Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY" KKIfl : T1LUHSDAV , AVHITj Irt , 1800.
1 MANIPULATING STATE FUNDS
Statement Showing the Amount on Hand
on March 1.
PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GROWS LARGER
Some 1'roplc Would Mice ( o Know
Whrre Mimi-y N Krnl TrritMiror
K\iliiniitlniin | on
.Stump Iml Kail.
LINCOLN. April 12. ( Spcclal.-Tho ) last
BtAlomcnt of the state treasurer , Issued for
.March 31 , makes the following showing of
funds on hand :
dsnurnl fuml . J 4i.rai.t-2
Sinking fuml . Sl.jwr , 16
Permanent school fund . MO.iS8.il
Tohipomry school fund . 22o.ftM.lS
Agricultural allege endowment. . . . li.SJj.M
Temporary university . 'iiJi-ri '
Hospital for liwane .
Normal ln.tere t .
Normal library .
Normal endowment .
fitnto library . ' -o
I'onllontlnry * prclnl labor . lS.zi
Penitentiary lands .
Agrlculturul and Mechanic nrta. . .
Totnl . JCGGu < M > . ! )0
It will bo noticed that the permanent
\ , * BChoot fund , which wan considered very
largo last fall when It amounted to $187,000 ,
Is now up to J2CO.7S3.on. A month ago the
amount was oven larger.
When the present olllclnls went Into oince
It was on n pledge to keep the permanent
school fund Invested. Last fall during the
campaign Treasurer Mcservc made a speech ,
which was repeated In all parts of the state ,
Klvlng ns the oxcusu for not Investing the
KcUool fund that all sorts of bonds and sc
, , curltlos wore In such demand and had gone
to such n high premium that It was hanl
( o Unit Investment for the school fund. In
effect ho said that prosperity and the great
jdonltude of money had caused everything
to RO to n premium and yet while he was
making this speech oilier fusion speakers
were claiming great credit to ttio state ad
ministration for having "brought state warrants -
' rants to a premium. " Often these ir
reconcilable speeches wcro delivered from
the same platform.
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Since then the permanent school fund has
been allowed to grow larger and larger until
'tho question Is now often asked , "Where
Is this money kept. "
The permanent school fund cannot bo de
posited In the accredited banks to draw In
terest. to the state like the older funds and
' the natural Inference Is that It Is being
" handled by the treasurer ns his private
fumlH , to bo deposited in whatever place ho
deems Fiife. No person has the thoiiRl.it
that thlB largo amount ot money Is kept
about the ofllcc in actual cash.
The recent legislation on the subject of
county and state deposits leads to some
Bpceulntlon an to ( tie attitude of the state
treasurer. The law now fixes the Interest
rate on county deposits nt 3 per cent and
on state deposits nt 2 per cent. In some
cases the county money Is deposited In
barikK which nro nlKO state depositories.
The recent demand made by the state treas
urer to the county treasurers to hurry up
and send In all the state money in their
hands Is certainly not distasteful to the do-
pofdtory banks , as under the present slow
system of Investing or disbursing the money
n largo part of It must bo again consigned
to the banks at the lower rate of Interest.
It Is even hinted that In nt least one case
tbo money taken out ot the county depos
itory , where It was drawing 3 per iccnt , to
' bo hurried to the state treasury , was Imme
diately re-deposited by .tho state at 2 per
cent. This leads some ot the county treas
urers to charge- that the money Is called In
from the counties In order to iccommodate
-tho banks with the lower Interest rate.
The Logical HcNiilt.
If this nystctn Is really to bo put Into
' * " " ' ' general practice It will work out something
like this :
The bank which has deposits from the
county amounting to $30,000 pays Interest on
the same at the rate of $75 per month , or
? DOO per year , which goes Into the county
fund. The $30,000 Is withdrawn on demand
of the state treasurer , and a day or so
later Is again deposited In the bank as state
funds , drawing Interest at the rate cf $50
pur month , which Interest goes to the state
Intt'ad of the county. Such a deal -would
make a pleasant little rake-off ot $25 per
month as the result of the transfer , all or
part of which might bo taken advantage of
by the bank Interested.
If carried out In every county this plan
would deprive the counties of a large amount
of Interest money , one-third of which would
revert to the coffers of the state depositories
or persons Interested.
The county treasurers nro already finding
out that a county rate of 3 per cent and a
Btato rate of 2 per cent on the same money
opens great possibilities for the manipula
tion of public funds.
Oovcrnor Poyntcr returned from Albion
today , and the executive olllco was at once
besieged by anxious place-hunters. Much ol
the afternoon was spent In the consideration
r of claims fcr political reward , but no news
of appointments was given out before night.
Lincoln l.dfiilotiN. .
Tlio city was startled today by the news
that the remains of two still-born babes
iiud been found right In the busiest part of
the city. Ono was found by street cleaners
nt the corner of Twelfth and P streets. It
was wraprrd In newspapers and was lying
In the giittor covered with deal leaviB. II
was the loans cf a male child of about
five months' growth. The other find was on
the Canltol school Grounds , being a seven-
months' foetus. It also was wrapped In
nowBpnpcrs. No clue has been found to the
responsible parties.
The coroner's jury Impaneled today to In
vestigate the cnuEU of the death of Mrs ,
Hlmlru Houck found that she was run over
by the cars and that the accident was un
avoidable.
! 'IIN > - SeiiHoii lor KHI-IIIITN.
WAUSA. Neb. . April 12. ( Special. ) The
farmers throughout this section arc planting
the largest aurcago of spring wheat In re
cent years. The weather is excellent foi
the purpobe and the ground was never In 11
batter condition.
KHHMONT , Neb. , April 12. ( Special.- )
TJio mercury this Afternoon reached 8S In
the shade. The frost Is all out of the
ground and farmers arc busily at work put
ting In grain and plowing. The comlltloi
Trial knKc of a New ami Simple
Remedy Free.
Gloria Tonic n PrlrolcnN ( Jlfl ( n Tlioxi
III Hie rllllcln-H of ItlieiiiiiiillHin ,
A popular drug i-tore of this city is
nwaj' to miflerer * . a freu package of thi
well known ami remarkable cure for rhcu
inutlH.il. Ulorlii Tonic. It i-osts you nothlni
to try this marvelous cine , that luia oun-i
thousands of c-iiHi'H , among tliHn tumi
-which - dellcd hojpltul ? , drugs , eluctrlclt !
uiitl medlc.tl Kkil' . Gloria Tunic turud Mr.H
Jlinii Hohott of .Marlon , Ohio , after puffcr
Inn for n yr.irn , thim emiblliiK her ti
abandon her cruti'lu'n. The trial -.ickagi
will nlv * you * o much relief that you wll
not ht'.stliate to continue with Its UKC
ItcgularZf \ pai'kagoi ttell at $1.00 , or & $1.0
jiuc'Kaueti for (3.0.
Do nut full to cull and ect ono of tlies
free trtttt puukaxo * . Call today. Positively n
fumpKii will bo given to children or unyon
el * . Unit Is not an actual kiilfcrer fror
vUeumutUm.
OKii'la Tonic IH really u most romarkab :
renKdy ami will surely curii you.
Kiilm ACo. . , lull * mill
of the wln-.it irofi la not very gt/od A f-w
flJJs are rtj. r'cl ns all right In many
plants the grain nppcors to be nearly all
killed and wh t little Is alive Is not In a
thrifty Condition The ground Is very dry
NORTH 1/H'P. Neb . April 12 - ( Special )
The last few days have been warm and
frost Is rapidly disappearing. Farmers nre
very busy seeding. It Is now apparent that
the winter wheat Is badly killed out , proba
bly less than 25 per cent coming through In
shape to grow. Mist of the farmers nre re-
seeding to spring wheat , or will plow up for
corn. A very large Increase In acreage of
onions Is > clni ? planted this spring , making
n total of nearly fifty acres under cultivation
this season.
The North Ixmp Irrigation and Improve
ment company has a large force of teams
nt work on the ditch , cleaning It out and
making it ready to get a full supply of
water when needed.
STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION
Itonril Dct-lilrn tu llrhiK the Show to
Omaha If SaliNfnctory ArraiiKf-
niriitM Can Hi * Mailo ,
LINCOLN , April 12. (3pecl.il ( Telegram. )
The State Agricultural board held a meetIng -
Ing hern this afternoon , about thirty mem
bers being present. The question of holdIng -
Ing a state fair this year was discussed anrt
It was decided that a successful fair coulrt
not bo held here at Lincoln this year on
account of lack of time to secure and fit up
the grounds. The matter of Joining with
the exposition nt Omaha was discussed ami
It was concluded that If satisfactory ar
rangements could bo inado tile fair would
go In with the exposition. The matter or
arrangements was left with the Hoard or
Managers , which Is composed of K. L.
Vance. Austin Humphrey , J. H. Dlnsmorc ,
Milton Doollttlc and Peter Younger , who ,
with President Ilassett and Secretary Fur-
nas , will negotiate with the exposition
people.
: rums i\ none cor.vrv.
Iliitlri- Country for Tvronty Mllrn IH n
MilMI ( if KIllllll'N.
DASSKTT , Neb. , April 12. A prairie are
of extraordinary proportions and of great
fierceness Is raging throughout Rock county.
The residents of this entire section nre
fighting the flames , but a strong wind Is
driving the fire and all efforts to control It
have failed. From here to Newport , a dls-
lance of twenty miles , the whole country
Is a mass of fiames. That section Is made
up largely of hay flats , and these afford fuel
for the flames.
The ranches of James Miller , Orln Ellis.
J. II. Mason , Peter Olson , and a number of
others between here and Newport have been
destroyed with all the stock. The families
narrowly escaped. '
It Is believed that some fatalities have re
sulted In isolated districts. Rescuing parties
will go out tomorrow If the wind subsides.
I'.vlhlaii Hall til Illnir.
ULAIR , Neb. . April 12. ( SpcclalD The
Uniform Rank , Knights of Pythias , gave a
grand .ball , cakewalk and drill nt the opera
house last evening. There was n large at
tendance.
Tomorrow evening the city administration
will change hands. John McQuarrle , as
mayor , will be supported by John Schmallng ,
Victor Wolff , L. Farnberg and Henry Faber
as councilman.
At n meeting of the city council last even
ing a compromise was effected between the
city and those objecting to the annexation
of certain territory. The city pays one-half
the expense of the recent suit In the district
court , and the territory at once becomes a
part of the city.
School Dintrlut Irt Dlvlilcil.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , April 12. ( Special. )
The Highland school district , which lies just
cast of this town and which contained four
school houses , has just been divided by the
county superintendent , D. D. Martlndale.
The division leaves two schools in cacb
district. The new district Is to bo known
as No. 110. The first meeting was called
by the superintendent for last nlglit , when
the following officers were elected : Schuyler
C. For , director ; John Wundt , moderator ;
Philip Krohn , treasurer. Those who have ,
been chosen to tench tha first term art-
Miss Joyce Markley of Crelghton and Miss
Mary Kinty of Morrlllvllle.
Two JnlllilrilN i : cn | > < * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , April 12. ( Special
Telegram. ) Lord and George Crane , two
jail birds , escaped from the county jail at
7 o'clock tonight. They had eaten their
supper and were allowed to roam arouml
on the outside ot their private cells. They
made their escape by piling chairs upon a
table and cutting n hole through the lloo-
of the supervisor's room. As the floorlns
was of pine it was easy and quick work for
them. Lord was In for horse stealing and
Crane for houscbreaklng. The sheriff ana
police are In pursuit , but everything Is li
favor of the fugitives.
I'lrc Department nicctloii.
FREMONT , Neb. , April 12. ( Special. )
The annual meeting of the Fremont lire de
partment was held In the district court roon
last evening. One hundred and eighty-two
active and honorary members of the depart
ment weie present. George L. Lcomls am
J. C. Clcland were re-elected president and
vice president of the department for the en
suing year. There was a sharp and close
contest for chief , the candidates being Chle
Mcrcor and John D. Johnson. Johnson was
3elected on the first formal ballot by a smal
majority.
NIMV C'olincll Takes UN Seat.
HASTINGS , 'Neb. ' , April 12. ( Special. )
The city council met last night and the
newly elected members were sworn In am
took their chairs. The council Is now com
posed of the following members : J. H
Elghenbure , H. C. Kerr , C. K. Lawson , R
V. Shockcy. K. P. Nellls , J. R. Sims , Ha
Main , G. H. Splccr. No business of Impor
tance was transacted.
I'lve Years la I'rlNiiu.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , April 12. ( Spcclal.- )
1)111 ) Hayes and June Dent , who have jus
been tried for highway robbery , were con
vlcted and sentenced by Judge Real to flv
years in the penitentiary.
Second Ini'rriiHp In WIIKON.
POTTSTOWN , Pa. , April 12. The puddlera
of Potta Hros. ' Iron company nnd of the
lower works of the Glasgow Iron company
have been notified of nn increase In their
wages from $2.SO to $2.75 per day , to take
effect May 1. A proportionate advance will
IMS .ylvcn other employes In these depart
ments. This Is the second Increase given
them within sixty days.
LEBANON , Pa. , April 12. The Pennsyl
vania Dolt nnd Nut works and the East
Lebanon Iron company have posted notices
of a second Increase of 10 per cent In the
wages of their employes , to take effect
May I. The Lebanon Manufacturing com
pany has Increased the wages of Its laborers
10 per cent.
Funeral of l3\-Ntnntor Talior.
DENVER , April 12. The remains of the
late postmaster , ex-Senator H. A. W. Tabor
will He In state at the capital from 2:3 : (
until 0 p. m. tomorrow. The funeral will b (
held on Friday at the Church of the Sacrei
Heart. Tbo Colorado National Guard wll
act as escort for tbo remains on the journcj
to Calvary cemetery , where the Interment
will bo made.
George E. Ross-Lewln , cashier of the Firs
National bank and one of the postmaster'i
bondsmen , will act as postmaster until Mr
Tabor's successor IB named.
W ( 'rrtv nf IlarKrr 1'crlnlicn.
NEW YORK , April 12. The barge Ellei
Gowan , which was reported from Vineyard
haven yesterday to have been sunk on Sun
day , had a crew of five men aboard. The ;
wcro lost. It was valued with Its cnrgi ;
of coal at $26,000. The barge Kohlnoor
which was , In company with the Ellci
Cowan , lost one man overboard , the cook.
\V1LLCOTOTIIEJURYTODAY \ ,
) nd of the Case Against Good Shot is Now ;
in Sight
EVIDENCE ALL IN AND PLEAS BEING MADE
l Tnkri tin- Stand anil
III * Slorjtil lioiiKtlii llnilcavor-
IIIK : tu rrovo tin Allltl
DctallN < if Hie Trial.
SIOUX FALLS. S. IX , April 12.-Special (
Telegram. ) The case In the federal court
igalnst CJcod Shot , a Pine Uldgo agency
loux , for the murder of his wife , did not
go to the Jury this evening as expected , ar
guments of the attorneys not having been
ompletcd. The defense closed Us case this
orenoon. Good Shot himself testified. He
gave quite a detailed narrative , his where
abouts Muring the day and evening upon
vhlch he Is alleged to have committed the
crime , practically nil the material points of
ils testimony being In line with thnt of
ormer witnesses In his behalf. The balance
of the forenoon and a small part ot the
afternoon was devoted to offering by the
government evidence In robultol. The do-
cnse by two witnesses tried to show that
jrlbery was attempted by some government
ndlan witnesses to Induce an Indian wlt-
icss to testify against Oood Shot. In ro-
juttal the prosecution offered five or six
witnesses whoso testimony was designed
chiefly to disprove the charges of attempted
bribery.
The closing arguments commenced soon
nftcr the convening of court this afternoon.
\sslstant United States Attorney Porter
opened for the prosecution with an nblo
argument and was followed by I. N. Auld ,
ono of the attorneys for the defense. S.
II. Wright , his colleague , then commenced
ils argument , and had not concluded when
court adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The closing argument will bo made by
United States Attorney Klllott , and after
the charge by Judge Garland the case will
go to the jury.
The grand jury today reported no bill
against Dr. Joseph Hart man , accused of soli
ng proprietary medicine without first af-
Ixlng to bottles revenue stamps.
YlIlllV OHTAINN A MIW TltlAI. .
Aliened Aci'inniilliM' of Stamp TlilrvvM
IN Alloxvcil a llt'licarliiu.
SIOUX FALLS , S. U. . April 12. ( Special. )
Much Interest Is manifested ns to the
exact and entire grounds upon which the
United States supreme court yesterday re
manded for trial the case of Joseph Klrby ,
the well known attorney of this city , who
was convicted in the United States court
liero in June , 1S97 , of receiving stamps ,
< nowlng them to have been stolen. Klrby
was sentenced to serve a term of two years
in the Sioux Kails penitentiary.
The postofllcc robbers who are alleged to
nave sent the stamps to Klrby were con
victed at Deadwood In September , 189C.
There were three of them and each re
ceived n sentence of four years In the
penitentiary. According to the Information
received by Klrby's attorneys yesterday the
United Suites supreme court held that the
law of 1875 , which seemingly gave au
thority to remit the record of the Deadwood
trial ot the robbers for introduction in
evidence against Klrby , was unconstitu
tional. On the trial of Klrby , under this
statute , the government Introduced the
record of the trial and conviction of his
alleged accomplices In order to furnish
proof that the crime had been committed.
STOCIC ( iIIOWKHS HUM ) SKSSIOV.
Cattle mill Cralii Moil of South Dakota
Talk Shop ami Cluionr Ollli-erw.
RAPID CITY , S. D. , April 12. ( Special
Telegram. ) One hundred .and fifty sloes-
men , commibslon men and others have bcci
in this city since yesterday morning attcnc-
Ing the annual session of the Western Soutn
Dakota Stock Growers' association. The
otllccra elected for ttio ensuing year are ;
President , C. K. Howard , Smithvllle ; vice
president , H. A. Dawson , Pine Ridge ; BCC-
ictary and treasurer , F. M. Stewart , Hut-
falo Gap. The executive committee consists
of W. D. Drlskell , J. T. Craig , W. J. Bar
clay. C ! . E. Lcmmon , K. Holcomb , A. ToO-
deken , Ed Stenger , C. M. Lampson , I. I ) .
Irwln , W. W. Anderson and T. C. HUBS.
The sessions have been unusually interest
ing.
Grnvo C'lmrKi * AKIIII | ( A orn < ; y.
PRRRU , S. D. , April 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Disbarment proceedings against S.
M. Howard of Gettsbury were brought In the
supreme court today , the first case under
the new law of last winter requiring sucli
proceedings to bo brought In the supreme
court. Howard was diargcd with profes
sional misconduct , the allegations being
the acceptance of money ns state's attorney
for the release of bondsmen on a defaulted
criminal bond and acceptance of monthly
payments to refrain from prosecution of
liquor dealers.
The court granted n. motion to quash on
the ground that the complaint falls to state
that Howard is a licensed attorney tfnd
that it has no jurisdiction of professional
misconduct In any others than licensed at
torneys. A contest case by Howard for
possession of the olllco of state's attorney
cf Potter county will be heard in the cir
cuit court tomorrow.
\IMV IIMV l intmrruNNt > H C
RAPID CITV. S. D. , April 12. ( Special. )
The bill which passed the legislature
which provides that S mills shall bo the
limit of taxation for all purposes In a
county will cause considerable Inconvenience
In a majority of the counties In the state.
In Pennlngton county , for several years past ,
a levy of 20 mills has been made. With the '
levy cut down to about two-fifths of the '
former amount , It will bo Impossible to
pay the Interest on the bonded Indebted
ness , keep up the Insane fund or even pay
the running expenses of the county. Other
of the Black Hills counties are affected the
same way and there will also bo deficiencies
In a majority of the county treasuries across
the Missouri river.
Irail I'loalN It * Oun llonilN ,
LRAD , S. D. , April 12. ( Special. ) This
city recently offered for sale lf27,000 worth
of sewer bonds and there wcro a number
of takers , principally from the east. The
paper will not leave the city , however , as
the First National bank of Lead offered to
take the entire issue at par and will give
the city the Interest on the money until
It Is actually drawn out for use. This sav
ing to the city In Interest will olfsot a
premium of 3' per cent offered for the
bonds by a banker In Racine , WIs.
\IMVH from South Dakota.
J. S. Desmond , formerly In the machine
business at Kmery , has started a new lum
ber yard at that place.
Mrs. Thomas McKeon of Howard has
fallen heir to $20,000 by the death of a
brother In New York City.
The business.men of Alexandria are agi
tating the putting In of a telephone system
In that town , which Is ono of the most sub
stantial In South Dakota.
During March over 125 real estate trans
fers were recorded In Hand county , maklns
a total of more than 300 since January 1 ,
the largest number during a similar period
for ydars.
nids for furnishing the labor and material I
required to complete the towers on the build.
o
Ing of the State university at Vermilion am !
'J
for pointing the exterior stone work and II
placing en the Interior the finishing coal
of r-l'-ttr will be opened by the State Hoard I
if Ilcgc.ts nt Klk Po'olr.ril ' 22
The authorities of Frederick , Ilrown
county , hnve awarded to Philip Kyrc the
rontra > to sink a four tn.-h nrlcsmn well , |
whu-h Is designed to furnish the town with
water for domestic and flre protection pur
poses.
Captain S. P. Howell of McPherson county ,
ono of the prominent men of the northern
part of the state and an ex-member of the
state legislature , has leased 7,000 acres of
state school land , w-hlch will be utilized as
grazing ground for his large herds of cattle.
Wheat seeding Is being rushed In all parts
of South Dakota. The commencement of the
work this year was nbout ten days later
than last year , but t'o excellent condition
f the soil will push the grain ahead so
rapidly that harvest will be little , If any ,
later than usual.
LOCATION OF BURDOCK BURS
Half llnr'N Seanlun In the Georne
Case Is Taken r % ilth Clrcnin-
Mtnutlnl 1'vltlcncc.
CANTON , 0. . April 12. H Is the present
expectation of the attorneys for the state
that they will have all of their direct evi
dence before the jury this week , providing
a Saturday session Is held , whlh Is prob
able , at least n half day's seslon , to make
up for time lost today.
There was a mere hint of sensation to
day In the holding of the court that the
photographs of other women whom the de
fense nro seeking to associate with Saxton ,
for the present at least , could only bo ad
mitted for the purpose of attacking the
Identification of a woman in nn Incident re
lated by a witness who said It was Mrs.
George.
Only half a day's session of court
was held In the George trial today.
Adjournment was taken nt noon on
account of the funeral of L. V.
llocklus , father-in-law of Prosecuting At
torney Pomcrcnc and n relative of Attor
ney Welly , for Iho defense.
Police Officer Rohn was again called to
the witness box at the opening. His cross-
examination was In regard to burdock burrs
being found In a number of places In ad
dition to tbo vacant lot In which the as
sassin was seen to enter.
Former Police Officer Charles Dlckerhoff
testified that on the night before the mur
der ho met Mrs. George , who told him
that he was to go with her to look for Sax-
ton. For some time they watched Sax-
ton's rooms , but did not see him. Mrs.
George could not enter on account of nn
injunction.
E. J. Rex and M. M. Herbst testified to
having seen the policeman and a woman In
the vicinity of the Saxton block. William
F. Cook , who lived In the Saxton blocK ,
often saw Mrs. George there. Once she was
standing near Saxton's room holding n re
volver In tier hand. Again he found the hall
lights out and Mrs. George standing near
Saxton's room. Again at Meyer's lake he
saw Mrs. George following Saxton and Mrs.
Althousc.
FOUNDS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
iil nf the Million and it Half
Instate I.eft liy Wallace C. Ait-
ilreivo , Victim of Fire.
NBW YORK , April 12. The will of the
late "Wallace C. Andrews , who , with his
wife , serished In a flre at his home on
Friday lest , was filed for probate todaj
After making bequests of $10,000 to each
of his Sisters , the will pros-ides that the
residue of the estate shall be held in
trust for the benefit of his vifo during
her life. ,
All of the residue of the estate In excess
ol $500,000 shall go to the establishment
of an Institution for the education of girls.
The Institution shall be located In Wll-
loughby , Lake county , O. , on what is known
as the "WljHams farm. "
The Idea of the school Is to furnish an
elementary education to clrls between the
agei of 10 and 1C years and make them In
dependent and self-supporting. One-tenth
of the amount Is to be used for the erec
tion of suitable buildings and the remainder
to running the school. In case the one-tenth
Is not sufficient , the executors of the will
are directed to allow the money to accumu
late until enough Is at hand.
There are to be llvo directors of the In
stitution , according to Mr. Andrews' Inten
tions. They are to be known as the boart
of directors , and Include the governor of
Ohio , the congressman from the district In
which the Institution Is located , the mayor
of Wllloughby , the treasurer of Erie county
and Gamaliel St. John.
If owing tu any legal miscalculation the
project meets with failure , then the money
Is to go to the Smithsonian Institution for
the foundation of an Institution on similar
lines.
As Mrs. Andrews Is dead , the money for
the home Is released at once. Newspaper
estimates of Mr. Andrews' estate agree that
It is worth at least $ l.r,00,000.
RESULT OF TRIAL FOR PERJURY
Famine * Cot Small Satlxfaotloii In
Court So They Flulit It Oat nllli
ClIIIN Illlll I'lNtlllH.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , April 12. A tragedy
took place yesterday at Devlew , Ark. , be
tween n number of citizens of that place
Inhch \ H. C. Ashburn was Instantly
killed ; A. J. niack and his son , Lee , were
fatally wounded ; Alex Miller was badly
shot In the arm. I ) , M. Ashburn and sev
eral others were shot and more or less ser
iously wounded.
The senior Ashburn had been prosecute !
by ; . I ) . Lack In a Justice's court for per
jury. This trial took place nt McCrory nnt"
each party In returning homo had to pass
through Devlow , n small village two miles
t.outh . of McCrory. Ashburn and his son
arrived llrst and when the DInck party came
up AEhburn walked out with a double
barreled shotgun and told Hindi that he
had "sworn to lies and leveled his gun ant
snapped it. Dlack fired with a pistol ana
Is supposed to have hit the elder Asliburn
In the heart ; as ho fell ho 11 red , hitting
Black In the leg. Then the firing became
general. Black was also badly beaten and
had not gained consciousness up to n Into
l.our lust evening. Young Black was she
Eoveral times , his entire shoulder being torn
off. Young Ashburn escaped with the loss o
u finger. The Millers and Ashburns arc
among the most prosperous farmers of the
heution.
'I'diitlfy .Indue HC'N Out of a .lull
LEXINOTON. Ky. . April 12. Sheriff J
W. Kox of Memphis , Tenm. was In Lexing
ton today endeavoring to locate Circuli
Judge Rogers of that jtato In order to notify
him that his olllcc of judge has been abel
ished. Ten circuit Judgeshlps , one of whlct
was held by Rogers , were abolished by the
Tennessee legislature. All have been lo
cated and notified except Rogers. Until of
ficially notified Rogers' salary as clrcul
Judge continues.
Sioni * lli ' Xtfw KnvorHt * .
HARRISHURO , Pa. , April 12. The seven
ty-third ballot for United States scimtot
taken today resulted as follows : Quay. 90.
Jenks , 70 ; Stone , & 2 ; total vote , 221 ; neces
sary to a choice , 113 ; paired or not voting
29 : no election. The anti-Quay republicans
voted for Congressman c. W. Stone.
Intra Attorney IlaiiKcroiikly II ) .
CHICAGO , April 12. Henry E. J. Board-
man , a wealthy resident of Mnrshalltown
la. , and general counsel for the Iowa Cen
tral Railroad company , lies critically ill a
St. Joseph's hospital in this city and his
phyelclnns say his Illness probably will prove
t iatpl witlilii twenty-four hours.
SWAY OF DICTATOR TORRES
Merchants of Nicaragua Impatiently Await
Hcliof from Oppression.
LAST DECREE OF THE RULER IS ISSUED
Conilllnir * 1lliiirlf HIP Only I'otvi-r
to .Iniluc CIIKOB Int ul * IIIK I'lniiiH-rH
nml He Slay Alm > Iorlt1 < - In
Cntilliirntp KMatm.
NBW OULKANS. April 12 A Picayune
peclal correspondent , writing from nine-
elils , Nicaragua , under date of April S ,
ays :
Saturday was made eventful by the ap-
earance of another of the decrees which
lave won n name for Torres , both In this
ountry and In the United States. He as-
umed the position In this last document
hat all financial cases unsettled come within
ho Jurisdiction of the military authorities ,
te Is the military authority and wishes to
andle the cases himself.
A week or two ago Torres , In an Interview
vltlt the Picayune correspondent , staled that
hcso cases would bo left to the courts for
ettlement. There hns been some Illtle dls-
usslon of the matter since then. To avoid
urlher comment or question he Issued the
ecree. This means that the demands made
ipon the merchants for the payment of Mu
les already paid will be settled according
o the desires of Torres.
Thcro are also matters of considerable Im-
> ortanco which the dictator wishes to ills-
xise of. When General Heyes resigned and
ntorcd the revolutionary movement he sold
\ very extensive real estate Investment to
n American. A transfer of this property
was made according to the law of the coun-
ry , but not .according to the Kolnya admln-
stratlon. Although It Is unconstitutional to
onflscato property In Nicaragua , It Is more
han likely that Torres will altcmpt to se-
uro these estates.
The day after Kastcr the position taken
iy Torres was communicated to the Amer-
can government. A vessel was chartered
nd cent to Port Llmon , for the consular
uthorltlcs will not trust the Nlcnrngunns
vlth messages for the American govern-
nent.
v
On the 5th of the month a communication
vas received by M. J. Clanccy , the consular
iRcnt , from the consul at Rroytown. That
uperlor officer complimented the consular
igeiit upon the Island on the stand he had
akt'ii and approved of events. Ho stated
to would arrive at Minefields as eoon as pos-
Iblo and he Is expected tomorrow.
Although Torres has given the merchants
but twenty-four hours In which to settle the
luty according to Torres' Idea , two or three
lays have passed without action. The
steamships arc being loaded and unloaded
vlthout the slightest trouble nt present and
ho town Is very quiet. The population Is
vaitlng for developments and Torres seems
o realize that he has attempted to take
more than he can comfortably handle.
ISstrade , who Is supposed to represent the
Selaya government as manager of affairs on
ho coast , has absolutely nothing to say In
he administration. How long Torres will
remain In power and how long the people of
IJlueflelds will bo deprived of a civil govern
ment seems to be a mystery. After the
stand taken by Consul Clancey had been ap-
jroved by the consul general a boat arrived
from Groytown bringing reports. The rc-
jorts were forwarded with cable messages
.o Port Llmon , Costa Hlca. Merchants added
.heir request for naval vessels to check
Torres , should ho again attempt to collei-t
the duties. Everyone hopes that America
will teach these Nicaraguans one lesson
which they will remember. It Is the only
way the Americans hope for freedom and
fair treatment In the future.
OMAHA IN INCREASE LIST
OccniilcM I 'on rlli rinoc In Tnlilp of
CltloN SliiMvlinr ( JriMitcHt Amount
of HiillilliiK I'erniltH.
ST. PAUL. April 12. Reports to the
American Land and Title Register glvins :
totals of real estate transfers and building
permits for March show a general falling off ,
due to Inclement weather. In transfers Mil
waukee reported $1,8 16,771 , an Increase of
338 per cent over the same month last year.
Other totala , with Increases , are as follows :
l\r
C"
Kansas City . J1,2SG,000 3
Louisville . CSO.lWi 4 (
Nashville . 3Ci,734 ( 13
Omaha. . GG5.975 19
Tacoma . 301,870 51
Decreases In percentage were shown as
follows :
Per
" "
Atlanta . $ 2M.29S li
Charleston . 5S.91U CS
Chicago . S,9ir > , ( ,00 , 21
Dallas . 19G.KC 31
Indianapolis . 79S.3M n
New Orleans . 091,47 ; 31
St. Louis . 1,9:6,991 4b
St. Joseph . 219,701 5
In the matter cf building permits these
sho-vlng an Increase , with present total and
percentage of Increase , are :
rer
L"
llrooklyn . ? 2MU20L" > 9
Denver . 275.700 fiO
Kansas City . 3sS,740 52
NnchvlLo . . 73,173 4i (
New } ork ( Manhattan and
Hronx boroughs ) . 1GSGS,073 73
Totals of decreases In percentages over
the same month In previous year wcro as
follows :
Lei Angelfs . $ 1SO.S50
Loiil = vllle . HWil II
New Orleans . ° ll4rt ! is i
Omaha . 47 OW C1
Topeka . i9Bio 52
bt. Louis . S91.02U 12
Minneapolis Is practically unchanged nt
$102,523 on building operations , while Loa
Angeles and DCS Molnes show practically no
change In transfers.
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
W 'H | TI1 IvIlllllUN SIllMV II SIlKllt Kill I-
liiK Ol ) ' from TliiiNi * of ( lie
1'rrcrdliiK Wi'i'U.
CINCINNATI , April 12. ( Special TcJe-
gram. ) The Prlco Current says : Western
packings were S.'u.OOO hoga for the week ,
compared with 375,000 the preceding wo k
and 370,000 last year. From March 1 the
total Is 2,250,000 , against 2,155,000 a yeai
ago. Prominent places compare ns follows :
„ . , 1M9ivjs. .
Chicago voo.uoo 725.W >
KiiliEriH City 2D3.MM 3tojO (
ymaha S23.000 1C3.UV
St. Louis 1SO.COO 150ijih.
Indiannpolls su.ouo 03,1 < /
Milwaukee ui.O'x ) & 90c
C ncinnatl tfi.OJO 72.W )
St. Joi.-pn 137.MW 2ju > ;
pttumwa 59,000 WH , >
tpdar Rapids 24.000 47.00
g&l < * lty 48,00) 33 >
fat. Paul 13.000 iiol ,
Centennial r'alr Mill .Slunnl ,
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , April 12. A telegram
from Jefferson City says the governor has
signed the bill authorizing the Immediate
Incorporation of the Louisiana Purchase
Centennial World's fair to be held In St.
Louis In 1903.
Iron Kiiriiart * llchiimi-N ,
KASTON. Pa. , April 12. The Keystone
Furnace of the Thomas Iron company ut
- - "
For Dyspepsia.
| Horsford's ' field Phosphate |
Agreeable to the Taste.
Take no Substitute.
Park wht h wn.i bl/wn out n ycnr
ar > on . ! . . aunt > f < l\illnit.a In the Irun tr.ile
h.is b in ji.it vn opu.iMjn R'tMiR ' itnp.oy-
men' to A ljir ; i uutobir of hands
lli-lil for Murder.
ST. l.ortS. Mo.prll UAfter two
hours spent In the examination of n num
ber of witnessed the coroner's Jury this aft
ernoon hold Fronk A. Csllowny responsible
for the1 dentil of his \\lfe. whom he mur
dered In cold blood In n down-town store
Monday afternoon.
I'atal llniirrol < > f llmlliorn.
FORT WAYNH. Intl. . April 12. At A villa.
twenty miles north of this city , today Wal
ter Uoodrlch. aged 1C , fatally shot his
DrW.her Wallace , aged 3r > , and then blow
his own 'brains ' out. The brothers quar
reled over n horse.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Partly ( "lonily nnil Collier
llli Wi'Mrrly AVInilx Fnlr
ToiuiirriMV.
WASHINGTON , April 12. Forecast for
Wednesday :
For Nebraska , the Dakolas , Kansas ,
Wyoming and Colorado Partly cloudy and
colder Thursday ; westerly winds. Friday
fair.
fair.For
For Iowa nml Missouri Fnlr Thursday
southerly winds. Friday fair and cooler.
North Dakota Fnlr , preceded by showo
In eastern portion Thursday ; colder ; north
west winds. Friday fair.
Local Itccortl ,
OFFICE OF TI1H WHATUKU lll'UKAtT ,
OMAHA , April 12. Omaha reor l of tem-
poiHturo nml precipitation compared with
the i-orrespomllng1 day ot the last th.rre .
> onri * '
ISM. sts. 1507. ISM.
.Maximum tcmporature. . . SI fi" f > r > s
Minimum temperature. . . BO -12 to 52
Avorniip 'temperature ' . . . (57 ( 60IS to ;
Precipitation . 0 .rf , 1.00
llocord ot temperature and precipitation
it omnhu for this * day nnd since .March 1 ,
ISM :
Normal for the day 43
Excess for the day IS
Aociimulatod dollclency ulnce March 1. . 317
Normal r.ilnfnll for .the day 10 Inch
Uellplenoy for the day 10 Inch
I'otnl rainfall since March 1 'JO Inch
[ lellcIt'iK'y since March 1 1.S7 Inch
HenVlcney fcror. . period. 1S9S ft Inch
D.llclcncy for cor. period , 1S97 ttJinvh
HeiiortN friini MlnlliiiiN at S p. in.
STATIONS AND STATE OT
WEATHER. BE
nnnhi : , clour I 77i 8 ! '
North Plotto rlonr ] 7S1 S'l
Salt Ixiko city , clotiily. I 711
'heyenne. partly cloudy. 721
ll-ipld City , clear 7S' '
Huron , clear S4 |
WlllUton. lulnlng
elenr
St. Lous ! , clear SJI
St. Paul , partly cloudy. 74
Davenport , clear 7 < V
Helena , partly cloudy. . . r > oi
Kansas C'lty. clear S4' '
Hnvro , cloudy 621
-'iiiurrk ' , clear
nlve-ston. partly cloudy.
indicates trace of precipitation. '
JA. . WI3I.SH ,
Loc.il Forecast Ofllclal.
I
Thc-v ore ns much like COATHD
HLIJCTRICITY nsbcleneecan make
them. IJach one produces as much > ,
tierve-bulldliiB substance ns is conA
tallied in the amount of fond a tnnn y.
consumes In a week , This is why W
they have cured thousands of cases y
of nervous diseases , such ns Debilu
ity. Dizziness , InsomniaVarleocele , If
etc. They enibleyoli to think clearly - '
ly by developing brnin matter ; force
healthy circulntlon , cure IndiKes-
lion , and impirt bounding vigor to
the whole s\stem. All weakening
. nnd tissue-de&trovini ; drains and
, losses permanently cured. Delay
may mean Insanity , Consumption > , ?
and Death. bl
I'rice. fiperbox ; nix bores ( with KM
iron-clad Kiiarantec to cure or reBe )
fund money ) . ; < . llooUrontninlnR &f
j/osiilve nr < xf. free. Addresn
Kuhn & Co. , or New licon ml-al Druu
Co. , Omutia , Nebraska
Full Eircngtn. health , tone
and dercloument to every
imrtlon of the txxly , Etfecti
FREE
of dlbciuc , oTorvvorlc , uorry ,
the follies < j ( youth and rx-
TO ALL cei. es ol mauhood quickly
1 cured. Appliance and rem
.MEN edies teut on trial. A'o
. money tu advance. Sealed
particulars ( ree. Corre
spondence confidential.
ERIE MEDICAL CO. . BUFFALO. N.Y.
CURE YOURSELF !
| ! o IliitU for uniialuriil
illii'tiarEim , ilillumiu.illuiij ,
Irritation * or nlu-nilluii.
ut in u ci > in turiiil'Muri.
J'niii- ! | > , ami i.ol udric-
fr tent III ( 'lain ' wrat > r T ,
l.y rxprtM. rri-l'ji'l. fo-
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Circular irui uu
CHESTERFIELD HERE.
Tlir > olcit TtioiiKlit llciulcr anil 1'nltn-
l t In Tonn.
Prof Ornnt rhwiloi field , the eminent
thought-render nnd palmls' , arrived In
town yefltcrdny , nnd has stvuri d p.vli < r9 at
1711 Dodge direct , nenr the oxur of
Seventeenth.
He Is tlui < nmfi man of inyKicrte * as uf
old nnrt If press notice * are to bo bclirvi.l
his Inexplicable powers nro Rro Ins
stronger yenr nftcr yenr.
He Is no doubt the greatest woti'ler ' ct
this age nml Is n worthy scholar of the
greatest olil scientists , such ns Dcsb-.r-
rolles , Hnbae , Dumns. ( Sermaln Prnlg ,
Allen Hnrtlleb and hundreds of other sci
entists.
Heading In palms the future , preset ) ' find
past Is as easy to him ns rending n new--
paper to you. He Is looked upon In r.ntoni
cltlrrt as n prophet , by others a. man ot
superhuman powers.
Without doubt the palm tells t'ir ' story
Of one's life. Tells whether or not you
will make n change In business , whether
or not present troubles will eeaae If one 3
love affair * hnve been or will be 'ortunnte
What one Is best lilted for In 11 fo and In
fact , one mlRht B.ny , the language of the
hand Is absolute.
1'rnf. rhestorileld came- from SI Pa u.
where he linn Riven over 3,000 j > rivito ' cart-
Ings. He remains but a few dnv ? The
farlnra ro-naln open until S o clock at
night. HI.1 fee Is $1.00
Alwats Demand The One That Gliet
Surcil , Quickest llellcl. That's a
BENSON'S ,
3 8EAL\ ( ON THE
STAMP ) IQCNUINO
'tis the best
Has cured million" . , Will help yon. If tnBrrtn *
Clu t. Ktitm'jr MUM-IP nr Joint Boo-
fnim Long. > ,
'
{ ( oil. 1'ii'itAlIlWuW lli-fiiw mhrtltMM.
O J mTre , Hoiburjr 4 Oi > bmon , N.Y..IIunobt lnable ,
llrnlth nml PlennuroN .May AKIIII ! Ho
YOUTH hj- the I'roiicr Application of
Electricity Dr. Ileiiuett'N Klcctrlo
Holt In Imlomcd liy 1'liyxlclaiiN ami
ThonnamU nf Satlnlleil I'atleiitN.
My Electric Belt has brought buck youth
ful vigor nnd clean , strong health to thou
sands of sufferers. If you will look into
facts , which I will
furnish If you will
cnll u ; > on or wrlto
me , you will know
my belts Is all that
Is needed to euro
Kexual Inipntcnry ,
Lost Manhood. Var-
Icocele , Spcrmutur-
rlioea , nml ( ill Hi-x-
unl Disorders In
) cither SPX , It will
'restore Shrunken or
i -.ii\ i it Undeveloped Orgam
t/ ' / VI nnd Vitality , euro
* '
' * ' * '
Hhouiimtlsm In an\
form , ICIdncy , Liver
nnd , U 1 a d d e r
Troubles , Chronic
Constipation. Ner
vous Debility , Dys
pepsia , all F'Mnale
Complaints ) , etc
To be sound and well , Sexually and otliT-
wlne , Is the duty of every man you ewe
this duty to yourself and the human race
you ewe It to your family If you have one ,
or ever expect to have ono you owe It to-
the people with whom you associate every
day. when n man i suffering the mortl-
ttcutlnn and discomfort of a disease that
unfits him for manhood's happy sphere , hu
IH unfit for either the wotk or pleasures of
life. It Is Important that you be cured-
and cured as quickly as possible for these
Sexual Diseases imidually IIx themselves
upon the entire iiyBtem , drawing from It
all the strength and vitality , producing
rapid decay and untold suffering , both men
tal and ohyslcal.
Dr. Bennett's
Electric Belt
Will cure you and 1 will guarnn'pc the
euro In every case wher * I recommend the
treatment of my Celt. If It will not < nro
you 1 will tell you so. Kk'CtrliMty Is the
Vital and Nerve Force of every human
bains It Is Ufo Itself. Wlurc then ; Is n
luck of this Vital IJueiKy or Kon-o In the
system , to be well : i-iln ; you must supply
this lost Electricity. It will make you well
again. It makes weak men and women
strong anel strong men and women
stronger.
Drugs cannot , cure you for any remedy
used through the stomach bec-mics Inert
and useless before It reach- the mulcted
parts ; besides , drugs only stimulate they
never cure. If you hnve tried drugs , you
know thin to be n fact. In the treatment
of my Electric Helt there Is no uncurtftm'y
and no risk and no driiRH with wtilt-h to
batter your stomach. My licit has soft ,
silken , chamois-covered spence electrodes
that cannot burn and blister as do the
bare metal electrodes used on nil other
makes of belts. Verdigris accumulates on
all bare metal electrodes on account of
the chemical action of Electricity Verdi-
crln , ns you know , IB very jidiMJiious Dr.
liennett'H Electric H ! t | \VH about four
times the current of any othpi ! ) ' ! ' mid
whin worn out can be renewed lor only
75 centH no other licit can be renewed 'or
any price and when worn out In worthless.
Write or call today for my New Hook
About Electricity get my symptom blank *
and other literature. My Klcctrlc Suspen
sory for the permanent euro of the va
rious weaknesses of mn in free i every
male purchaser of oneof mji I.1 * * " C'm-
Bultatlon and advice without t'ost rio'.d '
only by
Electric
Company ,
2O anil Ul DoitRliiH Illunlr ,
Qntnhn , Nctir. , lOlli anil Doiluc Slroctx.
Tlioro are
only Jive
desirublo
rooms
left in the
If you want
the best
ofllco rooms
in Omaha
you Bhoulfl see
Ground Flour , JS.uItii