THE TOD OYEB
LATEST NEWS FROM EVER\
LAND.
GIVE UP LIVES
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RESUME OF CASUALTIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
Nebraskaus Lost More Men Killei
in Action than any Other Organi
zation , Except the Fourteenth In
fan try Tlnplate Mills Resume.
Heroes Who Have Fallen.
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The prospective early return of some o :
the regiments of volunteers that have beer
(1 ( fighting in the Philippines gives additiona
interest to a resume of the casualties inth (
insular campaigns. Full records of tht
losses by death , wounds , sickness anc
otherwise , since the beginning of opera
tions there early in the summer of 1898
show that the Minnesota regiment was
most susceptible to the baneful influence ol
the tropical climate , thjrty-four of these
volunteers having expired in the hospitals
up to the Fourth of July. Oregon
gen was next with twenty-
four , and Nebraska third , losing
twenty-one men from sickness. The Ne
braska regiment lost more men killed ir
action than any other organization en
gaged except the Fourteenth Infantry ,
twenty-six members losing their lives al
the front from that state , against twenty-
eight of the regulars.
Exclusive of the deaths on the transports ,
the total number of men to lose their lives
in the Philippine war was 693. Of this
number 650 were killed or succumbed to
wounds or disease. The number wounded
in action was 1,591. Five committed sui
cide , one , the colonel of a Tennessee regi
ment , died of apoplexy in an engagement ,
and nineteen were accidentally drowned ,
BROOKLYN STREETCAR STRIKE
Men Demand Revision of the Time
Table and Advance.
Another trolley strike is on in Brooklyn ,
N. Y. So far it has not been as effective
as the strike of 1895 , but there is no telling
how long or how far reaching it may be
come. For some weeks past the employes
of the several lines controlled by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company have
been complaining that the management
did not live up to the 10-hour law. They
demand a revision of the time tables at the
different barns , and also claim that they
should be paid 20 cents an hour for over
time , which is equivalent to $2 a day , the
price which they set for a working day of
ten hours. Very little violence is offered
by the strikers. An army of policemen is
on duty.
IDLE MILLS START UP.
Fifty Thousand Tiuplate Workers
Resume Work.
The tinplate workers throughout the
country to the number of nearly 50,000 re
sumed work Monday after an idleness of
two weeks. The scale fixed on at Chicago
is based on the price of bars. The minimum
advance over last year's scale is placed at
15 per cent. , which will prevail until June
150 , 1900. In addition to the 15 per cent ,
advance the men will receive a further ad
vance of 2 per cent. , because of the recent
Nadvance of 50 cents per 100 pounds on the
price of tinplate.
PICKS UP CAPT. ANDREWS.
"Lone Navigator" Found Exhausted
Off Irish Coast.
The British steamer Holbein. Capt. Sher
lock , New York July 1 for Manchester ,
which arrived at Liverpool July 17 , picked
up Capt. William A. Andrews , known as
the "Lone Navigator , " who left Atlantic
City on June 18 in a little craft named
"The Doree , " barely twelve feet in length ,
to attempt to cross the Atlantic. Capt.
Andrews was found exhausted on July 12
about 700 miles from the Irish coast. His
boat was left adrift.
\7 \ Triple Ohio Drowning.
I. . Frank Ray , with his sweetheart , Catherine -
, erine Wimsey , and Clifford and James
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Shannon , started on an excursion up the
Ohio River in a naptha launch from Cin
cinnati , Ohio , Sunday. The launch had a
small flat bottom , known as a "John boat , "
in tow. Frank Hay playfully jumped into
this boat and all the others , againsthis pro
test , followed. The boat filled and sank
and Ray alone was rescued.
To Collect $1,812OOO Judgment.
United States Consul Smith of Victoria ,
B. C. . is said to have forwarded to the
American Government a memorial from
R. E. L. Brown , an American mining
engineer , requesting the Government's
intervention to secure Brown's claim
against the Transvaal Government for
damages arising out of the well known
Witfontein case , in which Brown secured
a judgment for $1,812,000.
Seven Klondikers Drowned.
The schooner Genoal , sailing from Cook's
Inlet , Alaska , brings news of the drown
ing of seven men at Turnavan early in
June. The names of only five of them are
known. They were crossing the arm in a
small boat , which was overturned by a big
tidal wave.
$ OOOOO Fire in Georgia.
.Twenty-seven business houses , the
pumping station of the waterworks , the
fire engine house and the city jail at Bainbridge -
bridge , Ga. , were destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning. Loss$60,000 ; insurance ,
$25,000.
One Killed and One Hurt.
While a Monon excursion train , heavily
loaded , was going round a curve near
.Seventy-ninth Street , Chicago , two men
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were thrown to the ground. One was
t Tailed. The train was filled with passen-
* j jgcrs on their way to a picnic.
Excitement in Spain.
Four bombs were exploded in different
-parts of Barcelona , Spain , last Saturday
1morning. . No serious damage was doue ,
the excitement was intense. The
author of i the outraged unknown.
I ONE-FOURTH ON SICK LIST.
Soldier Boys at Manila Suffer fron
Work and Weather.
.Advices received in San Francisco by th
transport Newport , dated Manila , June 11
areas follows : Since the middle of Ma ;
no volunteer regiment had a sick list o
less than 20 per cent. Most of them at th
present date have 25 per cent , ill , and ;
few regiments have less than one-third o
their number on duty. The Nebrask ;
Regiment suffered worst. It came in fron
San Fernando a few days ago with les
than 200 men in the ranks. South Dakoti
followed yesterday with 275 men on duty
The Montana and Kansas regiments.at Sai
Fernando have not more than 280 availabl <
men each. The morning after the Wash
ington troops took Morong a week ago
only 263 men responded to roll call. Thesi
regiments have borne the brunt of tin
fighting. Their losses in killed am
wounded range from 160 in the Montan ;
regiment to 280 Nebraska men. The los :
in the Kansas regiment is second to that o
the Nebraska regiment , while the Wash
ington and South Dakota regiments follov
closely , each with lossesof about 200. Th <
Oregon icgiment also suffered severely.
A FATAL TEXAS FIGHT. -
One Killed , Two Fatally and Foui
Seriously Injured.
One man was killed and two fatally ant
four seriously wounded last Saturday in
shooting affray at New Boston , Texas
Dead : Ira Smith ; fatally wounded : \V
D. Hays , S. J. Hays ; seriously injured :
Hall Hays , J. B. Manning , W. II. Hart ,
unknown man.
The trouble was caused by a quarrel
over a fence separating the farms of Ira
Smith and W. D. Hays. The two men
met at church last Sunday and became in
volved in a rough and tumble fight for
which they were arrested and brought to
trial Saturday. During an intermission
the principals , together with several friends
on each side , met in a saloon and the
shooting began. Manning , who was form
erly county attorney , was not a partici
pant. Hart and the unknown man were
also bystanders. Hall Hays , who was the
least seriously injured , was arrested.
AFFIXING OF CHECK STAMP
Commissioner Wilson Rules that It
Must Be Done by Drawers.
Commissioner Wilson of the internal
revenue , has issued a circular prohibiting
banks from affixing stamps to checks un
stamped when presented and requiring
them to return the same to the drawers.
In his circular to collectors the Commis
sioner says :
' You are directed to notify the banks
that are guilty of stamping unstamped
checks that if the practice is not imme
diately discontinued they will be reported
to the United States district attorney for
prosecution. "
This action was taken upon information
that certain banks adopted the practice of
not requiring stamps , as an advertisement ,
to secure patronage against civil banks.
TAYLOR IS THE MAN.
fie Is Named for Governor by the
Kentucky Republicans.
The Republicans of the State of Ken
tucky held their convention at Lexington
July 12 and 13. The committee on plat
form made a unanimous report , and it was
adopted. Adhcrance to the principles and
policfes proclaimed by the last national
convention , except as to civil ; -erv ice were
reaffirmed and the actions of the present
national administration were approved.
W. S. Taylor was named for Governor by
acclamation. John Marshall of Louisville
was nominated for Lieut. Governor. Caleb
Powers of Knox County , was nominated
for Secretary of State. Judge C. J. Pratt ,
who withdrew from the candidacy for Gov
ernor , was nominated for Attorney Gen
eral.
Sailors Get Medals.
Eleven sailors on board the revenue
cutter Fessenden at Detroit , Mich. , on
Thursday were presented with the bronze
medals which Congress ordered given to
every participant in the battle of Manila
Bay. The men were sailors on the cutter
McCulloch , which formed part of Admiral
Dewey's squadron. Capt. Hodgson of the
Fessenden , who commanded the McCulloch
during the battle , also was presented with
one.
Miser Perishes in Burning House
The residence of Thomas Graves , eight
miles soutwest of Richmond , Mo. , was
burned during Wednesday night , and Mr.
Graves aud his sister , Miss Lucy , perished
in the llames. Graves was considered a
miser , and it was supposed that he had
considerable gold hidden on his premises ,
and it is the general belief that the two
were murdered and the bodies and build
ing burned to hide the crime.
Dynamite Guns lor Philippines.
Dynamite guns are to be used by the
American troops in the fall campaign
against the Filipinos. Preparations are
being made by the ordnance department in
Washington to supply Genei'al Otis with
six Suns-Dudley dynamite pneumatic
weapons. The tests made at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds of a gun of this
type proved very satisfactory.
Duke George a Bicycle Victim.
A Bresiau , Russia Newspaper declares
that the death of czarowitch Grand Duke
George , who passed away July 10 , was due
to a bicycle accident. While wheeling
over a hilly country about Tuman , in the
Caucasas , the paper adds , a mishap caused
him such a loss of blood that he died on the
spot of the occurrence.
Noted Indian Fighter Dead.
EL RENO , Oklahoma : John A. Fore
man , founder of El Reno , and one of the
pioneers of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory , died here. He served in the civil war
md in 1864-was commander of Fort Gib-
ion , I. T. , where he gained quite a reputa-
; ion as an Indian fighter.
China's Financial Difficulties.
LONDON : ThePekin correspondent or
he Times says : An imperial edict has
) een issued denouncing the universal
[ peculation declaration of the Chinese
evenue , and appealing for a cessation of
> ractices which are increasing the county V
inancial straits.
OVER $100,000 SHOK1
ONE OF JERSEY'S LEADINC
BANKS FORCED TO CLOSE.
Cashier George 31. Valentine Em
bezzled the Money Makes No El
fort to Escape and Surrenders t
the Police Officers.
Cashier Embezzles.
The Middlesex County Bank , at Pert
Amboy , N. J. , has closed its doors. Th
cashier , George M. Valentine , is reporter
missing. A shortage of about § 100,000 i
reported. President Watsol informed th
police of Perth Amboy of the condition o
affairs , and said Valentine had not beei
seen since July 10. The details as to ho\
the money was converted or misappropri
ated are not known. Expert accountant
are at work on the books. Until they fin
ish , the shortage will not be accurate ! ;
known. The chief of police of Perti
Amboy is responsible for the statemen
that it amounts to $110,000.
The police were asked to locate the miss
ing cashier. Valentine , who had been ii
New York city , returned to Perth Ambo ;
from Woodbridge , accompanied by hi
counsel , Edward Savage of Rah way am
surrendered to the police. He declined ti
go into details about the shortage of t\i \
bank , except to say that he was very sorr ;
that he got his friends into trouble arid tha
he felt very bad about his wife andchil
dren.
AGUINALDO'S PLOT.
Had Planned t'o Enter Manila anc
Slaughter the Americans.
Officers of the Second Oregon now atSai
Francisco while very guarded m thei :
statements , admit the condition of tin
American troops at Manila at the out
break of hostilities between the Unitet
States and the insurgents was very critical
The capture of a letter which was sen
from inside our lines in Manila by ar
emissary'of Aguinaldo was probably al
that saved our army from terrible disastei
and annihilation. The letter containet
details of a plot to open the gates of Ma-
iila , sack the city , murder the guards , ant
allow the insurgent army to pour into the
American camps and surprise the men
The troops were under arms all night t (
meet the expected attack , but the enemj
learned of the capture of the letter , and
the only part of the plot which was car
ried out was the burning of a portion oJ
the city of Manila.
DEIGNAN REFUSES AN HONOR
Iowa's Hero Declines Naval Acad
emy Appointment.
Secretary of the Navy Long has received
a letter from Osborne F. Deignau of Iowa ,
'leclining the appointment to the Naval
Academy offered to him in accordance with
an act of Congress. Young Deignan's de
clination is due , it is said , to his belief that
he would find it extremely difficult to pass
the examination for admission. With a
view to aiding him in every possible way ,
the secretary offered to permit him to enter
the academy without the usual entrance
examination ; but , while appreciating this
concession , the young man deemed it ex
pedient to give up altogether his dreams of
: i career in the service.
MERRIAM TO SUCCEED SHAFTER
Latter Will Soon Have Reached the
Age Limit Provided.
Gen. Shafter will have reached the age
limit in about three months , and it is said
his friends are working quietly to secure
his retention in the service a few years
longer. The friends of Shafter argue that
since the department of the Pacific at San
Francisco has become so important by
reason of the acquisition of the Philip
pines that it is inadvisable to make a
change in its commander just at this time.
It is rumored that Gen. Merriam , at pres
ent in command of the department of
Columbia , is likely to succeed Shafter in
Hie event of the latter's retirement.
Robbers Arrive in Cheyenne.
Deputy Marshal Meikeljohn of Montana
reached Cheyenne , Wyo. , last Saturday
with Dave Putty and Bud Nolan , arrested
at Dillon , Mont. , June 20 , charged with
several postoffice robberies in Wyoming
and believed to be principals in the Union
Pacific holdup on June 2. The men have
been identified by Postmaster Budd of Big
Piney , Wyo. , as the parties who robbed
tiis office in August last. They have also
been identified as the men known in AVyo-
ming as the Roberts brothers. They will
be held at Ctieyenne for trial in the United
States Court.
Fighting American Beef.
The Reichsanzeiger ( German official
irgan ) publishes a decree issued by Dr.
Struckmann , president of the Rhine Prov-
nce at Aix-la-Chapelle , prohibiting the
mportation of fresh beef. The declara-
.ion. which is similar to the regulation
> rdered by the Oldenburg Government , is
lue to the fact that Belgium , having again
icrnutted the importation of live cattle
'rom the United States for slaughter , the
neat iound its way across the Belgian
'rentier into German } ' in contravention of
he existing law-against such importation.
Astor Complains of a Hardship.
William Waldorf Astor secured from the
supreme Court of New York a writ of cer-
iorari directing the commissioners of taxes
md assessments to review their decision in
issessing his personal property there at
12,000,000. The writ is returnable on the
irst Monday in October. Mr. Astor claims
hat he is a non-resident and that he does
lot possess the personal property upon
vhich he has been assessed by the com-
nissioners.
Government Sends Texans Relief
.Representative Hawley of Texas has
irranged with the Agricultural Depart-
nent for a distribution of seed to the suf-
erers in the Brazes Valley in Texas ,
lawley says the War Department has re-
ponded generously with-tents and rations
.nd has done all in its power to relieve the
listress.
Dewey Reaches Port Said.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Port Said
uly U on board the United States cruiser
Myinpia. ' i
WOODMEN'S GOAT BUCKED.
Now Order Is Asked for $10OO <
for a Mashed Hand.
The mechanical goat used by the Maden
Woodmen at Kansas City is accused o
smashing one of Max Dorch's finger
when he was being initiated into that or
der , and he has sued the society for $10,00
damages. In his petition Dorch says thi
goat is fastened to an axle between tw <
wheels eight feet in diameter. Dorch as
serts that he was strapped to this goat an <
then the wheels were rolled over the lodgi
floor and he spun around like a top. HI
reached out "his hand to save himself am
it was mashed between the wheel and floor
Dorch is a tailor.
John Sullivan , one of the Woodmen , say
that the relief committee of the camp pro
vided medical attendance for Dorch , pah
him a two weeks' salary and took a receip
from him in full payment for his injury.
The filing of this lawsuit recalls the oni
filed a year ago by Lenna Winslow agains
the Maccabees. He was hurt while he wai
being initiated. He sued and a jury in tin
Circuit Court gave him a verdict for $12,000
SHOT AT A REVIVAL.
High School Professor Dies from t
Wound by J. T. Carlisle.
Prof. Wm. Lipscorab of the Dallas
Texas , high school , died Thursday , Julj
13 , from the effects of a wound receivec
from John T. Carlisle , formerly janitor o :
the school , who shot him during reviva
services at the First Christian Church
The Gcand Jury will consider the case
Carlisle , who is a cousin of the formei
Secretary of the Treasury , John G. Car
lisle , professes not to remember anything
about the shooting. He is in jail and his
defense will be emotional insanity. Car
lisle lost his position as janitor at the high
school , it is said , and blamed Lipscomt
for it.
Hope to Get Into United States.
Martin Reverts financial representative
of the Government of Guatemala , is in
New York city trying to sell a railroad
that has been built in that little republic
by American capital. He says that his
republic and most of the other republics
making up the Central American States
look forward to the day when they will be
a part of the United States.
Find Murdered Man's Gold.
Neighbors digging in the ruins of the
house of Thomas Graves , near Richmond ,
Mo. , dug up several jars of money , gold
and silver , amounting to $2,100. Graves
and his aged sister , who lived with him ,
were murdered and the house burned to
conceal the crime. The man was a reputed
miser , and it is believed that the murderers
hoped to secure his hoard.
Date of Dreyfus Trial Not Fixed.
Maitre de Mange , counsel for Captain
Dreyfus , had a long conference in Rennes ,
France with the president of the court-
martial regarding the procedure and the
date of the trial , which is not yet fixed.
The lawyer afterward had a two-hours'
interview with Dreyfus.
The Rough Riders' Regiments.
Adjutant General Corbin says that no
one had been authorized to enlist any of
the three rough rider regiments provided
for in the volunteer act. It would require
the President's express direction before
any step could be taken towards raising
these regiments.
Flood in Utah.
A special from Manti , Utah , a town of
2,000 inhabitants , says that two city creeks
overflowed their channels Wednesday
night and flooded the greater portion of the
town. No lives were lost , but there were
many narrow escapes. The property loss
is heavy.
Kansas City Packers Close.
Schwartchild & Sulzberger closed thei !
packing plant at Kansas City rather thau
grant a second advance in wages to its 200
butchers and their helpers. A thousand
men are out.
Tramps Killed in a Wreck.
Four tramps were killed and five others
were seriously injured by the wrecking of
a freight tram on the Chicago & Altbn
road near Glendale , Mo.
Samoan Commisson Starts Home
The naval transport Badger , which car
ried the Samoan Commission to Samoa ,
sailed for home July 15 , with the commis
sion aboard.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
§ 3.00 to $6.00 ; hogs , shipping grades ,
$3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.0U
to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 72c to 74c ;
corn , No. 2 , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 , 23e
to 25c ; rye , No. 2 , 58c to 59c ; butter ,
choice creamery , IGc to ISc ; eggs , fresh ,
12c to 14c ; potatoes , choice new , 55c to
65c per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , snipping , $3.00 to
$5.75 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.25 :
sheep , common to choice. $2.50 to $4.50 ;
wheat , No. 2 red , 72c to 73c ; corn , No. 2
white , 34c to 3Gc ; oats , No. 2 white , 27c
to 29c.
St. Louis Cattle , $3.30 to $0.00 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.75 ;
wheat , No. 2. 74c ro 7Gc ; corn , No. 2
yellow , 34c to 36c ; oats. No. 2. 25c to 27c ;
rye , No. 2 , GOc to G2c.
Cincinnati Cattle. $2.50 to $5.75 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.50 ;
wheat. No. 2. 72c to 73c ; corn. No. 2
mixed. 35c to 37c ; oats. No. 2 mixed , 27c
to 20c ; rye , No. 2 , 64c to GGc.
Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $ G.OO ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.25 ; sheep , $2.50 to $5.25 ;
\vheat. No. 2. 74c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 2
yellow , 35c to 3Gc ; oats , No. 2 white , 28c
to 30c ; rye. 59c to GOc.
Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 73c to
75c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 3Gc to 37c ; oats ,
No. 2 mixed , 24c to 25c ; rye. No. 2 , 57c
to 59c ; clover seed , new , $3.95 to $4.05.
Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 spring , 73
to 74c : corn , No. 3 , 33c to 35c ; oats , No.
2 white. 26c to 2Sc ; rye , No. 1 , 56c to 58ci
barley , No. 2. 40c to 42c ; pork , mess ,
? S.25 to $8.75.
Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers ,
53.00 to $ G.OO ; hogs , common to ctioice ,
53.25 to $4.50 : sheep , fair to choice weth
ers , $3.50 to $5.50 ; Iambs , common to
? xtr.i , $4.50 to $7.00.
New York Cattle. $3.25 to $6.00 ; hogs ,
? 3.00 to $4.75 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.25 ;
ivheat , No. 2 red , SOc to Sic ; corn , No. 2 ,
J9c to 40c ; oats , No. 2 white , 31c to 32c ;
3utter , creamery , 15c to 19c ; eggs , West
ern. 15e to IGc.
STATE OF KEBKASE
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Legislative Investigation Committe
Huns Up Against a Snag in Liin
coin Meeting Room in Capitc
Denied the Committee.
Shut Out of the State House.
The legislative investigation committe (
consisting of Senators Prout of Gage , Va
Dusen of Douglas , and Rocke of Lancas
ter , commenced work in Lincoln July 1 (
The first act was to visit the State Hous
and request a room in which to conduct th
investigation. In this the committee me
with a refusal on the part of Secretary c
State Porter. When the request was firs
made in the forenoon Porter said that h
would not assign a room to the committee
and preferred not to give a final answe
until he could have a final talk with th
other members of the board , all of whoi
were in Omaha. At 2 o'clock in the after
! noon the committee again called on Portei
.but received no further satisfaction. II
said he had talked with the Attorney Gen
eral and the State Treasurer by telephone
and did not feel justified in allowing ;
.room . for the use of the committee. Th
conversation in which the Secretary eState
State declined to accommodate the com
mittee with quarters in the State buildinj
was all taken down by the official stenogra
pher , and , it is understood , will be made :
part of the record of the investigation.
BESSEY SUCCEEDS MACLEAr
Board of Regents Elects an Actin ;
Chancellor of University.-
The Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity on July 13 elected as acting chan
cellor to take the place of George E. Mac
Lean , resigned , Charles E. Bessey , dean o
the Industrial College of the University
This place was first offered to the senio
dean , Charles A. Sherman. A commute *
consisting of Regents Kinnebever , Raw
lings , Weston and Gould was appointed t <
recommend to the Board a suitable persoi
for chancellor.
NEBRASKANS IN GOOD HEALTr
Transport with First Regiment or
Board Leaves Yokohama.
Gov. Poynter has received a cablegran
from Yokohama , Japan , announcing th <
departure from there of tee transport Hancock -
cock with the returning First Nebraskr
ami Utah Battery on board. It is said th (
health of the troops was excellent and thai
the Hancock would reach San Franciscc
the 28th hist.
Dies from Gunshot Wounds.
Harry Anderson , the young man whc
was accidentally shot at St. James on the
Fourth of July while polishing the targei
at a shooting gallery , died of his wound in
Sioux City. After receiving the wound
he walked to his home at Lime Grove , a
distance of ten miles , and went to bed
without dressing the wound or making
known to his parents that lie was injured.
During the night the hemorrhage was con
stant. The morning following he was
taken to Sioux City and lingered along un
til last week.
Leases 1O8OOO Acres of Land.
The Union Pacific Land Department in
Omaha has closed a deal with the Uintah
Bounty Wool Growers' Association of
Utah for the lease of 108,000 acres of rail
road land to the sheep owners of that sec-
lion. The lease is one of the outgrowths
of the fight between the sheep and the
cattle men for possession of that territory.
Previous holdings , with this lease , gives
[ he sheep owners a practical monopoly of
the grazing in Uintah County , Utah.
Return of the First.
A largely attended mass meeting was
icld in Lincoln a few evenings since to
icrfect plans lor a state reception to the
First Nebraska Regiment , which is ex
pected to arrive at San Francisco within
two weeks. It was announced at the meet
ing that other towns and cities had aban
doned their plans of holding regimental
receptions , and would unite with Lincoln
in a demonstration conducted on a mag
nificent scale.
The Reunion at Plainview.
The Northeast Nebraska Grand Army of
the Republic reunion at Plainview on July
13 witnessed an attendance of at least 4,000
people. The rain in the afternoon inter
fered somewhat in the enjoyment , but the
crowd was good natured and the big pavil
ion and large number of tents afforded
bhelter. It was voted to hold the reunion
at Pierce next year.
Movement for Better Roads.
The County Board at its meeting in
Grand Island inaugurated a movement for
better roads , appropriating $1,400 for the
improvement of one section line straight
through the county east and west. It i
expected by the inaugurators of the move
ment that it will lead to a system of fine
roads in a few years in all parts of the
county.
Dishonorably Discharged.
On the recommendation of thethree com
missioned officers of Troop K of the Second
end Regiment , Private George H. Wood
ward , stationed at Seward , was dishonora
bly discharged from the service of the Ne-
Uraska National Guard. No reason is
jiven for the man's discharge other than it
ivr.s for the good of the service.
That Yellow Lodge Pow Wow.
The pow wow at Yellow Smokes Lodge ,
iear Decatur , lasted six days. There was
lot to exceed 300 Indians camped there at
my one time. Their amusements con
sisted of ( lancing , horse racing and foot
acing , but above all eating.
Fined for Beating His Wife.
Edward Matthews , a young farmer living
southeast of York , was arrested , charged
jy his young wife with assault and bat-
ery. Matthews was found guilty and
issessed costs and fine amounting to $21.95.
Postoffice Discontinued.
The postoffice at Yeager , Furnas County ,
las been discontinued. Mail will "o to
leaver City.
Loses an Eye.
Lee Young lost the sight of one eye ands
'
s disfigured for life as the result of'a pre-
uature explosion while blasting at Mc-
ihane's grading camp , twenty-live miles
rom Alliance. He was directly over it
vhen the charge exploded.
Dual Tragedy.
Frank Tepley , a well-to-do Bohemian
armer , ten miles from Stanton , killed his
rife with a carpenter's hammer and then
uicided by taking poison. He objected to
is wife visiting a disinherited daughter
nd son-in-law.
RAISING FARM MORTGAGES.
Nebraska Farmers Busy Themselves
Getting Cut of Debt.
The reports that come ui from the coun
ties of the State , showing the mortgage
business for the month of June , all indicate
that the fanners are doing well. The fol -
lowing reports have been noticed , giving
the amounts of mortgages filed and those-
released :
Race $ 4J-.855 .
Lincoln 8.315 25jtoO-
44,018-
Seward 27.923 ,
pin tip S.lo'J 'JiMUl
cuming : : : : : siig 47,69-
00,18-
Adams - 41,182 ,
Totals $190,016 ? 821,853.
This shows a net reduction of 3131,807 in
mortgage indebtedness of
the real estate
these six counties , being conclusive proof
" in Nebraska. "
that "farming pays
Senate Investigating Committee.
The Senate Investigating Committee at
Lincoln on July 12 issued a summons for
Secretary of State Porter to appear and
* ive testimony on the alleged fraudulent
recount of ballots in 1S97. He failed to
appear , and a summons for contempt may
be issued. Mr. Porter questions the com
mittee's jurisdiction. Edward Simons , the
State House janitor , said one reason he-
aided in the recount was that he had been ,
promised , if seated , they would decide in
his favor a case in the Supreme Court in.
which he was interested. P. O. Hedlund ,
former Deputy State Auditor , a member of
the recount committee , said that as soon as-
he had positive knowledge of fraud being
committed in the recount he exposed the
matter. He corroborated part of Simons' "
testimony.
Feeling Over the Ditch Question.
The county board met in regular ses
sion at Fremont the other day. Are-
monstrance against the Ames drainage
ditch , which was recently ordered dugr
was filed. It was signed by all the prop
erty owners along the line of the ditch and
many others. The entire matter was laid
on the table until the next meeting. One
member of the board was absent , so that
the ditch aud anti-ditch forces were a tie-
There is considerable feeling over the ditch ,
question , large property interests being ,
involved on both sides and the case is
likely to be eventually carried into the
courts.
Union 1'aciiic Jjands.
The Secretary of the Interior has in
structed the Commissioner of the General
Land Office to hereafter issue patents for
lands accruing to the Union Pacific Rail
road Company to the new company that
acquired the road after foreclosure pro
ceedings were instituted by the Govern
ment. It is merely a formal notification
to the commissioners that the company is
entitled to all the lands in Nebraska and.
states further west to which the old com
pany would have been entitled under its
grant.
Governor Sets Him Free-
County Clerk Smith at Aiiibworth has
received official notification of the commu
tation of the sentence of Ole Anderson
from imprisonment for life to fifteen years , ,
one month and eight days , which with
good time released him from prison on the
4th of this month. Anderson brainedhis
wife with a bucket in the southeast part of.
what was Brown County in 1887 , after
wards hiding the body in an old well where
it was found.
Dixon Will Celebrate.
Dixon will hold her annual celebration
Aug. 15. The requisite money has been
subscribed. An effort will be made to get
W. J. Bryan to make a speech. Dr.Rollam.
has been appointed as committee on priv
ileges. Many new and novel features will
be added to the entertainment this year ,
and no pains will be spared to make it the
most successful and entertaining celebra
tion Dixon has ever held.
Nellie Walbaum Still Missing.
Nellie Walbaum , the 16-year-old girl
who suddenly disappeared from her home
in Wymore almost two weeks ago , is still
absent from her home , and her parents
claim to know nothing of her whereabouts.
The girl had only been home from the Re
form School a short time when she ran
away , and should she be found she will be
sent back.
Omaha Smelter to Shut Down.
The big trust smelter at Omaha is being
shut down , the fires in several of the
furnaces being out and others are to fol
low. The shortage of coal is given as the
reason. The miners in Iowa and other
places which supply Omaha with the
cheaper grades for manufacturers pur
poses have been on a strike.
Freight Train Jumps the Track.
A Burlington and Missouri freight train
jumped the track about four miles east of
Ord and did considerable damage to several
jf the cars and also the tender. The freiirht
ivas but slightly damaged and no one was
mrt. The cause of the accident was the-
spreading of the rails.
To Hold a Coursing Meeting.
The coursing men of Friend and vicinity
leld a meeting recently and decided to
lold a coursing meeting early in October.
Uhe following officers were elected : . Pres-
dent , William Burke ; vice president
ifrank Aldrett ; secretary , G. W. Gooden ;
reasurer , E. J. Ferguson.
Girl Killed by Lightning. .
Nellie Huff , daughter of a prominent
anchman of Wheeler County , was killed
> y lightning near Bartlett. Several people
n the wagon were all severely shocked
md one horse killed.
Nebraska Short A'otesv
Bert Freeland of Ravenna had the end
if his fingers blown off and the palm of his
land badly lacerated by the explosion of a
; iant powder firecracker.
During a recent electric storm a big barn ,
elonging to Fred DuammeL residing
leven miles southwest of Bancroft , was-
truck by lightning and burned. *
Owing to the backward spring and wet
reather some farmers in the south part of
he State did not finish cultivating corn be-
ore the wheat harvest commenced.
The Sheridan County Agricultural !
Society held a meeting last week and de-
ided to hold the next fair on Tuesday , .
Wednesday and Thursday , Sept. 26,27 and
8.
Isaac Newland , living ten miles north-
rest of Norden , committed suicide by-
hooting himself in the mouth with a shot-
un. He has been subject to 'despondent-
pells.
Mack M. Fisher , serving a fifteen-day
antence on bread and water in the county
iil at North Platte for threatening to ex
animate his divorced wife , committed
aicide. *
The Hamilton County committee an
ointed to raise funds for a donation for
lose who suffered from the recent cyclone
i the northern part of the county raised a-
) tal of $2,219.19.
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