THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MARCH 13 , 1898.
FIFTY DOLLARS IS THE FEE
Attorney General Settles a Dispute Left
Open by the Law.
FILIG : INSURANCE COMPANY CHARTER
I'olk Count- Mutual Ornnnlratlou
ItnlncM the ( luenllnn hy OITerluK
the Hecrelnry or Slate flO
fur the Document.
' LINCOLN , March 12. ( Special. ) The filing
of articles of Incorporation by the new Nebraska
braska Mutual Life Insurance company of
I'olk county has brought to the attention of
the state officials a now question. It eccms
that In the Insurance laws the regulations
for the formation of new mutual life com
panics do not mention the fee required to
be paid , providing only for the payment ot
the fee of $10 when the annual statement Is
made. The promoters of the Polk county
company construed the law to mean that
tipon the formation of the company they
would be requlreJ to pay a fee of $10. The
insurance commissioner held that the fee
for the Iscciporatlon of the new
company was $50 , and the dispute
was referred to the attorney general.
Ills decision wa.i that Inasmuch as the law
wan silent la regard to the fee required for
the Incorporation of new mutual companlei
the regulation fee for the Incorporation at
other companies 'would ' be In force and that
$50 was correct.
P051THH 01LVNQIJ3 HIS 'MIND. '
The day after the supreme court decision
In the Eugene Moore case was announced
the secretary of state said In an Interview
to the reporter of The Uce that he would
make no change In the manner of collecting
fees In his ollice , but would continue to re
ceive money for articles of Incorporation and
make remittances to the treasurer , ai hid ,
been the practice In his office for the last
year. It seems from a circular letter Just
Issued , and a copy of which Is sent to every
applicant for a notarial commission , that
tfe secretary of state has changed his mind.
The letter referred to among other things
On receipt of petition1 properly signed and
troasurcr'H receipt for $1 , your commission
and blank bond will be Bent to jour county
c'.erk. vvlio will notify this ollice of your
( itmllflrutloii on proper lilunk.
Your attention 1 * al o respectfully Invited
to the nrovixlotm of section 24 , of at tide v ,
of the Constitution of Nebraska , which pro
vide ? . "All fees that may hereafter bi piy-
nb'.e by laA for services performed by nn
olllcer , provided for In thla article ot the
constitution , shall be. paid In advance Into
the states treasury. " . . .
Ple.fC i-lKn enclosed order to llic state
treasurer , otherwise the receipt will be re-
tuincd to you and this olllee will have no
authority to Issue your commission.
The following notailcs were commis
sioned today : C. E. Havens , 'Atkinson ; John
C. Lund , Omaha ; Arthur M. Cowlc , Omaha ;
W. J. Halderman. Hurchard ; Henry Nunn ,
St. Paul ; J. W. Crawford , Hclvldere.
STATE HOUSE GOSSIP.
The Morton Brothers' Printing company of
Nebraska City filed articles of Incorpora
tion toJay. The purpose of the company Is
the publication of a dally and weekly news
paper and the operation of a general print
ing establishment. The capital stock Is $2G-
OCO , end the corporators art' : J. Sterling
Morton , Jcy , Paul and Mark Morton , Henry
M. Shew ell , N. A. Duff. M. E. Duff , David
Brown , J. J. Hochstcllar and D. MacCualg.
The managers of the Southeast Nebraska
Teachers' association have decided that It
;
will be bcttter to abandon the meeting of
the association this year and encourage all i
the teachers to attend the big meeting that
la to be held In Omaha In June. The South
east association was to have held a mectlrig
at Peru on the 30th and 31st of March and
April 1. Moat of the teachers In the d's-
trlct have expressed their Intention , to at
tend the Omaha meeting.
The demurrer In the Injunction cases of
the Pacific Express company and the Ne
braska Tcl phone company was argued and
submitted In district court today. The In
junctions wcro brought some time ago to
prevent the State Board of Transportation
from ordering the lower rates Into effect.
A man named Boycr brought suit against
the Lincoln Street Hallway company for
$20,000 damages , because he was run lno :
by a car end sustained a broken leg. The
case waD on trial two or three days this
week In district court , and this morning the
Jury brought In a verdict giving Boyer $700
damages.
ROBBERS BEAT A VICTIM.
Last night three robbers called at the home
ot William Schultz , an old German living
alone on e. farm a few miles cast oftown ,
and demanded his money. He warned them
away , whereupon they entered the house
and attacked him. Schultz Is a big strong
man , In splto of his advanced age , and In 1
the fight that followed ho was getting the
better of his assailants , when ono of them
etruck him over the head with a club. The |
old man was knocked down and beaten until
ho wag Insensible , when the men searched 1
the hoilEc , took a pockctbook containing f
$10 and left. Schultz was not seriously In
jured. Ho bos livcJ alone for a number of
years , anJ Is reputed to have a considerable
amount of money burled tomowhere. It is
supposed that the robbers had heard of this
ropcrt and hoped to make the old man pro
duce his burled treasure. Some of the neigh -
bors came to town today to get th ? ownera
of the bloodhounds to go out and track the
robbers , but the parties that own the doge
raid that one of the animals was sick nn.l
refuse ! to let them go. No reward has yet
been offered for the capture of the robtcrs ,
In the tenth annual contest ot the Uni
versity Oratorical as&oclatlcn last night J ,
P. Dennlpon of the Maxwell club came out *
winner and will represent the university In
n llko contest with Doano college on March J
25. O. W. Meier was given t 2ond place , be.
ing only a few points behind Mr. Deiinlson
Tha Delta Gamma sorority Is celebrating ;
the anniversary of Its founding today , the
porgram closing with a trip to Beatrice ,
( whcro the forty young women will bo tht
guests of Mrs. Maurice Dcutsch , a charlei
member of the club.
Ofilcors of the State Woman's Chrlstlar
Temperance union have arranged for holding
services In memory of Frances E. Wlllard a (
6t. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day afternoon.
The change of train scrvlco on the B. K
M. main line has brought about two new
appointments and a number of changes It
the mall scrvlee. Carlisle F. Drips of Den
vcr has received an appointment co th <
Edgar enl Sterling railway postofficfvlci
| \V. I. Stahl , transferred to the Pacific June
tlon and Denver. James F. Catterson ot Har
vard Is appointed to take the place of J. A
Jllngham , who also goes to the Pacific June
tlon and Denver. A. O. Seeley , a Sov nil
jfllvlslon clerk , Is transferred to the Plaits
mouth and Schu > ler run , to take the placi
of C. A. Beach , who Is promoted to the mall
Kidney and Uric Acid Troubles Quickly Cured-
You May Have a Sample Bottle of the Great Discovery of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Sent Free by Mail.
Men and women doctor their troubles so
fteu without benefit , that they get dis
couraged and skeptical. In moat such cases
serious mistakes are made In doctoring and
in not knowing what our trouble Is or what
makes us sick. The uniuUtakable evidences
of kidney trouble arc pain or dull ache la
the back , too frequent desire to pass water ,
canty supply , smarting Irritation. As kid
ney dlieaso advances the face looks sallower
or pale , puffs or dark circles under the
eyes , the feet swell and Sometimes the
beart aches badly. Should further evidence
be needed to find out the cause of sick
ness , then set urine aside for twenty-four
tours ; If there Is a sediment or nettling
U Is also convincing proof that our kidneys
nd bladder need doctoring. A fact often
overlooked la that women euffer as much
from kidney aud bladder trouble as men
da
' Dt. Kilmer' * Swamp Root U the discov
ery of the eminent physician and sciential
and te not recommended for everything , but
will t > found jut wbt U ntcdid. U * CMM
line. Thcso change's take effect In a few
days.
Omaha people at the hotels. At the Lin-
dell J. A. Epcnetcr , M. Nordfcldt and wife ,
W. C. English. At the Lincoln John P.
Stout , T. P. Sturgt , Mrs. W. C. Cole , I > an
Phelps , Gould Dletz , W. E. Hassett ,
.IOH.NSOV coti.vrv COUIIT iiusv.
Several l.ocnlly Important CnncH DlM-
| io eil Of ,
TnCUMSEH , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
A great deal of business was transacted
bv the district court hero thin week. Judge
John S. Stull of Auburn was on the bench.
The defendant won the case ol Mrs. Ann B.
Saundcrs against the Tccumseh National
bank. Mrs.-Sdiinders sought to recover from
the bank money lost In the Hue sell & Holmes
failure , an the bank succeeded the defunct
firm. This case has been tried In 'this ' court
before and In the supreme court. It IB an
Important one , for others of a similar char
acter uwalted the decision on this before
being pushed. Judge Hall of tancastcr
county was here and the case of the Tccum-
seh National bank agalnat the Chamberlain
Honking house was tried before him. The
cato wus for the possession of a certificate
of deposit for $1,000 on the national bank
which la claimed by both. The judge has
the case under advlecment. Miss Oia God-
! rcy , complainant agulnst Everett Thompson ,
In a bastardy case , failed to appear and the
capo was dismissed. The Wagner case for
damages ugalndt the county on account of
Injuries * Mrs. Wagner received by her team
going through a bad br'dgo was stricken
from the docket. William Halm got a Judg
ment aijalnt't the Farmers' and Merchants'
Insurance company of Lincoln for $810.82 for
pavment on a policy for the burning of build'
Ings at Graf. A divorce was granted Emma
Reynolds from her husband , Nate Reynolds ,
on the ground of desertion , and the mother
was given- the custody of her only child.
Jacob Zlrsmaster , grandfather of the two
inln.c chlld.-en of Mrs. Annie Nortul , wua
given custody of the children. Mrs. Norval
was , until recently , me wife of Mr. JCIna-
mauler's son , George JCIn.-xoster , an.l h's srri
Is the father of the children In question.
After securing a divorce fiom OeorgtAnn
master on the ground of cruelty , the woman
married Norval. The hcnlor iJlnimabler
brought evidence to show that the woman
was abusing the children and the court
placed them In charge of their grandfather.
.Nominating .Vlmilcliuil TleUetx.
FALLS CITV. Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
The republicans In this city met In nuns
convention at the court house Friday night
and nominated the following ticket : Major ,
J. J. Homer ; clerk , O.V. . Brown ; treasurer ,
\V. W. Abbey ; engineer , E. O. Lew la ; mem-
bars Board of Education , H. E. Uoyd , J. W.
Wherry ; councilman First ward , George W.
Holland ; Seccnd ward , J. J. Tanner ; Third
ward , S. H. Harvey. Norman Musselman ,
J. E. Leyda and B. D. 1'olrnd were appointed
to nil any vacanles that might occur.
FAIRFIELD , Neb , March 12. ( Special. )
The demo-pop combine held a caucua snd
made the follov.'lng nominations for city of
fices : Mayor , J. E. Broderkk ; treasurer ,
M. L. Jones ; clerk , F. M. Colemao ; engineer ,
C. H. Pershlng ; police Judge , Henry Spencer ;
members of the city council , A. G. Arnold
nnd C. II. Beal
TCCUMSCH. Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
Municipal politics In Tecumseh are a little
warm at present. A mass meeting wen
called for last Wednesday night to consider
the beat method of conducting the spring
election The license people secured control
of the meeting end proceeded to nominate
a ticket. The temperance paople In the hall
bolted and left the hall. Now these people
have called a convention for next Monday
night , at which time a second ticket will bo
put In the Held. However , the license ques
tion will receive a direct vote.
AMllllllIll \ ' S.
ASHLAND , Neb. . March 12. ( Special. ) A
j man wearing unusually long hair and a
bushy beard has been In Ashland today. He
'
Is advertised as , and claims to be ,
"Schrader. the Healer , " and will remain here
over Sunday.
A reception was held at the residence of
Theodore B. Wilson last evening In honor
ot Rev. and Mrs. Thomas W. Conway-
Checseman , the new pastor of the Congrega
tional church.
Chairman A. S. von Mansfelde of the re
publican city central committee has Issued
the call for the convention on Thursday ,
March 17 , at which time candidates for
mayor , clerk , treasurer and school directors
for the ensuing year will be nominated.
The Immanuel Baptist church has been
provided with new radiators this week and
tha regular Sunday Services , which have
been postponed for three weeks owing to
Imperfect heating apparatus , will be re
sumed tomorrow morning.
Considerable building vylll be done here
this spring. The Clarke Hardware company
Is building an addition to the rear end of Its
store and several private dwellings are being
erected. The lumbermen report business
brisk.
AVnhoo '
WAHOO , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. ) The
late snow was to a depth ot three or four
Inches and very wet and was Just what the
winter wheat needed. The prospect now Is
that the yield will far exceed that of any
other year In the history of Saunders county.
, The acreage Is larger than ever before.
District court has been In session In this
city all week , Judge Stfdgwlck of York pre-
siding. Attorneys from outside are : M , B.
Reese , C. C. Burr. Lincoln ; C. Holenbeck ,
Fremont ; S. G. Stcele , David City. With
the exception ot some minor cases , the court
bes been engaged on the case of the Plymouth
I Cordage Company against E. E. Marquis.
The amount at Issue was $1,800. Marquis Is
a hardware merchant at Cedar Bluffs and
the suit was to recover for binding twine.
The Jury brought In for the defendant.
Stiirt Work on Cemetery Chupcl.
WEST POINT , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
Six carloads of white stone and other ma
terial will soon arrive la this city for the
erection of the stone chapel which will be
, erected In the Catholic cemetery /fist / south
of West Point. Work upon the structure
j will begin ki two weeks. The edifice will
bo surmounted with a tower nearly forty
feet high on which will stand an angel. In
I the floor of the chapel will be a number of
' I bricked out cavities for useas a receiving
_ vault. A marble slab will cover the masonry
and other portions of the floor will be of
marble tiling. The chapel when complete
will cost nearly $1,500.
rj'M Creamery.
DANBURY , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
On Thursday the Danbury Creamery com
pany started up. The day was stormy and
many who Intended to come did not get In ,
but 900 pounds of milk wj * brought , regard
less of the weather. The stockholders held
a meeting and elected the following officers :
W. H. Harrison , president ; George H. Mor
gan , secretary ; T , E. McDonald , treasurer.
I , > on * TeiieherH * Amineliitloii.
LYONS , Neb.March 12. ( Special. ) The
local teachers' association met at the Metlio-
dht church Saturday eviilng with an Inter
esting program and a good at enike. .
of kidney and bladder disorders or troubles
due to uric add and weak klrtneje , such as
catarrh ot the bladder , gravel , rheumatism
and Brlght's Disease , which Is the worst form
of kidney trouble. It corrects Inability tc
hold urine aid smarting in nagging It , and
promptly overcomes that unpleasant neccs-
ally of being compelled to get up many
times during the night.
The mild and extraordinary effect
of this great remedy Is soon re
alized. It stands the highest for hi
wonderful cures. Sold by druggists , price
fifty cents and ono dollar. So universally
successful 1s Swamp-Root In quickly curing
even the moit distressing cases , tint to prove
Us wonderful merit , > ou may have a tample
bottle and a book ol valuable Information
both sent absolutely free by mall , upon re
ceipt of three two-cent atainpi to cover cost
of postage on the bottle. Mention The
Omaha Sunday Bee and send your address to
Dr. Kilmer & Co. . Blnghamton , N , Y. Thli
generou * offer Appearing la thU r p r U
ol cenulneaeth _ v _ .
DOLCOHB CALLS HIM LIAR
Governor Pays His Respects to Ex-Secretary
J. W , Johnson.
V.GOROU3 LANGUAGE FROM EXECUTIVE
Letter In a Lincoln Pnper Cnlln Out a
Statement In Which Clinrnc
Arc Slioclflciilly nnil Cntc-
Korlcully Den It'll.
LINCOLN , March 12. ( Special. ) Governor
Holcomb today prepared the following state
ment for publication : "On the editorial
page of today's Journal appears an article
over the name of the notorious liar , J. W.
Johnson , so full of malicious falsehoods that
It ought nut to go unchallenged. The truth
regarding the matters spoken of Is familiar
o all. To give the article sanction aqd a
iromlncnt place In the columns of a news-
aper that pretends to respectability , bor
ers on the disreputable In Journalism. It la
ulto apparent that the author ot the article
lid probably the paper , also , Is over-anxious
hat the taxpa > crs of the state be defrauded
and the bondsmen of Mr , Bartlcy escape
heir just , moral and legal responsibility.
Moreover , It would doubtless lie a cause ot
; reat rejoicing among these defenders and
ipologlsts of the plundering ot the public
reasury If Mr. Hartley himself were given
mother trial on his application now ponci
ng , and another opportunity given them to
roll under their tongue as a sweet morsel
: ho false cry that the attorney general was
ncompctent to discharge his duties and that
ho governor was to blame 'because ' he did
lot at the time of approving Mr. Hartley's
rand presume that he was a defaulter and
a dishonest public official whom the repub-
Icans hid elected to a second term as state
treasurer.
"These men have not a word to say about
on outrageous verdict that was neither sup
ported by law or evidence , and can only bo
accounted for as a whim or freak of a Jury
which misunderstood Its duty or was actu
ated through corrupt motives.
"The attorney general Is to be damned
by thcso same men If he resorts to every
remedy open to him under the law to re
cover the money stolen from the taxpayers ,
and ho would likewise have been damned
liad he reported to but one remedy. Not
ono word of encouragement , not MIC act of
assistance , can ho expect from this large
number of Influential politicians who are
beneficiaries Indirectly and perhaps directly
of the frauds and plundering perpetrated
upon the taxpayers of the state and who , I
doubt not , though they may not say It , are
electrons that these men shall go unpun-
shed and their bondsmen be released of their
lesponslblllty for fear of the exposure that
would follow If .the truth regarding these
defalcations and the cause of them should
be known by the whole people of the state.
SPECIFIES THE FALSEHOODS.
"It Is but natural to expect that such will
ful and wicked falsehoods may find a person
depraved enough to become their sponsor
and a paper disreputable enough to publish
them. The article so far as it concerns me
speaks of three matters in connection with
the Baitley suit , all of which are willful
lies and which comprise the pilnclpal part
of It.
"Lie No. 1 : That the treasurer's books
have not been thoroughly examined , and if
they were. It would bo shown where and
when the shortage of Mr. Bartley occurred.
The fact Is the treasurer's books have been
most thoroughly and carefully Investigated.
Every well Informed person knows this. The
correctness of the books have been shown
beyond controversy. These books have been
examined most painstakingly from beginning
to end and from them not a dollar Is shown
to have been lost during Bartlcy's first term
of office , except that lest In depository banks
and perhaps some Interest because the do-
pcsltory law was not faithfully enforced , but
neither of these matters , os questions of
fact , 'are In dispute In this suit.
"Lie No. 2 : That the evidence of the gov
ernor In the suit was uncertain and unwill
ing. This Is an absolute falsehood and the
writer knew It. Whatever may be said as to
the method I adopted In requiring Mr. Bart-
ley to account for the funds in his possession
at the beginning of his second terra of office
there Is no dispute and no uncertainty about
what was actually done. The only testimony
on the subject being by myself and Mr.
Bartlett , the deputy state treasurer , and our
evidence In this respect was In substantial
accord , and the people of the state are per
fectly familiar with It.
"Lie No. 3. And this Is the most infamous
and villainous 'ulseheod In the entire ar
ticle and one that an honorable man would
not utter In the face of my specific denial
heretofore made. There Is not a circum
stance , not a scintilla of evidence , not the
slightest fact to base the falsehood and none
but a dishonorable and disreputable creature
unworthy to be called ft man would make
It. The writer says , In sucstance , that I w-
cured from 'the ' etato treasurer money for
favorite banks and favors In the way of
free passes. The statement is a He made
out of whole cloth. It Is only a reiteration
of similar falsehoods heretofore uttered by
him nnd which I have branded as utterly
false and without a.ny foundation in fact.
DENIAL FOR ALL TIME.
"I wish 'to ' say once more and I hope It
may bo the last time '
that I m'ay bo re
quired to eay It ; That any statement , either
by an Individual or a newspaper , that I
have directly or Indirectly had the use of
ono dollar of state money , or have profited
to the extent of one dollar of state money ,
wrongfully taken from the slate treasury or
that Mr. Bartley favored mo with railroad
transportation , or that there wcro any other
relation ! * or dealings between us that were
not perfectly proper or consistent with my
duties as governor , Is absolutely and un
qualifiedly false , made without eau e or Jus
tification , and I bmnd the author ot such
a statement as a malicious falsifier and de
void of truth or character.
"The language I have used herein may
seem harsh , but the attack Is so outrugeouu
ind villainous that I feel Justified In using
It. "
Chnilron'H Municipal Election.
CHADRON , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
The coming municipal election In Chadron
promises to bo closely contested and will
bo waged on party lines , both the repub
licans and populists having candidates lor
the varlouu city offices. Chadron Is a re
publican town and the outcome of the elec
tion IB hardly a matter of doubt. A caucus
will be held Tuesday night , when a ticket
will be placed In the field. Several men
have been mentioned for the different officee
and the most prominent candidates for no n-
Inatlons are : Mayor , Charles Rust , A. W.
Crliea , I. N. Harbaugh ; city clerk , B. F ,
Pitman , L. J. F. laeger ; treasurer , Charles
C. Jameson ; engineer , J. V , ' , Hurt ; councilmen -
men , A. C. Fowler , George D. Parker , H , A ,
Cox , II. Hooker. W. r. Wilson. William
Agnew. G. H. Willis. A. H. Julan | , C. D ,
Johnston , A. G. Johnson ; Hoard of Educa
tion , A. G. Fisher , G. H. Wlllla , George L.
Harner , Mrs. O. W. Brooks.
II u r U from Alankii.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
Al Schram , a former Columbus boy who
has been In Seattle the last two years , re
turned homo yesterday. Jle says that the
crowds In that city are simply wonderful ,
In ono day shortly before he left the North
ern Pacific landed sixteen coach loadu ol
people bound for the Klondike. Mr. Schram
has an Interest In some mining claims In
the Daw son City belt and predicts a great
future for that country. Seattle ut present
claims a floating population of 20.000. When
ho left there they were beginning to agi.ate
the TransmUsUslppl Exposition boom- and
he says that he thinks Washington will
make a good dliplay. He expects to return
soon ,
George \V. Duffy la moving nU newspaper
plant , the Democrat , to HumpWrey , where
ho will continue to publish under the same
name. This will leave Columbus with five
papers.
C u in I ii u Count ) ' at the I : * |
WEST POINT , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
Cnmlng county will be represented at the
great Traoimlsslsalppl Exposition. Yester
day afternoon the couity board appropriated
1500 for the purpose of defraying the cost
of an exhibit ot Cumlng county's resources
at the cxyoilUon , | 10Q to b paid monthly
or five months beginning June 1 , Frank
'etevsoa will have charge rf 16 * exhibit. In
lew ot the fact thai thlfctnbty will be
cllevcd a few hundred dollars by not hold-
IK a county fair the email balance will be
ocsldered well Invested. In view ot the
real Interest being taken hi the Trans-
mlsslaslppl Exposition and the fact that
most of our people will visit the great dlo-
ilay at Omaha there will be no county fair
teld In Cumins county this fall. By this
love the cointy will save $256 , which amount
will be used In making a Cum'.ng county
xhlblt at the exposition.
Rood ( or Crop * .
EXETEU , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
This rxirt of the state was bleesed with an
other big snow Thursday. It began about
[ o'clock and continued steadily until mid-
ilght. About three Inches of heavy , wet
ttiow was on the ground ywtcrday morning ,
iut the weather wee warm and the snow has
lleappeared. It was a fine thing for Hie
winter wheat and oe. . . which are looking
( Inc. and promise a big "crop. Farmers anJ
liuslnesa men as well , are jubilant over the
very promising outlook for crops In 1S98.
Some trade In real estate Is taking place.
Miss Anua Kemiard thla Vcek sold her
eighty-acre furru to Walter Itaworth < or
$1,000. There nre no buildings on the farm ,
but It Is otherwise Improved. Mrs. L. M
McGregor purebred of the South Platte Land
company lots C12 end 513 , Exeter , for $40.
Stock rccrtern UoltiR AVell.
HLAIK , Neb. , March 12. ( Special , ) The
Woodmen had a great time celebrating the
Initiation of the one-hundredth member Into
this camp. A splendid literary and musical
program was rendered , followed by n spread
for 200 , and then a dance.
Careful Inquiry among stock feeders In
dlcatCB that at least 23 per cent more stock
was fed In this county thla > car than any
previous year , and that feeders here realized
about 22 cents per bushel for their corn.
Mere than half of the stock has been shipped.
All or nearly all of the remainder will go
before April 1.
C. J. Farr Is now In southern Texas will :
his family , called there because of thb
dangerous Illness of his mother , who died
since hs ! arrival there. One of his children
Is now 111. Mr. Farr'a friends do not expect
him to return before May 1.
Fnlrhiirj'x Woman' * dull.
FAIUHUKY , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
Lain Tuesday , March 8 , at the general mect-
103 of the Falrbury Woman's club the liter
ary department had charge of the meeting.
"Tho Gold Fields of the World" was the sub
ject for the afternoon. Mrs. E. B. Letton
had charge of the meeting , members of the
department each adding a little for the gen
eral Information. Mrs. Kesterson gave a
very Interesting paper on the South African
and Australian mlntM and Mrs. Letton a
reading In her usual pleasing manner selected
from James Whltcomb Rlley. Russia , Mexico ,
British India and Canada as gold producers
were presented by members of the club.
Mrs. Weed gave a vocal solo and Mrs. Bur-
lelgh an Instrumejtal number. The club
members are taking a great Interest In the
wovk.
Cuttle floluiv Direct to
WEST POINT , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. ;
The city council has unejef consideration
the refunding of the city water bonds. They
are now drawing 7 per cent Interwl
and It le thought that tiey can be reissued
to draw 5 per cent , thys ejfcctlng a cav
'ng to the city.
The train of cattle from Wlsner which teen
en route for London , ' England , passci
through West Point las | Wednesday after
noon. It had large streamers on cither side
which will advertise to the , world where
the cattle came from. The train had several
of Wlsner's sports-on board and did not atop
at the county seat. The-traln created much
comment hero from Its oinlque appearance.
KlnilH Him Truant'"Wife.
BiASSETT , Neb. , Malch 12. ( Special. )
Major Lelben of Belden , ° Neb ! , was here to
day searching for a truant Wife who left him
February 24 while the major was In Sioux
City , and had gone , apparently. In search o
a handsomer and younger man whom she
found a few dajs ago , at Long Pine In the
person of a fruit tree agent from Shcnan-
dcah , la. From Long Pine the couple vveni
to Alnsworth , where they tarried severa"
days as husband and wife , and from then
they came to BaEsett , where the major fount
them this morning. A meeting between the
husband and wife resulted In a reconcilia
tion.
Start In on Kami Work.
FAIRFIELD , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
The weather clerk U either fooling us badly
or spring Is here. During the lost week It
has been quite warm and lots of plowing
and seeding has already been done. On
Thursday there was a snowstorm lasting
all day , but It was such a mild rrmnneret
snowstorm and did such Incalcuable goot
to winter wheat that It was very welcome
Yesterday the enow nearly all melted leav
ing the water to soak Into the ground grad
ually. The acreage of wheat Is much greater
than ever before and the prospect for good
crops naver was better.
Xew Tvficlilnic Vnrcv nt Teeunmch.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , March 12. ( Special. )
New teachers have been Installed In the city
schools here and things are again moving
along smoothly. Prof' . G. W. Ellis of Peru
has been engaged as superintendent and Miss
Mary Jeffries of York as principal , vice Prof
Edmund Thorp and Miss Lucy Clarke , re
signed. Miss Lula Howarth has been com
pelted to resign her position as teacher In
the Grammar school , owing to pcor health
Miss Mary Redmond of Crab Orchard ha ;
been employed In MIss'Howarth's stead.
Tenth lAnnlverxnry Celehrnteil.
GRAND ISLVND , Neb. . 'March ' 12. { : pe
clal. ) The tenth wedding anniversary of Mr
and Mrs. Julius Guendel was celebrated las
nlftht with a grand surprise , particularly t
Mr. Guendel. The 100 guests assembled a
Hann's hall and when the tin wedding coup !
wcro summoned to the hall It was darkened
Just as Mr. and Mrs. Guendel arrived th
press ot an electric button threw a brllllan
light all over the hall and the surprise wa
complete. A supper , vocal and Instrumental
music , dancing and cards were the features.
Ilimiholilt UteniH.
HUMT1OLDT , Neb. , 'March ' 12. ( Special. )
Hurnboldt Is to have a third newspaper. E.
F. Shorts , formerly of the Enterprise , has
ordered material and will embark In the
Journalistic field about April 1. The city at
present has ono republican and ono demo
cratic sheet.
The Park , the leading hotel of the city ,
was this week sold to Frank S. Gay of Fullerton -
lerton , Neb. , fop $4,000. tTho new proprietor
takes possession on Monday.
Tramp Urenl.H iiuROHIfi'r' > i I.i'K.
OSMOND , Neb. . March. 12. ( Special. )
Yesterday morning In assisting the village )
marshal In arresting a tramp ; chimney sweep ,
Theodore Goeres recelvejl"jl'broken leg.
Hcodi-cds of acres of wl feat have already
been sown In thM part ,0 , Pierce county.
The ground was never.n Better shaps for
the reception of seed yjaij t this time.
I'lM.VO MAKCIV . [ jSlAV WIII3AT.
rr-ri )
Letter llroUerH Amil.v 'til llouril tn Fix
the Anioullt.
CHICAGO , March 12.1-kAllen Greer , Zellcr
& Co. , the chief brokers' 'for ' Joseph Lelter ,
today made the formalfBpplIcatlon to the
Board cf Directors \leoCMcaKo \ ) Board of
Trade for fixing of a mUKlnal price on May
wheat contracts. This action , It Is believed ,
arises from the requests for margins which
were yesterday made on Letter by the bear
contingent , amounting In some Instances , ac
cording to Mr. Lelter , to 25 cents a bushel.
The biggest sale of cash wheat that has yet
been made by Lelter took place today , Coun-
selman & Day purchasing an even 2,000,000
bushels. What the price for this lot was
could not be learned , Mr. Lelter merely stat
ing It was made at "market price. " This
makes a total of 6,000,000 bushels of the
Loiter contract grade sold.
ArmlcM nnil .NinlcM.
DUNOAlN. Neb. , 'March 12 , To the Editor
of The Bee ; Please Inform > our readers In
The Sunday Bee where we can obtain a
reliable authority on navies , armies and war
footings of the various nations , and oblige ,
W. L. RANDALL.
New York World , New York Tribune and
Chlcigo Record almanaci.
KELLEY , STIGER & CO.
Ideals of Spring Fashion
In Silks and Dress Goods
Hlch Illumined striped 21-Inch Silk , nlio the
New
Litest effects In neat and stylish checks. Grand Display of Spring
and Check
Silks 90c Gloves Special $1OO
\Vo announce our rprlng stock of now plain ' '
Petticoat
and changeable high grade Taffeta SIllcH , uThe Irene'
and Lining Including cardinal , cerise , white , new b'.uo
Silks 75c nnd Krccn" 2-clasp glace Kid Glove , perfect in every
Bayadere * n "le Iatest combination of colors , French respect , all the latest shades. China JUne ,
creations ; nlso Black Silk for skirts.
Waist and Kesedas , Tans , Modes , Greyy , Pearls ,
Dress Silks Navy , Hed , White and Hlack.
We nro prepared now to offer the latest
Black Dress styles In reliable Dress Silks. At this price We would call yonr attention to onr
Silks , $1.00 our Duchcsso nnd Penu do Solo nre bar splendid lines of popular priced gloves and
gains. "The Monarch1' and "Trefousse"
Foulard The best styles and quality nt $1.00 the mar in the extreme novelties.
Silks , $1.00 ket affords.
Thla Is the veritable Wash Silk , perfectly
Wash . LaliCS ( Ladle * ' Taffeta Silk Wal N In black and
Ingrain and durable beyond question.
. . . , . colors , tucked fronts uml H'eeves , all lined.
Silks , 75c WaiSlS pretty stvlc-.ilco | . $1 W and $3..V > .
Ladles' fancy plaid and stripe Silk \Vnlst ,
High Grade bias fronts , aNo Milrt iffcots , with corded
tucks In front and secvc ! . 1'ilco $7.30 anil
Novelty Dress Goods JSOO.
Lidles * Cancan bias tuoitcd sl'.k ' Wal't , the
Black and Colored latest novilty , made of tafu-ta glace silk ,
tucked front" , plaltnl joke back * , In all
sh ulcs. 1'ilee
junv
3Inny ptrartlve novelties hnvc juit romp In
nndwill be ready for Inspection Monday.
RlarL IVnnl This Is u line summer fabric , comfortable inpro : | „ „ , ] iOX pffccts , all wool mixtures.
"nj serviceable. 'Alth combination collius el iborateiy braid
Batiste 40c ed , * lzo 2 to G years. 1'ilee JJ.CJ and J3.W.
RindMntnltt Imported fancy weaves 75c grade nt We. Gllri. ' Spring Itecfers , box effects , > , vlth now
DldtK NUYUiy Another style at 73c , worth $1.00. strapped backs , notch collars , latest stylus ,
Weaves size 10 to 12 year * . I'rliLJIOO to $1.50.
Oil Is Spring Itccfcra , rutty styles , beautifully
The cloth of the sca on. both for dresses or
. fully trlrrmcd with braid and button' , ; lzc
skirts the most saleable style we have.
10 to 12 .vcais. Price $500 to $6 0) .
ClOth 85C Another grade , 50 Inches wide , at $1.00.
Ladies' Uton , bo\ and fly fronts , plain and braid
Mohair A practical cloth for dusty weather , and tilimui'il , new .splint ; colors , lined with taf
makes pretty skirts. Our Crystal Mohnlr Spring feta. I'rlee MOO to $ T..r.O. .
Twill , $1.25 and stylish mixture at $1.50 Is another splen - Jackets
did bargain.
Special Tallcr-Mndo Gowns arc so fashionable. Wo New Of Inn covert , nlo nnvy and black liroid-
Features have all the late weaves and colors In appropriate cloth'f , jaunty 22-Inch length * , coloteil taf
propriate cloths , Coverts , etc. Coats feta lined throughout. Price JS.OO to $10.K > .
Colored Of line e'lay e-loth and silk , plain nnd trimmed
42-Inch all wool "Mixed " , spring cf- Spring
Suitings
Mixtures - med with lace and velvet , Fllk lined , f3 50
ffcctc , atlOc. . The greatest variety of new Capes to $1200.
at40c goods worthy of jour Incpcctlon.
Authorized Agents for the Butter-
Special
Wo plare. on our center counters a marvel ick Patterns note reduced prices
at $1.00 ous variety oP exceptional bargains In nc'V ' ,
up-to-date Colored Dress Goods. on new patterns.
Cor. Farnam and 15th KELLEY , STIGER & CO.Farnam and 15th
HERDMAN IS REAPPOMTED
,
Governor Holcomb Heads Off the Other
Applicants for the Place ,
IN HIS HASTE HE IGNORES THE LAW
According to the Act CrcntliiK the
Klre nnil Police Ilonril 'Aiipoliit-
iiieiitn Mimt He Mutle on the
Turmlay 111 March.
LINCOLN , March 12. ( Special. ) Governor
Holcomb today attempted to head off the
growing opposition to the rcappolntment of
Robert E. Leo Herdman as police
commissioner for the dty of Omaha ,
by taking action before rival can
didates could press their claims.
Ho announced today that ho had reappolnted
Mr. Herdman for he full term of four years ,
commencing at the expiration of his present
term , April 1. Mr.'Herdman Is appointed as
a democrat , In accordance with the gov
ernor's expressed Intention to maintain , the
present distribution of the appointive mem
bers of the board , so as to glvo two to the
democrats , ono to the populists , and one to
the silver republicans.
News of the announcement of Police Com
missioner Herdman's reappolntmcnt created
some surprise In Omaha , . .because It as
not expected that the governor would de
cide'upon the new appointee until the end
of the month. So firmly wcro the Jocal popo-
cratlc politicians convinced that the governor
would glvo them a hearing for their various
preferred candidates that they were loth to
believe the report to be correct. The editor
of The Bee , In order to verify the an
nouncement , made Inquiry by telegram of
Governor Holcomo , and received the follow
ing reply :
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 12. To the Ed
itor of The Bee : Mr. Herdman reappolnted
today and the appointment Klven to the
press. SILAS A. HOLCOMB.
lA well known attorney , who Is familiar
lth the provisions of the city charter , says
that Governor Holcomb has no legal right
to make an appointment of pnilce com
missioner except under the provisions of the
statute. Section 167 of the law creating the
Board of Fire and Pollee Comonem toi
the city of Omaha reads as follows :
Immediately on the tiklns effect of this
act the governor shall appoint for each clt >
governed by this act four commissioners ,
not morn than two of whom shall be of the
same political faith or p.irty allesjlnnce , one
of whom shall bo designated to terve till
the llrst Monday of April , 1S9S , nnd ono to
servo till the flr = t Monday of April , ISM , and
one to serve till the first Monday of April ,
IKK ) and one to t-ervc. until the llrst Mon
day of April , 1C01 , and on the Ian TuenJa >
In March In 1S9S. and on the same day In
eich year thereafter , the governor thai !
appoint pne commls loner In each city gov
erned by this act to take the place of the
commissioner whose term of otllco expire ?
on the first Monday In April following iuch
appointment , nnd those so appointed to suc
ceed otlierw shall servo for the term of four
years following the flist Monday In Aprl !
1 after their appointment , except where ap-
j polntmentH arc miido to ( ill vacancies , In
which cae those appointed shall serve the
remainder of the term of the persons whose
vacancies they are appointed to 1111.
According to the best legal opinion no ap
pointment under this section can be valid
unless made on the last Tuesday In Mai-cb ,
which thU jcar la March 29. lloth Governor
Hclcomb and Mr. Herdman are lawyers by
profcazlon and ought to know the law well
enough to avoid such a mistake. The gov-
eior ; may regard his announcement of yen-
terday simply as an expression of an Inten
tion to appoint Mr. HerJmati , In which case
the appointment must be made as required
by the charter , two wesks from next Tues
day ,
KiiniTiil Will lie Hi-Ill Tluirmliiy.
LOS ANCJnLlS. Cal. , March 12.-Com-
plete arrangements for the funeral of Gen
eral \V. 8. llosecrans , who died here yes
terday , nro not yet completed , but It Is
probable the function will take place at Bt.
Vincent's church on Grand avenue or )
Thursday and that the Interment will bo
temporarily at Itosedule cemetery. General
Lam of the National Guard has charge ot
the mlltary arrangements , v > * _
H.UI.IUMDN AllC I1X
Cultivate n Cloxor ItelndoiiNlilp with
Southern Worker * .
CHATTANOOGA , , Tcnn. . .March 12. The
three days' union conference of railroad
workers called to be held In this city began
today , the following distinguished leaders be
ing present : Grand Chief P. M. Arthur , of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ;
Prank P. Sargent , grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen ; B. E. Clark ,
grand conductor of the Order of Railroad
Conductors ; George W. Daniels , chairman of
the executive committee of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers , representing Chief W.
V. Powell , and Vice Grand Master Dodge of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen , representing
Chief Morrlssey , who was detained home by
Illness In Ms family.
The various orders held meetings at their
halls today , at which the grand chiefs pre
sided. The attendance at these meetings
was very large.
In answer to a question from the Asso
ciated Press , Chief Arthur stated there was
no special significance to be attached to this
meeting. They are being held , ho eald. to
encourage organization In the south , and to
bring the officers of the various organisations
Into closer touch and sympathy with tha
members of the orders In the south , which
section has heretofore felt somewhat Isolated
from thft orders. No official action of any
kind affecting the orders represented can be
taken at thcso meetings.
A program has been arranged for tomorrow
on which several local business and pro
fessional men , a number of railway omclals
and all the grand officers of the railway
brotherhoods here will speak. A large num
ber of delegates have already arrived and
It Is expected by morning there will be 500
more to attend the afternoon meeting.
EX-C ( > \FIilKllA'l'l < ; .S 1IAMIU1JT TIU'.M.
Villon VelerniiM Are Well Treuteil ut
ChiirlcMlon , w. Vn.
CINCINNATI. March 12. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Charleston , W.
Va. , eays : Colonel Knauss of Columbus , O. ,
and a party of union ve'terans of the late
war were banqueted hero tonight by the
ex-confederates of this city. Governor At
kinson and other state officers partook of
the banquet and responded to toasts. Colonel
Knauss has every year since the war deco
rated the gravep of southern lokllcrs who
dleJ while In Camp Cheue.
A committee of ox-confederate soldiers
will go from here to Columbus on next Dec
oration day to assist these generous-hearted
union faoldlers In strewing tlouers upon the
graves of the confederate dead.
Shark lliinlerN Are Driiivneil.
MONTKHHY , Cal. , March 12. While en
deavoring to harpoon a large basking shark
two miles outsldo Monterey biy this after
noon two boats containing seven Japanese
llshtrmen wericapsized. . Tno shaik com
pletely demolished the boats nnd four of
the llsicrmen were drowned. The othcrw
clung to pieces or the boats and drifted
ashore.
FOR ' 10OAY-S WHVTlinil.
Suniliiy Will He ( ienernlly Fnlr
Viirlnhle WliulN.
WASHINGTON , March 12. Forecaflt for
Sunday :
For Nebraska Generally fair ; variable
winds.
For Iowa Generally fair ; variable winds.
For Kansas Fair ; variable winds' .
For Missouri Clearing In the early morn
ing ; Sunday fair ; norllur.y winds.
For Wyoming Fair ; southeasterly winds.
For South Dakota Generally fair ; varia
ble winds.
Ioeal Keooril.
OFFICE OF TUB WKATIIBH IltJIinAU.
OMAHA , March 12.-Onia'ia ' record of tem
perature and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three yt-nrs :
If'A 1897. 1&M. IWr .
Maximum temperature , . 41 2. > L'l 33
Minimum tempsrature . . 29 U 10 . ' " . >
Average temperature . . . . 30 17 17 31
Halnfall to T .00 T
Record of temperature and pre-clpl atlon
at Omaha for t.il day and Klnco March 1 ,
isos :
Normal for the dny , 37
Deficiency for thft day 1
Accumu'ated excess since March 1 77
Normal ralnfull for the day 01 Inch
Oellclency for the day Clinch
Total rainfall since March 1 27 Inch
I Deficiency since March 1 21 Inch
Deficiency for cor , period , 1M)7 ) 32 Inch
Deficiency tor cor , period. 1S9 IS Inch
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. WELSir ,
Forccajjt
CAN COUNT GERMAN ! OUT
Has No Intention of Interfering in tlia
Cuban Mas.
WILL NOT "HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE
Ci or in a 11 Foreign Oilier IiiNtructM Of. .
llfia 1 I'ri-MH Co IJi-ny Current
Humor bimlu .tot u
I'1 r lull illy I'iMier.
BERLIN , March 12. The German foreign
office has instructed the Inspired preset to
deny emphatically that Germany will aid
Spain In case of warlth the United
State ? , inil has Instructed itho newspapers
to point out that the United States Is an
excellent customer of Germany and that
Spain since the Caroline squabble has re
peatedly shown un.'rlcmlllness tto Germany. .
\V - > lorlCiCiiniIliluttM. .
MADRID , March 12. Placards have been
lasted throughout the city Betting forth that
.lie national candidates whom all good
Spaniards should support are Generals.
ilorrero and Slglgura. The placards eniTwItli
'Long llvo the fatherland. " "Long live the
army. " These candidates nro nominated by
the Weylerltcs. The republican and Carllat
newspapers announce that they will support
them.
Find > < HhliM In Itiily.
LONDON March 12. A special dispatch
from Homo siya agenta of the United Statta
Navy department have been visiting the
ship yards at Genoa and Leghorn to buy
war ships , but have found none available.
Soiuitor I'rortnr
MIAMI , Kla. , March 12 , Senator I'roctor
left this morning nt 8 o'clock for Washing
ton.
SIMPLICITY ITSELF
A MMI'1,1 iivitMiiss : UKMIUV.
Yet U CurcM ( he WOI-H ! CiiNex or ! > ) N-
peiiNln anil InillKextliiu.
Dr. Jcnnlson , who has made a life ntudy
of stomach troubles , says : All forms of In
digestion really amount to the same thing ,
that Is , failure to completely digest the food
eaten ; no matter whether the trouble Is acid
dvspepsli or sour Btoir.ach , belching of wind ,
nervous dyspepsia or Ions of flesh and appe
tite ; a pereon will not have any of them If
the stomach can be induced by any natural ,
harmless way to thoroughly digest what Is
eaten , and this can be done by a simple
remedy which I have tested In hundreds of
aggravated cases with complete success.
The remedy Is a combination of fruit and
vegetable essences , pure aseptic pepsin and
golden ecal put up In the form of pleasant
tasting tablets and sold by drugglsta under
the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Ono or two of lhc o tablets should bo taken
after meals and allotted In dlMolve In tbu
mouth and mingling with the food In the
stomach , digests It completely before It has
time to ferment , decay cud rour.
On actual experiment one grain of Stuart'a
Djepepsla Tablets will digest three thous
and grains of meats , eggs and similar whole-
Homo fooda.
It Is cafe to eay If this wholesome remedy
was better known by people generally , It
would bo a national blessing , us we are a
nation of dyspeptics and nine-tenths of all
diseases ewe their origin to Imperfect diges
tion and nutrlt'on.
Stuart's Djiipcpsla Tablets are not a secret
patent medicine , but a fifty cent package
will do more real good for a weak stomach
than fifty dollars worth of patent medicines
ind a perkon has the satisfaction of knowing
just what he U put Ing Iriti his stomach ,
which ho does not know , when widely ad
vertised patent medlclnrc are used.
All druggliUi sell Htuart'n Dyspepsia Tab- .
leUi , full sized packages , CO cent * .
A little book on cause and cure of storaact
troubles mailed free by addrciilD' rz
Stcan CoM fth ll ( Mkfc. _ ,