Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BJBE , SUNDAY , MARCH 29 , JL801.-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
HAS CONE TO THE GOVERNOR ,
Elder and Majors Attach Their Signatures
to the Newborry Bill ,
BOYD IS NOW CONSIDERING IT.
Wlicn Will They Artjourn Killed the
Third Ilcllnf lllll Severn ! Cuts
Miulc In tlio General Ap
propriation Dill.
LINCOLNNob. . , March 28. | Special Tele
gram to TUB BEB.I The Nowborry maxl-
mum rate hill was signed by Speaker Elder
this morning , after which Lieutenant Gov
ernor Majors attached his signature. It was
then sent to Uovornor Doyd.
When Will They Adjourn ?
L.IJ.TOI.X , Nob. , Mnrch 2S.-fSpcclal to TUB
HKB. ] On next Monday tlio senate will
Imve reached the sixtieth nnd instday of'lts
, session. If it should not adjourn then the
members will receive no remuneration from
the state for the IcRislatlvo services which
they may render.
The house la now nearly a week overdue
and , some tlmo since , appointed n committee
to confer with a like cnmmtttco of the senate
on the question of adjourning. This commit ;
has thus far accomplished nothing. TDo
committee of the senate which It hoped
to meet wns not appointed till several days
later. It was not constituted with a desire to
unnecessarily hasten the close of the session.
On the contrary , It was siiffRcstcd with a de
sire to prolonir ft until the leslsliUuro should
have enacted some valunblo laws and , nbovo
nil , the maximum rale lull. The committee
consist * of Messrs. Stovcus , Kclpcr and
Shumway. The llrst mentioned will hold out
against adjournment so long as his party tells
him so to do. Senator Kolperwtlloiipo'iopolnff
awny until ho thinks the object for which the
sc-isfon wns called habeen accomplished ,
while Senator Shumway will stvllto a mean
between those oxtroniM. As a unit , how
ever , these men fool ns if the purpose of the
session will liavo been attnlncd nt tlio farth
est by the close of next work. In that period
tlioy can consider nnd ness a trrcat nuuiberof
bills. In that period the uncertainty regardIng -
Ing the fete of > the maximum vote Dill will
' have boon settled. That document must bo
returned to the house on or before Thursday
next , with or without the governor's ' appro
bation. If It should bo approved the legisla
ture \ \ pack UD and go homo.
It It should not bo approved the
legislature will remain Ions enough to at
tempt to psss the bill over the veto. Inde
pendents hold tliero is no reason to doubt
that this may bo accomplished.
Ono week move U as much as can bo ex
pected of these patriots.
Hellof lllll Killed Again.
Liixcoi.x , Nob. , March 23. [ Special to Tun
DKK. ] Relief bill No. U was killed In the sati
ate this morning in committed of the whole.
It originated In the house and provided for
the appropriation of $100,000 for the succor of
the drouth sufferers.
i Senator Chrlstoflorson said ho had always
been willing to respond to the demand of the
western sufferers for holu , but ho aid not see
bow the voting of seed to thorn could bo of
advantage nt this tlmo.
Senator Stevens said it hod been shown
that It was Imoosslblo to supply nil thu desti
tute families with seed out of anapproptla-
tlon ofSlOO.OOO.
Senator Poyntor said ho had done all ho
could to afford the western sufferers relief.
Ho did not think it would be Just to his con
stituents to vote more aid nt this tlmo.
Senator Warner wanted to know if the
emergency clause had not bcon stricken from
the bill.
Senator Dysart said that ho had voted Iri
favor of nil the relief bills. Under the cir
cumstances ho thought.they had done all that
could bo done for. the western pcoplo. t >
Senator llandnll said it was tholr duty to
assist tuoso who were unable to buy seed or
to protect themselves. ,
bonator Thomas said thcro was DO man
. who had more at heart the interests of th < 5
prcat statoof , Nebraska , than himself. Ho
thought' enough had already been nppro-
' ' printed.
Senator ICoontz said that many pcoplo who
wora then in the oastimd who are now in the
west dent rollof into Nebraska in those days.
It was oi\lv \ fair that thov should be favored
now. If no had it In his power bo would
appropriate $500,000 for the relief fund.
Senator Schram said ho wanted to know
when the western farmers intended to sow
tholr corn. In July ! If that wns the case
the needy ones could not buy n dollar's worth
of seed before the bill became a law.
Senator Smith said that ho had once been
a recipient of relief in this stnto aud ho was
, happy to say It had put him on his legs. The
stnto ought to bo liberal with the sufferers
now cast Its bread on the waters and ho
was sure it would como hack np-aln.
Several other speeches were made , after
. which Senator Shumway moved that when
the committee rise it report tuckthn bill
with the rccoirmondation that it bo indefin
itely postponed. The motion was adopted.
Ciittiuu Off Clerks.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 28. | Special Tele
gram to TUB BF.E.I There will bo some
music hi the air Monday , when the salary ap
propriation bill comes up in conuultto of the
whole. A conference of members , including
representatives of all three parties was
hold tonight and tv cut in salaries
all along the line determined upon.
All the clerks and employes in
the stnto oftlcos , except the deputy , whoso
salary is fixed by law , wilt sutler a reduction
on the average of $200 in tholr salaries , and
the services of ono or moro clerks m nearly
every department will bo dispensed with.
At least this U the programme of these
who ore endeavoring to nmko a retrenchment
In public expenses.
I'lio Honnte.
T-II.NCOI.X , Nob. , Alaroh 28. [ Special to THE
i But.I The senate mot this morning at 9:35. :
Thq committee on railroads recommended the
indollnlto postponement of senate fllo No. Hit ,
requiring railroad companies to post In each
. passenger station a list ot their employes at
that station ; also , placing on general fllo
house roll No. U03 requiring railroads to
operate their lines at least within four years
alter they thall have secured right of way.
Tno committee on privileges and elections
recommended the Indefinite postponement ol
sonata fllo No. li'J. relaUug to voting at state
nnd city elections : also No. 222. relating to
ballot boxes nt elections ; also , the passage
' of No. 2f > 7 , relating to the method of coa-
tostlng stnto oxocutlvo ofllccs ; also , placing
on general fllo No. 'iW , amending the consti
tution to admit of scimton bclnc elected for
' four years.
The committee on Judiciary recommended
the passage of house bill No. 805 , Authorizing
divorce proceedings because of insanity.
Tim committee reports made yesterday
were brought up again and the bills referred
1o the general file.
The sifting committee reported aboir
thirty bills wldeh will bo considered In the
order of the report.
A couple of house bills were render the
llrst tlmo. Then followed a few on scconc
wading.
A motion was made to suspend the rules
BO as to consider the South Omaha stoctc
ynrds bill , but the motion did not prevail.
The somUo thenlwont Into committee of the
whole to consider bills on the general fllo.
House roll No. 104 , constitutingolitht hours
a legiil day's labor , wo * reconsidered am
rc-commandcd for passage without any
amendments.
The boity then considered house roll No
401 , appropriating a third f 100.000 for the ro
llof of drouth sufferers. The bill was reuoni
mended for indefinite postponement.
Adjourned till Monday afternoon nt
o'clock. '
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'I'lio Home.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March ! H.--Special | to TUB
Bn : . ] The h.ouso resumed consideration o
tlio { general appropriation bill. The expense
of tbo Institute for foohlo mludc.d t Bontrlc
r were taken up and nearly every Item closolj
scrutinized. Tucio reductions were made
Maintenance and employes wages from 150 ,
000 to H.VXX ) : form supplies , from $1,501) ) t
$1,000 ; olllco supplies , from $1,000 to 1500
repairs and Improvement * , from ) ,0i)0 ) t
W.OOOj Incidental * , from I , X ) to 500. Th
Item 11,000 , for Improvement. ! of tbo ground
on nuilon of Folton wns stricken out en
JSo'cli3U(0 wade la the a tiraates fc
the Instttuto for the blltd nt Nebraska City ,
which aggregated t25,800.
Novvbcrry andlllnkloof Sarpy spoke In
favor of abolishing the Huh commission. The
following changes in the expenses ot the
hatchery wore made : Npcc sary labor was
r luccd from KI.120 to K.OOO , and the ex
pense * of the board ( H.OUO ) was struck out.
In the afternoon session the general appro
priation hill \vna ttguln tukon up and the fol
lowing changes were made frum the report
of the committee : The estimates for the
homo for fallen women at Mllford were re
duced as follows : Employes' wages from
tl.OOO to 1,000 ; fuel and lights , t\OQQ \ to
f J,000 : water supply , 11,500 , to ? T50 : clothing.
flOOO to $1,000 ; the expenses of the board of
trustees ( $1,000) ) , boiler nnd laundry house
( tt.OOO ) , steam heating for two dormitories
( * 1.000)and ) | 00 ohnpcl expenses , were all
stricken out.
No change was made In the estimates for
the homo of the friendless except reducing
expenses for fuel and lights from f5,000 , to
(1,000. ,
The state university appropriation -was
passed without change.
The sum of fTi.OUO for bounty on wolf scnlps
was Htnckcn out of the mlscollancou < Items ,
nnd 0,000 Instead of 5.000 copies of the stat
utes for free distribution to state ofllcluls nta
total cost of $15,000. ,
A deficiency ot $100.01 for electric lights nt
the Norfolk insane asylum was stricken out
Ho wo movoJ an amendment that the ex
penses for the Insane should bo paid out of
the insane fund as far at possible.
An amendment In the form of n rlacrtlmt _
all printing provided for exceeding the sum
of 130 shall bo let by contract to the lowest
blddor was added.
The Item $50,000 , for now cell house for the
state penitentiary , was reconsidered on mo
tion of Porter and the amount reduced to
$10.000.
The wages of the employes were mnclo pay
able monthly Instead of quarterly.
The committee arose and- reported the bill
back , with tbo recommendation that it do
pass , and will coino up for final action at 10
a. m. Monday , the hour to which the house
adjourned. *
Legislative Notes.
LINCOLNNob. . , Mnrch 23 , fSpocliu to TUB
Uu : . ] Speaker Kldor signed the maximum
tariff bill today nna then departed for hla
homo to spend Sunday with his family.
Hepreseiitntlvo Ames , the "poncomnkcr"
from Otoo is lying dangerously ill at his
homo nnd will hardly bo in his scat again
during the session.
The work of the committee of the whole
continued today till nftcr 0 o'clock , but the
members kept dropping out until only about
forty remained when the committee arose.
Representative Taylor of Johnson who
has boon 111 with the prevailing ailment was
u his scat today.
Church Howolod tbo light In favorof in-
tilling the principle of economy und reform
nto the management of the Mllford homo for
alien women. Ho wns especially earnest in
trlkingout thochnpol expenses , for ho did
lot believe that any man notovena minis-
cr , had any business around thoro.
tlAJLKOAliU EUCOUKAOEU.
Sclici'Thnt Governor JQoyd Will Veto
the Nowberiy III ! ! .
CIIICAOO , March 28. [ Spoclal Telegram to
THE BBE.I The most encouraging thing
vostcrn railroads have hoard in months was
ho report from Lincoln today that Governor
loyd would probably vote the maximum
rclghtblll passed by the legislature. Ho
docs not wish to sign any bills
until the Thaycr contest Is disposed of
next Tuesday. Should ho not sign or vote
ho bill by Thursday , however , it would become -
como a law. It Is bcllovcd howilMcto the
bill before It thus becomes a law. The west
ern road's had already agreed to light the bill
f it became n law , but it would have been
enforced until a supreme court decision
could have bcon obtained. It Is the general
belief that if this occurs it will force some
roads Into receivers' bands.
The Western Hate Question ,
CHICAGO , Match 28. The chief subject of
jossip In railroad circles Just now Is the all
ced manipulation of traQloby the GouliJ
Inos. . That the result will bo .the dissolution'
of the presidents' ' agreement Is apparently
ho firm belief of many managers. Although.
, ho present good bobavibrof a majority of
ho\vestcrn roads Is said , in some quarters
xj bo'duo to thooparatton of the agreement ,
.ho freight officials tell a different story.
They say the reason they nro .doubly careful
n maintaining rates is because of Instruc-
.tons from their presidents and that the latv
tor are not influenced so much by the agree
ment as by the action of the intcrstato com-
uorce commission in causing federal grand
urles to investlgato the violations of the law
[ or the TMirnoso of Dtinlihlnrr the offcmlorsj
It has been learned that the reduction of 8
rents in the sugar ruto from the seaboard to
Missouri river points was assumed wholly by
the Missouri Pacific , the Itanawha Dispatch
? lvlng Its lull proportion to St. Louis )
Chairman Midgoly , it is now known , inndq
\n attempt to open communication \vltli
Traflle Manager Leeds of the MlssourlPaclfld
but was unable to got an answer from that
official , so ho sent a dispatch to General
Manager Clarke , and 1C that gentleman dooi
not reply by Monday Ills understood Midgoly
will communicate with Jay Gould directly
ind ask the discharge of the agent who Issued
the reduced tariff. Western roads are much
excited over the matter ,
Kates on Stone to Omaha ,
CHICAGO , March 28. The commissioners of
the Western Traflle association this morning
decided two of the appealed cases which the/ ] /
! mvo been considering.
In the matter of the application of the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis ft
Omaha road for authority td
make a rate ot li ! < cents per 106
pounds an utuvroucut stone from certain
Lake Superior quarries to Omaha , It wns
suggested that the matter might bo settled
without reductions of rates by lessening
the tariffs on stone from Col
orado points and from Lake Supcrr
lor points to Omaha Into correspondence
and conformity with each other. A commis
sion of tlvo was therefore appointed to con
sider adjustment on this plan and reports of
recommendations will bo made to Chairman
Walker within two weeks from dato.
The other CMC , is the application of the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul to establish
the same rate from Chicago to St. Paul and
Minneapolis on curbing and paving stone as
at present applies on rough building stone.
This wns referred to the atone commlttco of
the western freight association , with Instruc
tions to make an early report to the chair
man.
Monon Negotiations.
Nuw YOKK , March 28. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BKI : . ] General Samuel Thomas re
turned today from tils , trip with John Green-
ough , of Poor &Orconough , and other railroad -
road men , over the Louisville , is'ow
Albany & Chicago railroad. The trip
was taken In pursuance of the engagement
rnaau by a syndicate interested in the nich-
mend Terminal to lift the floating debt of the
Monou road and take control of the property ,
The deal was not completed yesterday , al
though General Thomas , as repre
sentative of the syndicate , sub-
jnltt d bis report to the board of
directors of tho"Monon. " Tbo latter men
were lu session discussing the propositions
of the syndicate until a late hour , anil finally
adjourned without action. General Thomas
declined to say whether there was any
modification In the original proposal and
theiro is ft likelihood of negotiations being
prolonged several days.
Itlg Four Official Indicted.
lxiiASA.i-ou9 , lud. , March 23. Although
the federal authorities have maintained
tllcnco on the subject , Ills believed that the
grand jury yesterday returned an indict-
nmnt against one of the officers of the Big
1-nnr railroad for alleged violation of the
Intor-Btato commerce law , and It Is quite
llltoly tbat within the next twcntv-four
lu/uri / an arrest will bo made.
The Onlo Almles.
WILMINGTON , Del. , March 28. The gain at
the Delaware breukwutcr abated this after
noon and no moro lUngor U apprehended ,
Several vessels are nshoro , butno Iwi of life
Is yet reported.
Charge Mlsnjiimiprliitloii of Fumln.
COLOMBO * , O. , MarehSS. lUpvosentaUvoi
of the Bhixwnco Iron point ooal nnd Iron com
pany bur * appiua to the Uniud St t court
muster to take charge of the aTalrs of the for n ,
company. The chiirgo Is inndo that Presi
dent Wolrh and others fraudulently misap
propriated $115,000 In bonds. tORcllior with
several thousand dollars profits of the com
pany.
A. VMltKHTH HIIA31E.
Father Murphy 1'ViIls a Vlotlin to Iho
Drink Habit.
Sioux Cm , In. , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun UFK. ) Itov. Father Conlft
Murphy Is In Jail hero , charged with intoxi
cation and disturbing- peace. lie has
been pas tor of SU Johns at Aberdeen , S. D. ,
but was suspended flvo weoki ago by Bbhop
Alarty for drunkenness. As soon ns ho
reached Sioux City ho proceeded to 1111 up.
and today became so disorderly as to Invlto
arrest. Hov. Father Troscy refuses to have
anything to do with him.
Danger From the lllvcr.
Sioux Citr , In. , March 28. [ Special to
Tiir.ttBK.-It ] Is feared that Sioux City will
this spring repeat the experiences of four
years ago , when the Missouri river cut out
acres of valuable real estate , worth many
thousands of dollars. The current of the
stream has turned to the Iowa side , nnd the
extensive government protections mnyglvo
way before It. Th Paclllo fjhort Line rend
crosses the rlvor hero on a pontoon bridge ,
which him boon taken out for fear It would
bo carried awny when the Ice breaks.
Biiicldn of a Kcokulc Citizen.
KEOKUK , la. . March 28. William "VVoolley ,
a prominent and wealthy citizen of Keokuk ,
committed nuicldo today by hnnglnpr during
temporary aberration of mlna Induced by u
severe attack of tbo grippe.
1 riiK a u IP is VIIMVAISO.
licnth lloll the Past AVeok Foots Up
Over Nine Hundred )
CHICAGO , March 28. The grip appears to
bo on the Increase In this city , being favored
by the extremely disagreeable weather pre
vailing for some time past. The death roll
for six days of this week ended tonight
reached a total of 020 , and the Dcurcs for
the n-cok will bo higher than over known lu
the tlstory of Chicago. Last , week the total
was 809 and that was looked upon
ns abnormally largo. All branches
of business are inconvenienced by the Illness
of employes , and the police aud fire depart
ments nntl street car lines have many men
laid up. Ity far the larger portion of deaths
reported nro duo to pulmonary troubles , for
the most part resulting from tno grip. Sev
eral phvslcians nave died within a few days.
This morning Dr. Charles T. Parkos , n
physician and surgeon widely known , and
who for years has been prominently coii-
iiectcd with the medical colloeos and hospi
tals here , died of pneumonia , following tin at
tack of
A IJiiHt ball Injunction.
CINCINNATI , O. , March M. Judge Bates of
the common picas court today , upon applica
tion of the association club , enjoined the
leiiquo from paying to A. L. Johnson the
draft for $20,000 , given him for his Interest in
the Cincinnati franchise.
The league delegates have deposited the
money , subject to the order of Treasurer
Yminir. to ho nald Johnston unon his comnli-
anco with the requirements of the contracts.
The restraining order , they say , \vlll only
have the ofteet of preventing Young from
paying Johnston in full at present. Before
leaving for homo toulght the league delegates
ratified the contract between O'Noll and
Johnston relating to the purchase of the Cin
cinnati club.
Arrnncing n Olovo Contest.
Nr.iv OIU.EAIS-S , La. , March 23. [ Special
Jclegrnui to TUB BIJK.V. ] . B. Mastorsori
of Denver , Colo. , writes to the "Bantam , ' !
requesting him to see If the Olympic club
will offer n wirso for a glove contest between
Jobnulo Uriflln of Bralii'.rec , Mass. , and Fran It
Stcclo of , Boston , the mun to weigh'1 liili
pdiunds , giro or take ono pound. It id proba
ble that the Olympic will offer a good purse
for a po between these feather weights' td
toke place In May. " ' " f , '
The Jap Defeated.
nociiKSTEit , N. Y. , March 28. At the
Bijou theater tonight Matsndo , "the 'Jao't
aud HtighLoonnrdof Belfast , N. Y.r-wrestled
for $100 n side and the middleweight chain !
pionship of the world. Leonard won , thd
llrst fall in seventeen minute * and the second
in three minutes by catching hold of the
Jap's ' logs and throwing Win over his head. .
CATTLE JEXlHHtlS TO EVftOl'E.
A Gratlfyliic IiicrcaftD Shown by
Otllolal Figures.
CHICAGO , March 28. The first permit foe
inspection of cattle for export to Kuropo
under tli8 now law was Issued today to Nel
son Morris of Chicago. Morris received a
dispatch ( his afternoon from Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk announcing the fact. In
formation was also received showing the
marvelous results of the Inspection system
while yet Imperfect operation before the pas
sage of the now law. The official figures of
Secretary Husk show that during "January
and February of this 3'oar Great Britain re
ceived from the United States 53.409 head ,
Germany 1,231 , , Belgium 265 and Prance 134.
These ngurcs , it is explained , show an in *
oroas ? in. the foreign cattle trade of the
United States for two months of 1S91 over a
corresponding period lost year of nearly S3
per cent.
co\riCTJEit , a VT xo i CJKIXTV.
Sensational Story About a Blurder
Cane at nttsbjirg ,
PiTTsnDno , Pa , March 28. A .sensation
was created hero today by the charge thai
the desperado who murdered Detective Uil-
kinson last Saturday was the real murderer
of Umberger , a farmer , for which crime
David and Joseph Nicely are to bo executed
nt Somerset next Thursday. The tficolys
were convicted nn purely circumstantial evi
dence and have steadily protested their Inno
cence of tbo crime.
Horace GrecloyM'n Daughter Engaged.
NEW YOUK , March 23. Miss , Gabrielle
.Grcoloy , daughter of Horace Grcoloy ,
founder of the Tribune , is enquired to bb
married to Rev. Frank Montroao Clondcnln ,
rector of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal
church of Westchostor. Rov. Mr. Clendenin
is a son of UcorgoClondcnlii-of Washington ,
D. 0. Ho graduated at Columbian univer
sity , Washington , and afterword from the
Princeton theological seminary. Ho re
mained in the Presbyterian church only ono
year and during that time was pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Nnstivlllo. 111. In
1881 ho wont over to the ProtostaiifcKpUco-
pal church and became rector of SU George's
church at Uollovllle , 111. Aftqr three years
ho wout to Cleveland and remained there
until 18S7 , when he became rector of St.
Peter's. _
> Compromised Matters.
iMHANAroMB , lud. , March 2S. Tlio back
bone ot thu building trades troubles was
broken today when tno gotiural contractors
association and carpenters union'arrived at
a compromise , brought about through the
efforts of National Secretary McUulro. The
agreement prcy'des for a permanent arbitra
tion commlttco , eight hours for a day's work ,
overtime at tlmo and a half , Sunday and hol
iday work as doubo ! time. The carpenters
agrco to worlc with non-union mon in other
triNjes. It is expected that tbo plasterers ,
painters aud , plumbers will immediately arbi
trate their differences.
91'nklnte Very Ijlltlo Headway.
PiTTHiiuno , Pa. , March 28. The operators
struggling to rcsuino work with the coke
plants ia the Connellsvlllo region are not
maklntru great deal of headway. It was
learned today that comparatively few strik
ers have gone back to work , notwithstanding
they are In n deplorable condition llnunclally.
As tbo fight is now for an eight hour day , In
addition to other demands , the cull for as
sistance roado on the Knights of Labor and
American Federation of Labor will likely
meet with favorable responses.
HualiiCKt * Troubles.
Uosroic , Mass. , March 28. The Boston oar
spring company h financially embarrassed ,
lu debts amount to about { 110,000.
SWEPT THE VILLAGE AM ,
L -
Tenth Annlvmaiy of-tlioBig Tlood on the
NIOBRARA WIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE ,
W -
ItcinlnlsocncofTlof tlio Thrilling TlniCH
I2.xv > crlcnucil Biiltcrlui ; Under
Aiiiuslnj : ' cWcuniHtmiccs The
Flood's jdknnmirantOiiiahn.
Ml I ) ]
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N'IOIIRUIA , Nob. , March 27. [ Spoclal Tclo-
RramtoTiiBllEK. ] Tno winter of 18SO-SI
was remarkable for lu heavy snows , severe
cold and long duration. It began October
15 nnd continued until Into the following
April. The railroads Into this country Uiul
boon blockaded from .Tnnuary 19 , and those
Into the Dnkottw wore disabled until May ,
leaving the merchants nnd the people with
out goods , fuel or provisions , The Fremont ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley bad then only
reached Oakdalo on the main line and Plain-
vlow on the Nlobrara branch. Niobium
being on the Mlisourl , did not suffer from u ,
lack of fuul , but provisions got pretty low
toward the last.
THE MISSOURI IlIVKB Pr.OOIl
had been foretold by old ris-cr mcnaud , whllo
n good deal of preparation had -lioon going on
along the lowlands , as in all such cases , the
people were not propured when the tlmo
camo. The river began breaking up about
March 20 DoUnr hero , and lower Ynnkton
was submerged , the water coming up tolls
main street and Into its largo hutol , whllo
Green Island ( now Aten ) wns outtrcly washed
away. Old Vcrnillllon was wiped out , and
the long stretch of bottom land from tliero to
Sioux City was a great river , Elk 1'omt
BUfTorins very extensively.
Above Niobrara the news came that
much water was coming down , und on
March 24 It gorged below hero and
filled the banks iiiul overflowed some , but the
porgo broke and it was bcllovod to bo at an
end. But on the night of March 'JO , at 11 p.
m. , tlio thundering of distant rolling leo
awakened the people to alarm. The night
watchman jjnvo tlio warning as best ho could ,
and. In less than bnlfaii hour the overflow or
the Missouri bctrun spreading over Niobrara.
Boats wtro procuted and women nnd children
living In one-story houses were taken to two-
story dwellings as rapidly aa possible.
Though the alarm was pretty generally given ,
many were unable to got out of their houses
until about two o'clock , when the water had
reached the depth of about thrco feet.
THE HOAR OF THU ICC
In the river caused many to doubt of their
safety , as great cakes came over tlio banks ,
causing n current through the very heart ot
the town. Fortunately , however , there was
no wind and the Ice did not coino Into town
with sufficient force tn do serious destruction.
As long as teams could inovo people were
taken to the bench laud west of town ( where
Nlobrara now stands ) and to tbo bluffs , and
the boats did the 'remainder.
In the busln'oss'a portion of the town the
merchants and their clerks did some hard and
uncomfortable work
WAIST DEEP IX WATEIt ,
straightening out Jjoods and getting them
away from th6"jyator. . They experienced
terrible shooks > from helm ; chilled , and the
iilpht being a very ) cold one , they became
helpless. AtOd.im.of the0th ! ! the risohad
subsided and remained stationary about
seven feet Uecp.'Hinlll ' about 11 o'clock ' , when
It began to ftlslo.wly. \ . All tbat day skin's
and flat boatii wore/hi demand carrying pro
visions to tlio Various bouses , people to the
bluffs , and looking after tbo safety of llvo
stock. ' < . , ;
No buildings wtro washed away , but sideWalks -
Walks , cord-wood' luhib'or and , qyorythlngr
movablo.lodKcd'Jb . thotimber , Uelow. , On the
31st thoovorflovr had fallen about thrco foot ,
lenvlng cakes x > f'l ' < ft three and lour foot
thlckr'and covorfnVfqlly * nn acr& ofground. .
Thdt was'a1 b'lttdr eqfnrffht. and April 1 the
pee \e \ were wulftjfij over the 'town on the
leo. They' Wfero dunlin g up an d cheering up ,
thankful that ltxWMaio worse and 110 lives
had been lost. ' *
THE 8CKMH Otf Tp FLOOD ,
on the morning following were not without
tuo comical side , though they were often
pitiful. ' In most case $ tlio women were more
composed than tUo men. Riding about that
morning ono saw suffering beasts upon hay
stacks or endeavoring to make land through
tho-tco that had formed , over tbo mitiro bet
tom , ana In attempting to save themselves
they would go under. People who had taken
refuge tothoupfjor stories wOre in many
Instances without food , and the appeals were
many. Two families in ono bouso , consist
ing of six persons , had saved two potatoes
on which they breakfasted Other families
had not sufflcjont time to secure anything ,
andwero appealing to every boatman to
bring something. . Ono man , however , whom
fright had rendorcl | Insensible for solid food ,
lustily called for whisky.
OPEN' .XX7 > Ko cnAitiTr.
The hotels were frea.toall ; and Hon. A. L.
Towlo , nowreeolverof the O'Neill ' land oRIco ,
though his circumstances were nt that time
anything but encouraging , was proprietor of
the Hubbard house , and when ottered money
blatiKlv refused to accept It , remarking that
at such trying times everybody was welcome
to his food as long at it fasted. The people
surrounding made room for tbo suffering , and
teams from Crolpl.ton and Bazilo Mills came
loaded with provisions and returned with
women aud children to their homes.
Communication with the outside world was
limited , and Yankton and Sioux City had us
In with the floating ico. On. April 1 the
Missouri had frozenover , sufficiently for
A VKXTU11SOMJ3 OLD WATKK 1UT
named Hoyt , nnd I succeeded in getting a
message across the , river detailing the occur
rences , which Was sent over tbo wires to ad
joining tovrns. On the return of the messen
ger ho brought n message to mo announcing
that the river had risen nt Bismarck ton feet
higher than the x'rpvloiis rise , making thirty-
led above low water mark. At once signals
were made out , the red flag being tbo signal
of danger. On tha'2d the Missouri began
rising , and in the afternoon about 4 o'clock
TUB SIGNAL VtAd 01' 11BI )
appeared upon the bluff opposite Niobrara.
The telegram had In the meantime given the
people sufficient \vnmlnp so that goods were
stored away in second story buildings or
moved out of town to a more secure location.
Ice having fqrmoil.Dii the nlgbt of March 31 ,
men and women were next dnv astir getting
their houses cleaned put. The telegram ,
nowover , changed the plans and the pee
plo could bo seen preparing for de
parture. Tennis. f\veroit In readiness to deal
they could as uiinutto'r of charitable duty ,
though some unprincipled ones demanded anc
received enormous ifecs for transportation.
TUB
bcpan on April 2 , anil the next day ( Sunday'
It ran Into a sloagh south of the town very
rapidly. On the followlng three days boats
plyed"bet\vecn tbo Muffs and tlio town. The
depth of water , WAiforor , did not reach the
height bv about two feet , nnd on
former * u * * i w\vti * n * vi
April It began falling. , On the 8th the roads
were quite pasilblo , u three-inch layer o
snow the nlrnt/'tHtvlous ( having saturated
the water. On thUi , 10th and
ANOil ; | | SXQW STOIIM
occurred to fill Wp ptho streets , whloh made
NIohrara u dirty . kuddy town. But all fel
thankful that vtarer only visited us whoi
reading the hea tfcndlitg reports from Oroot
Island , Y"anktouiuMJ | ( other places above nnc
below Niobrarajn-jlAt the time wo did no
realize the awfulydiincrcr. The bottom lands
the whole length oAho Missouri were undoi
water. The Sun too Indians were warned off
several weeks before by their agent. Isaiah
Lightuer. und no loss was sustained.
OltKlM ISUANli WAS BWK1T AWAY
by the llrst flood , except two or three houses
and the second Hood took what was left. Two
churches , u hotel , a store , and ninny other
buildings nnd live stock wont with u rush
An old man named Morton nnd his dnughtoi
were In their house baok of the town , and
when the river was rising they
wont to the second story. As the river con
tinucd to rlso a massive cake of ice
oroko through the building , taking the house
from IU foundation and carrying It down
stream , The Jarring of the building knocked
the plaster from the top of the second story
and thay foruxt off the laths and escaped to
thonttlo , clinging to the rafters until rescued
by boatmen , who cut a hole In the roof.
THE niHASTEH Ul' TUB 1IIVWI
was only proved Dy what had been s > on pass-
luff down , stream. Several buildings passed
own telling thd same sad story. The Yank-
on Indians living on the bottoms fled to the
luffs , and the Mourner Mend wns loft hleh
nil dry on the Ycnkton ngoncy bottom. Only
no man was lott In charge at tbo tlmo of the
ireait-up , the others havln ? deserted. At
I'ort Hnudnll ho was Imilounnd they offered
0 throw him a line , but his reply was :
"TO L. WITH TOUB IJXB ,
'll ' save the boat or sink with her. " The
toamor Traoy was above the mouth of the
Nlobrnrn nnd came out all rightpassing hero
April 0. The Far West -was In the beat con-
Itlon having passed by April 9 with several
lassengers.
So mo features of the Hood of a local nature
; ave rlso to many Inuitliablo Incidents. I had
rdorcd my supply of newspapers early in
anunry , but It
STUCK If TltR Ht.OCKA.I > n
nd did neb reach mo until somotlmo in Juno ,
had printed my editions through the month
f February on yellow , green aud blue poster
aoor , In March on tnanllla , and finally got
own to common grocery straw wrapping
taper. My editions of April were two pages
n tnls kind of paper.
Ono person had a boat mndo over a month
icforo and for a week bad it tied
o the door-knob every night , but
growing careless bad at lost forgotten to euro -
uro it all , and when the flood came it floated
ft without its Intended freight.
The young fellows hi town , most of whom
remained during the entire llood , under the
imctlcnl experience of my foreman , issued a
ittlo daily lor a coanlo of days with no re-
ponslblo editor. It was racy and full of
icrsouuls , good aud bad. It was called The
ll'Hoys.
The people were generally good-natured
and passed through the difficulties courage
ously. The difficulty to select a now town *
Ito and not interfere with the legal status of
imiirs was soon bridged over and the follow-
ng summer was ono of activity In moving ,
.mi . to n moat beautiful and safe location ,
ilcn dreamed then of Nlobrara's railroad
tituro and have not yet given up the hope.
The pcoplo have gouo on , year after year ,
vorklng with ono aim for the town of their
adoption and choice. Floods , fires , dlsan-
tolntmcnts and enemies have not discour
aged the old men , and the young mou ara
awake to their interests. In mentioning
ilstoiy now It dotes from the flood ; and
vhllo inon-y-jcalous of Niobrara's prosperity
are wicked enough to confound our ago
vith the Hood of Noah's ' tlmo and make fun
of our "gateway , " wo still nope on nnd pray
in for the good time coming when wo can
ump upon the cars for Omaha , Sioux City ,
Chicago or tbo state penitentiary.
KM. A. FIIY.
It Kcauhcil Omalin.
The Missouri river llood of April , 1S31 ,
hat created such havoc on the bottoms along
ho river at Omaha , was oven worse nt points
above this city.
At 1'lerrc , S. D. , tbo river broke suddenly
nnd a few hours later the Ice formed a gorge
at the head of Foam Island , four miles below
ho city. The water backed up rapidly , and
loforo people could roallzo the danger the
ewer part of the town wns flooded to a depth
of four feet and great cakes of clear blue Ice
swooping through the streets. A great
amount of damage was done , but no lives
voro lost.
Niobrara wns the next town and the loss
and damage tboro is told abovo.
The llttlo town of Green Island wa next
Isited nnd nil of the bulldlncs swept away ,
though no lives were lost. At this point the
waters played some queer freaks. The llttlo
: hurch of the town wns lifted from its
'oundatlon nnd carried out into the river. It
rode the waves for a couple of mild , each roll
of the billows causing the bell ti >
.oil dismally. Suddenly the building shot
nto the air , struck the solid wall of ice and
went to pieces.
At Yanktou the water on the low lands
along the river front was fully fifteen foot
deep. A steamboat that had been tied up
during the winter was washed from Its moor-
ngs ana carried inland nearly two miles ,
ivhero it remained several months , until
laulcd baclc to the river by teams.
Prom Yankton to Vermilllon , a distance ot
thirty miles , the level river bottom , which
was densely populated , was in many places
loodod to a depth of twenty feet. Most of
: he farmers'escaped to tbo bluffs , taking their
families and personal property. At Mecltllng ,
Ismail town seven inilos above Vorinlllioh ho
inhabitants failed to hoed the warning , nnd
sought refuge In a grain elevator , where for
seventeen days they remained ivith nothing
to cat except the carcasses of dead animals
: nught as they floated by and drawn into the
building. Several attempts were made to
rescue the prisoners , but each attempt was a
failure , as the heavy ice that wns running
niado It foolb&rdiuess lor a man to venture
Into the flood with a boat. The pcoplo who
were thus impnsoned lost all their worldly
possessions that It had taken years to ac
cumulate , and strong men wept as they
gazed from the windows of the elevators as
they watched their stores nhd houses caught
up by the seething waters and whirled away.
Vormllllon , a prosperous town of 1,000 In
habitants , suffered greatly. The business
portion of the town was situated upon
the low bottoms , on the bank of the
river , nndwhen thoporgo broke ntMeckllncr
the waters came down in a solid wall , fifteen
to twenty feet in depth. Frame buildings
were swept away as though they had bcon
playthings , whllo brick and stone buildings
crumbled and fell to pieces. Hero the people
anticipated the danger and moved to the
bluffs , Just buck of the city.
To form some idea of the force of tbo cur
rent , a froignt car filled with barbed wtro
was taken up and washed along for a dis
tance of more than three mtios. When the
waters had subsided , the channel of the
river bad changed and moved over to the
Nebraska bluffs , a distance of two miles.
From Vermilllon to Elk Point , a distance of
fifteen miles , the eutlro country was sub
merged , but owing to the width ,
of the bottom , the water did not
reach a depth of moro than four fcot ,
The pcoplo- drove their stock to tbo hills and
for several days lived In the second story of
their houses. Elk Point , the countfltsoat of
Union county , wns the next town to bo vis
ited by tbo waters. The Vormilllon gorge
broke early In the morning , und at noon
In the spring nearly every
body needs a good medicine.
The impurities which have
accumulated in the blood
during the cold months must
be expelled , or when the mild
days come , and the effect of
bracing air is lost , the body
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
is liable to be overcome by
debility or serious disease.
The remarkable success of
Hood's Sarsaparilla and the
universal praise it has ic
ceived , make it worthy your
confidence. It is peculiar to
itself in curative power ,
It does purify , vitalize and
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
*
enrich the blood , create an
appetite and give great nerve ,
mental , bodily and digestive
strength. It is the ideal spring
medicine.
f ood's
Sarsaparilla
rfoM by all dniKcMn. * nU for $ ' . Prepared
only by U. I. IIOOIKVC'O. , Ixjwtill. Mass.
1OO Dosoa O.io Dollar :
water commenced runnlnc through the
streets. Itrosano rapidly that npasienfror
train at the depot wan unnblo to run
back to Sioux City , the water pulling
out the fires. The tracks of the railway were
\mhed away and thli train \vfa the only ono
in tbo town until the middle ot Juno.
Elk Point , or a portion of It , beln ruponn
hlgu point , suffered but little , though It wa <
like an Island In the middle of the aoa , and
the only communication with the ouwldo
world wns by bonta. The whole country was
Hooded , boats were built find nil of the MMv-
pllos were brought front Sioux City. Sail boats
making the trip down nnd back the .lame
day , carrying out grain mid bringing back
provisions. The route taken was over farms
nnd pardons , nnd as the boats sailed nlong
corn Holds , fences and barns could ho soon
thrco and four foot below the surfaceof the
water. The principal occupation of the Kilt
I'olntoMtrntsummer consisted in hunting
and fishing. Uocso nnd ducks sum
mered In the fields around the town
and worn killcd'hy the thousand * . The sea of
water was nllvo with fish , and It was nothing
uncommon for a crow toman a boat In the
morning nnd ntnlRht return with it londod
down to the guards with buffalo and cattish
welshing from ten to litty txmixb. Spearing
was the favorite method of catching these
fellows , and as one man pulled the oars
two men would stand In the bow and
spear the larger Osh as the boat glided over
the dcop holes.
At Sioux City the lower portion of the
town was flooded and several acres of laud ,
together with many butlilmgt were washed
away. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad comp.my moved Its depot back fully
twenty rods , thus savins It and Us contents.
In. this city the danger line was reached on
April 20. By 5 o'clock of that day the water
was so hlirh In the Union I'licifle shops that
it was Impossible to continue worlr , and all
machinery wns stopped. At 8 o'clock that
ercmng tno lloors of the chops were lloodod
nnd a stream ol water six foot deep
whirled through the smelting works ,
putting out ttio flros and making the
works Inaccessible. All of the buildings
worn deeply submersed , and the few famllloa
In the houses on the bottoms that had not al
ready been vacated took flight nnd moved to
higher grounds. All of the otiRlnes were
kept busy pulllnp loailo'l ntid empty cars to a
place of safety , whllo the lumber companies
were doing everything possible tp save tholr
propei ty. The next day nt noon the
signal service ofllccrs took n meusarc-
meat of the water , which showed that the
rlvor hau reached a point of a ? foot and 7
Inches above low \vnter murk nnd wns still
rising. The next morn ing another toot was
added , while the river went on. Lumber
nnd everything that was not securely fas
tened lloatcd away and men stood idly by.
and watched their property start on its jour
ney to the Rulf.
The following day the water reached n
point twenty-four feet nbovo low water mark
and then slonly began to recede. The water
was slow in goliip down nud It AVM weeks be
fore the old Missouri was again baclc In its
channel.
An inventory of tno damages showed that
thousands of dollars worth of property had
boon washed away , or rendered worthless on
account of its water-soaked condition.
Business suffered seriously , but as soon as
the floods went down largo gangs of men
were put to work cleaning up nnd removing
the debris that filled every building that had
been within the radius of the flood district.
Fnttiro Indian Kightera.
Airx.Arpr.is , Md. , March 28. Out of a class
ol fifty-two naval ncatlomy cadets about
forty-seven , It Is expected , will bo graduated
in Juno. The honor of graduating at the
head of the class Is said to bo between
Cadets Prank B. Zohn , of Pennsylvania ,
Henry ( ! . Smith of Ohio , and Horatio 0. Uill-
mor of Wisconsin.
Oasool'Franklin ilclrs DUnilsscd.
PiiiLiUKU'UiA , March 28. Judge Pcnroso
today dismissed the petitions of the descend
ants of Benjamin Franklin , wh ? claimed
on accumulated fund of about $100,000 hold
by the city In trust.
31OU13UN SPIRITUALISM.
Dniinn T. Molcorson Will Lecture on
the Faith's Anniversary.
Emma J. Nlckorson ot Chicago will lecture
on the seventy-third anniversary of Modern
Spiritualism March 29 , 30 and 31 at the
Grand Army of the Republic hull la Council
Bluffs at 2:30 : and 7:30 : each day.
About her work aa admirer says ;
"When it is remembered that spiritualism
numbers one-fourth at least of the pouulation
of the United States in its ranks , It can bo
no matter of surprise to find an interest
awakened in projtortlcm to the demand of
honest Inquiry. It Is because the movement
has survived the shocks administered by its
friends , that Its vitality Is unquenchable
enough to overcome all the attacks of its
enemies. These writing , healing , and speak-
Iim mediums , today who are busy ministering -
ing to the sad nnd broken hearted , yet the
Held is broadening for honest workers , every
town and hamlet , has Its soothsayer. ChristIan -
Ian sclenco , tmctnphysics and butrKOsturc ,
count soores of mediums in their ranks. But
splrituallsmalono is the true soluont of the
continuity of Life. The Diblo evidence ii
founded upon Its truth. The llv'iitr evidence
of the present hour transcends the dead is
sues of a past theology , and having passed
the ago ; t agitation assumes the right of dis
cussion and adoption.
"Tho history of The Fox dins' and 'Koch- '
ester Knockings' has become a pirt of our
country's ' inheritance nud will pass down to
posterity a golden memory. All advance
thinkers touch this subject rever
ently. The church looks to us to
stem the current of Infidelity swooping ,
over our land. In the vanguard of reform ,
befriending the weak nnd oppressed , the In
visibles walk with raon. The mother guards
her child , and homo Is made the sncrod altar ,
shrined by hearts where loved ones worship.
Light to the sorrowing , love to the despair-
lug , the tender message is given through in
spired lips of prophecy nd soua. The earn
of the world are attuned to the dlvlno music ,
and the inner mystery of death is made
beautiful by soulful harmonies of peace. "
There is nothing more
conclusively proven than that
' ' is radical
Hood's 'Sarsaparilla a
cal and reliable blood purifier.
If we could show you the
many letters we receive from
people of whom \ve never
heard before , telling of re-
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
markable cures of scrofula ,
salt rheum and all kinds and
degrees of disease of .the
'blood ' , you would be as fully
'convinced ' of , and as enthusi-
'astic ' over , trio merits of
'Hood's ' ' Sarsaparilla asve
are. You may realize the
benefit to be derived from
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
by taking ic this spring ,
N. B. If you decide to take
Hood's ' Sarsaparilla donI , be
induced to buy a substitute.
Insist upon
uponHood's
Sarsaparilla
. , U forW Prepared
HnUlbyallrtniKuUtn. l
only by 0. I. IIOOI > & ( 'O . Lowell. Musi.
1OO Dos B Ono Dollar ,
CROOKEDNESS AIM WOMEN ,
lira. Bono's ' Charges Against LCornb.n" * of
the Eoliof Corps. * -
DARK , DUBIOUS HINTS OF A SANDAL
'
/
Just Ijiko Vulgar BIcn Dakota
buhool Imiul * Aut of an bu-
Jcnovvii 1'rloiul HolllliiK
University Troubteo.
YAXKTON- . D. , March 23. [ Special"
Telegram to fur. Bnr..J-.Mnrlotta M. Bones
of Webster , this stnt \ nil e < uial suffragist ,
celebrated nationally because of the tearing
shogavo Susan 1) ) . Anthony In the national
equal suffrage convention last full , In an ln >
tervlow with your correspondent roasted the
Woman's rollof corps of South Dakota most
unmercifully , She charge * crookoducst
among the women of the corps nnd has with
drawn from the organization. She says slia
bos facts in her possession which will over
turn the state department and cause no end
of talk , nnd that ho will henceforth work
Individually for the relief of oU soldiers nml
their wldowi and orphnnt. She claims thut
the leading members of the Grand Army of
the Republic nro sanctlonliiu her action nnd
expressions. The discoveries she IUM mndo
have shaken her fnlth In equal suffrage nnd
she thinks there are some women who do not
knowjenongli to voto. The Interview , it U
expected , will create a state scandal.
A. Kiiflli fnSioux
CiHMMi'.nuiN , S. D. , March 23. [ Spoclal
Telegram to Tun BICK. ] Additional plats
for twelve townships in I'resho county were
received nt the United States lana onico hero
today , Prcsho county Is lu the coded Sioux
lands and the settlers there and In other portions
tions of these lands acquired squatters' rights
upon going upon the lands when the reserva
tion was thrown open one year ago. In ad
dition to the plats for Pro < ho county the land
ofllcobas recently received plats for other
portions of the ceded lands. The largo num
her of settlers in th.it country can file April
6 on their claims , thin enjoying
full possession. Hocauso of the linnl
not bolng surveyed previous to
the opening of the reservation the settlers cr
squatters have been greatly annoyed by
claim Jumpers who would watch their oppor
tunity to Jump the claims whenever the llrst
squatter would leave It for n tlmo to go to
town or elsewhere. Conilciornhlo of a rush
will bo experienced at the hind ofllco whou <
the filings nro received.
Itcnchrd a Decision.
VrnMirLiov , S. D. , March 23. iSpeclpl
Telegram to THE Bin. : | The local board
of trustees of the university , called here by
the late trouble , last night held ono of the
moststormy sessions over known , duilng a
meeting in which the faculty was present ,
President Qroso called them , liar * in pretty
strong language. Thu board reached n decis
ion In the matter , hut it will not bo m.ida
public until the meeting of the state board at
Brooltlnes next mouth.
Dakota School liiuul.
Siova FAU.S , S. D. , March 23. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEf.l South DiiicnU
values her school land at $ . ' ! 0. 000,000 , , which is
to form a permanent fund , the interest of
which will support hur public school system.
Today the first school land sulo hold In this
county took place at which O.illO acres were
sold for $9 < ! , ( HO , averaging $15.25 on acre.
The highest price paid for a single section
was fcW.OOO. This land lies six miles south
west of the city. _ ,
An Unknown l rjcml.
YtxKTOs , S. D. , Mnrch 2d. [ Special Tele-
to TUB BEE. | An unknown' frfctid to the
Grand Army of thu Kopuullc nas dcnositcd
with a bank in this city ctiock.'for WOO ,
which is to bo n nucleus for a fund to lnill.1
n hospital In connection with the State sol-
dlers'homoat Hot Springs. ' Ho refuses to
reveal his Identity. The Grand Army of ttia
Republic hiivo appointed a committee to so
licit subscriptions for the remainder of the
fund.
Only a Sign Manual. '
Pnovinr.NCK , R. I. , March 28 , Upon Vho
report of Attorney General Slocuin , who ex-
nmlncd the paper , Governor Davis has re
fused to allow the extradition of Thomas
Garnett , wanted In Connecticut for ombev.zlo-
ineni , foigory and Jail breaking. The attor
ney general found ttiatthose.il upon the
requisition was not the state seal ot Connect
icut , bub merely the sign manual of Hulko-
ley's private secretary.
The Klro Uncord. '
CVMIIKN , N. J. , March 23. riro tonight de
stroyed the depot , ferry slips mid houses nnd
eighteen passenger cars of the Philadelphia
& Atlantic City railroad at Knlghn's ' Point ,
Loss , $90,000.
Ltm.i , ! HOCK , Ark. , Mnrch 2S.-C.T. Aide's '
paint nnd oil house , vV. E. Ilutt , groceries ;
the Dollar store mid Mrs. 11. J. Johnson's
milllnorv stoi-o burned tonight. The losses
will reach $100i.ni partially insured.
The Sugar Beet In JCanRflH.
.Su.iXA , Kan. , March 28 , Ata mass meet
ing of farmers hero today Dr. Schwcltzwell-
lor of Germany discussed tUo sugar hoot In
dustry. As a result 1GU farmers have do.
cldcd'to plant boots this season. Seed will
bo furnished them from Germany. If the In
dustry succeeds a German syndicate will put
in a $ . .00,000 sugar factory hero ,
In the Spring : Purify Your Blood. I
"In the spring of 1890 I
experienced that tired , d ull
feeling , and what sleep I h ad
nights s.cemcd to do me no
good. Dyspepsia seized me ,
and cadi morning in the
effort to get rid of the bad
taste I had severe vomiting
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
spells. I was much dis
couraged. My druggist sug
gested -Hood's Sarsaparilla.
I took two bottles and am
happy to say it made me a
new man , and I never was
better. JOHN MACK , foreman
Springer & Willard's ' stock
farm , Oskaloosa , Iowa.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
"I take Hood's Sarsapa
rilla every spring and fall , and
it does me more good than
any other medicine. " A , G ,
RHODES , Millies , Va.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
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