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- - . - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THJ OMAIL\ . DAILY iE : StTNDAY , JUND 7 , 189(1. ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - rternoon. 1111 LIio SIze of iimII hon egga fall , damaging crops n4 brealdog wlnIow p&nea. Seseral tat-rn bulh1lnga were ovet turn ccl. STA NTO Nob. , Juno C.-Speclal.-For ( ) fccvetft ilayi aat thh locality has been favored with local fihowera aufficlent to keep vegetation In fine growing condItIon , and hat night a tremernloua heavy rain foil , no- compantel by heavy thunder and lnce3aent Zightnlng. I'ONCA AD N1VCASTLE SWAMPED. SIOUX CITY , Juno 6.-Speclal ( Telegram. ) -The towns of Ponca and ewcaetlo , Nob. , weat of here , were badly flooded by a heavy rain which fell this morning. Street and lasomenta were aeveral feet under water tar a time , and aeveral buildings In low lying districts vaahocl away. For about a milo between here and Newcastle the Omaha track is a foot under waer. Much track was washed out. and all trains eon. oualy delayed. A eirnilar condition oxiste betwcen Wlnshle and Wayne , Nab. Hilt- aide crepe are reported badly washed. Cl1lltON , Neb. , Juno O.-Specinl ( Tele- gram.-A ) heavy rain of several hours hero today , coming on top of the ucany late ehowcrc , places Dawes arid surrounding counties iii mast excellent shape. The sky today preceding the rain prosente ] a 1nos peculiar fltclCaraflCe and it became so dark that in znatiy business houses it was jiccee- aary to light lampa. Ifowover , nothing but a good st'aily rain resulted , OCONCV , Nd , . , June 6.-Special-Thero ( ) vas a very heavy shower lire at. 1:30 : this afternoon , lcu'ting neirly ono hour. Rain and hail fell for thirty-five mlnute9 , then the wind changed to north and It was next to ft cloucitcuret for fifteen ininute.Vhcre the Jroat Eastern Canal company had been grading , two mile. , north of here , acron Lost creek , It' had left the ditch in such shape that the water mu down It and washed out a number of acres of wheat belonging to Jacob Walderman and a lot of rye for It. S. Ililliard , and the embankment of the Norfolk branch or the Unicn Pacific was cut to pieces. Tue damage to the roadbed was no- paired by a opeclal engine from Columbus taking ill ) filling and oection crews before the evening trains came through. FULLEItTON , Neb , , June G.-Speclal ( Tel- egram.-Ono ) of the worat rain atorms in the bluitory of Nance county occurred today. There was a riMe of ten feet In tue Cedar river in three hour. The water Ia from three to five foot deep In all dl- recttona from the depot. It is run- uing through the depot as the operator aeiida this unesnage. LONG PINE , Nob. , June ti.-Special ( Tehe- gram-So3klng ) raIns fell In l3rown and Rock counties la9t night anti today. They were needed and will do much good. Farmers who Were getting anxIouu are now cheered up and feel certain of a good etup. There ivan no haIl or wind. WAYNE WASHED AWAY. WAYNE , Neb. , Juno 6.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-About ) 4 o'clock this morning nearly three Inches or water tell In loss than an hour , the hicavicat rainfall known lucre for years. The .guttors were Inadequate to carry off the water. anti the cehlar of the Love hotel , Bartlett & Ilolster'cj furniture store , Kas ? drug store , I' . L. Miller's gre. cory storo. Jlnrrington & flobblna clothing store and the Racket store were filled , doing considerable damage. Sidewalks and crossIngs - Ings aloig a draw In the we'tern part of the cIty wore washed out , and water to a depth of adx inches ran Into the resldonco of drs. homer. on Third street. causing the occupants to vacate. The land ot Henry Layman and the twenty-acre tract of Peter hluncklo and a few acres of Clerk 1tusell are under water. utterly destroyIng the truck gardens and theIr beet crops. LIghtning struck the residence of 3. Tower durIng the storm , but little damage resulted. About 100 yards of the Omaha track was wazicoct out three nillea southwest of the city , anti the Norfolk train was laid out at Wlnaldo. The train on the Bloom- held branch made the run to Sioux City this morning. No s'entous damage to crops is reported , but the bottoms along tha streams of Plum and Cooii creeks , ix and nine miles eouthcast of the city. were c3vonod. The damage will ho consIderable. Several farm- era report their friices gone south and south- cast of tle city , while hail did conalderable damage near 14 Porte. ST. PAUL. Nob. , Juno C.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.tetlb1e ) storm of wind , rain and hail occdrrcd ndrti'and 'wet of hero last ilght and 'did it 'great"deal or damaie. TJce brldg s acioe the North toup rIver , are gone and the whole North Loup valley flooded br miles wide. A great deal of stock ha been drowned. TIm damages run up to many thousaus of dollars. Wires are all down north or Elba and no definite cws can be had except that all bridges are out. The South Liup river Is also ric'Ing rapidly , but it Ii ; hoped to aavo the bridge at thIs Waco. There was a great deal of wInd , thunder and lightning , but the precipitation was only .021. .021.COLUMBUS COLUMBUS , Nob. , Juno C-Speclal ( Tolo- gram. ) Reports from th country east of this town show that the hail storm was destructIve to crops and In pmo instacicoc not Only wIndows , but furniture was de- atroyed. - . SEVEflE STORM AT WINSIDE. WINSIDE , Nob. , Juno 6.-Special ( Teho- grain.-A ) very heavy storm passed through this section all last nIght Creeks ace out of thieir banks and the water Is nicilng fast. Tyo largo washiouts are reported between hero and Wayne. A smahi tornado pasod near town at 4 o'clock this niorning , moving several houses from thirclr foundations Cncl blowing fences and trees down. So ar as can be learned no one was injured. TIOLDItEGE , Nob. , June G.--Spoial ( Tele- gram.-Anothcer ) fIne rain visited this ectiog tpday , making the seconil one of the weehr , Crops never looked an well here before at - . this time of the year. , , COLUMBUS. Neb. , Juno 6.-SpeIal Tele- . graun-Tho ) Loup has oveu'l.3we.l its h'anks and the Union Pacific railway hicicL'e is in danger. The water is 'till rIsing rapidly tund people on the hottoms are molicg. 'There vero heavy ratn this , iter000ri and the Creeks are hank full , Washuucits are numerous. A storm isnow coming from the south. RUSh ! VILLE , Nob. , Juno 0.-Special ( Toicgran-Onu ) , of the lcenvit's rains that has visited this section for years fell this morning. IL was accompanie'c by a high wind , which diii consIderable clciiuiage. AL Pine IlIdgo a section of the roof of the liqspitul was blown oil and the atago which carries ( Ice luau was blown ov'r , causing the team to run away. hi this violnity it tIei'tinyod nan burn , unroofed several others alici llaYed ) havoc vItbi chimney tops and siril , out buihdiiige. 'the ground Is thor- ouglly soaked , and crops are in fine coudi- tion , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) t.tlLltO.t1) LOSS \11d14 IIH 11fl4tYY. - 1juIott l'nu'hllr iii.1 II , . 31 , Suffer by Jnst NIuiit' , . Srii * , Frtd2y cihghiL's atorlu in ( ho b up valley proved a coutlT one for the railroads , both the Union Paciflo and the Il , M , nustaining considerable damage , Fortnnitly the dam. ago to th , railway bridges anti tracks are on branch roads and traiflo on the niain line Is not interrupted. On the B. & M. % hn storm was most severe otweeii . % reailia and Loup City. There are zover.iI washouts on the line between those places. The extent of the damage Is not 3tnown , us urn definite hews hail leached the zcuidquarter flom this branebi up to date. tit Mduton a box car Was blown off the tracka , thn track was ripped up and It I . - runiorud ( lieu a church wa bhouiu down , The Ii , & M , also reported ( hint soyerah r- smahi bnidgea vere badly daniaged on this line. - - 'rho Unton PacIfla reported heavy rains on the line running north frooi Grand Island , In some pluca it was reported that six Inches of rain hjac fahleg during the night. \VashOnts are nutnerouis , and a bridge on the Y at Loup City waa blown out , ; sroitn IN $ OU'I'l ! IIisi % hhii's Uf flnilroil Iteudrere.l Iinsnfo for Triftle. c - YANICTON , S. D. , JUDO 6-Speela ( 'role. grain.- , heavy rain and wind storm oc- cured here at 0 o'clock , but no damage baa yet been reportei , N'avly two jncheu of rain has foilon In twenty-four haours. CANTON , S. 1) , , June 6.-Spoclat ( 'role- gram.-Six ) Inches of rain fell today , The . tail end of a celone icassod over here , blow- tuii down a circuatont. A tow bridges ere washed out , but railroad traiflo hi not hit- ejid. lFiAIWOOD , Junie C.-peu'lal ( Telegram. ) 1ror the past two days a continuous raIn- fLu hai pret'aiiod throughout thu hula , and while It has been of creat beiiallt to growtn crop , lucia done a gract deal of damage to faniuert end ottuero iivin along the butch ; ' - of the numerous streams which have their heads In the hills proper. MT the water cour have been swollen until their banks have been unable to contain them. At 11cr- mesa , Rapid City , Fairburn , and other 'points along the Elkhiorn railroad numerous wsah. outs have occurred , and as a consequlence the eastbound Elkhorn train , which left Deadwood - wood last evening , wea compelled to tie tip at Itapill City. At Ilormosa and b'airburn the rain storm culminated in a clouiclbuiv't , ItAl'lI ) CITY1 S. D. , Juno G.-Speelal ( Tehograrn.-'rlie ) dry opeli of weather thtt has prevailed here the past cix weeks was broken today by a heavy rain. The slgaal service station in thu city reported 233 inches precipitation within the paat twenty- four hours. 'Nearly a mile of the El1hovn track was washed away near I"reneh creek. IlUItO , S. I ) . , June 6.-Special ( Tele. granij-it liasbeen raining throughout thio Jim ILis'er- valley since midnight , over four lnchie.5 having fallen since that hour , Ono Inch fell in forty minutes , tIde afternoon , flooding storea , basements , cellare' , and submerging - merging low places throughout the cIty. Iteports show seine very heavy storms over the ct'ntral part of the state. MlTCllEhJ , S. 1) . , Juuie 6.-Rain began falling at midnight and caine down heavily until noon. 'rho prcciiiitation was over an inch. CrOps are looking fair. Corn io in. jureul sonie Icy cut worma. hiGh VATFlt IN I'AIITS OP IOVA. Vrit S.iriit iitIi.sSensoiu at C'lnt' liii i' isis , CEDAR HANDS , Ia. , June G.-Speclal ( Tel- egram.-One ) of the worst storms that ecr vIsited this place struck lucre this morning , The Cedar rIver Is out of Its banks , The Cedar Itapida Improvement company's losses nro $1,000 to $1,500 and crops In the lowlands - lands are badly damaged. No fatalities are reported as yoL The loss on live stock Ia quito large , Four wagon bridges on the Ce- ular river were swept away and ( lie railroad bridges are Impassable , ANITA , Ta , , June G.--Spechal.-A. ( ) daniag- lug hail storm vIsited this vIcinity list even- Ing. along with a strong wind , whuihi 'lain- aged crops very much , Awnin were torn to PieceS , windows brokeic out In most 'vt'ry house and some stores and fruit treer ruined. Farmers report great dant.cge to crops and fruit. Foity-six glass wore broken In the school houso. Many peopo wont to. their caves. This yas the worst aterm that over viitcd this Part of the country. I1OCK ItAI'XDS , In , , . . Juno 6.-Speo'al ( Tclegram-The ) heaviest rob of thu aeaucn occurred this forenoon. F'cree aitd clue- third liuchucs fell ln six hours. 'rIte greatt'r part fell In one huour. T.hsnccpti aires arc' down , railroad bridges waahcd on : atuul uiunch damage done to crops on irw. ltnds. 'me river has risen four feet , aaJ ts still rising. No trains wIll got through under twi'nty-fcur ho ui-s. SIOUX CITY , Juno 0.-Speciai ( Telegram. ) -Cyclone carca were In demand lucre from 6:30 : to 7:30 : thIs evening. A high wind from the southeast uprooted shade trees , tore down chimneys , prostrated many poles of the local telephone company , and did seine damage - age to small frame buildings. A heavy storm to the northweet is reported , but no definite information has been received. IOAS'1' ST. LOUIS AL'l'FLtLS VOlt AID. R.'quit'st for lTeli.AiIslrcMMe.l Only to IllInoIs ltie's. ST. LOUIS , Juno 6.-Pursuant to a resolution - lution of ir.atrucUons adopted by the citi- zons' executive committee of East St. Louis , Mayor H , F. Bader of that city today sent out addItional appeala for aid to all cities In Illinois with a population of 1,000 or more. While thuo relief corps has sufficient funds to meet all Immediate expenses , as well as continue its work ten daye longer , it Intends - tends to overlook no opportunity whereby iti means may be augmented. While the starving have been fed , and mcet of the homeless housed , temporarily , the need of relief work will continue for some time. Another body , that of Jacob Wendt , watchman at the Union elevator. was taken from the river , increaaing the list of known deaths to 104. With the exception of a branch , managed by tbe Society orSt.Vincent. . do l'aui In the first listniCt at Sev hthu and LaSalhe streets , all field statldiws In St. Louis foc the relIef of tornado euh1erer will be cIoaed tonlghuL- rho moSt popular plan- anti the one that will undoubtedly tie adopted , Ia for thoMer- chanth Etchango committee to assume active control. of thie field. If this is agreed upon the organizatIon vihi have charge of all money , as heretofore , and a ! all donations. One mammoth distributing atatlon nih be provided. and from it will ho delivered all od and other articles. 'I'SIItHE S'tVEt'I' A'.V.tY DY ILOOD. Two (1u11.lren uliusi a Mon Drowiicd In Iown WINTERSET , Ia. , Juno G.-Speclal ( Tole- grain-Arthur ) Turner was drowned in the North Branch rIver this morning while tak- log a drove of boras acroee the ford , The river was awolion by recent rains , The drove stampeded as It went into the water and Turner was drowned. He was 22 years of ago. ago.CiDATh RAPIDS , Ta. , Juno C.-Special ( Tel- egram.-A ) double drowning occurred at Ma- rengo this afternoon. WhIle the .two little children of William Wilson were stauding CR the bank of the Iowa river it caved in , throwing thuG children into ( hue water. lloth were drowned and neither of the bodIes have been recovered. a- ' ' ' , IS , litNSAS GJPI 'FHS'I'IMONY ALL liserliui iiunllons Nosy Couuiplisined of - I , , MitAy Sredern Cltiu , . KANS4S C1TY June 6.-Chairman W. fl , Morrison of the Interstate Commerce cent- nuLasion concludOd taking testimony In the case of the 'railway commissioners of Kansas versus the Tranemissounl Freight as.ocIa. tion this afternon and left for Chicago. "A date for the final bearIng , " saId he before leaving , "will he announced by the Interstate Commerce commission after fit. teen days. whIch tinto will be rpqulred for Inter-pleadings , " \v. II. McNeifl , local agent of the Anglo. American I'rpvieion company , finished his testimouuy thIs morning. Mr. MeNeIll had been directed to produce his books showIng the record of daily pprchuae-es by tile. om- PanY. lie stated frankly that hue kept no aiwounts because lie did not care to have them ordered Into court , therefore ho could only present a little memorancluin book as tb record of the vast transactions. F' . W. Balcer , of Groenieca & l3aker , Atchi- uon , was forced to admit thuat ho had received - ceived front 2 to 5 cents a hundred elevator fees frpm the MtcsourI PacIfic railway - engrain grain that ho had bouglt and shipped to Atchison. Judge Itichianului of Fort. Scott , representing the MissourI Pacific , croes ex- aminbd and endeavored to show that the tees in question ware a legItimate subsIdy to get lnisnesa ! for elevators built ouu ItB line and hail inference to cut rates. v. A. Henderson , manager of the Gal. vcston Traneportatiqp bureau , . presented a map covered wIth higures and representing what the wltuiess claimed voro i-ank diucrlm- Inaion ( in rates against Txaa points. The tuukiuig of testimony closed at 4 o'clock. It b said that Chicago viil present an Intervening PotItiolt demanding a revIsion of tariffs. ChIcago claIms that she is beiuu discriminated against , in favor of lit. Louis and St. PauI , The vouttroyersy lta nasunned larger Proportions tunn was oxpecte saul the comuuuiailon may have to sit in vuriaus Places all over the west and aoutbwest l.etero the case is concluded , Fires of a Ilny. NEW flRITMN , Coon , , June 6--Tbe Booth block , the largea busIness block In the city , was damaged by fIre today to the extent of $65,000. The orIgin of the fire is not known. but the police are at. work under the belief that It was IncendIary , - NE % ? Yoluc , June 6.-Fire In the leather factory of howard & u1c1)4rinott , at Sch'uncck end I'ark avenues , Brooklyn , today , did 00' ) damage , gutted three Jjuhidings and was thuc means of putting 500 persons out of work. Incendiarism It' euuipccted. . Chuinus 'iuhuinblu Luiesis iii Ghuiengo. CHICAGO , June 6.-flavid Iecne , who owns some VnIentno scrip , bepen oiect mont proceedings today ujjalnt th city of Chuicaijo , tiu Chicago public library ai2 the urand Army luaU and Meunosial I association. The plaintiff claims to lie tIm owner of the tee of tluo laud upon which ( hue pubhie library now stands. It Ia claImed that the , lend which yas formerly known cia the l'or ( Iearborn military reservation is bejd smear imperfect tItier. ' .flie land I Is vcJt-th ubout ; 3OOO,0O. ICliS 1N BUSINESS IETI1OD rorm of Keeping Records otho State Fish Commislion , REPORT ON THE RECORDS OF TIlE BOARD IiueoiiuIili't iii Iztua1s'viit1nI Ie. in I is it nil , I Iii ilis , ic- cultist of hIo' the .tlIiuuUt I % 'lt'I Jxpeuuclesi , LINCOLN , Juno 0.-Special-The ( ) mom- hors of the State Fish cununisslon have submitted a report. to Governor Ilolconub coiucernin the Incliner In which the busi- nose of the commission ha been condtucted. After saying that the records of the coiti- missIon a turned over are very inconu- Idote. tIm report goes onVo : have made such InveetigatIon of. tim commission as we rero abio rronu tIi vouclier , on file in ( ho oflice of the auditor of. public accounts , and rent ouch vouchers we dm1 ihat the bust- ness of thic commission hea not been ccn- siucted in accordance with business niatluodut. Wo find that quite a large sum of money Was paid coch year to Id. E. O'Brien , su- penintondent , and by huimut expended. In souite inpauices he filed itemized tatouiuents showing to whom and for what ha hind ee- vended the money , but in no tns'tanco did he file receipts froucu the p.irties to vhuom lie claimed time money was paid , stio'ing that the money was actually recetvcl by the parties named. In many lumatauces luflup Zulus c moutey were paid to him , without even an itemized statement made by hunt- selZ , showing for what purpose the money waa expended , " 'e find that for a time it woo custotnar' to dc-liver the warrants for wages du the emnployes of the hatchery to M. E , O'Urien , euporintendent , and in canto instances , It is claimed , these warrants were disposed of by him and the money never Paid o tluo employes. "We find that in some Instances mipey wam paid in , lump uma bef3ro it ha'l bedhu dIsburus ] , with tIm undenut.t.nJing , rtouibt- lees , that itemized statements of thu cx- pondltures should afterward be filed , hichs was not always done. 'The bills allowed for various extinses Incurred by the commissioners and eupenin- tendent were frequently not itemIzed. and such indefinite bills as these testify to the careless manner of disposing of the state's bus inocz , "Juno 7 , 1595 , James U. Melkle , cash spent iii attending legislature , account tipproprla- tion bIlls , 3I. "August 2c ; . 1S , R. IL Oakiey , prosecuting violations of Iluth iaw-ecpenses six days' time , $47 , "September 30 , 1893 , M. E. O'Brien , procuring - ing lishu , fish eggs , planting halt , transportation - tion for-expenses Pail for commission , $14.5' ' . "On several instances gross sums have been paid Mr. W. L. May for expenses in attending national fish meetings ; while it is understood that the ex'eflses were no- counted for at the commissioners ? meet- Ingus , when the nills were allowed , no itemIzed - Ized accounts accompany the bIlls. "This disregard for ordinary business methods seems to extend through the entire - tire work of the administration of affairs under previous commissions. " Captain John F. Guilfoylo has submitted the followIng list of appointments of corn- missioned otflcerut of the corps of cadets of the University of Nebraska to Governor Holcomb. The commissions are now being made out and will be Issued on the 11th Inst. : Captains , W. D. Reed , 3. P. Sedgwick , C. C. Pulls , Charles F. Schwartz ; first hieuten- ants , -V. H. Rhodes , William FL Ilenjamin , C. Id. Adams , T. T. McCarthy , . H. . P. Lacy- itt , C , D. Warner , Ernest A. Bessey ; second lieutenants , Edward A J3easey , At W. Sa- yule , H. W. Qualntance , W. T. Elmore ; first lieutenant and adjutant , J. 13. llarnes , Jr. ; firet lieutenant and quartermaster , N , L , Pollard. , , , , The following lacbarge.swere 'announced todiy by Adjutant Genera Bayi frqmthe Nebraska Nattonai Guard : Sergeant , flurton Fisher , colppany C , Geneva , accepts promotion - tion ; Sorgeint Joseph N. Snook anciJ'rtvate Walter Draper , battery A , Wymore , - expira. Lion of term of service ; Privates Ciaiede G. Drew , Logan.L. . Pethuond , , Lemuel P. Ges. ecu , Johun A Freeman and Guy M. .Haunilton of compauiy C , First regiin nt , on account of non-resIdence. Superintendent Corhett is preparing the now school appointment and will Issue , the same to the press on MOnday , IIOLLN'S I3QND APPROVED. Clerk of thue Supreme Court Campbell today approved the bond of henry BolIn for $50- 000 and the prisoner will be released. The bondsmen are Augustus liolin and Claus 13e-clcmann , quaiifyingfor $60,000 and $15,000 rutepectively. Notice will b sent to the mihenift of Douglas county' by Clerk Campbell and Jlohlri will , he given his. freedoninponding the appeal of hia case to the supranth court , There are ovldences of activIty in relation to the Grand Army reunion tobe held this fall in L'ncoln and the local committee La now makIng trips , to , tile fair grounds , which have been selected as thie place of holding tIme aesembly. It Is unomcially announced that thecoitncll of administration wIll accept - cept the fair ground site as the location , TIme grounds were carefully inspoctpdlast qveging by. the comtttee. One of the corn- mittoe said t a flee representative that. the rummier that there would be but a few tents. thus compelling visiting famIlies. to room together iithe AgrIcultural hail , was untrue - true ; .that. there would be all the tents pro- yldod for in the contract , and that those who preferred , tents cquld have them. Public meetIngs will probably be htld In the hail antI the tenting ground wIll not be. far dis. tant. tant.Late Late this afternoon Judge Holmes granted a dIvorce , from her husband to Mra. Rhoda II. Stewart. The defendant's name is L. L. B. Stewart and ho has been quite prominent In business and political clrcos In Lincoln. Mrs. Stewart flied her papers , by her attor- 'toy ' , A. B , Talbot , a 2 o'ciocl p. m , anti tue dofendgit's aucsor was filed , Immediately afterward , At 3:15 : thm dIvorce was granted as prayed for. 'rIte couple was married at Teciumnaeh March 12 , 1885 , and a daughter , Grace , aged 10 years , is thm0 only ISuo of the marriage. Mrs. Stewart in' lien peti. tion charges her' husband wIth cruelty and non-support , itileglng that on AprIl 20 last lie was guilty of calling her vile names and otherwise making her life miserable. A general denIal was entered by Stewart to every allegation made by the plaintiff , Mrs. Stewart was awarded the cuatody of lion daughter. The Lincoln Life aseuociation has just corn- nienced busIness In this cIty. Following are the otficers : A. , J , Peterson , ModaIeIa. , . . president ; James Doughty , Sioux City , Ia. , vice president ; W. fl. Proctor , Lincoln , eec- rctaiy ; E. F , Philbrook , late of Minneapolis , supe.nliitendent of ageflcies. 'rite general agents of the Union Central LIfe Insurance company of , Cincinnati hold a meeting today -at the Lincoln hotel. It Was at the call of 'John M Pattison , president of the company. - Purely routine busiucces was tranracted There were present John 31. I'attiaon , president and director , C. II. VrIght of Cincinnati. M. I : . Nichol at Sioux City , .7 , A. Eddy. of Cedar Rapids , Dr. . , P. Cnllorn of Denver , George W , Yates o To- peku.1 , M. Edmiston of Lincoln , A. It. Ed. inlsthn of Oupahia , Allan Waters , auporintenl- cult , Cincinnati ; George It , Van Norman of Iransas City and W. II. "Vbito of Des Moines. Omaha people in Lincoln : At the Lindell -11. N. Wood , .7. A. Epenoter , 3. Il. Sutber- land , F , L. Lewis , Ii. C. Rountree , S. C. flowan. At the Capltal-W. 13 , Howard , At the Lincoln-Mrs. Grace B. Sudboroughi , A. n , Edmiaten. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1'seuuiohit'M Y , I , C , i % , .Aeti'e , FREMONT , JUne 0. - ( Special. ) - 'rIce ? oung Mcmi's Christian association rQoma were reopened last evening after being uIte extensively repaired. The reading room has been papered and painted and new hard plus floor laid and new foumudatlvus utt in , t social was held at the rooms last evening under time auspices of the young ueople'a mcooiotles of the different churehues. An entertaining musical program was given antI refreshumenti served. The capacity of the rooms was tuXed to their limits , l'olte Couiatty ) fortguge Itu'eoriL OSCEOLA , Nob. , June 6-Speclal.-Tiuo ( ) 'ecord in tIme county clerk's office shows bat during ( ho month of May there were an lana mortgages mild amounting to G,6Tl ; released , uine , $10,145 ; town and city uorlsgea flied , five , $2,145 : released , six , 3.916 ; chattel mortgages flied , six , $20- 3S.8 ; released , twenty-one , $ a,7T , 011) OP ClItThtCIIMflS , Ilishni , llnnnenrn.nuial IIiI Pniets - . ( nt V.'nr. AUBURN , fb. , June G.-Special.-TbO ( ) , difficulty between Bishop llonacuini and cor- tam priests of the Catholic church is about to come to a head , The calm of the last few rnonth. has been caused by the absence in Rome of Arehtbichop lennessY of the Metro. politan court at Dubuue , to whom the case has been sent by time propaganda at Rome. On May 19 the bishop wrote to the priests sacg that if they did not take seine stepsctthtn the next seven days to bring their c'e before the Metropolitan curia at Dtibuque,7ime would , May 27 , conirnonce proceedings lt the ctril courts to eject them front the premises which they were then , occupying. This was the finaL officai ! notice that the priests had at the return of Archbishop Ilennessy , and upon receipt of this letter the Priests wrote to the archbishop a.king him if he authorIzed the writing of such a letter , nuid ho replied that he knew nothing of it , and aalptI that. tin-u vapors and dccci- ( nents be sent on to him , and expressed cur- priso thnct the vcar general had not lire- ocntei the cace to hint before. The papers amid documents were lcromnptly cent , antI soon after that Bhshibp lionacunc caumsol the following notice ( a be nerved On the pricots. "In aceorianca with instructions received tlis day train the sacred congregation ol propaganda at' Rome , under date of May 8 , 189 , you are hereby Informed that the case of the diocese oj Lincoln against Rev , Dennis Fitzgerald and Rev. Villiam Murphy has bean traneferred from the Metropolitan curIa of Dubuqut' to the apostolic doegation at Washiington and yoi are hereby cited to appear , either Ia pemon or by advocate , before the rai apostolic delegation in the city of Washington at ruch ttmo as lii emInence , the rcost reverend delegate apoc'tolic mna iflc His eminence , the pro- delegate apostblie Is empowered to make final disposition of the case In the name of the holy see.'t This letter baa been , reforreul to Archbishop liennessy , pnd his an.cwer . i awaitei with - anxiety. , ( tOIvoitjc OF' StI'I0 ImJOVidIt4 , Ihiuiilc Esenpes . , but the I'ostollice Loses 1meui'il- , ELMWOOb , Neb. , June 6.-Special ( Tela- gram.-Thie ) S.at.o liank of Elmnwood , Nob. , was assailed -Into last night , or early this morning , with crow bar , jimmy , chisele , drills and gtmnhowder , without other damage then breaking the lock and dial plate of the otmtsido vault doer. The roblors seemed to understand 'thel s'ork , no a hole wan skillfully - - fully driled thurougj the vault door , but the drill misaed an ihuportant point aimed at , and thiuu the rebb m were foiled. They were more Successful in their assiult upon the poatoiflee iii the adjoining building. at , the safe dqor va tompleteiy blown off and about $120 worth of stamps taken. No clew as yet to the robbers. Mr. Jenny , president of the bank , went to Omaha tohy-tqget.a new lock amid comnbina- tion. and the vault door is now In as good condition as ever. . The bank was started here ten yorsdagoand tluisls the first ox- penience auit1 , . lucky' one , as the , burglars might have lo1e great Injuty to the inside safe by defCin'lt , aenud , It nothing else. IItItltI SHAVEIt IS ACQUIT'I'ID. I _ .i.- Morrison ir ; Itetuiruis a Verdict of : , 3i't RUSHVILL1teb , , June 6.-Special ( Tel- egram.-Tbe ) Jiry in the Morrison case returned - turned a verdict Iot not guilty this morn- log at the onln'g ot the court. TIme sentiment - mont in tlie1ujqmpiunity on tIe quetioii of the jstnesspf1tJce verdict is divided. The Case has bean conducted with ability on both. sides and ererypoint luae been stubbornly contecAed. .it underatcod that .Mornlson wilt not rcttri t0 Crawford to hie but will take up Iui. .tkuicIiInoe _ somewhere else. - , , -tI , I ' ' - Jruggists , iiiiot .ielL'a5k11 Cit ) Maui. NEI3RASICA CITY , June-0.-pecial.---Tlio ( ) State Piiarmaesutlcj Druggivt.s' associationi wh1fW'Iut VdI6jtren1 : at IShticaifl 'henortd Ne.i bi'1ki"Clt' l3"electing john J. Te president - dent for the enauing'ysar.Tetanus one.of the neeat widely knowndruggiste 1n Iio state. ,4 , mecting o.tha Otoe County Medical society - ciety wao heiq. . today 'at thd ofilce. of Dr. 0. 0. Heiee. , Buslnc-ss of Importance 'was transacted 'and officers weroelected for the encuing year. Tile meeting was attended by the most promhnentilayaieians in the county. The society wliI mqet again - June , ,15. tJscil Iyuniialte , on a Postoltlce Sitfe. SHUBERT. Nob.- Julie 6.-Special ( Tele- . gram.-Thio ) .postofllce hiere was broken into last night and the safe blown open with dynamIte. 'Tui Fobbors cecured about $50. The mail and- stamps were -not disturbed , About $50 of priyate funds lyIng in one car- nerof-'the safewas not taken in their haste to' get away. Time Oxpiosion awakemied some _ pr tue cltizeq9. , bdt tefore jseistance could 'ho arpusod the rnbiera'vero gqne without I ay- fag any cleW , : - : Iciuriiier Piiiils Life it Iltirileis , ' hASTINGS , , Yune6.Speeial ( Telegram. ) prospeoustIei'mah farmer ( lie -A by name at IL Ennenga , , whib has lived In Hanover township for 'a good many years , committed suicide last nlglmt b'lp emitting his' throat wIth .1 pocket knife. Ho has had 'considerable famtly trouble of hate and Itis thought -this weighed so on his mind as to cause him o go. insdiie _ _ _ _ _ _ -iv. C. 'F. Li. Couivc'ntloui ORAFTON , N b.Juno 6.-Speclai.-Tjie ( ) tenth annual convention of the Fillmore County Woman' ! ' Chritian Temperance cuba was held bore -Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. It was well attended and all enjoyed a' ( Ino program , . ' lit IL , , ' ' , 1CEARNIY , tb7 Juno 0.-Speciai-A ( ) few clays tigo , vImile , Simpn UJirig was out driving , . hIs tfani jan away aud 1 ' -was thro'.sn out , breaking three ribs and su- taming other sovar injuries. He has beau in a critical coplItion since. - , ICliii' Afnlfau Cr.is , I3LOOMING'1'OI , Nob. , June G.-Speclal ( , ) -M , Barber , a iau1imig'farmer ' , has fivemowers cutting his nlfahfa TIme field contains 240 acres , standing twenty Inches high. A year ago lie paid $20i an acre for the land ; new lie rusoa i , Stuui'on ' 1'ripsiviiig to Gche1rit 'STANTON ' , 1'eb. , June 6.-Speclal-For ( ) thc jirat time 'In t'hre ciaia Stanton vIhl celebrate July . Aranenlbnts are beIng iiiadoJoul a gragcl tim . , , , _ _ L.tItC.lO I'LOU1L ' % VAILIOiiOVSE IIUitNS. . Iuuc'eiil himriq-tsnfIjli4eiI Ilumuu.lri'd-Tluuu- , siiust ljljitr Disuse mit Erie. EI1IE , Pa , , Juno 0.-The mammoth naw flour warohousp- Anchor line in this city was tota1Ihkflcatroyed by fire early this morning , A lueavl rain storm came up during the progress 8t1t ? flr which probably saved several adjouitg ( elevators and freight hiousea. The oJ o James Goodwin , tue night watcllrnaufls ( the warehouute , was found in tbe vessel ali'p alongside time warehouse this niorning0 IL ia _ rumored that the fire was started ) } eidianies. ; and the watcbm- man was put lur or the way to prevent his uivina an alarm The loss is estimated at tl00000 , , 4a1p- . , I'USmSImRI ) WQ&cIlLOlJlllNG 'l'lII u.tsic. Va IlL- Emsib'zzltui gCutrliur "sYhto 'VrIi'il to Cover mlgsrisue with jtnotlmt'r , PRfNGFIEL1I Ill. , Juno 6.-Canl Kiop- penbumrg , cZibher of the State Bank of Buffalo , who , 'wltb hLa brother , Joseph Ifiop- penburg of this elty robbed the bank a few weeks ago , pleaulii J1iilty' in the Sangarnon ' circuit court and w'aa sentenced to Chester penitentiary. Koppenburg was an embezzler and the robbery was committed to hide lila crime , JCieppenburg's sentence is an In. definite Oni ! nuder the law pertaining to such cases , and La according to behavIor , flomthss ( of is Iisy FLINT , Mich. ; Juno G.-z-Governor Jo- slab W. Begolo died at a late hour last night. lie bad been gradually failing for the last two years. lie was 61 years old and leaves I a widow and several children , ALBION , Neb , , June 0.-Special.-Clin- ( ) ton A. Ketfoury , an 'old resident of this I place , died yeater4ay at Omaha while undergoing - I going a surgical 9peratiofl his remains wilt be Interred tozoro. - _ I _ CLOSE 01 ? NEBRASKA SChOOLS Oommoncoment Ezercisos Celebrated In a Number of Cities. BLAIR TIlE SCENE OF A PRETTY AFFAIR Hlie of lime Cii' I'rescuut to Huuciumr- oge Ihte Si'liolmmriu of that 'I'iiu-ii iii 'I'huelr Orator- lemul HiTorts , NEWMAN GROVE , Neb. , Juno C-Spe- ( olal.-Tiio ) commencement exercises of the Nearnan Grove high school wore held at the operd house last evening. 'rho opera house , which is the second largest in the county , was filled beyond its seating ca- pacity. WISNER , Nob. , June 6.-SPecial-TliO ( ) Wiener school board suet last night and no- elected the following teachers : Prof. Id. It. Snodgraas , principal ; Misses Clara Rich- anilcion , Nato Ieilor , Bertha lCnoii and Leona Hunter , a sistanta. There remains ono position yet to be filled. The Past year has been one of the most successful In the history of the schools , GILA FTON , Nob. , June 6.-Spocial.-Tho ( ) Grafton school board at a meeting Wcdnes- day evening elected teachers as follows : Mips Nellie Stevens , George F' . Burt , Miss Ida Chase ; principal , V. Id. Sheppard. All ralarico were cut $5 per month. ICEARNEY , Nob. , Juno 6.-Spocial.-The ( ) past weak line been largely devoted to ode- cational work , class day and graduatimig cx- orcises. Tuesday night the grahuates and pupils of the High school Imeld their annual reunion tie the new high school building , amid the room was crowded with former students - dents amid graduates. A very Interesting program was rendered , after which refresh- mnentevero eervd and a social time en- joyed. Last night the graduating exercises Were lioluL in the opera houne , and the bulild- Ing was well filled with frIends and relatives of the young iaclles and gentlemen taking part in the exercises. The graduates and subjects were : Lucan 3. Marsh , oration , "Peaco or'ar ? " Burton 'i' , ' . Whittier , "Crises and Great Men ; " T. Wesley Ilockett , "Advance of Freedom ; " Miss Minnie Norris , essay , "Gladstone ; " Miss Bertha Tufts , "Music's- Ministry ; " Mio Osa B. l'ickering , "Educational l'rogress ; " Miss Elma Hibberd , "What Shail Out- Ideals Be ? " The subjects were ably handled. The exercise's were iii- terapersed with music by the High school ladies' quartet , after which lIon. John Ii. Webster of Omaha gave a very interesting and highly instructive address on "Four Epochs in America's Destiny. " I3ELLEVUE , Neb , , Juno 6.-Special.- ( ) The pregnant for comiiiencc'ment week at Bellevue college In as follows : Baccalaureate sermon , by the president , Sabbath , Juno 7 , 10:30 a. ni. ; address to the religious eo- cbottes , Rev. E. A. Bell , 8 p. m , ; Mondey , Juno 8. field day , 2:30 : p. rn. ; class day oxen- does , 8 p. in , ; Tuesday , meeting of trustees , 11 _ a. m. ; musical , S p. iii , ; Wednesday. commencement exercises , 10 a. in. ; anneal address , 3 p. m. President and Mae. Kerr entertained FrIday - day evening for the senior chase. Miss Painter , and Messrs. Lowrle , Williams , Morn- in and Teylor at Rankin bali. The rooms vcro beautifully decorated with ferns , flow- era and the class colors. blue and white. About seventy-five guests were present to do honor to the class and to welcome home Dr. Kerr , who has been in the east for some time. Among the guecta from abroad wore Misses Inca Fisher , Papilhion , and Carolyn Alexander , ' 95 , Mount Ayr , Ta. The young women of Beliovue gave a farewell reception to their college friends at the home of Miss Oastler this afternoon. Missed Oastler , Wallace and Kayser re- ceiveil , and Misses Seelemere , Longsdort and Wright. presided in the refreshment room , BERLIN , Neb.Jour' , . tL-Speclai.-Thme ( ) henlin schools hod their closing exercises and commencement Friday , morning and afternoomi. Mt excellent program was car- ned "out. after which dinner 'was served to 100 pupils. besides visitors. Then all no- paired to the park and engaged in games. OSCEOLA. Neb. , June 0.-Special.-The ( ) beard of village school trustees held a meeting - ing yesterday and engaged these teachers for the next school year : Prof. L.ahr. prilici- pal ; Harvey Heald , assistant , and Miss Elsie Sprague , Mis.ut Ella Westburg , Idles E. May Henderson and Mrs. Id. 3. Conkiyn. The board cut the wages from last year amid will only pay the teachers $35 per month , the principal $75 and the assistant $40. BLAIR. Nob. , Juno 6.-Spectal.---The ( twenty-first annual gradnating exercises of the Blair High school were lucid hero thtl8 evening. The ball was crowded to over- flowing. 'rice exercises were very fine. The names of the graduates are : Blanche L. liii- ton , ' Jc3ephi e' B. Palmer , Fred It. Getty , John McKenneT , Drtmsiila A. McDonald , Nellie - lie Fair , J. Roy O'Connor , E. Maud Cnn- ninghiani , Arthur Grimm , Willkfrn Itt. Palmer , Richard Murray and Horace P. Parker. Title is the program : InvocaUon. John Rhoades , ' 92 ; "WelCome to Class of ' 96 , " Julia Meson- voy' , ' 87 , presIdent asosciation ; reopqnse , "My Last Inning , " John Id. Kenny. ' 90 ; "The 'Second Generation , " Edna Id. Murray , ' 73 ; "In the ' 70s , " Cornelius Farrell , ' 73 ; "The Board of Education , " Secretory H. W. Me- Bride ; "Our Alma Mater , " Nora CsrrIgan , ' 91 ; " 13. H , S. . ' 97 , ' 08 , ' 99 , " Id. M , I'atter- Bon _ , principal High school : "A Country High School , " Superintendent J. Vi" . Henderson ; "The Class of 1908. " Jennie Rhoades , ' 59 ; "Two Years A-Voyaging , " Anita McKercber , ' 94 ; "Otto Year's 'X'-Its Solution , " Irno Monroe - roe , ' 95 SUTTON , Neb. , Juno 6.-Special.-Thie ( ) twelfth annual commencement of the Sutton - ton high school occurred last evening 'at tIle apara house , graduating five girls and 'i erie. boy. The sumlijects of their orations vere asfollows : Saiutaiory , "Louisa N , Alcott , " Id , Eotelle Brown ; "Night Brings Out the Stars , " Ruby Anderson : . "Our Strength from the Soil , " Roy Id. Clark : "Unrest the.Mothuor . of Progress - ross , " Ada U. Irwin ; "National Perpetuity , " Leia ? uf Brown : valedictory , "Bleeding Ar- meals , " Anna Spiechi , WAN'I'S TWO 1tMEItICAN WAlt 51111'S. Jui1uitiu ( ] I't't'4 COiiti'iI'tM to ] lusihls'rs In This Country. SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 0.-S. Asano , one of time chIefs In the Naval department of the g9vernnient' 9f Japan , will arrive In San Francisco on the next steamer from the Orient with contracts in hls posCason for tlio erctlng of two war ships. for the country be repreosnts. One of those , It is ummiulerstood , will go to thtoUnlon Iron works In this city , time other to the Cramps company of Phil- adelphta , Captain Id. fluogoiny , charge d'affaires of thto Japaness arniy , arrived from Takie on the Peru inst night to visit Irving M. Scott cpd arrange for the building of thu ship tvhmiehm bias been awarded to lila tomiipany. After ciosing up his bqslness here ho will go to I'hiladelphmIa to consult with the Oramps. Amiother important inater connected with the coming vIsit of Asino is the opening of t new steamiirhuip line between Tokto anil the Pacific coast. in heralding ( lie advent of this new line , Asano wIll ay ( lint it. will huauidlo freight cheaper than any of the hues run- chug from San Francisco antI l'uget soulumil , and that time landing place on this coast ivill be at - Portland , Ore. - SIlO'S. ' 1iI1L JItJSiIiND'S MtS'l'Ij ISS. 11ov it Splritesl hnnsns Vife Jlriile Us , silt Iiudrlgimi' FORT SMITh , Kan. , June 6-Shortly after o'clock last night Mrs. Fagan Jiourland shot twIce and fatally wounded Maude Aflen , awl then fired upon her own busbad , TIle I mhiooting was the result of an intrigue of long standIng between liourlanul and the Alien soman , and ltaa nbt been unexpected , iii view of less serious difficulties that have occurred from time to time. Ilourtand Is quite uyeaithy and hula wife is a meat esttmnabla I Ihdy and a leader in local society , Sue has aot been arrested and probably will not he. Three shot * were fired , one taking effect in ( tie Alien woman's left breast and ono siting- : ido the Itead , Time last abet struck a rock uuid bounced against Ilourland's leg. ? dr . Liouriand disguised herself by blacking her ! 400 in order that she unigbt conic upon tue : ouple unawares. It La thought the Ahiep Onian will not liv. , A COMMON SIGN. ' That "Tickling Seiisatioii iiithe Tliroat"-Wliat It Means-It's a Waritilig of Vital Iiiiporfaiicc. Tijo Cough That Carries OfF Every Consumptive Originates n a "Tickling In the Throat , " Multitudes of people have lund coughs nail colds at intervals for a louiS lifetime , and at ( ICathi their lungs have boon round Perfectly healthy. Yet , of nil who di a natural death one in every ix has a cough anisiiig front a diseased condition of the lungs , Title cough origimintes iii a tickling sensation at the litte : hollow at the bottoni of the neck , In front Sometimes this tickling disappears of itself in tt week , a day , au hour. Sometimes it lasts a seoi'o of years , as in bromiciuitis , with- omit seeming to shiorten it. Then ngain , if it always comes in ( lie morning , not necessarily at oIlier timneuu , with two or three ether symp- tomu ( lint are kindred to it , it umiay mean consutuuption begun null death wIthlntwo years on an average , What should be ulone ? What can be done for the hers-one whose weakening syetenu and fatling breathing power show themselves in this first symptom-the tickling iii the throat ? The thing that should be done is for the patient , first , to quit taking cough drops , or pastiies , or troches. The trouble is too deep to bo warded off liy this sort of bird eliot. Whucut can hue done ? This : ' 1'Ilh ? INCIPI1IN'F IISHASH enmi 1st' stair , ' , ! , iurest lIsit ivi'l' unit uut'ranmu- umentlby ( lit , Iuhi3'sleiiumi vi'hut ) IiitlLeIt the treatniesit of tithe sliselisse his SSiI'iIiLlt , ' niuti life's ivork , Dna. Copelanil and Shiopard read tItle warn- lag to all : Attend to the tickling in the thront new. Don't let it go on until the graver symptoms develop , when a cure is doubtftmi , but attend to it now. Dre. Copeland - land and Siiepnrd cnn cure it for you. $ : ; , O ( ) 1'Elt SlON'I'lI Ii tIme Ii'ixeul immid Uiuiforsiu Fee for All Cii sos. TillS HEGAN ' 1TII "T1CigLlN IN Till ? 'I'IIltO.VI' _ " It is not upon &niple hearsay that Rev , a iii , hunt , pastor of the Methodist church , Elgimi , Neb. , now -commends the Cop-land anti Sheparti system to the sick , but as the result of his own experIence of that sys- tern. He writes : - REV. Id. E. HUNT , Elgin , Nob. "After realizing the excellence of my treatment by Drs. Copeland and Shepanul and the manifold general advantages that their system extends to the sick and suffering - fering of every' class , I would feel that I was falling in my duty to othems if I neglected - glected to acknowledge , however , briefly. tI-me Inestimable benelits vhicli I myself have received from that system. "I had practically been an invalid front catart'hc of the head , throat and lungs for twenty years. A tickling in the throat with soreness was one of the first symptoms. M. ' hose vas tightly Stolrecl and my sense of smell abotil. ulestroycci , My eyes tvnre imi- llatuietl , tvntery niid t'enk , giving ace coim- stamit annoyance and sumfteriuig , "My voice 'ns greatly iiiipnlretl by the catnrrhnl inflammation spreafitmig front the hitui to tIn , larynx and wind PiPe. I also hind froquient and severe attacks of headache whiicht would come on by taking the least colil. "Though I tiegni tli luau trecitinent with little hmopcs of beiieflt , I very soon realized that 1 was getting well , I'erhuulis thici leit roinmomit I cou.ul make on thid trc'tttrncnnt is to say that it lins been of umntohil bominfit to me , The distressing symptoms I have listed above nrc practically gone. I find inypc'lt iii re-ostahlishetl luc'altii , tinder tIn' lil niethi. od of tretutmemit nothing settied to give inc atty rd let , bum t I here is ice ulotuhit iii my nil nil tkat the iiow treitcincuit of lrci , Copeinncl nail Sheiam'd ; , iusthliea all the liraise It has - received. CONStTITATION lli.ANICS St4T TO ANY AIfl1t1SS litll ON APPT.IcATION , TIlOSld Who CANNOT COMF TO ' OF'l"ICE " CAN ltld ltl'Aflht. ' CUItEI ) Il' , TIlId 11OMl TItl'ATiEN' , " As' INVITATION , Iiyutlllj , , Iumupl-luiw Iii lersnn will be a'rleuiit' I , , a tm'inl trcttmuu'im ( ts'ilhunutt uiuimrgi' , 'cvhuiutt.s't'r t1u mutu ( sir- f time uuhuromi Ic nilliot lou. Ii'or tliit , tflleii full trt'iutiiuemu t t ltr is iso cxeuus , hii''ouiil C lu' ltssessuicjmt of iS iumouithml , lli'luillumg iiiillt'iiie , IN A KANSAS HOME , 'I'luis Lcttci fi'oiua 1)lstant Lady l'atlcmct. Shu's how' Chronic Imi- valids May Be Ctmz'eL itt Ilomtic 'l'luIt1gl1 the Mails. Mrs. Margaret S. Ilighee , Bumrdette , } Can- anti , writes its follo\-s to 1)rs , Copeland timid Shiepartl : " 1 received this month's niedicines promptly - ly , nnfi with ilCitstire I can inform yeti that I ama still iinprovlmug. I nun actunliy gettimig fat ! However , I nun not mit all alarmed for my frail france cnn take on a great uicat of Ilesh and still ho tiiimt , for hien I coin ; menceil with you I s'uue it. "more shiailoii' . Tue catnrrhal secretion is mntuch thinner , there is not that thick , temiitclous nuticuis , and the drippimig of philegm from the hictud to ( lie stoniachi is lesc frequent. I ama vem'y much elated over titis , for I rather doubted your ability to conquer thmuut lit inc. as I hituvu had It so bugMy voice for singing icc also i-eturniutg. The niteratton in my appear- once is very noticeable , buoynuir'y of niaminor amid vivacity of expression taking the place of the look of dumb hopelessness which hail been mimic. Tint leaden load of iihsicai suffering itt gradually being lifted from itty brain , fat' I new have hopes of being i'eit and strong once more. The liomo Treat- niemit is simply wonderfuml , Yours respect. fully , MARGARET SECOIII. ) 11IOBIU. " DRS. COPELAND & SLIEPARD , ROOMS 312 AND 313 NEW YORK LIFId BUILDING. OMAhA , Null. omce Rours-9 : to 11 a. iii. ; 2 to 5 p. in. Eve. nings-Wednesdays and Saturdays only- 6 to S. Sunday-b to 12 in. National Life Jnsllranco Company of Montpeliei' , Vermont. FoTrty-Sixth Annual Statement. . - NE' 4SSETS , Dqceinler 31,1594. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 0,20G35D IIECEIVEI ) IN 1895 , Puemiunus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,772,536.56 Interest and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,027.83 3,209,473,67 ' ' $13,005,109.27 ' DISBURSED , Death Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 726,203.55 Matured endovments and surrendered polieea . . . . . . . . . . . . 544,682,57 Surplus returned policy holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,465.27 Annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,690.75 Saiarieo of olilcers , office oniployes amid directora . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,505.32 Medical examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,111.28 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Legal and loan expeuisc's and real estate m'epuirz . . . . . . . . . . . 18,008.60 All aggncy expenses , including commntmted commisslon'c . . . . . 600,454.29 Advertising antI aupplies. . . . . . . . . t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,107.16 Postage , telegraph and express , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii,013.31 I'remnium on bonds purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,971.75 All other expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,811.59 2,223,761.49 NET ASSETS , December 31 , 1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,281,347,8 Interest One and accrued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 331,086.56 Unreported and deferred premiums , net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,878,13 Market value of stocks and bonds above I-ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,440.41 860,405.43 011085 ASSETS , Decemnber 31 , 1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ l2,147,753.2 LIABILITIES. Computed reserve ( Actuaries' 4 per cent ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,255,709.21 Death claims in procesa of adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,680.00 Premiums paid icr advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 978.74 Unpaid surrender value of cancelled policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,815.10 Unpaid dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,722.51 Extra reserve on life endowment policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,570.36 Alt other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,498.67 Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,70i,911.71 SURPLUS , on 4 , per cent 1)5515. . . . . . 1,442,778.50 PAID POLICY.IIOLIERS SINCE ORGAN IZA'I'ION , Deajii Claimiie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . , , . . , , . . . , . . . , . . . . , : , . . . . . . , . . . . ( ttlI4)uuth.7 ( ) ) Matured endowments , surrendered policies and Surplus returned to policy holders , . . , . . , . , , . . , . , . , . . . . . . . . . , . - , , , , , , . , , , , , , , 2In,1)7.77 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i11lliu1)l.iO ( ) ( 32,742 policies tn force , Insuring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,523 polIcies issued and revived itt 1805 , lnounimug . , . . . , , . . . , . . , . . . . . . - 1' I , , , l'il)14ifl.it ) ( ( ) CHABLES DEWEY , President , 3AMES C , IIOUGHTON , TroaaureZ' , EDWARD DEWEY , Vice Prea , GEO. W. REED , 8ecrotary WALSH & PUMPELLY , , , , AGENTS ' GENERAL ' 401-4 Paten Block , 'Olflflhif.lNelVflSltl. ' 1'ItI1LP. 2l 1JI1iHit IN CALII"lIINIt. Vel1 ICuiin'ii , truuiniuitmfl null his Son situ ! Iiiisduttir Foisiul Jcimul , FRESNQ , Cal. , Sumac 6-lu online , which for wauiton atrocity lisa ice pau'aliel in ( tie eninc- nal history of Frcusno county , was perpetrated - trated last night within two miles of this cIty. TIm three victims were au of one tam- fly , father , daughter atiul son , 'Fliey neru' Stephen Slmabinunirlan , lila daughter , aged 27 , ami Uaiijamnhii Simahamuiiniaiu. aged about 18 , all Anientaiis by birth. TIme triple murder occuirruxi in time vinoynra of Dr , Meaux , in Fresno colony. The crime Is an iiiystcrloPs as sanguinary. 'rite identity of the aeuassln lcas not yet been established , although one person , Daniel ShualinminIan , a nephew of ( ho slaughmtered family , Iii In cutody ummidor suspicion , Tue iih.fated Armenians were last scout at I o'clock last night at theIr home. The actual limo of their departure front their home for the lonely opel a mile away , where they met iimc'Ir tate , Is uiot known , for no 0110 has yet 1e-en found whto saw ( bela leave the house , Just before din-k people living contiguous to Ihie Mcclix vimucyard heard three pistol shols , whhcim attracted no special attention , At 7 , 'clok this morning a pietunioJi On ( ice Meciux mmmcii sucJilenIy came upon lice bodlts of the rnuriier&d , krmnemmlans , All three were lying ogeihier 'upon lhe grourmi. No cause for be murder ii knonu , ICIUing ( bitt Vna Not Munilus. SAI1 L/i.1CI6 Cl'I'Y , June 6.-Harry hinds va , today fotmnd not guilty of tour- icr by the jury bstore which he Yas tried or kliitcma' Wshtoi' luiwoody whom he iUrI'nlitutl anA aJet In. his wt/e' he6rooni haiuI un.xpeCt.Ulr ksi - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - , I'iIiiY 1)Il'll ) 'I'S ) iJ'Il ' 1'Iil-l1I 111)5011 , Nd t-Suerllie.i of ii is .tu'iueimis , im % Vomumu a II um.l 11cr 1)mtsigli Is'i' , SEATTLE , June G.-"JIly iitothcer surul ala. ten forfeited their hlvc'e to save their hdnor , " writes an Armenian of ( lilt' city , After visit- hag Pahon , formerly a city of 50,000 people , btut which by time Turkish butcheries ban been m'eclttci1 ( ci about 3I ) pnuils , in quest of 1mb , mother and sister , the writer rays tiiitt lie found that after having been stolen by time Ttmrks the two women had titrean titeni- aelves into a rIver mind wuro drowned , jire- joining death to tlishmtnur. Contimmuming , time writer Vayel "Little tha ItOOPlO of a peaceful natien realize the torn. bIn pmlvationc the Armeniauus tire suthijecteil to. Being ( tiC weukelt of ( lie puimmy trbe.m lii ' ( mit-boy and the esliecial butt of Turiclu'i ! a.uysges , every nina's hand Is tujed sguhiet , them , rlioy eternally sloop over a ajuuuilwr- imig volcano , They know alit at what moniept their houa'ut will ha pillage-I , their utnies looted nail their wives , dmtughtere nail sictej , dllionored. " _ - Fell 'l'ltiriy l.-ot to 1)i'stthi , BETII1.EIIEM , Pa : , Ju'i 0.-Cyrus ' 1'ser vv : killed and Ais'can-Jor Kicid fatally In. jurcd today by the collp of a scaifohil at the tup ci on elot'ator altaR at J.Ips & Sullen's silk mill. rhme men fell to the cellar , a ills' i400i ) of thirty feet. Moser' . neal' te bruikn tund lcidd had 9101041 every bone lu his body huroken , Grumiii Luthsrssmss. AdmIt Teauus , ! cIILWAUltFi , Jima 6-At time ( lerniss Lutimui'n s'no4 unetinI : cul&y tIme uueslloa of o'Imiltinx Texas wita hotly debated , but ua1Jy asled by a close vets.