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SOUTH OAKOTANS should puard sa
credly their uci'umultitlng school fund.
It is ostlmutod that this fund will ngfjro-
palo ut Joust 810,000,000 when the school
lands of tluil stnto nro nil disposed of.
MtY but Huroly that Anaconda
monopoly , thn Standard Oil company ,
drawn its ruluntluis coils about every
rival in the field. After a year's skill
ful maneuvering it has now secured
entire control of and ubiorbod its most
formidable' competitor , the Manhattan
Oil company. The Manhattan company
built immono rcfirmrii'n at Townsend ,
Walkons and other points throughout
Ohio , and sank millions in its struggle
with the Standard. The property trans
ferred by the cloal is valued at $15,000-
000. Tins gigantic monopoly is likely
to have its own way hereafter , and the
public must endure the eonseciuoncos of
Mr. Olnoy's failure to enforce the Sher
man antitrust law.
IT MAY as well bo understood first , last
nnd all the time that the impeachment
trial now in progress before the supreme
court is a judicial inquest into the con
duct of the state olllcors charged with
misdemeanors in olllco by the legisla
ture. It Is not so much a question
whether they have committed felonious
acts either individually or collect
ively or in collusion with others ,
but whether they liavo conducted
and managed the business of the state
with reasonable care and used duo
diligence to protect its moneys , property
nnd other interests. In other words ,
whether their conduct in the discharge
of their fnnotions has shown them to bo
honest , faithful and trustworthy.
AMONG other important propositions
for the future guidance of the party to
bo considered by the national republi
can committee at Louisville next week
is that to base the representation in the
next convention on the vote cast in the
respective states , instead of the present
syHtom. The chief argument advanced
In favor of this change Is that reliable
republican states shall not bo outvoted
in the national conventions by states
that are absolutely certain to cast their
electoral vote against republican candi
dates. For instance , it is unfair and un
reasonable to lot Texas with her 100,000
democratic majority cast thirty votes in
the republican national convention
while Iowa only casts twenty-six votes
nnd Nebraska sixteen.
THE Lincoln organs of boodlerlsm ami
jobbery still persist in ascribing the im
peachment proceedings against state of'
( leers and cx-statootllcor.sto personal nnd
partisan animosity and hostility to the
city of Lincoln. Will those papers bo
good enough to print pa-tieulars , point
out who among the members of the leg
islature or Inlluential partisans outside
of the legislature had-any personal
grievance against a single one of the
men charged with misdemeanor in
oflleo , and which of the three
parties lias a claim to origina
ting the proceedings , or can truth
fully protenit to have all the credit
for exposing the fraud committed in the
state institutions and trying to vindicate
the law by the Impeachment of dorolicl
ofllclals. It would also bo interesting to
have n bill of particulars furnished tha
would sustain the allegation that any
body favoring impeachment proceedings
or removals for misdemeanor expects
those thing ! to bo done at the expense o
Lincoln or hopes thereby to tarnish the
good name of the city and its reputable
citizens.
IT HAS boon remarked that the his
. .tory of the Kussiuu treaty affords a vorj
striking example of what appears to be
n grave fault In existing institutions
This refers to the fuel that it Is possible
for the senate to ratify a treaty without
giving that arrangement the publloitj
that hi demanded by the people. "Tho
more obnoxious such an Internationa
agreement is. " obierves the Bostot
Advertiser , "the more temptation wil
there IKJ to withhold the treaty from
the public , so that It Is possible
that the nation may bo pledget
to most llatrrant entangling alll
anccs without any knowledge on the par
of the people for weeks , months , perhaps
years , after the bargain lias boon inado. '
"Manifestly , " further says that paper
"such a eourso is full of danger , and the
instance afforded In the present case i
only a now and btrong argument for the
discontinuance of the executive sessioi
ut least in times of peace. " The intelll
gent popular sentiment of the country is
unquestionably opposed to nil eucro
business on thu part of the senate , the
abuses nnd dangers of which nmko it
real nnd morions evil. It Is a practice
wholly unropublicau.
IKTTKft OVTtiKTU FIHt WKHTHItN
PltODVVTK.
Some time ngo the president of the
Jrcat Northern rullwny Bald In n
mbllc address that Iho wheels of com-
IIOITO are clogged by overproduction ,
IIP facilities of transportation being In-
ulllclont to take the over-Increasing
iroduots to market. It was stated that
Millions of bushels ofvln at and barrels
> f Hour were awaiting shipment nt Chi-
ngo and Duluth , while many of the
great milling companies beyond Lake
Michigan nro Bonding a hnlf or
wo-thlnls of their output direct
o Buffalo by water , and the
Imlt to all tills tralllo Is found
it pro.-i'tit only in the warehouse room
nt Buffalo and rail facilities eastward.
Moreover the outlook for package
roiglit eastward and westward Is be-
nnd nnj thing ever known before. The
ake commerce , wiys a writer who Is
evidently familiar with the biibjuot , is
o havtj the moving of D.OoO.OOO tons of
ore from Lake Superior , 200,000,000 ,
bushels of grain , fiOO.000,000 feet of
umber , 10,000,000 tons of coal , with
K-of. | .ork. lard and bacon , and with an
normous package of freight , requiring
ho full services of a commerce that
lees not yet exist , while that which we
iiive is restricted in various ways.
Tlio--o conditions point to the necessity
ilready urgent , and certain to become
steadily more so as the productions < 'f
the stall's of the west am' ' northwest in
crease in volume , for additional outlets
or these products. Tliuy present the
nest forceful argument that can be
nado in favor of the proposed ship
canal around Niagara falls , connect-
ng the lakes with the benbonvd , and
compel the conclusion that this
or some other practicable and ade-
Hiato plan for giving increased
'ncllitlcs to transportation must bo
> rovided in the not remote future. It is
ipparont that the existing and projected
ailways cannot move the great volume
) f western products promptly to the sen-
loard , nor can they promptly transport
custom freights to the west. It has
icon suggested that an immediate meaiii
) f relief would IKJ found If the facilities
) f the Krio canal were improved and the
so-called Belgian system of towing
idopted in that waterway. By this
means trains of boats can bo moved at
six miles an hour and thus the trans
portation capacity of the canal
would bo materially increased. But
manifestly this would bo only a tem
porary expedient and in a few years the
demand for additional facilities would
1)0 as urgent as It is now.
The great west is steadily growing in
population and productiveness. Vast as
its agricultural resources are at present
they will be immensely larger twenty
years hence. If it bo true that thq
wheels of commerce are now clogged by
overproduction what will bo the situa
tion then if the facilities of commerce
do not keep pace with production , as
they have not been doing for some years
l > ast ? This is a matter to which the
representatives of the west in congress
ought to give their intelligent and seri
ous attention , for none other is of
greater concern to the future develop
ment and welfare of this section.
TJIK EWECT OF UXCKKTMXTY. .
There is an ample supply of money in
the country for every purpose of legiti
mate business. On November 1 , 18IU ! ,
according to the report of the secretary
of the treasury , the volume of money in
circulation was in ronnd numbers $100- ( !
000,000. It lias increased since and prob
ably at this time is at least $ l,0i,000,000 ,
or about $20 per capita. Yet from all
quarters there come reports that money
is close , although there is no extraordi
nary activity in businos.9 or in specu
lation to mnko it so. The legitimate
demand for money does not appear to be
greater anywhere than is usual at this
season. With normal conditions money
ought to bo at present both abundant
and cheap.
What is the explanation of the fact
that it is not so ? It would scorn that
the only rational one is the feel
ing of uncortnnlty in financial circles as
to the future. Nobody kiuws what the
next stou will bo or what will bo the
future policy of the government. Cer
tain assurances Imvo boon given by the
secretary of the treasury , un
questionably with the intention
that they shall bo made good ,
but circumstances may arise that
will compel a change of plans.
The fact is apparent to everybody that
the conditions which led up to the
treasury complication have not changed ,
and so long as this is the ease it will b
difficult for financial interests to feel
complete confidence in the future. It is
understood that the president has de
termined to call an extra session of con
gress In September , ohiully for the pur
pose of taking action upon the financial
question. The administration has given
notice that It will exert all its
influence- have the silver purchase
act repealed. It is very questionable
whether it will succeed in doing this ,
unless some sort of compromise can bo
made with the extreme silver men , and
this would hardly help the situation.
Herein is another source of uncertainty.
Then there Is the question of what will
bo done with the tariff , the consideration
of which affects more or less the opera
tions of manufacturers. It is announced
that the work of preparing an adminis
tration bill has been commenced and
that It Is intended to have it ready for
presentation to congress at the
extra session. There Is a nat
ural tendency to prepare for such
changes In trade or price conditions as
may become incident to a general revis
ion of the tariff. It Is a commercial
habit to discount the effect of expected
events , and a very human character
istic ti : color the nature of the antici
pated effect by the hopes or fears or by
the political bias of the people who do
the discounting. Hero wo have another
element of uncertainty which unfavora
bly affects both industrial and financial
interests.
These conditions make capital cautious
and money lenders conservative , leading
to a contraction of credits. It Is not to
be doubted that there has been a some
what Improved feeling in financial circles
within the past week , but confidence U
not complete , nor does it seem likely
thai it will bo fully rojt'jrod in the nca
future , tor the reason that the changed
conditions required to fully restore con
fidence nro necessarily remote. There
is no substantial ground for apprehend
ing anything like a crisis. Nobody seri
ously doubts that the government will
continue to maintain Its credit. But
while the causes of uncertainly remain ,
nnd it is obvious that they cannot be re
moved nt once , financial Interests will
undoubtedly continue to bo governed by
more than ordinary conservatism.
T1IK XAVAJII
Ill view of the intense excitement that
prevails In the Navnjo country and
neighboring region over an apprehended
general uprising of these Indians , the
opinion of military officers of the De
partment of the 1'latto that the reports
have greatly exaggerated the actual con
dition of affairs and that no serious
trouble need bo anticipated , Is assuring.
Nevertheless it is apparent that there Is
considerable military activity In pro
gress in view of the possibility of an
outbreak. Six troops of United States
cavalry have been sent from Fort Win-
gate , N. M. , Into the Navnjo region.
Governor Waite of' Colorado has tele
graphed the War department asking
that the garrison at Fort Logan , near
Denver , bo ordered to the front to aid in
intercepting the defiant ab > riglncs , and
ho 1ms also sent i00 ! rilles and .1,000
rounds of ammunition to Farmington ,
N. M. , by a special train , in response tea
a request from that city. The wildest
excitement seems to bo at Durango , and
the settlers In the region are no doubt
greatly alarmed. They are arming and
calling loudly upon the authorities for
help in view of the danger of a general
massacre. However , the latest advices are
that the promptness with which General
McCook and the other authorities liavo
acted in taking precautionary measures
to protect the region from lawless incur
sion has done much to restore cjnli-
dence. It may prove to have been only
n scare after all. As General Brooks
remarked in discussing the situation ,
"it would seem probable that the Nn-
vajos of all the Indian tribes would bo
the least desirous of getting into a war
with the United States , after their bit
ter experience in fighting white people.1
In this connection it is proper to re
mark the sensational character of the
accounts that invariably come from the
scene of apprehended Indian hostilities.
There arc doubtless substantial grounds
for the apprehensions that have bc'jn
aroused in this instance , and yet the dis
patches suggest that they are very dif
ferent in tone from those that would
emanate from , for instance , a military
officer of cool judgment matured by ex
perience. But in the majority of in
stances the accounts sent eastward from
the scone of apprehended Indian troubles
are of the sensational order , and exag
gerate every phase of Iho situation.
Sometimes this is doubtless deliberately
done with mercenary design. Illus
trative is an instance now recorded by
papers in west South Dakota. Follow
ing the recent murder by a renegade
band of Indians ot two young men near
Ilermosa , in that state , it is charged
that parties interested in having the
material and social benefits that would
accrue from having a garrison of troops
near that town are endeavoring to
"scare" the ( government into placing
troops at the mouth of Battle river , '
near llormosa and Buffalo Gap , to pro
tect the settlers in that locality. Indig
nant at this rellection , which emanates
from the locality of Fort Mcade , from
which the troops would bs drawn , : i
Ilermosa paper replies that the hostility
to the transfer suggested arises alone
from a fear of losing the trade that
would result from depletion of the gar
rison.
In view of the probability that undue
and injurious apprehensions in relation
to the intentions of the Indian are
too frequently excited by inferences en
tirely foreign to the true situation , it
would perhaps be a wise precaution for
the War department itself to take lire-
cautionary measures to prevent their
occurrence. The presence of an army
officer of experience in dealing with
these people , familiar both with the na
ture of the Indian and the character of
the frontier settler , for the purpose of
keeping the- military authorities con
stantly advised of the exact state of
affairs existing between the red man
and the white man in the region where
ho might bo located , would go far
toward assuring public confidence and
preventing these sensational disturb
ances.
T11K CUIIAX
The report that a revolution has
broken out in the eastern portion of
Cuba , involving several provinces , nnd
that the governor general expects it to
extend to other portions of the island ,
will cause no surprise to those who have
paid some attention to such movements
of the Cuban promoters of revolution
residing in the United States as have
coino to the knowledge of the public.
The authorities at Washington have ,
for a long time , boon aware of Iho fact
that expeditions were being organ-
i/.od and have kept a vigilant
watch to prevent their departure
from American waters. At the same
time It has been well known to the
Spanish authorities in Cuba that insur
rectionary associations existed all over
that island. One of the leading revolu
tionary organizers in this country stated
only a few days ago that Cubans by
thousands were enlisted in the cause of
giving the island independence , and
that their plans wore so well laid that
they had every confidence in achieving
what they sought.
This movement has l > e.en In process of
development urohably not more than a
year , though the embers of revolution
have blumlwred in Culm for a
much longer period. The fear
of an insurrectionary uprising , which
was boldly threatened , had a great deal
to do with inducing the Spanish govern
ment to enter into a reciprocity agree
ment with the United States for Cuba
and I'orto Hico. 11 is not to bo doubted
that had thai government refused to do
this nil insurrection would have imme
diately followed ; but even this conces
sion to the dcnmnds of the people did
not altogether exorcise the spirit of revolution
elution , nnd it has found fresh stimulus
in the fuel that the Spanish government ,
In order to make up for Die loss of
revenue from customs dulles , has
imposed oppressive taxation In other
wnyn until to many the burden hnd become
come unondurnbljiioHUesldes this there
Imvo boon lutlmnljnns of ft purpose on
the part of the Sntsh | government to
abandon Iho rw-iproclly agreement
with the United Stales , which has un
doubtedly been of rcnt service to the
Cuban people , y'tt't ' apart from these
Incentives to revolution there Is a deep-
seated desire to throw off the Spanish
yoke , which has | "Afways been onerous
and oppressive. cTJecklng progress and
development nnd 'fu'oplng one of the
garden spots oflUho earth fnr be
hind in the nWo of civilization
and enlightenment. The more intelli
gent Cubans believe , and doubtless
rightly , thai with independence they
could make their fertile and beautiful
island n veritable paradise.
Cuba has been the scene of some bloody
Insurrections , and nowhere has the op
pression of Spanish rule and the brutal
ity of Spanish vengeance In-en more re
lentlessly shown. There were negro in
surrections in 1811 and 1843 in which
more than 10,000 of the Insurrectionists
perished. In 1810-51 there W-ro Insur
rections , not of a very serious char
acter , led by Americans. The Sinn-
Ish revolution of 1808 led to an
effort for Cuban independence , which
continued with varying fortune for
Iwelvo years , being substantially sup
pressed in 18SO. This contlict was char-
notori/.ed by a cruel and barbarous bru
tality on the part of the Spaniards
which 1ms few parallels In history. It
would bo unsafe to predict what will lethe
the result of the present uprising , al
though it would seem that the odds are
largely against the insuricctionists. lu
any event , however , it is quite possible
that the struggle will bo a prolonged
one. There can bo no question as to
which side will have American sym
pathy.
TIIK potent influence of a fearless met
ropolitan journal in protecting the pub
lic from dishonest public officials is
again pertinently illustrated in the ex
posure by the New York WHIPS of the
warden of the Sing Sing state prison. It
laid before the governor and the public
an explicit statement of the scandalous
character of the. warden's administra
tion. He was summarily removed from
the office which lie had disgraced.
THK season brings no joy to the indus
trious wolf scalp-taker along the Kan
sas border , who with every recurring
spring hitherto luv * supplied so many
scalps for rcdemptidnin this state. The
state auditor has notified county clerks
that there are no tuiuls available for the
payment of the bounty heretofore given
for the scalps of these pests. Thus dis
appears another lucrative Industry for
our enterprising Iiisas ! ) neighbors.
AY IDinli Cntijfiv'fct tl Aih'frtiner ,
If Hlount is made American minister
to the Sandwich Islatuls , as it is said he
will bo , he should Hrst'bo compelled to pub
licly apologize to tlitf A/um-iean Hag.
Tliulr 11.1 n .Si-xt.
. . . . . . Ci\minerctnl-i \ < tzrttc.
The noblaj',00 , the1 ' 'Old Gu.ird" which
failed to fioiuinntu Grant for a third -termi
have had their celebration. It Is now in
order for the forgotten JUKI who nominated
Garlleld to come to the front in a reunion
jolliilcation.
Ttln III , . i- * > . < !
Cities in tliis country which own their
olcctrlu liRhts Rot tlmir arc lights for $ (14 (
apiece. Tlioso that pay companies have to
expend $10(1 ( caeh on them. Philadelphia
can malco this saving by owning its own
electric light plant.
UflC.MlllJ I III * I III. II JO.
St..OKI * llC ) > lllillC.
When franchises arc sold in St. Louis for
the bunellt of the city treasury instead offer
for municipal assembly boodlers , there will
ho so little money in bossing the town that ,
for lack of a competent iioss , the people may
bo compelled to learn self-government.
o
Greitt t.otiu r , Tills !
C'/ICHC / ) Ilcrahl.
The most unconventional and democratic
greeting accorded Grover Cleveland any.
where on his route from Now York to Chicago
cage occurred at Harrlsburg , Pa. A smoko-
begrimed engineer of the Pennsylvania road
rushed up to the president's car. "Hollo ,
Grove ! " ho exclaimed. "Givo us your paw. "
President Cleveland laughed heartily. His
"paw" shot out and grasped that of the en
gineer. "God bless you , " said the man , and
the crowd chooreii again and again. The
engineer in question was a good democrat
and a useful citizen , and in those two par
ticulars , at least , on a p.ir with the chief
magistrate himself. Truly , this is a great
country. Imagine such a scene botwcuu the
e/.ar of Uussia and ono < if his subjects !
ICvpnrt Testimony In ( 'rlmiiml Trinlx.
Aeir York lie nlit.
The Uuclmnan trial , following closely upon
that of Curljlo Harris , has given fresh stim
ulus to the discussion of the expert testi
mony question.
it is curious to note the extreme view ad
vanced hero and there that export testimony
should bo abolished entirely. JSut this can
nuvor bo done without In clfeet abolishing
the death peiiiiUy in a class of murder cases
by no means small and apparently on the
incroaso. In these of which the Harris and
Huehamin cases are conspicuous illustrations
export testimony is a necessity if any at
tempt is to bu made to bring thu crime to
light and the criminal to Justice.
The objection is not to the legitimate use.
but to the abuse , of this species of evidence.
That it is subject to serious abuses cannot bu
denied. The elfo.rts of reformers should bo
aimed at these abuses only.
Ifilllroiul l ; tillitlon. ; ;
//1/oil.x .V/'frmr.
For a long time a large majority of thopco-
ploof all shadosof political faith , without re
gard to party artilintions , have believed that
the railroads wore dl'WBnding anil receiving
unjust rates. Appoint were made for a ro-
ilnction , without avaUj Then with a loud
voice of a largo majority In sumo localities ,
as in this , Hurt Jpjmty , almost the
unanimous voice .nltjtho people of all
parties , candidates Wcro selected with
u view to the wfubsago of a rate
hill in the hope that the general
public might bo licnollted. The senator ,
Hon. Fremont Kvorolt , and the representa
tives , Hon. J. ! ' . Kessler anil K. K. Slsson ,
cleeied from this county , were true to the
trust conlldod In t nm and voted as in
structed by their constituents , the pooiilo ,
for which they scorn-to-liu spotted foriHinl.sh-
mont by the railroad . At thi- present time
the Prosliyterian chuvch ut this place is pre
paring to build a $ . " > , ( ) lU ) church , and made an
application through Mr. Kvcrott for special
rates on the shipment of material for the
building. The tlrst question of the railroad
managers was : Is Mr. Krurott a member of
the Presbyterian church ; If so , wo cannot
grant to the church any reduction.
\Vo also hear that Hon. J. V. Kessler , a
farmer , has learned that it is not s.ifo for
him to ship his fat stock in his own name.
Not that the railroad Mnanagoru could in
crease the rates on his shipments , but by
accident or otherwise freight trains some
times bump very Bovcruly , knocking live
SIOCK from their feet , subjecting thuiu to bo
irumpeU upon and dumugiul , and thu train
Itself may be subject to delay In its arrival
at its destination. While it Is possllilt that
Mr. Kessler's fears are not strictly based
IIHIII | the fucU of the situation , there is no
dodging the matter as above stated in rotfurd
to Mr. Kvcrctt.
All such acts will hut Incense the people
more than at present agutnst nillro.nl
freight rates , rather than to create a syin ,
lathy for rnltrnnd mnimgor. * , nnd the poonU
cast the votes.
JUTS ut'XATintAt. IHSTOHV.
An oyster may carry as ninny as 2,000,000
eggs.
Lieutenant Peary snys that ho saw butter *
lies ana bumblebees In the north of Green
land.
land.A
A mule owned by ft resident nt Crowdon
Creek'N. C. , Is reported to bo nearly half n
century old.
Teething is nn Important crisis In the life
of Minn cubs unit n largo number of the
young die during that period.
The organs of smell In the turkey and vul
ture are so delicate that they can scent their
food for a distance of forty miles.
A large seagull , 11 is said , was recently
captured on the lA'hlgh river , near
t'atasatupia , Pa. It Is of rare occurrence for
a bird of that species to got so far away
from the largo bodies of salt water.
A sportsman claims to have recently cap
tured In the vicinity of Mnniuetto , Mich. , a
silver-er.iy fox that measured 4 feet ft Inches
from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tall.
The fox Is valued at $ lf > 0.
A wonderful him Is owned by a man in
Waterloo , la. It Is as expert as a cat In
catching rats. It teases them awhile and
then releases them. The owner of this remarkable -
markable fowl Ims observed that no rat over
comes the second time within reach of Its
clavts.
Thennthn.sn brain larger In proportion
to the size of its body than any other known
being. Writers on that branch of entomol
ogy declare that ants nro not only endowed
with a high quality of Instinct , but that
they display reasoning ability nnd good
judgment , as well us powers of retlcctiun and
calculation.
o
XliltltASHA AM > A ! ; / / { . I.S/C.J.V .
Children people want a public library.
(5. D. andi. . J. Woods have begun the
publication of the News at Kagan.
The Golden Holt Is the name of a paper
Just started at Hed Cloud by Wllcox & Mc
Millan.
The corner stone of the Gpiscop.il church
at Dowltt has been laid with impressive cer
emonies.
The Kearney canal Is being widened and
deepened at the rate of a mile nnd a quarter
a mouth.
A now Ancient Order of United Workmen
lodge has been organized at Kills with eleven
charter members.
Anton Qnltman , an aged resident of Scrib-
nor , has wandered away from homo and dis
appeared , and it is feared he has taken his
life.
life.A
A new lodge of Daughters of Kcbekah
has boon instituted at Nellgh and named
Cora lodge in honor of Mrs. Cora A. Heels of
Norfolk.
Some of the weekly democratic papers of
the southern part of the state are talking of
Hilly Hryan as the nominee for governor
next year.
A petition will bo presented to the D.iwson
county board to give the peopio a chance to
vote on n proposition to Issue if 10,000 in bonds
to build n now courthouse.
Kev. It. H. Incram , pastor of the Christian
church at Hoatrieo , lias accepted a call to
Atchison , Kan. , nnd will bo succeeded at
Heatrieo by Hov. C. H. McKcover.
Congressman Kem Is rejiortcd to bo mak
ing a trip over his district securing signa
tures to n petition to defeat the appointment
of Doc Gilmore as postmaster at Broken
How.
Nineteen morphine pills failed to end the
existence of Minnie Uosebud , n bad Norfolk
girl , because a physician with a stomach
pump arrived on the sconce too soon to glvo
the poison a chance to get in its deadly
work.
Whllo Miss Anna Sand , daughter of n
Dakota county farmer , was on her way to
Sioux City , she wns taken suddenly ill at
South Sioux City and started to return
homo , but before shu had gone far she was
compelled to stop at a friend's. Her symp
toms became rapidly worse , and in Just
thirty minutes after entering the house she
was a corpse. Her Illness wns accompanied
by agonized convulsions , nnd many of the
symptoms were of poison. A physician was
called and pronounced the cause of death as
an epileptic tit. Her father states , however ,
that she has never been subject to any
trouble of this nature. There are innnv
strange theories as to the cause of death , and
all of them are. not in aee/jrd with the doc
tor's opinion.
The bondsmen of Postmaster Wolcott of
Frjmont were .slightly surprised the other
day to receive notice from Washington of
Mr. Woleott's death and directing them to
take charge of the ofllce. They didn't com
ply with instructions , however , for the very
good reason that Mr. Wolcott was 'ilive and
kicking. When interviewed on the subject
of bis ofllcial demise , the postmaster re
marked : "According to the document I have
been dead two weeks , and I have not oven
thought of being measured for a grave. I
regard it as a great misfortune that I have
violated the rule of the department in not
beluir buried when 1 died. I suppose this
offense will ho regarded as aufllclent grounds
for my removal from ofllco , and yet it was
no fault of mine that the notice of my demise
miso was so lon getting here.1
Atlanta Constitution : I'ool ( Hmldly-If ) you
pl'-asc , sir , what about my last bin-Ing poem ?
Kdllor I pawned It for : ui overcoat.
Chicago Hccord : Mrs. Nowporlu He's a
man of brilliant pioinlse.
Young ISIchley I hhouldsay so. You ought
to .see the promissory notes of his that I hold
Washington News : A Washington man who
talUs prohibition n good deal has lost tliccon-
lldcnce of his neighbors. They haw him trying
In nntUi' a corUscruw do the duty .if u latch-
Uc.v and they formed their own conclusions.
Texas Slfiliiw Mrs. Murray Mill-Did they
liavo any giumi at the dlmmr ?
Mrs. Mcllarleni VtVll. I heard somobndy say
somotlilni' about chicken croquet , but 1 was
notasUod to participate.
IH'Iroll I'rec Press : She What's Iho dln"nr-
fiico Imtuorn grand opera am ! romlc ojiora ?
lloinot married ) l-'nin ; * 5 to $7 u seat.
f'lili'ago Inter Ocean : "I suppose QnacUor Is
greatly disappointed that hK sou couldn't got
a diploma. "
"Not at all ; thoyare going to iniiUo an c.x-
poit out of him now. "
New York Times : MlcK-s Tim Khodo Island
courth have di-eldi'd Unit the fatlmr has the
It-gal I'i-'lil to name the baby. What do you
think of IliatV
Mrs. lllcKh1 think Ithodo Island Is about
the smalleststate ; In the union.
Chicago Tribune : "No. sir , " said Iho umlur-
tuknr when the commltteo camu to his shop
with the subscription papur. "I haven't any
objection toaclllynns1 movement for cleaning
up thu alloys , but I've got no money to Mih-
bcrlbo for any such bcliumu. 11 Isn't business. "
Chicago Tlnii's : A Kentucky journal , of
com-- . ! ' it Is , tlnit dtislre.s to know If thu IIIM-
diini of the city of Chicago Includes free
1)1 ) Inks. In reply it may bu said that It dm > s
up to u limit , and not oven a native ot thu
llluo llrass otato huu over been able to ieai-li
that limit.
j'ruth.
A poor little follow called Yuiighan
Was plnylm : one day on the laiiglian ,
When \vhlrlwlnd came nlj'h.
Took him up to lh ; kl li.
And none could tell where ho had gaughan.
II'Mf AtnUif.
"My neck Is too lung for my sl/6 , "
bald the little glralVo , looking wise ;
"Now what can 1 do ,
Hut cut It In two.
And muUu It up Into neclili' | V"
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanllln Of perfect purity-
Lamon Of great strength-
Grange Economy In their use.
nosotc.
Flavor as delicately
and dellclautly a * thu fresh 'nut
Cntavornbln Onmtltlnni PromMed Throuuli-
nttt till. Countrr l.nil Work.
WA.IIIINOTO.V , D. C. Mi\y 8. This Is the
third conneeutlvo cold and unfavorable week
throughout the principal wheat and corn-
producing states. The week was unus
ually cold In the stntcs of the
upper Mississippi nml Missouri vallevs ,
where the dally tempcr.itui-o ranged from
5 to 15 degrees below the normal , nml closed
with free/Ing weather , but the Indication ! ,
however , nro for more favorable conditions
during the coming week In the northwest.
U has been slightly cooler than usual In the
I'aclllc coast. The temperature was sllghtlj
below the average from the lake region east-
wnrd , while It wns warmer than usual
gonernllv throughout the southern states ,
cast of the Mississippi. Kxeesslvo rains
occurred during the week over the
central valleys. Including the entire winter
wheat region , the northern portion of the
Oiilf states nnd in the southern portion of
thu spring wheat regions. The rainfall
was unusually heavy in the central Missis
sippi and Ohio valleys , intm-fi'i-lng materially
\\ltli farm work In the principal agri
cultural slates. Considerable Injury has re-
sultei' from Hoods nnd severe local storms
throughout the west. There wns also ex
cessive moisture In the northern portion of
the cotton region , where the land Is too wet
to work nnd fears are expressed of nn over-
How in the lower Mississippi. Considerable
acreage of oats and wheat is reported under
water in Illinois and the Indications are that
considerable injury to farming interests
from high water will result In the states of
the lower Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys
In the lowlands near the rivers.
Sprolill ICi'porU ,
Missouri-Little advance in vegetation ;
farm work practically suspended ; much re
planting probable.
Minnesota- Weather cloudy nnd wet , per
mitting no work except on sandy soil ; seed
on low ground In danger of rotting ; rivers
high ; marshes Hooded ; season backward.
Iowa Another unfavorable week ; farm
work and vegetation nt a standstill ; late
sown grain rotting to some extent ; numerous
reports of loss of spring pigs.
North Dakota -Conditions much Improved
since last report ; considerable seeding done
in central and western counties , but very
little in eastern , owing to continued wet con
dition of soil.
South Dakota Cold and damp week , un
favorable to wheat , oats and barley ; seeding
progressing slowly ; some reports of seed
molding.
Nebraska Week cloudy nml cold , with
hard frosts and snow in central ami north
ern sections.
Kansas Heavy rains , with colder , cloudy
weather In eastern counties rotted much
corn and retarded vegetation , oxccpt wheat
and oats ; drouth Injured wheat In central
and western counties , but it is thought the
light rains have Improved conditions.
Montana Season very n itch deloyed by
cold weather.
Wyoming Snows will prove very benefi
cial , but have retarded all crop growth and
farm work.
Idaho Cicncrally unfavorable for farm
work and too wet in northern portion ; plantIng -
Ing and seeding about completed In Snake
river valley ; high , cold winds lini'o retarded
germination of seed and growth of grasses.
Colorado Irrigation water very low In
southeast portinn ; cold and frost injurious
and retarding farm work ; hotter reports
from western , central portion , with favora
ble prospects.
New Mexico Crops , while not injured to
any extent , have made very little progress.
Utah Frosts on the ' . " .lib and liOth ; too
coin for crops to grow.
California Abnormally cold , drying winds
injuring growing grain ; peaches and apples
short crop ; good yield of prunes , hops im
proving rapidly.
Hill ! Wrntlicr In Inwn.
DBS MOISKS , la. . May 2. [ Special Tele
gram to Tnr. Hnri.l The following was
issued today by the Iowa weather and crop
bureau :
The past seven days were cold , stormy nml
generally sunless , making the third consecu
tive week of unfavorable weather during the
ilrst montli of the crop season. Thu dai'.y
temperature of the week was about S = below
the seasonal normal. The precipitation was
above the averairo in all purls of the state ,
and greatly in excess in the northwest dis
trict. In all the .northern dls.tricts there
was a snowfall of from three to twelve
inches In depth , and drifts are reported In
some sections , remnants of the bliz&ml of
April 'JO.
Hoviowlng the month of April It may bo
stated that the Ilrst decade was exception
ally warm and favorable to seeding and
preparation for planting , and notably good
progress was made in farm work. The bal
ance of the month was nxtrcmoly cold ,
stormy and cloudy , retarding all Held work
nnd chocking the growth of vegetation. The
daily mean temptraturo was about 4 = be
low the normal , and precipitation from U.fiO
to 4.00 inches in excess of the April aver
age.
age.Thosenson Is somewhat later than an av
erage , but the conditions are more favorable
than they weroon May 1 , 1SW.
Grass and winter grain have been bone-
litod by the wet weather , but them are
many reports of the rotting of small grain
that had not germinated before the middle
of April ; the extent of damage from this
cause cannot now be estimated.
There are reports from all sections of the
state of the destruction of . > oung pigs by ex
cessive cold and moisture , and it is probable
that the spring pig crop of Iowa will , this
year , fall 'JO to o per cent below the av
erage.
Hloyolu Itldin-4 MX IliiurN I.nlo.
UTICA , N. Y. , May 'J. The relay riders
reached here at llitfO , six hours behind
schedule.
It Figure * In the InvrttlgHtlou of tin
\V lhrr Itnrrnii ,
WASIIINOTOX lit tiKAt'or Tun MKK , ) |
5til Kol KTKKNTIlSTHKKr , V
, I ) C May 8 1
The immoof H. K. Master , n forecaster of
the weather bureau from Omaha , figured lnv
the weather bureau investigation today *
merely nsnn Illustration. I'hlof t'lerk Smith' !
of the bureau , who Is a brother in law of
I'lilof Harrington , hail n number of
boarders , among thcnrS. S. Master who wcro
oiilered for special duty. Prof H.irringtoii , ) ]
maijo special allowances to cover the Iw.ml
bills , something now. It is claimed In the
history of the department. When Prof.
Harrington's brother-in-law wns nskcd
about Mr. Master's bill h- replied Hint the
latter nald It himself , but government
vouchers were produced covering the Master
board bill.
Mint Wnlt for the llecclvur'n Itermrt.
Pending a report from Mank Kvamlncr
lirinith of the condition of the First Nil
tlonnl bank of Potica , applicatmns for the
appointment of n receiver lire pouring In
lively. The comptroller of the curieiu'V will
make no appointment of a receiver unless
the examination discloses the need of one.
t'ntll the examiner's ro | > ort. applications
will not even bo considered.
WoBtiTii IViiftlniiM.
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nobrnskai Original - llobert C * Adams.
Frederick Heiv.ko. Christian La/arns Joseph
\\.Cnllon.HnsllFry. Increase l.cwlsl'-s
tor. Original , widows , etc. M.ittie Young.
Matilda Murray , minor of r W Thomas
Iowa : Original 10/ra Mnnwu-U. KdiiMii'l '
Honcic , Hcnjamln S Armstrong ,1 Teed ,
C'harlcs Hrayton , Joseph Pngm Kcstora
lion and reissue ( IrlllluC AITiIncrease -
( icorgcW. Meader. llonjamin SUudilW Ko-
Issue Aaron Austin. .Inculi Arnold , .luhn W
Hill , .lolm Webb , Aimer Price , .lohn Dmigan
Kcissuc and Increase -Kdwiu K W Krwln
Original widows , etc. M.ir.v Mtalr ,
Mary Dinwldilie ( mother ) , Margaret Apple-
gate ( mother ) , Sarah U. Harrington Survi
vor Indian wars.lames I.ctnon
South Dakota : Kestovatlon and reissue -
tOdwIn F. Akin. Original widow Kninm A.
Marr.
Perftoiml Mentliiti.
A. W. M. Taylor of Omaha Is at the Arling
ton.
ton.Mrs. . W. A. Fisher and Mrs M An 1. rson
of I { oil Oak , la. , are at the Arlington
D. O. Finch , formerly a well known lowan ,
a resident of Seattle , Wash , is here Mr.
Finch was United Stales marshal f r the
southern district of Iowa eiirht years ago ,
but says he wants nothing now P S. H.
.u'7'ii'j/c ( > K"ror / / ; ; / .UK. "
OMAHA , May. l.-To the Kdilor of Tun
Hr.r. : In the Phrenological Journal of Sep
tember , IhlVI ( a copy of which I possess i. Is
the poem entitled , "You Kissed Me , ' by
Annabel Montfort.
This is a different author from thn ono
named In Tin : Hr.i : . The poem was pub
lished three years prior to the date given in
Tnu Mm : . DK. M.
jr.ui'j-i > 'to intuit nriin.
rd U'omi'M Tlirittv TlioniHrlrcfl from
n Cur III I'ront nl nil I'.nulnc.
Tot.lino. O. , Mav 'J. At . " > o'clock yosto-i-
day evening , a street car on Mmn-oc street
was run across the I/iko Shore track , jnst
ahead of an approaching passenger tram ,
barely escaping a collision. The car was
crowded witn members of the Daughters of
Kobokah returning from n funeral. As the
car crossed the track , the women became
frightened , a panic ensued and four of them
Jumped from the car to save themselves and
fell in front of the engine.
MUS. MK'IIAHI , J. I1AKK was Killed.
Mns. MAT llAim.CT-r was cut about the head
f MILS. | ' 'IIIKIII.ANIIIII : , nosu anil arm hroKen.
Mns. Oioiuii : : KISII , leg broken.
.K imr.n or A
Simula IIU Ml'trnii mill , Aflrr fraying ,
KlmvM Out IIU Own HraliK.
fSur.sFoitn , Wales , May 3.Mrs. . Whittle of
this place had in her employ a groom named
Spellnrd. Ho took a holiday yesterday. Ho
returned in the evening , entered his mis
tress' bedroom , shot her , then cut her
throat , laid her on a bell and laid down be
side her. After kneeling down nml deliver
ing n prayer ho blow out his own brains. Ho
throntoned to kill a serving maid during thu
progress of the tragedy.
IVKVKK.tM &UOIIKS AXOTIIKIt 1'lCI'OItr.
Imltannimtli Journal.
Mnud MlUnr , on a summer nlKht ,
Came out beneath the moon's palo light ,
And sang with /osl Hint same old tune ,
"My Sweetheart's the Mun In the Moon. "
And each brluht star up In the sky ,
At Maiullo wlnkod his other oyo.
lint , naught abashed , film still sans ; on ,
And bade thn Illppant httir.s hogono.
.lust hero a man of daring mien
Appeared upon this painful scene ,
And whlspnrcd soft In her pink car
Most pleasant words for maid to hear.
Paid ho : "Oh , cimsii your dl//v ilroam.
And como with tno and liavo so.nu civam. '
She hesitated In her choli-o ,
A falturliiK noli ) came In her volre -
Hho Ntnnpi'il. Tim Id ) cream pica had \von |
The moon was kmickuil out by the son.
* * * ffi ca
Lunioat VUnutanuriiM ,11 I Hit ill in
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uf C'lothlnsln tuj
Our Tailors
They are the people to whom you should re
turn thanks lor the oleg'ant
designs of the May suits now
shown by us. They are not
to blame for this beastly
weather , though wo ex
pected to sell more of them
the suits than wo did.
It's a v.ery nice collection
we're showing1 now. If it rains this May
like it did a year ago you will want to invest
in one of our mackintoshes , that looks like a light
weight overcoat. Umbrellas are not so much the
style now since those new mackintoshes have como
to be the rage. We have them plain dark and light
colors and in stripes and plaids. Wo can fit any
body and when wo'vo fitted you to ono you'll take
it and like it , too.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
u ! S. W , Cir. IBtii aaJ DHjlii U