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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MAY 2 , ISfll TWELVE PAGES. SOW LEARNING HOW TO RILL , Second Eeciaent Soldiers Practicing in Harksmanship. ARRANGEMENT OF THE RANGE CAMP. Tlioroueli I'ncllllli'M for Drie1oiltiR | I lie I'Hvnte'n Aim 1 lie 71ircc C lusseh HovThi'j Work The cr.nv.al rifle practice of the Second in- Jattrv opened yosterduj morning nt the Believ uc raspe. The first battalion of the regiment , cotnl&t- tng of lompany A , Captain Keller ; company B , C'aptain Dempsey ; Company K , Captain .Ames , und company U , Captain Sarson , marched from Fort Omaha to the range last Tuo&du } under command of Major Worth , end pitched its camp on the ground to the cast at.d south of the targets. Besides the officer * mentioned there are in cami Captain W. G Spencer , Mil coon , Lieu tenant Wiikins , quartermaster and runco oniccr , Lieutenant Buokmiller , adjuluut , and Lieutctiant Po elL Th tents of each company are arranged in l\vo rows , fadng each other , two men being unsigned to each tent. The camp Is pitcuod an a ch n.p of trees along the cast hide of the range , the oHlccrs' touts being at the south end. Standing out prominently among the others U a largo double tent on which flies a flag beurinc a rod cross on a white ground , the lymbol of the hospital corps. This is the hospital tent , which is provided for nil emor- pencies likely to arise Ono part is set aside for a disiionsary and contains all the neces- i.ary medicaments mid apparatus for renderIng - Ing prompt aid , while the other pHrt contains two bunns prepared foi possible patients U is very in-nt and airy and very inviting This department is in charge of Hospital Steward P. vV druentbnl and Private .losenh Mc- Gulre of the hospital coips. under the direct mjicrvisioii of Dr. Spcncir As yet there has teeii no demand f ( i ttieir services The three days previous to } esterdny wore passed b\ officers and men in preparing the cump for ttieir five ueeHs' sojorrn and even- thing lias tit'on arrange in first class sttle mid the cump made us comfortable us posti- Die. Die.The The regular order of practice firing com menced } esleidav. The men aie divided into three classes , camel } First season men , or recruits \ \ ho IIUM had no mevious cxper.enrc on the rangf. second season men , or those who have luid experience during onosciison. and subsequent season men , or those w bo have had two seasons or moie of experience. The recruits are nllcived fifteen prelimi nary shots at each range in order that they uuy become accustomed to their pieces , and the } art then allowed forty shots apiece at each range for the purpose of making a record. The second season men are allowed ten preliminary shots at each range nud forty shots for record. The men iu the highest grade ni o allowed ten preliminary shots and twenty shots for tocord. Those who make an average of over SO per cent at each range nre placed in the slmri > - shooters class , where they remain as long us they continue their record foi good markmau- The ranees arc 200 , : in. WK ) and ( XIO yards for tlie llrst three clus'e * and bUO 3'urds for sharpshooters. The flnnir yesterday was nt tbo iiOO and TOO yards ranpes lor jirtliuiinury work nud today and Monday will also tie devoted to this tiroliminary work , after which the inon will commence sbootiup for records Tun Rbooling will bo continued for about two weeks , after which comas the skirmish Ur ine , individual ana by companies , continuing about ono woeli This will bo follow ed uy vollcj firing by companies , contiuuinp about ono -\eel : , which will complete the range Work of the Tirst oattalion. This ImttAlion will reumiu at the ranpo until June 1 , when it will bo relieved bv the Bocoud battalion , now ut Tort Omr hu. The objection on the pcare of water which obtained last vear lias ben entirely removed , Quartrnnnstc.rWill.itiH hnvinc caused a well to bo sunk from which excellent water Is obtained. The ottloer < > at tbe rauee have their bands full , an four olllcars are required to be on dutv all the time nt the latiee aud oulv five are uvailntili' for such duty. Dr Sjicnccr was ordered to report at Port Omaha last niptit for duty on the board lor examination of oSlccrs fur pi o notion. Dur ing bis abseiic" the hospital is under tbo i cbarpo of tbo hi spital steward Several of tbe tents have Siblo3- stoves In ' them to take the cdpe off tbe moraine uir Colonel J. 1" "White and Ma.or E R. Froncli of C maba wirj visitors nt tbo camp yesterday Captain Keller and IJeulemnt Powell at tended u unrtj nt the college las' night. A very small pill but a verv ' peed one D "Witt's Little HarlRisen. . roilAKtlli. tonic Political ( itcstioim of Impor tance AIM ; DiNCMixsed lj 'HKMII. [ itet-Ocean : Hon. John M Thurston of inhn. for tno past two years president of tlie republican league of tbo United States , passed throuch Chicago on his way homo from tbe Grant birthdaj celebration at Pitts- burg. Referring to tbe criticism which has been znudo upou the alleged omissio'n in his address of any reference to President Harrison , Mr. Thurstou said : ' J utu naturally indiennnt nt tbo charge made through some of the newspapers that I Blighted President Harrison in my opening address ut the Cincinnati convention. The lact of it Is that what I said of the present administration is so stronpuud complete that , if It had not boon for other circumstances , the doaiocratic press ol the country would have charged me with fulsome pruiso of Mr. Hanison "Ouinp to what I believe to be mlscon- Rtnirtiou of ex-Uovenior Forakers remarks , It appeared to the democratic uewspa [ > ei men that their ties ! oi > | Krtuiiity wus to assert that Hurnsuii had boeu iguorbd und insulted. "I do not care to speak for anyone except myself Governor Foinker hns never yet lK > en fouud wuutinc when culled u | > ou to ex plain nuy public or private action , and 1 have no doubt he is reudj to meet ull accusations. "hmce I have been president ol the repub lican leueue 1 have tnki n occasion to ptuise the present administration. At the Detroit banquet , laid robrunn , in response to the toast , 'The Man Who Wears the button , ' 1 said 'The president of the Lulled States wears the button. A soldier und a stales- nuiu. he w curs it for the nation's honor , us the sejected chief of tbe republican pirtj Ills uan.luiKtralion should rocoivu the cordial support ol cvorj man w no believes m liU principles ' "At the annual leapue convention , held ut Nusb\ille on March 4. IS'.Ki ' , in my auuual nd- dross 1 used the lollowiup language 'It is a mutter of profound coupratulation that the president ol the United States is a repub lican His administration should bo upheld aud strengthened by the republican loiiruo , and I u k this convention to endorse It by proper resolution. ' "The domocruUc prcsi of this country , after tbo delivery of that address , proclaimed from one end of the laud to the other that 1 was nil hod bj the league without the least demonstration of uppluuFo , that Harrison hud boon 'sat upon It ) the convention , lu mj address to the convention at Cincinnati I said 'On March i , lis-u , our government fur tlit > 111st tiuiu iu mai yuan , became re publican in all ils branches. The udtniuistra- tiuu thuu beguu has done much to merit tlie coutidcnco and esteem of the people of tue United States. The honor of the nation hud bttoii tualntainod abroad and tno nffutn , ol government wisely and successfully administered ' tered The oleveuth census has' IKH-II hon estly and careful..1 , taken and a non-partisan npjtolntment made thereunder. Gruat care lias been exercised In tbn soloctliin of public ofliciaU , and the provbious of the civil ser vice uci have bwu Implicitly observed. ' "If uny republican or patriot could be nskoc to say nuvtuing more for the present admin ittruiion I would like to know whut It is. It U true I did not use the uuiuu of Benjamin Harrison In nny of these a3droA cs My Idea has a wajs been and is now. that the term adm.nutration Is the proper one to be ustd iu such an &dJres , and It would bo Improper In every sense of the term to refer V1 the in dividual by name who is at the head of that administration. " 1 care nothing for the oommonts of the democratic i > res , but 1 do fool hurt bv the criticisms of certain republican newspapers , supposed to bf > friendly to the rctiominatlon of Mr Harrison Tbo fort of It is 1 have al- was stood up for the dignity of the present administration and p nisca it lu every possi ble way. " 1 have no desire to advocate the nomina tion of any man at the present time My sole desire is to work for republican success' , and sn fur as 1 BUI concerned , my be t efforts are idw nys ut the service of my party to assist in the soloctloii ol any candidate shosen by its convention " Speaking briefly and somewhat unwillingly on the same subject , ox-Governor .1. B For- nker at the Auditorium said that the Cincin nati affair , in u hich ho had been made to figure with such sensational prominence , had been roost unwarrantably magnified. "I lie- lieve Harrison has given the country un honest aud conservative administration and if uny fault is to be found it is | K > rhups in the fact that some hmo devoted their eutir" at tention to booming Harrison iu place of giv ing their aid to the general advancement of the republican party. As to the omission of Mr Harrison's picture on the souvenir of the league convention 1 know nothing It Is ob viously absurd to talk of its omission lKing due to bis failure to pay for it. Whatever the league nia } be , it is certainly not of that character. " Iu advanced age the declining powers are wonderful ! } rcfrushod b } Hood s Sarsaparilla. It really docs "make the weak strong. " Australians already number 42,0X10,000. Dome fashion nas kicked her over-gaiters of ! . Window glass wiil rise 10 to ID pet cent in price. Gold braid enters into ail kinds of trim mings. A boy eleven weeks old died of the "grippe" in New York. It has tieoti found that au electric current w ill sour tnilk. Alaska has so far exported $4,030,003 In precious metals. At the end of 1S90 there wore 1,185,003 freight cars in America. The tnrk concerns have combined. The point is foi the consumer. The nexvpst cracker is made for babies "just learning to use their tot-th.1 Ono of fashion's promised freaks is white globes foi visiting and street wear The chappie grabs his catio on the ferrule and swings its crooked handle behind him. It costs fill to bring ui immigrant to this country , und S."i r > u to send a steer to Europe. Cubic cars will soon be running in Paris , the piellminary tests hating proven satisfuc- tor } . A bill passed by the California legislature making train wrecking a crime puuishablo by death. The Danish king's crown is worth { KLVOiKl ; the queen's crown f7,5uj , and tne sword of state $15,000. A resident of Penbodv , Mass. , died the other day while on his way to be examined for n pension. Since IfesO over 703 applications for patents for electric accumulators huvo been made in England alone. The velocity of electricity has boon fouud by tbo revolving-mirror method to be nearly one-half that of licht , A Kentucky court has decided that con fectionery is u necessity , uud that its sale ou Sunpay is therefore legal. Hummerfest , within the Arctic circle , and the mo&t northerly town in Europe , is com pletely lighted by electricity. New York is to take another vote on the selection of the state flower ou Arbor day , Mnv J > , last year s not being decisive. A good water-proof cement can be made , it is said , from equal parts of rod and white lead woiked into a stiff paste with boiling linseed oil. An English physician has invented n cabi net for the generation of ozone for restora tive purposes. The ozone is produced Dy electricity. A petition against the employment ofoung girls as barmaids has been presented the King of Sweden. The petition has 10,000 signatures. M Olszewski. n Polish scientist , has made , it is said , the discovery that the color of liijuotied ox-ygou is a bright blue , resembling that of the sky. In Holland no one goes to the house when n funeral takes place The grave vard is the meeting place , but only intimate friends present - sent themselves. The crio-.oted wood floors of a building re- ccntl } burned in New York were the only portion of the structure not destroyed. They weio only charred. In Sw eduu peat is now transformed into a more convenient form of fuel , known us "puat cool , " which is said to produce highly satisfactory results. What Island was discovered by Columbus ou his first American voyage is still unknown. The popular idea that Cat island was the one was exploded lung ago. A few years ago the great Selkirk glacier lu British Columbia was puru water. Now it is grimy from ashes scattered by the wan ton burning of forest trues. Bishop Kaclno of Quebec has issued n tnaudiment urging the French-Canadians to go to the new districts of the province in stead of to the United States. According to the librarian of congress the new copyright bill will not interfere with the liberal use of cxtrai-ts from English maga zines by American publications. A Boston society woman says it is quite a fad among Boston } ouug gentlemen to take up the pructire of veterinary surcen. The same thing is poled in Washiugton A new gumming machine for envelopes can gum , dry and deliver envelopes at tha rate of L'U.IKU per hour , and nt u cost of a little less than one-half cent per thousand. On } x now brings from S3 to Ci per cubic foot. The material is sold in blocks , und until it is sawn nud polished the manufac turer cannot know whether bo has a good era a bud bargain. What is said to bo the largest quartz mill in the world is iu far-off Alaska It consists of L'40 stamps , ( H ) concentrators , 12 ore crush ers , und requires f > ( Xt-hor o power. The plant is at Tieudwoll The lowest bed } of water on the globe is the Caspian sea Its level has boon gradu ally lowering for centuries , and now H is eighty-flve fuel below the level ot its neigh bor , the Black sea. At Lawrencoburg , Ind. , a novel use has been made of electricity in winding wires around a prett } woman , who represented the goduess of libert } , uud iu thus hghtiug up a numbci of incandescent lumps disposed about her Already with the success of the London- Pans telephone the London electrical papers are talking of u telephone between the United States aud Great Britain. It isbo - leved that the mechanical difficulties mabo vercotae In the United States annually about two ' thousand live hundred persons 'are tried lor murder , with an average of about one liuudrod legal executions in five of the states imprisonment for life has binsn estab lished for the death pcuulty. From a bushel of corn a distiller get four gallons of w bisk } . which retails ut f Hi The government gets ? . < IK ) , the farmer who raised ttie corn gets 40 cents , the railroad get * fi. the uianufui turcr pets ? 4 , the retailer gets f ? and the consumer gets drunk. The largest aud heaviest building stone ever quarried in England was taken from the Plandiugtou quarry , near Norwich , in Fob- runrv , issii H was one piece , without cracker or Haw , and weighed thirty-five tous , it was llfteeu foot loug. six feel high and five foot w ide The Protestant Episcopal bishop of n west ern state administered continuation lu a lit tle town , and the local p.ipw , iu u long und nprrociutivo uocou'H of the event , unctu- ous.1 } described the bishop "in his lawn tennis - nis sleeves , walking up the aisle with solemn step " Henry George , who has lately visited Australia , says that it hns curried into practice several ideas wo arc only baglaning to talk about. In addition to originating the Australian ballot , the government owns the telegraphs and nuiroad , has an admirable system of luud registration and trausfer , and has official statlstiriaus that shumo our na tional und stute bureau * . De Witt's Uttlo Early Risers , best pUL DUN'S REVIEW OF M WEEK , Large Volume of BnsinesJ Sustained bj Confidence in the Future. MORE FAVORABLE REPORTS OF TRADE. Colle-olloui Still HntlicT Slow AVf-t- TII Cities Gnu-rally Sliow lin- liroicint-til Slight liift-easo in Ilusinoss 1'allures. Knw YOUK , May 1 [ Spoolal Telegram to Tun 3nr..j U. G. Dun & Co 's weekly re view of trade says : Business is lareo in vol ume nud sustained by peucrol confidence us to the future. AVneat and flour exports from Atlantic ports continue far behind those of last year , nud while the reports of foreign crop prospects are not favorable , there is really no reason to anticipate auv shortage or unusual demand from abroad , prior to the close of the current crop year The possible demand next year has to meet an exception ally favorable crop outlook , The reports of trade at other cities are on the whole nioro favorable than a week arc Boston finds penenil business better. At PitUburc the class ousiness is active and Bessemer iron is higher. Thr Cleveland market isiuiu-mc , lint money is m peed demand , and at Detroit tb"1 mauufai'turitip interests are sustained by a strong demauQ At Cincinnati the Cry poods season has been brisk , and collections 0.1 a about as usual. At Chicapo Hour receipts are smaller than a year nco , and prain receipts nre about the same , but an increase antioars in cured meats , lard , butter , crossed bt-et and about 1 pei cent in wooL The sale of dry poods are at least equal to last year's , witn very satisfactory payments in that branch. In shoes ana clotuinp the trade at other west ern and southern points seems to be c-s- pocinlly ent-ourapiup this week. Better weather helps at almost all \ \ astern points and at Milwaukee the trade was never bet ter and at Um.iha nua St Paul very fair. At Minneapolis tlour is dull , but the lumber trade is active and at Omaha fair weather liL'ins business Trade is quiet at Kansas City , out improving at Louisville , iMishville and Atlanta , with decided strenpth at St. Louis , tboupti for ttie week barely fair at .New Orleans The ertut industries are in better shape The demand forliutitied prod ucts of iron und steel is moio eucourucinp. Ttie uoolen manufacturers still hesitate , ap parently because the producers are inclined to asu hitrher prices for the new clip of woo ] tbuu tuanufai'tuiert , can pay , but there is a belief that the consuimnc demand for poods must bo as larpe as it ever has been in auv previous jeai and the clothiers , tnoupb very cautious heretofore , becrin to art upon that belief. The shoe trade is still retarded by tue uncmaintv as. to price-- for the futuie , but is nevertheless fainv active Merchandise exn > rts from New York con tinue much larper that a year ago , but im ports are also remaikably larpe , and thera is a prospect of hem y exports ol old for some mouths to come The business failures occurnnp through out the country dunnp the last seteu days number M as compared with n total of17 last week For tne corresponding week of last vuat the figuies vere : ! ! 1. xcns or if it : /tTinnsT. . Nflfitskii. The Norfolk roller mill is obliged to run night and day to suppl.i the demand. The Exchange batiK \Vesterville was closed ana its business has been consolidated with n bank a' Arcadia The government has commenced paying the first installment due the Sauteo Indians by the recent Sioui. treaty. Kavenuu has a younp pirl who chews to bacco in the most artistic fashion nud cun spit through a knot hole with neatness and precision. Prof. Hurlburt , the showman who was so badly buruea by the falhnp of a gasoline lump last ween Friday , died Wednesday afternoon. The body of Henry Brandt , a farmer resid ing twelve miles \vf > st of St. Paul , wus found the other day buried in a cave which ho had used us a stable. Ho had been missing for two % \ eeks. Thirty-two more carloads of machinery for the Norfolk beet supar factory were shipped from New Orleans Wednesday. Twenty-live carloads are already In position In the build ing and it will require about sixty carloads besides those mentioned to complete the pi unt. The four-year-old little pirl of D P Grovcr , a farmer hvinp about two miles northeast of Valparaiso , was burned into n crisp by ruu- niup into n small patch of prairie prass , \ \ hich had been set on fire by her father , who was plowing near by. The clothing was en- tirelj burned oft the body before her father could get to her. The will of the late Father Martin has been filed for probate at Dakota ( Jitj. Ho left one-third of his property to his wife , one- third to his youngest daughter , Hose , of South Sioux City , one-sixth to his oldest dauphter , Mrs Lucy Bullock of South Sioux Citj , and one-sixth to Mrs Bullock's chil dren No mention is made or is anything be queathed to his daughter , Mrs Fred Martin of South Sioux Citv , nor his oulj son , Charles C. Martin , who is in c badly crippled condi tion The estate is mostly all lu laud , and in time will probably become valuable property. Iowa. Wolves are playing havoc among Cass county sheep. The Jowa fruit crop promises to be the larf.e- for j ears. The What Cboar coal fields will ba sold at sheriff's sale July 31 to satisfy a claim of flll'.lKK ) W A. McHonrv of Denison sold recently n fat steer at 7 cunts a pound and realized 121 10 for the animal. John rtewton Preston of Washta was fined f"i ( ) and costs for assault ana battery upon his own little dauphter. Alexander Jaftau , a Dubuque boy , was as saulted and badlj pounded bj his schoolmates because he was a Ku-vsiau Jew. Jacob A. Boyd , a younp man of Module , has ( ; oiie insane from the effects of u blow roceied in the back of the head v. ith a stita of cord wood. Lloyd Sayman , sixteen years old , of New ell , was killed bj the kick of a horse which struck him in the bowels. He lived only tweniy-four hours. Mrs Celm White of Burlington contests the claim of A B , Howell of Vinton us to tioiup the oldest Iowa settler. Sue says she has. lived in the state lift-six years , 'having located \\hure Salem now stands in the rear IbXi. Judpe Holmes of Des Moiuos has granted a divorce to Ida Norton fiom George Norton. It was a "shotgun" uutnage , which took place in the luw oftlce of Railroad Commis- missioner Luke in Hampton something over a year airo. Nortuu promised thru to support tue pirl. but he ae-.ertia hero on the verj day of tin uiarriupe anJ she has never seen o'r nuard from him since John Goodfollow of Urinnel , member of the beard of supervisors , hns been Indicted charged with receiving more salary than he was lepiillj ullowua. The view of' the case held b\ his friends is tnat he was employed ' bj the l > oard to alt-end to its work at u seu'son i\ hen he could not afford to pive his time at tne regular per diem allowed , aud it was agreed to pay him f < u diiv instead ol f2 Mi. Mrs Anderson of Mason C'itj went violently lently insane , and taking her two little chil dren by the hand proceeded toward the cometerj , w here she intended to bury them alive , nud thus offer them up as a sacrifice. b > omt > neighboring women , noticing that something was wrote , banded together , und alter considerable effort , wrested the ctul- dren from their insane mother uud cared lor them until the authorities took Mrs. Ander son u charge. The Two Dakota * * . Grand Perks will have a flOO.OOO tannery. The capilol building at Pierre has been insured - surod lor f Ift.iMO. St. Paul men arc establishing a live stock exchange at Pierre. Throe nrt * .iau wells will be put down in the viciuttj of favour The Missouri river at Pierre is as low as it was before the ice went out. Kach South Dakota county having 2,003 sheep is obliged to have a sheep insjioctor S. U. EIrod of WaterUiwn will soon begin the distribution of f5uXX ( ) to the Indians on the SUsoton reservation Tt will take about eigbt wet us lu complPW the task A farmer near Lvsasx refused fP.OOO for a farm that but u fewjri'iirs ago was govern ment land. A prnud Jury In Smith Dakota will tiers * afver oonsist of rtx members , aud five can find an Indictment. ' The school lands oIMinnehabn oountr sold for higher price * than wore received in any other county in the state. The Springfield artesian roller mills are now In operation , tht > power being furnished by an eight-inch nrtt'inn well. Aberdeen's urtptlfin well , 1.CKID feet deep , Is throwing up smnll fish , bright colored , with clear eyes , and uctivo us nuj brook mlu- tiows. Partner Dairymple of North Dakota has contracted for HXi.iKM bushels of wheat fnr September deliver } at his farm for f 1.07 per bushel. South Dakota's Grand Lodge Independent Order of Oddfellows will moat at Yanktou next rooutn uud the members will bo well entertained. In putting down nn artesian well on the farm of T. J. Ball , four miles from Mitchell , n sufficient flow of water wus struck at a depth of W2 feet William Manger , with the aid of one man cut Is.OtKi feet of saw lops and SUO core's o stove w oed on the Missouri near Ell ; Point during the post winter. Over five hundred government licenses have been Issued in South Dakota during the past vear , which is ill loss in number than was issued the previous j oar. Tie Aberdeen council has agreed to remit water rentals amounting to $ , " > to each cltiren w ho shall cultivate a lawn 2.ix-i ( > feet , or at least eight shade trees , four months in the summer. St. Lawrence voted bonds for artesian wells Bids have been asked for two wells , and if the } pw e a success several more will be driven in the townsbip Only three votes wcte cast apaiust the proposition. A t weivo-ycur-old son of Alarvo Aldrich of Plankmton was nccioentully and probably fatall } shoi. Saturdav uicht while handling a pun. The charge entered his back. The boy's mother is dangerously sick , aud It is leurea the snock will prove fatal. An example of the profit in sheep raising is found in the experience of a Noith Dakota farmer He started two } ears ago with n capital of WO. Since then no has sold ? 700 worth of wool aud iUJ worth ol sheep , and has 400 sheep now , for w Inch he has refused m.Ml each. Deadwood has a resident who is known by the euphonious title of.will Barrel Jim- mle , " because ho obtains his sustenance from the refuse throw u out by hotels and restaur ants He has just been arrested and sent to the county jail , where ho can get a few square meals H I'iHjrnon of Wutetloo hns just re covered his httie nine year-old dauphter , who xxas kidknapiK > d by a woman from a Water- town hotel two years ape The woman Uied in St Josepn. Mo , u short time ago und made n confession wh.ch led to the iccovery of the child Dy her father _ The News says that it is rumored that the Northern Pacific contemplates making Aber deen a division headquarters on its route from Oukcs to Pierre and tnenco on west , .stockuids , n roundhouse nua other build ings , including repair shops , will be con structed on a good siud scale. Mrs John T Matthews of Armour recently received a nraft from the postoffice depart ment at Washington "for JO to balance the account of an uncle who was postmaster in New York state tlnrt.vine } eurs ape The draft wus sent to Mrs. Matthews as the only heir of the uncle , who died j ears ago The Yauktou Indians are preparing to do considerable farming this season They will sow 4r > OJ bushels of seed wheat , l,2w ( bushels of seed oats , and will plant MO busnels of potatoes , bcsiaes 1100 bushels of corn and a goodlj quantity of purduu seeds. The num ber ofludiaus unrolled amour the Vanktous is said to be 1,740 The Pierre Journal tells of the thrift and action of two directors of one of the school townships in theeasterr. partof that county. Thev had but one school aud voted them selves SKI each pur mouth fet carrying tlieir children to and from school , nud the sou of one of these directors ius unpointed teacher of the school at a salary of $30 per month. Two small children of A. Norrls , at Pierre , had u narrow escape from being burned to death. They were playing xvith matches and sot the house on fire mid had crawled away und hid in one corner of the room too badly frightened to make their whereabouts known The } were finally rescued and the flames were extinguished without doing n great deal of damage. A Walwortb county paper is authority for this A man sold his son-iu-luw one-half of n cow uud then refused to aivide the milk , maintaining that ho had sold the front half his sou-in-law provide all He also required - - to the feed the cow consumed and compelled him to carr } all the water to her throe times a day Hecently the cow hooked the old man and he is now suing the son-in law for dam ages The Pierre Journal makes mention of a pair of fine driving horses owned bv an attorney of that city , and adds "Next to an honest man , a good horse is the noblest woru of God , but both are too rare nowadays " South Dakota can raise as good horses as uuy state , and the limners and stockmen are beginning to find it out James Snow and Walter Hayes fought a bloody fight at Gayville. One was aruiea with a knife and the other a tiai'of brass knuckles. It was about a pirl. Hujoshad been courting a girl who was a member of Snow's family , nud had been ordered off the Snow piemisos. The young lotl.ano wus badly cut. Articles of incorporation for the Spink county abstract company , Ilodlield , the Brookings County Pair association nud for Great Northern sheep company , at Milbank , Grant county , have been filed with the secre tary of state. The latter company proposes doing a pencral business in buying and sell ing sheep , wool aud pells , the capital stock of whuh is ? KMhKJ. ( Referring to the Canadian half-breeds in the Turtle mountains , the Dunseitu Times says : "The Imlf-breeds are u band of rob bers and should bo driven out , as they rob the whites and tue Indians. They have crowded the Indians off tLo reservation and are plundering the laud of the timber. It cannot last long in this wa } ; blood will be spilloa by the neglect of the authorities. " The remains of little Clara Hx de , the vic tim of the freti7v of her insane mother at Sioux Polls , Saturduv , w ore taken to Daven port , la. , and cremated in the crematory at that place. The remains were accompanied by an uncle , who witnessed the incineration aiid leturnea with the ashes of the little one wnose death was so indescribably sad. The babv , which v as jioisoned by its mother at the same tune , is now out of danger. t > risuiti.aos / / Kwirnpy. John Shcihing has left for Oklahoma Mrs. M. B. Tillson is visiting in Omaha , .1. W. Holmes left for Omaha Friday morn ing. ing.A. A. S Hurley did hutiuess in Hastings Mon day. day.John John Updike of Chicago is visiting Kearney friends. Rev. G. W , Martin went to Columbus Monday. ' Rev. P. A , Crow Visited Kearney friends this week. 'i. il. Hubbell was'iu Chicago on business lost week. T. G. McCounell has returned from West- Hold , Mass. , Mrs. J. B. Scaulan visited friends iu Hast ings last week. , , J. J Tufts of Sioux City visited relatives hero this week. Mrs John Barnd returned from Hastings Fnduj evening E H Mandovnlo went to Kansas City last weel ; on business. J U. Skinner of New Vork is visiting bis sister , Mrs. C R. Ford. Mrs. Clark , daughter of S. Jamison , has pone to Lincoln to reside Mr Isaac Wheeler ol Whitewater , Wis. . is visiting J D. MeKelvey. L. L Miller loft for Colorado Saturday tight on n pro poetin ? tour. J B Cooiier wer.t to Grand Island Monday to look uflor a dancing olass Mrs J. B Bicknell of Cleveland , O. , is vlwung her sou , F B UK knoll. Mrs Maggie Van Cot : has poue oust to continue her evangelism work Mrs W M Irwiu returjed to McCook Fn- Ouv accompanied b > C % \ Irwln Superintendent MullalU-u and his children Mamie , Tomm } and Bottle went to Lincoln PnJuv 11 { .word Hill , who has been visit ing them a.s . returned to LiiiLuln G. W Frank Jr and wife have returned from an extended visit iu the east. W P Patton returned to Oicrola Friday. He will move his family U > Kearney Brant East left for Omaha this week and msj go further east before he returns. Mrs J. U. Marston and her daughter , Miss Maud Marstou. visited friends iu Sihuyler this week Hon. , T. C nilwortn of Hastings returned to his home Monday , after transacting busi ness in Kearney. Mrs ( Jorhatn. niece of Mrs. W A. Down ing , has returned to Hoidrepe , after a pleas ant visit iu Kearney. Hon Jack MncColl of Lexington stopped here ou his wav homo from attending the re- publiein national league. L 11. Smith and wife of Byron , 111. , attended ' tended the funeral of A. G. Hull. Mrs. Smith's father , on Tuesday. Mrs J N Dryden and daughter Ruth went to \ \ usbiuirton , D. C. , Thursday niorulug to visit Miss Dr } don's mother. Mrs Mureh entertained n merry crowd of little folks Saturday afternoon , in honor of Miss Ruth's tenth birthday. A. J Shepherd left for his former homo in lown Suturdn } A telegram catuc Sunday announcing the death of his mother. Dr Dcitrick of FrectiorL , III. . Is visiting M. J Pounner M ne doctor will interest Kearney people in building n sanitarium. Mrs Moores. mother of Mrs George Kock , has returned to her home at Greondale O. , accompanied by her little grand-daughter. A reception was held at the Midwov Col- lepe of Business Fridamgbl.welcoming the new Baptist minister. Rev E. .1 Bosworth- II E Fieuch and anuphter Lilian have re turned from Monro , la Miss Lilian has Just graduated from the Monroe high school. J W Campbell , lather of the late Mrs. Chenoworth. was here this week from Ells worth , 111. , looking after tb. Chenoworth estate Mrs a. T Vincent , Mrs. W. H. Butts and Mrs L M Vincent have returned from Los Anpeles , Cal , where they spent six weeks sight-seoing liov Dr. John Askln delivered the address at Gibbon Inst Saturday , nt the seventv- second anniversary of OddfellowshiP. which was celebrated by Gibbon Oudfellows. Mrs Anna Buddonborg , primary teacher in the First ward , was called to Giubon Thursday by telegram announcing the seri ous illness or her mother , who died on Mou- dny. dny.C C D Bessie , W. F Pickering , W. H. Hunt , Dr J. J Porter. J. W Shnhun. C D. Ayics. D P Crnble and .1 H Walters aud wife went to York Saturday to celebrate with York Oddfellows. Prof Joseph Benesh is busily enpaped pjvpaiing for the opera ' -Bohemian Girl' ' It will be piou by the musical society and others of the b"st musical talent of Kearney in the new opera house late in the summer. The pupils of the high school pave a supper Wednesday evening. Each of the tbioe classes weie represented oy tables , ririlmg each otlier in beauty of decoration From proceeas JflO was turned into the library fund. Miss Muj Morgan has returned homoafter a successful season with the McMillan comic opera company. She prefers to remain off the stace. although she has peed offers from three mannpers Miss Morgan isafa\onte in Kearney socion. On Monday eveiimp , Mrs R L Donninp pave a German in ylnch nearly a hundred of the members of Keamo.i society took part. The affair was a most enjoyable one. One of the larpe store rooms in the Downiup & Bartleit bloc K was used for the occasion. The walls were beautiful ! } decorated with ' cut flowers and wreaths 'uud smilax aud roses hunp in festoons from the chandeliers Several ver } pretty and unique favors were used , for which the hostess was hiphH com- plimeuted. There weie present Messrs. Giobons , Galleutine , Norton , Miller , Nevis. Daniels , Perry , Race. Vance. Humphre } , CUITIC. Mowry. H F Wiley , Scanlan , Tout , Judd , Baker. Doolittle , Rouse. Georre H Downing , Tuttie , Tilsou , und their wives ; Dr. and Miss Oliver , Mesdames Pound , Sxvousen , Bo\le , Dildinp , Foote , Frank Hull und Georpo Hull. Misses Early. Bnrtlett , Hunter , Vance , Roe , Kute Black , Holmes , Bryne , Belle Early , Marston , Parrotte.Annie Finch. Laura P'nich , Judd , Rav , Doolittle , Edith Finch , Horlocker , Crooks , Stewart. Messrs. J. .1. Osborne , L A Tillson. Judd Gibson , Stedman. Bailey , J E Spaflord , C. D Tillson , C B Finch , J. T O'Bneu , W. fc. Atkinson , E. B. Finch , Sherrot , S Y. Os- borue , W. H Ruv. C A. Wiley , J. G. Lowe , Davidson , Lothrop , Brown , Bartlett , Grand Island. Mrs. R. R. Horth left Wednesday evening to visit relatives at Laramie , W0. Mrs. B C Adams of Logan , la , is visiting in the city the guest of her daughter , Miss Erne Adams. W. R. Bacon left Monday to Join his family at Los Angeles , Gala. , where they expect to reside permanently. Mr nud Mrs. S. N. Wolbachhave returned from un extended visit to New York and other eastern pomts. J R. Moeller returned from California Monday bring with him many souveniis uud mon e itoes of his tr.p. W A. Heimberpcr will assume the duties of assisti'ut cashier of the Gianu Island banking company May 1. Ex-Governor Thnyer and wife arrived in the city lust Fnuav4 and stayed over Sunday the puests of Mavor ana Mrs Bryden. The Epworth leapue of Tnnit } Methodist Episcopal church will give a May basket so cial at the residei.ee of Mrs A"J. . Tulbot Friday evening C. A. Bocuoreu , who for n number of years wnscnguped in this city In the wholesale fruit business , died in Chicago last Saturday He went to that cit.on . business a few weeks ape and was taken down with la grippe , which resulted in his death The Eastern Star chapter wil ! give un en tertainment and ball at the Masonic hall next Monday evening winch promises to bo a social event of considerable importance The committee of arrangements are Ml. and Mrs. diaries F Rollins , Mrs. . George E. Wmn , Mrs. Davis , Mrs S Hex tor , Mrs C. R. Wil liams and Mr and Mrs. Eli Barnes. Fremont , Mrs C C. Pollard Is entertaining her sis ter. Miss to. L. Harrison of Chicago. D M Welty of Omaha was In the city Tuesday , u guest of Colonel J. E. Shervin. Henry W Bow en of Los Anpeles , Cal. , Is in the city for u mouth's visit with friends. Mrs J H. Aper and sou of Lincoln were in the city this week , guests of Mr. und Mrs. Fred Burrill Rev Cunmberlain of Wyalusing , Pa. . Is in the city , n puest of his sister. Mrs J. V. N. Biles. He is euroute to Seattle , Wash. Invitations have been issued by Prof. Chambers' dancmp class for n hop at Masonic temple hall on Thursday evening , Ma } 7. Kev G M Brown of Omaha , chancellor of the Central Chautauquu , has been In this city iu the interests of the forthcoming ses sion of the association. Rev H. W Tata of Rapid City , h D. , was in the city the fore part of the week. He has just received a call to t lie pastorate of the First Baptist church of this citv and will ac cept and assume charge some time in May. Mr nud Mrs L. M Krone entertained , Tuesday , Mr and Mrs E. H Couant of Bel- fust , Me , who stopped off here on their way home fi om a tour to California Ttiey wor accompanied on their visit hero by Mis Thomas of Schu } lor. Mr. and Mrs M. II. Hinman pave another C o'clock ou Friday evening nt their hospi table home on Military avenue The tea was followed b } whist and a most delightful evening was the result. More thuu fifty of their friends wore present. The Quinque cluo. which has met weekly ' during the past four months at the homos o'f the members to play high live , nolds its last meeting of the season Saturday evening with Dr and Mrs J S 1'evnes Awards will bo made to tne lad\ and gentleman showing the highest average score for tne w inter 1 he club has been one of great social eLjovmeiit und is certain to be reorgauirod next w .liter Mrs J T May uud Mr C. M Stobmns pave a delightful series of three parties this week nt the home of the foruioi in hoiiur if Miss Louise oerber , sister of Mrs S't HIUI.S who is here from Cedar Rapids \ isit.uc uer The first one was a dancing part } wm n took place Monday evening. Wcai csday a l o'clock luncheon was piveu and the ever tug of 'he same dsy a high-five part } c mpict' i the enjoyable series. To keep the beard from turning prav uud thus prevent the appearance f opes use Buckingham's dye for the wLiskerc , the best dt made How BABIES SUFFER When their tender SKIXS are literally O\ FILE with ITOHTNO ANP RN.NO ECZKMAS and other Itching , Scaly , and l < lotchy Skin and Scalp l > i scs , none but mothers realize. To know that a single application of the Cuiicura Remedies will , in the great majority of cases , afford instant and complete relief , permit rest and sleep , and point to a permanent and economical ( because so speedy" ) cure , and not to use them without a moment's delay , is to be guilty of positive inhumanity. No greater legacy can be bestowed ttp n a child than a skin without bhmuh and a body nourished with fuic //'A/ CUTICURA Remedies are the greatest skin cures , blood purifiers , and humor retnf ics * are absolutely pure , and may be used from infancy to age , from ptmpit s o scrofula , with the most gratify ing and unfailing success. TREATMENT. Cmct'RA , the great skin cure , and CUTICURA SOAP , an exquisite skin purifier and beautifier , externally , instantly allay the it st intense itching , burning , and inflammation , soothe and heal raw and if t.vid surfaces , clear the skin and scalp of crusts and scales , and speedily lestorc > he hair , while CUTICURA RESOLVENT , the new blood and skin purifier and ppfat est of humor remedies , cleanses the blood of all impurities and p < . > is i < s elements , and thus removes the cause. " Aut. AtiotT THE BLOOD , SKIN , ECALTANO HAIR " mailed fr to nnv add c . f > 4 pn c , r > T r r o Illustrations , it Testimunialk. A bool. of | > TILCCM | i alur to innthen , aftiinlmp information not nbum ilui < - < > t CITICUK * REMLIIIES me sold everywhere Price , l mri-RA. .we I mikBA Ser , BJU , Ci 1 1 . ! . i. CST , $ i. Prepared by J'or-.CK VRVQ AND CHEMICAL Coi.KjkATio'N , llostuu. J'iniplci , UacUira v fei , touglj , and oily iVm nnc ! hands , ft"1 si1" "inn and sUn Ucamhei of mf-mr ) uiul UuUhjCKl art prevented am i. % at i" cffcrme of all Skm Punfiers and Ileauufien , the cckhr.ucJ Cuticura Soap. lnojm | > .ir.i \ . .u > . nor ' 1 other iVin and complexion xn.t { . < . , vhile rivalling in deliLary and purity the must cxprnwe n tour and -ry.iipi. " ne pn \ frry fntt' r cf infiaM'matiPH and ftffg"rf r' tt-r fs'fs , t' r t at.tr ff in , < ' > i m. sale grealcr tl.JJi tlic combined talc cf all other kUu soapi. bold throughout the orld I 'n r AVIU.I in : I'rc itlcnt Uiir | > ci to Il < * Gh en n Spread Ton i slit. The ceneral rnauarer. act-nts and patrons of the Mutual Heservc Puud Life association have taken advantage of the presence In the | city of their president , Hon E. B Harper of ' .Xo\v Vorlt , and nave decided to pivo n banquet - [ quet in his honor at the 1'ui.ton hotel this j evening. Mr. Harpei and wife are eastward i bouud after making nn extensive western [ pleasure tour > In addition to beinp the head of one of the InrRCst insurance enterprise ! , in the countn , i Mr Harper is u prominent man in Bcvoral othei respects. He is treasurer of the Lot MS i club , one of the most exclusive clubs in Kei i York , und enjoys the distinction of ociup a member ol several other prominent clubs. Mr Harper is a member of the New York board of trade and has a very hipli standing in the Masonic fraternity , "bovine hold several of the luphest Masonic offices. President Harper is considerable of a trav eler ho having several tunas visited oil of the principal Uuropoau capitals Mr B H Uobmson , the general western manager of the compinv. has the airntipe- ments of the banquet iu charge , nud It will doubtless lie aer } enjoyable affair as n num ber of prominent Omaha people will be pres ent , _ _ DeWltt's Little Early Risers ; best little pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach bad breath. l. ' f II. I ( i It. 1 1'tlS. C 3. .Tones of Lincoln is nt the Murray. Bob U illespie ot Valentino Is at 1 he Casev. C Hollentosk of Fr-jmonl Is at tboMiilr.nl. Herman Fitch of Pawnee City Is at the Murray. Mr. G E. Shukert left last evening for New York. | Ernest Fuller und wife of Gresbam arc at i the Paxtou. , t M Bennett and daughter of Hebron are at the Paxton. I A. H. lloper and wife of Grand Island arc I at the Paxton. | C. M West and wife of Fremont art ) guests at the Murray. D. M Benedict and G. A. Jones of Culbcr'- srn are at the Casey. P .1 Kennedy , business manasor of the John L. Sullivuu trout * ; is at the Millard. E B. Harper , president of the Mutual Reserve Puud Life Insurance association of rsew York , accompanied by his wile , urrived from the wen last night aud took rooms ut the Pnxton. Dr. Birney euros catiirrn. Bco bldj. AVill Have New Hilts. Chief Scavey has issued nn order to the ef fect that nl1 mouu oJ patrolmea will horo- nftprwearail e black ini ita-y hat , with a silver wieatu 1-jitered "Mounted Patrol " The officers wi'l ' co'me out in their new huts in about \\iek DeWitt's Little Early Hisers : only pill to cure sick headache ana regulate the bowels Is .Jessie J nines Alne. The Ford boys never killed JCKF.O James , but they did kill homebody tluit looked like .Icb o , for tlio identificsition of the corpse nh .Jesse was complete , ob serve * n jirhate dutoctivo to the San Fraiii'isi'O correspondent ol the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. But it wasn't , le.o'i corp-e. In the James jjanyvns > n inun named Sum IIill , whoso resemblance to the outlaw chief was startling in every respect save thnt of courage. His wife wiiti a daughter of William Hill of Merion ion , Ray county , Mo. , and Mrs. William Hill was the daughter of JameItcnick of Morton. Well. Sam Hill left homo a short time before 1 iie hhootinp , und his family to this day has never scon or heard of him. The Ford boys killed him. If they had killed Jesse James , they in turn would have been killed by some of the ting. But they weren't. And 1 can say positively , too. that Jesse James if known by his' family to bo liv ing on the Pacific const , Mrs. AVinhlow'R boothine Syrup for chil dren teething relieves , the child from pain. 2o cents a bottle. A Ijuwjpr hut On. "Did you see this tree that has been mentioned , by the roadside ? " un udvo- eato inquired , during the progress of a trial. "Yes , sir ; I saw it very plainly. " "It was conspicuous , thonV" The witness seemed nuzzled by the new word. Ho ropeatedliis former as sertion. ' What is the difference , " sneered the lawyer , "between plum and conspicu ous. ' " But ho wus hoisted with his own petard. The witness innocently an swered : ' I can see you plainly , sir , n.inong > i the othoi lawei-B , though you are not a bit conspicuous. " P < isitivlj cured bj-l UICKO lattle rillt. . CARTERS TlifT also reilcvp Dts-S tritm from DvBiH'psla , ln- tTTLE a - stiou anfl Toe nianyr E tllB A Tx."rif"t reni- fdj Irrr Dizziness Irjwslni s lua Tasuj in th" Jlouth CaatodB T mpue. Pain IE the KXKi.1 T Hil'JD U\T3l regulate ttit Dowels. Jtirtli Vepttublt SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SKALLPBICEj GAIN OKE PQUKD A Day. 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