If
TO PARDON \V \ , II , THOMPSON
Efforts Being Mndo in Behalf of Iho Dawson -
son County Convict.
HIS WIFE CALLS ON THE GOVERNOR
Serri'lnry Hortell of HIP Stole Iliinril
of Irrigation MaUeH I'nlillc .Home
tliiK HIiillnlli-N Helat-
T In tliu Mnl > Jeet.
UtVC'OLX , July .10. ( Special. ) Mrs. W.
H , Thompton was at the governor's office
today anil had an Interview with the chief
executive. She called to pre-ont a petition
tar the pardon of her husbard , now In the pen-
Itentlary. Thompson was convicted In Daw-
BOH c-unly on May 21 , 1804 , of criminal as
sault un a girl rmmcd Carrie Brocket , and
oentenccd to prison for three years. Mrs.
Thompson's petition Is signed by all the Jury
which cjnvlctod her husband , the prosecuting
attorney and a number of the witnesses for
the state.
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings
today let the contract for the now addition to
the Omaha Institute for the Deaf to R. C
tf'rehlov , for the repairs , at $7.141 , and the
plumbing to Dalfo & Reed , Omaha , for $2 509
LETTERS SENT IN GOOD TIME.
At the governor's office Indignant denial Is
entered to the Insinuation made In certain
quarters that the letters which Governor
Ilolcomb addressed to the attorney general
and the commissioner of public lands , asking
them to Join with him In bringing the consti
tutionality of the new Churchill-Russell act
to an Immediate test before the supreme *
court , were given out for publication before
they were delivered to the persons for whom
they were Intended. All the letters which the
governor made public Saturday were de
livered by the governor's private clerk at the
officas of the persons addressed hours In ad
vance of the time when copies were supplied
the press. Commissioner of Public Lands
Russell received the letter relating to the
police commission act from the clerk per
sonally Tlii-ro Is no ground whatever for
the charge that the letters were not received
by the parties directly Interested before they
were read In the public press
HOW IRRIGATION CATCHES.
Secretary Howell of the State Board of Ir
rigation has been making some figures and
comparisons which are Interesting There
have been filed with the county clerks of
forty-three counties 789 notices of claims for
water privileges , covering 9S1 pages of manu
script. Of those 789 claims 179 were filed
since the new law went Into effect , making
It necessary for them to roflle with the state
board HI order to perfect their claims To
all of those who have filed notices the new
forms of application have been sent In order
that they may give a definite description of
what they want. Many of the claims filed
under the old law were ambiguous. Parties
who have filed claims with county clerks
since April 1 must now refilo with the state
board Since May 1C , 312 persons have refiled
with the board Of those ninety-nine appli
cations covered some 700,000 or 800,000 acres
of land , embracing 312 canals , or ditches
Hut three counties In the state have failed to
furnish at Icaat one applicant , and but three
counties have failed to refilo when requested
to do BO. According to the United States
census of 1S90 , Utah , In forty years , had Irri
gated but COO 000 acres , and there were , In
1890. but 350000 acres under Irrigation In
Utah. This comparison speaks well for the
progress being made In Nebraska during the
ahort period In which attention has been given
to the subject of Irrigation
LUDDEN ON RELIEF WORK.
Secretary Ludden of the State Relief coin
mission says ho will wind up the affairs of
his office some time this week. The last re
turns of the belated counties nro now being
typewritten , and will be given to the secretary
of state within a day or two The report of
the commission will bo a voluminous affair
covering all the work since the formation o !
the board last fall. A sjnopsls of this report
Is promised the press by Saturday next The
office force has been reduced to two clerks
While absent on their late tour of Inspection
of seven ! companies of the National Guard
Adjutant General Harry nnd Major Fechet
relocate ! the ground for the annual encamp
ment at Hastings. The ona selected by the
citizens was altogether too small. At Cen
tral City they found the company there , un
der command of Captain Hanson , In a mos
deplorable condition. Much of the company
property was lost , or unaccounted for , am
what was on hand was In bad condition A
hint was given to the company that unless
matters were put In better shape the prob
abilities were that It would be mustered ou
of service ,
I.AINC'ASTUll COU.VI'V IinUOCHATS.
Silver AVIiiK 'f ( InI'nrty IIolilH Un
Coin fiitloti.
LINCOLN. July 30. ( Special ) The free
silver democrats held their county conven
tion today at Oermanla hall , getting together
at 2 30 this afternoon Hdvvtn M. Lamb
presided as president , with O W. Palm as
secretary. On motion of Judge Uroady a
comnlttec on resolutions was dispensed with
It was said that this wus In the Interest ol
Judge A. S Tlbbetts , who was opposed to a
silver plank In a county convention platform
Ho was a candidate for renonilnatlon foi
district Judge and received It. CH. . lludge
was nominated for county treasurer , Clias
Halter for clerk of the- district court , Sidney
Spence for county clerk , Kred A. Mlllei
present Incumbent , for sheriff , George \V
Ilorgo for county judge , r E. Parish for
county superintendent of schools , and Dr
L. W. Hdvvards for coroner
Judge Tibbctts today listened to the appli
cation of W K. Darkley , jr , for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the II. II. Dean tenan
properly nt Eighteenth and N streets. A
receiver was opposed by Dean , who claims
that the Indebtedness Is but $14,000 , while
the property Is worth $23,000 Dean hlmsel
Mas appointed by the court to receive the
rents and give bonds to account for the same
until the final hearing of the suit In fore
closure.
John D. Knight has received a telegran
from B. K. Hullson at Amsterdam , N. Y
saying that an unknown man had been
drowned at that place , having deeds In hi
pocket to land In Lancaster county. The
documents Indicated that his name was Kd
ward Wndsvvorth. Mr. Knight found tha
two men of that name had resided In Lin
coin within the past few years. One of then
was a horseman and the other an employe
of the IlurlliiRton road. He desires to com
munlcate with any one who may bo able to
throw any light on the Identity of the
drcwned man.
Hon , nnJ Mrs. W. n Robinson , Mr. oni
Mrs. Ocorgo Woods , Mrs. Griffith. Miss Grace
Oakley , Miss Maine Carson , Mrs F. W
naldwln and sou Mattson and Mr. Henry
Lansing have returned from their outing o
three weeks InV > omlug.
Mr. and Mrs. F M Dllsh have returned
from I.ake Osakls , Minn , , where they have
been enjoying a respite irom toll and hea
for several weeks.
Judge Horace K. Deemer of the Iowa su
preme court has been visiting his parents a
1100 G street , accompanied by his daughter
Misses Grace and Gertrude Altken have re
turned from a month's vacation In Colorado
Jlov. Lewis Gregory hai departed on ai
eastern trip.
OmMia people In LincolnAt the Llndel
M , Meyer. ! * . n. Woodrow. George L
Fisher , T. r. Halfe. U. C. Strchlovv. A
\Vlndsor-W. . D. Canada. At the Cap
Hal Lj man Drown. At the Lincoln Jolu
T. Burke , A. II. Merchant , C , S. Carrier , L
H. Tate , O. J. Dauman.
Chmlroii W IIH n Sujriir lli-ot Paul or ;
CHAUUON. Neb , July 30. ( Special. )
Chadron may yet have a beet sugar factory
Although "tho promoters" failed with a Chi
eago party named Hlrsh , who turned out to
neither have the fund * or Incltiutlon to erect
the plant , they hive succeeded In getting
Alfred Musy of Montreal , Canada , Interest ? !
In thli section , and he U now hero on a tei
days' tour of Inspection , during which time
ha will carefully Investigate the fitness of
the soil and climate for the culture of beets
Mr. Musy Is one of a syndicate who now
operate two similar factories and seems to
bo most favorably Impressed with the out
look here.
It hai been most thoroughly proren thai
ucir boati attain a growth and percentage
of saccharine mailer here not xcf > lld In any
portion of the L'n.'cd Stutes , and It can be
nly n matter of a Miort tlmr until a factory
will l > 3 built In this tcrtlnn. Chadrnn , with
u > r utual push , l ugam pu'ting ' forward her
jc t effort ! In secure the game , although
hrough mistakes or ml'management she hai
o far failed to get anything drfinltu.
II I , AMI'S UO\nitMll IIOI.COMII.
liixMfll Wrlli'H n Letter on ( lit * I't-nl-
t < * n 11 nr > . \ pi'ru IHCIII rii I.
LINCOLN , July . ,0. ( Special ) Land Com-
mlstloncr Ilustcll has addressed the following
communication to Oovcrncr Holcomb , In re
gard to the tatter's recent letter on the same
oplc :
LINCOLN , Neb , July 29. Hon. Slbs A.
lolcomb , Governor-
Dear Sir Your communication of the 25th ,
since published In the dally papers , Invites
a reply concerning the transactions of the
loard of Public Lands and Buildings , held on
he Sth day of June , at which time final
action was taken upon the appraisement of
he penitentiary property.
The minutes of the meeting that gives the
c\presilon to which you object , reads as fol-
ows"The matter of appraisement was dls-
russed by the board , also by his honor. Gov
ernor Ilolcomb , and ho expressed himself
well pleased , both as to the report and find
ing , nnd the amount of tees allowed the ap
praisers and umpire. "
In my Judgment , and In the Judgment of
Iho entire board the languige of the minutes
Is much milder than If your own words of
unequivocal endorsement had been entered In
full upon the record
At th's ' meeting , at which you were present
'rom beginning to clo e , the report of the
appraisers and umpire was read In full , and
ihey further explained how they arrived at
their Ilnd In pa , and submitted a complete
.tetnlred . statement , which I have since Indi
vidually published for the Information of
the public When the report was submitted
and the statements made , your opportunities
'or examination and criticism were equal
with those of any member of the board.
Your answer to Mr Hartley , which was not
nado part of the record , was that "you be
loved that It was a full , concise , honest and
conscientious appraisement " I myself fur
ther asked your opinion , and before any
action was taken by the board , I asked-
'Is there any one present who has any ob-
lections to make , or know of any reason
why said appraisement should not be ac
cepted ? " In reply to this you said. "I do
not know of any. "
You will remember that when the matter
of the payment of the appraisers came up
tlat jou volunteered a suggestion that the
amount of $500 each was none too large :
Lhat the responsibility hid ben great and
that through the careful consideration of
competent men the state had been saved a
large amount of money. You further sug
gested that they be paid out of the appro
priation for the maintenance of the prison.
You asked If there was not a fund out of
which the appraisement could be paid , and
I replied decidedly and distinctively that in
my opinion there was no fund out ofhlch
to pay them except the fund for the pur
chase nnd appralsunent of the penitentiary
property.
You cannot but recall that before we de
cided to pay them their fees of $500 each , I
asked the question"Is there any one pres
ent who has anything to say why they
should not be paid the amount charged' "
You expressed yourself satisfied with the
amount and did not leave the meeting until
the vouchers had been made out for the
appraisers and the umpire.
As between jour statement made In your
letter to me and the record of the board
made at the meeting In question , and the
lecollectlon of the members of the board
concerning what was said at that time , it
docs not hardly seem probable that the rec
ord and the recollections of the members of
the board present can be so easily Im
peached.
The satisfaction and gratification expressed
by you over the work of the appraisers In
your published Interview In the World-Her
ald immediately after settlement with them
was stronger language of approval on your
part than contained In the record of which
you complain.
In jour communication you say : "I de
clined to glvo an opinion at that time , and
having since personally examined Into the
matter more thoroughly , I am constrained to
say that I do not approve of a number ol
Items of appraisement as reported by the
appraisers "
Fortunately , although It has now hsen for
ty-nine days since the appraisement was sub
mitted and approved , there Is yet time If
any fiaud or wrong has been committed by
the appraisers In which It can be reclined.
Mr Dorgan has not yet received his war-
rant. Will you lilndly point out to the
board the Items of said appraisement which
do not meet with your approval , that the
Hoard may be Informed and may take such
action as will right the wrong. If any has
been done'
If , as you state In your communication
after the award you discovered Items thai
you could not endorse , hut did not see flt to
Immediately furnish the board with the In
formation , now that you have publicly
stated your disapproval , the board urges that
you do not withhold any facts which you
may possess , for while the warrant Is yel
held in abeyance there will be ample time
to examine Into and take such action upon
the fiaudtilent acts of the appraisers ant
umpire. If such exists
You further state"I took no part In the
appraisement of this property and am in
formed that the umpire appointed by me was
In no Instance called upon to arbitrate any
difference as to valuations between the two
appraisers "
Mr , Gaffln , appointed by you , approved the
work of the appraisers , signed the appraise
ment and made It his own and received the
same compensation as given to each of the
two appraisers.
While I may differ with Mr. Gaffln polit
ically , yet I do not believe that ho was so
forgetful of his duty and his oath tint he
permitted a fraud to be perpetrated upon the
state by reason of negligence.
You took the sjine part in the appraisement
as did the Hoard of 1'ubllc Lands and Ilulld-
Ings. The IJoard of Public Lands and Ilulld-
Ings appointed one appraiser , as required by
law , you appointed the umpire , as required
by law ; you were present during the entire
session of the board when action was taken
upon their work You heard the appraisers
report , heard the conversation and discussion
relating thereto , made no objection what
ever to the payment of $500 each to the
appraisers and umpire , all of which Is In
your own knowledge , and to the knowledge
of every member of the board , Individually
and collectively , and through all of the pro
ceedings no objections came from you regardIng -
Ing the entire transaction Most respect
fully. H. C HUSSHLL.
Chairman Hoard of Public Lands and Uulld
Ings.
hliinll Oriilii VI.'Iil.
ASHLAND. Neb , July 30 ( Special ) Wll
son Bros , were among the first threshing out
fits at work In this section this year. They
report that ninety-eight acres of oats aver
aged thirty-five bushels to the acre , am
thirty-three acres of wheat averaged twenty
ono and two-thirds bushels. The hlghes
yield of wheat was twentj'-sevon bushels to
the acre.
MlbS Lena Trick of Plattsmouth. who has
been visiting friends here , has returnee
home.
EJgar Clark of Wahoo Is visiting friends
In town.
MlSD Ella Hutchison and Lena Henry o
Memphis ha\o returned from alslt to Cole
rado.
rado.David
David Dean and son , Louie , have gone to
Idaho.
rlmruoilltlt Criminal ANNIIII | | .
BASSETT. Neb. , July 30 ( Special. ) Frank
Ersklne , a farmer of this county , was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of assault
on a girl 10 years old , He waa taken before
Judge MorgJii , and , waiving examination , was
bound over to the district court. Ho gave
the bond required , and Is at liberty.
Ersklne's wife died last winter , and the
little girl has been living with ICrsklne most
of the time sUice. The complaint was made
by Mrs. W. T. Hoyd. who lives IB Erbklne's
vicinity.
Ilnlii lit ItlnliiKCity. .
RISING CITY , Neb . July 30. ( Special. )
Thla vicinity enjoyed an fncn of rain yester
day , which puts the corn in excellent condi
tion and promises a big yloIJ. OaU are
mostly harvested , bringing from forty to
fifty bushels per acre. More oats have be n
town this year and more acreage Is In coin
than ever btfore. Tbe fanners anil builneis
men ar jubilant.
THINK CAPTAIN BECK FAIR
Settlers Hold a Mooting and Endorse the
Indian Agent.
IIS LEASES ARE QUITE SATISFACTORY
leelni-e If ( lie rionriioj PnlriiiiN llnil
Iiim ThcjVoillil llnve llnil
.No Cause for Complaint.
IIANCKOI'T. Neb. , July 30. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) At a meeting at the Omaha
agency resolutions wcro adoted and
acceteil by the settlers susUlnlns
Cataln Heck In his action and de
claring that they have always found
him to be honorable and Just In what ilealliigs
they ha\e had vvlth him. T U. Ashley of
Decatur , a large leaser of Indian lands , was
elected secretary of the meeting. Mr. Tib
bies , chairman of the meeting , then opened
the meeting by an Informal talk and said
that the conduct of Captain Heck as agent of
the Omahaa was just nnd honorable. Ho
had never heard of any complaints In his
neighborhood by white settlers , and further
remarked that the I'ender people accuse the
renters of Omaha lands of conspiracy agjlnst
I'ender and Its good Interests , which was
false In every respect. Ho said the renters of
the Klournoy lands hive been notified time
and time again that they are In the wrong ,
the majority of renters are entirely satis
fied with the laws.respecting Indian lands ,
and the ones who have not complied with
those laws should suffer the consequences.
T. H. Ashley , a leaser , then spoke as fol
lows "I didn't want this to bo an Indigna
tion meeting. It we are hero to criticise
others' actions , you can count me out I
simply say we have complied with the law
as laid down by the department and re
ceived fair and honorable treatment at the
hands of Its agent , Captain Heck. I am
here simply to speak what I know , and I
have no fault to find In any respect. "
ANOTIinil HI2NTCIV6 VIGWS.
Rogers , another renter , then got up and
endorsed Ashley's remarks , and said that It
might be well enough to let It be known by
those present that ho hag rented Indian
lands for a long time and had yet to have the
llrst fuss with anybody
Captain Heck was called for and said It
was rather ililllciilt for him to say anything
at this meeting ; It was out of place. "I am
here to hear If my conduct as an officer has
been good pr has been bad. Your personal
evidence ( addressing the renters ) must de
cide on that question I am entirely obliged
to you for your honest expressions as to
my dealings with you. I have done the best
I could , and , furthcimorc , I apprehend that
the Indian department will sustain me to
the end. The Idea Is like this , the notes
given by renters to the Flournoy company
have been disposed of to banks , and If the
crops materialize through the settlers the
notes will be aid ; If not , the banks are the
losers. I am glad to hear you express your
selves as to the way you have been treated
by me. "
SATISFIED WITH HECK.
The following resolutions wore unanimously
adopted.
First , \\'e whose names are hereunto
nfllxed hold Indian lands upon the Omaliu
reservation timlor leases recommended b >
Captain Heck , UnltPd States Indian agent ,
nnd under regulation" ? prescribed by the In
dian department at Washington
Second , That many of us prior to the en
actment of the law under which said leases
are made held private leases with the In
dividual Indians not approved by the Indian
agent , and upon receiving the printed no
tices \\hlih were served to all renters bj
Captain Hack to vacate the premises or
take leases through him umlei the law of
the government and the rules and regula
tions of the department , at once cancelled
our Individual leases and took leases ns
directed b > said notice
Thlid , That In the procurement of said
leases through Captain Deck we ha\e each
received from him courteous fair , just and
honorable treatment , nnd we can see no
leason why the Indians or leasers can com
plain at the treatment of Captain Uttk.
Fourth. That so fai as our knowledge ex
tends we know of no complaint from per
sons holding under leases recommended b >
Captain Heck , and that complaint enl >
comes fiom those who are unwilling to
take leases under the recommendation of
Captain Ueck and the laws of the depart
ment.
ment.WASHINGTON. . July 30 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Indian Commissioner Drowning to
day receiver another telegram from Captain
Heck. Officials of the bureau decline to moke
known the contents of the telegram , but It
Is said that it contains a s > nopals of a de
tailed report which Captain Heck has mailed
to Washington , and which will arrive later.
It Is the Intention to reserve these communi
cations for consideration of the secretary , who
Is expected to return Thursday. It was stated
at the Indian office today that no action In
the matter Is probable until after the Injunc
tion against Captain Heck has been disposed
of , and at least not until Secretary Smith
arrives. Information on the bubject Is being
collected for the benefit of that olficlal.
ciiAitr.nn M ITII STUAI.INR mo\ .
f W. Sliuiik of ClilfiiKO Under
Arrt'Mt lit Ciriiml Inliiinl.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
George \V. Shank , the Chicago party who
was stopped Saturday afternoon from ship
ping a pile of Union Pacific steel rails , was
arrested last night on an order from the re
ceivers of the Union Pacific company , the
charge being grand larceny , and the com
plaint specifying that seventeen rails , of the
value of $50 , had been stolen. The arrest
was made about b 30 p. in. He was placed
under $500 bond , which was secured by C F
Bentley , cashier of the Tlrst National bank ,
In which Shank has a deposit of ever that
amount. The preliminary hearing will take
place Saturday morning
n S. Patrick of Columbus , 0 , the presl
dent of a new railroad to be built from
Indianapolis , Ind , to Owensburg , Ky. , ar
rived In the city last night. Patrick claims
that the rails In dispute were to have been de
livered to his company on a contract of Shank
to furnish them with 1,000 tons of new rails
The rails hero will not answer the require
ments of the contract Some money had been
advanced by Patrick's company on the deliv
ery of the rails , and the latter will , there
fore , be an Important witness In Ihe matter
It Is believed that the plan and operations
of Shank Included the shipping of a large
quantity of rails from other cities Shank
seemoj rather surprised to find Patrick out
here , and when the latter began to talk about
rails Shank made the statement that he
had come here on a wild geese chase. There
were forty tons more up at St Paul , said
Shank , and he supposed they were about ( he
same. Shank has completely changed his
appearance since Saturday , having shaved
off a full beard.
HAM , COir.NTV'S SIT. A It IIKRT CHOI' .
Iiiilloiidiiiiit Art * I'll * ornlilc for u Mnc-
iilllct-iit Mel.l.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , July 30 ( Special )
Sugar beets are in a very fine condition
around Grand Island. There was never a
more promising outlook since the beet rais
ing Industry has been started In Hall county
From fifteen to eighteen tons of beets will
be the average yield per acre this year
Work will begin at the sugar factory about
September 1C , and Em. Drysselbout , the
superintendent , thinks that a run of fully
four months will be made About 200 people
will be employed at the factory this season ,
which means a great many thousands of
dollars In wages for Grand Island Kvery
business man feeU much better than last
year. Quito a number of the laborers of the
factory have themselves raised from five to
fifteen acres of beets ; go that betides their
wages they will have an Income ] of a few
hundred dollars , All this money , with the
vast amount of capital that will bo paid to
the farmers for their beets , will brighten
things up lu Grand Island and Hall county.
. \iK-Uollx Count ) DriiiocriitH.
NKLSON , Neb. . July 30 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The democratic central committee
of Nuckolls county met hero today. The
free ollver democrats on the committee out
numbered the adminlttratlon , or Round money
men , three to one. H was decided to hold
a county conventlou Auguit 8 at Nelson , and
to recignlze the Omaha , c nventlon as the only
dennrrattc stnto convention The secretary
of the cammHlPO , 'tWmasler I 0. Foster
of Nelson , refuse J raithtvc an ) tiling to do
with the procoellngt of the commute * The
primaries will be held August 2. Several
prominent populist pdlltlchns found their
way under thetenTTnid rumors are alloat
that the populists tarai negotiating with the
democrats forva ( u si 911 on the county tickets ,
as the populists reWnbe they cannot elect
their ticket without tiUlon with the demo
crats. l
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r.viLt'iu ' : or .V nfiu VKHCIIANT.
I. II. Slt-mirl'M Hardware Slorc CloMtMl
liy NuiiioroiiM ( Ycilltiti-M.
I3LAIR. Neb . July 30 ( Special Tcxlegram. )
J. H. Stewart , dealer In hardware , WAS
closed up today by the Blair State bank ,
which lias poj esslon under a bill of siln lilted
July C Oth r creditors are scrambling to
get out attachment papers At the present
It Is known that ho owes the Illalr State bank
about $20000. A Casletter. $10,000 , C. Mc-
Monnemy , $4.000. Other liabilities will um
It up to about 50,000. The State bank will prob
ably get out all thelt money as thuy nro
secured by bill of sale J. It. Stew ait
was well thought of here , and was a prom
inent business nian and superintendent of the
Daptist Sunday school Ilu sa > s he was
crowded for money and was compelled to
use his brothel's name to get money to
bridge over. His assests will not run ovei
$10,000 _
i.ivni.r MIOOTIM ; APPH vv.
Lincoln Mini AKnrl.N III * lliu-inj with
it Itt'tolirr n nil u MunKt't ,
LINCOLN. July -Social ( Telegram )
A lively shooting affray occurred on O street
this evening at S o'clock Frank Franklin , a
cook , made an attack on Charles Hewott , a
blacksmith , with a revolver and a musket
He had fired one shot from the pistol when
Ofilccrs Nash , Carder , Ihrvy and Dllle broke
In on them and chased Hewott three blocks ,
firing II vo shots at him Franklin , Hovvott ,
a man named Ed Cuher and Edith Franklin
are under arrest. The latter claims to bo
Franklin's wife , and the trouble occurred
about her.
_
1'un.Tiil of .lumen A. llfiijainln.
FREMONT , July 30 ( Special ) The
funeral of James A. Oenjaniln , who was"
killed by a stroke of lightning In Saundcrs
county Sunday morning , was held at his lat
residence jestcrday afternoon , Rev. r M
Slsson of this city officiating Mr. Benjamin
was 51 yeais of age He seived during the
war In a 1'ennsjlvanla leglmcnt and was a
member of McPherson post of the Grand
Army of the Republic of this clty.-whlch
had chaiRS of his funeral
Constable Dlerks has succeeded In recover
ing three calves which were stolen from this
city last week Hush's tilal was continued
to Fiiday morning. Officers are still at work
on the cattle stealing cases and hope to land
some more men. There Is little doubt that
there Is an organised gang of thieves 'In
this county and tl lr operations aggregate
quite a large amount
Warren C Spurglri of P.inoca la. , and Mis *
Myrtle Parmenter of Jamaica , la. , were mar
ried jesterday afternoon bj Rev N Chestnut
of the Presbyterian church Doth the con
tracting parties were recSntlj students of the
Normal school
Quite a number 'of tire Fremont wheelmen
arc In Mead today taklllg part In ami attend
ing the races. _ ' _ _
To Open Court iif IWliriiHka CH > .
NEBRASKA CITY , July 30 ( Special )
Judge Chapman Is expected to open court to
morrow , and Thursday the case of the water
works company against the city will be
called. A special sjujy has been called for
this case and several days will most like ! }
be consumed In trying it.
Mount Olivette commandery No. 2. Knlghls
Templar , held a nisetliu ; last night and In
itiated several nev > members , after which a
splendid banquet was spread.
The Otoe Cornet band gave a concert and
Ice cream social at tbe City park1 last night
which was attended by a very largo crowd
A meeting has been called for next Friday
of the democratic central committee at the
News olllce in this cl'y.
On Trial for
M'COOL JUNCTION , Neb , July 30 ( Spe
cial ) In the trial of George Wallln , charged
with assaulting Mrs. A Henderson , Walllr
denied meeting Mrs Henderson at or near
her home , and denied making any Indecent
propositions to her and Introduced lestlmonj
to prove an alibi Mrs Henderson la n
hard working , highly refp cted woman. Osorg"
Wallln has never before gotten Into anj
trouble of this kind. It was n surprise to the
citizens here when they learned of the trou
ble.
_
Dooming Wnjiii1 foiiiitj'M Capital.
WAYNE , Neb , July 30 ( Special ) Tlu
Wa > ne County Commercial club completed Its
organization Monday evening by the election
of A L Tucker , president ; Nels Grltnsley
vice president , F A Dearborn , secretary and
H F Wilson treasurer ami an executive
committee comprising fifteen members The
club proposes advertising the resources of the
county thoroughlj anj are ready to receive
propositions for a sugar beet factory and
electric light and telephone line.
orlt Muxlral.
YORK. Neb , July 30 ( Special ) One of
the most enjojable musicals of the season
occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs. W. A.
Carpenter , In honor of Jules Lombard of
Omaha. A choice program was rendered.
A now paper has been started in this
city by two enterprising young bojs , called
the Times Junior. The paper will bo pub
lished weekly ,
nt PlallM IC-AV.
PLAINVIEW , Neb. , July 30 ( Special Tele
gram ) Burglars effected an entrance Into
Frank Baxter's residence last night by re
moving a screen from one of the windows
Ho was busily engaged in ransacking bureau
drawers when discovered by Mr. Baxter
but made his escape through the open win
dow without taking anything of value.
MI-H. Aitilrcu Pclcroon DlNiii
YORK , Neb. , July 30. ( Special Te egram )
Mrs. Andrew Peterson , who was some time
ago sent to the asylum at Lincoln and a few
days ago returned , was last night subject to
another spell and ran away from home , and
up to this time has not been found Parties
have been searching since last night for her ,
but no trace has been discovered.
llay I la I n IIIK ! Hall.
NEWCASTLE , Neb , July 30. ( Special. )
Four and one-fourth inches of rain fell last
night Wind and halj , d.ld considerable damage -
ago to corn From , om to fourteen window
lights were broken'In about three-fourths of
the buildings here ( caused by the largo hall
falling. t , v
1)11 IIIIIKTCll1 l > y'1lull III III K.
DUNBAR , Neb ' July 30 ( Spaclal )
Lightning struck bfijgslst C II Wilson _
residence during tj > f vere rain yesterday
afternoon , splintering < the chimney and one
side of the house and prostrating Miss Wood
ward. < -
AM * I.KPT wusiAvi nirs IIAMIS.
Indian Department % > HUH . ' \otliliiK
to Do In Ilirl IVmler CIINOH.
WASHINGTON , JulyuHO Acting Secretary
Reynolds of the IilUi'Ior department says
there Is nothing for the ! department to do In
the matter of the IlenrfeK Neb , leases The
district attorney ot'Ntbraika has charge of
the matter and It Is not under the direction
of the department. Mr Reynolds also sayi
that the principle that the government
must approve lease * of Indian lands held un
der allotments Is well established , not only
In the department but by the courts.
n Hermit.
CHILLICOTIIK. 0. , July 30. James
O'Brien , aged 70 , a hermit living In the wilds
of Mount Logan , was found last evening In
an unconscious state near his yard with
his head beaten to a jelly and his bcdy
showing the marks of many kicks. He re
gained consciousness long enough to accuse
Jim Seymour of the assault for robbery. Sey
mour escaped. _ _
11 re lluriKMl a Ilr 'v T > ,
HONESDALE. Pa. , July 30. The Irving
Cliff brewery and the residence of August
Hartung were destroyed at an early hour
this morning. Loss , $50,000 ; Insurance ,
$22.000.
TRIED TO DROWN THEM
Nebraska Oity Tire Department Turn :
Water on Uic Salvation Army ,
TREATMENT PROVOKES INDIGNATION
Conno the llcncuc of tin-
anil I'nroitin * C'ltj Of-
to IV mi It tin' Srrt-
Icc to Ilu Continued.
NEBRASKA CITY. July 30 ( Special ) -
The Salvation army of thH city Is at pre ent
having considerable trouble. Since their ar
rest Siturday night , and subsequent release
yesterday , a determined effort seoma to have
been agreed upou to suppress them. Not be
ing able to do so by law , other means were
tried last night , but Instead of accomplish
ing the desired result , acted exactly the re
verse. At the usual hour bst night the army
headed by "Joe. the Turk. " marched up Cen
tral avenue. Almost ImmoJlatc y he fl c com
pany , acting under supposed previous orders ,
attached a line of hose In such a position
as to throw a stream of water directly over
their usual place of open air meetings To
avoid the wetting the army stopped about half
a block further up the street , but the firemen
apparently with no other purpose but Ihe
breaking up ct the r me ting attached a ot'icr
line of hose above them , holding It so that
a heavy spray would fall upon the members ,
among them a number of old ladles An Im-
mcnso crowd gathered and Indignation was
so pronounced that the water was soon turned
off and the army allowed to continue their
services unmolested All fair minded citizens
unite In denounc'iu ? the performance as an
outrage and a disgrace The city olficlals all
disclaim the responsibility , but It Is evident
some one was responsible An oxcusu Is
offered by some that a test of the vva'tor works
was Intended , but as only fifty feet of hose
was useJ itul no attempt at measurements
was made , this excuse Is rather lame. There
la little doubt that had the streams been
turned directly on the army serious trouble
would have resulted.
McftlllKN f HcliMIMlMl .I C.
Captain A. Garabcdan , known as "Joe the
Turk , " conducted the Salvation Army street
meeting at Fifteenth and Douglas streets
last evening , and afterward the regular meet.
Ing at the barracks At Nebraska City Satur
day night Captain Garhcdan Insisted on
having for his meeting there as geol a place
as a braSD band had and was arrested On
Monday mrrrlng the pol'ce ' Ju Ige rel as d him ,
saying there was no charge agalnH him.
His arrest was denounced by the judge as
an outrage H was Ilirjatoncil on the streets ,
when the captain was discharged , that a wa >
vvo'tUl bo found to drive the army out of town ,
ov'en If It was necessary to drown It out It
was In following out this line that the hose
was Introduced
Tonight Captain Garabedan , who Is an
Armenian b > birth , though he lias been natu
ralized as an American citizen , will speak at
the Salvation Army barracks on the woes of
his native country.
SI I'I'hY OP'IIOMIS STIMi HOLDS OLT.
MoriIllMi'oi fried In Mr. Holmes' 1'rl-
Mitc ChlviiKO Crme ! > iiril.
CHICAGO , July 30. Peter Clgrand , fater
of Etnellne Cigiand , who Is said to have
been murdered by II. II. Holmes , has ar
rived In Chicago with Phllomeno Clgrand ,
slhter of the missing girl. With Dr. B. J
Clgrand , a rotative , they went to police
headquaiters , where a secret conference wan
hold with Chief Badenoch and Inspector
Fltzpatilck.
The search for the acid vats In the
"castle" basement was continued. The tank
which was uncoveied yesterday was forced
open , but nothing was found but a few
Inches of petroleum In the bottom of the
vat Old Chappell's story that the tanks
were used for dissolving human bodies was
laigely disposed of by todaj's Investigation ,
but search for other vats was continued , as
It was believed that Chappell might have
bcen mistaken as to theli location
In the course of the further excavations to
day the police unearthed parts of two thigh
bones , a piece of skull and four smaller
pieces of bone.
A prlvute account book kept by Holmes
has been discovered In a grate at the Sixty-
third street house. The book was found with
a bundle of letters addressed by various
women to Holmes , which had evidently , been
placed there for burning. The accounts ,
which date back to May 1 , 188r , show the
owner's dealings with various people and an
entry regarding Insurance shows the exist
ence of Insurance deals as early as 1SS6 A
mysterious "Dora" Is mentioned as the re
cipient of numerous small sums , which ure
carefully recorded , and the minutes of the
Englewood company are also given , with
the election of directors and transaction of
other business
Lawyer William Capps , the Fort Worth
attorney who Is here at the Instance of the
heirs of Minnie Williams , stated today tint
he is prepared to prove the murder of Min
nie and Annlo Williams. He Is prepared to
produce a man who knows Qulnlan , Holmes
and Pltzel , and another man , whose name he
refused to divulge. This man has b ° en lo
cated by the man the heirs of the Williams
girls put upon the caee eight months ago.
ASHLAND , Neb , July 30 ( Special )
A young lady , Van Tassell , formerly of this
city , Is supposed to have been a victim of
Holmes , the Chicago fiend She disappeared
In 1892 , and has not been heard of She was
well acquainted with Holmes , who was her
Sunday school superintendent.
AVe wanted an orpin far our !
c'hurch
Hut tlioy said it would cost i
too inui'li so wo thought 11 pi- !
nno would do
Hospo's $17. ) Kiibtprn nindo
Piano is just the one you want !
' - - ? ir > cash and ifS u month.
II A. I10SPE , Jr.
I Artntid Music
IB 13 llouelas.
PILLS
Are a scientific compound of medicines In-
tunded to build up thu Nerve Structure und
restore to thu wholu body all of Ha normal
functions
YOU NEKD THEM
nUCAUSB THUY ARC A NRHVn TONIC
whose work In bcncllclal and lastlne. *
Price. Jl.OO per box ; 6 for WOO. Bent by
mall
If you are Rcttlntj nervous and can't Bleep
and don't rare whether you po to jour
meal ? or not You need tlium If you ure
cross and Irritable without any vlnlhlernuce
or If suffering with an ; nervous disorder ,
1513 DODGE ST. ,
2d Door West 1 . O. ,
ORCHARD HOMES.
The Lnnd of Plenty The Lnttd of Promise
Sure Crops Big Profits
No Drouths No Hot Winds
No Cold Winters No Fierce Blizzards
shunted in the most fertile ntul rich vopctnMp nnd fruit gronltij ; re-
Klon of the world. The pinto whi'ieoiuhalf thouiu-rKy nnd porisovo-
rctico necessary in thN western country to make n imie living , will
In that gloilous ellmato mnUo you n Rood living . a homo nnd money
In tlio bank. Iteto Is a soil that will raise anything almost that
glows and no such thlntf Is known na a failure. You are not limited
In the demand for what you raise by any local markets. On the con-
ttary you have the matkets
I
nil you can raise nnd najltiK the highest pi Ices for It. There la no
end to the season or ctops. You can have n oiop to maiket every
month In the twelve If you wish to do so. You ure the architect of
your own fortune in this garden spot of the woihl. Now Is the
time to go south. It has been estimated that moie people can be ac
commodated comfortably in the south and Iny the foundation for
piospetlty thnn now live hi the I'ulted ' States.
In that marvelous region with Its perfect climate and rich soil If
I
properly woiked will make you more money and make It faster nnd
cabletthnn the best ICO ncro farm in the \vest. Garden products
are an Immense yield and bilug big pi lees nil the year round.
Strnwbetiles. apiieots , plums , peaches , pears , early apples , tigs , or
anges all small fi ults are tin eaily and very prolltable etop.
Timber of the higfhest quality Is abundant. FUKL Is abundant nnd
costs joti nothing. Cattle tun out all the year. They ate easily
raised and fattened. Grazing Is good all the jear. Native
are luxurious and nutiitious.
I
Is the finest In the known world. The summers are even In temper
ature and rendered delightful by land and sea biecxos. The nights
are always cool. The winters are mild and short in duration. There
are no extremes of beat or cold hi this favored region. The mean
tempeinlure Is 42 to GO degrees. The average lalnfall is 00 luchca.
Thetc is an abundance of ralu for all crops.
offers to the Intelligent man the finest opportunity for bettcilng his
condition that wns ever offered. The health of tills region Is excelled
by no section of this country. The soil found here can raiely bo
equalled and never excelled for all good qualities. Karly and sure
ciops bilug you big pi Ices. The best railroad facilities in the conn-
tiy bung the entire country to you as a maiket. One-half the work
you HOW do to get along will render you a successful money maker
on any of ll is Oiclmrd Home lands. Work Intelligently and success Is
asMitcd. Tills is your oppottunily. The people are fi loudly ; schools
efficient ; newspapers piogtesslvc ; chinches liberal. The enterprising
man who wants to better the condition ofhlwself and his family ,
should Investigate this matter and ho will be convinced. Carefully
selected ftuit glowing nnd garden lands in tracts of 10 to 20 acres
we now olfer ou liberal terms and reasonable prices. Couespondenco
solicited.
. AMES , General Apt ,
1617 Farnam St. , Omnhn , Nebraska.
July Special
BRASS BEDS ,
CHAIRS ,
TABLES ,
SUITS ,
And nil hinds of Furniture In our July
Urass lied * If educe J
Irom
* .r > M to * . ; j no
Ihii ( W to Ul 00
JT'i.OO to Jli.00
Suits In Oak , Cherry , Illrch , Maple and Ma
hogany at July Special 1'rlces
Chas. Shiverick & Co. ,
12th and Douglas.
nil. oil Tlilril IUIKU.
EVERY WOMAN
ouftuirs ! needri a nllalila
monthly regulating medicine.
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL pILLS ,
A-3 prompt. * afo arid certain In iniult. The cenu-
Ino ( Ur 1'eal'g ) iiBVerillnauixilut. K nt any where ,
SI 00. Rnwman & McConnell Drue Co. , nil
' sticet , Omaha. Neb.
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