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LrtaW sa BaB " jfi -1 iL SaV''saBaT rem BaVere Jbbt'bK- T VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 6. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 17, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER 1514. lT v . j p5. -!-:.. V - Ir - ' .: fe .- . - --.. ...:: f -- : " i-- .- sw, -. ;.-- c-r.' : u. I - - !". . 1 - w- fc-v- W v '.!. :-.. ,- 7 " - - MTHSOFHIGATION Biennial Report of State Engi - near J. M. Wilson. TK WATttS f Wt STtWI MVERS. jTWitH IMtMMSktwta OHM AJa4lcafea nateettea ef recasts Iaa- partuf ta Wttk What Hebneka Twe Year. ; Secretary J. M. Wilson of the state board of irrigation has put forth the second biennial report from his office. . The' volume contains 235 pases and .several interesting maps. The taba . Mated statements show claims adjadi V. tatted in the various divisions and wat- - .'r sheds, stream measurements and ta .; bles of gagings of the various rivers for : each yearstoce leaf. Fjdl instructions - are given to those who desire to take .. advantage of the state irrigation law. . Some of the problems of interest to people' of the state, and especially those who desire to irrigate are dis cussed by Scceretary Wilson. He takes up the protection of forests at the ..source of rivers, the relation of Che free range problem to irrigation, inter state rivers, the conservation and use . tf waters of the western rivers, the ''-'use of water, and other topics. The '. 'report contains a drainage map show--ing the natural drainage of the state '..'and the various water' divisions. The '. -other maps, ten in number, show irri . gation works in various countries ' along the streams that are used for ir rigating land. The tables showing ad judication of claims for water taken . .from the various streams are preceded by remarks upon the streams in ques tion. In dealing with the Platte river adjudication Secretary Wilson says: In the sprin og 1898, the work was . " -"begun on the unajudicated claims on 'the Platte and its tributaries. These claims were scattered on both sides of the Platte river and its north and south branches from .the east line of Kearney county westward to the Colo . rado line on the South Platte and the east line of Scotts Bluff county on the North Platte. The surveys were com pleted early in July. With the excep tion of three cases in which there has been some delay in securing the nec assary evidence, these claims have all been ajudicated. "The wide and fertile valley through which this stream flows offers an in viting field for the canal builder and the irrigator. The river after it en ters the state has a regular fall of from six to nine feet to the mile, and the valley drops at about the same rate. The broad smooth slopes present few obstacles to construction and maintenance. The cost of preparing the surface for the easy distribution of the water is here at a minimum. The ditch builder has been prompt to realize his opportunities and from the west line of Hall and Adams counties to the state line the valley is every where interested with ditches. The 'maps give some idea of the extent to which these developments have been carried. "In the amount of water discharged, the extent of the works constructed, and the acreage under irrigation, the North Platte and Platte rank first in importance among the rivers of the state. The maximum discharge, as will seen by reference to the gaging tables, occurs in May and June and the first half of July. In the later summer, the volume is considerably reduced by the many ditches taking water, as well as by the diminished reduced by several ditches taking flow from the mountains. The river bed is wide and sandy. At low stages when the water is confined to narrow channels, much of the sandy surface 'is exposed to air and sun and the evaporation and loss from sinking in the sand is enormous. One or two hundred feet will at such times often .disappear within a few miles. At what point the loss becomes so great that - the attempt to get water to the claim ants on the lower part of the stream should be abandoned is a problem in volving consequences to the appropria tors. "The necessity of using all reason able means to protect the prior appro priator is keenly felt, while the de mand that the water shall not be wasted is equally imperative. It is be- lieved that a system of bulletins giving reports of the condition of the stream . at points above, from day to day. when the volume is falling, would save much water which now goes to waste. The busy farmer, with a crop not yet ' suffering, seeing plenty in the stream, expects to find it equally abundant a . few days later when he will be ready ' to irrigate. If warned that a scarcity was imminent, he would lose no time " in applying the water, which he now allows to waste. An arrangement of crops that would make use of the water earlier in the season, while it Is abundant, would do much to -relieve the difficulty." A matter having important bearing . on the practice of irrigation in Ne- . braska is.' the protection of the forests on the mountain slopes to the west . The timber value of these forests areas Js great, but their chief utility is in the holding back of the moisture from the rains and snows. On these timbered "slopes the snows protected from the sun discharge their waters gradually into the streams, thus maintaining the flow into the later summer. The forest Is nature's reservoir. When the for ests have been removed, especially when they have been destroyed by fire, the snows are soon melted and are dis charged at once into the streams. The result is we have floods in May and June with dry channels in the later summer "when water is needed. The usefulness of the streams heading in these-mountain regions for irlgation purposes has already been greatly Im- paired, and unless effective protection is provided against the ravages of ax and ire, this deterioration will go on. Nebraska's interest in the matter is a vital one and the seed of action ur gent.'0 Notwithstanding that the past two years have been nnprecedented in the history of Nebraska in the seasonable distribution of water for the crops, ir rigation interests are "steadily gaining ground. Even in these years of bountl ful harvests a careful comparison of the crops in the ansae 4istrictaaa aa der the same cultivation shows n dif ference of from- 9t to 4a ner cent in favor of the irrigated teles. New con verts are being made every day. as the ' increasing number of flings in the oSce of the state board of irrigation shows. This Increased Interest is not coalaei to the western pert -ef the state. On? of the successful irrigation plants in the state is located in the heart of one of the f nest fanning districts in central Ne braska, where a total failure ef crops has never been known. The success of this enterprise is attracting the atten tion of good fanners and is slowly breaking down the opposition growing out of the lack of information as to the beneflts to be derived from, and the cost and trouble of irrigation. Farmers are lading that the price ef Irrigation is a cheap insurance against the effect of prolonged draught One who has seen hit crop or his neighbor's saved from destruction, or the yield doubled by timely irrigation, needs no further argument to convince him of its value Trp ! f Kctara. It is quite evident that the War de partment desire to relieve the First regiment of Nebraska voluheers from duty as soon as possible, if indeed their, return to the country has not al: ready been ordered by General Otis, at Manila. From information received by the military authorities from Wash ington concerning th,discharge ofjae regiment it Is understood that .orders for the return of the troops have al ready been Issued. Governor Poynter received a reply to his letter of April 13 concerning the probable date of the sailing of the First Nebraska, in which Adjutant .General Corbin stated that the movement of troops from Manila would commence about May S or as soon thereafter as the transports ar rived. This letter was dated April 6 and as the date given for the probable sailing of the troops was a day before this, it Is quite evident that orders have already been.issude. The letter received by Governor Poynter reads as follows: Hon. W. A. Poynter, Governor of Nebraska, Lincoln: Dear Sir Your letter of April 13 last to the president, in which you say that constant inquir ies are being made at your office by friends and relatives as to the probable date of the sailing of the First Nebras ka volunteer infantry from Manila, has been referred to this department and in reply the acting secretary of war de sires met to say that while it is im practicable at this time to indicate the exact date of the sailing of the First Nebraska it is probable that the move ment having in view the return of the volunteer troops in the Philippine Is lands will commence about May 5. This, however, is largely dependent upon the arrival of the transports now. on their way. The First Nebraska was among the first regiments to go to Ma nila and unless something unforeseen happens it wil be among the first to return. Further than this I am un able to say at this time, but as soon as the department has been advised of the sailing of the transports having the regiment on board you will be not ified by wire. Very respectfully, H. C. CORBIN, ' Adjutant General. Condition ef th Crops. The past week, says the latest crop bulletin, has been warm and wet( with an abundance of sunshine in most of the eastern counties conditions ex ceedingly favorable for the growth of vegetation. In the western counties the conditions were less favorable; thg first days of the week were cold, with high wind, and the rainfall for the week was considerable less than nor mal. The average daily temperature ex cess has varied from about 7 degrees in the eastern part of the state to less than a degree in the western. The rainfall has been above normal in most of the eastern and a portion of the southwestern counties and de cidedly below normal in the western and northwestern counties. The rain fall exceeded three inches in several small areas in the northeastern part of the state. Rapid progress has been made with farm work during the past week; even in the localities of heaviest rainfall work has been retarded but little. About one-half the corn is planted in southern counties, and planting is just commencing in the northern. Small grain has improved in condition in all parts of the state, although more rain where the showers of the past week would be beneficial in some localities were light Cherry, plum and apple trees are In bloom, and the present indication are for a good crop. Batter Cenatjr Bey Salcide. David City dispatch: This morning at 4 a. m., George Meyster a young man twenty years old, residing a. Gar rison, took a shotgun and blew his brains out The young man died in stantly. No reason can be assigned for the act, as he appeared perfectly well and planted corn all day yesterday. The coroner has been summoned. Yesterday afternoon, while plowing on the farm of Thomas Fox, Anton Krchnavey attempted to commit sui cide by taking a knife and cutting his throat He cut from under the ear on either side to the center, of his throat and then cut his wrists badly and to finish the job thrust the knife into his side and then lay down in the furrow behind the plow to die, but did not Finding his attempt a failure he got up and went to the house, where his condition was learned. Mike Fox took him in a buggy and brought him to town. Dr. Lester dressed his wounds and he will recover. The doc tor says the only thing that saved him was his dull knife. He is held in jail pending the action of the insanity board. Verdict Give the State. Lincoln dispatch: A verdict finding for the state in the sum of 9.903.63 was returned in district court tonight in the ease of the state of Nebraska against the signers of the bond of the defunct Merchants' bank of this city, guaranteeing the state against the loss of money deposited In the institution. Five of the men whose names appear ed on the bond were released from lia bility, these being J. L. Ryan, John C. Fullerton, William Fnllerton. J. H. Sheen and E. A- Stephens. The men held liable are R. S. Ryans, C. L. Chipman, William Ryans and David Fitzgerald, all of whom allowed their cases to go by default The evidence adduced tended to show that neither William Fullerton nor J. L. Ryans signed the bond, but that their names were forged to the paper. The de fendants released set up the defense that they sigaed the bond with the un derstanding that Ryans and Fullerton had. done likewise. The amount named in the verdict is the remainder of the money the state had on deposit when the bank failed three years ago. Wymore is once more wide open sc far as gambling houses, sporting hoaa es and like enterprises are concerned. Tor a short time last winter all these rices were relegated to the rear, hut, witt the advent of the new city ad mlaJstretica there was a change, ' NEBRASKA NEWS. An 18-year-old son of C. C. Doescaer, a farmer living west of West Point, waa kicked by a horse, which com pletely shattered his nose and tore off part of his lip and flesh around his nose. Major Forrest .ft Hathaway, quir: termasteF U. S. A., hss been relieved from dnty at Philadelphia and ordered to Omaha to relieve Captain John Bax ter, jr., assistant quartermaster, who has been ordered to Manila for duty. County Clerk James M. Robertson of Cass county, received a telephone message from Union asking for a coma la which to bnry Quill Johnson, who died with smallpox, after a week's ill nee. He was a renter near town and has left his family in destitute circum stances. A boy at Pleasant Hill has been suf fering from an attack of appendicitis caused by eating unground wheat He has been in the habit of carrying wheat J?" et M ting targe euan M& ,tt ye-Uwr taoagst that .a surgical operation was necessary, hut it was delayed and it is now thought he will recover. Horse stealing has become a common practice here, says & Falls City dis patch. Last night between midnight and morning the barn of Henry Shaw, llTing in the ncrth part of town, was broken into and his chestnut sorrel driving horse, harness and new bug gy taken. The thief started west and as yet has not been heard from. One hundred dollars is offered for his cap ture. This makes the fifth horse that has been stolen from Falls City in the last two months. The house of William Huwald. south of Osmond, was struck by lightning, badly injuring a son who was occupy ing a room upstairs. The bolt came down the chimney and Into the cellar where a terrific explosion occurred, tearing out several joists and one sill, also badlv nnlintrincr tiA . i u -M- .- .w0 lu UW 111 1UC room occupied by Mr. Howell and his wife. , At the farm of Nelson Rasmus sen, .northwest of town, his barn was struck by lightning and a valuable horse killed. A. J. Kladek of the same neighborhood lost four 2-year-old steers in the same manner. The residents of Merrick county are feeding one-third more cattle than ever before in the history of the coun ty and it is said that the largest feed er in the world is located at that nirM One Central City man has had in his feed yards 14,000 head of cattle during the past year and it is figured that It was necessary for him to use S750.000 to purchase stock and feed and carry on his operations for the" one year. This 'immense business is no experi ment with him, as he has carried on the feeding operations on an equally large scale for several years. Wymore is making big preparations for the Southeastern Nebraska and In terstate reunion, which is to be held there August 21 26. A large force of men have been put to work getting the park in fine condition and everything is moving in a manner which indicates that the reunion this year will eclipse all previous efforts. More than $1,000 has been subscribed by the citizens to be expended in entertaining visitors, and this, with the large amount which will be realised from privileges will be used in securing prominent speak ers, good bands and other amusements. The Corn Belt, the Burlington pub lication which is usually accurate on crop reports, has this to say about the present conditions along the Burling ton lines. "As to winter wheat not only in Nebraska, but almost every where, the winter was a very unfavor able one for this crop. In Nebraska reports seem even more favorable Umn in Kansas and Missouri, and far more so than in Illinois and Indiana. Bui in Nebraska the crop is starting slow ly, and has been damaged considera bly by the cold weather early in the fall and the severe winter and spring. The estimates of the condition vary widely, ranging from about all to only about 20 per cent killed. However, most reporters estimate the damage to be between 50 and 75 per cent" A compromise was effected between the contending parties in district court at Tecumseh in the case of tile trustees of St Andrew's Catholic church against the Reverend Frederick Sperlein for tresspassing and malic ious destruction of property. The ca3C was up for trial, but at the suggestion of the court the agreement was en tered into. According to Its tenet that faction of the chuich in sympathy with the trustees agree to accept any priest as pastor of the parish except Father Sperlein, but the priest sent to the parish must recognize Messrs. Shaugh cessy and Murphy (the old board of trustees) as the legal trustees of tho church until the case now pending in the supreme court for possession ol the property is settled at least The authorities of the state univer-, sity are incensed at the conduct of several students who caused to be printed and posted in conspicuous places about the city posters advertis ing "the finest troupe of trained calves ever seen in the west," the posters hav ing direct reference to an exhibition drill given by the fair students of the university in the armory. The posters read thus: "Grand attraction. Great stock exhibition; University arsenal, Saturday evening. The finest troupe of trained calves ever seen in the west will be on exhibition at that time and place- Calves of all sizes and ages will go through the most wonderful and startling performances known to the age- Prize calves from every county and city in the state will be tjere; also a few choice, onea from surrounding states. Everyone come. Admission free with ticket Good mu sic. . t The Congregationalism of Norfolk are planning to build an addition to their church. This has been made ne cessary owing to the growing popula tion of the city and increase in church attendance. An inmate of the Soldier's Home at Grand Island met a violent death by faling down a flight of stairs. Edward Albright the deceased, had been accus tomed occasionally to go down in the night and take a walk for a little fresh air. From other inmates it is learned' that he went out at 2 o'clock on this occasion. Nothing more was thought of the matter until his corpse waa dis covered at the foot of the stairs The. Nebraska State Medical society in session at Lincoln elected Dr. M. C. Conahay of Tork president A. D. Wil kinson of Lincoln secretary and C. E. Green of university Place treasurer. The next annual meeting of the state association will be held in Omaha. An alarm of fire waa turned in at Kearney, and when the are department arrived foar frame buildings on the west side of Central avenue, between Tweaty-fourthandTweaty-flfta streets. were found burning. The baJMings and contents are a total Ions. The prooerty destroyed was valued at t.M. There was I2.SM insurance. The origin of the Ire is uaknown. eaanansBensensneant , v a.Taar A ati 4jFeaatf(I Will Not Walt For the Conclu- feat Jaii a PaaAa. cArf; Mrisl Hit H tomii & . . . - -ajs taken Bear aeaMtsl Walesa SaJM at oaee ier --- the Xaval tUrm ea. no Beta Great JT .'!. - ----- aw m miM Anhd. Taf - .;view WASHINGTON, May 11 "8en4 Olympiads mail to' & F; Stevees, N4. 4 Trafalgar square, London, England," waa the notice given oat at the navy department today. This is the first formal indication that the famous flagship is coming home immediately. Upon Inquiry it was ascertained that Secretary Long had lent evening eel at once. He has been relieved of the obligation of remaining at Manila' until the Philippine tdatmlssioa Com pletes Its work. He is hot een re quired to nwalt the cessation 8f hos tilities;., but may start homeward at once. The notice posted at the navy department indicates that the Olympla will not remain long enough to receive the next outward mail. Mr. Stevens referred to is the navy department's agent at London to distribute all of the mail for United States warships In European waters, so' he will see to it that the Olympla receives its mail as soon as it passes the Sues canal. It is estimated at the navy depart ment that Dewey will reach the United States in time for a national demon stration on the Fourth of July next The Olympla will not come under full steam, but nevertheless it should make the run to New Tork in about flfty flve days from Manila. That It is' to come to New Tork is nearly certain, as shown by the fol lowing response made by Secretary Long to the urgent message of invi tation to Dewey from Mayor Van Wyck of New Tork. It may be stated that this was sent before the notice waa eent to Dewey that he might come home at once: "I am in receipt of your telegram with regard to the return of Admiral Dewey and expressing a desire that he arrive first in the country at New Tork. The time of his return has not been fixed and the department has taken no other action than to authorize his return whenever the condition of the peace commission shall permit As to the route he shall take in return ing, the department is inclined to leave that to him. He has served' with great ability and must necessarily feel so much the effect of his arduous labors in a trying climate and under trying circumstances that the department is disposed to let him govern himself in this respect largely by the considera tion of his own personal convenience and wish. It is understood, however, that Admiral Dewey will elect to re turn to New York. Very respectfully, "JOHN D. LONG, Secretary." Admiral Watson will sail from San Francisco next Tuesday as a passenger on one of the regular Mail steamships, but cannot possibly reach Manila be fore the middle of June. Orders have been issued placing Captain A. S. Barker in command of the Asiatic squadron after Admiral Dewey's de parture until relieved by Admiral Watson. Captain Barker is now in command of the battleship Oregon, the pride of the navy, and next to Admiral Dewey is the senior officer on the station. He is an officer of ability and discretion and may be depended on to take good care of the interests of the United States. Merles Order Becetve. OMAHA, Neb., May 13. Orders have been received here from Washington for the movement of the Sixteenth infantry, which is at present stationed In the department of the Missouri. The regiment Is to start In time to reach San Francisco by May 29, the expectation being that it will sail on the transport Grant June 1. The movement will probably begin about May 25. Four companies of the Six teenth are at Fort Crook, four at Fort Leavenworth and four at Jefferson Barracks. The transportation for the regiment was arranged for several weeks ago In anticipation of these orders. The Burlington and Rock Island will carry the troops from Fort Crook to Denver and there turn them over to the Union Pacific. "Verce tbe ncstla." NEW YORK, May 13. A special to the World from Hot Springs, Va., says: "Force the fighting. Penetrate far into the interior and capture or destroy every warring Filipino." That is the pith of a long cipher cablegram President McKinley sent to General Otis in Manila. It was prompt ed by several dispatches from General Otis, transmitted by Secretary Alger, which greatly encouraged the presi dent DlvMe ea Peace Qaeetlea. LONDON, May 13. A special re ceived here today from Manila says that the Filipino congress now sitting at San Isidro is composed of fifty-six members, of whom twenty favor peace and an equal number are irreconcili ables. The others, holding the balance of power are ready to admit that ab solute independence is hopeless of at tainment but demand better terms at the hands of the United States. tetae MANILA, May 13. Fresh troops arc beginning to go to the front- Two bat talions of the Seventeenth infantry (regulars) that had been holding the Unes about the city of Manila will join Major General MacArthur'a division at San Fernando tomorrow and one bat talion of tne same regiment will rein force Major General Lawton's division near Bacolor. These troops will be re placed here by the Twenty-first In fantry regiment which arrived from the United States on board the trans port Hancock yesterday. WASHINGTON, May 13. Secretary. Long has written to Mayor Phelan of San Francisco a letter in regard to .his proposition that Admiral Dewey return from the Philippines by way of the Facile ocean in order that his flrst landing in this country should be at San Francisco. The secretary's letter is practically identical with that sent to Mayor Van Wyck. There are in the United States over fly distinct secret orders, with more than 7,ftf lodges tad S,W,W NEBRASKA SOLDIERS te the righuag Uae After LA. Mar 11, The First feci- Nebraska Wantee infantry Is the annual stefl df respectfully mg tlji ilrlsiea eommandefi lerai MacArthtfr; tfl tenin relieve them from duty it the. The regiment is badly ex- by the campaign in which It an active part, and not many than 300 men of the organisation' at present fit for duty. On Sun- last lit men of this regiment re ed to the sick call. The men. of the facta, have prepared 1 memorial to General Mac- nr asking that their regiment be irawn for a short time from the line, lh 0rd9r that they may te. The memorial states that are willing to fight but are no condition to do so owing to Strain of long marching, continued outpost duty in which It. is added able .'to, have their clothing wasaee for months past having been com pelled during all that time to sleep in their uniform! te b id riadlnesi for fighting. the.tiem8r.Uri IQds that since February 2 th regiment has ldff 225 men in killed and wounded, and fifty-nine sirfce the battle of Malolos. The officers of the regiment propose to present a similar memorial on be half of the men. The splendid record of the First Nebraska in the entire campaign and the tone of the memo rial prepared by the men is such that no imputation of insubordination can be brought against them. Officers of the regiment said to the correspondent of the Associated Press here today that they thought the men had been worked beyond endurance and should be given a rest and some of the regu lar regiments which are now guarding the city be sent to the front Five volunteer regiments and the Utah battery of artillery are at San Fernando. They muster In. all about 2,500 men. Many of the soldiers are in the hospital suffering from heat or other causes. The wounded were all suffering acutely and showed the effects of exposure to the sun when they arrived. Three days' rest has already worked wonders. Since the army entered Malolos the soldiers have had little water to drink except that which was brought on railway trains from Manila, and thav was of poor quality. The artesian wells at San Fernando are doing much toward making them feel contented. WASHINGTON, May 13. No dis patch received recently from Manila has been read with deeper interest at the war department than that which was sent by the Associated Press via Hong Kong. War department officials and army officers did not care to be quoted upon the subject, but the com ment generally among army officers was that the troops which had been fighting so long and continuously are exhausted and were really in need of rest If is explained that the. men did not fear fighting, hut after fight ing and marching and constant picket -duty they were no doubt much ex hausted. Some army officers suggest ed that the action of the Nebraska regiment was like a town meeting and that the army could not be conducted upon such lines. Comment was made to the jeffect that the dispatches indi cated that the various regiments were on duty constantly and that there was no reserve to relieve them when they reached the limit of endurance. It was stated by an officer in the department that one reason why It had been impossible to relieve the volun teers with the regulars now at Manila was because tbe regulars recently sent to the Philippines were at least two thirds recruits and were necessarily untrained and lacked the discipline of 'the volunteers, who are now veterans. It is believed that General Otis does not care to risk the hard fighting to untried men that he desires the volun .teera to remain at the front because he is Bure of them in any emergency. OlMatroaa Bear Bud Celltelea. READING. Pa., May 13. A collision of passenger trains occurred on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad at Exeter, about six miles south of this city, tonight, and a great number of people were killed and injured. There is uo telegraph at Exeter, and de tails, therefore, are difficult to obtain at this writing. The number killed is variously stated to be from fifteen to twenty-five. Fully fifty others are injured. 'The regular express train from Pottsville for Philadeplhia connected at the station in Reading with a train from Harrisburg, which was crowded with excursionists who bad been to the state capital to witness the cere monies in connection with the unveil ing of the Hartranft monument Many of the Harrisburg passengers at Read ing went aboard the Philadelphia ex press, but It being found that all could not be accommodated, it was decided to send an extra train to Philadelphia to run as the second section of tha express. The extra trpin left twenty minutes later than the express. At Exeter the express stopned for orders and while standing still the extra train crashed into it while moving at greatspeed. Three of tbe rear cars of the ex press were telescoped and the first car of the extra train was also wrecked. The pss3engers in these cars were terribly mangled, many being killed outright, while others had limbs and bodies maimed. Word was at once sent to reading and a special train, with physicians and nurses, was sent to the scene as quickly as It could possibly be put in readiness. Peaces Aatt-Traet Bill. AUSTIN, Tex.. May 13. The house of the Texas legislature today finally passed the anti-trust bill as it came from the senate Tuesday. The bill, as passed, is decidedly more drastic than the Arkansas law. It absolutely debars any pool or trust from doing business in the state; prevents their goods Jfrom being used in the state, for the reason that it clearly specifies that goods bought from any trust or corporation which may prove to be a trust need not be paid for. ssW Divide ea Peace Qaeetlea. LONDON, May 13. A special dis patch received here, today from Manila says that the Filipino congress now sitting' at San Isidro is composed of fifty-six members, of whom twenty avor peace and an equal number are irrecoacilables. The others, holding the balance of power, are ready to admit that absolute independence is hopeless of attainment but demand better terms at the hands of the United States. A preferred creditor is on who never troubles you, IT. Jtipul iaa Bating ajntiag aad the have been eaanced. e- ir r k . - avu.' v.e, a The News rieay. -A, M.-Hlilaeay, Simpson college, Iowa.- NeteaJfkl got fourth place. The flreeiefcat has decided to appoint Albert S. Kenny fjayajaeter general of the navy, to succeed Edwii Stuart. Kenny is now general storekeeper 11 New York city. ' Cracksmen New" open, the safe in the Standard Oil company'i HMe at St Joseph. Ma, and partially wrecked tha brick building. Severel hundred dol lars and valuable nepers were taken. A meeting of representatives of all the ItLouis breweries waa held at St Louis and arrangements made for tak ing concerted aetten agalasf the en forcement of th new" beer tax MIL. Secretary Wilton win leave' Wash ington next week oi i trip to LouhaV ana,MlasissIppi,Texas and other south- southwestern states, HI'Ul states he visit. Chief of Detectives McCluskey of New York declares there is no truth In the story of the confession of the murder in that city of Dolly Reynolds msad bjr ftkhard T. Nicholson in WormwoSd Scrubs prison, England. Edward Atkinson said that the de mand for copies of the pamphletswnich the attorney general recently ordered taken from the Philippine malls has increased so rapidly within the last few days that the supply has been ex hausted temporarily'. The interstate collegiate draterieal contest with representatives froin tea states participating, took place at the Oliver theater in Lincoln, with the fol lowing result: First place Rollo L. Lyman of Beloit college. Wisconsin; second place George E. Farrar of De pauw university, Indiana; third place Samuel B. Cook, general manager of the ways and means department of the democratic national committee; con firmed the report that Mayor Hdrrlaod and ex-Governor Altgeld will be invit ed to attend the big democratic bai quet at St Louis May 25. According' to reports in the city tail, Mayor Har rison is not likely to accept the invi tation if Altgeld is also asked to attend. "atardar. Dr. Lambert Russell died at Barre. Mass.. of mumps, aged 99 years. He was the oldest Harvard graduate. The powder mill plant of the Potts ville (Pa.) Water company, located In the Indian Run valley, destroyed eigh teen tons of powder. The condition of Tim Murphy, the comedian. Is alarming. His tempera ture is 102 and his lungs are much sorer. A Chicago physician has been telegraphed for. Ezra F. Merrill, aged 74 years, pro prietor of the chutes ind toboggan slides at Coney Island and a reputed millionaire, died from the effects of an accident he met with on Wednesday last, on one of the slides. .The proclamation recently issued by Governor Stephens, in which the rules governing the Inspection and admis sion of southern cattle in Missouri art prescribed, has caused some uneasiness among the live stock commission men at the stock yards. - The United States Plate Glass com pany, capital $1,000,000. was incorpor ated at Trenton, N. J., to. manufacture glass of all kinds. The incorporators are William H. Brearley, Frederick B. Hyde, Kenneth McLaren, all of Jersey City. The minister of war, Lieutenant General Polavieja, has received a dis patch from General Rios, Spain's prin cipal military representative ifl the Philippines, announcing the sailing .from Manila for Spain of the Danish steamer Catalunt with Spanish troops. The minister of war. Lieutenant General Polivieja, has received a dis patch from General Rios, Spain's principal military representative In the Philippines, announcing the sailing from Manila for Spain of the Spanish steamer Cataluna, with Spanish troops. Dr. W. D. Storer of Chicago, who was called to Oshkosh. Wis., to attend Tim Murphy, the comedian, said that he entertained hopes for Mr. Murphy's recovery, although the patient's con dition is critical from a relapse. The doctor found on arrival that aside from pneumonia, pleurisy had devel oped. Luis Nunez Rivera, ex-premier of the Brooke cabinet in Porto Rico and representing the planters' interests, called on President McKinley and dis cussed economic conditions on the is land. He urged as necessary to save the planters' industry, in view of the crisis through which Porto Rico is passing, the necessity of giving Porto Rican planters the right to enjoy all the trading privileges that other Americans enjoy. Meaday. John Buehler, president of the Gar den City Banking and Trust company, Chicago, has died of cancer. An American syndicate has secured the -electric lgiting franchise at Puerto Principe, Cuba, for $70,00 j. President Edwin Gould, Continental Match company, denies any coalition oi his company with the Diamond people! An American syndicate has bought 18,000 acres of land in Puerto Principe province, Cuba, and will erect a sugar factory. An attachment for $1,750 has been issued in New York against the Rail road Equipment company in favor of i.3vita & Co., on bonds. The Hamburg-American and Furness steamship lines have agreed on the Montreal traffic being controlled on the American side by the former line. -The $68,000,000 of silver now in the Philadelphia mint will be transferred immediately to the new mint; 680 wagon loads of three tons each. The wage committee will meet at Pittsburg, Pa., Thursday to compile the scale for 80,000 skilled workmen, and a demand for a raise is expected. James S. Lynch of Company C. Ninth United States infantry, reported among the dead at Manila, was a son of James Lynch of Syracuse, N. Y., and 21 years old. He enlisted last July. Corporal William L. Higgins and Private Harris W. Mallory of Company B. Ninth infantry, were re spectively of Watertown and Camden, N. Y. President McKinley has directed that the customs receipts at Havana be deposited at the bank of the North American Trust company, established at Havana, thereby giving that bank a $2,000,600 deposit A dispatch from Manila was re ceived in Washington asking that the Nebraska- troops be removed from the firing line. In view of the fact that there were but 375 active men out of some 1.400 that bad gone Urthe Phil ippines over a year ago. This appli cation was made to General Otis, who has full authority to relieve the regi ment froa active service at bit djg cretlPB, 'It la reaortea at New Tork tnat T. G. ahaughnessy. vice president of the Canadian Pacific, will succeed the president, Mr William Van Home, this. week. Owing to the prevailing condition, Cubaa planters are unable to ohtaia loan ea their lands, cannot sell them, except at a great sacrifice, and are consequently starting. ' " Taeeeay. General Otis reports to the war de partment that the transport Paebln left Manila for San Francisco on he 7th inst. and that the Zealandla left today.' Augustus an Buren, for many years one of the foremost criminal lawyers f Chicago and the state, died of ano ffexy, aged ft . Hia father was a cous in Of President Martia Vaa Barea. . mmmmmwmmwm. M.ai mrir!Trm!'mmmlm aree."' I jl n,mi v. ., " ington dfl leave of absence, nsa been ordered to Atlanta, Ga., for duty as adjutant general of the department of the. gulf. News was received at Chicago yes terday that a strong movement is forming In the west to induce Admiral Dewey to make his entry into the United States next month through San Fraritfsca, ' The contract for distributing gov ernment seeds this year has been let by the agricultural' department to Charles Parker of Santa Clara, Cal., f6r-.flf4,900. All the seeds must be delivered in Washington by December 1 and the distribution begins next January. Major J. T. Halfoway, additional paymaster. United States rotuateers. has been ordered to convey to the Philippines the funds for the payment of the troops in the department of tbe Pacific. General Shatter, in com mand of the department "of California has been directed to furnish a suita ble escort. The BftssoWf heaee adopted the sen ate amendments' to the state depart ment store bill and passed the bill as amended. The bill levies a license tax on firms carrying more than one of seventy-three classes of goods as clas sified in the bill, of from $300 to $500. The bill applies to firms in St Louis, Kansas City and St Joseph. It goes to the governor for his signature. Weaaeaoay. Stove manufacturers are in session at Cincinnati and expect to form n trust before adjournment A New York syndicate has acquired the Edison Electric Illuminating com pany's plant, Hazleton, Pa. August Brentano of the bookselling firm Of Brentano Bros., New York, died at a private sanitarium in Flushing. L. I., aged 43 yeaiU He was declared Insane several months ago aad it is said the business, troubles of the firm, which failed recently, caused his breakdown. The secretary of war received a cable message "from General Otis' at Manila, saying that it is Inadvisable on ac count of sanitary conditions to send to the United States the bodies of any more of the troops who lost their lives in the Philippines until after the close 6f the rainy season. Secretary Hay and the French am bassador had a talk relative to the re lease of Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos, and the belief prevails on both sides that the French embassy will not act further for Spain, as Due d'Arcos will be here on the 20th inst, prepared to speak directly for Spain. The steamer Humboldt has been chartered for the transportation of troops to Alaska. She will sail May 15 with fifteen soldiers and two officers of the Twenty-fourth infantry and about thirty tons of freight The Four teenth infantry troops, now in Alaska, will be returned on tbe Humboldt PresidentMcKinley purposes to make a tour of the west during his summer vacation. Arrangements for the trip have not been perfected, but it is un derstood that he will go to San Fran cisco by the South Pacific route and re turn over the Northern Pacific. He will leave about tbe middle of July and be gone probably six weeks. The Illinois board of agriculture is ssued a bulletin stating that of the 2, 039,000 acres of winter wheat seeded last fall 51 per cent was winter killed or so badly injured that it will have to be plowed up, leaving 1,006,800 acres for harvest. These figures differ con siderably from tbe government report, which gives 701,000 as tbe reduction in acreage in this state. 1 bandar. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana will sail for Alaska about June 10, to make investigation of the Alaska boundary question. Tht Washington oapj". delegatior has not yet been advised of the as sembling of the consistory at Rome to nominate ten cardinals. Ex-President Harrison has accepted the place of honorable president of tbe general committee of the ecumenical conference on foreign missions. The remains of Colonel H. C. Eg bert, which arrived in Washington from Manila, were interred at Arling ton cemetery with military honors. All the available troops in the vicinity of Washington were on!c.-d out by the war department and many distinguish ed army officers were in attendance upon the funeral exercises. The treasury department denies a sensational story published in the east that counterfeiting has been going on in the basement of the treasury build ing. A majority of the senate committee on taxation in the Michigan legislature reported the Wagar bill, which is de signed to take the place of the Pin-gree-Atkinson railway taxation bill, the principles of which were declared unconstitutional by tbe supremecourt The Wit gat bill incr;ucs the taxes on the railroad earnings about $100,000 per year nbeve the mounts now col lated. There will undoubtedly be an extra session of the New York legislature Tor the double purpose of amending the Ford franchise tax bill and passing over the veto of the mayor, of New York the rapid transit bill. It Is un derstood that the governor will sign the Ford bill, and afer visaing it will call an extra sessloa of the legisla ture for 'he purpose ,i rmeadins th-j bill so as to put it in the hands of n state board for administration, in or der to have an equitable arrangement of taxation. Instead of different con structions of it in various portions ef the state, ewe. a . - - tT,M V.m.u ikae I I neswWfeleaWWJuWWJneWaW Jf WVewaWfepw errvfewWal TtI! Vim h Hii Iff! BUTSG00D NOTES ialiihjatmw instailefi The Goiuote Journal aV Weekly Newspaper devoted to una heat iatereets of T Cmtj K mta, Th SHH K ftaOa, TM (Mtei Stttlt, BEBTOF MANKIND, 41.30 m Y.4.rf If FcjM to Advanoe). ".B&nsrei'si etr HENRY GASa HI f nasi I Mfalff t GtaaJt I eexeaueatJe GoiuBiDflS Josrnai nnmiR office. 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