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TITTS OMAHA BATLV B.13T3 : WlSTTXESnAY. JFAV 10. 181)0.
CLOSING UP BARTLEV CASE
Concluding Arguments in Injunction Snit
Made Before Judge Frost.
SPAT BETWEEN MANAHAN" AND SMYTH
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StateMllclnlH i\jicrt : < 1io Hrtiirn of
flic l-'lrwt .NeliritMkit Volun IriT.M nt
mi Kin-ly Iat < Cniillnl
City .VoKvi.
May 9. ( Ppcclal ) The con
cluding arguments In the injunction suit In-
Mil tiled by the bondsmen of cx-Stnto Trcaa-
tinr U.-irtlcy to restrain the governor and
tinrutornoy Keneral from prosecuting Ilia
c.'isc t'i recover on the bond aliened by them
tniill nftor the courts have determined thu
liability of the Omaha National bank fern
n ponton of the shortage of the state treas
urer wcro hoard this morning by Judge Frost
In the district court and the case submitted.
The opening aigumrnt In support of the
mm Ion filed hy thu attorney general to < lls-
n"l\e the Injunction restraining him from
prosecuting the bandsmen was mndo by
Deputy Attorney Olilhnm. He hold that the
nppll'-atlnn for an Injunction was simply
nn attempt to secure n continuance of the
case. N. S. Ilarwood cited u number of
le al precedents t- > provo that tho' plaintiffs
lind the rteht to appeal to the conscience
dt the court to prevent that from being done
which would Injure them. In the matter
of the bank the sureties wcro only sure
ties to a surety.
The closing argument for the state was
male by Attorney General Smyth. He held
thai If the withdrawal of the money by
Hartley from the bank was u wrong act
Hartley was the chief wrongdoer , the others
only aiding him , nnd as the bondsmen wore
only responsible for nny Improper conduct
of Hartley the ono who benefited by the | |
wr'.ngdulng , they were liable first to the |
Btnio before the letsur wrongdoer can bo j I
put.sued. He Insisted that , granting It bo l
true that the bank never did legally pay
out the money , the bandsmen would have
a complete defense.
During the course of the argument this j
morning Attorney General Smyth referred j I
to Mr. Manahan , attorney for the bondsmen - j |
men , ns appearing as a representative of j i
I
the taxpayers of the state , seeking to comi i
pel the governor nnd himself to do their I
duly. . |
"I urn here this morning , " Interrupted j
Mr. Mauahnn , "to congratulate the Omaha j I
National bank upon having so able an advo
cate. "
"Ah , " said Mr. Smyth , "you have changed
positions then ? "
"No , " quickly replied Manahan , "only yes
terday I thought you appeared as the nt-
torney general of the state ; but now 1 find j i
you as th j representative of the Omaha
National bank. "
"Oh , "ell , you know wo arc all liable
to nrr , " concluded Smyth. |
The attorney general concluded his ar
gument by saying that he had brought an
unlun against the Omaha National bank
and ho expected to secure a Judgment. i
It was generally expected this morning
that quite an extensive argument would be
made on the right to enjoin state officers. ,
The arguments were all brief. The attorney - j I
ney , In short , took the position that the ,
courts could only compel htm to do whatever - j I !
ever duties the statutes provide and that
they could not enjoin or prohibit him from
doing any of those duties.
TroiiliN to Hi-turn .Soon.
It Is quite evident that the War de
partment denlreH to relieve the First rcgl-
mi nt of Nebraska volunteers from duty as
soon ns possibly , If Indued , their return to
this country has not already been ordered
by General Otis nt Manila. From informa
tion received by the military authorities
hero from Washington concerning the dls- j
charge of the regiment it is understood that
orders for the return of the troops have
already been issued. Governor Poynter to
day received n reply to his letter of April
13 concerning the probable date of the sailIng -
Ing of the First Nebraska , In which Adju
tant General Corbln stated that the move
ment of troops from Manila would Commence
about May C or as soon thereafter as the
transports arrive. This letter was d fed
April 6 and as the date given for the pr : able -
blo sailing of the troops was a day bei\re \
this. It is qulto evident that orders have nl-
rea.ly been Issued. The letter received by
Governor Poynter Toads as follows :
Hon. W. A. Poynter , Governor of Ne
braska , Lincoln : Dear Sir Your letter of
April 13 last to the president , In which you
Bay that constant Inquiries are being made
at your ofllco by frlonds ana relatives as to
the probable date of the sailing of the First
Nebraska volunteer Infantry from Manila ,
has been referred to this department , nnd
In reply the acting secretary of war desires
mo to say that whllo it is impracticable at
this time to Indicate the exact date of the
bailing of the FlrHt Nebraska , It Is probable
that the movement having In view the re
turn of the -volunteer troops In the Philip
pine Isl'ands will commence about May fi.
This , how-over , Is largely dependent upon
the arrival of transports now on their way.
The First Nebraska was among the first
regiments to go to Manila nnd unless BOHIO-
thlng unforeseen happens It will bo among
the Mrsl to return. Further than this I am
unable to say at this time , but as soon as
the department has been advised of the
hailing of the transports having the regiment
on board you will bo notified by wire. Very
respectfully. H. L' . CORDIN ,
Adjutant General.
Two llanl.N CoiiNollilatc.
The First National bank and the Ameri
can Exchange National bank of this city
have consolidated under the name of the
former , nearly all of the stock of that In-
olitution having been purchased by the
American Exchange National bank share
holders. The Rtockholdeis of the two Instl-
tittloiM have been negotiating for over a
month , but the deal was not consummated
until about 2 o'clock thin morning. The
American Exchange will tcchnU-nlly go Into
liquidation and the name will bo dropped.
S. II. Biirnhnm , formerly president of the
American Exchange , will bu president of the
new bank , and H. S. Freeman of the First ]
National will bo retained as cashier. The
American Exchange directory will continue
in the management of the now hunk , the
capital stock of which will be $200.000. The
dep.situ In thu institution will amount to
neaily f2,000,000. C. E , PcrUins , who has
hoi n the principal owner of the First Na
tional , will retain n considerable portion of
the Mtn.-k , but the bank will bo owned In
the main by the American Exchange stock
holders.
The now First National bank will bo the
largest bank In Nebraska outsldo ot Omaha
and will 'bo In the strongest nnd cleanest
condition of any banking Institution in the
northwest. In addition to the Interest held
by President Perkins of the Burlington ,
John R. Walsh of the Chicago National
b.uiK has also purchased considerable stock
In the new Institution and will hereafter
bu tduntlfled with thu consolidated bank.
Among the other non-rejldent stockholders
niv.
niv.r
r E. Perkins , president Chicago Durllng-
t' > n iv Qulncy rnifroad. Burlington , la. ; John
R.Vuldh. . president Chicago National bank ,
riili-aiso. 111. ; Charles F. Llbby. capitalist ,
Portland. Me. ; H. 1) . Smith , cashier First
< Natl-mal bank. Norway , Me. ; S. W. McCall ,
consrcssman. Boston , Mass. . ; James Cnlla-
nau. vice president Citizens' National bank ,
For Infants and Children.
( f Vne Kind You Have Always Bough ?
Boars the
&Kuatu.ro of
Dog Molnes. la. ; J. n. Bnum. Baum Iron
romp ny. OmnhH , Neb. ; J. B. llenmnn. pres
ident First National bank. Poultney , Vt. ,
A. II. Varncy , rnshlcr First National bunk.
Pouitncy , VI. ; S. J. Mrte.Mnhan. presl l nt
Old's National bunk , Cambridge. O. ; John
R. Hall , president Quaker City National
bank. Quaker City , 0. ; J A. Lancaster. % tcc
president First Natlonnl bunk , Merrlmac ,
Mass. ; I ) . J. Poore , cashier First National
batik , .Merrlmac , Mais.
A portion of the paper of the old Flr t
National bank was retained by Mr. Perkins
and the Boston Investment company , nil that
being purchased by the American stockhold-
crn being first-class security nnd considered
better ttinn actual cash.
Workmen In SKOII. | .
The Grand Island delegates to the grand
lodgeof the Ancient Order of United Worli-
men now being held In this city arc mnklne
a gallant fight to have the headquarters ot
the ordoi located permanently In their city.
Large , flaring signs have been pcsted In the
hotels nnd other conspicuous places by
these delegates , reading "Grand Island wants
ttio headquarters. " The delegates hnvi-
como prepared to fight for the permanent lo
cation. The only other competitors are
Omaha nnd Lincoln nnd sttong arguments
nro being unod by the delegates from these
cities In favor of locating the headquarters
In onu of those cities. There has been some
talk of removing the headquarters of the
order from Grand Island , but the delegates
from that city have advanced six reasons
wliy this should not be done , which have
been pi luted and scattered broadcast nmoiift
the delegates. There Is nn Ancient Order
of United Workmen building at Grand Islam )
which the delegates advise purchasing.
They say It would be hazardous to remove
thu records.
The election of officers of the grand lodge
Is not being discussed very much yet. Grand
Master Workman Schultz of Beatrice will
ptobnbly bo re-elected , as Uiorc seems to b
very llttlo competition for this offlco. The
work 01' the grand lodge today consisted of
receiving the reports of the different officers.
,
Tonight at the state capltol the delegates
were tendered a reception by the local order.
Governor ( Poynter , Grand Master Workman
Schultz , Mayor Wlnnett and W. J. Bryan addressed -
dressed the Workmen.
Thu reports submitted this morning show
a prosperous condition of affairs. There
;
were organized during the two years prevl-
our.to J January 1 , 1S99 , ten lodges and four
wcro consolidated wild other lodges. There
were added to the Jurisdiction by initiation
in ' nineteen months , from June 1 , 1897 ,
nearly ' B.OOO workmen. This Is the largest
cain I In the history of the Jurisdiction ex-
crpt i in 1S93 and 1S94 , when there was but
HUlo competition. A statement of receipts
nnd disbursements of the grand lodge from
Juno 1 , 1897 , to January 1 , 1899 , is as fol
lows :
RECEIPTS.
Uenellclary ] fund , on hand $ G7-I.OO
Receipts 372,208.00
General fund , on hand 2,790.3.- ,
Relief fund , on hand. ' . ' . ' ! ' . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ' ' 2soo !
.Receipts . 43(5Co.OO (
War relief
Receipts 12.3IS.OO
Total
DISBURSEMENTS.
tlen'llclary fund J372.000 0"
General fund 51 37ll" !
Relief fund 20.S12.0U
War relief 12,231.50
Total $15t-170.fi2 !
Balance January 1 , 1S99 $ J2.167.7S
January 1 , JSOU :
licnc-llclary fund $ SI2 00
General fund 1C.SI1.2.S
Relief fund "I 751IAI
"
War relief 93.50
Total $ I2,107.7S
Capital City \olivs.
Charles W. Weeks , who has been named
by Senator Thurston for second lieutenant
In the regular army , is at present acting
commandant of the University of Nebraska
battalion. Ho has scon active service with
the Second Nebraska volunteers and has
had the advantage of drill under Major
Pershlng , Major Fcchct. Captain Oullfoyle
nnd Lieutenants Jackson and Stotsenburg.
Severn ! years ago ho won the medal offered
for the best drilled man In the university.
When the Second regiment returned from
Chlckamauga nnd the university was with
out nn Instructor In military science Mr.
Weeks was tendered the position by the
board of regents. The university authorities
are well pleased with his work and If com
missioned nn attempt will bo made to have
him assigned to duty In this city.
It would not be surprising to see n new
bank started in Lincoln any time within
the next few months. The consolidation of
thr ; two national banks this morning loaves
only ono other bank In the city , the Colum
bia Natlonnl. It Is currently reported that
capitalists from Iowa are figuring on start
ing a banking Institution In this city.
Arrangements for constructing the new
buildings provided for In the university ap
propriations have been completed by the
building committee of the university board
of regents. The building at the state farm
will bo constructed Immediately nnd prob
ably finished In time for the opening of the
university In the fall. It Is not expected
that the annex to the armory can be com
pleted at present , but the ground may be
broken nnd the foundation laid this summer.
Articles of Incorporation of the Beaton-
McGinn Drug company of Omaha have been
filed with the secretary of state. The Incorporators -
corporators are Charles D. Beaten , F. C.
McGinn and John M. Daugherty. The capi
tal stock is 110,000.
Articles of incorporation of the W. J.
Schroedcr Medical company of Omaha , with
a capital stock of $30,000 , were filed with
the secretary of state this morning. The
Incorporate are William Schroedcr , James
P. Cronk , Frank A. Furay , S. L. Kclley ,
A. D , Touzalln nnd Lllo I. Abbott.
The adjutant general's olllce Is preparing
receipts to be signed by the different roll-
load companies acknowledging the receipt
of money for the transportation of recruits
to the three Nebraska regiments of yolun
leers. The railroads will be paid by the
state treasurer and the receipts will be
referred to the War department , show-In
the actual amount of money paid. The
general government will reimburse the
state for all money so expended.
The game scheduled betwcon the uni
versity nnd the MlnncconJI Indian base ball
teams tor this afternoon on the university
campus was postponed on account cf high
winds and the probability of rain. The two
teams will cross bats tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock ,
Il < ; ilT.M.I'UTS IN A 1HJSV HAY.
llniiNi * IladlUiiiiuiKtMl and One of UN
Oi-cniiaiilN I n J u r cil
OSMOND , Neb. , May 9. ( Special- ) Early
thU morning the house of William Iluwnld ,
south of town two miles , was struck by
lightning , badly Injuring a eon who waj j
occupying n room upstairs. The bolt came
down the chimney and Into the cellar , where
a terrific explcslon occurred , tearing out
several Joists nnil ono sill , also badly splin
tering the floor In the room occupied by Mr.
Howell and wife.
At the farm of Nelson Ilnsmusscn , north
west of town , his barn was struck by light
ning and a valuable horse killed. AJ. .
Kladck of the same neighborhood lost four j
2-ycar-old steers In the same manner. |
Hcv. P. P. Wlgton of Norfolk occupied the
Prrebyterlan pulpit In this place on Sunday
und It U reported the church will extend to
him a call.
Saloon Iloiv IK On ,
IUSSETT. Neb. , May 9 ( Special. ) The
milct of thU place U considerably disturbed
over the question of the issuing of a ealoon
license.
Court lit NfliraoKa City.
NKI1IIASKA CITV , Neb. , May 0. ( Spe
cial. ) Judiso Ranuey arrived from Platttt-
mouth to.lay . and convened the district court
( or the regular May term. Only equity
cases will bo heard Mist of the d y wna
spent In calling the dickpt. arguing motion *
and setting cases for trial.
STATE DOCTORS TN" SESSION
.Nrlirnikn .llcillcnl Men Hold Their
Annual Meet Inn nnd | ) | MMI- <
Mnn > Tci'liiilcnl MntU-r.i.
LINCOLN. May T f Special. ) The Ne
braska State Medical society Is holding Its
thirty-first annual meeting In this city.
Nearly every city of nny size in the state
Is represented. A preliminary meeting wns
held this morning to receive the reports of
the different committees nnd to trnnsict
business requiring cnrly consideration. This
.afternoon three auxiliary sections of the as
sociation met nnd discussed subjects of par
ticular Interest and In the evening Presi
dent Albert U. Mitchell of this city address ? !
the visiting delegates. Following the ad-
dicss by the president , Prof. II. II. Ward
of the State university lectured on the
"Identification of Mammalian Hlood. " The
sections that met this ntternoon were :
"Laryngology , " S. 12. Cook , Lincoln , chair
man ; "Net volts and Mental Diseases , " J. L.
Grccnp , University Plicc , chairman ; "Public
Ilygleno nnd .Medical Legislation , " C. C.
( Jafford , Wymorc , chairman.
The present mooting of the association
Is being attended by about 300 physicians
and a few more arc expected to arrive to
morrow. All members of the association
In the city will be the guc.sts of the Lin
coln Medical association \VcJnoiday even
ing , May 10 , nt a banquet at the Llndell
hotel. The headquarters of the delegates
arc nt the Llndell. The program for to
morrow Is as follows :
9 a. m. Practice of Medicine Claude Wat
son , Nebraska City , chairman. "Smallpox In
Nebraska City , " Claude Watson , Nebraska
City ; "A Retrospect ot Forty Years In the
Practice ot Medlclno and Surgery , " George
\V. Wilson , Bertram ! ; "The Kadlc.il Treat
ment of Tiibcrculcsli ) of the Lymphatic
Glands , " C. A. Ilrlnk. Ord ; "A Topic for
Country Practitioners , " W. O. WIsner ,
Hooper ; "Scarlet Fever , " 13. P. West , Lin
coln ; "Sudnmlna : Heport of n Case Follow
ing Measles , " J. W. Miller , Gibbon ; "Fis
sure of the Anus In Children : Symptoms and
Treatment , " II. W. McClanahan , Omaha ;
"Treatment of Drlght's Disease , " J. F. Stev
ens , Lincoln ; "Abscess of the Liver , with
Ilcport of Three Case.s , " W. F. Mllroy ,
Omaha ; "Preventive Medicine nnd Sanita
tion , " F. D. Haldcman , 'Jrd ; "Tho Treat
ment of the Pyrexlos by Chemical Antipy
retics , " F. A. Long , Madison ; "Measles ,
with Heport of a Case , " II. B. Lowry , Lin
coln ; "General Kmphysema , " C. K. Coffin ,
Asylum ; "Broncho-pneumonia In Children , "
Thomas C. Holllstcr , Louisville ; "Vaccina
tion and Vaccinia. " I ) . K. Scdgewlck , York ;
"Tho notation of Digestive Disturbances to
Insanity , " A. N. Leper , College View ; "Kpl-
dcmlc Meningitis , " B. L. Lorrance , Brock ;
"A Case of Vaso-motor Disease Mistaken for
Kidney Trouble , " K. M. Whltlen , Nuoraska
City ; "An Address on Medicine , " Harold
Meyer , Chicago.
Surgery Byron B. Davis , Omaha , chair
man. "Complications Following Surgical
Operations , " Byron B. Davis , Omaha ;
"Stiangulatcd Hernia , " U. J. C. Sward , Oax-
land ; "Appendicitis , " W. H. Wilson , Table
Hock ; "Macrochella , " J. P. Lord , Omaha ;
"Some Surgical Cases , " J. W. Billiard , Paw
nee City ; "The Use of Rubber Gauntlets by
Physician and Surgeon , " J. K. Summers , Jr ,
Omaha ; "Hucain Ilydrochloratc in Minor and
Major Surgery , " G. W. Shidler , York ; ' Fr.ic-
tinea of the Cranial Vault , " A. F. Jomm ,
Oniulm ; "Report of Some Suppurative
Cases , " J. T. Miller , Holdrcgc.
Ophthalmology and Otology D. C. Bryant ,
Omaha , chairman. "Chorio-Rctlnltls in
Pregnancy , " D. C. Bryant , Omaha ; "A
Papir , " W. L. Dnyton , Lincoln ; "Tinitus
Aurlum , " J. A. Haggard , Nebraska City ;
"Two Cases of Mlcrophthalmus , Father and
" . Gartwi Lincoln "Otltis Mc-
Child , JI. H. , ;
< iin , " Frank Owen , Omaha ; "Blindness from
Drinking Methyl Alcohol. " H. Gilford ,
Omaha.
Wednesday , May 10 , 7 p. m. Business ces
sion 7 to S. Report ot auditing committee ,
now , unfinished and miscellaneous business.
Election of ofllccrs.
S p. m. Anatomy and Physiology J. B.
Hungate , Weeping Water , chairman. "The
Human Body as a Huge Secreting Gland , "
J. S. Footc , Omaha.
Thursday , May 11 , 9 a. m. Otstctncs and
Gynccology Robert McConaughty , York ,
chairman. "Mother and Child , " Robert Mc
Conaughty. York ; "Displacements of the
Pregnant Uterus , " A. I ) . Anderson , Pawnco
City ; "Tubercular Pelvic Peritonitis , "
Charles'C. Allison , Omaha ; "Thrombus Neo-
nalorum. with Report of a Fatal Case , " F.
A. Butler , Harvard ; "Aseptic Midwifery. "
C. D. Evans , Columbus ; "Relations of the
Obstetrician nnd the Gynecologist , " W. O.
Henry , Omaha ; "Management of Puerperal
Eclnmp ln , " J. Luc Sutherland , Grand
Island ; "Vesical Calculus In the Female ,
with Report of a Case , " C. C. Mayor , Lin
coln ; "Is Aseptic Midwifery Possible In
Gent-ial Practice , " B. F. Farley , York ;
"Meddlesome Midwifery , " M. L. Hlldroth ,
Lyons ; "Tho Report of a Case of Placenta
Previa , " C. A. Helvie , Crete.
Matcria Medica and Therapeutics F. W.
Lester , Dnvld City , Chairman. "Therapeut
ics of Some of the Drugs Wo Use , " F. W.
Lester , David City.
Histology and Pathology W. R. Lavcndar ,
Omaha , chairman. "A Bacteriological Ex
amination of the City ( Omaha ) Water Ob
tained from the Missouri River from the
Reservoir , " W. R. Lavendar. Omaha.
HAIL STORM AT EMERSON
Half tin- Window I.lKlitM In Hvt-ry
lliillilliiK In Town SimiNlifd
liv tinStoiMH. .
EMERSON , Neb. , May 9. ( Special Telc-
B.nrn.Tliis , ) section was visited by a ter
rific hailstorm , accompanied by wind , this
evening. Half the window lights In every
building In town were broken. Hailstones
ns largo as walnuts fell for over nn hour , A
cyclone apparently paFtsed to the north of the
town.
I'lattNinoiith City Council.
PLATTS.MOUTII , Nob- , May 9. ( Special. )
At the regular ecyslon of the city council I
last evening the Nebraska Telephone com
pany asked permission to Improve and main '
tain its line on .Main street , which request
was not granted. The offer of the I'latts-
niouth Telephone company to furnish frco
ono telephone for ono year was accepted. A
resolution to use only Plattsmouth tclo-
phqnes In the city olllccs was unanimously
adopted. AH a similar resolution had pre
viously been adopted by the Board of County
CommlrflonerH It Is quite evident that only
Plattiiinouth telephones will bo used In the
city and county olllce.j In the future.
Resolution * * of condolence were passed ex
tending the deep sympathy of the council to
the mayor In the lots of his daughter , Mrs.
Frank DIcKson.
TrnrlliTN CTIOHCII fillWllhoo ,
WAHOO , Neb. . May 9. ( Special. ) The
Board of Education of this city met latit
evening and elected the following teachers :
Supuriutendont , J. W. Seart'on , Lincoln ;
primary teachers , Misses Mlnnlo B. Man
ners , Ella Hiitchlnson nnd Anna McCoy ;
Intermediate , Misses Minnie Klnwlek , Cora
Grceno ] , Elsie Thorp , Maud Cachlln , Sadie
Henderson , Edna Ewart and C. H. Miller ,
principal of the north ward school. All
have been In the schools for some yearn
except Mr. Searson , who formerly taught
in the Lincoln schools.
School ItonilN Curry nl Illnlr.
BLAIR , Neb. , May 0.-Special ( Telegram. )
At a special election held hero today to
vote ifSl'.OOO bonds for the purpose of erect
ing n now school building , the bonds were
carried , the vote standing 223 for nnd 135
against. With n $40,000 public building and
n (3J.OOO school house in course of erection
business will bo lively In Blair for next
year.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
Past Week Warm and Wet with Abundance
of Sunshine.
FAVORABLE FOR GROWTH OF VEGETATION
Itniilcl I'roKrrinUndo with I'nrm
Work nnil Corn I'lnntliiK About
Half Coinnlpti-d lit the
Southern Countlcn.
LINCOLN , May 9. ( Special. ) The last
week has been warm and wet , with an
abundance of sunshine In moat of the east
ern counties conditions exceedingly favor
able for the growth of vegetation. In the
western counties the conditions wcro less fa-
vornble ; the first days of the week were
cold , with high wind , and the rainfall for
ilio week was considerable less than thu
normal.
The average dally temperature excess has
varied from about 7 degrees In the eastern
part of the state to less than a degree In the
western.
The rainfall has been above normal In
most of the eastern and a portion of the
southwcstctn counties and decidedly below
normal In the western and northwestern
counties. The rainfall exceeded 3 Inches In
several small areas In the nortlicnetern part
of the state.
Hnpltl progress has been made with farm
work dur/Tig / the last week ; even In the lo
calities of heaviest rainfall work has been
retarded but little. About one-half the corn
Is planted In southern counllosflind planting
Is just commencing In the northern. Small
grain has Improved In condition In all partn
of the state , although more rain would bo
beneficial In some localities where the
showers of the last week were light.
Cherry , plum and apple trees are In bloom
nnd the present Indications arc for n good
crop.
Detailed reports by counties follow :
Southeastern Section.
Hutlcr Ualn has put spring wheat In good
condition ; corn planting commenced ; winter
wheat practically a falrure ; pastures good.
Cass Wheat , oats and grass growing
nicely ; corn planting general ; ground moist ,
In good condition for planting , but rather
cold.
cold.Clay
Clay Oats coming up , n good rain Is
needed for all crops ; corn planting under
way ; fruit trees in bloom.
Fillmore Windy , but work progressed
rapidly ; much corn planted.
Gage Small grain growing nicely ; corn
almost half planted ; soil in splendid condi
tion ; fruit trees In full bloom ; grass very
backward.
Hamilton Showers benefited fall wheat
nnd small grain ; some corn planted ; grass
very backward ; heavy rain needed for atl
crops.
Jefferson Winter wheat being ploughed
up for corn ; corn planting well advanced ;
early corn coming up ; oats growing slowly.
Johnson Almost nir winter wheat being
plowed up and put In corn and oats ; corn
nearly half planted ; oats doing well.
Lancaster Oats and grass doing welF ;
corn planting well advanced.
Nemaha Kino week for farm work ; ma
jority of fall wheat ground being put into
corn ; apple trees In bloom.
Nuckolls Oats doing well ; no improve
ment In winter wheat ; corn half planted ;
very windy week ; apple , plum and cherry
trees in bloom.
Otoc Corn planting begun ; very little
winter wheat Is being left , and that Is a
poor stand ; spring wheat looking well.
Pawnee Oats up ; corn planting well
along ; wheat not doing well ; good week for
bmall grain , hut rather poor for corn.
Polk Oats improving ; some corn planted ;
nppl'e , cherry and plum trees in bloom ,
prospects good for a full crop.
Hlchardson Good week for farm work ;
corn planting well along ; good prospects
for all kinds of fruit , except peaches.
Saline Ualn needed -for pastures ; spring
grain doing fairly well ; ground In good con
dition to work.
Saundcrs Farmers busy planting corn ;
some corn planted ; spring wheat and oats
doing weir ; fruit trees In full bloom.
Seward Good week for farm work ; oats
look well ; some corn In ; clover badly win
ter killed ; good prospects for fruit.
Thayer Oats Injured by high winds ; corn
planting in progress ; considerable alfalfa
winter kllTed ; rain needed ; fruit trees in
bloom.
York Ground too cold for corn , but gome
planted ; spring wheat and oats growing
llncly. Some damage by hall.
.VorthriiNtrrii Section.
Antelope Pastures very late ; some corn
has been listed ; heavy rains , with some
what damaging effect on small grain and
gardens.
Iloyd Small grain all sown ; wheat back
ward ; grass growing nicely.
Hurt Smal'l grain good ; planting corn be
gun ; fruit trees blossoming.
Cedar Heavy rain washed ground badly ;
small grain and grass doing nicely ; not
many potatoes planted ; plowing for corn
well advanced.
Colfax Heavy wind with hall caused dam
age ; corn planting begun.
Cumlng Wheat and oats doing well ;
grass backward ; corn planting started ; apple
buds somewhat damaged by wind.
Dakota Wheat and grass growing nlceCy ,
but very backward ; grass In pastures just
starting ; fruit prospects good.
Dlxon Heavy rains , but no hindrance to
farm work ; small grain looks well ; pas
tures blow ; very little corn planted.
Dodge Winter wheat generally dead ; no
corn planted to speak of ; sugar beets more
than half planted ; pastures excellent.
Douglas Spring wheat and oats doing
wel'l ; little corn planted.
Holt Small groin doing fairly well ; plow
ing for corn in progress.
Knox Plowing for corn nearly completed ;
pastures fair.
Madison Small-grain fields much washed
by heavy rain ; corn planting begun.
Pierce Kino rain ; small grain doing well ;
much corn in ; rather cold.
Pl'attc Two good showers ; winter rye
thin ; winter wheat almost a total failure ;
not much corn planted yet.
Sarpy Several good showers ; small grain
doing well ; potatoes nearly all planted ;
plowing for corn nearly finished.
Stanton Hair storm on 3d damaged
small grain somewhat ; ground good con-
dltlon ; farmers plowing for corn.
Thurston Small grain Is coming up tin-
evenly ; some corn planted.
Washington Small grain up and doing
nicely ; 'plenty ' of moisture ; pastures good ;
plowing for corn almost done.
Wayne Wheat and oats doing nlcery ;
ground too wet to plant corn.
Central Section.
Doono Plowing progressing rapidly ; po
tatoes mostly planted ; fruit trees slow to
start ; small grain looking well ; alfalfa win
ter killed.
Buffalo Two fight bhowers , hut not suffi
cient for late-sown grain ; more rain needed
badly ; wheat growing slowly.
Custer Need rain badly ; high winds ; cold
nights ; grain backward.
Dawson Spring seeding nil Jono and a
good start plowing for corn ; alfilfa stood
the winter well.
( Jarfleld Crops growing nicely and plant
ing well on ; good rains.
Hall Small grain coming up ; growing
nicely ; some corn planted.
Howard Crops making slow growth ;
sinair grain an uneven stand ; fruit trees In
bloom ; some corn planted.
Merrlck Good week for farm work , but
too cold for good growth.
Nance Crop conditions greatly Improved ;
ground soaked by recent rains ; small grain
coming up nicely ; some corn planted.
Sherman Many trees and grape vines
winter killed ; good weather for Held work ;
Binarl grain up and doing well ; pastures
Improving.
Valley Small grain coming up ; grass
growing slowly ; plowing for corn about > .o-
thlrds done ; winter wtuat all dead.
Wheeler Two nice ralne ; wheat nnd oats
coming up' grass growing , .
So u III w otter n Si-cllon.
Chase Wheat doing nicely ; some corn in ;
stock uolng well.
Adams Cold and windy : no Improvement
In wheat ; spring grain growing alowly ;
come corn being planted ; fruit trees In
bloom.
Dundy Cattle doing well on the range ;
wheat and oats need rain ; hard freeze on
the Id- corn planting \ \ ealong. \ \ .
Franklin Alfalfa locking well ; good
growing weather ; corn more than hall
planted and some tip ; - < onie hall.
Frontier Crops good ; all plowing Jnr corn ;
ppitig : wheat Impro/in. ; .
Kurnas Spring ln t coming up fairly
will ; t'ass grow'ii ' sltwly ; nlfal'a looks
fine ; corn being plun'cci extensively ; SOMIO
corn vi.
Gosper Many listing corn ; wild plums In
bloom ; small grain hag come up unevenly ;
fine rain Saturday night.
Harlan Cool and windy ; small grain
looks well , but grows slonly ; alfalfa n foot
high ; corn planting well under way.
Hayes Spring wheat needs rain ; prowlng
for corn In progress.
Hitchcock Dry and windy ; all crops need
rain ; much corn planted.
Kearney Small grain coming up pretty
fairly ; corn planting In progress ; fruit trees
considerably Injured ; winter wheat Improv
ing.
Lincoln Corn planting general ; rain ben
eficial to small grain.
I'helps Spring wheat coming up slowly ;
but few pieces of winter wheat left ; plowing
for corn well advanced and some corn
planted.
Perkins Good showers ; ground In splen
did condition ; grass fine.
Hed Willow Everything growing slowly ;
seeding wheat and oats completed and corn
pl'antlng well under way ; ground In fair
condition.
Webster Very little rain fell this spring ;
spring grain looking very well ; plum , cherry
and apple trees In bloom.
Wi'Nforn \ortlnvcNtcrii Sections.
Hanner Grain and grass growing nicely ;
large acreage of grain In.
Box Buttc Started to plant potatoes ;
grass doing well.
Dawes Cold and windy ; rain needed ;
stock doing fairly well.
Keith Small grain looks fairly well ;
rather uneven ; much corn In.
Keya Paha Wheat seeding all done ; line
growing weather.
Hock Grass nnd grain growing nicely
since rain of April 30.
Scotts Bluff Haln , with snow and hail ;
wheat and grass doing well.
Sioux High winds nnd cold ; grass startIng -
Ing Rlowfy.
Thomas Week windy , with cool nights ;
corn planting begun.
HAI.\S COM'IM'K TO DKSCHM ) .
All Hrporl.s Inilli-nlc \ < > lirnnUn Soil In
Slilt'iiillil Condition.
HAYES CENTER , Ni > b. , May 9. ( Special. )
The first good rain Hayes county hoa had
this year began at 7 o'clock p. m. May C
and continued until 5 o'clock a. m. May T ,
in which time over two inches of water fell.
This puts the ground In the very best con
dition.
Winter wheat In this county l not dam
aged over 10 per cent. The acreage of
spring wheat Is the largest ever seen In the
county and It Is In good condition.
The loss of cattle during the last winter
has not been over one per cent.
HOLDREGE , Nob. , May ! ) . ( Special. )
Saturday night this county was visited by
two and n half Inches of rain. Inasmuch
as this Is the first rain of nny consequence
of the season it was exceedingly welcome.
Some hall accompanied the rain but no
damage was done.
BURWELL. Neb. , May 9. ( Special. ) A
fine rain fell hero yesterday , which" puts
the ground In good condition and. starts
grass nnd small grain In good shape.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , ' .May 9. ( Special. )
Last Saturday and Sunday were red-letter
days for the farmers In this section of the
country. Show-cm wcro frequent and the
weather warm. The rains of Sunday are
reported to amount to from Uvo to three
Inches in various localities , being the heav
iest in the Davls creek country.
Attrniptfil Suicide.
DAVID CITY. Neb. . May 9 ( Special. )
Anton Krchwavy , a Bohemian farm hand In
the employ of Thomra Fox , four miles south
east of here , made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit sulcldo yesterday afternoon by
stabbing himself several times In the left
breast and lacerating his throat In a horri
ble manner with a pocket knife. He wa
brought to town nnd a physician patched
him up , after which he was lodged In Jail
on a complaint of Insanity. His wounds are
not considered dangerous.
YOU MS. .tlllll SllOOtN
DAVID CITY , Neb. , May 9 ( Special. ) A
report was received here today of the sui
cide this morning of George Mclster , the 20-
year-old son of Conrad Mclster , living at
Garrison , a email village six mllcw south of
this city. The weapon used wus a double-
barrel shot gun , the first shot taking effect
In the youth's head and killing him In- i
( ituntly. The young man was Just recover
ing from the typhoid fever nnd despondency
Is the supposed cause of the act.
Sti > r ' Hfinoveil from Dlxou.
DIXON , Neb. , May 9. ( Special. ) Kunk's
general store Is being removed from Dlxon
to Lowell. Z. T. Kunk & Son have their
licadquartcrs at I.am el , but about six months
ago established a branch store In Dlxon ,
putting A. L. Webb In charge. This removal
leaves Dlxcn with only two general stores.
People who have onc& taken DoWltt's
Little Early Risers will never have anything
else. They are the "famous little pills" for
torpid liver and all Irregularities of the sys
tem. Try them and you will always use
them.
T'lU HKAI.TV MAItlCKT.
INSTHtr.MKNTS filed for record Tuesday ,
May 9 , 1899 :
Warranty Di-rdH.
G. T. .Mills ot al. to John Kuchs , lot
9 , b'.ock 9. Deer Park $ ffiO
C , D. Hrown itnd wife to C. K. Tny-
Icr. lot ( i , S. K. Porter's addition. . . . S2j
Ht-nry ( Test nnd wife to Joseph Sehlltz
BrewliiG Crmpany , lot 20 , block 3.
McG.ivnck & O'K.'s replat 500
M. L. Llttlelleld to II. P. Vopdorereek ,
lot II , block a , Smlthlleld addition. . CCO
I. .M. Vore to K. 10. Hoyd , lot 5 , block
21 , Hoyil'H addition 3ftO
An : : . Chr'stlan and 'lfo to Elizabeth
Kaiser , lots 15 and 1C , b'ock 9 ,
C'rcighton Heights 315
( lull Claim DrcilH.
LnulK Jncobson and wife to Arthur
E Kt , let C , block 1 , Matthew' . " sub
division , i
Ilcriln ,
Sheriff to E. D. Samson , trustee , lots
2 and II , block 5 , lot 2 , block 2 , ll'ans-
cnm Park , lot 3 , block 1 , Brighton's
HUbdlvlK..on 173
Sheriff to name , lot 9 , block 74 , South
Omaha 793
Sherlft to .same , lot 3 , block 71 , Cen
tral Park 153
Special Master to Omaha Security
Cotriiany , .ot 11 , block 2 , Bedford
place 325
J. C. Meloln to Edwin Chapman , undi
vided half of e. 2.1 feet of w. DO
feet , let 7. and w. 50 feet lot C , block
S , South Omaha fi.coo
Sheriff to Peterborough Savlnss bank ,
lot 3 , block 1 , Brlggs' place. 1,500
Total amount of transfers $11,503
OBSERVANCE OF SABBATH
Sometimes on First , Sometimes on Lost
of Week.
JEWS OBSERVE THE LAST DAY
Claim Thnt I'ourlh Conitiiniiilnirnt MI
Orilrrn ChrlntlniDi , an a Hulc , Claim
That llc urrci'tIon of Chrlnt
tht-
A little Information about the Sabbtilh
and Us observance will bo Interesting.
The Sabbath la the first day of the week
and Is similarly observed by most Chris
tian denominations. H Is more properly
designated Sunday , or the Lord's day. The
seventh day of the week , appointed by the
fourth commandment , Is still commonly ob
served by the Jews nnd by some CUrlsllnn
denominations. But the resurrection of the
Ixird , on the first day of the week , being
observed ns n holv festival by the early
church , soon supplanted the seventh day ,
though no definite law , either divine or
ecclesiastical , directed the change. A wide
difference of opinion exists among divines
ns recnrds both the grounds nnd the nature
of this observance. On the one hand It is
maintained that the obligation of Sabbath
observance rests upon positive law as em
bodied In the fourth commandment ; that the
Institution , though not the original day , is
of perpetual obligation ; that the day , but
not the nature of Its requirements pro
videntially changed by the resurrection of
Jesus Christ and the consequent notion of
the Christian church , and that , to deter
mine what U the nature of the obligations
of the day , we must go back to the original
commandment and 1ho additional Jewish
laws. This may bo termed the Puritan view ,
and It defines thus the nature of the Sab
bath obligation : "This Sabbath Is then kept
holy unto the Lord when men , after a duo
preparing of their hearts , nnd
ordering of their common affairs be
forehand , do not only observe nn
holy rest nil the day from their own works ,
words nnd thoughts about their worldly cm-
ploymente nnd recreations , but nlso are
taken up the whole time In the public nnd
private exercises of His worship , and In
the duties of necessity and mercy- " The
other view Is that the fourth commandment
is , strictly speaking , n part of the Jewish
law , and not of perpetual obligation , though
valuable as a guide to the Christian church ;
that this commandment , like the rest of the
Jewish ceremonial law. Is abrogated In the
letter hy Christ , and that the obligation of
the observance of one day In seven as a day
of rest and devotion rests upon the resur
rection of the Lord , the usage of the church ,
the apostolic practice nnd the blessing of
God which has evidently followed such ob
servance. This Is the view of the Roman
Catholic church , of the Greek church , of
many Anglicans nnd of others , including the
Protestants of the European continent. It
naturally Involves a much less strict regula
tion of the day. Between these two opinions
there arc a variety of views , the more com
mon ono probably being that the obliga
tion to observe one day In seven ns a day
of holy rest Is grounded upon the fourth
commandment and Is of perpetual obliga
tion , but that the day to bo observed nnd
the nature of the observance are left to the
determination of the Christian church In
the exercise of n Christian liberty and dis
cretion. Other terms for the Sabbath are
Sunday , the Lord's day nnd First day. Sab
bath designates the institution ns well as
the day , and Is still In vogue In Jewish nnd
Puritan usage nnd literature , but properly
Indicates an obligation based upon the fourth
commandment and a continuance of the
Jewish observance. Sunday ( the Sun's day )
Is originally the title of a pagan holiday
which the Christian holiday supplanted and
Is the common designation of the day. The
Lord's day ( the day of the Lord's resurrec
tion ) Is of Christian origin , 'but is chiefly
confined to ecclesiastical circles and re
ligious literature. Klrst day Is the title em
ployed by the Friends to designate the day ,
their object being to avoid both pagan nnd
Jewish titles.
The above Information Is taken from The
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
TODAY'S ' WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Tcniiiorntiirc Aiitlelpntcil In
AfhriiNka with Clour SklcN and
\Vcwt AVInilii ,
WASHINGTON. May 0. Showers and
thunderstorms have occurred within n
trough cf low barometric prefeure which
extends from the northwest storm center
over the Missouri Valley and Northern
Texas.
Forecast for Wednesday :
For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair and
cooler Wednesday ; Thursday fair ; west to
northwest winds.
For Iowa Showers nnd cooler Wednesday ;
high winds ( shifting to southwesterly. Thura-
ilriv fnr ) _
IiO' ' .l Ht-i-oril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , May 9. Omahni record of tempi r-
ature and precipitation compared with th > -
corresponding day of the laU three yearn :
1S09. 1395. 1897. 1S9G.
Maximum tfinpernture 7. ) 72 72 SI
Minimum temperature CS 51 D2 fiii
Average temperature. . M IB H2 71
Precipitation T .21 .20 .01
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omnlin for this day and since March 1 ,
! 9M :
Normal for the day 02
Excess for the ilny I
Accumulated dollciency since March 1 21)
Normal ralnfa'I for thr > duy 13 Inch
Dcliclency for the day U Inch
Total rainfall Hlneo 'March 1 S.91 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 l.gG Inch's
Deficiency for corrchp'g period 189S. M Inch
Excess for correjjp'g period 1S97..2.32 Inches
Hc'iiortN from StiilloiiN nt S p. in.
T Indicates trace of prclpltntlon.
Ii. A. WEI < SII.
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UK yi'OTKS SC.Illi'Tt UK ,
As Kviilcncc I'lmt Life's Story la
Written In One's Palm.
"A grent many people who hn\o not In
vestigated the subject do not iH'lIrM' ( hut
palmistry Is -vletiiT. . " nalil Prof. ( Irnnt
ChcMcrllrhl. "Hut the KKn"11" ! were ono
of the llrst to reroRiilie thin truth anil they
Rave us the tclenrp of hydraulics , of math
ematics , of astronomy , etc. , ttr. So far as
holy writ Is concerned , " the cnlfunn con
tinued , "Job. 87-7. speaks for ltelf. 'Ho
tcnleth up the hand ot every mnn that nil
"men may know his work. ' I tell > ou the
story of one's life Is written In their hand ,
but It demands n naturnl pnlmlst to mi-rocl-
ly read the same. Ther. nro dates of
deaths , travels , disasters. I'lisaReiuents , sep
arations , speculations , comments and de
feats , success" , failures nnd prosperlll-s. etc. ,
all of which demand the at list who ta
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diagnosed where specialists and pliyslrlaiu
fall. Many n man has been restored to
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The parlors of Prof. I'liestt-rlleld nt 1711
llodRe street , are Ftlll mronmed with patrons
from mi nil HIT until night , lie chnrRo.s , > ec
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I worked so longnnd , twldummlj to per
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know UK wonderful virtue * th.it 1 unli ! -
tntlngly guarantee a cure In every en no
where 1 recommend the treatment cf my
Belt. H has nstounded iihyitlrliinx uml
, clntl ts who now ciulotso It. My Belt
M recommended by more thin fVroo rurnl
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tttp becomes elastic and tll uoweH niru-
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And'know exactly what It will do. Kle--
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When there la a l.rk :
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It to cure sexual Im-
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