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EBsr-T' "- -ryrc- -gap jjjyj' n,. 'j j')r''?ftg5p'Sgg?' '-L-. r awTf ajl . V i -AJ d -SA- . -. " jf l?" asSS,5 -fti3g - z&TiZ -.-r s ? 7. " " , i 4 si VOLUME XXXJII.-NUMBER 5. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 7. 1902. WHOLE NUMBER 1.669. Ty 7i fAvatmi - ImmuiL 4 'V 3 . f i i AFFAIRSJN CUBA .TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE- GKSM IKE SUM He Denies Holdings in the Island by the American Sugar Refining Ciw pany Says the Trusts Make Ne Advances to Cuban Planters. "WASHINGTON, ilay 3. Arthur Donner, treasurer of the Ameritan Sugar Refining company, testified be fore tlie senate committee on Cuban relations concerning American hold ings of Cuban sugar. He said that 3lr Havemejer's state nr yesterday to tbe effect that his company had purchased i3,imti- tona cf sugar since the first of January last was correct. No more Cuban su gar could have been bought, as none could have been purchased without his knowledge as the treasurer of the company. He promised Senator Piatt to send to the committee a memo randa showing the purchases made and giving dates. All the sugar which had been purchased had, he said, been paid for. Senator Piatt called attention to the discrepancy between Mr Havemeyer's statement as to purchases amounting to 93.Gn) tons and the returns made by the 'War department, placing the American company's option at 3.2S5 tons up to March 25, but Mr. Donner was net able to explain it. Responding to questions by Senator Teller, Mr. Donner confirmed Mr Havenieyers statement, that of the trust's purchases of Cuban sugar 4a, 000 tons still remain in Cuba. He also scid that his company dealt entirely with brokers, principally with Zaldo Co.. Francke & Co. and Czarnokow c Co. of Havana and New York, and did not know the names of the pro ducers. The American company had made no advances to the Cuban plant ers and had not advanced any money to the Cuban banks for the planters. While he did nor know, he said, he presumed there were other purchasers . of Cuban sugar besides his own com - pany in the field. Asked as to realty holdings In Cuba, he said that the .trust had none there. He knew noth ing of the private holdings of stock holders of the trust. "You have taken some interest in securing a reduction of sugar duties by congress, have you not?" asked Mr. Teller. I have not," was the reply. Senator Piatt asked: "So far as you know, has the Amer ican Sugar Refining company taken any interest whatever in forwarding or opposing the reduction of the duty on Cuban sugar?" "No, sir; I don't think so." Senator Teller You spoke of it as a corporation? "Yes." "Do you know whether the stock holders have taken any interest as such in the reduction?" "I do not; I know nothing about it." Henry C. Mott. purchaser of raw sugar for the trust, was the next wit less. He said he had acted in that capacity for the last five years and that he buys all the raw sugar for the company except the Louisiana su gars. He confirmed previous state ments that the trust had bought 93. 000 tons of Cuban sugar since January 1. He said that in the course of the year the American company pur chases 30 per cent of the Cuban sugar product and that he supposed the other 50 per cent is secured by other sugar refiners in the United States. ST- LOUIS FAIR POSTPONED. Secretary Hay Sends Letter to Senate Stating Necessity for Delay. WASHINGTON May . Secretary Hay today sent to the senate a letter stating the necessity for postponing the Louisiana. Purchase exposition from 1903 to 1904. Enclosed with it was a letter from Chairman Carter of the government commission and a telegram from Pres ident Francis of the exposition com pany, showing the necessity for the postponement. Senator Cockrell had the letter read in the senate and then offered an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill, now pending in the senate, providing for the postpone ment of the exposition in accordance with the request. Ten Million Dollar Read. PORTLAND. Ore.. May C. Articles cf incorporation have-been filed for tne Great Central Railroad company, with a capital ctock of S10.0v0.000. The in corporators are J. Thobum Ross. John K. Kolock and John E. Atchison, all of Portland, bet it is understood that eastern capital is back of the move ment. The articles of incorporation state that the proposed railroad will run through Idaho. Utah and Oregon to the Pacific coast. Marching en Snn Domingo. SAN DOMINGO. Republic of Santc Domingo. April 29. A revolution headed by the vice president. Horace Tasquez. has broken out. The revolu tionists in strong force are march in g on this city, the capitaL The govern ment is raking serious steps to de lend the city. Telegraphic communi- 'cntion with, the interior has been. cut. .No further news is obtainable. The capital is quiet while awaiting peered stirring events. NEBRASKA CROP BULLET!. Hifh Winds and a Lack ef PrecieHa tisn Reparted. University of Nebraska The seat week has been dry, with nearly nor mal temperature. The daily sens temperature averaged one degree above normal is the eastern eoaaties and two degrees below in western. Frosts were general the test days of the week. The precipitation of the past week was below normal is southern coun ties and above normal in northern. Heavy snow occurred quite generally the first part of the week in westers counties. The high wind of the past week was very unfavorable for the growth or vegetation. The soil was dry asd seed was blown out of the ground in some fields, while in other fields the grais was covered with. dirt. Win ter wheat has continued ro deteriorate-ia condition is most parts of tks state. In some southern counties considerable damage has been done and the crop will be very light under the most favorable conditions for the rest of the season. In most counties, however, generous rain soon would place the crop in good condition. Oats are a poor stand generally. The past week was especially unfavorable for the crop; besides the damage from wind and dust the frost in cen tral and northern counties did some damage to oats. Grass and small grain have grua-u slowly, but the con ditions were much improved is the counties north of the Platte river by the generous rain. THE EDUCATIONAL FUNDS. What is Set Forth in Auditor Wes ton's Monthly Statement. LINCOLN, Neb May 3. The monthly statement of Auditor Weston shows that the uninvested portion of the permanent educational funds in creased during April from $131,000 to approximately 5265,000. This change in the condition of the funds was due to the extremely heavy disbursements from the general and current funds, upwards of $200,000 being paid on warrants during the month. Over half of this amount is made up of warrants held by the permanent edu cational funds. The showing follows: On hand On hand March 31. April 30. Gtmeral SWOSaJn. J 4S.322 Permanent school .... 105.:n3.3; rfi.2E.14 Temporary school ....373 223.99 3.-4JW Permanent university.. 6&H.50 S.315J3 Agricultural college en dowment 2J.540.13 30.0C43 Temporary university. C3.32J.S) 3S.973JIG Tniversity cash 16.0T7.fi4 1134.13 Hospital for Insane S2U2 S22.31 Normal interest 346.33 2.2M.23 Normal librarv 3J99J0 Z299.10 Normal endowment 32.40 S12.43 State library 6.63u.) 5.3S3.S7 Pentlentiary sp'l labor. 5.4S7.4T Z.SDL35 Agricultural and me chanic art fund 4.443.30 -i.o43.o0 Agricultural experi ment station fund.. L114.SS 4.139.25 Pentlentiary land fund 3.433.00 3.423.00 Total 53.717.30 J719.735.S6 RAILROAD RETURNS READY. State Board Will Commence Fixing Valuation for Assessments. LINCOLN, Neb.. May 3. The State Board of Equalization will meet Mon day to begin the work of fixing the valuation of railroad, telegraph and telephone property for the purpose of taxation. Some headway may be made at this early meeting, but it is not likely that the task will be finish ed before May 15. "All the railroad, telegraph and telephone companies have reported on their property and we nave their figures prepared in tabulated form for the consideration of the board," said Auditor Weston recently. "The various companies have listed their property on prescribed schedules, but only a few of them have submitted figures as to valuation. That is what the board must determine." Will the valuation of railroad prop erty be raised?" "I cannot say anything as to that. We intend to consider the matter thor oughly, but further than that I have nothing to say." The Board of Equalization is com posed of Governor Savage, Auditor Weston and Treasurer Stuefer. Sergeant Werner Home Again. BEATRICE. Neb.. May 3. Ser geant William Werner of the Eight eenth United States infantry, who has been in the Philippines for the last three years, is home on a visit. Married for Fifty Years. TABLE ROCK. Neb- May 3. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Dhnon was cele brated here. Militia Encampment in Doubt. LINCOLN. Neb- May 3. The state military authorities are undecided as to whether or not to have as en campment of the Nebraska National guard held this year. The funds available are not sufficient to meet the necessary expenses of such a meeting of the reserve military forces, asd because of this condition it is not likely that as encampment win be held. The State Military beard will soon discuss the matter. Fear Scourge from Worms. FARNAM. Neb- May 3. The farm ers of this sectios of the cousty are much annoyed and dismayed because cf the dtsVedatians or ravages of a worm. Specimens of it have bees sect to Prof. Bruser of the Usiversity of Nebraska, who pronounces it a "species of army worm." Quite large areas of winter wheat and rye have been ruined. The worms multiply in numbers very rapidly. Corn planting is being delayed for fear of the worm. PUTDFFTHE FAIR PRESIDENT FRANCIS AND OTH ERS FAVOR POSTPONING. FNEJOI COUITtlES NT KADY it to Be Advised to Ordain Fwataonement tc the Year 1904 Be fore Final Passage of the Civil Sun dry Appropriation BilL ST. LOUIS. May 2. The following statement was gives cat last evening by President David B Francis of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition com pany: "The sundry civil appropriation bill, which passed the house several weeks, ago asd is now going through the senate, .contains as approisnatioa of i.iMo.wJU to proviae tor a goTeru mest exhibit, a special Indian exhibit, and the additional cost of the gov ernment building at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. It was deemed advisable to have the date of the fair defisitely fixed in that bilL in the event any change from 1903 should be decided upon. "For many months past the fair has virtually bees postponed for one year. A decided majority of the directors prefer 1904. asd have for six mosths or more. The repeated request of business, domestic asd foreigs exhib itors for postponement; advices from foreigs governmests to the effect that i they had net sufficient time to make preparations for a representative ex hibit is 1903; the statemest cf Gov ernor Taft that the Philippines would not be able to install their exhibits is a creditable manner if the exposition should not be postposed to 1904; the expressed fear of the governmest ar chitect that he could not procure material for a government building by 1903, asd the fact that the general public has for months past considered postponement a foregone conclusion, were some of the reasons that mov ed the executive committee to author ize me to inform the national com mission that any action of congress changing the time cf the exposition from 1903 to 1904 would be accept able. Senator Cockrell wired me this afternoon that the sundry civil ap propriation bill would pass the sen ate on Saturday, and if a change of date was to be incorporated therein congress shculd be immediately ad vised of the wishes of the local cor poration. The executive committee au thorize me to express its wishes to the effect that a postponement should be ordained by congress. "Up to this hour over fifty of the directors have been consulted and without exception every one favored postponement. I have therefore re plied to President Carter of the na tional commission to that effect, and have asked that our conclusions be submitted to congress asd to the president. I think there is no doubt as to the action congress will take, or that it will be in favor of post ponement." Fire Again Hits Aberdeen. A3ERDEEN, S. D., May 2. The sec ond disastrous fire within a week visited this placo early yesterday morning when flames, aided by a gale destroyed the opera house. The strong wind threatened to drive the fire into the business por tion of the city, but the fire depart ment, aided by a falling rain, confined the blaze to the structure. The origin of this conflagration, as well as the fire which destroyed the grain palace at this place a few days ago, is no doubt incendiary. Henderson Renominated. DES MOINES. la.. May 2. Con gressman D. B. Henderson, speaker of the house of representatives, was re nominated for the eleventh successive time at the Third district convention in Waterloo yesterday. The nomina tion was unanimous, Mr. Henderson's opponent having withdraws. Called to Meet the Pope PHILADELPffiA. Pa.. May 2. Car dinal Marunelli. apostolic delegate to the United States, stated today that he had bees recalled to Rome by Pope Leo XIII. Flags at Half Mast. WASHINGTON. May L By direc tion of the presidesr, the Sags on all the executive departments were dis played at half mast yesterday in hon or of ex-Secretary Morton. Heroes cf Manila Bay Meet. WASHINGTON May 2. The fourth anniversary of the battle of Manila bay was celebrated here tonight at a disser at the Raleigh hotel by those officers now in the city who partici pated is the esgagemest. They in cluded the following: Admiral Dewey, ! Rear Admirals Coghlan. asd Estwistle, Captains Ford asd Lambertos, Pay master Gait. Lieutenant Commanders Bagloy asd Ransom. Commanders Briggs. Rees and Isch. Sues for Millions. WASHINGTON. May 2. Messrs Egbert Jamiesos. Dudley asd Mich ener asd Robert Christy, as attorneys for John Celestis Lasdreau. have filed with the secretary cf state a petition against the goversmest of Peru, clnrrM-zg a cse-half interest is the re gard, amounting to-S12.04,oOO. prom ised by that government to his broth er. J. Thecphyle Lasdreas. the orir inaf discoverer of valuable deposits or ruanc ORDERS TO HERMIT STRICT. United Stales Net CsiiiialUwd by Ra tion of T reaps Any Pwttey. WASHINGTON, May 2. Majer Gen eral MacArthur yesterday continued his testimony before the senate csen mittee on the Philippines. Answerhae; a question by Senator Cnlbertaoa, the general stated that Aguinaldo and the Filipino people were justined in cost-' eluding that the actions of the United States army are sympathetic. " The Filipisos, he said, were in a re sentful asd vindictive opposition "ta Spain and any active foree on their part against Spain naturally helped the United States, and vice versa, but. he said, there was a distinct purpose., through the istercourse between the Americans and the Filipinos to re pudiate the idea cf direct co-operajott which in any way committed dtej Usited States to a policy- f , f General ap-. he snid,. L. the strictest orders sot to commit the government, but Aguinaldo was anxi ous to make as artificial record which would oblige Geseral Merritt to do somethisg he did not wast to do. "The Filipiso," said Geseral MacArthur, "has quite a comprehensive knowledge of Latis diplomacy." Aguinaldo was landed at Manila aboard as Americas warship because he was a useful individual, who could be employed is a manner that would contribute to Americas success. TORNADO AT BAYARD, iOWA. Depot and Several Dwellings Demol ished and Other Damage Done. DES MOINES, la., 3Iay 2. A torna do struck Bayard, la., at 7:30 last night. Two elevators, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul depot and a number of dwelling houses were de stroyed. The agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul is missing and is supposed to have been killed or injured. Telegraphic communications with Bayard were paralyzed by the storm. Derails of the disaster are dif ficult to obtais. At Vanwert a funnel-shaped cloud dropped down on the town. The high wind blew dows houses asd barss asd uprooted large trees. Several people were reported injured, but none killed. At Weldon a farmhouse was blown down and three children were injured. The tornado was seen from the town of Leroy, but that town was not in its path. All these towns, except Bayard, are is Decatur cousty. MOODY TAKES THE OATH. Former Congressman Now the Secre tary of tne Navy. WASHINGTON, May 2. Wm. Henry Moody, the new secretary of the navy, took the oath cf office at the navy de partment yesterday morning. The oath was administered by E. P. Has na. solicitor of the department. Those present besides the retiring secretary, Mr. Long, were Assistant Secretary Darling, former Assistant Secretary Hackett and Representatives Roberts, McCaU. Lawrence and Green of Massachusetts. The entire personnel of the depart ment was then presented to Mr. Moody, the clerks at the same time bidding Mr. Lonz farewell. Army of Consuls for Cuba. WASHINGTON, May 2. The house committee on foreign affairs today of fered a favorable report on the bill of Representative Hitt of Illinois, es tablishing a United States diplomatic and consular service in Cuba, with a United States minister at 110,000; secretary at $2,000; second secretary, 51.500; consul general at Havana, $5, 000; consuls at Cienfuegos and Santi ago, $3,000 each. The bill differs from the plan proposed in the sen ate, which allows the minister a sal ary of $12,000 asd adds a consulate at Matanzas. May Soon Get Together. WASHINGTON, May 2. Senator Hanna. chairman of the conciliatory committee of the national civic feder ation said tonight that he had not yet received the report of the meeting of the representatives of the operators and the United Mine Workers, which has just bees held is New York. Pending its receipt the senator is us able to say when a meeting of the conciliation committee will be held. Extension of the Katy. SPRINGFIELD, IIL, May 2. Con tractors of Chicago and Terre Haute tinned a contract to construct 265 miles of railroad in Oklahoma, an ex tension of the Missouri, vTiyg Texas. Budget in British Columbia. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 2. The debate on the budget is the provincial legislature was continued until 10 o'clock Wednesday, the members of the opposition talking against time to prevent the house from going into committee of supply. They were suc cessful in defeating the object of the government, which was to rush through the debate. The debate had not been completed when the house adjourned for executive work. White Star Line Gets Large Part. .LONDON. May 2. Accordisg to the "Liverpool Post, ose-tsird of the 34. COO.OOO capital of the shippisg com bise will be required to liquidate the White Star line isterests. The paper also says that a substantial propor tion of the preference shares will be handed ever to the owners of the White Star Line, who will also get 3,0004)00 in cash from the sale sf the debentures, which will be early date. KiU AN OUTLAW A HOesBE THIEF FIRES ON FUR SUE AND MEETS DEATH. UOILE TK 8MB MLIS ef Ord Haet ki the Thief GKKELaTT CENTER Neb, April 30. Wilson, horse thief, is dead. Houck of Ord is wound- a result, of two battles" with two Hoeves near North Loup. Geo. Msskesv Wilson's partner in crime, is is jaiT in this city. Wilson was shot m the head by hiu pursuers in the serqssi Battle. Haskell was captured- uxxa. after without resistance. Houck was shot in the foot asd is the hand. His injuries are sot serious. The battles resulted from a chase after horse thieves is Greeley, Sher man and Valley counties. Thursday night six horses were stolen, two each from Farmers Prichard. Peterson and Giles, living about seventeen miles northeast of Greeley Center. Tae trail of the thieves was at once takes up. The pursuers were aided by Detec tive C. M. Franklin asd Malone's bloodhounds from Lincoln. The posse pursued the thieves until ex-Sheriff Houck and Sheriff Eake came upon them in the sand hills. The horse thieves turned on their -pursuers and a battle ensued is which Houck was wounded, being hit twice. Many shots were fired by both sides. Finally the thieves escaped. The chase contin ued asd is the afternoon Meyers and the Hutchins brothers again got with in range of the fugitives. They at ones reopened fire. The shooting attracted other sec tions of the pursuing party, scattered over two or three miles of sand sill territory and they began closing in on the thieves. When they reacheu the first party they found that Wilson had been killed and that Haskell had been taken prisoner. From near Spaulding, where the horses, were takes, the thieves took a southwesterly directios isto Sher man county. Then they moved north westward into Valley county, where the pursuers, by cutting across coun try, soon overtook them. They passed through Loup City with tne x horses. Whes they reached the sand hills they apparestly thought they were on safe ground and proceeded more leisurely. The six horses were recovered, the two men having them in their pos session. .They have been-idestined ey their owners. Haskell admits that he and Wilson stole them. Pay Tribute to Morton. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 30. Officials of the department of agri culture adopted resolutions on the death of Former Secretary Morton at Chicago. Dr. O. E. Dyson of the Chi iago headquarters of the bureau of inimal industry; H. J. Coxz of the Chicago weather bureau, asd Dr. D. C. Ayer, of Omaha, were appointed a committee to attend the funeral as representatives of the department. Cherry Duchess is Dead. ASHLAND, Neb., April 30. Ths fv mous show cow, Cherry Duchess No. 49178, owsed by the Riverside ranch it Ashland, Neb- died April 27. Cher ry Duchess met with an accident on April 1L and her owner, in order to relieve her of her suffering, ordered her killed. Cherry Duchess was sot only a show cow, but a first class breeder also. She died at the age of 12 years. New Corporations. LINCOLN, Neb., April 30. Th Provident Land Investment company. Incorporated by C. II. Chitresden asd O. H. Davidson of Omaha, has an au thorized capital stock of $100,000. Thomas R. Ashley of Decatur has applied to the state basking board for permission to start a private bank. But Nine Cases for Trial. FREMONT, Neb.. April 30. Judge Hollenbeck is district court called the cases which will be tried at the May term, sise is number. This is .he smallest list which has been mad up for any term in Dodge county for the last ten years. Nose of the cases are of special importance. Farmer Nebrasfcan Dead. YORK. Neb., April 30. A telegras: was received here stating that Charles F. Dillos. a former residest of thi place, had died at Lead City, S. D. The Town in Mourning. .NEBRASKA CTTY, Neb April 30. The news of the death of J. Ster ling Morton has caused the tows to take on the garb of deepest mourning Long streamers of black crape are hanging from the frost of both public and private buildings. Telegrams oi condolence have bees comisg is from Mr. Mortos's friesds all over the cons try, brisgisg additional evidence of the great regard is which he was held J in this city. Working the Farmers. RANDOLPH. Neb.. April 30. Masy fanners in this vicinity are wiser but poorer for confidesce they placed is W. 6. McKay. He came here as agesr foe a Chicago grocery house, but later organized the Farmers' Trading asso ciation, the members of which ere to receive la cests per dozen for ergs and 20 cents a pound for butter is eash the year round. A membership fee of $10 wae coU-cted. From thi essxc McKay got about $206. I m iiiiimitnniimimi ! wmb mzsvm. m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i m 1 1 1 : 1 1 a ill a The. Denver Times has been sold for $118,000. American troops in Case, are being withdrawn. John Field, an old-time Omaha cost tractor, died in Dubuque. la. At Pittsbarg. Pa., Michael Connelly ccarreltii with asd khfcd .lis Bftothex-in-law. Reports from, the sealing T fPTt indicate that the season's catch, win be 270,000. So far forty bodies have been re covered from the City of riitsburs wreck at Cairo, IIL Miss EHen M. Stone has been em gaged to lecture at the Iowa Chautau qua meeting in June. Mayor Cntne of Denver. Colo., has 1 just invented a rotary ore-working ma chine for use in goid -minrs." -- James M. Humphreys of Frasklis, Neb., has been admitted to practice before the isterior departmest. Goversor Yates of Illisois was re cently in a wreck os the Illinois Cen tral, but was sot much injured. Colored women of Iowa will meet at Ottumwa os the 23d asd 24th of May to plan a permanent organization. Congressman Mercer has secured a favorable report en his bill for a $25. 000 fish hatchery for Sarpy cousty, Ne braska. Thirty ladrones, armed with Mau sers, ambushed five of the constabu lary sear Manila, killing one man asd injuring another. Secretary of Agriculture Wil3os es tertaised Presideat and Mrs. Roose velt and a number of other guests at a reception and dinner party. W. D. Lowell of Des Moines. la.. was the only bidder for the erection of the tank and pumping plant for the Fort Bartholdi Indian agency, N. D., at $6,440. The somisatioa was asnounced by the president of R. M- Withrop of Massachusetts to be secretary of the Usited States legation at Brusssels, Belgium. Alfred Smith, colored, was strangled to death officially in the Moyamensisg prison at Philadelphia for the murder of his wife last spring. She refused to live with him. The King's Daughters' home, a charitable institution at Oakland. Cal.. was destroyed by fire. William Bray, as ex-New York editor, lest his life is the conflagration. Every white laundry is closed in Portland. Ore., on account of a strike of the employes, who demand recog nition of their union and an 8 per cent increase is wages. While J. P. Glass, cashier of the Bank of Brownsville. Ore., was at din ner a robber effected as entrance to the bank and escaped with $1,300, which was left outside the vault. According to dispatches to the Co lombian revolutiosary junta is New York. Rio Hacha, a city on the north ern coast of Colombia, has been cap tured by the revolutionary forces. Manufacturers of burglar proof safees will test their safes with high explosives before the coming meet ing of the South Dakota Baskets' as sociation, to be held in Huron. May 21. Bishop Frank R. Millspangh of Kan sas will continue in the charge of the Episcopal missiosary diocese of Saline until alL on account of tae refusal of Rev. Nathaniel Thomas to take the place. The senate has passed the Flynn resolution, which has already passed the house, directing the printing of 5,000 additional copies of the last re port of the governor of Oklahoma ter ritory. It is reported that the Santa Fe ha3 purchased the St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado line. This would give the Santa Fe valuable connections for the coming world's fair, and St. Louis an additional Use to Kansas City. The president has signed rhe legis lative appropriation bilL Under it3 provisions the LOOQ or more clerks who were temporarily appointed dur ing the war with Spain are gives per manent employment and placed with- t is the operations of the civil service law. The discovery of copper ore is rush of prospectors from Guthrie, OkL The report that he will resign is vigorously denied by 3isnop James Conaty, rector of the Catholic univer the Wichita mousraiss has caused a sity of America. The machinists' strike os the North ern Pacific in Minnesota is at an end. Morris Hickey, aged 77, is dead at St. Joseph. He was a railroad con structor and one of the originators of the Hannibal read in MissourL A $50,000 fire destroyed the man ufacturing district at Glen Falls, N. Y. At Boston the international cable chess tournament between Americas nnri Fgiigh college teams esded in a sweeping victory for the American team. A wisd storm worked havoc at Pittsburg, destroying an immense amount of property. It is estimated that 2.000 delegates will attend the meeting of the German I Lutheran syrodicai conference to be held at Milwaukee June 23. Rev. H. J. Burleigh, a pioneer Iowa ' missionary, is dead. The British cruiser Thames Tts re turned to Greenock. England aitcr hav mg covered 3300 miles ic a. fruitless search for the missing iLSes Imer fia ronias. The first regular contract ever made is the world to pick cotton by ma csisery was closed is Greenville, Ala bama, a few days since asd the first experiment with the machise will be made os a plantation in Washington county. HE DREW THE LrRC At a smoker recently given by X Bnrrwood Daly to bis colleagues of the Democratic executive comiittfe of the Twenty-eighth ward one of the speakers related the following About a week ago three members of our committee whom I will algebrai cally designate as X. Y and Z. wound up a night of it with a bet that each would do the first thing his wife asked of him. whatever it might be. or pay for an oyster supper far the three the following Sunday night. When they met. X said: 'When I got in my room I tried to pour flat a drink of water, but in doing soviet the glass fall and it broke. -There!" called out my wife. "Now. throw the pitcher out of the window!" 1 immediately raised the window and heaved out the pitcher, the crash of which on the sidewalk aroused the neighbors; and-'evee. kewsght- the po--liceman of the beat from under cover asd thereby made as esemy of him." " "T was cautiously walkisg across the dining-room to find the gas," said Y. 'and knocked over a chair. My wife called down from the second story front very gently: "My dear, get an ax and desaoliah the chair properly.' T got the ax and hewed that chair isto kindling wood of the finest de scription. I got in all right, 3aid Z. took off. my shoes and was going up stairs as quiet as the sight before Christmas,, when I awkwardly stumbled asd my shoes rolled to the bottom, bitting each step at least oace os the way down. " "That's right!' called out Mrs. Z. "Fall dows asd break your seek!" "'And you didn't do it!' chimed is X and Y. " 'Not on your life! That's why I'm here, to order the oysters." Phila delphia Times. NO USE FOR EXPENSIVE COFFINS Wealthy Tmflm Sat Extrw t lm Fsacrel Zxseaaea. "Mcst persons. I suppose, have the idea that the rich are buried in ex pensive coffins." said a man who has spent twenty years in the undertaking supply business, to a New York Trib une reporter, "but. according to my ex perience, it is generally people who desire to be thought wealthy who in vest much mosey is coffins. You see. mcst rich people have their secretaries, whose busisess it is to keep dows ex penses all the time, and the underta kers have found to their sorrow that they are just as strict when it comes to funeral expenses as in anything else. They want the best always, but they won't order anything that is extrava gant or ussecessary. "It's the people who are not so rich that put money into coffins." he con tinued. "I remember the costliest one our firm ever turned-out. It was for a mas is Brookiys,asa was supposed to cost $2,000. but it didn't. Nothing would do the family but that plate and handles should be of solid gold. The undertaker who had the order told us to put on plated ones instead. He managed to spend about $1,000 on the coffin. The rest, I suppose, west into his pocket. There is one thing certain the family sever ksew the differ ence. There are some undertakers in New York who are willing to give peo ple what they pay for, but the most of them are not. An undertaker seldom pays more than $230 for a coffin, no matter Low much money the family is willing to expend. Almost any one in the business will tell you that when you get beyond $250 you are throwing away money." Petto Pro poii Ulna. Senator Pettus of Alabama is one of the young octogenarians of the coun try. He does not look like a man in his eighty-first year, and says he dees not feel half the years he has piled up to his credit. An Alabama represeatative. himself well aioag in years, suggested to Mr. Pettus the other day the possibility that he might live to be 100 years old. and asked him if he would consider it right to hold his senatorship twenty years longer. "Why notT demanded Mr. Pettus. "Think of the others." was the re ply. "There are a lot of aspirins younssters down in our state. Don't you want to give them a chance?" "Never thought cf that," mused Mr. Pettus. "Say. I tell you what I'll do. I'll make a trade with you. If you will die I will resign, and so we will give two of those aspiring youngsters their political opportunities." "What a noble young man you are. Pettus!" fervently ejaculated the gen tleman who had bees invited to die. Ecs Talaoe br CoUeeti A peculiar fact is collectisg birds' esgs is the wide difference in value of eggs of the same family of birds. For instance, there is the great family of hawk3. Some hawks eggs are worth only a few cents each, asd other hawks' eggs fisd a ready sale at $3. 35 and 7 each. It makes a $100 bill look dilapidated to buy a complete set of seven west ers hawks eggs, while a full set of all knows hawks' eggs costs upward of $600. The eggs of a marsh hawk, a red-headed hawk and a. copper hawk may be bought for 20 cents each, and the broad-winged hawk's eggs will bring $4 each the world over. The eggs of Swaissos's hawk asd the buff-breasted hawk are worth $L50 pqfft 3foolty te Weddlas Coatoats. A aovelty is wedding customs con sists in accompanying each note cf Th-TTir" for a wedding present with some small tokea is return. Is this way the original giver profits some what by the affair. A recent bride in every such sote of acknowledgment in closed a silver bodkin; another, a small silver umbrella tag esgraved with the recipiesf s name. Such a pro cedure takes a little trouble and ex pense, perhaps, but it is & gracious courtesy asd must relieve the bnde from Tn!lt sesse of overwhelming o'ti ligation that in masy cases she must otherwise feeL Indifference is the devil's favorite drug. POMT WH HHMMPtlooeoeosos Cotawdws o ! States! CMo NewHrtL o e o o Siys Good sfeto ! o o 6 o c o acvoo-ao-o-foo-o-TCoao A Wccttr Rcpubut Derated to the of X X Columbus, . THE County of Platte, The Stale of ..Nebraska- THE United States. Rest iT mm. & TTie Unit of Measure with Us is $1.50 xr Year, if Paid in Advance. set sear Usstt of UscfeJwess is sot sad Cents. Sample Copies Sent Free to any Address. HENRY CASS. 1 .UNDCBTAKCB... Coffins and Metallic cf all aiaas of Upholstery Columbusi tob. see aClWeee Columbus Journal. af presetted to Furanh Any thing Required f a CLUBS VTTH THE OF THE COUNTRY. I it m Mtaut. i l f sa c o AM) . e Mite Lew ob Rctlo 1 ' t I BsmKSSeTWTMtAFTSwN ear avMrrra. vica-mea. av eauaeew. coaaiee. MMT b. 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