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Appeals to Poynter to Have the Pint Ne
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LINCOLN , April -Special. ( . ) A touch-
Ins letter , purporting to have been written
n. ' Mrs. Sleen of Wahoo , is given out for
publication by Adjutant General Hurry.
The letter Is an effort to blame McKinley
n.i'i Molklejohn for the- detention of the sol-
diem , the obju-.t ot the publication belli ) ; to
niuko capital for the popocrats.
Aimut thu homecoming of the Nebraska
IMJT and thtlr wishes on that subject there
i a curious history that Is coming to light
through recent Investigation. It seems that
last , fall the govurnor cabled to the regl-
mont to luarn the BeiHItnent of the men.
A private , who was with the regiment then ,
but who Is now In Lincoln , was Interviewed
lodny as to the circumstances as they oc
curred nt Manila. Ho nnlil :
"When the message en mo two petitions
wore inticn ; up and circulated In the regl-
in-nt. Captain Engor had them In charge
nnd ho did what ho could to Induce the
boys to remain. But the sentiment was al
most unanimous to come home. I have
learned alnco that the petition was changed
uomowhal after the signatures were at
tached. In the meantime n petition to re
main In the service wns prepared. The
only olnccra who signed thla weru Eager ,
Wheilon and Archer. The activity of Eager
In this matter , and his refusal to contribute
to the fund raised to send messages to
Nebraska nnd to the War department In-
cmasod his unpopularity In the regiment.
It was a subject of common remark all the
time thnt ho was the confidential agent of
the governor. "
"I have noticed , " continued the returned
soldier , "that Eager , Whedon and Archer ,
the thrco officers who signed the petition
to keep the boys lu the Philippines , have
Flnce been promoted us fast as possible ,
which would Indicate that they faithfully
represented the wishes of Governor Hoi-
comb when they antagonized the balance of
the regiment. Eager was heard to utter
the boast In a crowd at San Francisco that
he would be colonel of the regiment before
it came home. "
Stnt HOIIMC XoteH.
Fred Miller of Falls City was In the city
today to sco Congressman Ilurkott about
the position of supervisor of the census for
the First district. Mr. Miller Is an ap
plicant , for the place , and Is said to have
some very strong endorsements. Ho Is
handicapped , however , by the fact that E.
A. Tucker of Humboldt , also In Richardson
county , has lately put In nn application for
the same plact ; . As there are eight candi
dates In all the man who has a rival In his
own county may have trouble In connecting
iv I Hi the place. It Is understood that Bur-
Icctt will take no action in the matter until
lie confers with Senator Hayward.
The governor has 'boon ' requested to name
delegate * ) to the tenth session of the Trans-
mliwlsslppl Commercial congress , which
meets at Wichita May 31 and June I , 2 and
3 of this year.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Harris was at the
state house today trying to learn something
of his future duties as superintendent of the
Si'hool for the Blind at Nebraska City.
The following notarial commissions have
Just been Issued : Fred Maurer , Red Cloud ;
uD. . Wilton , Greenwood ; O. C. Case , Red
Cloud ; Charles A. Goss , Omaha ; C. W. Harvey -
voy , Plymouth ; Daniel Anderson , South
OmahajrGoorgo Cross , Fairhury : Walter R.
Doddco , . brleans ; L. Roscnthal , West Point.
A new"'surety .bond company is being or
ganized at Lincoln , of which Auditor Cornell
Is to bo the president and 0. W. Palm is to
bo ono of the directors. A wag at the state
liouso has suggested that the motto on the
olllcial seal of the now company be , "I wish
I could hold them up for $230. "
Lincoln I.ofiiloli - * .
The Capital City Gun club Is making ox-
tonslvo preparations for entertaining the
twenty-third annual tournament of the Ne
braska Sportsman's association , which will
be held here next week. The gun club of this
'city will put up $050 In purses during the
Bhoot.
The Congregational churches of Lincoln
nnd vicinity held a missionary rally at the
First Congregational church here yesterday
afternoon and evening. Besides the four
churches in Lincoln , Beatrice , Crete ,
Jlokeby , Havelock , Wnverly and Omaha were
represented. A number of IntorcBtlng and
Instructive papers were read , besides the
helpful talks by the members. The session
next year will bo held in Plymouth church
of this city.
The commlttco appointed to make arrange
ments fo'r the reception of the Third regi
ment held a meeting yesterday afternoon and
named the subcommittees which will take
charge of different parts of the work. It is
jirobabio that the reception will bo hold at
Ilio capital , although the details of both
place and time will not ho settled until later ,
It la not yet known when tint boys will or-
rlvo home.
At n meeting of the city excise board this
forenoon Henry V. Hoagland was reappointed -
pointed chief of police without opposition ,
Hoagland had already served n year In the
position.
Mount ti SolillerM llentli.
FULLERTON , Nob. , April 26. ( Special. )
A dispatch from Assistant Secretary ol
War Melklejohn announcing that Sergeant
James A. Starch of Company B , First Ne
braska , was killed In battle was received
today by his father , Peter A. Starch , whc
resides In this city. Sergeant Starch Is n
brother of Lieutenant Starch of Company
C , who wns recently wounded In battle
near Mulolos. Ho was > orn In Missouri
1 > ut came' to Nance county several yean
ago with bis father's family. Ho was abaul
30 years of ago and unmarried. He , to-
pethor with Lieutenant Starch and twc
younger brothers , left San Francisco for
CUKES WITHOUT I'AIN ,
of flu ; l l < 'uatiiiTH n [ the Nc \
Pile Cure.
The Pyramid I'llo Cure cures all forms of
lilies without ono particle of pain. Thla de-
iilrablo point is not obtained hy the use of
Injurl' ut opiates , which amply deaden and
paralyze thu nerves of the parts and make
mutters worse In thu long run. But it | j
done solely by Its remarkable heullug nnd
aoothlng olfectu.
And while It thus gives Immediate relief ,
til the same time the disease Is not merely
checKi'd , but n radical euro IK accomplished.
And thu point wo want to make clear ia
that all this U done without a particle ol
luuii.
This fact Is ono great reason for the popu
larity of the Pyramid Pile Cure and consti
tutes one .very great difference between It
und almost any other treutmcnt of piles.
F.vcry kind of mirgleul 01 oration fur plica
Is cxcrutlatlngly painful , besides endanger
ing the life of the patient , nnd In most cases
is not to be compared with the Pyramid
I'ile Cure , neither in making successful
cures without pain nor in cheapness and
( safety.
The Pyramid Pile Cure 1ms boon before
the public 0 long , and Us merits aru rec
ognized by too many people to allow It to be
* classed with the many salvos , suppositories- ,
pllla , c'tc. , and you run no risk In trying It ,
nn it IB ofto nl ho ti\nJ with untried prepara
tions.
If you tire over troubled with any form ol
! > ll ( i i r rtctal dUouso do nut forget I ho
Pyramid Pile Cure. Prepared by the Pyra
mid DUK ' 'o. , of Murnhull , Mich . und sold
by dru Uli > ts ut i'9 cculu i > tr
the Philippine Islands n member * of Com
pany U When this company was being
organized Sergeant Starch was In Portland ,
Ore. , en route to the Klondike country , and
Immediately wired the officers of the com
pany to MVP a place for him and started
at once tor Lincoln , where ho was mustered
In to the nervlcn. The city tonight mourns
the IOM of thli young man. Flags on the
public buildings and business houses are
dloplftypd at half-mast , and many other
demonstration ! : of sorrow nro scon every
where.
LOAN AS"SOCTATION DOINGS
-Spvrntli Annual MrolliiB of the Stntc
I.onRiio In Ilrlil nt ( irunil
Inltuiil ,
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , April 20. ( Spe
cial. ) Tlusovonih annual meeting of tlie
Nebraska Slate League of Local Loan nnd
Building Associations opened In the city
council chamber yesterday afternoon and
continued , with n recess for supper , until
midnight. It wns the most Inslructlvp meet
ing held by the league. At former meetings
the reading of papers and routine matters
constituted the business. At yesterday's
meeting discussion was general an.J the
views of delegates on subjects brought up
wcro obtained. Thus the principal object of
league meetings was attained thoroughly
for the first time.
Delegates wcro present from Omaha , Fre
mont , \Vnhoo , Columbus , Schuylor , Grand
Island and North Platte , Secretary Hall of
the state banking department and Bank Ex
aminers U'llson , Coad nnd Luckort. Presi
dent C. J. Phelps of Schuylcr presided and
Elmer E. Bryson of Omaha performed the
duties of secretary.
Addresses wcro delivered nnd papers
read hy lYesldont Phelps , Secretary Hall of
the banking department , C. F. Bentlcy of
Grand Island , V. E. Wilson , state bank ex
aminer , and T. J. Fltzmorrls of Omaha.
The principal subject of discussion was the
new law governing building and loan as
sociations which goes Into effect next Au
gust. While the bill was pending In the
house of representatives a largo number or
amendments , approved by the banking com-
mlttco of that body , was made and passed
by the house near the close of the session.
Printed copies of these amendments were
not obtainable at the tlmo , consequently
some of them got mixed in the final shuffle
and the law as It now stands In two par
ticulars is not ns clear as Its supporters ex
pected. As n whole the delegates consid
ered It a great Improvement over the old
law nnd expressed , the belief that It would
materially promote and safeguard the In
terests of co-operative home building.
Resolutions wore adopted tendering the
thanks of the league to Secretary Hall ,
Hank Examiner Wilson , C. F. Bentlcy nnd
C. J. Phclps for their energetic efforts Ih
preparing nnd promoting the passage of the
law.
law.Tho
The ofllcers elected for the ensuing year
nro : C. J. Iliclps , president ; G. M. Nattln-
gor , C. F. Bentley , H. May , vice presidents ;
Elmer E. Brysou , secretary and treasurer.
D. H. Christy of Omaha nnd C. F. Bcntloy
ot Grand Island were elected delegates to
the United States League convention , to beheld
hold nt Niagara Falls next July.
Just ns the convention was closing Its
business a wind and rain storm that had
been raging for two hours Increased in violence
lence , rocking the city hall building like
a cradle. Suddenly , and with n report like
a. cannon shot , the furious wind shattered
ono of the window lights lu the council
chamber , strewing fragments of glass
among the delegates. Confusion reigned for
a moment. Hats and papers were scat
tered around the hall and delegates Jumped
from their seats. Fortunately the gust
which shattered the window proved to be
the climax of the gale. No further damage -
ago was done and the delegates soothed
their excited nerves and closed the session
by partaking of refreshments provided by
the associations of Grand Island.
HASTINGS JMUSSHYTHIIY
nnthi-rliiK- tlmt I lolly thnt
HUM liver Hern Held.
HASTINGS , Neb. , April 26. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The spring meeting of Hastings'
presbytery ha been in session at the col
lege chapel all clay. It was the largest
meeting the presbytery has ever had , as
nearly sixty ministers nnd elders were in
attendance from abroad.
Rev. T. H. Dry preached the opening ser
mon from Isaiah. 28:16. : Rev. C. H. Mltchel-
moro of Mlndcn was elected moderator and
Rov. A. B , Moycr of Edgar and Alvln M.
Hendeo of Hanson were elected temporary
clerks. Revs. C. A , Stark , H. M. Glltner ,
Walter W. Harris , E. N. Wiles , W. H. Mil
ler and Ira McConaughoy were received
from other presbyteries and enrolled as
members of Hastings' presbytery. R. M.
Smith nnd John Brown wcro licensed for
another year. Calls were received from
Beaver City for the services of Rev. W.
II. Miller , nnd from Hanover Gorman church
for the services of Rov. John E. Drake , and
arrangements were made for their installa
tion. Earl E. W. Tompklns and W. H. Gas-
sell were received under the care of the
presbytery as candidates for the gospel min
istry. Rov. F. C. Laslott of the Baptist
church was examined and received ns a
member of the presbytery. Rov. C. H.
Mltchelmoro of Mlndcn and Elder D. R.
Waggoner , M. D , , of Stanford wore elected
to represent the Hastings' presbytery at tin *
general assembly at Minneapolis , with Rov.
William M. Porter of Nelson and Elder G.
F. Mllburn of Mlndcn as alternates.
An overture was sent to the general as
sembly , protesting against the seating of
II. II. Roberts ns n member of congress ,
also to sustain the Peorla overture. It was
unanimously derided to hold the fall meet
ing at Glltner. The presbytery adjourned
to meet at Hastings May 0. Rev. F. C.
Laslett preached a fine sermon tonight he-
fore a large nnd appreciative congregation
at the college chapel.
Old linn HIIIIKN Illnini-ir.
\UR1SON , Neb. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) Fred Xerbst , nn old man living
ten miles northwest of this place InVnr -
bonnet precinct , committed suicide some time
yesterday by hanging. The deceased has been
In poor health the last winter and at times
scorned somewhat demented and the family
had boon watching him to prevent him doing
himself injury. Yesterday when his son
Rlchnnl wan away from home ho disap
peared. Ills wife , who is also advanced in
ycara , tried to look about this place , but
failed to llnd him. When the son Richard
returned the search was renewed. Inquiry
at the homo of her son Paul , who lives a
few miles distant , failed of hearing any
thing from the rid man. Search was con
tinued till this morning when ho wn found
hanging to the ridge polo of an abandoned
building about a mile from his home. Ap-
prar.uicra are that he went there during the
day and climbing upon the old building he
tied the rope to the ridge polo and about
his neck and Jumped off. Death was appar
ently Instantaneous. Ho leaves a widow and
four eons , all In good circumstances. Hl
poor health is the only cause known for
ills suicide.
Still HniiKliiK Klru.
CREIGHTON. Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
The city council has failed so far to select
a city water commissioner , a city marshal ,
and a street commissioner. Some of the
council are In favor of giving all three
Jobs to one man and others think It best
to have a water commissioner , and then let
the marshal also hold the office of street
commissioner.
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LOUISVILLE , Nob. , April 26. ( Special. )
T. E. Parmclce is erecting a two-story brick
store building on Main street. Mr. Parmelca
has much capital Invested In Louisville
properly , this being iho second building he
l lias had put up since January.
RAIN FALLS IN NEBRASKA
Copious Downpour Reported from All Parts
of the Stntj ,
HELPS CROPS AND CHEERS BUCOLIC HEART
the DIIHI mill Put * tin * ( Jromul
In Such Cnmlltlnn that VOKC-
tntlnn Will ( Irinr
A pure ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
The formers and business men of Adams
county nro rejoicing over the arrival of
nearly an Inch of rnln. which soaked the
wheat fields In this section last night. U Is
generally thought that the timely arrival
of this heavy rain will be the cause of n
big winter wheat crop In Adams county.
Many fields that have been considered dwui
will soon begin to show signs cf life , as It
U claimed tlio roots are In a fair condi
tion and were only In need of n heavy rain.
NELIOH , Nub. . April 26. ( Special. )
There was a heavy rainfall last night
which thoroughly soaked the ground. It
was needed to hasten the growth of small
grain and grass. The weather Is warm
and everything IB growing rapidly.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , April 20. ( Special. )
The first thunder shower of the season oc
curred this morning. Rain was badly
needed. The precipitation was .11.
DUNI1AR , Neb. . April 26. ( Special. )
Ono of the heaviest rains of the season fell
( .ore this morning. It rained till the ground
\\as covered several Inches , washing the
land very badly on the hillsides. This will
bring up oats that have been sown and re.
vivo the pastures.
YORK , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. ) There ,
Is considerable rejoicing this morning be
cause of the line rain which Is just what
the farmers needed. U Is the opinion of
many farmers that this rain will benefit the
winter wheat , which Is badly damaged. It
rained a greater part of last night and
soaked Into the ground.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe
cial. ) This part of Iloono county was vis
ited by a splendid rain last night. Farm
work la progressing and wheat has n good
prospect for n. big crop.
GENEVA , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. ) A
steady , warm rain fell all night. It has re
freshed everything and brought the seeds
up. Three-quarters of an Inch of rain fell
and was very welcome , llaln still threatens.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe
cial. ) Farmers who have been complaining
about dry weather are feeling bettor. Ono
Inch of water fell this morning , with Indi
cations of more before night.
SHELTON. Neb. , April 25. ( Special. )
The first rain of Importance for this month
fell this evening and Is refreshing , as the
ground was very dry on top. This will start
grass nnd small grain which Is now all
sown. Some hall accompanied the rain and
a hard wind followed at a full forty-mile
rate. Half an Inch of moisture fell.
EDGAR , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. ) The
extremely dry weather of April was broken
last night by a copious rain , which began
about midnight and continued at Intervals
till morning. The precipitation amounted to
about three-quarters of an Inch. Very heavy
thunder and lightning accompanied the
storm at the beginning. This rain will
greatly improve the conditions of the wheat
crop.
crop.FRIEND
FRIEND , Neb. , April 2G. ( Special. ) A
splendid rain visited this section this morn-
Ing. About an Inch of water fell. Many
farmers had become a little nervous over
the continued dry weather during this
month. Not upwards of 10 per cent of the
winter wheat will show sufficient plants yet
allvo to Insure anything like one-half n
stand and the balance Is being plowed up.
DOUGLAS , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. ) A
splendid rain fell here last night. This Is
the flist rain this spring for this locality.
Cisterns were empty and the ground was
very dry , so that grass was coming on
slowly. A very small per cent of the winter
wheat Is worth letting stand. Some that was
not entirely killed by the winter has died
on account of the lack of rain. Had this rain
have come two weeks ago there would have
been more wheat saved. The farmers have
the small grain in and some oats are up.
The late spring has made a rush on the
farms.
'NORTH ' LOUP , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
Until last night there has not been rain
fall enough to more than lay the dust for a
period of six months. It commenced raining
about 10 o'clock last night and continued at
Intervals all night. This morning everything
Is soaked and small grain will start out in
good shape. Farmers have their seeding
done and ore plowing for corn. The winter
wheat crop has been plowed under as an
entire failure.
LOUISVILLE , Neb. , April 26. ( Spochl. )
This part of Cass county was visited by a
nice shower early this morning nnd the
prospects are good for more during the day.
Pastures and email grain have been greatly-
helped.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , April 26.-Spo- (
cial. ) A heavy electrical storm passed over
this city early this morning. The rain is
highly appreciated.
RED CLOUD , Nob. , April 26. ( Special. )
A line rain fell last night which was
much needed for pastures nnd small grain.
Farmers arc beginning to plant corn. Many
Holds of winter wheat will bo plowed up and
planted to corn.
ASHLAND , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
A heavy hall storm struck here about fi
o'clock this evening and lasted for about
six minutes. The hailstones were about the
size of walnuts and foil Ililck nnd fnsi
carrying destruction with them. A heavy
loss of plass la about all the serious damage -
ago done.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) A heavy rain fell here tills
morning. The storm
was accompanied by a
vivid electrical display. A large barn , to
gether with several head of horses , belong
ing to William Koyes across the river In
Iowa was struck by lightning nnd burned
to the ground. The house of Ed Drown
the n. & M.
near bridge , suffered the same
fate , his family barely escaping with their
lives. The residence of John McAllister of
this city was also struck and badly dam
aged. Several members of the family wort >
severely shocked. The entire lots Is over
$2.000 , with very llttlo insurance. The
river rose one inch during the twenty-four
hours ending this evening.
Trllnitito SlolNi-nlii-rK.
VALENTINE , April 25. ( Special. ) When
the announcement came from Fort Niobrara
that Colonel Stotsenberg of the First Ne
braska had fallen In battle the Grand Army
cf the Republic ( lag was hoisted at half
mast , followed by the one over the High
school building and but a short time elapsed
before ( lags at half mast were seen lloatlng
from most of the business houses , which
remained so for the day. Colonel Stotsen
berg served for some time at Fort Niobrara
as regimental quartermaster. Sixth cavalry ,
during which time ho built the quartermas
ter and commissary buildings and made
other substantial Improvements In the post.
llnilly Hurt In Piny.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe
cial. ) The 0-year-old son of Robert Block
is In a critical condition , suffering from con
cussion of the brain , resulting from the
accidental bumping of his bead against that
of another boy while at play thla afternoon
at the Mercervllle school.
I.rlltT from n Solillor ,
FREMONT. Neb. , April 2(3. ( ( Special , )
In n letter to his relatives In this city Private
Charles Kclley of the First Nebraska , Com
pany A , says that tht > statement In tbo
Lincoln Journal that the Urn light between
the Amcrl. .nij and the insurgents at Manila
Was ommcneed by n shot fired by Corporal
Ilalloy Is Incorrect and thnt the first shot
wag fired by Private Oray on of Company
D. Kelley writes tlmt A good many other
Mato'iients In the mme paper are serious
mistakes. Ho Bays that the "niggers are
getting pretty short on grub. We have
burned all their rlco stacks as we advanced
Into their territory and all they now have
Is what rice they threshed before we ad
vanced. " Kclley also writes that the bar
rel of beer sent to Company A was fo re
duced In quantity when It was divided
among the men that each man had only
a pint bottle for his share.
llntiil I'miittnltliiii Uftrntotl ,
A1NSWORTH , Neb. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) Returns from the special bon.l
election of yesterday for the purpose of
bonding the Judgment Indebtedness of the
county at a lower rate of Interest show that
It wns defeated by about forty , a very low
vole being polled.
Mrc. Bcthge , the German woman who was
thought to bo fatally Injured while burn
ing weeds on her farm n few days ago , will
recover , although her back nnd one side
were burned nearly to a crisp.
Much excitement was caused by the mys
terious disappearance of a Mrs. Grams , liv
ing north of A Ins worth , but the consequent
suspicion of foul play has been quieted by
locr.tlng the missing woman some seven
miles eolith of town , where she had fled to
escape further cruelty at the hands of \
brutal husband.
NORTH I1END. Neb. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) A Robekah lodge was organized
hero tonight with sixty charter members.
Mrs. McGcrvIn of Fremont was the Install
ing ofllcer. The degree staff from Fremont
exemplified the floor work. The following
were elected ofllcers : N. GMrs. . J. B.
Foot ; V. G. , Mrs. A. A. Howe ; secretary ,
Mrs. Kemper ; treasurer , Mrs. Grace Mc-
Cluhcn. This being the eightieth annivers
ary of the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows in American a good time was had.
Some good speeches were made showing the
good work the order was doing to man
kind. After the speeches the new ofllcers
were duly Installed.
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I.llM-IIMCN RrillltVll.
FREMONT , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
The city council held Its regular meeting
last evening nnd granted licenses to the following - <
lowing saloons : L. P. Larson , Fremont
Brewing company , Jo Ohrecht , European
hotel , John Dorr , two licenses , J. Kennedy ,
D. Peters , Oswald Mueller. D. Heln and
August Albers. Messrs. Larson and Albers
nro In the wholesale business also. There
was ono less saloon in the city last year.
Five druggists' licenses wore also granted ,
to L. G. Fulkerson. Dr. W. J. Davles , W. T.
Heywood and J. H. A. Thomas.
iTiul" 51 n" HrotiKlit Uncle.
COLUMBUS , Neb. . April 26. ( Special. )
Sheriff Byrnes returned last evening from
Glcnwoodi la. , bringing with him Gecrgo
Haydon. wanted hero for burglary commit
ted last November. Jack Hayes , his pal ,
who was caught at the time , wns tried In
the district court hero and given three
years In the penitentiary. Hayden wns pos
itively identified and concluded to come
without requisition papers. There are now
nine occupants of the county Jail and things
condition.
are In n very crowded
Ciniiii'lliniMi'H Iloniln Amiroveil.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe
cial. ) At the meeting of the city council
the bonds of the five now members was ap
proved and they were sworn in and each
took his seat. A motion to refund the old
bonds , which now draw 7 per cent Interest ,
to C. C. Parmclce at 5V < per cent was unani
mously adopted. M. M. Bcal was elected to
succeed Mr. Dove as councilman from the
Fifth ward. J. P. Saltier was unanimously
chosen president of the council.
Iloyn from HI. Rilwnnl.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , April 26. ( Spe-
clal. ) Of the twenty-two boys who enlisted
from this place in the First Nebraska reg
iment two wore discharged from duty at
Honolulu , Lieutenant Slsson killed and all
but seven are now in tbo hospital suffering
from wounds. The last one reported was
Eli Sisson , son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sis-
son , cousin of Lieutenant L. E. Slsson , who
has many friends here that hope his wound
will not prove eerlous.
Miirt * ClKnrH S 'licil.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
C. P. R. Williams , deputy United States
revenue collector for this district , was here
yesterday and found some of the cigars
which bore the countorflclt revenue stamp
which has boon largely used by eome Penn
sylvania manufacturers. Ho would not say
where ho found them ncr how many , but It
Is believed that dealers made no attempt to
hold them nnd they were Innocent purchas
ers.
Ilolicniiiin llpiievoloiit AxNocintlaii.
WILBER , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
The state grand lodge of the Bohemian Be
nevolent association , C. S. P. S. , was held
hero this week with delegates from all over
the state. Anton E. Novak of Humboldt
was elected president nnd W. S. Witt of
the same place secretary. F. J. Sadllek of
Wllbcr was elected delegate to the national
grand lodge , which meets at Detroit , Mich. ,
next August.
Scrloiin Aerlilent.
FREMONT , Neb. , April 26. ( Special , )
Louis Kreymborg met with a serious acci
dent last evening. Ho was riding home on
ono of Nye Schneider company's coal wag
ons when the team ran away throwing him
nnd the driver out. The driver escaped with
slight injuries. Kreymborg's head was badly
cut , his left hip seriously Injured , and his
wrists and arms bruised. His loft leg Is
partly paralyzed.
Court nt .Vclluli. .
NELIGH , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. ) The
April term of the district court for Antelope -
telopo county began _ Its session yesterday ,
Judge William V. Alien presiding. Several
Jury cases of Importance are on the docket
and this , with the summoning of a grand
jury , the first for moro than three year * ,
will undoubtedly prolong the session for
nt least two weeks.
llurulnrx ntorth I'lntle.
NORTH PLATTE , Nob. . April 26. ( Spe
cial Telegram , ) The Star clothing house
was entered by burglars last night. The
burglars gained entrance hy breaking the
glass of the front door. Two suspects are
under arrest. Several hundred dollars
worth of goods were taken.
llrnvy l.iinil I'liri-liiiHC.
WEST POINT , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
Otto Daumann , vice president of the West
Point National bank , has Just purchased ot
Franz Maurer 660 acres of farm land in ono
body seven miles east of this city , paying
therefor the sum of $16,800.
Vlllnu'1 Ilonril
GRAFTON , Neb. . April 26. ( Special. )
The now village board organized Monday
evening. W. H. O'Donnell was elected chair
man , John C , Kcenan secretary , J. T. Hlnk-
ley treasurer and N. Schaaf street commls-
gainer.
Chicken Tlil 'Vt'H nt AVorU.
DOUGLAS , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
Chicken thieves visited Douglas last Satur
day night and carried ofl about thirty
choice fowls. No trace has been obtained
of the culprits.
Solillt-r 1'alU I'mlrr Wheel * ,
TRUCKEE. Cal. . April 26. Caper Lanno ,
a private of Company A. Thirteenth In
fantry , cnrouto to Manila , was run over and
killed here today by a locomotive. Lanno
leaves a wife and five children at Eden
Centre. N Y. The remains wlir bo Interred
at the military cemetery at Brlra , Cal ,
DEATH IX THE PRAIRIE FIRE
Two Persons Lese Their Lives in the
Pierce Flames.
BODIES LIE EXPOSED FOR FIFTEEN HOURS
i'Mro ( turn * O cr mi i\iintino of
Thlrt > - ! ' ! * Tlionxmiilorcn
In tin * Vicinity of
S. 1) .
MITCHELL , S. D. , April 26.-Spoclal
Telegram. ) A prairie , ilro started fifteen
miles south of here at noon yesterday nnd
up to tonight has burned over about 33,000
acres of farm land , destroying a great
quantity of hay. As yet the fire has not
bren stopped. Yesterday afternoon t\\o men ,
Frank Howard and Allle Smith , went over
to a neighbor's to help light the lire nnd tied
their horses In a clump of trees. The
flro got Into the tree claim nnd In their
attempt to save their horses they were
caught In the flames nnd , with the horses ,
were burned to death. Their bodies lay on
the prairie for fifteen hours and were not
found until an early hour this morning. The
extent of damage done cannot be estimated
yet , as no report has been brought In since
noon. The lire Is now ten miles southwest
of this city.
The Jdil Fellows of Alexandria. Fulton
and Mitchell mot here today to'cclebrato the
eightieth anniversary of the order. A
parade was made and program given In the
corn palace. This evening n banquet was
tendered visiting members and about 150
were present.
Itopoinnii'iul * 1'roiimtlon ,
PIERRE , S. D. , April 26. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The governor's office this morning
received a cablegram from Colonel Frost
recommending the promotion to a captaincy ,
a first , nnd a second lieutenancy. The oillco
refuses to give out the names of the com-
panics for which the promotions nro recom
mended.
Deputy Marshal Somors made a
neat capture last night. Ho went to lllgh-
moro to arrest Frank Brandol for cutting
timber on government land and the man
ho wanted had left. The marshal started
for Pierre and the train was flagged at ix
way station to lot on a passenger , who
proved to be the man wanted nnd who was
nt once put under arrest when the train
started.
llcpiilillcnii t'rtitrnl Committee.
HURON , S. D. , April 23. ( Special. ) The
republican state central committee will meet
here Thursday evening to fix time and place
for the state convention to nominate candi
dates for Judges of the supreme court.
Many express a desire to have an early con
vention , not later than July 1 , and some are
pronounced In their belief that the present
Judges should all bo ronomlnatcd.
K. B. Anderson has been appointed to
flll the vacancy occasioned by the resigna
tion of J. J. Casselman as superintendent
of telegraph for the Dakota central division
of the Chicago & Northwestern railway ,
with headquarters In this city.
I'lnttc TlirrnlPiiin Tien.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) The rapidly rising waters ot
the North Platte river threaten to carry
away 50,000 railroad crcestlcs which have
been banked along the river above Saratoga.
Ten thousand are now afloat and have
passed Saratoga. The ties were rcplovlncd
last fall by the government from Tie Con
tractor J. C. Teller on tt'.e claim that they
wore Illegally cut on government land. Spe
cial Agent Abbott of the Interior depart
ment is at Fort Stcele putting in a boom In
order to try to save the property as H
peases down stream ,
Scttlril liy Stliinlntloii.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) A' suit which has been pend
ing In the federal courts for several yearn
between the Central Wyoming Land com
pany and the Union Pacific Railway company - ,
pany was settled by stipulation today. By
the settlement the railway company re
gains possession of 320,000 acres of land In
Albany county heretofore hold by the Ian < l
company. The land will bo put on the mar
ket for sale or lease Immediately.
Sentenced for Liquor
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) Richard Peasloy and Nathaniel
Cummlngs , both of Flandreau , pleaded
guilty before Judge Carland of the federal
court to selling liquor to Indians at Flan-
drcau agency , and was sentenced to each
pay a fine of $100 and servo sixty days In the
Moody county Jail at Flandreau.
DEATH RECORD.
Former Annlrliiii I'rcinlcr.
VIENNA , April 26. Count Hohenwart
GcrlacliGtcin , former premier. Is dead. lie-
was born in 1824 , became staathaltcr of
Upper Austria In 18C8 and was appointed
Austrian premier and minister of the in
terior In February , 1871. While premier
ha endeavored to abolish the existing con
stitution nnd establish a federalist consti
tution. Owing to the vigorous opposition
ot the Austro-Qerman constitutionalists
Count Ocrlftchsteln resigned In October ,
1871. Slnco then he has been the leader of
the federalist rolclispartei.
Clinrlt-N AckiM-iniin.
WEST POINT , Neb. , April 26. ( Special. )
Charles Ackerman , a prominent farmer liv
ing a few miles north ofthls city , died last
evening at the residence of his brother. City
Treasurer Ackerman. The deceased wns af
flicted with cancer and had been a patient at
St. Joseph's hospital In Omaha and also a
hospital In Chicago , hut without avail. De
ceased leaves a widow and a family of small
children ,
Old Si-ltlcr Dcnil.
WILBEU , Neb. . April 2C. ( Special. )
William Outzmer , sr. , died at his home near
Swanton yesterday , aged 77 years. Ho was
ono of the flrt three families to settle on
Swan creek thirty-five years ago.
Victim of Aini > ltxy.
EnOAH , Neb. , April 26. ( Special , ) An
old and respected citizen of Edgar , Mrs , H.
F. Orant , was stricken with apoplexy last
Sunday evening , trom which she died last
evening at 5 o'clock.
lllxN IMIINII | Wflllllllll.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , April 20. ( Special. )
Miss Louisa Wellman died nt the homo of
TEST FREE
Tlio Heuicdy Tlmt Suvca Life.
So ninny people are down with rhmunatlsm and
cannot get relief from the old remedies that the
proprietor of a most remarkable cure for this
terrible disease lias arranged to giro away free
of all cost to anyone who calls , a trial package of
Gloria Tonic. Think of 20 , so orjo years of con
stant lighting against the malady , with only brief
periods of rcllff. It Is no Bender \\licn such suf
ferers nro finally cured their hearts are overilow-
lu ; ; with curh Joy nnd gratltudo that they wrlto
slnccro testimonials. Many such distressing
discs of rheumatism have IHTII cured of late ,
through thu now remedy ( ilnrla Tonic. An
old gentleman of 70 , at Norborne , Mo.oit \
through i.i ) ears ot constant mftcrliiK , was com
pletely cured through this marvelous remedy.
Mrs. K. F. KiiHcholaii uf Oilier , Intl.a rheumatic
sufferer for 30 years , was also cured through
Gloria Tonic.
1'osltlrHy no camples will bo given to children
or aiioiio else that Is not an actual sufferer from
rheumatism.
Gloria Tonic Is for sulo at $1.00 n box or & boxes
for i3 0 , Call ut the popular drug ttoro of
liuliu & Co. , ICtli mill DuiiKlnw S ( ,
her mother In this i-lty last ovmlns after
( . chnrt Illness of Inllammallon ot the bow-
rln. M ! g Wellman was born In thin clly
February C , 1S72 , nnd had over Mnce re-
sldrdtre. \ . Miss Wnllmnn had mnny friends
at Schuylcr and wns also known In Omaha.
Mint IlrlliMivrrnril. .
GENEVA. Neb. . April 26. ( Special. )
Belle , the eldest daughter of MT. and Mr ? .
Sberrard of this city , died suddenly last
o\enlng nt 6:30 : of pneumonia , caused by
taking cold \\hllo having the measles ,
FIRE RECORD ,
School lloiKit * Scoreheil.
URAINARD. Neb. , April 2i ! . ( Special. )
During a heavy thunder nnd rain storm this
morning about 2 o'clock lightning struck
the Bralnard school house , setting fire to
the west side ot the building. The fire alarm
was sounded nnd a largo crowd of people
armed with buckets and plenty of water
scon extinguished the flames. The damage
will not bo very large.
1'nnil llniiKc Destroyed.
YORK , Nob. . April 26. ( Special. ) The
large farm house occupied nnd owned by
August Markworth , sr. , a well-to-do olil
settler nnd farmer living In south York
county , caught fire In the roof yesterday
afternoon and quickly burned to the ground.
With assistance ot visitors they saved n
part of the household goods. U wns fully
Insured.
HI-UN * AVnrltM Destroyed ,
SIOUX CITY. April 26. ( Special. ) At 1
o'clock this morning flro almost completely
destroyed the plant of the Sioux City brass
works. The 1r * Is placed at $13,000 and
only about $2,000 insurance wns carried oti
thu building nnd stock.
lletter .Money for CnrpctitcrK ,
DENVER , Colo. . April 26. On Monday
next the wages of carpenters In Denver will
be Increased f > 0 cents a day , making the
minimum day's wages $3. About 000 men
are affected.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
ShiMvcrM nml Itotvcr TcniiicrntiircN
ComliiK Till * Way Hlxcr Ilclotv
the Dniiuer IInc.
WASHINGTON. April 26. The Mississippi
will continue to fall below Memphis and will
rise from Davenport to Memphis. No danger
line stages are at prcacnt Indicated north
of Cairo. The Missouri has fallen below the
danger line at Omaha and will crest under
twenty-three feet at Kansas City within the
next thirty-six hours.
Forecast for Thursday :
For Ncbiaska and South Dakota Showora
and cooler Thursday ; southerly winds , shift
ing to westerly. Friday fair.
For Iowa Showers and cooler , with prob
ably thunder storms Thursday ; high south
erly winds. Friday fair and cooler.
For Missouri Fair Thursday , with cooler
In western portion ; southerly winds. Friday
fair and cooler.
For Kansas Fair Thursday and Friday ;
cooler Thursday ; wcbterly winds.
For Wyoming Fair Thursday , with cooler
In eastern portion ; westerly winds. Friday
fair.
Ini'iil Iteconl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER OUREAr.
OMAHA , April 26. Omaha record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day at 'the last three
years :
isra. isos. iso7. isnn.
Maximum temperature , S2 fil 71 S2
Minimum temperature . , oS 33 Ed B :
Average temperature 70 liO C.'i CS
Precipitation 22 .00 .00 .3ii
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and itlncc Marcli
1. 1S09 :
Normal for the day 57
Exc'ss for the day ' . 13
Accumulated deficiency since March 1 iill
Normal rainfall for the day 12 Incn
Excess for the day I01nch
Total rainfall sine ? March 1 1.21 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.81 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. ISflS ( II inch
EjJcess for cor. prod ! , 1S97 2.17 Inches
KeiiortH from Station * ut S p. in.
D.
STATIONS AND STATE OP
WEA.TIIEIA ,
Omaha , cloudy 7fi' ' 821 .01
North 'Platto ' , partly cloudy. , . . 7I1 &n : .no
Salt Lake , partly cloudy Ml fill .00
Cheyenne , partly cloudy fS | fill . ( W
Kapld City , partly cloudy 6S | 701 .00
Huron , clear 78 Mil .00
\Vllllston , partly cloudy 5S ( Ml M
Chicago , partly cloudy ( is 72' ' .00
St. Loult , clear 70 82i .00
St. Paul , clear 70 "Gi .cj
Davenpart , clear 71 ! 7S .00
Helena , cloudy 45' ' 4Si T
Kansas City , cloudy j 7I | 7s ( .0 > )
Ilavrf , cloudy 50 ; si T
lllsmarck , partly cloudy HO1 72 T
Gnlvoston , partly cloudy | _ 72 _ , 78 .UP
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
11. A WELSH ,
Local Forecast Official
I'or als ycarw I xva a victim ofdyn-
iiuia In Us worst form 1 could tut nothing
butmilU toast , and at times my stomach would
not retain and diccst oven that. Last March l
began tnlilue CASCAHETS and slnco then I
have steadily Improved , until 1 am as uell us I
over uas In my life. "
DAVID II Muiu'iiY , Newark , O.
Pleasant. I'alutablo. I'otent. Taste Rood , no
Good. NoTfr Mlcuon. Weaken , or Grlpo. lOc. 25c , UJo.
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