. FIRE IN FLOUR CITY MINNEAPOLISTRIBUNE BURNED TKE SECOND TIME. Nobody was Hurt in This Conflagra- tiou , but the Event .Recalls the Tragedy Ten Years Ago when Several Persons Lost Their Iiives. Minneapolis Tribune Burned. The five-story building on Fifth Street , Minneapolis , Minn. , owned and occupied by the Tribune Publishing Company , was destroyed by fire Friday night last. The lire originated in the job room on the second end floor. Nothing was saved mailing lists , files , account books , contracts , with all the costly presses and linotypes were destroyed. The Times and .Journal build ing , two lots east of the Tribune , was on lire several times. The building adjoining the Tribune on the west , occupied by Geo. Benz & Sons , wholesale liquor dealers , was almost destroyed , together with a large stoclc. The big department store of S. X. Olson , to the south and across the alley , was on fire , but iron shutters savpd it. Following are the estimated losses : Tribune Company $100,000 , insurance 580,000 ; Tribune boolc binding and job de partment $8,000 , insurance $5,000 ; W. S. Booth & Co. , law blanks , $7,000 , with par tial insurance ; George BenSons , whole sale liquors , $25,000 , with full insurance ; Drew & Co. and Thurston & Gould , job printers , $5,000 , partial insurance ; A. T. Dahl , boolc binder , $3,000 , partial insur ance ; Housekeeper , semi-monthly , $4,000 , fully insured ; Century Piano Company $1,000 , fully covered. The Tribune will issue as usual , being run off in the Times rooms. On the night of Nov. SO , 1889 , the Tribune Building , directly opposite the one destroyed Friday night was burned , and seven newspaper men lost their lives. SMALLPOX IN TEXAS. The Situation Has Taken an Alarm ing Turn at Dallas. The smallpox situation has become so alarming in Dallas , Texas , that the District i Courts have been closed and the juries dis missed. There are ten cases in the pest house , a number isolated at private ex pense , and a large number of suspected cases under surveillance. Five deaths have been reporte 1. There is agitation for closing the public schools. Reports from Cleburn , Wcatherford , San Diego , Corpus Christi , and other Texas towns indicate that the disease is becoming more epidemic. The cold weather has caused the disease to spread. KING OSCAR MAY STAY AWAY Czar's Peace Conference at the Hague Opposed by Swedes. King Oscar has received a numerously signed petition asking that Sweden be not represented at the Czars "arrest of arma ments" conference at The Hague. The Emperor of Ilussia , the memorial declares , has clearly shown his hand in his tyran nical proclamation doing away with the constitution of Finland , and Swedes should not fail to show their sympathy or to act with regard to their interest. It is likely that the Government will await develop ments before signifying its attitude in the matter. ALGER DENIES THE STORY. Head of the War Department Says He Does Not Intend to Retire. Secretary of War Alger has taken occa sion to deny the story published that he contemplates resigning. In answer to further questions he said : "I could not afford to leave the cabinet under present conditions. I am perfectly satisfied to leave the investigation of my conduct dur ing the Spanish-American war to the in vestigating committees that have been ap pointed. I have no fear of the result. I could not relinquish the portfolio as Sec retary of War while still under lire. " EGG FAMINE IN EAST. Hen Fruit Quoted at Forty Cents a Dozen in Pittsburg. There is a famine in eggs at Pittsburg , Pa. , and prices have advanced from 21 to40 cents a dozen. Last week H. D. Miller of Philo , Muskegon County , Ohio , arrived in Pittsburg and quietly started in to buy eggs. At Indianapolis , Ind. , eggs are worth 5 cents a piece. Says the Beef AVas Ancient. Adjt. Schaber of the Eighth Ohio Vol unteer Regiment of Bucyrus , Ohio , who during the Spanish war handled large quantities of the canned beef provided for the soldiers , says that all the cans bore labels with the figures 1898 printed on them. By soaking the cans these lables could be pulled off , showing an original wrapper with the date 1888 or some other equally ancient period marked on them. Took an Overdose of Chloral. Prof. Waldar Malmane of St. Louis , Mo. , a critic well known in the musical circles of this country and Europe , was found un conscious in a room at the Van Studdiford Hotel , as the result of an overdose of chlo ral. Domestic troubles'caused , the professor ser to leave home temporarily. Daniel O'Connell Is Dead. Daniel O'Connell , literateur , poet and playwright , is dead at his suburban home , in Sausalito , Cal. , of pneumonia. He was of the same family as the famous liberator of that name. Dewey AVants the Oregon. The following dispatch has been re ceived by the Navy Department from Ad miral Dewey : "For political reasons the Oregon should be sent here at once. " HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL , Maximum Price of Armor Plate Fixed at $445 Per Ton. The naval appropriation bill finally passed the Lower House of Congress Thursday afternoon , after four days of ac rimonious debate , much of which wai spent upon the question of rehabilitating the Naval Academy at Annapolis in accordance with the scheme inau gurated by the appropriation of half a million in the last naval bill , and the proposition to increase the maxi mum price to be paid for armor plate to $545 per ton , existing law limiting it to $400. Upon both propositions the naval committee suffered signal defeats. The amendment to build a great armor plant was ruled out upon a point of order , but after a rancorous debate , in which the price to be paid for armor was cut down from $545 , the price which the committee insisted when being paid for the new Krupp armor , to $445 , and a proviso was also added precluding the Government from paying more than was paid by any othei foreign government for similar armor. MORE FIGHTING AT MANILA. Insurgents Try to Rush Through Our Lines , but Are Checked. With daylight Thursday morning the enemy began worrying tactics at various parts of the American line in Manila , ap parently for the purpose of withdrawing attention from affairs inside the city. An attempt was made to rush through our ex treme left near Caloocan , but it \\i\s promptly checked by a hot and effective musketry and artillery fire. The monitor Monadnock joined in the engagement , hurling 10-inch shells over the American lines into bodies of the enemy as indicated by the signal corps. A band of sixty rebels , having two carloads of arms and accoutrements , has been captured in a house. Lieut. Eugene S. French , Company L , First Montana , and Private Oscar Fel- ton , Company C , First South Dakota , wore killed , and ten wounded , among the latter two Dakotans. PRESIDENT FAURE BURIED , No Unpleasant Incident Throughout the Ceremonies. Crowds of people anxious to witness the funeral procession bearing the remains of President Faure from the Elysees Palace in Paris to Notre Dame Cathedral began to assemble early Thursday morning along the line of the route. The procession was led by a detachment of cavalry , infantry and marines , and strong bodies of troops were interspersed throughout the funeral cortege. The whole route was lined with troops of all arms and guarded by police. The procession moved slowly toward the Cathedral , the crowds reverently standing with bared heads as it passed. At the con clusion of the services in the cathedral , which were very impressive throughout , the funeral procession was re-formed and proceeded to the cemetery Pcre la Chaise. There was no unpleasant incident through out. Another Fatal Snowslide. Another snowslide occurred at Snver Plume , Colo. , the other day , carrying away all the buildings of the Seven-Thirty mine , together with several miners' cabins and burying four men , two of whom were rescued alive. The slide ran right over the Seven-Thirty mine , and partly across the Dunderberg. The miners who were caught were caught asleep in their cabins. Invites Almeiias to a Duel. Gen. Linares , who was in command of the Spanish troops at Santiago at the time of the capitulation , has challenged Count d'Almenas to a duel on account of the at tacks the count made on him in the Span ish Senate in connection with his arraign ment of the conduct of the Spanish gen erals engaged in the war in Cuba. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , $3.00 to § G.2o ; hogs , shipping grades , So.OO to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 to $4.75 ; Avhcat , No. 2 rod , 73c to 74c ; corn , No. 2 , 35c to 37c ; outs , No. 2 , 27c to 28c ; rye , No. 2 , 5Gc to 57c ; butter , choice creamery , 21c to 22c : eggs , fresh. 20c to 22c ; potatoes , choice , 33c to 50c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. $3.00 to S3.75 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.00 ; sheep , common to choice , $2.50 to $4.25 : wheat , No. 2 red , G9c to 71c ; corn , No. 2 white , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 white , 30c to 32c. St. Louis Cattle , $3.50 to $0.00 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to $4.25 ; wheat , No. 2 , 74c to 75c ; corn , No. 2 yellow , 33c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 , 2Sc to 30c : rye. No. 2 , 5Gc to 5Sc. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.25 ; wheat , No.2 , 74c to 75c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 33c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 29c to 30c ; rye , No. 2 , G2c to G4c. Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.25 : wheat , No. 2 , 72c to 74c ; corn , No. 2 yellow , 3Gc to 38c ; oats , No. 2 white , 32c to 34c ; rye , G2c to G4c. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 72c to 73c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 34c to 3Gc ; oats. No. 2 white , 2Sc to 29c ; rye , No. 2 , 56c to 5Sc ; clover seed , new , $3.95 to $5.05. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 spring , 70c to 72c ; corn , No. 3 , 31c to 33 ; c oats , No. 2 white , 29c to 31e ; rye , No. 1. 5Gc to 57c ; barley , No. 2 , 45c to 51c : pork , mess , $9.25 to $9.75. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , $3.00 to $ G.OO ; hogs , common to choice , $3.25 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair < o choice weth ers , $3.50 to $5.00 ; lambs , common to extra , $4.50 to $5.25. New York Cattle , $3.25 to SG.OO ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.25 ; sheep. $3 CO to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 83c to Sac ; corn , No. 2 , 42c to 45c ; oats. No. 2 white , 3Gc to 3Sc ; butter , creamery , IGc to 23c ; eggs , Western. 24c to 2Gc. \ STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. First Nebraska Regiment in a Skir mish with Filipinos Near Manila One Private Is Killed and a Num ber AVounded Other Items. Fell at Manila. The following First Nebraska boys were among those reported by Gen. Otis as hav ing fallen in a skirmish on Tanquina road , north of the pumping station , near Manila , Feb. 17 : Killed - PRIVATE GEORGE AX- DREWS , Company A , wounded in cheek , forearm and knee , died last night. "Wounded PriateEdward Day , Com pany A. head , severe ; Private Charles E. Park. Company F , right thigh , slight ; Private .John Williams , Company G , left elbow , severe ; Sergeant Wilbcr E. Camp , Company G , left thigh , slight-First Ser geant William II. Cook , Company Gneck , severe ; Captain Albert H. llollingsworth , Company C , thigh , severe ; Second Lieu tenant Bert D. Whedon , Company C , right thighsevere. George Andrews was from York. He was 21 years of age , and enlisted June 27. Edward Day , who was wounded , was from York also , lie is 2(5 ( years of age , and en listed May ' .I. John Williams is from Geneva , and his age is given as 20 years. Capt. Albert II. llollings worth is from Beatrice. He is 20 years of age and was formerly captain of a company of the National Guard at Beatrice. He enlisted May ; ) . Bert Whe don , who was so seriously wounded , is a Lincoln boy. lie vas a junior at the State University , and also an officer in the cadet battalion , and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity , and always took a prom inent part in university alt'airs. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Whedon. He is 21 years of age. Wilber E. Camp was a German printer. His father is .1. II. Camp. W. II. Cook of Company F. Omaha. No paiticu- lars ( name not in last directory ) . .John Williams is a student at Geneva. His near relative is Emma Williams of that town. Luimbermeu Listen to Papers. The State Lumber Dealers'Association held its annual session at Lincoln with a larger attendance than ever before. The Hoo-Hoo Association , a social order of the lumbermen , was also largely represented. The meeting was opened with the annual address by President Bonekamp and the reports of Secretary Cleland and Treas urer Fried. The finances of the associa tion were found to be in good shape with about $1,000 surplus in the treasury. Pa pers were read on subjects of interest to lumbermen by A. Barnett of McCook , De Forrestr Green and William Larson of Lincoln , and othersv Had No Business There. A South Omaha jury has acquitted Frank Sharp , a grading contractor , of shoot ing John W. Collins last month. The evi dence of Collins himself showed that he had no business in Sharp's barn at the time. Sharp shot through the barn door , supposing a burglar was in the place. It was midnight and he had suffered the loss of several things , stolen from the barn. Collins was in Sharp's oinploj. To police man Thomas Montague and others Sharp said he shot because lie was afraid if he did not the supposed burglar would shoot him. Collins lost an arm as a result of the shooting. Right of Way Secured. The Lower House of Congress has con curred in the Senate bill granting the Sioux City & Omaha Uailroad Company right of Avay through the Winnebago and Omaha Indian reservations. The promoters claim to have good financial backing and say the road will be built this year. While it may eventually become a part of the Great Northern system , it is likely to serve for some time as a connecting road for the southern roads whose northern terminals are at Omaha. Thomas H. Cooley Returns. Thomas II. Cooley , cashier of the Chicago cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis and Omaha road at Omaha , who was arrested in Iowa , has returned to the city. He was accom panied by several friend who are endeav oring to do all they can to get him out of the trouble into which he has plunged himself. Cooley was turned over to Inspector specter Lord by the Iowa authorities. He was so weak he had to be assisted to the carriage and later from it into the train. Meeting ; ol" Pioneers. The pioneers of Sutton and vicinity held their annual meeting a few days ago. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President , J. C. Merrill ; vice president , Mrs. J. B. Dinsmore ; Sec retary , Mrs. Will Smith ; treasurer. I.-X. Clark ; chaplain , Mrs. I. X. Clark. Refunded the Bonds. The city council of Hartington has re funded the waterworks bonds , which had already run five years and were drawing 7 per cent , interest. The new bonds will run fifteen years and draw only 5 per cent , interest and the council received a bonus of $4415 on the bonds of $9,500. Hastings Man Drops Dead. G. E. Malcom dropped dead while hang ing up a set of harness in his barn at Hast ings. As he had been in the habit of tak ing chloral it is though his death was caused by an overdose of the drug. Coroner ner Cooke viewed the remains and said that an inquest would not be held. Xew Trial for Reynolds. The supreme court handed down a num ber of opinions a few days ago. among them being a reversal of the Reynolds bigamy case , which came up from Hayes County. Reynolds has been sentenced to seven years for having too many wives , but will now get a new trial. National Guard Mustered In. Adjt. Gen. Barry of Lincoln has mus tered in the new Company L , Xebraska National Guards , at Xorfolk. The officers of the company are : John W. MeClary , captain ; Aired Grecke , first lieutenant ; Carl H. Pilgei , second lieutenant. * CHARGES AGAINST CORNELL Abstract Filed With the Legislative Investigating Committee. The following abstract of the charges filed against Auditor Cornell by Samuel Lichty. was compiled and filed with thxs lcgslative investigating committee : 1. State Auditor Cornell had in his pos session on the 1st day of June. 1897 , sums belongiim to the state amounting to over $8,000 , which the constitution required to be paid into the treasury "in advance. " During the whole of the year IS'J7 he held back money belonging to the treasury , and had the same deposited as his own private funds in banks outside the state capital , or was using the same for piivatespeculaf'on. ( See Broatch against Moores , declaring such action to be - .ibezzlemer.r. This de cision also says : ' 'In a majority of cases of defalcation it is quite likely that the first misappropriation was made in the full confidence fidence- that it would be niaue good and no one would be harmed. There is no middle ground either of safety or honesty. Trust funds must be held sac-cd , ami the officer wh- appropriates them to his own use must be held to be guilty of a breach of trust , no matter how willing he may after ward prove to be to replacu the misappro priation of that which was not his own. " 2. The State Auditor , accompanied by his friends and relatives , accepted the free use of a special train on the Burlington road to visit the pleasure resorts of South Dakota , just before the time of the meeting of the Xebraska State Board of Equaliza tion , of which the Xebraska State Auditor was chairman. By the means of passes and other favors from the railroad com panies he was induced to vote any increase of taxes on these companies. 3. State Auditor Cornell received con tributions and transportation rrom railroad companies to assist in securing a rcnomina- tion in 189S , one of these contributions being fifty trip passes "for yourself and Morehead , " having been cent just previous to the state convention on i-quest of the State Auditor. < cice Cession laws , 1897 , pa ; e 1851. 4. Auditor Cornell appointed his r.ophew , J.A.Simpson , as county irjasurer examiner - aminer , with a specific salary OL $ lliOO , per year and expenses , and while hiMvasdraw ing this salary , authorized him to examine insurance companies and extort illegal fees for the same contrary to section 77 , chapter xliii , Compiled Statutes 18K5 ! , the said Cor nell having full knowledge that the law was being violated. 3. The State Auditor appointed and authorized O. W. Palm , an insurance agent , who was under the law ineligible to act as insurance examiner , and to extort illegal fees from insurance companies , the said Cornell having full knowledge of and par ticipating in the benefits of the same. G. In return for favors received from in surance companies , the State Auditor neg lected and refused to enforce section ' . of the insurance laws relating to the col lection of taxes from insurance companies , and by suc'irrf'ual and neglect the i-tato lost money at the rate of $2,000 per mouth , which should have been collected and turned into the State Treasury. 7. The State Auditor had full knowledge and due notice that there was due the state $ oOl,000 from insurance companies , which should have been collected and turned into the State Treasury , but he-refused to col lect the same or to allow any other person to proceed to make such collection. 8. On the 22d of March , 1897 , Deputy Auditor Pool , by the advice of the Auditor , wrongfully drew from the State Treasury $225 and converted the same to his own use , and both the Auditor and his deputy re fused to pay back the money after the At torney General had decided that it was wrongfully taken. ( The decision in the Irvine case , relied upon by the Auditor in justification , was rendered on Xov. 17 , 1898) ) . 9. The State Auditor sent deputies from his office out over the state working for his re-election , during the campaign of 1898 , and the office work that they should have done was performed by J. M. Koerbel. an extra employe , at a cost to the state of $211 , the political deputies at the same time drawing their regular salaries from thy State. 10. The State Auditor nrged and re quested two of his deputies to take money belonging to the State and use the same for private speculation. Deserter Hangs Himself. John Rober , a deserter from Fort Meade , hanged himself in the Holt County jail. While the jailer was absent for only a few minutes he tied his suspenders around his neck , fastening the end to the bars , and by falhng upon his knees choked himself to death. Quarrel of Brothers-in-Tjav. Harmon II. Frazier and George Sutton had trouble regarding grazing land for cat tle north of Alliance , and Sutton was shot in the shoulder with a revolver. The wound is not serious. Frazier is under arrest. The men are brothers-in-law. Refunding of Water Bonds. The city council of Tecumseh has called a special election for March 15 to vote on the proposition of refunding the city's vater bonds at a lower rate of interest. Xebraska Short Xotes. The Supreme Court lias resumed its sit ings. ings.Tekamah Tekamah will soon vote for or against building a new school house. Rev. E. O. Taylor of Chicago is giving a series of temperance lectures at Graf ton. An interesting and profitable farmers' institute \vas held at Brady Island a. few days ago. The York creamery is nearly completed. As yet the promoters ha\e not secured a manager. During the past month the achuyler creamery has paid 5970.46 to its seventy- five patrons. The fifteenth annual encampment of Osceola Sons of Veterans was held in that city last week. There will be a fight at the spring elec tion in Wymore over the old question of saloons or no saloons. The loss of a child a few months ago has caused the mental derangement of Mrs. R. Flesher of Elm Creek. The mystery surrounding the disappear ance of Silas Baily at Bcnkelman has been partially solved by the finding of his body in the river. '