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TALES TOLD IN CONFIDENCE HewBpaper Men Refuse to Divulge the Source of Their Information. EVIDENTLY HAVE A STRAIGHT TIP SetiMktlonnt Tmtliuony Ilrcarrtlnc ttio Hear ing of the Ilnirnllim Question on the ttugnr Schedule .Sugar Mm Knew What Clot eland Intended to Uo. WASHINGTON" , May 29. Senator Gray , chairman of the select committee appointed to InvestlRate the alleged opcratloni of the Sugar tru t In connection with the tariff legislation , today submitted partial report of the proceeding of that committee bearing upon the refusal of the newspaper corrc- BpondentB , Edwards , Echrlvcr and Walker , to answer questions propounded by members of the committee. The report , after reciting the resolution by which the committee was authorized to sit , statea that E , J. Edwards , whose "Holland" letter wan one of the Inciting causes of this Investigation , had refused to reply to ques tions by fhe committee. The chairman read to him the portion of lit * letter In which he Btatfd that Secretary CarllKle had secretly vlKltcd the democratic members of the finance committee and had demanded that the sugar Interest te taken care of because the democratic party was under obligations to the ( sugar Interest. When the part of this paragraph was reached In which Mr. Edwards had said that what Mr. Carlisle had said was quoted from "remembrance , " Senator Oray , chairman of the committee , nald : "You nay from remem brance. Is It yours ? " to which Mr. Ed- wardi replied ; "Partly mlno and partly my Informant's , " The Chairman You mean to Bay that you heard Mr. Carlisle ! Mr. Edwards No. The Chairman You say what he said Is qoutcd from remembrance ? Mr. Edwards My remembrance of what my Informant Bald. The Chairman Who was your Informant ? Mr. Edwards That , I suppose , I shall have to decline to answer. I do It with the utmost respect to the committee and the senate. The Information was given to me under obligations of the highest confidence by the one who entailed that obligation , so that I do not feel at liberty to reveal his came. WITNESS WANTS TIME. After the above detailed proceedings were had the witness requested time In which to commit counsel , which request was granted. The following day , the 23th of May , Ed wards reappeared before the committee , ac companied by hU counsel , when the commit tee through their chairman propounded to the witness the question : "Now , Mr. Ed wards , when you left the room yesterday It was for the purpose of consulting your coun sel and waking up your mind after having consulted him whether you would answer the question that was propounded to you by the committee , which question was. Who gave you the Information upon which you made the statement that the secretary of the treasury , Mr. Carlisle , made a secret visit to the democratic members of the finance committee some time In February , and while there made a certain appeal to them ? ' The question Is now repeated. Whereupon the witness , by his counsel , Clod his objections to answering the ques tion. The several objections were over ruled. The report then gives the various questions asked by Mr. Edwards , and which he declined to answer. They include the question about Mr. Carlisle , also regard- lug the Informant as to the meeting of sen ators In a Washington hotel with represen tatives of the Sugar trust ; also the state ment that the sugar schedule was In the hands of Moore and Schley , brokers , be fore being reported to the senate , and also as to the statement that the Sunday before the tariff bill was reported there had been a delegation of Sugar trust representatives at , the capltol to dictate the sugar schedule. Tp each of these questions Edwards said the same person gave him the Information and declined to give his name. The report next cites the examination of John S. Shrlver , another Washington corre spondent , who , on being shown a copy of a dispatch to his paper on the 19th Inst. , relating to the particulars of an alleged conference on a night -while the tariff bill was In committee at the Arlington , between certain senators and members of the Sugar trust , -which had boon overheard by a wire manufacturer occupying an adjoining room , admitted having sent the dispatch to the paper , but refused to glvo the name of his informant or the manufacturer. The committee dwelt upon -paragraph from Mr. Shrlver's article , reading as fol lows : "There arc a number of senators who will bo glad It this Investigation should fall , sim ply because they , could then charge correspondents with scandalous reports and have another chance to denounce the press upon the senate floor. But if the news paper men are given a chance to tell all they Icnow , some Interesting developments will bo made. " Mr. Schrlver would not say more , how- over. In response to , the committee's urging than that he had received his Information in confidence. After these proceedings , Mr. Schrlver re quested time In which to consult counsel. The next day ho reappeared before the com mittee and announced that ho had consulted a lawyer and adhered to his decision not to reveal the name of his Informant. The recommendation of the committee Is as - follows lows : "In the opinion ol the committee each of the questions put to said witnesses was a proper question and pertinent to the question under inquiry before the committee and was necessary to make the examination ordered by said resolution of the senate and that each of said witnesses Is ' In contempt of the senate and ought to be dealt with for his misconduct ; and that each of said witnesses by his various refusals to answer the questions as heroin set forth has violated the provisions of the act of congress on such cases made and provided , being Chapter 7 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. " WHAT CAN BE DONE. Here the report cites this old law , which provides ihat a witness who refuses to answer questions put by a congressional com mittee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor meaner , punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than $100 , and confine ment of not more than a year and not less than a month. The law especially provides that no witness shall be excused from testi fying on the ground that such testimony would disgrace him , and directs that in such cases the president of the senate and the speaker of the house shall certify the facts to the district attorney of the District of Columbia. The report closes as follows ; "Wherefore , the committee reports and requests that the president of the senate certify an to each -witness his aforesaid failure to testify and his aforesaid refusals to answer and all the facts herein under the seal of the senate to the United States district attorney of the District of Columbia , to the end that each of the witnesses may be proceeded against In manner and form provided by law. " Senator Gray has prepared and submitted to the vice president a warrant directing the district attorney of the District of Columbia to proceed against the witnesses , Edwards and Schrlver. under the act of 1S57. This warrant certifies the facts set forth In the report , and U signed by the vice president. Senator Gray had a consultation with the -vice president when the written document was first pre ented to him and explained that It was to bo Usued when the senate author ized It. In the report of Mr. Edwards' testimony , which li no * quo'ed specifically by the commit tee , but which has been printed by the com mittee , the part of hli letter referring to the president's alleged Interest In the Hawaiian question because of the sugar interest is Given , Referring to this matter. Mr. Ed wards said that in September of last year he met a "gentleman who t > oUo to roe about an. article I had written concerning an operation upon Mr. Cleveland' ! Jaw for cancer or malignant growth , which operat'on ' had taken place some- weeks before upon Mr. Benedict's yacht Thlc gentleman said tome me'A important as that news Is , there U something much more important to this country besides the fatal disease , and which la now brewing. ' INVOLVES THE PRESIDENT. "I asked htm It it wa somethlnc which he cculd glre me. He tald not then , because he wa under confidence not to do It Later , when he had the Information that an at tempt had been made to restore the queen of Hawaii and that It had failed , thl * sen- tleman stated that was the newi which he had and could not give. My recollection li that he either told me It wan on Air. Benedict' ! yacht , at his place , or at Dome resort , a pleasure excursion of some kind , Mr. Hnvcineyer , Mr. Benedict , Mr. Cleveland and sonic others were present. There had been a general conversation about the Hawaiian Islands' sugar Interest , and I think he said to Mr. Havomeyer , at all events. It was said by some one , that there would be a sensation In the country before congress met. " The Chairman Who said It ? Mr. Edward * Either Mr. Havcmeycr , Mr. Benedict , or some ono of the party ; "because It would be then found that there was to be peace In Hawaii and the queen would be restored. " This gentleman was a colontil , H. W. U. Hoyt , of Greenwich. He had been speaker of the Connecticut legis lature. Mr. Edwards said he had not talked with Colonel Hoyt since he had written his let ter , and that the colonel Is now dead. . Mr. Edwards said Colonel Hoyt did not tell him where ho got the Information , but his Im pression was that ho had gotten It from members of the party. Mr. Edwards ad mitted that some of the conclusions were his own and were conjectural. Mr. Edwards stated that It was a matter of common report that Stephen B. Elklns was Interested In the Sugar trust and that he and. Senator Gorman , being related by marriage , had very general business Inter- eats In common. Also that It was common report that Senator Brlce was closely re lated to H. L. Terrcl of the Sugar trust Mr. Edwards could not recollect from what he had received the Information that $000- 000 had been contributed to the campaign fund by persons connected with the trust He had heard that Cord Meyer , Jr. , said at the Manhattan club that the trust owned the senate and that Mr. Meyer was a fre quent visitor of Secretary Lament's. It was common report , Edwards said , that Sen ator McPherEon had declared In the presence of the finance committee that the demo cratic party was preparing to stab the men who had saved It SENATORS TELL THEIR STORIES , Other testimony presented with the re port besides that of the newspaper corre spondents was that of Senator CaJTrey. Rep resentative Bourke Cockran and ex-Rep- sentatlve Ben Lefevre. Senator Caffrey denied that he had any conference with Havemeyer , Terrlll , Meyer or with any ono of the Sugar trust and that when he wrote the sugar schedule Havemeyer was looking over his shoulder. Mr.Caffrey said he had mot Mr. Havemeyer one day going out of .ho capltol and was Introduced to him and had one conference with him , which was hold two or three weeks before the finance committee reported the specific sugar sched ule. That conference "was held at Senator Brice's house. "I was asked , " he said , "to see Mr. Havemeyer , He commenced an argument In favor of the ad valorem rate on sugar In preference to the specific rate and a number of figures were presented to show , or at tempt to show , the correctness of his ar gument. " In reply to a question as to whether there had been other senators present at Senator Brice's house when ho met Mr. Havcmcyer , he said there wpre several present , among them Senator White of Louisiana and Sen ator Hill , and hs ! recollection was that Sen ator Gorman had also been present , but Mr. Havemeyer did not meet any of the gentle men but himself. Ex-Congressman Lefevre denied the state ment in Mr. Edwards' letter concerning the Sunday meeting at the capltol. He said he had not been in the employ of the Sugar trust and had not been at the capltol with any of Us members. During the course of his testimony Mr. Walker stated he > had mentioned Joe Rlckoy as a "go-between between Senator Vest and the Sugar trust. " "I have seen , " he said , "Joe Rickey with Mr. Vest and in a little while go with Mr. Reed or Mr. Terrel and get in a quiet spot and talk. " He had , how ever , pnly once seen Rickey with Mr. "Vest and on that occasion he had seen him within an hour In conversation with llr. Terrel. He had also seen Rickey around the finance committee room doors. Hon. Bourke Cockran said Walker had asked him upon one occasion whether be was the attorney for the Sugar trust and ho told him he had never been the attorney for that organization , but that he had declined to rep resent the trust In the courts In New York In 1RSC or 1887. He also denied having told Walker that he favored a duty on sugar. STATE HA.XK TAX. Debate In the House Opened by Mr. Cox TMr. JolirtNon's Speech. WASHINGTON , May 29. The house to day voted to hold no session tomorrow Memorial day. The senate bill was pased granting right of way to the Albany & Astoria Railroad company through the Grande Ronde Indian reservation. Ore. After some routine morning business the bill to repeal the state bank tax was taken up and Mr. Cox of Tennessee opened debate for the friends of unconditional repeal. Mr. Johnson of Indiana spoke next Mr. Johnson began by saying that the legislation proposed opened up a wide field of Inquiry and that the question before the committee was practically what shall be the future system of paper money for the Amer ican people. He then took up the subject of the direct Issue of Inconvertible paper bill by the government and discussed it fully , saying that a limited amount of such paper might bo maintained at par , but not a sufficient quantity of It to constitute a national currency ; that the credit of the government was good , but not good enough for this , for that credit had been created by paying and not simply by ability to pay ; that such paper was dlfllcult to put In cir culation and was elastic In nature , and that the whole scheme was at variance with the soundest principles of finance and discredited by the best human experience. The speaker then turned his attention to state banks of Issue , and declared that the system had been tried before the war und had miserably failed ; that broken banks , worthless and depreciated prper , counterfeited money brok erage and high rates of exchange had been Iti progeny ; that while the progress of the people and the country would doubtless Improve It In many respects if revived now , yet it would still be a dangerous and dis astrous system ; that It would be the substi tution of a weak and diffused method for a strong method of central control , which had secured a sound and uniform currency , and that no person would contend for such a change except the man who both Ignored ex perience and insisted that forty-four oppor tunities for error were less likely to result in disaster than one. Recent statistics were quoted to show the superiority of state banks to established banks , and the arguments for and against the Etato bank system were examined in detail. Mr. John- eon concluded with a discussion of the na tional bank system , praising It as a system for banki of discount and deposit and sound ness and uniformity of its circulating notes , but admitting that It had some defects which could , however , bo cured by amend ment. He declared himself opposed to 1s- culng government bonds elmply as a basis for banking on account of the interest charges which they Impoicd en the people , and suggested that the securing of national hank nates by deposit of approved state and municipal bonds , allowing notes to be Is sued to the par value of such bonds , and de creasing the present tax on circulation would make a national system superior to the best state bank that could be devised. The speaker , however , preferred the substitu tion of a safety fund in place of bonds to secure circulation , and argued that this plan , along with other minor amendments to the prejent law , would Insure a sound , uniform and elastic currency. Statistics were quoted in support of this position , and the plan was elaborated fully. Mr. John son contended that It would , if adopted , do away with the demands for government Issue of irredeemable paper and state banks of Issue , and thoroughly reconcile the people to the national banking tystem. Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr. Johnoon con cluded his speech , and was followed by Mr , Black of Georgia In favor of the bill. Before Mr. Block finished his speech the committee rose , and the house , at 6 p. m. , adjourned until Thursday at IS o'clock. Spend Decoration d y at Courtland Beach , aerial wonders day and night Sjutln Ooliif to ICrprcw Anarchy. MADRID , May 29. The Chamber of Depu ties today adopted by a vote of 61 to 11 the principle of a bill tor the repression of an archy. CATTLE RUSTLERS ARRAIGNED O'Neill Anthoritieu Think They Hare Bo- cured the Guilty Parties. BOUND OVER TO THE DISTRICT COURT Evidence of the Complicity of the ACCUMH ! Largely Clrcumiitantlal I > cfrne 1're- iwrcd for an Karly Trial ud Confldi-nt of Arqulttnl. O'NEILL , Neb. , May 29. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. } Harry Glllesple and Ed Tlcrney were arrested Sunday charged with stealing cattle and selling them to John Corr , living south of O'Neill. Glllesple had a preliminary hearing today. Tlorncy waived examination , and both were bound over to the present term of district court In the sum of $700 each. John Hcnnlng , owner of the stolen cattle , Al Hileman , who followed and found the cattle und was Instrumental In causing the arrests , and John Carr , who bought the cattle , were also bound over as \ ' .nesses for the state. The evidence brought out today was largely circumstan tial. The defendants say they will be ready for trial upon the reconvening of court , which will likely be Saturday of next week. MEMORIAL , bliliriCKS. Delayed Iti-portu of tno Ceremonies of la t Siindny In Nebraska. EXETER , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Boo. ) Memorial services were held in the opera house. The procession formed at 10:30 : a. ra. In front of the Grand Army of the Republic hall , headed by John Brown post No. "C and the Woman's Relief corps , and , followed by the several Sabbath schools , pro ceeded to the opera house , where the services began at 11 o'clock. The memorial sermon was delivered by Rev. G. F. Walker of the Baptist church , the opening prayer by Rev. W. T. Cllne of the Methodist Episcopal church and the closing prayer by Rev. C. H. Heustls of the Congregational church. The musical part of the exercises was conducted by a chorus of Exeter's favorite singers , under the leadership of C. W. Raymond , and was a grand treat for all who heard It FREMONT , May 29 , ( Special to The Bee. ) Decoration day exercises have been pre pared on a large scale at this place and will consist of a grand street parade at 10 o'clock a. m. , an address by General John M. Thayer In the opera house at 10:30 : and decoration of graves in the afternoon. Major J. M. Showalter acting as marshal and A. C. Hull as assistant. Mayor Fried has Issued a proclamation requesting the business men to close their business places between the hours of 10 and 4 tomorrow. BEATRICE , May 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Preparations are all perfected for Decoration day exercises. Lieutenant J. J. Perslng , U. S. A. , Commanding the battal ion of State university cadets , numbering 250. arrived at C o'clock this evening and will participate in the parade. They went Into camp at the Chautauqua grounds and will remain several days. Rev. J. G. Tate of Hastings will deliver the address. There will be two parades , one at 10 a. m. and another at 2:30 : p. m. , In which the various fraternal organizations of the city will par ticipate. RUSHVILLE , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to Bhe Bee. ) Union memorial services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church Sun day , Rev. W. H. Smith of the First Presby terian church preaching the sermon. Uush- vllle post No" . 310 , Grand Army of the Re public , attended In a body. FILLEY , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) Memorial day was observed here by union services In the Methodist church. In the morning the pulpit was occupied by Rev. A. D. Trumble and In the evening by Rev. Fred A. Stuff. VERDON , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) A memorial sermon was .preached Sun day at the Congregational church by Rev. J. L. Fisher. There was a good attendance of old soldiers. The church was handsomely decorated with ( lags , and the music was good , especially the duet by Misses Simmons and Ewing. CLAY CENTER. Neb. , May 29. Special to The Bee. ) Memorial Sunday was duly observed here with a sermon by Rev. Mr. Marsh of the Methodist Episcopal church. The large court room would not hold the number who tried to gain admit tance. Ono of the special features of the sen-Ices was the beautiful singing rendered by a select choir. ULYSSES , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) Farnsworth post , Grand Army of the Republic , will observe Decoration day and will be assisted by Sons and Daughters of Veterans. Services will be held In the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Mr. Elliott of the Christian church will be orator of the day. TEKAMAH. Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) Memorial services were held Sun day in the opera house under the auspices of Boomer post and were largely attended. The members of the post met at their hull and with the Woman's Relief corps and Sons and Daughters of Veterans marched In a body to the opera house. The building was gaily decorated with Old Glory and flowers In profusion. Rev. J. M. Klmmcl delivered the memorial sermon , which was highly spoken of as a masterly effort The music was furnished by the Tekamah Glee club , comprising twenty voices. The post has an extensive program for Memorial day. Hon. Church Howe will be the principal speaker of the day. O'NEILL , Neb. . May 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The city tonight presents a somewhat military appearance. The Bartley guards being encamped here , taking a taste of camp life , will appear In Memorial day parade , for which ample preparations are being made. Xobranka ItrpuliUcun * Organizing. EXETER , Nab. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The Republican league now numbers 125 members. The officers are : Presi dent , O. B , Baker ; vice presidents , C. A. Songster and N. S. Babeock ; secretary , J. C. Wilson ; treasurer , W. H. Wallace ; ex ecutive committee , W. H. Hlldrcth , T. B. Farmer , F. M. Ziska , R. H. Downey and J. N. Cox. Delegates to the meeting of the State league at Lincoln June 12 : W , J , Hlldreth , A. D. Cookus , C. W. Raymond , A. E. Benedict and Will Manning. It is expected that the league will increase its membership to 200 before the next meeting , which will be on June 7. BURCHARD , Neb. . May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The Burchard Republican club met Saturday evening and elected as officers ) J. D. Brown , president ; D. S. HutcMnson , vice president ; Dr. D , J. Reynlsh , treasurer ; C. A. Novins. secretary. Delegates to league convention at Lincoln ; W. J. Hal- derman , J. D. Brown , Thomas Small , R. McDonald and D. J. Reyntsh. WAHOO , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The republicans of Stocking precinct met last night and organized a rousing re publican club. The temporary officers are M. Newman president , and W. W. Alt sec retary. A committee on by-laws was ap pointed , consisting of T. W. Gllchrlst , E. E. Lyle and Q. W. Ball , and the meeting adjourned to the night of June C , at which time the committee on by-laws is to report and permanent officers and delegate * to the State league will be elected. The meeting last -night was quite enthusiastic , and the organization was christened the McKlnley Repbullcan league of Wahoo. Crop * Around llunlivllle llourlihluu. RUSHVILLE , Nob. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) With the exception of some early sown pieces of wheat , which were damaged by cold weather , causing a thin stand , all kinds of growing crops in this county never looked better at this time of year than they do this spring. More corn than usual ha > been planted , an well as about 170 acres of sugar beeta , which are looking fine. Considerable improvement and some build ing will be done in Rushvllle this summer. Lessen & Steele , Indian traders at Pine Ridge , are putting up a building 25x60. which will be used both ai a retail general store and a warehouse for the temporary storage of merchandise consigned to Pine Ridge traders. RushrlUe bu always had a base ball club , and by hard work baa managed , almost A' irtiiir i ii'frn'ftMff ni'rfSir ii > . . .i Invariably , to come out second bent with most anybody's nine , but a new team has lately been organized , wWch the in nagt > - menl claims will be CaMljr able to cross ball with anything In northwest Nebraska or the Black Hills. > Extensive preparations for celebrating the Fourth have already been' ' commenced , and It Is expected that at Ibart 10.000 people will participate. General James B. Weaver has been engaged as orator ol , the day. Amity lodge No. 1C9 , Anc'cnt Free and " Accepted Masons , elected" officers Saturday night a follows : J. KtrTakcr. W , M. ; W. H. Disney , S , W. ; H , CDalc , J. W. ; C. Patterson , secretary ; M. J' . Musser , treas urer. _ , Mlovlilrf Jlpkcru hi Trouble. EXETER , Neb. . May J491. ( Special to The Bee. ) For more than Vytar this city has been troubled with a &rta\n \ class of boys who are nearly old * nough to be called young men who prowl around the streets at night doing little , mean acts , some of which are very exasperating to the citizens , especially the business men. For Instance , they chew tobacco and spit the stuff on the windows , doors and signs of the stores along the streets , mutilate signs and other property about business houses , etc. The . citizens were becoming tired of their per formances , but could find no way to stop It The climax was reached , however. last week , when they destroyed some boxes and cut numerous clothes lines and committed other depredations about the premises of G. E. Doll , proprietor of the local hotel. He entered a complaint before Justice Song ster , and a warrant was Issued for the arrest of Charlie Taylor , Walter Ford , Charlie Pfley , Orran Drumtnond and Allan. They were arraigned before the Justice and pleaded not guilty. It was brought out In the evidence that they had been doing more or less mischief about his place of business , and the Justice fined them $2.50 and the costs. _ Tramp HouRlily llnmllrtt. CHAPMAN , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) A burly looking Individual pre sented himself at the section house at Lock- wood station yesterday afternoon , and on be ing refused something to cat undertook to enforce his request by compelling the wJfe of the section foreman , Mrs. Overschultz , who was alone , to give him food. Mrs. Overschultz picked up a knife and threw It at the ruffian , striking him on left hand , cutting quite a gash. By this time her screams bad attracted the attention of a passer-by In a carriage , who , picking up a stick , hastily entered the house and struck the tramp twice before he became aware that there was another party on the scene. The tramp then made an extraordinary and successful attempt to get out of the door and started on a run to cross the track ahead of the eastbound flyer , which was approaching. He had a miraculous escape and barely succeeded In getting across In time. He then started down the track , be ing pursued by the gentleman with the club , and there fell Into the hands of the section men , who , after administering a good thrashing , allowed htm to depart , a very sorry looking spectacle. Decntur r > rndunt < ts Will r.ntortuln. DECATUR , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The former graduates of the Decatur High school met at the residence of Prof. B. B. Smith and completed arrangements for holding the annual meeting of the alumni. An interesting program was pre pared , which will be rendered on the evenIng - Ing of June 9. The Grand Army -of the Republic post of this place will celebrate Memorial day with usual exercises. Hpa , T. R. Ashley will deliver the oration , .and the schools and societies will participate. Holman's lake , sir 'italics south of this place , Is becoming the most famous summer resort In the state. The Jake Is alive with fish , and people froin _ far and near are learning the fact. Last Sunday there were people present from dmaha , Sioux City and Onawa , and it Is said that nearly 300 people were boat riding and flshlng. Fremont NuteK-of News. FREMONT , May 29-KSpeclal : to The Bee. ) The Fremont Chautauqua Literary circle closed the season las { -'evc'idus' with a ban quet at the home of , Mr , , , and Mrs. E. F. Gray , W. E. Smalls acting : as-.toastmaBter. A large number of ifrij-car-old lads and lassies were Invited to" th * residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilson yesterday to Join their daughter. Miss Priscilla , In celebrating her 5th birthday. Joseph C. Belts and 'Miss Minnie Laaker , both of Arlington , were married In the Bap tist church at this place Sunday evening , Rev. H. W. Tate officiating. The charge against Frank Showalter , a special policeman for circus day , for attempt ing the arrest of August Fuchs and drawing a revolver on him , was tried yesterday In the county court and Showaltor fined $1 and costs , amounting to $1G. A bond for appeal was filed. _ _ rrnfer Kansas' Newnpnpnr Fl < tld. FILLEY , Neb. , May 29 , ( Sneclal to The Bee. ) Filley will be without a paper after this week , the proprietors of the Review having arranged to remove the outfit to Narka , Kan. , where they hope to increase their "business. The public school will close Friday with a picnic In the woods. J. L. Addlngton , who has been principal of the schools for six years , as well as editor of the Filley Review , goes to Narka , Kan. Miss Emily Moore , teacher of the primary department , will return to her home in Chicago , and Mrs. Mlna Barton of the intermediate de partment will remain In this place during vacation. Rain Is badly needed. Wheat Is headed out , not more than a foot high. Corn Is looking well as yet , but farmers are feeling rather blue. _ Affair * at Tulinmuh. TEKAMAH , Neb. , May 29 ( Special to The Bee. ) A light shower of rain fell here this evening , but not enough to do much good. Rev. J. W. KImmol , editor of the Luth eran Era , a religious Journal , preached the baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening before the graduation class of the Tekamah High school at the Presbyterian church. The class numbers eleven , five girls and six boys. It was a scholarly discourse and was listened to by a large audience. The gradu ation exercises proper will take place at the opera house Thursday evening. Rev. J. W. Klmmel and family leave this week for Leavenworth , where Mr. Ktramel takes the pastorate of the First English Lutheran church. Rev. Mr. Klmmel has been a resident of Burt county for fifteen years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thlnf Captured at llloomflolcl. BLOOMFIELD , Neb. . May 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) A sneak thief en tered the depot and pried the ticket window open and rifled the money drawer , extracting therefrom about $50 this afternoon. As Agent Crpaby returned to , , the depot he met a suspicious looking cjiaracter , and as the money was missed hf Arrived at the con clusion that that was ; ( he man. Different parties started In vnrtblis'jjlrectlonB ' , and tbo tramp was overtaken "rie'ttr town. He re funded the money , and 'is ' now1 comfortably located In the bastlle. ltnru.Uuri > ii < I. LEIGH , Neh. , May. iSS1. ( Special to The Bee. ) The livery barn W D , I. Clark , at Creston , eight miles wesf , of here , caught fire last night about 11 o/fjlock / and was de stroyed , with Us entire Contents , Including ten head ot driving hoj-sfs. The barn was conducted in connectlpuj with the hotel , and was leased by the laufllqjx5. James Salmon. The loss U about $ lfOQ , , distributed among four or fire different parties. No Insurance , The fire Is supposed tp'.ii'ave been of incen diary origin. > i Yertlou Ilr iultle . VERDON , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) George Luin Is building a large shed In his lumber yard for the protection of hU lumber. The Verdon base ball club went to Re serve , Kan. , Saturday to play a game with the Reserve club. The contest resulted In favor of Reserve. The ladles of the Congregational church crave a lawn social at the residence of F. D. Howe last Wednesday that was a success socially and financially. lx > by J'lre. WAHOO , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The Urge barn and contents belong ing to Michael Barry , one mile east of town , wa > consumed last night "by fire. The fire WBJ first noticed about 10 o'clock , and before Before Noon Do your trading. efore noon tomorrow Wednesday. THE MORSE Our Spot Cash Sale Makes Our Store the Foremost money stivlnc wrndlnj : pluco. AVe announce price * cut to make It n bonollt for you to spend your titno and money here tomorrow morning1. Ladies fine Duck Suitj , all new and very stylish , at $3.38 , $4.48 and $4.98. I Ladies' fine French Gingham Suits , prettily trimmed , $7.50 ; value for $3.50 , Seersuckers , 4-c yard. CHILDREN'S 'FAST BLACK RIBBED HOSE , UNDER COST AT DC PAIR. BOYS' BICYCLE HOSE , HEAVY RIBBED , FAST BLACK , UNDER COST AT 11C. CHILDREN'S FAST BLACK , WHITE FOOTED HOSE , DOUBLE KNEE , HEEL AND TOE , REGULAR COG QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 35C. LADIES' SEAMLESS FAST BLACK HOSE , DOUBLE KNEE , HEEL AND TOE , REGULAR 25C QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 12 &C. Apron .Check Ginghams , LADIES' FINE OPERA LENGTH HOSE , FAST COLORS. REGULAR 7GC GOODS , 3 PAIRS FOR $1.00 , SPOT CASH AT 35C. LADIES' FINE EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS , RICHELIEU RIBBED , WHITE AND ECRU , REGULAR 50C QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 2SC. LADIES' LISLH THREAD DRAWERS , KNEE LENGTH , REGULAR COC QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 38C. the alarm could be given the barn , four head of horses , 3,000 bushels of corn , farm ma chinery and some fine hogs sheltered near the barn were lost The loss is about $2,000 , with $1,500 Insurance. The funeral of George S. Carlisle , an old and respected citizen , was tield today at the Reformed -.Presbyterian cliurch. Mr. Car lisle was an early settler In Nebraska , and for the past twelve years has held the posi tion of bookkeeper in the First National bank of this city. The deceased leaves a family of five sons , all of whom are grown. AVlll Open Hlntuu'ft fur It. FALLS CITY , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) Preparations are being made by the Catholic church of this city for the opening of Hlnton'n park Thursday , June 14. There will be numerous contests , and the day will be closed by a ball In the evening at June's opera house. A steady rain commenced last evening and continued all night The ground was in need of moisture , and the farmers are highly pleased. The crops are In fine con dition. _ llfillnvnd to Hare Committed Suicide. GRAND ISLAND , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) Lenora Robinson died last night under circumstances indicative of suicide by poison. At one tlmo she was a woman of flexible morals , but of late has been em ployed In a local Job office. She was the divorced wife of F. E. Shellwell. Among the effects found in her trunk were 123 pages of well written manuscript covering her sensational career , which Eho designed lo have published as a novel. Hi-uvy AVlud und Itnln. O'NEILL , Neb. , May 29. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) There was a heavy wind and good rain "this evening , with prospects of more rain tonight , which Is badly needed , as there has been none for several weeks. The funeral of Mrs. David Adams , wife of the president of the defunct Holt County bank , occurred , yesterday. It was largely attended , as the deceased was an old resi dent and the family highly esteemed. AVlll IteuuUtCarn . SURPRISE. Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) After a long spell of dry weather this vicinity received a good shower of rain last night , which will revive the spirits of the farmers to quite an extent , as It will be a great help to the corn , but small grain Is beyond redemption. During the thunder storm "lightning" struck the homo of George Brogau in the shape of two ten-pound boys. Prominent I'urmor Injured. BEATRICE , May 29. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) John Rhodes , a prominent farmer residing two miles west of the city , was driving this afternoon , accompanied by his wife and child. His team became frightened at the motor car and ran away , throwing all three from the buggy , seriously injuring Mr. Rhodes. The other occupants of the vehicle were uninjured. Tlie buggy was badly demolished. _ Drowned In an Irrlca'lnir Ditch. M'COOK , Neb. , May 29 , ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) A Swede about 19 years old was drowned while In swimming In one of the lakes formed by the Meeker Irriga tion canal today. All efforts thus far to re cover the body have "proved of no avail. It is supposed by those with him that he was taken with cramps. Ilrdurod Itati-s to the Ix-ucue LINCOLN , Neb. , May 20. All delegates to the State League of Republican Clubs meeting will be returned for one-third fare , providing they purchase tickets at the sta tion when they leave home ojid take re ceipt from the agent , and have that stamped by Secretary Slaughter at the con vention , _ . | DUtrlot Court at Tckaniith. TEKAMAH , Neb. , May 29. ( Special to The Bee. ) The adjourned session of district court convened here yesterday morning , Judge Ambrose presiding. The civil cases were taken up. There arc seventy of them. Court will be In Bemslon two weeks. Clay County lllbla Koclcty 31 rets. CLAY CENTER , Neb. , May 29 , ( Special to The Bee. ) The annual meeting of the Clay County Bible society was held In the Congregational church Sunday evening. The sermon was delivered by Rev , Mr. Wain- wrlght Spend Decoration day at CourtAud Beach , aerial wonder * day and night. NATURAL PONGEE , ALL SILK. REGU LAR 35C QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 21C. 24-INCH CHINA CREPE , ALL COLONS , REGULAR $1.25 QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT K9C. 48-INCH SERGES , IN ALL COLORS , REGULAR $1.00 QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 72C. C4-INCH BLACK BROADCLOTH , EXTRA FINE QUALITY , $2.25 , SPOT CASH AT $1.DO. 94I /I / 91ft Sheeting , Iu2u SUMMER CORSET , GOOD QUALITY AT 050 , SPOT CASH AT 4IC. FINE GLOBE CORSET , MADE OF FINE SATEEN , BLACK , DRAB AND WHITE , REGULAR QUALITY SPOT CASH AT C9C. GOWNS , CORSET COVERS AND DRAW ERS IN CAMBRIC AND MUSLIN , TRIM MED WITH EMBROIDERY AND LACE , REGULAR S5C QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT 47C. GOWNS , DRAWERS AND SKIRTS IN BEST CAMBRIC , BEAUTIFULLY TRIM MED , ACTUAL VALUE , $1.40 , SPOT CASH FOR 89C. Lonsdale 7k Cambric , Decoration Day Our store will close tomorrow , Wednesday , at noon. 25c Ginghams MEN'S 250 UNDEKSI1IUTS. SPOT CASH AT ISC. MEN'S FAST BLACK HOSE , UEGl'LVR 50C QUALITY , SPOT CASH , 3 PAIRS FOR 1.00. 1 MEN'S 25C WASH TIES. SPOT CASH FOP. ISC. 75C BLACK SATKJ3N BOYS' WAISTS. SPOT CASH AT 37V2C. BOYS' | 1.25 PANTS , SPOT CASH AT 750 , French Sateens , Boys' $2.75 WASH SUITS , SPOT CASH AT fl.75. 70-INCH FINE DAMASK , ACTUAL VAL UE ? 1.25 , SPOT CASH AT S7C. 62-INCH DAMASK. BLEACHED , SPOT CASH AT 39C. SxlO TURKEY RED TABLE CLOTH , $2.50 QUALITY , SPOT CASH AT $1.93. C-S NAPKINS , BELOW COST , SPOT CASH AT COC , WAIT 1 FOR THE NEW YORK ' ? OFffllNG Which Opens FRIDAY , li 4 June 1st at Best chance to buy a suit PRICES ever yet known. COME LATER. HENRY WILLIS , Manager. -OK -OH "CUPIDEHE" MANHOOD RESTORED Tli In crcut Vcgetal > ! a tltm ol B turnout French pliriiclmi. wl.l quickly curu > uu of all Her- VbUi or dWi'iwoi of tin- generative nrKulu , cucli u I jttMnnlinod , ItiMimnla , rnlmlii tlio JluctB : nliiiil > imliiiil < intNi'rviiu * m > l > lll' } . ' JMraplcs , unntam to Marry , Uzhouatlne Drulna , Vtirtoxxlo unit CotiBtlpa'.ton. I , CUl'IUUNCclnantes the liverthe kldnoyi and the urinary | BEFORE AND AFTER orcan DluUluipurlUoa. Ct'riDKNK Btivmcthens and reator nmall weak orcans. Tlie rtianoa smOt-rvn ura not cunxS liy Doctor * is Ixicaune nlnnv pr cent am troubled with ProntHtltU. CUPIOENK IB the only known romndy to cure without an operation. C.OUO U' > UiuoNtuln. A written ruarantefl irlrim and money rolurutrl If NIX uoxi-Hdouii not nffuot a pur- uanontcure. Sl.oo a box.nix forC3.M ) , by niall. Bund for tlrrular and txHtlmonlalH. AddmnDAVOt , MI'I'ICINJJ CO. . H. O. Dox i070 Hau rran'llRBO. Cat. Korbaloby Ooodma * t.-ujj Co. , 1110 Pamam flu Omalia ; Ctuup Urao * Oouujll IlluOa. lovrx.
