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K if 0ttrtml. Jl i a t." n VOLUME XXXI.-NUMBER 1. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 11, 1900. WHOLE NUMBER 1,561. ." - Jmsr. -v . . - -n -. -- tb QfolttluTO m Sap - - 3H rfc- V ;-& : :. '? . &V'-. k 5: .V i fa. r . r.: ITES IT Decision of Court of Appeals in Kentucky Governorship Case.- - Ote IMXH JUD6C MSSENiS . Case to tit Taken to tiie initeU States iir-Rie Court Two .fudge Criticise Unelielite's Coume 1 hat Itun-auTs Separate Opinion SHyj 1'KAXKFORT. Ky.. 7. The toui't Of Appeals today handed down a decision in the governorship ease in favor of tne democrats. The opinion is by six 01" the judges, four democrats and two irpublicans. Judge Durelle was the only judge dit-tenting. The other two republican judges, Burnam and Guffy, gave a sep arate opinion from the democratic Inflate lmfr ililofi mnrfintX n'4tlt tlio democratic members in its conclusion. Judge Hobson wrote the opinion of the court. The concurrence of Judges Burnam and Guffv with the four dem- ocratic judges was a surprise gener- jilly, but to the republicans espcciall. The opinion holds that the action o" the legislature in seating Governor Beckham was final and that the courts have no power to review it; that Gov ernor Taylor exceeded his authority in adjourning the legislature to London nnd that the journals of the two houses of the legislature, being reg- tilar. cannot be imneached. Thirty THE GOEBEL WIN days mtibt elapse before the mandate Springfontein. his present hcadquar of the court of appeals., in accordance , ters. to Reddersburg with all possible with todays decision. is issued. Meaa- speed and I dispatched the Cameron v bile no tadical change in the rela- J Highlanders hence to Bethany. He live positions of the two state govern- arrived at Reddersburg at 10:30 yes nientfc ib expected. terday morning without opposition, but Foimer Governor Bradley, chief tould get no news of the missing de (ounsel for Governor Taylor, tonignt ' tachmenL authorized the statement that an ap-1 "There can be no doubt the whole pral on behalf of Governor Taylor and ( party has been made prisoners." Lieutenant Governor Marshall will be carried to the supreme court of the ENGLAND IS AURMED AGAIN. 1 nited States. Bradley and Judge W. . II. Yost, counsel for the republican , WoiMlerl Wliellier ,., KoberU CaB Mate officers, were in consultation with ! ,..,.., Governor Taylor for several hours- Mmtaiu in. co.un.a.,lctiou.. this afternoon and the statement was j LONDON. April 7. Not a word re made at the close of the conference, garding the disaster at Reddersburg It is s-jid that Colonel W. C. P. Breck- has come through, except the dis inridgc and republican leaders from , patch of Lord Roberts. Meanwhile the diffeient narts of the state will meet Tavlor in conference here tomorrow morning. Judge Burnam and Guffy. republi cans, while concurring in the opinion tl-at the courts have no jurisdiction, dissented from the reasoning. Judge Burnam's separate opinion says: "It is hard to imagine a more na- giant and partisan regard of the modes j illustrates the heavy tasK involved in oi procedure than is made manifest - holding the railioad. This body of b the facts alleged and relied on j some 500 British troops, without gnus, by contestees and admitted by de- which disappeared so completely with niurrr and 1 am firmly convinced j in thirty-five miles of the great British 1iom admitted facts that the legisla- i army, had for its business to guard a lure in the heat of aiit., engendered j section of nearly ninety miles of rail by intense partisan excitement, has way between Bloemfontein and Spring done two faithful, conscientious and tontein. If it could thus be spirited nHe public servants an irreparable j away, how is Lord uoberts to ensure injury by depriving them of the office his continually extending commuuica to which they were elected and a still Uons? gi eater wrong to the large majority Gtlier pertinent questions are being of the electors who voted under diffi- , asked as a resuU of thesc successive tult circumstances to elect tnese ser- ant. i "But we ue met at the threshold si 2 1 4 V. n luinlAntlnn I I lin AAllfitC w nil tilt: luiuuui-iuil inai iuv wui .o of the state under the constitution have j iio power to go behind the legislative . journal and review the Judgment of the assembly in the proceedings over vhicb thej- are given by the constitu tion exclusive jurisdiction and from vku.- uHunudiu. u. w.c- M" I1U I'l'ttl Id IllUtiUUll. A itau UCll ItU i with some reluctance to the conclusion, and not without some misgivings as to its correctness, that there is now power in the couits of the state to 1 icvicw the findings of the general as- i offices of governor and lieutenant gov- j .inor as shown by its only authenc- , iiiteil records. Many question have . been raised and discued ;y counsel ; lor the appellants, but it will be un necessary to consider uem in view oi the conclusion we have reached on this fundamental question." I Murtierrr will tie tiarroied. . PONCE. P. It.. April 7. At an e. rly l.our today Simoon Rodriguez. Carlos i Pacheco. Hermongenes Pacheco, Eu- . ponio Rodriguez and Rosalie Saltiago, , no arc condemned to cieam uv gar loting. will be executed. Their crime I was the murder in October, 1898. of ; Senor Prudencio Mendcz at Yauco. . I nc murderers after criminally as snulting the wife and daughters of their victim, compelled them to dance .'Lout the corpse. To Anirrira' Atlvantage. CARACAS. April 7. (Via Haytian Cable.) President Castro today sign er: and delivered to the United States minister. Mr. F. B. Loomis. the parcels 1 ost convention. It is considered that this agreement should augment the American retail trade by $1,000,000 early so far as the mail order busi- j ness is concerned. Com! t:in of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. D. C. Apiil 7. Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the Jir0.000,OCO gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Avail- I :ihln rash lmlanro tlSS TT-; vn::- rm.. ' .., ,..,. .,.v, b". . vjJo.-,o.w. Krac-Jorenen r.r Mate. landed n New York, but at that WASHINGTON. D. C. April 7. A ' t"nc ne.found Ma" 1 more convenient bill of much interest to the national ' so thc invitation of the Dewey com Kisard and the militia of thc countrv iaittce was finally accepted." vas introduced today by Representa- ' iuiator. Adjonm. tne Marsh of Illinois, for thc arming, ALBANY V V Anrii 7 ti, -. ..f atate troops with Krag-Jorgensen , 'i nfies. IVLRY STATE TO BE RErRESENTEO 1 EnIlsh K. , n B , fcnsIIsM tacios a Deflcit. Ilissevt Trans-Mississippi Congress to LONDON, April 7. On the third HOCSTONex "ApriW.-Secretarv ' rf dins of the finance bi n tie house Bichardson has now received assur- of commons today the chancellor of the m.tes from the governors of every j excheauei. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Mate and territory west of the Miss- gave a revised estimate for 1900, the i' 'PP tbat official delegates to repre- i revenue being placed, at 127,520.000 nnt these states and territories will J and the expenditures at 150,000,000 !:e at the coming session of the Trans- j The deficit, he said, would be met Mississippi congress, which is to be i partly from the war loan and partly Ik Id here April 17 to 21 inclusive, j from treasury bills. Each week, he 'ibis wil be the first time that such j declared, showed a greater improve r.i attendance has been secured. The j raent in trade, which would offset the Colorado chairman has wired for a ( losses caused by the nrematnre rith i ci-ervaiion ui ruuois tor niiy. ..i m xi... i Alarsas Manitoba. NEW YORK, April 7. A Winnipeg rpecial to the Commercial Advertiser ws: A party of forty Doukhobours l-:t yesterday for California, where tl.ry were taken by an American em p'oyment agency to work for 50 cents : day. They said they wanted to go to a wanner climate. The immigra tion authorities are becoming alarmed :t the movement, as it is said the v-hole colony will leave in the course two or three years. The colonists i'ave made little progress since set tling in Manitoba, as they do not like the climate and know little or 'nothing about fanning. IT0 A TRAP AG AN. tire More Companies' of Brlti'h. infantry (.'aught by itMni.' L6NDON: April 7. The Bloemfon- i ieln correspondent of the Morning Tel egraph today says: :'The Boers are apparently inaking ' XlgZ2? aSJSSZ j torce has moved south through Thaba Nehu. General Tucker's isolation at , Karee is more apparent than real. since .the open ground north of Bloem lcntein bffers small opportunity for Boer tactics. They may possibly en gage him ia distract attention from operatibns elsewhere, demounts are anxiously awaited." LONDON. April 7 LorJ Roberts reports that five companies Of British tioops have been captured by the Boers near Bethany. The following is the text of Lord il&berts dispatch to the war office: . "BLOEMFOXTEIX, Thursday. April . Another unfortunate occurrence ' l'as occurred resulting, I f-ar, in the '.uiv ua, a 7C. U VI IIIIUUllj IsUU 'istin .6 Q companies of the "" tV.T ,BM . compa' i !lies of the NlQth regiment of mounted ' infantry near Reddereburg. a little eastward or uetnany railway station, within a few miles of this place. They were surrounded by a stronger force of the enemy with four or hve guns. "The detachment held out from noon April 3 until April 4. 9 a. m., and then, apparently surrendered, for it is reported that the firing ceased at that lime. Immediately after I heard the news, during the afternoon of April 3 I ordered Gatacre to proceed from r British public is beginning to realize the immense difficulties to be over- come even before Pretoria is reached and is revising prematuie ideas with lespect to the time at which the war will be over. No one believes that it will have e.idod by the beginning oi June. The latest disaster more particularly untortunate occurrences. The fore- ! ninst it; Wliv fin not flip Rrifish trnnnn onimni-h "it ?a aicn.o.i that if thio I hnil Iippii flnnr. ovpn .r.OO mpn miplit navo heM out unt reinforcements anlved. It cannot be COnceaIed that the MmoBt alarm is beginning to be fek. It is said that the Boers who cap- j tured the British at Reddersburg be- longed to Oliviers commando If so he has not returned north, and hopes I are expressed that he may still be cut I oi:. It is asserted that 4,000 rebels I surrendered during General Clement's noithward march. The Boeis will do their utmost to ho.,d La?ylran.l and Thaba Nchu both beinE rich grain producing districts, VtRIMUIMI WILL DC TUK DKYAIM. Committeeman Sax Dewej Cannot Haie III Home State. NEW YORK. April 7. B. B. Smal ley democratic national tommittee- man from Vermont and formerly sec- retarv of the democratic national com- mittee. in an interview upon Admiral Dewev's candidacv for president, said inat the delegates from Vermont Dewey's home state will ue for Wil liam J. Bryan. He said: "It has long iPn apparent to me that the nominees injs year will be William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. The Vermont democratic convention will be held in June at Montpelier and the delegation will be instructed to vote lor Mr. Bryan, regardless of the can didacy of Admiral Dewey. BEWEVS WELCOME TO CHICAGO. Grand Army Heady to tireet Him as a Candidate. CHICAGO. 111.. April 7. Should the Dtwey committee finally decide, ow- J mg to the admiral's aspirations, not to welcome him May 1 in Chicago, the Grand Army of the Republic will in vite him. as a presidential candidate, to attend the great encampment to be held in Chicago in August. "The Grand Army men are anxious to have Admiral Dewey attend the en- . """ "'u iui u. naiimr. , .. . ,..., cvutm cnairmnn rr tha mun today. "We invited him when he first day. . - . : - "- drawal of bonded goods. For Congress to Rale Tracts. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 7 Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin, who is second in rank on the house sub-committee on trusts, today intro duced a proposed amendment to the constitution giving congress control of all private corporations, co-partnerships and joint stock companies in' the United States, and also giving congress power to define, regulate, control, pro hibit, repress and dissolve all trusts and monopolies and combinations, of conspiracies 'to monopolize any part of trade or commerce. I PLOT TO KILL PRINCE Sipido Beems Inclined to Make Confession ef tiie Whale Basiness, AH ACCOMfllCE IS UNDCR AlRf ST lie Atiaiit. That lie Sold a Revolver to the tritoaer Slpldo Isaorem father Appeal. He t'ontlatie. Ml Ueflaat At tlstnle hut Tell an Incoherent Tale. BRL-SSELS, April C One of Sipido's accomplices i.as been arrested and in terrogated by the commissary of police, aipido seems inclined to make a con fession and judging from his latest statements the outrage was the out come of a plot. Three of the associates are known. One of 'the "persons arrested has con fessed that he sold the revolver to Sipido. His name is Meert. He admits that he had a conversa tion with Sipido on the subject of the outrage on the prince, but protests that the words were spoken in jest. The po lice are seeking other accomplices. The attempt at the assassination of the Prince of Wales yesterday was the sole topic of conversation in the btiects, in the cafes and theaters last evening. Everywhere regret and deep indignation were manifested and satis faction at the failure of the criminal's attempt was unanimously expressed, it is said that when the crowd rushed a Sipido he received a blow from someone's fist in the face which drew blood. One version of Sipido's statement is that he declared that he committed the net because he was an anarchist and he did not allude to South Africa. The Patriote says: "Investigation pioves premeditation. The interroga tion of the prisoners lasted four hours and it shows that he was instigated by an unknown person, who persuaded him to buy a pistol on Sunday in the Old Market for 3 francs. Accompanied cy this person, Sipido went on Tuesday to a meeting in the Flemish theater and then to the Maison du Peuple, where they had drinks. Then they v.ent to a wine shop, where Sipido wrote a letter say ing he had obtained employment He then went to the rail v ay station and asked the hour of the ai rival of the train. Later he entered a cafe and loaded his revolver in the lavatory. Sipido refused to give the ni.me of his companion, who, he said, was a young man some years older than himself. After Sipido was locked up the magistrates went to the house of his parents. According to the Etoile Beige. Sipido explained his motive as follows: "For a long time I have thought that the ambitious men who are unchaining war sacrifice so many lives that they deserve to be punished. Those men should suffer the penalty of retaliation. When I learned by the papers that the pi i nee was going to pass through Brus sels I immediately resolved to become the avenger of humanity and to kill this assassin. On Sunday I made up my mind to carry out my project. I regret that I have not accomplished it as I desired." The magistrates, struck by the inco herency of the story, are convinced that Sipido does not tell the whole truth and wishes to save someone. ue magistrates are going to verify the prisoner's statement. The commitment charges the prisoner with an attempt at assassination. Jean Baptiste Sipido was not sub mitted to a further examination today. His attitude is dejected and he appears very tired, having had little sleep. He expressed no regret at his crime, but has repeatedly asked permission to see his mother. No interview between them will be allowed for some days. HAY PROTESTS TO TURKEY. Kdlet Kxrlridlng Ameriraa Pork Brings an Emphatic Note. WASHINGTON. April 6 Secretary Hay has addressed a vigorous protest to the Turkish government against the ptoposed application of an edict exclud ing American pork from Turkey. The note entered an emphatic denial of the pretense of the unwholesomeness set up against pork as a basis for the ex clusion and pointedly makes it neces sary for the Turkish government to support its contention by adequate evi dence before it can enforce the edict without serious results. The officials here are confident, because of the re sult of the complete failure of the Ger man health officers to make good such assertions respecting our meats .be lieving that the Turkish government can make no better showing. Bill for Military Camp. WASHINGTON, April 6 A hill was introduced in the senate today by Haw ley authorizing tne secretary of war to make surveys for the establishment of camp grounds in the north, cast, south and west for the training of soldiers of the United States and the national guard. The bill provides that the camps when established shall be sup plied with all modern conveniences. Credentials of Senator Presented. WASHINGTON. April 6. In the sen ate today Senator Jones of Arkansas presented the credentials of J. C. S. Blackburn as a senator from Kentucky for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1901. Mr. Jones said as the ciedentials were long he would ask that they be printed in the Record as a document. Will Fight to the End. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 6. Gov ernor Taylor spent today in this city in consultation with personal and po litical friends. Adjutant General Col lier came down from Frankfort to meet the governor. General Collier reiter ated that Governor Taylor will not re linquish bis position until the United States supreme court passes on the case. The latest report from the court of appeals is that a decision in the governorship case may be expected Mcnday. Will Close on Sanday. NEW YORK, April 6. At today's session of the Newark conference. Jiethodist Episcopal church. Dr. I. W. Hathaway, president of the American Sabbath Union, announced that he had just come from Washington, waere he had called on President McKinley. The president, he said, had informed him that the United States builuings at the Paris exposition would be closed on Sundays. This statement was received with applarse by the members of the conference. ADMMAL TALKS AiODT IT. f atfaeaeetl He 0ya by Many Latter and Friendly Sugffeatlea.' WASHINGTON. April 5 Admiral Dewey tonight expressed himself as ery much gratified over the manner in which his announcement to be a candidate for the presidency has been received by bis friends.- His nUMIt likewise indicated the fact as his efcat-' ted with a reporter at his home this evening. Many telegrams have come to him today, particularly from the MUth. and some also from the far west, endorsing his course and statins that he will receive the support of the signers in the campaign which he Will nake. The admiral was in excellent humor And talked interestingly of a number of things in connection with his pro posed candidacy though concerning most questions asked him he requested that nothing ,besaid at this, time.., a, in due timehewould mate a"stale nent to the public. "Why is it, admiral, that you have decided to become a candidate for the presidency?" he was asked. "Really on that point there is noth ing to add to what has been printed en the subject. If the American peo ple want me to be ii.eir candidate for this high office I shall gladly serve them. My determination to aspire to it was influenced by my many friends, who have written me letters suggest ing that I should be a candidate. These communications have come from all ever the country, some from New York, a large number from the south, and some from the Pacific coast. It v.as in response to these suggestions that I have taken the course an nounced. "Since the announcement was made I have received a number of telegrams from my friends commending the ac tion I have taken and promising me tr-elr support. I am deeply gratified to them for their kindness. These are the considerations which have uiged me to change my mind from the original statement I made on my return from Manila that I would not be a candidate for the office." "Now tell me something about your plans for the future," suggested tne reporter. "On that point I am not yet pre pared to make any statement," an swered the admiral. "I am consulting with my friends as to the course to be pursued. When the proper time ar rives I will make a statement of my intentions as to the future, and this will be very soon. Pending that I prefer not to say anything for publi cation regarding them." "Will the announcement of your c.ndidacy for .the presidency make any change in the plans for your trip to Chicago and other western cities?" "Not at all. The cordial invitations which I have received from those citie3 to visit them during the coming spring and which I have accepted I expect to fulfill. The assurances of regard con veyed by them are very gratifying to me and I certainly want to show the people that I appreciate their kind ness." Admiral Dewey has some very de cided opinions on matters of public mo ment and while expressing them in private prefers not to make any public announcement of tbem at this time. Platforms for parties, he believes, are not made by candidates for the high office of president. In connection with his determination to run for office the admiral greatly relies on the warmth of the receptions he has received throughout the country, including the south particularly. COMMITTEE LOCK HORNS. Differences Crop Ont in the Coenr d'Alene Investigation. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 5. The tioss-examination of Frederic Bur bridge, manager of the Bunker Hill .nine, was continued in the Coenr d'Alene investigation today. There vere frequent animated controversies letween members of the committee. One of these occurred over the author ity of Mr. Crosthwaite, one of the pri vate counsel, to appear. He denied that he represented the Bunker Hill mine or General Merriam. and he was etained and paid by Governor Steu nenberg. Representatives Hay and Pick also joined issue over the extent of the inquiry. Mr. Hay contending that it was being curtailed to the prejudice of those making the charges, while Mr. Dick insisted that some lim itation was essential in order to get through. During Mr. Burbiidge's tes timony he stated that he was not a ilnited States citizen at the time he cecame manager of the mine, but was ndmitted to citizenship th? following ear. Flan to Xoaainata McKinley. WASHINGTON, D. C. Anril 5 From the highest sources it is learned that the program agreed on by re publican leaders is to make Mr.Wol cott of Colorado temporary chairman and Mr. Lodge permanent chairman cf the republican national convention nnd let Mr. Depew make the nominat ing speech for President McKinley. Honors for Gen Maaderson. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 5. The president has appointed the fol lowing board of visitors to the United States military academy: General Charles F. Manderson. Ne braska; General Anson McCook, New York: Prof. Abram C. Kaufman, South Carolina; Colonel William C. Church. New York; Rev. Henry D. Curtis. Ohio; Prof. D. F. Houston, Texas, and Dudley Evans. New Jersev. Fence Again in the Senate. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 5. Peace was restored in the senate today before the body convened and during the proceedings of the session there was only a reminder of the harsh language used just before adjourn ment yesterday. The session opened with a lively and interesting discussion cf the status of the Quay case, in the course of which Wolcott apologized tor the language he had used yester day, disclaiming any intention of being offensive to anybody, least of all to his friend, Lodge. Clnciaaatl Weald Take It. CINCINNATI, O.. April 5. Clonel W. B. Melisb, who was at the head of the movement to secure for Cincinna ti the national democratic, convention when informed of the destruction of the Kansas City hall, said it was an ungracious thing to attempt to profit by the misfortune of a sister city, but if the situation made it necessary for the democrats to look elsewhere for accommodattaas, Cincinnati: stood ready with her unrivaled Saengerfest and Music jjalls to offer her hospitali ties to the homeless. STATE LOST m j And Lesntrd Kepnart Hai Been le leated From the Pn. HAN AWAY FOR HALF OF A YFAl Btft the Coart Held tbat This Time la to Be C'oaated in Ilia four Yeara Term of IwprUoniueat-A 4)aestlon Barely Before the Court SlUcclla aeeas Xebraaka Matters. LINCOLN, Neb.. April 5. Leonard Kepnart, sentenced" in Otoe county to four years in the penitentiary for as sault, was ordered released by Judge Holmes. Kepnart escaped after sen tence was passed and was not delivered to the penitentiary authorities until six months afterwards. He claimed that Warden Hopkins had no right to extend bis sentence for the time he was a fugitive from Justice. Under the law and the holdings of the court sentence begins running the day a man is sentenced and in this case it was contended that the same rule applied. For the state it was insisted that tho warden had the right, when a prisoner escaped after sentence and before be ing placed in the penitentiary, to hold him for the full term beginning the day he was actually placed therein after recapture. It was conceded on both sides that if Kephart had made his escape after being placed in the prison and been at large six months he could not hope to get out now, because then it would have been a violation of prison rules and he would have for feited his eleven months' good time. The state also contended he could not take advantage of his own wrong. The case was decided on the demur rer to the officer's return, which show ed that Kephart was being held for the six months' additional on an affidavit giving the contents of the record in the district clerk's ofhee of Otoe coun ty, which showed hib escape. Judge Holmes held that the authority to hold Kephart in custody had served its time and ordered his release. The question is one that has rarely come before the courts for solution and the state may appeal for the purpose of having it passed upon. Meanwhile Kephart would be released on his own recognizance. Killed ly the Curs. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April 5. A sung man named Charles Selby was struck by Burlington train No. 4 at Schuyler and killed. The accident oc curred at the point of the bluff east of Cullom siding. He was driving a team wltn a hayrack en the wagon, and seems to have come down off the bluff to water his horses. Hearing the train coming the team took fright and ran upon the track, the man running along side the wagon holding the lines. The team had crossed the track before the engine struck the man, which threw htm some distance, breaking his left leg, and his head struck a large rock. His neck was broken. The train car ried away all but. the front wheels f the wagon. The horses escaped in jury. Faithfal to the Creed. FREMONT, Neb., April 5. Chris Anderson, one of the oldest settlers of this city, died aged 73 years. His death ends a remarkable life and fur- nisaes a striking illustration of the pcvier of the Mormon church in gain ing control, over its converts. The de ceated embraced that faith while a young man in Denmark, and coming to this country he made a pilgrimage to Salt Lake City in the '60s on foot and wheeling a wheelbarrow. Becom ing dissatisfied he escaped from Utah, but nearly all his life has been in consent dread of being pursued and killed by the "Avenging Angels" he had lven taught to fear. Farm Work iu the State. FREMONT, Neb.. April 5. Farmers have commenced? putting in jsmall grain this week and if the weather continues good nearly all the oats and spring wheat will be in the ground within the next ten days except on the bottoms. The rain of the last last eek le?t the ground in good condi tion. The acreage of beets put in by farmers will be some smaller than last year, which will be more than made up by the increased acreage put in by the Standard Cattle company. For the Aid of India. LINCOLN, Neb., April 5. Governoi Poynter has issued a proclamation calling upon the people of the state to contribute to the relief of the starv ing people of India. He has designat ed J. H. Auld, cashier of the City Na tional bank of Lincoln, as custodian of the fnnds and all contributions are to be sent to him. G. L. Hosford of University Place has been designated to take charge of the relief work and the collection of funds. Damage to Rip-Rap. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. April 5. Owing to a sudden rise in the river at this point, some damage was done to the rip-rap work being done by the government. A number of the brush mats and piling were washed out. The forces were to have moved today, but they will have to remain some times longer to repair the damage done. They go from here to Omaha. Arrested for Illegal Voting. HOLDREGE, Neb.. April 5. George Spangler. who travels for Paxton &. Gallagher, was arrested here charged with illegal voting. He was arraigned and the case continued to April 20. Falls Exhausted Into the Fire. COLUMBUS. Neb., April 5. Fred Gerber, a well-to-do Swiss farmer liv ing in Loup township, met his death in a peculiar manner. He set fire to seme grass to back fire from around his property. The fire got beyond his control and he overexerted himself and fell exhausted in the fire. He was overcome by smoke and suffocated. He had been dead a number of hours when found. He was 67 years old, was a member of the Grand Army, had lived in this country for thirty years and leaves a wife and severr.1. children. U. P. Trains for Portland OMAHA, Neb., April 5. April 22 i3 the date decided upon for the Lnion Pacific to inaugurate its double daily through Chicago-Portland train service over the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Railway & Navigation com pany. Efforts were made to have it begin April 15, but since four inter ested railroads bad to act upon the matter, more time had to be taken. At present No. 1 going west, and No, . going east, are the only Portland trains. Any other train means a wait of fifteen hours at Granger, going west, or nine hours, going east. AT THE STATE CAT.TAI. te XewsaadXetes rroa the tfeat Nebraska Legislation. LINCOLN. Neb,, Anril 7. After serv ing two years and two months of his five-year sentence in the state peniten tlary Benjamin Mills of Harlan county .a--i .u.1 A tl - ... a"Vh.ejkAe DavM. S TL -uET- prisoner and his wif, Mill was pres ident of the Republican City bank. At that time his cousin, James Whitney, was treasurer of Harlan couiity. Mill? borrowed county money from his ousin for the use of the bank. Whit iey was tried befote a jury mtJ fouix! .guilty on the charge of embezzlement of county funds. He was sentenced to a term of three years in the peniten tiary. Mills was then tried on the' charge of being an accessory to the embezzlement and found guilty. Al though the sum in which be was in volved .was hundred of dollars less than that which Whitney had embez zled, the man was sentenced Jo five years in state's prison. He was twice rut on parole by Governor Poynter. The appeal of D. E Thompson from the Union States hank of Harvard a jecting his application for water from the Platte river for irrigation and power purposes was dismissed! by the State Board of Irrigation. Mr. Thomp son proposed to construct a canal from a point near Linwood, on the Platte, to Fremont. The State Banking board designated the Union State bang of Harvard a Etate depository. A bond of $30,000 was filed and approved by the board. Robert E. Davis, the student who mysteriously disappeared from this city Tuesday night, has been located at his home in Fairbury. He left Lin coln unexpectedly without notifying his friends. Kraft Charged WltU Anaalt. O'NEILL, Neb.. April 7. Jacob Kraft was before the count court for 1 reliminary hearing upon the charge rf criminal assault. Fay Munt being the complaining witness. This is an other chapter of the Stuart case, in vrhich William Fuller was bound over over to the district court upon the charge of assault upon the same girl. As many as eight of the young man of the town have been implknid by testimony of the young woman. Near ly every business man of Stuart, be sides other representative men. to the number of about thirty, were in the city to attend the Kraft hearing on tiehalf of the defendant. A number of tl.era were interviewed, and all ex pressed he opinion that the prosecu tion is either malicious or that thc iharge is for the purpose of blackmail. The defendant is a man of about 45 years, and has a family. He is a stock man and reputed to be well off finan cially. Contracts for Raising Beets. SOUTH OMAHA, April 7. J. F. Weybright, a representative of the beet sugar factory at Ames, is in the city for the purpose of making con tracts with farmers in this vicinity for the raising of beets. A tour through the territory tributary to South Omaha is being made by Mr. Weybright under the direction of the South Omaha Com mercial club. One member of the club will accompany Mr. Weybright in his travels each day for the purpose of in troducing him to farmers. An effort will be made to secure as many con tracts as possible for the raising of beets this summer. Trntu Collides With Wasou. BRAINARD, Neb.. April 7. Joseph Jacob, a Bohemian farmer living about three miles north of this place, started home about 6:15 o'clock, and when about three blocks out of town, while crossing the Fremont. Elkhorn & Mis souri Valley railroad track, was struck by a south-bound passenger train. Jacob was thrown out of the wagon ?nd badly bruised. He was picked up by the train crew and taken into town and all that medical aid could do was done. His recovery is very doubtful. The team was unhurt, but the wagon was entirely wrecked. Monkey Starts tiie. GENEVA, Neb.. April 7. A fire alarm was sent in from the residence of Dr. J. W. Puckett. A few neighbors had run in with buckets and had the fire under control before the firemen arrived. The origin of the fire is a mystery as no one was at home except a Philippine monkey, which is sus pected by many of being guilty of the mischief. The building was damaged to the amount of twenty-five or thirty dollars, but the monkey did not lose a hair. Loses Ills Parse and Fine. OMAHA. Neb.. April 7. John Sny der, a thrifty farmer from the interior of the state, came to Omaha Sunday, and thinking to economize on hotel ex penses put up at a cheap lodging house en South Thirteenth street. As is often the case, however, he found that the cheapest is the most expenaive in the end, for that night's lodging cost him $11 and a briar pipe. Volunteer Soldier Dead. FULLERTON, Neb.. April 7. Ches ter A. Adams, one of company Bs youngest members, died at the home or his father in this city of chronic diar rhoea, which disease he contracted while soldiering in the Philippines. Young Adams was raised in this city and was universally liked. He was a young man of sterling worth and th4 very best of habits. Presbytery at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. April 7. The annual meeting of the Nebraska Presbytery of the Presbyterian church was held here. About sixty ministers were in attendance. The officers elect ed for the ensuing year were: Dr. W. M. Hindman of Lincoln, moderator; Rev. W. H. Parker of Table Rock, Rev. J. H. Daulsberry of Gresham, clerks. Dr. Hindman and Rev. M. Gilmore, F. R. Frazier and I. S. Tyson weie elect ed delegates to the National Presbytery- The next meeting will be held in Auburn. Stock Industry Flourishing. LONG PINE, Neb., April 7. In creased activity is now apparent in railroad affairs, owing to the advent of spring and the prospects for a good business this summer. Several bridge and stock yards gangs are being made up to start from here soon and diffi culty is being found in finding men to fill the places. The winter has been so mild that cattle have done exceed ingly well and the prospects for an ex tension of this money making industry among the farmers of Brown' county are very bright. ., LANG IS OPT FOR GOOD Governor Pojnter Will Stand by Hii Da- - cisiom of Last Weak. h.!N Ami rot stwiMunr. Stat Board of Transportation Served With an Order Restraining rttens Front Bearing Consplaiuts About Kailroad Kales JlUrallaiicoas Nebraska Mat ters. LINCOLN. April 4 Governor Poyn ter will stand by bis decision ot last week aad will refuse to reinstate B. F. iJing of York: as superintendent of the State Institute for Feeble-Minded Youth at Beatrice. A delegation headed by Lieutenant Governor Gil bert and Judge Bates of York and ex Mayor E. A. Kretsluger of Beatrice, and Including about a dozen nltizens or York, called on Governor Poynter and pleaded for leniency on behalf of Lang. At the close of the conference. Gov. ernor Poynter said that he had no decision other .than the one rendered last week. It has been quietly intimated tbat I'nletrt he was reinstacd MX'. Lang would refuse to go cnt of office until compelled to tlo so by the courts. Governor Poynter asserts that he has Lang's resignation in writing over his own signature and tna he cannot therefore contend that he has any lawful right to the office. Lang has told several of his friends that he has not resigned and that h does not propose to be removed from the office without cause. Members of the State Board of Transportation were served with a .opy of an order issued by Judge Mun ger of the federal court retraining them from entertaining, hearing or de termining any complaint whluh has been or may hereafter be filed with the board, touching the rates of charge made by the Fremont. Elkhorn & Mis souri Valley or the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroads. This order is to continue in force until April .1, when the complainants will move for a permanent Injunction. The Beard of Transportation is also re strained from making any order fixing or prescribing the rates which either of these companies shall charge for transportation of freight between points in Nebraska and from taking any proceedings for the purpose of enforcing any order heretofore issued. But little surprise was expressed at the state house when the injunction was served, it being generally expect ed that the Board of Transportation would be restrained from proceeding with the hearing of Lie cases pending against the Fremont. Elkhorn & Mis souri Valley and the Omana roads, both of which were recently contin ued. The case of the Business Men's as sociation of Norfolk against the Omaha read has been lost in the mass of railroad rate litigatioa. State Capital ?Cotes. LINCOLN. Neb.. April 4. Treasurer Meserve has issued a call for general fund warrants registered from 5.1.171 ti 33.370. payable April 10. The amount covered is $40,000. Two of the bondsment of ex-County Treasurer J. W. Lynch of Platte coun ty were at the state house with a view to effecting a corapiomise with thc state of the claim covering the short age of that official, amounting to ap pioximately $13,000. Lynch 's short age was in the neighborhood of $.0, 900, of which amount $17,000 belonged to the county and the balance to the state. The county funds were paid by the bondsmen, hut the state has not been reimbursed. ell Under the Wheels. COLUMBUS. Neb.. April 4. Martin Jensen, a baker, twenty years old, who has been employed the past six months at Humphrey, stole a riae with a com panion Saturday night on the Union Pacific accommodation train, and felt under the wheels at Piatte Center. Both legs were badly mangled. He was brought to the hospital here a rift jfie leg was amputated soon after midnight. Attendn gsurgeons hope to save the other, but are not sure that they can. Funds for India Sufferers. CAMBRIDGE, Neb., April 4. A mass meeting called for the purpose of raising funds for relief of the India famine sufferers resulted in the sum of $130 being raised by the people ot Cambridge and vicinity. This town has always responded liberally when appealed to for the relief of suffering humanity. Mexican War Veteran Dead. GRETNA. Neb., April 4. John Fal lon, an old citizen, died of heart fail ure at the home of his daughter at WatervlHe, Kas., Sunday morning. The remains were brought to this place this morning and buried in the Cath o'.is cemetery. Mr. Fallon was a vet eran of the Mexican war. Wat. Falter Is Ifonnd Ovrr. O'NEILL, Neb., April 4. William Fuller had bis preliminary hearing in the county court upon the charge of statutory rape of the person of Ivy Mount and was bound over to the dis trict tourt in the sum of $1,500. The defendant is about 18 ears of age and the complaining witness a year young er. They are both residents of Stuart and highly connected. The "jdlleged date of the crime is July, 1899. Dodge County Mortxige Kerurd. FREMONT, Neb.. April 4. The fol lowing is the mortgage record of Dodge county for the montn of March: Chattel mortgages filed 148, amount $43,743.11; released 1-j0. amount $33, 797.63. Farm mortgages recorded 53, amount $139,956.30; released 54. amount $94,724.20. Town and city mortgages lecorded 40, amount $4,799.00; re leased 26. amount $19,399.73. The amount of farm mortgages recorded is greater than any month since registers of deds have been required to keep a record of them and are principally pur chase money mortgages and renewals. Reduced to Three Cents. OMAHA, Neb., April 4. Omaha has won the hardest battle ever fought against Kansas City from this end of the line, and hereafter Omaha packing house productu will take a differential rate of 3 instead of 6 cents. Thi3 de cision was reached Saturday by Arbi trator George 0:ds, who was appointed by the interested roads to investigate the dispute with the understanding that his finding should be final. This Pnding not alone means much to Om aha and her packing industries, but means a victory for tne Burlington, which first took up the fight. TMOLOMLIABLC. Columbus State Bank (Mill Bm fail !) ttilMiftillitati BUYS GOOD NOTES a v? LstAJEMaOSKBAB. PrM't. t I. M. Icnrr, Vie Prea.. It BsVMKa, Catalan ImmWtAMWwma, Wil VccbuTsV The Columbus Journal. A WmUj Newspaper devoted to tha halt interest of AhuBsua UHrMMwi Ill duty if Plain, TIM Stiti if Nrtraska, Til UliM Stalls, -AJTDTB REST OF MANKIND, Tfrji UlfTT 07 MIaSUM WITH US II $1.50 a Year If Paid In Advance. Batcwr limit of m falssss is not cir euaassrlWd by dollars and cents. (M aay addresa HENRY GASS, Otflaj t asi t Xttaffla : Cifat I V CJA1 Columbus Journal PRINTING OFFICE. PEST PAPERS OOUNTRY. llaHll.OM g,Kw Yrkg sMIfctolgOMaMta. ajwfSf a Jsak aa UNDERTAKER ! .nsWjffEsT ' UIMM . Be.
