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NEW FLAG HAS BEEN RISEN BIRTH OF CUBAN REPUBLIC HAP PILY PROCLAIMED. HAVANA , May 21. The natal < day of the republic of Cuba fonuod Havana arrayed like a queen to await the cowing of her lord. She seemed reinvested for the occasion with the dignity of the prosprerous days of her power and wealth. The decorations were universal. In some casts men had worked all night by the light of torches to com plete elaborate designs. There was not a residence , pretentious or hum ble , that did not bear upon its quiant facade some emblem in honor of the event. The many arches erec ted at the entrance of plazas had an air of real grandeur. The scaffolding was covered with canvas painted in imitation marble , and from a distance the illusion was 'complete. Bunting spread on Ve netian masks canopied the deep nar row streets fiom the rays of the sun. Beneath the canopies the Cu ban colors and palms graced open doorways , through which glimpses could be caught of luxuriant gardens in cool .inner courts. Many of the balconies jutting from the white walled buildings were adorned with roses. NATUUK IN KINDLY MOOD. Nature seemed in harmony with the spirit of the festivities. The parks were literally aflame with tropical flcwers and the vaulted sky above might have been chiselled of turquoise. Aobve every red tiled roof rose a Cuban Hag. The whole city seemed btnied beneath a forest of waving banners. The decorations along the water front were exceedingly lavish and all the shipping in the harbor was dressed in gala attire. The majority of the sbips flew the Amer ican ensiagn at the main and the Cuban" colors at the fore or mizen. The United States armoured cruiser , Brooklyn , which was to take General Wood away , and the steam er Mono Cistle ; of the Ward line , pn which the troops were to embark , as well as the fureinn war ships which bad been sent by their govern ment to be present at the birth of the new republic were dressed with streamers of signal flags fore and aft , made in war fashion. American colors , which were to be hauled 'down in a few hours , still floated above the grim walls of the fortress which guarded the entrance of the harbor. Not another bit of color showed-upon them. THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. The early moining was cool and delightful , and the entire popula tion , reinforced by thousands of vis itors , was abroad soon after daylight. All wasiinimaiion and expectantcy. The streets were swarming with people and were filled with a ceaseless din. The babble of voices was drowned by the sharp cries of 'drivers and the clamor of warning ; b lls. As the coachmen drove their cnrriajes madly over the stony pave ments , pedestrians had a busy time keeping out of the way of the wheels. There are 4,000 public carriages in Havana , and this morn ing each of them seemed going somewhere on a life or death mis- sioon. Much curiosity was arouesd by a statue of freedom which had been raised during the night in Central park , upon the pedestal where , for centuries , a statue of Queen Isabelle had stood. During the morning a bountiful breakfast was given to several thousand poor children by Mr. Payne of Boston , who had passed the winter , in Havana for many years. As the day advanced the heat of the sun became intense and the t weather grew hotter every minute. The actual transfer of the control of Che island was scheduled to occur ex actly at noon ( Havana time ) which is 12:30 p * . m. ; Washington time ) , bi t those invited to witness the ceremoi.y were requested to be at the palace at 11:30 a. m. They include , besides the American officers , and members of P/esident-elect Palma's cabinet , the members of congress , the supreme court judges , the governors of prov inces , the ollicrs of the visiting war- skips , the foreign consuls. William Jen nings Bryan , the other visiting Amer ican statesmen , several of Senor Pal- ma's Central Valley , N. Y. , neighbors. ; Horatio Rubens , counsel for the for mer Cuban junta , and a few other es pecially invited gueste. The coal miners of Pennsylvania are out on a strike. 150,000 men idle. Wyoming Has a Snowstorm. Evanston , Wyo. The snow storm which began in this vicinity Saturday jiight has continued without abate- ment. It is estimated that ten to fourteen Inches of wet snow has fallen. Sheep and lambs are reported to be dying by thousands. A prominent sheep man estimates the loss in Uintah county alone will reach two hundred thousand head. SWALLOWS IT UP RECURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKES IN GUATEMALA. A CITY TOTALLY DESTROYED QUEZALTENANGO IS WIPED FROM FACE OF EARTH- SHOCK OF BRIEF DURATION Creator Part of Coffee Crop Dentroyecl , and BuBinemi Suspended. Hamburg. May 24. A special dis patch to tbe Hamburg Boersenballe from Guatemala says that the town of Quezaltenanjm has been wholly de- t royed by an earthquake which lasted hree quarters of a minute. Bu.s nes. . s entirely suspended in Guatemala and a great part of the coffee crop ' * here has been destroyed. It is reported from Guatemala City , Guatemala , April 20 that earthquake shocks which were general throughout that country April 18,19 and 20 , partly obliterated the town or .Quezaltenango and badly damaged Ainatitlan , Solola , Nahuala , Santa Lucia and is.i Juan. Two hundred persons were reported killed , mostly women , and many peo ple were injured. Quezaltenango has a population o about 25,001) people ; is handsomly built and veil paved and has a richly decorated cathedral , sev eral other churches and a ti iccityhail. Merchant Kills Himself. St. Paul , Nebr. , May 24 George Herrijg a merchant at Palmer , com mitted suicide yesterday afternoon at 5 okslock by shooting himself through the heart. The deed was caused supposedly , by the discovery of allegejd irregularities in his ac counts as clerk of the local Modern Woodmen camp , which position he had held for nearly nine years. Hugh Anderson , who supposed himself in good standng in the oiganization , died recently. When his widow attempted to collect the insurance she found fchat he had been suspend ed on the records of tlie head camp ince 1894. It is alleged that he had paid his dues regularly to Herring , but that they were not remittbd. Mr. Herring was a man o'about forty-five years , lie leaves a widow and one son , who is almost Found LylnDeadToeether. South Bend , Ind. . May u4 John W. Curry , aged thirty-one , a carpen ter , shot and killed his sweetheart , Susanne Kccskemeti , aged sixteen early today and then shot himself with ihe same revolver. Curry and the girl with her par- ents , all apparently in good spirits , sat on the porch until midnight , when the family retired. About five minutes later the mother heard three shots. She gave the matter but little thought however , and went to sleep. At two o'clock she awoke , and looking out saw tbe bodies of her daughter and Curry lying on the ground. The couple had evidently planed to die together. The girl had laid her best dress and underclothing on a chair in the parlur and the man was attired in his best clothes. They apparent ly had laid on the ground side by side. 'lie then evidently placed the 38-caliber revolver over her heart and rired twice. Both bullets not an inch apart passed through her body and buried themselves iu tha ground. He then shot himself in the mouth. His right hand still clutched tbe weapon. There was no indication of a struggle and no reason for the tragedy is known. Woman Kills Her Husband. Pittsburg , May 24 Joseph Pear son , a horse jockey was shot and it instautaly killed by his wife Louise , at tbe hitters home in Esplenbor- ough last night. He was in the act of braining her with a hatchefc when tbe women warned of his intentions by numer ous remarks which he had let drop during the day , fired point blank at his head. The bullet entered the right cheek and lodged in the brain , Pearson falling a cropse at her feet. Mrs , Pearson surrendered to the officers at once and will be held pending the coroner's inquest. Two Men For Penitentiary. t Kearney , Nebr , May 24 She IB Sammons has received the commu- $ ment papers from the clerk of the district court for the removal of Lester Strong and Arthur Snowden to the penitentiary. Strong to serve five years and Snowden eighteen months from May 20 , 1902 .The sheriff will take them to Lincoln. Strong was sent up two years ago on the charge of rape and was wait * ing a new trial. . NEBRASKA NOTES. The salary of the postmaster at Butte has been raised to $1,100. Catholics will build a church at Plainview. An anonymous philanthropist offers to build a home for Omaha newsboys. Germany's twenty-two shipyards ; ive employment to 60,000 men. David C Dodd of Omaha has secur ed an appointment as railway postal clerk. . H. Ferguson , of Hastings , is said to own a hundred grainelevators at different points on * the Burlington railway system. August Hennins , a young man liv ing south of Plattsmouth is reported to have fallen into a fortune of $50,000 by the death of his adopted parents in Germany. Mrs. E. C. Watkins , a nurse , was se riously and probably fatally burned. , Her clothing caught tire and she was .so badly burned that there is little hope of her recovery. The "Nebraska Normal won the third interstate debate from theEm- poria "Jayhawers , " F. J. Minsday , Edison ; C. B. Buckley , Rradshaw , and R. J Gilbert , Johnson , represented Nebraska. Horse theives are at work at Falls City. John Strauss , a young farmer , came to town and hitched a horse at the public square , which was stolen during the evening with buggy and harness. Henry Schutte , living four miles west of Hickman , resound his two- vear-old son from a large rattlesnake. The snake had bitten the boy and was preparing to strike again when the father killed the reptile. David Guthrie has applied for a re ceiver for the firm of Guthrie Brothers of Superior. The application is made because the two brothers in the mill ing company cannot agree as to the division of the business. A number of local capitalists are considering a plan to build an electric railroad from Nebraska City to Sidney , la. No road runs through that coun try. The company is seekiner permis sion from the Burlington to use its bridge over the Missouri. The Carnegie library building at Linco nwas opened to the public Tues day afternoon , May 27. Prominent citizens made addresses on library topics. The building and lixiurescost $77,000 and were donated by Mr. Car i.euie. It has been rumored at Plattsmouth that Will Berger and Miss Ida Murray have been married in Council Bluffs. Berger deserted his wife , the sister of his new bride , and two small children , , list summer and neither his wife nor his other relatives have known where he was since. Arrangements have been made for holding union revival in a tent which will seat 2,500 persons at High School in Plattsmoutb , commencing June 1. Evan.elist F. E. Smiley of Denver and a celebrated singer with a choir of 100 voices will conduct the services and furnish the music. Deputy State Game Warden Conns- man of Omaha , accompanied by Don Forbes , game warden for Dakota county , captured a trommel net 225 feet long , which contained 100 pounds of tlsh. The catch was dis tributed among the poor. The net was ( ound near the farm of William Burnett. A forty-yard gill net was discovered on the premises of Charles Wester and was confiscated. An exchange says : The stake which marks the half way point on the con tinent , from ocean to ocean , is on a ranch in Nebraska. The ranch com prises 8000 acres , on which H. D. Wat son an Easterner , has laid out a mod el farm in which agriculture , dairy ing , stock raising , bee culture and other similar lines of effort are oper ated on strictly scientific lines. It is his hope to make of it a gigantic out door school of agriculture. This farm is equipped with buildings sufficient to compose a good sized town. The farm is the largest of its kind in the world. An orchard contains 6000 peach trees , 3500 plums , 3000 apples , 5500 cherries and other kinds of fruit. There are more than 2500 acres of al falfa. The dairy feature of the farm will be on a large scale. There is a central herd of cows and smaller herds to each of the smaller farms. The funds for the public schools of the state will be divided among the various counties on the basis of $1.10 to each person of school age. This is the semi-annual apportion ment and is the largest ever made , with one exception. In 1898 , $1.20 was apportioned to each pupil of school age , but this was when a special effort was made to collect back taxes. The total sum to De apportionned is $41,750 , tbe school population being 377,000. Independent Items Excerpts From The Nebraska Independent , Lincoln , Nebraska , Made by Direc tion of the Populist State Central Committee. Two bills which were introduced at the last session of the legislature by Mr. Taylor of Ouster county deserve notice at this time because there will doubtless be an effort to introduce them again at the next session. These are house roll No. 428 and No. 430 of. the 27th session. No. 428 disqualifies any person for serving as a petit juror if within a year previous to the time of his be ing offered as a juror he has received or used free railroad transportation No. 430 disqualifies a judge or justice from sitting in a case when he shall have received or used free transporta tion , unless by mutual consent of the parties to be made in writing and made a part of the records , the disabil ity is waived. The Independent understands that these bills were drawn up by Judge Ames and W. B. Price and were intro duced by Mr. Taylor who believed thoroughly in the justice of making such provisions as the bills call for. The State Press The Hon. Charles Wooster of Mer- rick is engaged in a joint debate with Uncle George Wells of the Central City Democrat over the Meserve matter. If tho honorable Charles would study the treasurer's report of 1898 he could see exactly the amount of money Bart- ley turned over to Meserve. Horace M. Davis of the Greeley Leader-Indpendent claims ' to have a card up his sleeve on the Sixth district congressional nomination. He's for a democrat f r governor , but accepts Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord as second choice. Col. C. J. Bowlby of the Crete Dem ocrat , in answer to the Nebraska City News' question : "Well , what is the matter with General Victor Vifquain ( for governor ) ? " says , "He's all right ; but we do not believe he has any show for the nomination. Smyth has the support of nearly every anti-trust voter in the state either as a first or second choice. " R. O. Adams of the Grand Island Democrat believes D. J. Koenigstein ( the Norfolk Times-Tribune's candi date for governor ) is certainly worthy of consideration. " B. A. Walrath of the Polk County Democrat. Osceola. thinks "W. L. Stark for governor will poll more votes than any other man at the pres ent time. No other man in the state , in our opinion , can poll as many votes as did Silas Holcomb but our own Stark. " But Bowlby of the Crete Dem ocrat and Wahlquist of the Adams County Democrat believe Stark is the only man to win in the Fourth for con gress. Alfred Pont of the Stanton Register observes that "John C. Sprecher is not being fought by any fusion paper in the state" and believes that Sprech er will do more than any other candi date to promote unity and harmony among the fusion forces. Most of the third district papers are whooping it ip for Sprecher. J. P. Hale of the Red Cloud Nation says. "Dr. Robert Damerell. in our opinion , will be the next governor of Nebraska. He is our own choice of a man who. if elected , will make the best governor Nebraska ever had. " Col. Edgah Howahd of the Columbus Telegram has changed his tactics slightly and is now writing para graphs for reproduction in his own party papers. Most of the time he writes that the rej iblican papers "will please copy. " "Si y with 'em , boys , " is his latest slogan , "and make the nominee for governor a democrat of the Smyth or Vifquain stamp. Let's make the best fight there is in us. If we lose , then let us be ready to grace fully accept the leadership of some good and clean pop. like a Sutherland or a Sprecher. " Good for Ed. The Third district congressional nomination seems to have developed some misunderstandings. Moseley Warner of the Lyons Mirror brought out the name of R. A. Tawney of Pierce , and a number of the Third district papers took up the cry In good earnest. Afterward a report got circulated that Tawney refuses to ac cept. "Tawney hasn't pulled out of the race. " Warner tells Mark Murray of the Pender Times , "why don't some of you democrats look up matters be fore you commit yourselves ? Senator Allen's Madison Mail can also spend some of its time looking up. " R. D. Kelly of the Fremont Leader is determined that Congressman Rob inson shall not forget that he ousted Maxwell on the plea of taking turns , and notes that Tawney is mentioned and suggests that "Sprecher has been a standing candidate. " The Sixth district congressional fight lines up with R. L. Miller of Bur- well backed by the Mascot of that place , his former paper : Judge W. H. Westover of Rushville backed by the Holt County Independent : the St. Paul " " honograph-Press favoring either Judge Homer M. Sullivan of Broken Bow or Mike Harrington of O'Neill ; and the Greeley Citizen favoring Gen. P. H. Barry of Greeley. Jason L. Claflin of the Ord Journal devotes over a column in supporting Dr. C. E. Coffin for governor. And C. B. Sprague of the Blair Republican "fully indorses Dr. Coffin's candi dacy. " The Greeley Citizen , however , wants Coffin for auditor. Between the lines one can read that Edwin S. Eves of the Holt County In dependent would be glad to announce that M. F. Harrington would accept the nomination for governor. The question is , Will Mike accept ? The Ewing Advocate and Boyd County Register are both enthusiastic for Har rington. Mr. Eves believes the nomi nee should be a populist , although he concedes that it "would certainly be hard for any fusionist to cast a vote in convention or at the polls against Billy Thompson ( of Grand Island ) . " R. S. Scofleld of the Loup County ' News remarks that "G. W. Berge of Lincoln is frequently mentioned as the proper man for the fusionists to nominate for governor. He would suit all sections of the state and would make big Inroads on the B. & M. vote at the ste J capital. " D. LivhAt'ston of the Lawrence Locot motive quotes with approval from the Nelson Sun , which takes occasion to defend R. D. Sutherland against the fight being made upon him by Col. Lyori of the recently Hannaized Her aldJ. J. H. Dundas of the Auburn Gran ger evidently never acted as chairman of the state committee. Here is the proof : "This would he a good time for the several political parties to set about raising campaign , or cor ruption funds. A tax of $1 per heac * on every fellow'who is anxious foi the nomination for governor , or for congress , would raise a fund sufficient to conduct a rousing campaign and raise Texas generally. " It is true that the suggested tax would raise a com fortable fund if it were paid. But Bro. Dundas has been so busy with re ligion and historical matters the past several years , he probably doesn't know that populists are getting "very near , " as the Scotchman would say. Without a dollar in the committee treasury , yet with over $1GOO unpaid on last year's business , the outlook for raising a "campaign , or corruption fund , " as Bro. Dundas puts it , it not encouraging. Conventions Nebraska republican state conven tion , Lincoln , June 18. Nebraska populist state convention , Grand Island , June 24. Nebraska democratic state conven tion , Grand Island. June 24. First district republican congres sional. Lincoln , May 27. Fourth district republican congres sional , Beatrice , June 16. Fifth district republican congres sional , Hastings , June 10. Kansas democratic state , Wichita , May 22. Kansas populist state , Topeka , June 24. South Dakota populist state , Huron , June 25. Sixth congressional , democratic , Kearney , July 9. Sixth congressional , populist , Kear ney , July 9. NEBRASKA COUNTY CONVEN TIONS. Harlan. republican , at Orleans , June 6 ; nominating. Red Willow , republican , at McCook , May 24 ; nominating. Pawnee , republican , Pawnee City , May 24. Burt , republican. Oakland , May 19. York , democratic , York. June 14. York , populist. Yolrk , June 14. Fillmore , republican , Geneva , Slay 20. Knox. republican , Center. June 7. Madison , republican , was held at Battle Creek , Wednesday , May 7 ; dele gates selected to state convention. In structed for W. 1\I. Robertson for gov ernor. State Institutions When your republican neighbor shows you a statement that the Diet- i ich-Savage-Bartley combination is running the state institutions more economically than under the fusion administrations of Holcomb and Poyn- ter and that everything is running along so smoothly just inquire why John Mallalieu resigned as superinten dent of the boys' industrial school at Kearney. He will doubtless tell you that it was because John got a crack ing good job out in Colorado that is the lie the republican papers are tell ing , although one of them has Sled away in a pigeon-hole a four-column story of scandals connected with that institution. John resigned before the populist and democratic papers made any mention of the scrapes out in his institution he was compelled to do so. so.Might ? ask that republican neighbor if he noticed the item in the State Journal a week or so ago relating that the dead body of a day-old child had been found in the weeds near the pen itentiary. There is not a particle of doubt that if this matter could be thoroughly investigated and the truth known , that another republican offi cial would be called on to resign There are men about the penitentiary who could tell the truth about the death of that hapless infant , conceived in iniquity , born in disgrace and put out of the way. Here is a sample of republican state ments. Figures compiled by the repub lican press bureau at the capitol , and published in republican papers over the state. Institution for feeble-mind ed youth , at Beatrice. Fusion ex penses from April 1 , 1899. to April 1 , 1900 , as shown by the auditor's books , under Poynter's administration. Re publican expexnses from April 1. 1901 , to April 1 , 1902 , as shown by the au ditor's books , under the Dietrich-Sav age administration. THE REPUBLICAN LIE. Fusion § 56,896 28 Republican 37,159 12 Republican "saving" ? 19,737 16 THE REAL FACTS. Fusion For current expenses $28,211 63 For four new buildings 26,776 04 Total $54,987 87 Republican For current expenses $37,165 12 Purchase of land 13.713 90 Total $50.879 02 The fusion current expenses were aclvally $8,953.49 less than the repub lican cm rent expenses. A republican lie of oniy $28,000 to $30,000 for one institution is , however , rather better than one , who is acquainted with re- publica : methods , might expect Spiced Pears. Take one teaspoonful of whole cloves , one tablespoonful of allspice and one tablespoonful of lemon. Crush them lightly and bob ? ne minute in a quart jf vingear and A pint of sugar mixed. Selecta fine variety of pear , halve them , taking out the Seeds , boil them in water until nearly tender , and finish them hi the syrup , cooking them not too soft. Cover them well with syrup and place them in small stone jars. Tie a cover aver the Jar. IN CLOSE QUARTERa Death Menaced the Hidden frotn Two Directions. Many and varied were the ences which befell the heroes of India * warfare. Jack Stilwell and "P t f * Tnideau. two border scouts , had a pe culiar adventure one day in northern. Kansas when on the way to frauaswm help to the little fort on the Arikare * River , which was besieged by the In dians. The two scouts had made their wax under cover of the darkness until they thought they were safe from purvalfc Then they plunged boldly forward. They were crossing a level plain when they descried several Indian * o horseback. Hoping that they bad aot- been seen by the savaires , tbe wait * . men dropped to the ground , and seeing. the skeleton of a buffalo not far dis tant , they quickly got behind it and concealed themselves In some weed * which grew rank and high about it. Poor though it was. it was the osly shelter in tbe vast plain. They had not been long hidden whear they heard the Hoping of horses' hoofs , and the Indians came to a ha.16 not a liumlriHl yards from where thej- lay. They .urave themselves up for kwf for a moment , but .soon ascertained that the Indians had halted merely far breakfast. At that very instant , however , they were menaced by an unexpected dan ger. They were pressing close against the buffalo skeleton , afraid to move for fear of disclosing themselves to tbe Indians , when they heard a peculiar whir , and to their horror saw a bug * rattlesnake coiled within two feet ot their faces. It was a trying moment Deatk threatened them on either baud. Botk men remained motionless , however and at lensrih the angry rattler quieted down and its tail ceased its rapid vibra tion , although it still remained in coiL The slightest movement on the part of the si-outs sufficed to set the rattles in motion again. For what seined a Iontime the sit uation remained unchanged. Tuea. Jack , who was solacing himself with a large chew of tobacco , suddenly spat ( squarely on the snake's bead. The reptile was taken by surprise and the result was srood. The suake uncoiled and glided on" , actually crawt- jnjr over Tnuleaifs letr as it went. The Indians rode away soon after ward , and the two scouts drew a breath of relief. Rut it was not for several hours that they dared to venture from their place oJconcealment. . lii music the thumb is counted as a- rtnjrer. otherwise the fourth finger is th little linger. In some of the farming districts ot vhina pigs are harnessed to small wajr- ons and made to draw them. All birds serve as weathercocks when they are perched on lives or bushes , as they almost invariably face the wind- In Zululand. when the moon is at the full , objects are visible at a distance of seven miles. By starlight one can read. with ease. Grasshoppers are so great a plagmm at Hay , N. S.V. . , that they obscure all the street lamps at night , leaving the : town in total darkness. The largest sum ever spent in irnpiw- ing one street was $14,300,000 , on th Hue de Rivoli , Paris. New Cam * * . street , Londoii. cost 52,950,000. The Mistichthys luzonensis of th Philippines averages a half-inch to- length. This fish is scooped up in qnanr tities and used as food. It belong * t * the goby family. Berlin has a little circus in which th , performers are trained ants. They dance , turn somersaults , draw minia ture wajroiis. fight sham battles an * < perform other wonders. A Parisian lamplighter makeshi * rounds on a bicycle , with a long torcfc carried over his right shoulder. H < r guides the wheel with the left han and is so expert that he lights the lamp- without dismounting. It was William Pitt who origrnatetf the Income tax in Great Britain , la- 1798 , as a war tax. The Napoleonl wars were fought with it. From that time to this it has been the resort of all ministers to meet war expenditures. Now York has more incoming outgoing trains a day than has ; all roads entering New York ; In eluding , as you say , Jersey City and Hoboken , are double-track lines ; almost all of those entering Chicago are track roads. The King of England receives a ary or "civil list" of 470,000 , or , $2,3oO,000 ; out of this he has to pay ce- tain fixed charges. The King ot Pru * > sla receives at least 15,719,296 or about ? 3,852,770. He receives bag as German Emperor. Professor Seybold , of Stuttgart ; has discovered in the Tueblngen University library an Arabic manuscript five hun dred years old. which is probaWy th - original of the "Arabian Nights , " H * has also found manuscript descriatnjf- the whole religious system of to * Druses. A certain medical celebrity once if his patients would eat a couple at good oranges before breakfast , fron- February to July , his practice woul& be gone. Ailing folks ought to try th experiment The price of the oranges : would not amount to one-fourth of th * physcian's bill. The smell from frying cat fish mains in the house aa long as from boiling kraut.