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- - - - - . . - . - . - - . - - - - - - . . , - - - - -t---- --I- ' . TITE OMATA DAILY ] UE : 1VLDESDAY , AUUST 17 , 189S Q OE EFFECT OF PROSPERITY p State School Td Peop'e ' Pay Their Taxes. - y EVIDENCE FROM LANCASTER COUNTY BOOKS ven Un,1t Jttke Wolfe Conrlliutci to Confute tIi CntnnIgn Cr of Jill ; Popoernile flrctjircn In k the State IIoui. LtNCOLN Aug. 16.-SpecaL-Thc ( ) sham I reformers tt the Btate house hare ecot out over the 8tate glowing reporti o the rapid Incrernrn In the chooi fund under their "careful management , ' making thereby an argument that the present 8tate omcial3 must be Icept In omcc. o credit I gIen to the good crops over the 8tate , the im- proved financial condition of all the farmers nncl buaines men of the state or the ten- cml proapertty of the countrr undcr the McKinley administration. The opocratie ' oThcera tate upon themselves the vho1e crcdit and hare their aubstdieit newepapers busy trying to fool the people with the statements of the amount that has been sa ed In the management of the school fund , Careful Inquiry phows that if any offi- cal ! are entitled to credit the olflcers of the various counties come in ahead of the state house reformers , as the large Increase In collections Is certified In by the county treasurers. It Is the case In ecry county that under the prosperity of the last two years taxes hare been more promptly pail ; than for several years and that large amounts of back taxes hare been paid in- not becauce the popocrats have control of the state house , but because the people bare money to 1ar taxes with. Lniienr i * on Eniiiii1c. An investigation of the bc'oke ' shows that Lanca8ter county , for Instance , Is entitled c to some of the credit that the ° reiormers"t : claim for themselves. In this county the tax : collections for the first seven months of I each of the three years named were as follows - lows : - 1S96 . . . . . . . . . $1SO.22.47 1593 . . . . . . . . . . S This shows that during the last year of the Cleveland administration the Feople of Lancaster county paid in taxes at the rate of $25,756.06 per month ; In IS9 at the rate I ) of $3S,740.7O per month , and so far In 1t8 at the rate of 43,621.S1 per month. ' [ he omcials of L.ancaster county are republicans and the popocratie state offleials are entitled - titled to none of the credit for this great gain. In the same county the collections from state school and saline lands for the first seven months of each year bare been as follows : ' 1s96 . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71.rl iss . . . . . . . . . . . $25,501.03 ' 1S9 ? . . . . . . . . . . . 1S,216.67 The county treasurer , when Interviewed on this remarkable increase , said : "You can safely say that this money Is paid in. aot because I or 1ncle JakVolfe or any other man is In ofilce In this state , but simply because the taxpayerH have the money to pay with. The collection of straigbt taxes in this county for July of this year is about $10,000 more than for the same month in 1SO& It Is an indica- ( ion that money Is plenty end that the people of the county are more proaperous than they were. I have no doubt the same i contlitions prevail in the other counties ot the state. " The treasurer alco stated that the tax sales of real estate in Lancaster have been growing fewer , while the bidders for tax titles have been Increasing in nuta- _ ? her. ( _ nIu ? of Lnt ; It' .Jnl 'Wolfe. In baking f&r' n example of the prosperity - perity of individuals during the last two years and their Increased ability to pay taxes , the best one found Is In the person of Land Commissioner Wolfe himself. At . AtI % the time he was Inducted into the orncuI I ' he now holds , on January , 1697 , Uncle I Jake Wolfe owed delinquent perronal taxes I In Lancaster county as foBowa 1 1S14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . 1S93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.61 1573 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S'i.03 1t94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iS6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 1595 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.02 1S'G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 I 1578 . . . 23.03 : : 1S7l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2t Total . . . . . . . . . [ 332.I P These amounts had been due for a lout ; time and It is saiti that during the twenty. ' ' two years that \Volte had lived in tbt county he liati neer voluntarily paid r L ? cent of taxes. baring always wetted for rol. . eCtton to be enforced in some way. Nuu it Feems that In the last two years pros. ' perity has also struck him , as the boo0 , show that lie ha't ' paid oft the amounts to : the last four years named. This also sbow t . that the increase in the state funds is iol L ' duo to the "careful management" of tbt - prestut popocratic state officials. but is be cause Uncle Jake Wolfe and thousands o r j other citizens of the state have been abh 3t to pay up a large amount of their l'acl t t taxes. It. also indicates that if the I'rcsen t ; I ; , condition of prosperity continues the hal - aura of these Items of back taxes will hi a ' ( paid up and the state funds will be In - creased In proportion. When this general payment of bad taxes Is taken into consideration and it i a rememhered that tim present state board f adhool lands and funds struck oft the book : S the accounts of delinquent holders of sboo I f land leases , amounting to over $400OO en I , - ' that this caurellalion of the accounts oc - curred just when the Ieaseholters were be - coining able to pay up , the "careful 'anti - ugement" of the olficials Is not so apparent The wholesale cancellation permitted auc Ii inca as Chairman Udmietco to take nei V leases on the old farms without paying u p ' the lergo amounts due , lot , t has c'4ue' I ' the state to lose many thousands of dclinr . t LiIICLII locnl : cntti ; . The "SVlsconsin" picnic at the park yea - tertiny vLis a Jolly aflr. There were abqi it seventy former Wisconsin people present. There is a iziovement oi the part of 11 : 4. people of 1turoln to arrange for a peac t ; jubilee (15) ' during the reunion , with pararlQ s and a big demonstration in the city simile rte to the "Lincoln day" of last year. Rody iiicNatnaro , one of the gamblers wb 0 was sentenced to three months In the pent I- : teutlary , waa liberated today , his term hat . - ' t leg expired. 11111 Gleason , another one if the gamblers , will be let out some time th Is week. Thu people of the First I'resbyterla church will bold a meeting tomorrow i : discuss plans for continuing t1i urIc ) c the rescue home for girls now locateil her 0. After the payment of August subacrlptior :6 ' financial aid ceases under the present pin in of oj.eratlon , Committees from the various societies i : o sblvh harry llotchklss belonged held a Inteting last niaht to arrange for the fu 2- erat services when lbs body of Ilotchkii 53 reaches here from South America , The da ret for the ceremonies I't September 4 ar representative ball has been selected as It 10 place. , The plans have been drawn for the ne 'V ' - Richards block uud work will coattuence in the building as soot : as the ruins can 1 ) e ' cleared away from the place where the o Id block stood , 'fite now building will be to : r stories In height and will be a modern ofili za building of the colonial style of arcbtte a. .i ture , 1 The city council at Its meeting last nIg1 decided that some enanges uust be made it ! the estimate of materials for the paving of 0 street. The first estimate called for "ri a. I , ' pressed" brick and Placed the inaxitnu ni p . price f.t $ li5. per thousand. The mate strikes out the word "repressed" a : il raises the maximum to liT per thousan U. ' There is considerable strife between tI e brick factories in the state and those in a ii. : ' I joining states to see which shah furnish ti tie brick. A large number of people went out ' Aguew a town on the Union I'actfic roa 1(10 to attend the CatholIc picnic yesterda : T he affair was under the auspices of the Y oung 'len's Institute of thu city and was laof rgely attended from all over the east end of the state. The principal speakers were I . 3 , flurkett and James Manahan , the rival ca ndidates for congress in the First dieL tr iet. but no reference was made in the sp eeches to political matters. floth the s peakers had been engaged by the picnic m anagers before the congressional nomina. tl oos had been made T RIO OF LINCOLN ACCIDENTS O ne Unn lCilktL by Lightning , Plenenre I'nrty Wrecke , ) and IlorMes Injured ly Iiye Wires. L1NCOLN Aug. 16.-Special ( Telegram.- T here was a series of accidents here last n ight. During the thunder storm William A . Smith , a plasterer living at 1137 Rose s treet , was instantly killed by lightning. I lls wife was also in the house , but was u nharmed , The house caught fire , but was s aved before much damage was done. A carryall loaded with a pleasure party f rom flurlingtnn l3each was returning to the c ity during the night , when the vehicle was o verturned in a deep ditch. Stello Dunroy b ad her leg broken and several others in t he party sustained hruises. During the storm trolley wires came down a nd there were tome narrow escapes , sev- c ml horses being knocked down by the live w Ires. Itnin In a'hrnskn. SE'ARD , eb. , Aug. 16.-Special.- ( ) O ver two inches of rain felt in this vicinity l ast night , which was much needed as the g round was becoming dry and hard. A high wind accompanied the rain and did consid- e rable damage to grain stacks and corn , s ome fields being leveled to the ground. Plowing is well under headway and a large a creage at fall wheat and rye will be put in i n this county tlila fall. NORTH LOU ! ' , Neli. , Aug. 16.-Special. ( ) -A heavy thunder storm passed over this v icinity between S and 7 o'clock last even- if i ng , accompanied with some hail. fleports f rom north of here say the hail was con- s iderable. The rain will do much to revive i tliat remains of the corn crop. Couciderable t hreshing has been done and wheat is turn- i ns out from eight to sixteen bushels per a cre and will aerage about twelve bushels. EDGAR. Neb , , Aug. 1G.-Spccial.-An- ( ) o ther heavy rain fell here last night. The s term was nreceded by an unusually bril- i tant electrical display , nccimpnnied by a s trong wind. The hashes of lightning were a lmost inccssaot and the thunder nearly c ontinuous. The wind subsided about 10:30 : o 'clock and rain began falling , which cent t inued in heavy showers most of the night. Farmers rcport great improvement In the c orn since the previous rain and this will s till further Imrrove it. . OENCVA , Neb. , Aug. 1G.-Speclal.-A ( ) s evere electric storm with the heaviest wind of this setson 'visited this vicinity last night at 10 o'clock. It lasted about ai hour anI was followed by hard shower , 0 inches of rain falling. Many trees were I njured by the wind. The corn Is doing f Inely. One of the heaviest crops of wheat e ver raised in this section is being threshed at preseut. DL'RVI'ELL , Aug. 16.-Spedlal.- ( ) About an inch of rain fell yesterday afternoon - noon , which Insures one of the largest corn crops ever raised In the county. Several farmers have threshed in the last few days and wheat is averaging about twenty bush. els per acre. HASTINGS. Nub. , Aug. 16.-Special- ( ) Last. night a rainfall of 1.15 inches soaked the roil In Adams county. The rain came in good tIme for the corn and now every- body feels confident of a 65 per cent drop. ST. I'AUL , eb. , Aug. IG.-Specinl-An- ( ) other fine shower of rain last night , aecom- panted by sharp thunder. The rainfall amounted In .60 Inches and this with the warm weather sets cornbooming. Pastures are also doing weli. L1XINGTOX , Neb. , Aug. 16.-Specinl- ( ) A high wind swept over this place last night. Eager .cc Co.'s new store building was unroofcd and the Lexington Mill corn- pany's immense chimneys were blown across the Union Pacific railroad tracks. The wind did not last long and was followed by a fine rain that will be of great benefit to corn. FAIRRURY , Neb. . Aug. 16.-Speclal-A ( ) light rain tell iurlng lant night amounting to .42 of an icch. It will help pasture and meadov : land materIally. although it comes too late to benefit corn very much. WESTERN , Sob. . Aug. It.-SpccIai.-It ( ) has been ver' warm and sultry for several days. the mercury runnIng as hiih as iS 1 degrees , and getting a little dry again. but last night rain fell , which will keep the ground in good plowing condition for some ' time. The farmers are preparing to put In a large acreage of wheat this tall. ThreshIng - Ing shows a yield of about twenty bushels to the acre , and tests from fifty-six to sixty- one an'l a half to the buhcl. Ilut little 01 it is being marketed at present prides. .tce1dppitul SIJOhiflJ2' . IIASTI2'GS , Neb. , Aug. lG.-Speclal ( Tele. gram.-J ) , U. Jaekman , a I3urllcgton ex : press messenger , accidently shot himseli r inst night while on his run. He was o train No. 11 , which hnti just left Inland ' a station twelve miles east of hastings , when he attempted to place his revolver ir I an Iron chest. In doing so the reolvc : fell and was dIscharged. The bullet struc ; t Mr. Jackntan's collar bone and contuuet I on a downward course.S'hen he arriveI it Hastings he was placed under a pbysIcnn 5 care and a search was made for the bullet but it could not be found. It is thought tb accident will not result seriously. FALLS CITY , Neb. . Aug. 16-Speclal.- ( ) \\'hiie out hunting Monday near this cii : V Clarrnce Sinitnons accidently shot Willi a Car wIth a load from a 22-calibro rifle ' The ball entered the center of the groin They were both young boys and the shoot - lug was purely accIdental. Cattle iIiiii&iciit. ALLIANCE , Neb , , Aug. 1G.-Special.- ( ) - About G0O cows and calves were shipped lot 0 this place from the west last week nod Ole posed of at good figures , 1,000 more are am C arriving and the demand seems equal to tb e supply. PrIces run from $40 to $42 per hen d for cows and calves. There never was a time In the history of Nebraska when lb e sand bills contained as many cattle. Tb e quality improves each year. The activit ) . fl the bay fields of the sand hills Is gree it and the yield of hay will be more tha U double that of last year and last year' 8 was the greatest In the history of tb 0 hills , It rIll all be fed In the hills th a coming winter and tbo3o sections of tb 0 country thich In the past has been euppile fi front the hills wiil have W look elsowber 5 the coming winter. Itetinblluan heat Cotivepition , FAIRIIURY , 'N b. ; 16.-(3peela1.- ) - The republican float convention for Ui 0 Twenty-third senatorial dIstrict , comprieln g Jefferson and Thayer Counties , met here ye : terday and nominated C. F. Steele of Fail . - bury by acclamation. 20r. Steele Is tt a present senator of this district , having bee a elected b the largest majority of any eec I. didate on the legislative ticket two yea : .5 Tue float. convention for the Thirt ) sixth represntativo district , comprIsing U tS same counties. then organized and noinloat : ' 4 Conrad I3itsuer of Thayer county by acel : n - zuatton. dr. Ihiesner is a farmer uric Is near liebron and Is one of the oldest ael L- tIers and best known men of his county. llrukt ninillurl. _ FAIRDURY , Neb. , Aug. 16.-Special. ( ) . - Thomas 3artin , a brakeman on the [ [ cx k Island , felt from the train last night us : tr Kensington and broke his leg and coil : Sr bone and was badly cut on the bead. Tb is is the second time within a yea ; that 1 ze baa been injured In the same manner. \S \ EATIIER CROP BULLETIN L ilt Week Cool with Only a Pew Sctttred Showex. K ING CORN IS MAKING FINE PROGRESS I tnin. fleviTe Ills Majesty antI Ian Fields Clint Seemed Dead ow I'oinIae ft (3onti , but Late 'ield. United States Department of Agriculture , cl imate and crop service of the Wekther b ureau , weekly bulletin of the Nebraska s ection for the week ending Monday , Au- g ust 15 , 1598 : R ainfall chart for week ending S a , in. , August 15. f - I I .oS L ci. 1 C.enernl $ nsistnnry , The last week has been coot with rery li ght , scattered showers. The average daily temperature deficiency n as 3 degrees In the eastern counties and s lightly less than 2 degrees In the westc e m. The last days of the week were warm w ith a maximum temperature about , or s lightly exceeding , tb degrees. The rainfall of the week has been very li ght , conBisting of a feW very light , scat. t ered shows , the total rainfall being gen- e mIly less than a quarter of an loch and e xceediag halt only In a part of Fumes c ounty. The last week has been very favorable f or corn In most sections of the state. and t he crop generally has improved in condi- l ion. In the region where corn was in- j umed by the July drouth , many fields of l ate corn have silked out end commenced t o form ears nince the rains of the first w eek in August. With a late frost and f avorable weather these ficl'is will yield a fair crop of corn. Corn Is very uneven a nd generally backward and the entire m onth of September free from frost wIll be r equired to mature much of the late corn. Much of the corn , will. however , be mas t ured beyond injury by frost by September 1 5. Grasshoppers have damaged corn In the s outhwestern counties. Thrashing and hay making have made g oed progress. Plowing for fall wheat Is general. with g round in good eondttion. Report by coun- t ies : out1censiern Section. Butler-Thrashing and fall plowing progo r essing nell ; corn growIng fairly well , but Is u neven , late nod will be a poor crop. Caa-Late corn earing well ; early-planted c orn In roasting ear ; a good rain needed b adly. Clay-Soil in good condition and plowing p regressing ; morn has improved in the past week ; considerable corn late. Fillmore-Corn improved in condttloi ; p iowing for wheat begun. Cage-Some corn will be two-tblrd3 of a ( 'lop with good weather from now to the e nd of the season , Hamilton-Thrashing and stacking going o n ; plowing for fall grain commenced ; corn has grown well past week. but Is a poor c rop. Jefferson-Corn very poor crqp ; plowing f or wheat commenced ; oat stubble too dryer f or plowing. Johnson-Corn has Improved a good deal ; l ate potatoes are poor ; much fall plowIng being done. Lancaster-Corn Is doing well since the r ecent main. Nernalia-Corn doing well , but 'will not be a full crop ; fall plowing being pushed ; grapes beginning to ripen. Nuckolis-Corn poor crop ; some fields will make a fair crop , but many fields are nearly a failure. Otoe-Thrasbing and fall plowing progressing - sing well ; good corn week. Pawnee-Weather very dry ; corn crop short , some fields an entire failure ; some plowing for wheat and others waiting for ma In. Polk-Corn late , a good deal of it corn- menced earing since the rain ; many arc plowing for wheat. Richardson-Corn improved by rain ; wheat averaging a good crop ; oats light ; pastures short ; apples a failure ; good pros. pact for peaches. Saline-Corn looking better since rain ; ground in good ccnditioo , but needs rain soon. Saunders-Pastures improved ; fall plow- lug in progress ; corn Improved by rain , but : an unusual number of stalks without care. Seward-Thrashing nearly done ; plowing ; for wheat going on as Inst as possible ; some corn Improved ; more rain needed. Thayer-Light showers have helped corn , but it needs more rein ; some haying being ; done. Ycrk-Grountl In good conditIon for plow. . lug ; about the usual amount of wlnte : . wheat i1l be snvn ; corn has improved. NortIIeiIMtern Section. Antelope-Corn has grown well and prom. IEee an average crop. I3oyo-Gcd week for stacking and haying thrashing begun ; corn maturing nicely and I be a heavy crop. Hurt-Corn has improved In condition , but L is very uneven , some excellent fields nn I come poor out's ; few fall apples. Cedar-Corn earing well and will be large crop ; plowing has commenced with th I ground In good condItion. Colfax-Plowing for fall grain comrnencec and there will be a large increase in acre ages corn uneven , but is growing uell , Cuming-Comn has been much beneflte by rain , Dakota-Stacking about done - ; thrashint begun ; corn will be a good crop. 1)xon-Stacklng : well advanced ; thrasbini g comneuccd : , with a good yield and quality ; corn is carIng well , but is backward , Dodge-Wbeat nod oats being thrashed yield and quality good ; corn and pasturei much benefited by the rains. Douglas-Corn doing well ; many stnlki S failed to set an ear. Hull-Potatoes and vegetables fine ; con S a full crop. Knox-Corn is excellent ; almost all snial I grain is stacked ; some wheat thrashed yielding better than expected ; haying d Ia ) od by malt : . Madison-Corn has improved , but croi p will be below normal ; grain about hal f stacked and some thrashing done , yield an I qu.cllty good. Pierce-Fine corn weather and prospect S good for a good crop. Platte-Good week for haying. stackini i ; and thrashing ; corn has iirprovect consider ably in condition. I iiarpy-\Veek too cool for corn to groi vell ; apple crop abort and the fruit stoat : Stanton-Coma will be a fine crop and p0 tatoes nearly a failure. Tbureton-ScnnIi grain being thrashed good yield ; corn doing tell , \'asliington-Much corn on rolling Ian has been badly damaged by droutti ; mue helped by showers , but needs heavy rain. \Vayue-Camn doIng well ; wheat about al Il stacked ; thrashing begun. Central Section. Boone-Corn has grown well. but is tw 0 weeks' late ; good week for thrashing an d hayIng ; ground In good condition. ilulInia-Comn rather uneven , but growin K well ; too dry to plow. Custer-Rain baa revived corn and i I Is caring well ; only [ hi , very early corn dani I- aged by drouth ; wheat being harvescd ( , Iawson-liaa been a good week fo con ate to grow ; much corn late ; early corn i U roasting ear ; late corn just silking out , Garfield-Corn is in excellent condition. Urecley-Corn but slightly Injured by Ui 5 dry wtuzher , much of it Is In roastlug ta r. hall-Au corn has 'lone remarkably Ii since the rain and many flelcis of late cor a will toake a fair crop. Ilnward-Oood growing weather ; torn di i- ing well , bayIng begun. \'heat being stacked1 yield good ii corn doing splendidlr. Merrielc-Corn baa made great improveC m eat since the rein. Nanee-Comn is tate and needs rain. Sherman-StackIng finished ; getting too d ry to plow : corn needs rain. Wheeler-Iarvcsting nearly done , yltld be tter than expected : corn and potatees dog - le g 'sell ; grass cxccl1nt : stock doing finely. Southcstetn ? eton. Adams-Corn Jni.lov'd : ground in flue c ondition : pioing rushed. cd Chase-Corn ear.ng 3i and in good con- d ition. Dundy-Comn earing nicely and there se ems to be plenty of moisture for some ti me yet ; grasshojper5 numerous , Franklin-Some fields of corn where the st and ii light look well : plowing for whcat in prcgress ; potatoes a light clop , Froatier-Good week for corn and for st acking and thrashing. Fumes-Corn doing well ; gmnsshnppsrs a re injuring lfalf and late corn ; second c utting of alfalfa a light crop. Oosper-Comn Is looking finely and has m ade good progreaa oats a fair crop ; hay a g oed crop. Harlan-Corn maturing In good shape ; pod t ab crop good. hayes-Wheat good crop : corn badly damt a ged by grasshoppers anti drouth. hitchcock-Corn doIng 'well grasshoppers d oing much damage. ICoarney-Wheat In stack and end thrash- ia i ng in progress ; wat ) : and oatS not so good a s expected ; corn In good condItion. Lincoln-Corn is in floe growing condition a ntI the acreage large. Perkins-Corn needs rain and is badly d amaged by drouti : . l'heips-Same field earn in roasting car. fled Willow-Stacking and thrashing in p regress ; corn is doing well , but some deal- a ged by grasshoppers. Webster-Ifot , dry week ; rain needed , but c orn contInues green. Western nuil ? nrt1awitern SectIons. Box Butte-Corn improved ; potatoes good ; p astsrea anti hay excellent. Banner-flay nankiug Is in progress ; corn n eeds rain , Brown-The weather this week has been v ery favorable for corn. Cherry-haying well advanced , heavy c rep ; coma helped bjrain. . Dawes-Millet , potatoes and Into coma g oed ; wheat and oats light. Deuel-RaIn Is needed , though pastures a nd potatoes are good. Keith-Corn is looking well antI gives p remise of being an average crop , but the a creage In comparatively small In the c ounty. Krya Paha-G000 week for harvesting and s tacking ; corn growing rapidly. Logan-Corn doing splendidly , prospect of m ore than average crop. McPherson-The crop of corn here will be a bout an average one. Rook-Corn has a good color nod is mek- l ag ears : hay makIng is in progress and s ouse plowing Is being done for rye. Sioux-Ecanly potatoes good ; corn mitch d amaged by droutll. Thomas-Ground in good condition ; nil v egetation growing well. G. A. LOV9LAND , Section Director , Lincoln , Neb. Damage by Lightning. SEWARD , eb. , Aug. 16.-Special.- ( ) Lightning did considerable damage through- o ut the county during last night's rain s torm. Rev. IV. L. Boyd's house in this c ity was struck. demolishing a chimney , a nd H. Bleomenkamp's house in I town was s truck , but did llt4le'danaage. A number of grain stacke belonging to Jesse James , four miles southwest of Beaver Crossing. were d eatroycd , and a stack of wheat belonging t o William Mortord in N town was burned. Two horses were ] ciled In a pasture on the Captain Seat's place aorth of the city , be- l onging to Fred Allgaier. Perhaps the heaviest loss was sustained by Peter Keller , near Germantowo. Ills barn was struck and burned up , with four horses and a lot of hogs. flrncflt of ) rrlgntion. CRAWFOIU ) , Neb. , Aug. 16.-Special.-- ( ) . The lands under the lInens & Cooper mn- . gating ditch in Daweacounty offer some en- . deuce of the betiet1t 4nlved from Irrigation. About 1,500 acres undethi ditch will yield L this year the largest amount of crops ever . raised in the state of Nebraska from that : amount of acreage. .Three crops of ha , will be cut Irons the alfalfa fields , yielding : not less than eight tocs per are and oatS I as high as 100 bushels per acre. The corn . cornc Ing year about 2,000 acres of land will hi c brought under IrrIgation [ morn this ditch. Maher Arrives at Chudron , CHADRON , Nob. , Aug. 16-Special ( Tele- gram.-Jobn G. Maber , the private In Com- Paul H , Second Nebraska volunteers , who Is known throughout the state as colonel on Governor hlolconib's staff , but Is better known throughout the country because 01 ' his connection with the fatuous Chicka.- naugo. court-martial when he was court. cuartlaled for refusing to use hIs typewritec ' and later discharged , arrived in the city , tontht on a furlough and was welcomed by his frends. ! Damage by l.tglitulng. HASTINGS. Neb. , Aug. 1t3.-Speclal ( Teie - gram.-Duning ) the heavy electrical atom last night considerable damage was doi by lightning and the residence occupied h : : Mr. Herb DavIdson bad one corner bach : . amashed and the residence of J. C. Iledgi was damaged both on tb0 outside and in tenor. LnIil to Jiest , FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 1G.-Spclal.- ( ) - The funeral ot Miss Ruth Stevenson , age : I 21 years , was held from the Methodist chord Li in this place 5lonay nionniog. Miss Rutl I was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. V . Stevenson , SHOT DEAD WHILE SCUFFLINC Ui-Senator VahI Ut Illinois Ace ! - ( ienflli ) KiilCd In a Struggle ( or u ( un. ST. LOUIS , Aug. 1G.-A telephone taos sage jttst received from Staunton , Ill. , sayi t that H. 'IV.Vall , ui-state senator and : t weoltby anti prominent banker and real es tate dealer of that city. was shot antI in atantly hilled at 2 o'clock this afternoon A coal otiner named SchadleIch , a tenant t ta Of 'STall's , is charged wIth the crime. Tb a shooting arose over a trivial matter. Another telephone message received Iatr 0 front Staunton indicates that three me : a implicated in the murder. A specie I II train with ofitcers and bloodhounds on boar : I has left Litchileld ton the aceno of the niur der. where the excitement is great. It aa later learned that the shootini c was not Intentional. Mr.Vall was strug - gling with a man named Machuse for th 0 poesSiOn of a shotgun , which was dis charged with fatal erect. EAJRBURY SHERIFF IS SIlO F . , Ito a vc I I * Ilitd I . % o U a d ed I I. the head Vhik- Arresting 51 Prisoner. CLIFTON. Ken. , Aug. [ G.-Spcclal ( Teb - grans.-W. ) F' . I3onawltz , sheriff of Fairbur V. Neb. , came here today to arrest Frank \Var : 1 , wanted on a. charge of absconding wit b mortgaged property. lIe found his ma : :3 : , hut when be attempt-ed to arrest him , \Var d fired both barrels of a shotgun loaded h chicken shot at him at a range of a fe iv yards. One of the loads struck Donawil Ix In the head , seriously hut not necessarli 9 * fatally woundIng bId. William Chandle r , deputy ahenlft of ibe place , Immediately aj r- rested Ward antI left him and Shun ff flonewitz , who is able to travel , for Fal : N bury tonight. COngrru.ionnl tuiinttiona , MlL'AUKEIVis. . , Aug. 151.-The ri 5- publicart Fifth congressional dIstrIct cot I- ventlon today renominated Congresema a Samuel S. Ilamney ofVeat Bend by acci : I- inatlon. The Grand court of the Exposition ! wonderfully beautifld at night. picture of it ii so good as The flee pbc ; togravure. Stop at The lIce otfice for oc t5 and some others , Three for ten cents. C ORBETT'S FATHER MURDERER [ clii. Ills % Vlfe nusiThen Shoots him- h-If-his hsijurics of fl Fatal nturc , SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 1G.-JIm Corbett's f ather today shot and killed his wife and t hen turned the weapon upon himself with f atal effect. lie will not line , It is believed that the murderer was do- e nented , lie had been in extremely poor h ealth for Some time. The shooting occurred at the residence of t he Corbett family , 520 hayes street. S hortly before 5 o'clock this morning Mn. K ing , a son-in-law of Corbett who was liv. i ng in the house , beard two shots in his f ather-in-law's room. Hurrying to the room b e was horrified to find Mrs. Corbett lying I a bed covered with blood , while his father- i n-law Isv on the floor with blood pouring f rom his mouth. Mrs. Corbett was in her n ight attire , 'ahile her husband was fully d ressed. Death must hare been Instantane- o us. There was a wound in Mrs. Corbett's t emple and Corbett had killed himself by p utting the muzale of the revolver in his m outh. From the aplearanco of the bodies i t. is believed that Corbett arose early in t he morning , dressed himself and shot his a ged wife while she slept. She had cvi- il entiy died Instantly , for she still lay in hen p erfectly natural position. It is believed t hat Corbett was demented. lie hail just r eturned from Bartlett Spring , where he bad b een stopping for his health. NE\ ' YORK , tug , 1.-Jnmes 3. Corbett was much shocked 'when he learned of the d eath of his parents , At first he refuned to b elieve it , but when the news was con- fi rmed lie broke down and wept like a child. I lls tnalners , MeVey and White , tried to con- s ole him , but to no purpose. Corbett said t hat his lather must have become insane , ere h o would not have committed such a terrible d eed. lIe could not account for it in any o ther way. Both his father nd mother , be s aid , took a deep interest In his affairs and k eenly felt his defeat br F'itzsiniinons at C arson City. They both wanted him to me- t ire front the ring after that. Corbett said t hat until he bach received znare delinite in- f ormation from Callfomnla he could not say ' what his future plans will be. lie will stop t rainIng for the present and his fight with OcCoy at Buffalo on September 10 may be p ostponed. Corbett , after a consultation with some of his friends , had something further to say a bout the tragedy. lie said that his parents were each about 53 years of age and that t he family relations were always pleasant. l ie received : letters on Saturday informing him that his father's mind had become Unbalanced - balanced , and he therefore thinks that whtle s uffering mentally his father committed the double crime. Corbett said he bad telo- graphed to San Francisco thet he would l eave for the coast thu evening if the bodiesr ens held until he can arrive. lie says he will send his brother Joseph home anyway. At present be could not say what wIll be done about his fight with McCoy. lie do- dared that if it was necessary he would forfeit the $2,000 be had up. lie would not flbt , again , ho declared , had it. not been that be was the chief support of the family. He says that what he makes hereafter will go to help support his brothers and sIsters. l1OOLE1 RISLTJSUATISS IllS STORY. 'r.uls of flit.tltCiflPttO UrIlP Ilitti to Change Ills Testimony. LONDON , Aug. 16.-in the queen's bench division of the high court of justice today Justice Wright resumed the hearing of the motiort to commit Earl de Ia Warn , Messrs. hiroadley. Hnoadsbaw and [ tucker for contempt - tempt of court in attempting to induce Ernest Teram Hooley , the bankrupt company promoter , to falsify his evidence in the bankruptcy court. Mr. } Iooley , , wlp , was sworn , explained the discrepancy , between his own statement that be had paid Earl do In Wanr 50,000 stem- ling , 00(1 the earl's statement that he hail only received 25,000 by saying that he paid the latter 25,000 directly. and subsequently paid him an equal amount through Mr. ilmoadley. Mr. Hooley's agent , for division between Earl dii Ia Warm and Lord Albe- marIe. Mr. Ilooley said he had since dlii- covered that liroadhey kept the 25,000. Regarding Earl de In Warr's alleged offer of 1,000 It he ( Hooley ) would contradict hIs former evidence , the bankrupt saId that Mr. Broadley , at the Bmuusick hotel , of- fereci him the money In the earl's presence and the correction of certain statements which Earl de Ia Warn wished him to make were written out there , Mr. Hooley deposed , In the presence of the earl. After cross-examination , tn which Mr. Hooley stuck to his guns , Justice White dismissed - missed the summons against Mr. llradahaw. The latter then wont on the stand and asserted - serted that Earl de IaVarr in the course of a converaatioi with Bradshaw , as to Mr. Hoolcy's position , offered to pay Ilooley's hotel bill for a month , and said be was prepared also to help Mrs. Hooloy to the cx- tent of 11,000. Earl do Is Warr , Mr. Bmadabaic declared , asked him not to let Mn , Hooley know of the offer , as the matter might be construed as an attempt at bribery. It was understood at the same 17terview that Mr. Hoohey would be asked to correct hIs origInal evidence. While on the stand Mr. Brade1a : fainted. Earl de Ia Warr was next sworn and he tepeated In substance the testimony lie bad already given before the registrar In bankruptcy to the effect that be had me- calved nothIng for becomIng a director in the Dunlop company or for introducing others to Mr. hlooley. lie admitted that ho had suggested to Mr. Iiradahaw that the latter could , perhaps. induce Mn , hlootey to correct certain misstatements. During cross-exnmination with refereaco to his telegram to Mm , Hooley asking hint to make It clear that he ( the earl ) did not have 50,000 on account of the flotatIon of the Dunlop company , the earl said that his only object was to get Mr. Hooley to cor- meet wrong statements , adding : "I never saw the paper alleged to have been written the Brunswick hotel. " Earl do is Warr acknowledged receiving as a gift. lie said that he subse. quently received 1,300 and that at a later date borrowed 10,000 , but this money was not Paid him for joInIng the directorate. Justice Wright will deliver lIs decision tomorrow. _ _ _ - Set tie iiiCererilti Cinini. ROME , Aug. 16.-Admiral Candlani , the commander of the Italian squadron , univ on the Colombian coast , received on August 14 a definite reply from the government of Colombia , agreeing to all three points in- eluded In his ultimatum as to the payment . of the Cemrutti claim , namely : A formal and absolute recognition of Prtaid'nt ( 'love. land's award and undertakin. to s'op within eight months all proccedingb on the part 01 Cerrutti's creditors ansI an immediate I money payment to Italy as a guarantee ol the full execution of the uwanit wIthin the stipulated time. The dispute is [ 1:1.13 : settled to Italy's eatiafaction. - . 'isIrnIirer Ciies to Grief , LONDON , Aug. 1G.-At the County ot London sessions today an American , Evans I Wheeler , alias "Sir Henry Ooeqti : , palmist : to the queen , " etc. , etc. , was sentenced to a I year's hard labor for stealing two bags at the King's Cross railway depot. Wheeler , , or Ooeqtii , is known to hare had a palm. . bury business at 1211 Broadway , New York lisa brought Miss Nellie Shakeipeare front ; PhIladelphia to England last July , and in the following month went with her to Paris bere be assumed th designation "Baron' 3lusgrave. lie left there suddenly , owing : I large amount , and abandoning Miss Shakes peare. Cougretuiated on Itelurt : of I'epcp , ASI1lN0TON , Aug. 16-flesides [ he con. , gmatuiatory note of the Italian ambassado : . I Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. ' Many of the choice pieces from our warehouse fire are now on sale- A good almost perfect Iron1 25 'Iron frame Springs. l3ed-3 foot size. . . . . . . . . . . . hardly any damage , saleQ 1 rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full sue bow foot , extended end-brass trimmed , tCgU:295 Full size Woven Wine Springs . . . . lam 5.50-salo price . sale regular price $1.50 , 5 p rice , . , , . . . . . c Regular $11 folding bed , flre2gO sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Others at $3 , $3.10. $3 , $6.10 $ up to $ It Dining table , solid oak , regu3 15 -worth up to $20. lam $14 , sale price . . . . . . . . Large easy upholstered chair Round top dining table $13.7 5 covering only slightly darn- regular price. sale price. . . . aged by smoke , roular35 $17.50 , sale price only . . . . $5.75 dining table solid oak,9 9 esla price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Just a few of those choice 3- ' piece mahogany finished $12.50 dining table , parlor suits with Inlaid polished4 90 10 solid oak , sale price. ' back , reg. , $27.50 , lniee now Ladies' Sewing tables , regu- $12.30 dining table , solid oak , 5 5 Oar $1.00 $ , now &Oe ; regular 70c very slightly damaged . . $1.40 , now . . . . . . . . . . . 3.piece bed room suit , regu-7 6 5 $1.23 woven wire cot , frame lam $13.5 , aie price. . . . . . . . distolored by smoke and water , regular price $1.25 , $13 Comb. Writing Desk , regu-300 sale price 55c Book Case now . . . . . . . . . . . A double wire cot bcd , regu- Solid Oak Dresser , large regu65 lan $3-sale price . . . . French plate glass . . . , . . . $12.15 Orchard& Wilhem ! Carpet 00 11-14.10.18 Douglas Street. WELK F1E1 ! CURED SYPHILIS OR AND UOUGIIT TO PERFECT . 1:3 : raa . BA3 BLOOD. . by our IoU trun.nt 01 TurkiIt Cn IuIea p. furi.IQS. 2Iih % Lot.eDiyLoIw , 'erie rptoaa : eoed bj . . . . , . , . m ers. never f..11. U or flraim tr-nct4. CcreJ .s p.rfec a. ° ° ? . , erwere. iv. , nske nor own aI1tc t TWa Pu Itis&tmen $ whit gtiszn. . . , . ' , tee Scans5 elngleeoir.Itet. _ &ncIuuear'reyoncvItlnwet. ! 'iVinO . . . . r . , , , rn.i lt. : , " " intl . PrAssLcy. cure. 51n510 I ith sot Vsm. Os sn i -n ' - f elicitating the government of the t.'nitel S tates on the signature of the preliminarIes o f peace with Spain , the secretary of state r eceived on the night of the 13th inst. a t elegram from Count Casini , ambassador of Russia , tinted at Narragansett l'lcr , sending c ongratulaticns upon the conclusion of [ ho p rotocol , which , according to the memo- r andum Issued by the State department gir- l ug this Information , "ussuree a peace alike g lorious to this country and honorable to h er adversarIes of yesterday. " Ordering Cartridges Abrond. LONDON , Aug. 16.-The Kynoch company of Birmingham is reported to have received an order for 10,000.000 military cartridges t o be promptly delivered to the United States government. ALLISON NOT ON COMMISSION towft Senator Deciinr to Accept J'lat'e on Board to .trrnnge for l'eriunnen ( l'ence. WASHINGTON , . Aug. 16.-The authoritative - tative announcement. is made that Senator Allison of henna will not be a member of the peace commission. In a long interview today a membership in the commission was urged upon Lint by the president. Senator Alhieoo was not able to accept on account of other duties. The appointment of Senator Allison , as much as that at Secretary Day , has been regarded as a foregone conclusion , The administration - ministration has been anxious to secure his services , as hIs long experience In public life and esecIalIy his experience as chairman - man of the appropriations committee of the senate and on the finance committee would make him particularly valuable in the adjustment - justmont of the knotty financial problems likely to arise during the deliberations of the Paris tribunal. Senator Allison , mac- knowledging the honor offered him , cx- plained that the interests of his state in the senate and his desire to continue his former vigorous p'trticipations in the shaping of legislation in that body and other duties would preclude his taking up the arduous duties at Paris which would demand so much time and serious work , During a portion of the Interview es-flop- resentatiro Bourke Cockran of New York was aresent. His services in the McKinley campaign , along with other circumstances , gave rIse to speculation that he had been summoned here by the president in c000ec- [ ion with the making up of the peace corn- mission. Mr. Cochran asserted , however , that be was here solely on private business and merely called to pay his respects. " 1 ann not a candidate for any omce and no offer , direct or Indirect , of any sort of an appointment has been made me. " It is understood that the president has tendered to Senator German of Maryland a nlace on the peace commission and that. he has declined the offer. The president now , it , Is stated , is looking about for another dem. ocratic senator to take the place of Senator German , the president being desirous of securing - curing a democrat from the upper house 01 congress. DECISION ON INDIANS' SFIcF11ACE , Choptnt'p , Mity nimil Cliiclcnsn'mvm tlny Not UI Coinitig IIi'etion. WAShINGTON , Aug. 16.-The secretary of the Interior today promugacd a dcci. sion to the effect that the Choctaw freedmen - men may-and the Chickasaw freedmen may not-vote at the election on [ ho 24th : Inst. in the Indian territory for the ratitl- cation of an act for the lirotection of the people of the Indian Territory approved June 25 , 15I8. It Is held that the Choctaw nation adopted certain persona of African descent resident in the nation at the date I of the treaty of Fort Smith us their de- cendants and gave to them all the rights , including the right of suffrage of said an- lions , except In the annuities and public domain claimed or belonging to the nation. The Chickasawe , however , It is held , after , offering to adopt these freedmen In a sim. ilnr manner , later refused to do so , A lob- gram was sent to Green McCurtin , dhiol the Choctaw tribe , directing him to ahIot , the freedmen in his tribe to vote and aitlng that the Chickasaw freedmen could not rotC lcpu * . ( iiiii iii riilcriteaigns , t'ASUlNGTON , Aug. 16.-George W. Cot flu , after several years of highly efihelen service as deputy comptroller of the cur rency , has resigned to accept the prcsidencj ; of the Phoenix Natlodai hank of New York I lie will b succeeded by Lawrence 0. Mur I ray. chief of the national bank organizatio : department of the comptroller's oflice. Tb C change trill take place on September 1. i.l I ) 'ircasury Stat . ' : umcnt , V/tSh1INGTON , Aug. 16-Today's state nient of tha condition of the treasury shows Available rash balance , $272OG0,9l ; gold re . serve , $1157D56,053. 111:11 for Eienlimrs , SVASIIINGTON , Aug. 16.-Special ( TeIe. gram.-Iids ) were opened today In the omes I of the supervising architect for placing dc' I vators In [ be Omaha public building. Thi , - " bidders were : Crane lelerator company. Chicago , tlO,0C0 ; Otis lImos. , New York , 113.000 ; Eaton & hlruce company , Chicago. $15.00. Cotton Growers lteorgnnlse , MEMPhIS , Aug. l.-The lnternsthonal Cotton Growers' association met here today. Each of the rico gresideuts f3vc'red most hcntrtty [ lie cantlnuation of the organisa- tie : : , but on different lines. The speakers favored above all other things the dtvorslfl- cation of crops. llcdtiction of acreage , which has heretofore beCn the shibboleth of the association. was put aside and made secondary to crop diversification. Under the row order of things the assocIation wilt become a very active asenclation. All pres cot agreed that meetings , where resolutions were passed , meant little of practical good and it. was decided to reach and educate the small farmers by the distribution of lIters- tune and the formation of a society similar to the grange anti this alliance , but. absolutely - lutely free from politics. F. l. Maxwell C f Louisiana wis elected president. Nntiicnitt Cit , Arrives. SAN FRANCISCb , Aug. 16The steamer National City , thirteen days from St. Micli- ads , a : mired this afternoon. The National City brought about seventy-fine passengers from the north and 'ver ) little gold duet outsIde - sIde of that shipped by [ ho established corn- pauie' in Alaska. Several of the Kiondikans on hoard had amounts mangipg from $300 to * 2.000. also papers representing claims. Nearly all of the gold seekers , however. gave anything but encouraging reports of Iho country. Buying Ui Leiter Whe'at. WEST SUPERIOR , Wis. , Aug. 16.-It has just Icoked out that the balance of the old Loiter wheat , amounting to about 220,000 bushels , in sitoro at the head of the lakes elevators. has been sold by A. I ) . 'hnmsen & Co. to the Fret'inan Milling company at , \Vest Superior. The transaction is one of the largest ever credo here. It Ia understood - stood the price was from 85 to 90 cents per bushel. s Sties Eslnlo of Mihilonnire. SACRAMENTO , Cal. , Aug. 1G.-Amanda P. Austin has sued the estate of Millionaire Jefferson Wilcoxson , her uncle , for $150,000. She claims that Wilcoxsoo induced her to come from Missouri and care for him in his old age , which she did for seventeen years , remaining single at his request. He prom- iced her t0,000. After his death $1'TO.OOC was found In his safe , which she claims had been set aside for her. Will Fxiiiore Greenland. COPENhAGEN , Aig , 10-The expedition to explore the edst caist of Greenland , under Lieutenant Anidmup , sailed [ hits morn- 1mg on board the steamer Gofithaab , TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Threatening : ) Easterly % 'Inila I'roiulsetl for rbrnslift anti Adjucent Territory , WASHINGTON , Aug. 16.-Forecast for Wednesday : l'or Nebraska-Threatening weather ; east- only winds. For South Dakota-Fair ; variable winds. For Iowa-Generally fair ; cooler ; north- crly wInds. For Missouri-Showers ; clearing and cooler In northwest portion ; variable winds , For [ Caneas-Showers in the earl ) ' morning - ing , followed by fair ; cooler ; variable winds , becoming northerly. For W'yoming - Threatening weather ; probably warmer in northwest PortIon ; van- able winds , J.ot'ni ltee.mrd , OFFICE LOCAl4 \ ' ' LOCAl4VEA'l'lIEJt BUREAU , OMAhA , Aug. 26.-Ornahcu record of tern- perature and rainfall compared with the corresponding dt : ) ' of the last three years : 2531. Ib'97. 1590. 1595. Maximum temperature . . 5) 72 i iS Minimum temperature . . 72 51 64 67 Average temperetur : : . . . . 51 52 lit 75 itaintall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( A ) .w .oi .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Ornalla for this day and since March I , ItSI : I Normal ( or the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excess for the tin ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Accumulated excess sin March 1..Hi Normal rainfall for the da ) ' . . . . . .11 inch D 'llcieney ( or tIlt ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inch Total rainfall since March . . . . . . . . . inchi * Ieticiency sine March 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1.30 inches Deiiclency for cur. Ieriod , 1t97. . . t.t builds Excess for cor. period , 1556. . . . . . . 1.47 tnictea : Iteiorts In , , , , Stations at t p. tn.9 Seventy-tlfth cerldian Tim1' . ' . . . , e. 8TAT1OB Ai'D STATE cc Oh" IVEATIEIt. : a ; ' "I' - ( gnuii : : . ; i.irt cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North : Platte , cloudy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ei so p Salt Lake , cloudy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Si ! i.o 'I' Cheyenne , i'ant Cloud ) ' . , , . . , , , , , , ' ; tI' ' 6 .01 ItujitO City , itart cloud ) ' . . . . . . . . . 74 6t .GO huron , clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.'Jiliton , cheer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ut i4 ,00 ( 'hicago , cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7f , St. LouIs , clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ II so p St. Paul , clear , . , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , . cj .t Davenport , cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 helena , ClOUd ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 bj Kansas Cits , vent cloudy. . . . . . t 92 . ( h Ilarri' , clear . , , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g cj Btsnarck , clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 76 .0J ( lalvestoncioudy iii t .tv I 'r indicatei . i I. . . A. VHLS11. Local Forecast thllcial , - - - - - :
