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.
Hundreds of pieces nt special sale prices
which mean a saving to you of from one-
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assortment Is complete , and buy high grade
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for the inferior kind.
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