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THE OMAHA JDAHjY BEE : TUESDAY , JTHGY 13 , SHUT OUT OF STATE HOUSE Benate Committed Not on Visiting List of Popocrat Officials , STARTS INVESTIGATING BALLOT FRAUD Irmnrnncc Cominlfmloncr Mnkeii n Ilullnn ; on Frntcrnnln Itnlnmnkcr Wright ( JctH n Jolt on Pure I'ood Cnmnilmloii. LINCOLN , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) The legislative Investigation commute * , con sisting oJ Fenntore Prout of Gage , Van Duson of Douglas and Rocko of Lancaster , commenced work today. The first act was tu visit the state house and request a room In which to conduct the Investigation. In this the committee met with a refusal on the part of Secretary of State Porter. When the request was first mode In the fore noon Porter said that ho would not assign n room to the committee , nnd preferred not to glvo n final answer until ho could have a talk with the others members of the board , all of whom were In Omaha. At 2 o'clock In the afternoon ( ho committee ngftln called on Porter , but received no further satisfaction. Ho said lie liad talked with the attorney general and the state treasurer by telephone , and did not feel justified In allowing a room for the use of the committee. The conversation In which the secretary of state declined to nccom- module the committee with quarters In the state building was all taken down by the official stenographer , and Is is understood will be made a part of the record of the Investigation. Committee .Vot DlncouniKcd. The committee lost no time In getting down to work. Quarters were sclotcl In the Lincoln hotel and notices were sent out to the state officials and parties Inter ested In order that they might have a cbanco to bo present. The notice sent to llolcomb , being the jame form as the others , waa as follows : You are hereby notified that the under signed committee , appointed by the senate of the state of Nebraska at its last cession , will convene at 3 o'clock this p. m. at the Lincoln hotel , lit which tlmo evidence will be Introduced relative to the recount of the ballots cast upon the constitutional amend ments at the general election In 3MG ) , at which tlmo you may be present If you so desire , as testimony touching the conduct of the executive ofllcc , then held by > our- Belf , may bo offered. Dated at Lincoln this 10th day of July , 1899. Shortly after 3 o'clock the committee con vened and County Clerk J. D. White of York county was called to the witness stand. Mr. Whlto said ho had resided In York county twenty-six years and had served as county clerk since January , 1896. As such officer ho was cuHtodtan of the ballots' cast at the general - oral election and on February 24 , 1S97 , had Eont the ballots cast on the constitutional amendments to the secretary of state. Dur ing the following month he had requested the return of the ballots and In April wrote n letter to the secretary of state as follows : HciiucHtH Itcturii of Ilullotn. On Wednesday , April 7 , I talked with your deputy over the telephone concerning the return of the York county ballots to mo and hu assured me that they would bo sent out that day by express. Since .that conversation I have heard nothing from you and have rot received the ballots. I write you at this time to request that you return the bill-its to mo at once , as I understand that the bal lots of all tbo other counties in the state. have been returned. I do not see any reason why the York county ballots should be re tained at your office , as the recount has long Binco been completed and the report made and adopted by the legislatureI'hope to re ceive the York county ballots by next train. Pleaoe let me hear from you by return mi > ll and oblige. Yours very truly , J. D. WHITE. County Clerk. Mr. Whlto here Identified the package of ballots which had been received from the express office on the 12th of April. He identified the seals as having been placed on the package by himself at that tlmo. Milton Sovereign of York , formerly county clerk , and N. Johnson , at present treasurer of the oounty , also testified that they were present when the package had been received and bad witnessed the plac ing of the seals , which they now Identified tin belnc In the same condition as when placed there. At this point the committee took an ad journment until 0 o'clock tomorrow in order that the state officials might be jiresent. Just after the adjournment Secretary - rotary Porter appeared in the room and indicated that ho might be on hand to wit ness the proceedings tomorrow , although he showed no Intention of receding from his position taken in the morning when ho denied the right of the committee to act and issued notice that none of the records of his office could be taken before the com- lultteo to bo used In evidence. The most flagrant frauds 'of ' the recount were perpetrated on the ballots from York , Hall nnd Dodgp counties , and It Is the in- tuntlon of the committee to make a thor ough examination of the affair , and wit nesses and records will bo examined to cor roborate the story already made public by K. L. Simons , the man who was employed to assist In the recount and who has since turned state's evidence on the balance of the crowd. ItulliKC on PrntcrnnlM. Deputy Insurance Commlsloncr Bryant today made tbo following ruling relative to fraternal Insurance companies : A fraternal company which In Its by-laws provides for an endowment or surrcnlcr value payable to the Insured before his death , except In cases of slckncso , tem porary or permanent physical disability , cither as a result of disease , accident or old ngo , as deflned by statute , Is not entitled to ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of 5ce Pac-Slmlle Wrapper Btlow. Very Bmall nU to take as utfar. ' FOR HEADACHE. CARTER'S FOR DIUIHESS. FDR BILIOUSNESS. < FOR TORPID LIVER * . FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION . * GUTtUXTfU UUCTNA IS p eSifc I Purolr V CURE SICK HEADACHE. do buslneM In thin state * s a fraternal In surance company. "najnmakcr" Wright of Lancaster counlr. who has been one of the mod perMstrnt visitor * at the governor's oflleo for the past few week * , was today awarded the position of clerk to the Pure Food commission at a salary of 175 per month. In these days of republican prosperity and abundant rains Mr. Wright has not been called upon to bring forth shower * from the heavens at very frequent Intervals , but now that he Is to bo In the employ of the state It has been suggested that In the event of another drought ho might act In the dual capacity of official rainmaker and clerk for the com mission. It Is not known whether Mr. Wrlght'a peculiar ability In controlling the elements entered Into the consideration of his fitness for office. He Is a strong sup porter of all popocratlc principles and the ories. Governor Poynter has figured up the ex- pcneo of sending cablegrams to the First regiment at Manila and Including the tolls on those received , the amount Is consid erably more than the balance of the ap propriation. Four messages In the month of June , aggregating 113 words , will coot the state 1275.73. One message sent the governor by Colonel Mulford , containing his recommendations for promotion , has been kept a state secret and the governor still declines to make It public. The gov ernor has at his disposal nn appropriation of $700 for books , blanks , printing , station ery , telegraph and express , but In that fund only | 266 remains , while the claims al ready amount to $347. These bills are for telegraph messages , Including the cable messages. Adjutant General Barry has a fund of $1,000 for office expenses , Including ! telegraph , and the governor may have to depend for the allowance of the claim from iiat fund. The Board of Regents of the State uni versity wore to have met today , but on account of the inability of some of the members to be In the city until later In ho week , the meeting was postponed until Wednesday. Several members of the board lave suggested appointing a special com mittee to present the names of candidates 'or the position of chancellor of the uni versity to the board at some future date. The resignation of Professor Ansley will > o considered at the meeting , but It Is irobablo that the election of a successor will jo postponed until the next meeting. The question of boycotting the Greater America Exposition at Omaha was dis cussed by the Hcd Ribbon club , the local .emrieranco organization at Its regular week- y meeting yesterday afternoon. This club adopted resolutions last year condemning ho board of managers of the exposition for allowing the gates open Sunday and slm- lar action will probably bo taken this yeor. Samuel Llchty , who presided over .he meeting , advised the members of the club to stay away from the exposition and to Influence everyone they could to do the same. Mr. Llchty referred to an editorial n The Bee , remarking that Mr. Rosewatcr vns making a fight on the exposition be cause of an honest dcelre to condemn some- hlng ho knew was morally wrong. Injuntlcc to Cnptntn Ilolilcmnn. YORK. Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) York county citizens , regardless of political faltb , ire Indignant over the shabby , contemptible way the Nebraska popullstlc administration las treated Captain George Holdcman , who In numerous Philippine battles was recog nized and complimented by superior officers , who selected him to act as major and other higher official duties because of his super ior ability as an officer. Captain Holdeman resigned as county superintendent of pub lic schools , to which position he was elected bj a large majority by the republicans , rnd from the time ho left hero with his company be was the ranking officer In line of promotion , yet the popullstlc administra tion""made elx or seven promotions over him and in ono or two cases those promoted resigned prior to war with the Filipinos , returning home , while Captain Holdcman stayed and ( ought. Leading republicans of the county are expressing themselves that Captain Holdeman can have any office within the gift of the party and they are waiting to learn if he wishes any office. That be and his company will receive a grand reception on their return , In accord ance with their gallant service in the Phil ippines and the shabby treatment of Cap tain Holdeman , goes without saying. Woodmen Monument Unveiled. LEXINGTON , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) This was a red letter day for the members of George Dewey camp No. 135 , Woodmen of the World. The occasion was the unveil ing _ of a monument erected by the order in memory of the late Willis A. Hammond , a pioneer citizen of Lexington and the head officer of the camp at the time of his death. A procession was formed at hla late residence , followed by the members of the camp and about eighty carriages. The unveiling ceremonies took place at Greenwood cemetery and were carried out In an Impressive and appropriate manner by the officers of the camp. Then followed an eloquent address delivered by Rev. T. A. Llndenmeyer , pastor of the Christian church , who spoke of the many virtues ol the deceased member and enumerated some of the benefits accruing to the members ol the Woodmen of the World. XeliranUa G. A. n. Reunion. PtiAINVIBW , Nob. , July 10. ( Special. ) The northwest Nebraska G. A. R. reunion begins hero tomorrow and lasts jintll Fri day , July 14. An elaborate program has been arranged and an immense crowd Is expected. Governor Poynter will be In at tendance during one of the days of the reunion. Tomorrow will bo Plainvlow day and there will be welcomes and receptions and a catnpflre In the evening. Wednes day is Osmond day and there will be ad- dreeses and encampment proceedings Thursday is Bloorafleld day and Friday Crclgbton day. Among those scheduled to make addresses are John Hashing , presi dent of Plainvlow Citizens' committee Colonel H. C. Matrau , Commander John E Evans , Colonel J. Wesley Tucker , Senator M. L. Hayward , Hon. John S. Robinson Senator W. V. Allen and others. Work for Hnvelock ShopH. HAVELOCK , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) Orders were received Saturday at the B , & M. locomotive shops for four more engine of the fast passenger type. This makea orders for eight on hand now and assurance has been given that when the work Is wel under way an order for an additional fou of the same type will be given. The Have lock shops will have the task of turning ou an even dozen of the fastest and most power ful four-wheel locomotives ever put on the tracks of the B. & . M. railroad. The flrs Instalment of material to foe ueed In the new engines , consisting of some castings was recefved at the shops yesterday. Crop * Are Ixiokluir Splrndld. PULLERTON , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) At a recent meeting of the school board Prof , F. A. Hyde of Aurora , Neb. , was em ployed as principal of the schools for the ensuing year and Miss Jeannle Anderson o Peru as one of the grammar teachers. Tbl completes the corps of teachers. The crops In this vicinity are looking ipTendld and farmers are jubilant over th fine prospects. The corn is all too large to cultivate and Is laid aside. The potato crop Is simply immense. Funeral at J. W. Van Arilol. NORTH LOUP , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) J. W. Van Arsdol of Horace , Neb. , who was killed on Friday by falling from hi wagon , was buried at Scotia yesterday by Loup Valley tadge No. 255 , Ancient Order o United Workmen at North Loup , Mr. Van Arsdol being a member of that lodge. The funeral was one of the largest Attendee ever held at Scotia. | NEARLY BLEW HIS HEAD OFF lorriblfi Shotgun Accident to a Tanner Near Juniata , Hob. , Yesterday , GUN DISCHARGED RIGHT IN HIS FACE Went Out Knrly Tilth the Weapon to Shoot Skiinkn Mntllntril lloilr Wni Found by III * Wife. HASTINGS , Neb. , July 10. ( Special Tele- ; ram. ) Bcltbazcr Greener , a farmer living hree miles south of Juniata , was found lead this morning , lying within a short distance from his house , with almost his entire head blown off. About 6 o'clock this morning Mr. Greener got up and taking his shotgun with him started toward the pas- urc , where It Is thought ho Intended shooi ng some skunks , but on reaching the > arb-wlro fence bo must have slipped and alien In such a way as to accidentally dis charge the gun In his face. He was fouud about S o'clock this morn- ng by Mrs. Greener , who had tired watt- ng for his return and .had gone In search of him. When found his body was hanging by his clothes to the barb-wire fence. The charge from the gun had struck Mr. Greener n tbo face at the mouth and torn away ho entire part of the face and the top ot its head. The ground surrounding his body was covered with blood , brains and flesh for nearly five feet. Coroner CooHe was notified and viewed ho remains , when an Inquest was held. The verdict of the coroner's Jury was that "Mr. Belthazcr Greener came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun held n his own hands. The deceased was a well- o-do farmer of Adams county. Ho was 50 rears old and leaves a wife and seven children. F1IIEUUG5 AT WORK AT WYMORE , Tvro Inccntllnry DlnzcK Occur In Ono Night. WYMORE , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) Firebugs are once moro at work In Wy- moro. Two fires , undoubtedly of Incendiary origin , were started In Wymoro this morn- nc. The first ono was at 12:30 : a. m. and was the largo barn on the Roop property , ust south of the Central school building. The barn and several adjolnlnc outbulld- ng were destroyed. The barn had not been n use for some time and the flro Is sup- josed to have been the work of an Incen- ilary. The people who were out to the jlazo had no more than fallen asleep when another alarm was sounded. The flro this time was In the old Potter hotel building , DUt was extinguished before much damage was done. The hotel is a large frame building , but has not been occupied for sev eral years. This Is the seventh time the building has caught flro in a mysterious manner. Both bulldlncs were insured. RAISING THE FARM MORTGAGKS. Xclirni.Ua Farmers Hnsy Tlieninedvei Getting Ont of Debt. LINCOLN , July 10. ( Special. ) The re ports that come In from the counties of the state , showing the mortgage business for the month of June , all Indicate continued pros perity. Up to date the following reports have been noticed , giving the amounts ot mortgages filed and those released : Gage J 48,335 $109.211 Lincoln 3.315 2o,0o Seward Zl.m 44,018 38,159 4D.Oi 31,162 47.6S9 Total J190.046 JS21.SS3 This shows a net reduction of $131,807 It the root estate mortgage Indebtedness ol these six counties , being conclusive proof that "farming pays In Nebraska. " Fuhlrodt Cn e Postponed. FREMONT , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) District court convened this morning with Judge Grlmlson on the bench , for the pur pose of taking up the ctse of Fuhrrodt against Blumenthal , which had been set for today. On account of the absence ol C. C. McNIsh , attorney for the de fendant , at Omaha , where he Is ono of the defendants in the Bartley bond case , and the sickness of W. S. Cook , ono of plaintiff's attorneys , the case was continued to September 18. The case is one brought by Fuhlrodt against Blumen- tdal for malicious prosecution in causing his arrest for the alleged burglary of his store. Today is one of the hottest of the sea son. The mercury ran up to 94 and there was but little air stirring. Hot weather is what Is needed , especially on the bottom lands where many fields have been Injured by wet weather. In some places cmpj will bo almost a failure. A colored people's picnic , under the aus- plcea of the Omaha colored Masonic fra ternity , Is being held In the city park this afternoon. About 200 came up on a special train this noon. A platform was put up for them In the park and dancing was the principal amusement. A good many took hacks and rode about the streets to pass away the time. They returned this evening. Emma Bunker , a girl about 20 , was ad judged Insane today and will be taken to the Norfolk asylum as soon as possl bio. The girl has become a maniac on the subject of religion by a too constant at tendance of the Salvation Army. Her mother also shows symptoms ot insanity Nebrimka Sunday School Society. YORK , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) The ex ecutlvo committee and officers ot the Ne braska State Sunday School association met today and transacted Important am routine business. Officers from abroad were George G. Wallace ot Omaha ; W , H. Kim berly , Lincoln ; D. M. Amsbury , Broken Bow ; W. H. Clay , Holdrege ; Rev. T. J Strlckler , Waco , and E. J. Wlghtman. York Is entertaining more state conven tlons and state meetings than at any time In the history of York , The next next larg state meeting will bo the Women's Stat Federation ot Clubs to be held here Octobe 10 , 11 and 12. There will be an extra good program for each day , literary and musical and many of the leading musicians ot th state will be here. There will be an art dls play made at this meeting by the artists o the'state , which promises to be a large ex hlbltlon of fine art. Over 100 regular dele gates will be here. nee to I'nitenr Institute , WYMORE , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) D Potts , the old man who had his thumb nearly bitten off by a mad horse last week has 'been sent to Chicago , where he will b treated at the Pasteur Institute. Tbo doc tors say the horse had hydrophobia and a several other animals are acting queerly much alarm Is felt here. An effort Is belni made to have tbo state veterinarian came here and examine some of the stock wblc ! is supposed to have rabies. Snlviitlon Army Rally. WYMORE , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. ) Th seventh annual council of war of the Salva tion Army for Kansas and Nebraska , which has been In eesslon at Blue Springs , a mil north of here , for a week past , was brougb to a close last night , at which time more than 1,500 people -were present. The ees slon has becc a very enthusiastic one and a large number of new recruits were enlistee In the work. Omnlin Couple Married at IMiittimnutl PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 10. ( Spe clal. ) Frank Novak and Mary Dubacb came down from Omaha and were unltei i in holy -wedlock by County Judee Georee M. Spurlock today. They returned to their lomo In Omaba this evening to spend tbolr honeymoon. SHOT IN HEAD , ARM AND BACK Mr * . Hlln SlinHnckcnr Hrlr , I'n. , Ac- ouied of Deliberately Mar- derlnjr Her Ilnnlmnd. ERIE , Pa. , July 10. Clarence E. Shat- uck , ono ot the proprietors ot a billiard room at Four Mile Creek , near here , was hot and killed early this morning and his body placed on the tracks of the Erlo motor Inc. His wife , Ella Shattuck , Is locked up n the Erlo police station , charged with murdering him. An examination of the body ) > Coroner Stelnmctz disclosed the fact hat the man had been shot In the head , arm nnd back. It Is stated that two jlcycllsts who were near the roadway In the mmcdlatc neighborhood of the trestle heard a cry of "Murder ! " twice before the shots were flred , and that they saw a woman hurry down towards the mouth of the creek. MONDAY AT THE EXPOSITION Concemilonnlren Hold Scnnlnn in Which Certain Unfair Condition * Are Considered. The attendance at the exposition yesterday was light , as Is usually the case on Monday , thcro being no especial features to attract a crowd. The Concessionaires' cfub held a meeting nt which some of their grievances were dis cussed and It was decided to present them to the directors ot the exposition. One of them was that they considered It unfair to have officers of the exposition Interested In concessions , particularly when their official positions were such that they could not only favor their own enterprises , but place obsta cles In the way of others. Another was that they wished to have the fireworks made free to attract a crowd or else abandoned alto gether. They also deslro to have a large number of cashiers put in by the exposition dispensed with , as there were many of them unable to stand the expense. HYMENEAL. Mnxflclil-CnHtnr. D. F. Maxficld of Council Bluffs and Miss W. V. Castor of Noola were married yester day evening at their new home , 138 Harri son street , Council Bluffs. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. Venting , pastor of the First Baptist church , in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends. The groom is a young business man of Council Bluffs , while his bride is a popular young woman of Ncola. Fire nnd Police Matter * . At a meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Monday night a num ber of Items of routine business were brought before tbo board for adjustment. Ten days' reave of absence was granted to James P. Downs , lieutenant of Engine company No 1. Franklin W. Wrhlte. having served sixty days on probation in the capacity of truck man , was elected to the flre department. Charles G. Bloom was appointed special officer for the steamer Joseph Rlchtman. Everett W. Watts , captain of Hose com pany No. 2 , was fined his days off for a month because of neglect of duty in having used poor judgment when driving to a flro the night ot June 25. Thomas Downs , captain of Engine com pany No. 2 , was fined his days off for a month and severely reprimanded because of conduct unbecoming an officer. The board ordered The Turf saloon. 1306 Douglas street , closed because of the fre quent disorders there , terminating with the killing of De Molllns Monday evening. The question of revoking tbo license will bo considered later. Mortality Statistic * . The following births and deaths have been reported to the office of the health commis sioner : Births Elmer C. Othsenhelm , 2020 North Twenty-second street , boy ; Frank E. Young , 3425 Mason street , boy ; Charles D. Jackson , 1538 South Twenty-ninth street , boy ; Harris Goldstein. 1217 Pierce street , female ; A. E. Stephens , 3112 Corby street , girl ; S. Chernles , 1035 South Twentieth street , boy. Deaths Baby Thompson , 1011 South Sixth street. 2 months ; William E. Erlckson , Her- shoy. Neb. , 4 months ; Thomas C. O'Brien , Benson. 19 years. Will Not Bother the SqnattcrB. At the meeting of the North End Im provement club last night the resolution In troduced nt the previous meeting , by which the commandant nt Fort Omaha was re quested to eject the families that now occupy the oFd officers' quarters , was laid on the table. Some of the members bad investi gated the matter during the week and they reported that most of the alleged squatters were worthy people and that the resolution was not justified. Kent the Switch. A colored woman went to the American District Telegraph office and left a box to bo delivered at Fortieth and Cumlng streets. It contained a switch and the boy was to collect J5 for It. Suspecting that it had been stolen bo took the box back tothe office and left it. Arrival of Nehrankn Soldier * . Cadet Taylor has received advices from < the War department to the effect that the trans , port Hancock will arrive In San Francisco about July 28. This is the steamer 'that ' is bringing the Nebraska soldiers from Manila Sonthcrii RxprcnN Company Meeting NEW YORK , July 10. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Express company held today M. J. O'Brien was elected president to succeed the late Henry B. Pfant. Mr. O'Brien was formerly vice president and general manager of the com pany. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Sheriff John Trompen of Lancaster county Is In the city. Prof. T. L. Lyon of the State university Is at the Mlllard. Judge G. M. Lambertson of Lincoln waa a guest of the Mlllard Monday. Simon Hlrsch , accompanied by Misses Stella and Elsa Hlrscb , Is at one of the leading hotels. Samuel Burns , Jr. , who Is spending a week of his vacation In Washington , will return to Omaba the 15tb. . Albert O. Swift , special agent of the Post , office department , has returned from a busi ness trip to Chicago. ' A. J. Latey , superintendent of carriers at the postofflce , has gone on nn outing to On- awa. la. , where he will spend a week rusti cating on a farm and fishing , Prof. A. E. Davlsson , connected with the Department of Agriculture at the State uni versity , tarried In Omaha while enroute from Lincoln to Rushvllle and Neflgh , where ho will address the Sheridan and Antelope county teachers' Institutes. At the Mlirard : W. H. Caps. Kansas City J. P. Ford , Sbreveport ; Russell R. Whitman Kansos City ; C. A. Berry. St. Joseph : H. E Sharpe , Philadelphia ; D. A. Johnson , Charles Riddel , H. W. Butler , J. M. House , Clay Lambert , Chicago ; Harvey H. Reese. Fred erick L. Davis. New York ; W , H. Remlng- ton , Tacoma ; W. F. Buckingham , Cleveland ; F. S. Ellis , Red Oak ; Mr. and Mrs. Moran New York ; J. J , Murphy , Chicago ; C. F. Johnson , New York ; D , F. Johnson. Boze- raan ; R. Esterbrook. New York ; J. H. Jack son , St. Joseph ; B , F. Haylor , Chicago. At the Her Grand : N , S. Harwood , James Manahan , E. E. Brown , Lincoln ; E. Chap man , Boston ; C. C. Menlsb. Fremont , H. K. Freeman , P. J , Dolan , E. E. Richards. J. B Jones. Chicago ; Robert M , Peyton nnd wife Guy Peyton , Crelghton , Neb. ; W. B. Arnold Minneapolis ; H. P. Belt. Rosebud , S. D. ; M. D , Kelley , St. Louis ; Miss Mead , Minne apolis ; Mrs. H. L. Keefe , Bancroft , Neb. ; W. C. Ivca , E. S. Sherman and wife , Lin- coin ; R. S. Carpenter , Casper , Wyo. : John West Whiting , Deadwood , S. D. : E. E. Wll- klns , Indianapolis ; Charles White and wife , Spokane. Wash ; Mrs. E. W. Jones. Guthrle , 0 , T. ; George H , McNutt. Lincoln ; H. F. Carter , St. Paul , Minn. : L. B. Wade , New York ; Albert O. Swift. Chicago ; U. O. Dawson - son , Otturnwa , In. ; C. W. Combs , Chicago ; James W. Hopkins , Salt Lake ; S. Rogers Kansas City ; S. Fleming , Kansas City ; Car rie Adams , Sioux City ; F. E. Lehman , In- FALSE TALES OF BRIGANDAGE Alarming Reports of Robbery Are Put Into Circulation bj Selfish Parties in Cuba. ALLEGED BANDITS ONLY PETTY THIEVES Promt On or lil | > Intended ( o Concent Till * Stntc ot AfTnlrn Cnliniin A'cctl Fnrinlnd Tool * In- Hlond of nations. HAVANA , July 10. La Lucha today In an editorial regarding the stories of brlgan- lage published In the American and Cuban iress compallns of their frequent recurrence and says : "These alarming talcs arc generally put In circulation by planters In Isolated districts who want garrisons of American soldiers and who fear retaliation from the Cubans for real or fancied grievances ; by planters who want protection from cattle thieves , who believe rural police are needed , by giving employment to men who would otherwise menace the community ; by mayors ot towns In sympathy with the Cuban soldiers , and desiring them Incorporated In a regular body ; by the Insurgents themselves who have be come accustomed to a nomadic existence and desire to continue as ruralcs ; by Spaniards anxious to convince the world that the Cu bans are unreliable , and by speculators who desire to appreciate values. " Attempt * nt Cnnccnlmcnt. The paper asserts that ono reason why these lawless Incidents arc magnified Is the mistaken notion of some of the military commanders as to the way to make a province peaceable. It alludes , In this con nection , to General Wllson-s recent order forbidding the rural guards to give any In formation to the press , and says If there were no attempts at concealment and every thing were given unreservedly to the papers thcro would probably bo less sensational ism. ism.The The same Issue that contains this editorial contains in its telegraphic columns bandit stories from Puerto Principe nnd Manzanlllo. Recently the Havana Herald abused Us contemporaries generally for publishing bandit stories. On the following day It de voted nn cntlro column to a wild yarn from Ouanajay. As a matter of fact every paper In Havana 1ms objected to such-publications on the part of Its rivals. In most of these cases , when the evidence Is carefully elfted , It turns out that the alleged brigandage Is petty thievery , but there Is no doubt that bandits do exist at several points , bands of from ten to fifty men , -who have not the pluck to go Into cities and hold up banks and railroad trains , but prefer to attack Isolated stores , raid small villages and swoop down upon distant plantations. Tivo Dolrt Holilicrs. At Bojucal two of these men hailed Julio Angulo , owner of the plantation Santa Rosa , xnd ordered him to open the door of the houee. He hesitated or refused nnd they fired twice through the window , whereupon - upon ho compiled. The men were Maximo Rodrlgues and Antonio Hcreno , who es caped from Bojuoal Jail last month. They bound Angulo , scorched the house , found ? 510 and , having ordered him to bring an additional $500 to a spot designated within an hour , under threat to kill him , they left with the planter's horse , rlflo and iria- choto. A short tlmo afterward the same men practically repeated this performance on the plantation Guljales , belonging to Fermln Diaz. There they obtained 10 centimes. They went next to the adjoining farm , the property of Jceo Gonzalez , where they secured ? 10 and various articles of jewelry , finally disappearing untouched by the bullets fired from the raided houses after their departure. El Concentrado publishes an eixtra from La Verdan of Clenfuegos , headed "Police News , " which Is followed by three blank lines and thOn the sentence , "This section prohibited by superior order. " Ccnnornhlp of the I'renn. Commenting on the censorship El Concen trade asks what Is going on at Clcnfuegog that It should be deemed necessary to sup press facts In this important branch of the administration. The mayor of Alqulzar has asked Governor General Brooke to coasc sending rations to that point and to expend an equal amount In the purchase of farming Implements "In order that our people may earn their liveli hood instead ot being dependent upon alms , whoso regular arrival tends to encourage vagrancy and to destroy self-respect. " Owing to complications ot various sorts In tbo supplementary array lists an unexpected amount of work is necessary. This requires the continued presence here of General Gomez , who will not go to San Domingo for the present. Today ho sent his son to bring 'back ' the general's wife and daughter. Yesterday there were 3,000 men nt JIguarl awaiting the completion of the rolls. . At 3 p. m. the temperature In Havana was So degrees. The maximum reached during the day was 90 , which was the point reached Juno 11 , the hottest day of the year thus far. A good breeze , however , relieved the In tensity of the heat. TO STAMP OUT YELLOW FEVER General Wnoil IK TnlcliiK VlRoroiiH Ac tion Situation IN Scrloun at Snntliiuo. SANTIAGO DE CUBA , July 10. General Leonard Wood , the military governor , re turned this morning from the United States and began vigorous action to stamp out the yellow fever. He finds the situation moro serious than be bad anticipated. Tomorrow headquarters wllf move to Songo , twenty miles north on the railroad , a point 1,000 feet above sea level , as well as nil the administrative departments , ex cept the sanitary nnd a few Immune clerks In the quartermaster's nnd commissary staffs. The paymoster has been ordered to sus pend all payments to the Cuban troops until the fever has been stamped out , the special object being to prevent tbo soldiers from drinking during tbo epidemic. Many pre dict there wlir be trouble when the United States troops are entirely removed from the city , as there are many hundreds of desti tute Cuban * oldlers already here , They ( ire expecting payment and have been , for the best ot re.mons , put off for a month. AiUliorcnn SciiJpncpd for Sonmlnl. SANTA BARBARA , Cal. , July 10. Ada Addle Storke. the writer , was today - sentenced tenced to ono yenr In Jail for writing anony mous letters reflecting upon certain promi nent people of this city. A motion for a new trial was denied. She was arrested Inter in the day on a wnrrnnt sworn out by Attorney Jackson , whom she tried to kill yesterday. Judge Ostor. In pronouncing sentence , ex pressed hlm elf as sorry that the law did not permit him to Impose a greater penalty. Clinelntv SentriUM'il 1 Ho Shot. KANSAS CITY , July 10. A dispatch to the Journal from Durant , I. T. , says news comes from Allklchl. thirty-five tulles east of Goodland , that William C.olng. the Choctaw - taw Indian , has been sentenced to bo < hot on Thursday next. The condemned man , whoso Indian name Is Walla Tonnkn. killed his uncro , n deputy sheriff , when the latter attempted to nrrest him for a misdemeanor. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER InerrnnliiK Cloudltirn * nnrt Coolcrj 1'rolmlily Slio or Tomorrow in NctirnnUn. WASHINGTON , July 10. Forecast for Tuesday : For Nebraska and Kansas Increasing cloudiness nnd cooler Tuesday ; probably showers Wednesday ; variable winds. For North nnd South Dakota Showers Tuesday with cooler in eastern portions ; probably showers Wednesday ; eoutheastcrly winds. For Iowa nnd Missouri Threatening Tues day ; probably showers nnd cooler Wednes day ; variable winds. For Wyoming Showers nnd cooler Tues day ; threatening Wednesday ; variable winds. l.oont Itcriiril. OFFICH OF TUB W1CATHUR UUUKAJ7. OMAHA , July 10. Omnha record of tem perature < ind precipitation compared with the corresponding duy of the Inst tbrto 1SDO. 1S9S. 1537. 1S9S. Maximum temperature 92 SI 75 S4 .Minimum tempcrnture 69 fiS 61 3 AvcrnBS temperature . SO 74 KD 74 Precipitation . 00 T .32 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation nt Omnba for this day and since March 1 , 1S9D : Normal for the day . . . . . 76 Kxccsa for the day . 4 Accumulated deficiency since March 1..2T2 Normal rainfall for the day . 16 Inch Dellrleney for the day . 16 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 . 12.91 Inches Deficiency since March 1 . 3. 4S Inches Kxcess for cor. period , 1S9S . 55 Inch Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97. . . . 4.34 Inches s STATIONS AND BTATB 32ec 32C i o Of WEATHER. C aa Omaha , clear .00 North Pintle , olrar .00 S.ilt Lake , cloudy . .00.TO Cheyenne , cloudy .TO Rapid City , partly cloudy. . .02 Huron , clear .00 Willllston , clear . .OJT Chicago , partly cloudy T St. Louis , clcxir . .00.W St. Paul , partly cloudy .W Davenport , clear I Helena , raining Knn8as City , partly cloudy [ Havre , clear .00 I Bismarck , cloudy ' G.ilveston , partly cloudy. . . _ . . . _ . _ . . 6 SS .001 ' ' T Indicates ttace of precipitation. LUCIUS A. WELSH , Local Forecast Ofllclal. Many took advantage of the Wonderfully low prices we arc making on sample pieces of fur niture. We arc constantly adding some * thing new to the sale price goods. And there is no lack of interest shown by our trade , who can appreciate the low prices at which we are offering su perior goods. Shopping list or note book , leather covered back , free to the ladies. Choice Vernls Martin Parlor Cabinet , handsomely decorated ; a good value nt $78.00 ; sale price , $57.00. Handsome Vernls Martin Parlor Stand , A beautiful piece ot work , $23.50 ; sale price , $16.00. Vernls Martin Parlor Stand , $16.75 ; sale prlco , $10.75. $12.50 Imitation Mahogany Book Case ; sale price , JS.r > 0. $38.00 Solid Mahogany Book Case ; eala prlco , $29.00. $27.00 Mahogany Library Table ; enlo price , $19.50. $47.00 Select Oak Library Table : sale price , $3(5.50. ( $50.00 Mahogany Hanging Hall Glass and Mahogany Hall Settee ; go nt sale price , $34.00. $35.00 Flemish Hall Sctteo ; sale price , $28.00. $22.50 Flemish 10-ft. Dining Tnblo ; sals price , $16.50. $45.00 Flemish Sideboard , canopy top ; ealo prlco , $31.50. $8.50 Enamel Cheffonler ; sale price$5.90. . $41.00 Davenport Sofa ; sale price , $29.00. $10.50 India Rush Chairs ; sale prlco , $7.90. $8.50 Oak Cheffonler , with mirror ; sale price , $6.00. $85.00 Solid 'Mahogany 3-plece Parlor Suit ; sale prlco , $57.00. 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