SEERS 10 FORCE THE HATTER
Employe of Insane Asylum Wonts Insur-
aocs Policy Reinstated.
COMPANY DECLINES TO GRANT REQUEST
Applicant , Who In n Populist , Kn-
Ucnvorn to IlrliiR Political In
fluence to Ilcnr to Acconi-
pllnli Ml * DcHlrrn.
LINCOLN , July 13. ( Special. ) An em
ploye of the Btnte asylum for the Insane nt
Norfolk has filed with Deputy Insurance
Commlwloncr Bryant through the agency
of a Lincoln attorney a lengthy communi
cation of n rather peculiar character com
plaining of the action of one ot the big
eastern Insurance companies In refusing to
reinstate his policy , the last payment upon
v-hltli was made In 1896. This policy passed
out ot the complainant's hands soon after
it was taken out , but he now seeks to have
It reinstated by offering to pay the pre
miums that have accumulated and Intimat
ing to the Insurance department that It
ehould bo prohibited from doing business
In Nebraska If It iefuse to do so. Ac
cording to tbe terms of the Insurance contract -
tract It Is evident that tlie company cannot
ho compelled to do this. The complainant ,
Frank J. Bustard , who Is a prominent popu-
Jlst , Is attempting to force the company
through the Insurance department of the
state by means of strong political Influence.
Ho has retained as attorney one ot W.
J. Bryan's former law partners.
The policy In question was taken out by
Mr. Bustard In 1885. for which a premium
of $101.16 was to be paid annually for fif
teen years , the policy to mature In 1900.
The premiums were paid regularly until
1880 , wbcn Mr. Bustnrd'a wife assigned the
policy to the First National bank of this
city to secure n personal loan of $50. This
transfer was done , It Is said , In the absence
of Mr. Bustard and without his knowledge.
The bank , of course , did not pay the pre
miums as they became duo and Mr. Bus
tard alleges that he knew nothing of the
transfer of the policy until last fall. The
Insurance company then refused to reinstate
the policy at Its full face value , giving credit
for the annual dividends. An offer to com'
promise was made but refused by Bustard
It Is the custom of the company to ndtlty
nil policy holders before their premiums be
come due nnd It Is asserted that such no
tlces were sent regularly to him.
The communication , or a copy of It , has
been forwarded to the home office of the
company In New York and the decision ot
the Insurance commissioner will bo with
held for several days to give It an oppor
tunity to make a showing. The company
Is one of the largest In the country and
does a big business In Nebraska , consequently
quently the case Is one of more than ordin
ary Importance. No action has been com
menced In court , Mr. Bustard and his at
torney desiring the Insurance department to
bear the entire rcsponolblllty 'of acting In
the matter.
Cornell StiRKC t n. Plan.
As an accommodation to a fraternal In
Biiranco company recently organized In this
Btato with headquarters at Ord , State Audi
tor Cornell has suggested a plan , which. If
carried out , will bo the means of permit
ting the company to do business on a li
cense signed by himself and Deputy Com
missioner Bryant and for which only one
lee will bo paid. This company , the Amer
ican Order of Protection , Is ready and anx
lous to take out n license , but its officers are
uncertain as to whether they should recog
nize the governor's Insurance department
or the auditor's. This morning an officer
of the company suggested that two licenses
bo Issued , one by the auditor and the other
by Mr. Bryant. This proposition did not
meet with the approval of Auditor Cornell ,
who offered to compromise by having only
one license , signed by both officers. Whether
the two Insurance departments can reach
an agreement as to liow the two names are
to be signed nnd other details Is a question
that will probably be doolded In a confer
ence between the auditor nnd the governor's
deputy and It will be Interesting to note
which of the two will take the Initiative
steps.
This suggestion of the auditor's Is some
what along the line of a proposition made
Iby Mr. Brynnt soon after he was appolntet
deputy insurance commissioner. It will be
remembered that several laws , passed after
the Weaver act during the last legislature
made the auditor Insurance commissioner
These laws were Introduced before the
Weaver law was passed and their provi
sions relating to the office through which
the companies should secure their licenses
and agents' permits were not changed to
fit the provisions of that net. Deputy Com
missioner Bryant admits that there Is some
question as to whether he has any jurlsdlc
tlon over these companies and several days
before the Weaver act went into effect ho
suggested to the auditor that all certlfl
cates and licenses granted them be slgncc
both by himself and the auditor. As to th
constitutionality of the Weaver net. Mr
Bryant has never been undecided and his
proposition only related to certain classes
of companies.
Numerous Instances -where agreements o
this kind have been entered Into by stat
officials have occurred during the past few
years. The act of 1895 , creating the State
( Banking board , was questioned by Audlto
Eugene Moore and until some of Its provl
nlons were amended by the succeeding legls
laturo all charters Issued to new bank
were signed both by himself und the board
This was a friendly agreement and It tor
mtnatod as eoon as the legislature change
It to the satisfaction of the auditor.
Deputy Commissioner Bryant has receive- -
numerous letters from Insurance companlc
during the last few days , expressing an In
tentlon of recognizing the legality of th
now Insurance department. These are li
rcsponso to the circular letter explalnln
the situation that was published and sen
to the various companies by Mr. Bryant las
week.
Dlnlionornlilj'
On tbo recommendation of the three com
missioned officers of Troop K of the Socon
regiment Private George H. Woodward , sta
tloned at Seward , was today dlshonorabl
discharged from the service of the Nebrask
National guard , No reason Is given for th
man's discharge1 other than it was for th
good of the service.
'Adjutant ' General Barry today refused t
confirm the election of Charles 0. Stewar
us capinln of Company K of the Becon
regiment on the grounds that he was not
member of the company when elected , th
rules of the guard providing that officer
ihall be chosen from tbo ranks. The to !
lowing orders were Issued today by Adjutan
General Barry :
First The resignation of Captain Cbarle
Locke , Company B , Second rlglmcnt , Ke
braslca National Guard , Is hereby acceptec
to take effect from tbe date of this order.
Second The commanding officer of Com
pany B , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
.
Han Always Boutfi
Klni Via Hatt MAIJTS Bough )
Btiri tli * Ihj Kind You Hats Always Bsu U
fllgutv *
f
tlonal Guard , will assemble thftt command
at the next regular meeting after the re
ceipt ot this order and proceed according to
law to elect a captain , vice Charles Locke ,
resigned. Should this election result In
other vacancies among the commissioned
officers of the company election win be held
Immediately to fill the samp. The result of
this election will bo reported to the adju
tant general.
Third The resignation of First Llcuten-
nt Charles W. Weeks , Company F , Second
cglment , Nebraska National Guard , Is
creby accepted , to take effect from the
ate of this order.
Fourth The commanding officer of Corn-
any F , Second regiment , Nebraska Nn-
onal Guard , will assemble thftt command
t 8 p. m. on Monday , July 15 , 1899 , and
rocced according to law to elect a first
eutcnant , vice Cbarfes W. Weeks , resigned ,
hould this election result In other vacan-
les among the commissioned officers ot
hat company election will be hold Immcdl-
tcly to nil the same. The result ot this
lection will be Immediately reported to the
djutant general.
Fifth The commanding officer of Battery
A , " right artillery , Nebraska National
Guard , will assemble that command nt the
ext regular meeting after the receipt of
his order and proceed according to law to
Icct a first lieutenant , vice Alfred Mcldn-
cy , whose commission expires on July 26 ,
899. Should this election result In other
acanclcs among the commissioned officers
f tbe command election will be held im
mediately to nil the same. The result of the
lection will be Immediately reported to the
djutant general. By command of the com-
mander-ln-chlcf. ' P. H. BAIUIY.
Adjutant General.
CHOI'S AHK IN GOOD COXUlTIOXt
Itccont nnlim Thronirhont the State
Ilnvc Ilccn Very Ucncndnl.
ELWOOD , Neb. , July 13. ( SpexJal. ) Two
nches of water fell over Gosper county last
night. This will finish the spring wheat. The
corn Is being rapidly laid by and Is clean ,
and with continued favorable weather will
make the largest crop ever raised In the
county. Pastures are good and the cattle
at. Large tracts of rough land are being
purchased nnd fenced for cattle and business
; encrally Is good.
EDGAR. Nob. , July 13. ( Special. ) This
section was visited by a fine rain last night.
The crops were not actually suffering , yet
ho rain was needed , The farmers are nearly
ihrough wheat harvest and threshing will
begin next week. The wheat crop , though
not a largo yield per acre , will be the best
ever raised In this part of Nebraska.
GENEVA. Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) Anne
nno rain fell all night just when It was
needed. Never was there n finer prospect
for crops In Flllmore county. The winter
wheat , rye ani barley are in shock , a heavy
crop. Oats Are ripening and excellent , while
the corn ! there will never be cribbing
enough to hold it. Potatoes have not been
so nne and larte for years. Great prepara
tions ar ? being made for the county fair.
FAUNAM , Neb. . July 13. ( Special. ) The
light showers which have fallen recently
failed to dissipate the fears of the farmers.
Today a number of heavy showers , precipitat
ing nearly an Inch of rain , have effectually
quieted the growing fear of a drouth. Corn
Is nno In prospect and the spring wheat crop
win be considerably larger than wan antici
pated. Fall wheat promises to be a failure.
TRENTON. Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
The heaviest rain that has fallen here this
spring fell today. More than two Inches
were registered by several of our citizens.
This puts the ground in better condition
than It has teen for some time and were
t not for the hoppers wo would have an
crop of corn.
CRB1GHTON , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
A two days' trip over Knox county reveals
as fine a crop prospect as one could wish
to see. Spring wheat is all In full head
and bids fair to be an excellent crop , as
also does oats , rye , barley and all small
; raln. Corn Is possibly not quite as forward
as It usually is at this time of the year , but
the ground Is In excellent condition and
these hot days cause corn to grow at an
astonishingly rapid rate.
FREMONT , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
There was another rain here last night and
this forenoon , the total precipitation being
about 0.75 Inch , which makes farmers -whose
corn is not laid by , especially those on the
bottoms , feel rather gloomy , the few
wheat flelds which were not frozen out are
being cut and tbo yield is exceptionally
good. One tract of eighteen acres near
town on poor land Is estimated at thlrty-
flvo bushels to the acre.
GIBBON , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) An
other fine rain fell here last night. This
makes over four Inches of rain during the
last two weeks. The corn In the hall dis
trict , where It was not too badly pounded ,
will make a good crop , as the rains during
the last few days have helped It along. The
wheat was totally destroyed , most of the
oats will make part of a crop. Taking
altogether the crop prospects outside of the
hall district are nne , especially corn and
potatoes.
YORK , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) Last
night's rain in York county was a good
thing for growing crops. Never in tbe his
tory of York county have all kinds of crops
looked so well as they do now , A number
of farmers report that they have fields ol
winter wheat that will yield twenty to
thirty bushels to the acre , and which is of
tbo best quality. Some farmers are re
gretting plowing up their wheat and put
ting In other crops. Corn will be a bumper
crop.
SHBLTON , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) A
fine rain fell over this part of Nebraska
last night , which will do an Immense
amount of good , as crops of all kinds have
grown so fast that the ground was getting
dry on top. Small grain Is very heavy
and corn never was a better crop at this
season of the year. The hay crop is the
heaviest ever known. Four carloads o"
binders and mowers and several cars o
twine have been unloaded here , besides a
largo amount of other machinery , nnd deal
ers have been unable to supply the de
mand for many kinds of Implements.
ST. PAUL , Neb. . July 13. ( Special. ) An
other splendid rain fell liere last evening
Precipitation , 1.47 Inches. This makea King
Corn boom.
LITOHFIELD , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
Another big rain fell hero lost night , fullj
1V4 Inches. The ground Is aa wet as any
one could desire and pastures good. Crop
are doing nicely outside where the hallix
strip runs. Oats , wheat and In fact nearl ;
everything that wao hailed Is coming righ
on and looks green and fine and will a
least furnish abundant fall pastures. Many
think It will mature some grain , even though
late ,
HARVARD , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
About one-half an Inch of rain fell las
night , today being eool and cloudy with an
occasional light mist falling , But for thl
rnln many would have begun their stacking
as the cutting of winter wheat is largely
through. _
Onerola U Still Dry.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
A petition Is being circulated by Frank Fer
guson for the privilege of running a saloon
here , and will be presented to the vlltog <
board at Its next meeting.
"Coin" Hnrvny nt Nclirn Ua City. .
NEBRASKA CITY , July IS. ( Special. )
"Coin" Harvey addressed a small audlenc
at the Opera bouse here last night upon
financial topic. Little Interest was manl
feated.
Olco Connty Mortiraire Record.
NEBRASKA CITY , July 13. ( Special , )
The Otoe county real estate mortgage recorc
for tb month of June ahowd a reduction o
$22,238.93. The total reduction for the firs
six months of 1899 Is $122,425.13.
Ilurjclurlr * Frequent nt Friend.
FRIEND , Neb. , Jury 13. ( Special. ) Fo
the lastfew night burglaries have been fre
quent in this city. Mra. McDougall's resi
dence was gone through , that of Agent Gor
don of the B. & M. , and finally Mayor
Burke's. In neither case were the crooks
rewarded with sufficient to pay them for the
loss ot a nlght'a elcep.
Cumlnir County Tcnrhrro * InNtltntr.
WEST POINT , Nob. . July 13. ( Special. )
The Cumlng County Teachers' Institute will
convene at the High school building at West
Point on August 7 next nnd continue In scs-
slon until the 12th. The Instructors engaged
for the session are as follows : Prof. J. .W.
Crabtrec of Lincoln , didactics , arithmetic
and civics ; Prof. M. R. Snodgrass of Wlsner , I
Orthography , Grammar and United States !
History ; Prof. J. A. Stahl of Bancroft , geog
raphy , physiology , bookkeeping nnd reading ;
Prof. L. W. George of Auotlo , Tex , , vertical
penmanship and drawing.
Kev. F. W. Lcavltt has accepted the pas
torate of the Congregational church of this
city and preached his first sermon on Sun
day evening.
Yesterday afternoon was the hottest of the
season , the thermometer registering 116.
Public liniirovrmontR nt Krniiont.
FREMONT , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) The
school board held a meeting last night at
which bids were opened for the putting In
of a new heating plant nnd sewerage and
water at the East school building. There
were a largo number ot bidders present and
onstdernblo rivalry was shown between
hem. The contract was awarded to J. W.
Andrews of this city for $1,804. Most of the
jldg were nearly $1,000 above his.
For the first time in several years the
city Is spending EOIUO money In Improving
ho park. This spring 200 trees were set out
o replace those blown down or partly dead ,
and now a system of gravel walks U being
aid. When the Improvements are com
pleted It will be one of the handsomest smalt
larks In the state.
Polk County Farmer * Hnnny.
OSCEOLA. Neb. , July 13. (6pcclnl. ( ) The
larmers of Polk county are reaping one of
the best harvests that has ever been In the
county. There never was a time when the
'armers ' went from town with their wagons
so loaded down with binding twine as they
do this year , and the merchants are jubl-
ant over the business being done. It had
3een reported In the early part of the eea-
scn that fall wheat would not amount to
anything and quite a number of the farmers
plowed up their fields.1 and planted corn , but
the fellows that lot their fields go are now
rejorclng nnd are glad , for they say they will
reap from ten to fifteen bushels to the acre
and It will bring them in moro clear money
than if they had plowed up and planted to
corn.
Dlen from Gtimliot Wound * .
HARTINGTON , Nob. , July 13. ( Special. )
Harry Anderson , the young min who was
accidentally shot at St. James , this county ,
on the Fourth of July while polishing the
target at a shooting gallery , died of his
wound yesterday at Sioux City. After re
ceiving the wound ho walked to his home
at Lima Grove , a distance of ten miles , and
went to bed without dressing the wound or
making known to his parents that he was
injured. During the night the hemorrhage
waa constant. The morning following the
Fourth the wounded man was taken to Vcr-
mllllon and an examination made , where
upon It was thought best to take him , to
Sioux City to have the bullet removed.
Funeral of J. Kynn.
FREMONT , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) J.
Ryan , one of the oldest settlers of the state ,
died at his residence , eight miles northeast
ot this city , on July 11. The funeral was
hold from the Catholic church at noon today
and was attended by a large number of
citizens. Father Jungers of Schuyler con
ducted the services. Mr. Ryan was 90 years
of age. He came to Nebraska In 1S57 and
settled at Fort Calhoun. A few years later
ho took up a tract ot land on hie Elkhorn ,
Including Ryan's lake , where ho has ever
since resided. He retained his mental facul
ties until nearly the last and was sick but
a few hours.
Bottorff Dound Over for Trial.
iBLAIR. Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) The
case ot the State against Tom Bottorff was
called up In the county court yesterday ,
occupying nearly all day. Bottorff was
bound over to the district court. His crime ,
as charged , Is that of attempted assault on
the person of the 10-year-old girl of Mitt
Allen. Bottorff has no sympathy and in
fact the excitement Is pretty strong against
him.
Jubilee In Mndlion Connty.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb. , July 13. ( Spe
cial ) The Madison county Modern Woodmen
of America's jubilee was held here yesterday.
A largo crowd was In attendance. An ad
dress was given by A. R. Tnlbot of Lincoln.
A band contest was heard in the afternoon.
The Tllden band won the prize. During
the greater part of the afternoon sports
schcdutcd were prevented by a heavy rain
MoTemeiit for Better ItonUn.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , July 13. ( Spe
cial. ) The county board at Its meeting yes
terday Inaugurated a movement for better
roads , appropriating $1,400 for the improve
ment of one section line straight through
the county east to west. It is expected by
the Inaugurators of the movement that It wll
lead to a system of tine roads In a few years
in all parts of the county.
Kmiik Boyil Held for Trlnl.
FREMONT , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
Frank Boyd , alias Peterson , had bis prelimi
nary examination before County Judge
Wlntersteen on the charge of assaulting
President Leavltt of the Beet Sugar corapnn ;
with a knife. He was bound over to the dls
trlct court for trial and , not being able to
give ball , will have to stay In jail until Sep
tember.
FrelKht Trnlii Jnnipn the Track.
ORD. Neb. , July 13. ( Special. ) A B. & .
M. freight train jumped the track about four
mllco east of Ord iMonday afternoon and dl
constderablo damage to several of the cars
and also the tender. The freight waa bu
slightly damaged nnd no one was hurt. Th
cause ot the accident was the spreading o
the rails.
To Hold n CournlnK Meeting.
FRIEND , Neb. , July 13. ( Special , ) The
coursing men of Friend and vicinity heh
a meeting last night and decided to holt
a coursing meeting early In October. Tb
following officers were elected : President
William Burke ; vice president , Frank Al
drott ; secretary , W. G. Gooden ; treasurer
E. J. Ferguson.
Hull Storm nt HnrlliiBton.
HARTINOTON , Neb. , July 13. ( Special.
A destructive hall storm swept over a per
tlon of the northwestern part of this county
about Menomlnee this afternoon doing con
slderable damage to crops and stock. It I
reported that some cattle were killed by
the ball.
Hum Hum * nt firnnil Islnnd.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb. , July 13-Spe (
clal , ) Fire destroyed the large barn of E
Jarvls , In the northern part of the city , a
12 o'clock last night. Tbe origin of the fir
Is unknown , The loss Is $1,800 , with Insur
anca in the Glen Falls company for $1,500 ,
C.lrl Killed Iiy Mttlilnlnir.
ELGIN , Neb. . July 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Nellie Huff , daughter of a proml
nent ranchman of Wheeler county , wai
killed by lightning yesterday near Bartlctt
Several people in tbe wagon were all ee
verely shocked and one horse killed ,
'
I.Kchlleld Ilevldenre Destroyed.
LITCHFIELD , Web. , July 13. ( Special. )
The residence ot John Terhune of this place
waa partially destroyed by fire this after
noon. The origin of the fire Is unknown
Loss , about $500 ,
Fined for HeutliiK UU Wife ,
YORK , Neb. , July 13. ( Special , ) Edward
Mathewi , a young farmer living eoutbeaot o
York , wan arrested , charged by his young
wife -with assault and battery. Mathews was
found guilty acd assessed costs and flno
amounting to $21.95.
Plnn * to Itccrirc the I'lrM.
LINCOLN . July 13. A largely attended
mass meeting -was held In Lincoln tonight
to perfect plans for a state reception to the
First Nebraska regiment , which Is expected
to reach San Francisco within two weeks ,
It was announced at the meeting that other
towns and cities had abandoned their plans
ot holding regimental receptions and would
nlto with Lincoln In a demonstration con-
ucted on A magnificent scale.
Chnnscn.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , July 13. ( Special. )
Ir. F. D. Wright has sold hla bakery hero
o D. B. Colhapp and Mrs. C. M. Miller
aa disposed ot her millinery stock to Mrs.
Belle Strong. All arc Tecumseh parties.
HARDSHIPS OF GOLD FIELDS
Further Victim * of Accident * llc-
porteil from Alnnkn Itnre Ki-
hlhlt for Piirld Uxiionltlon.
CHICAGO. July 13. A special to the
Times-Herald from Seattle says : The
lumboldt brings news ot additional deaths
iy drowning on the Yukon. Conrad Maberg
ml David Rhodco were drowned -while
rosslng the White river on n raft. Their
rttldences In the cast nro not known here.
S'o details of the disaster have been rc-
olvcd. C. Rondeau , Tacoma , wan
drowned on Seventy-Mile river Juno 7. Ho
was working on the 'bluff overlooking the
Iver and plunged over the edge by a mis-
top. Hie partner tried to save him , and
learly lost his own life.
C. A. Viskeller of Chicago said today re
garding matters ot Interest in Yukon coun-
ry.
ry."Warn
"Warn poor men from Dawson. Hun-
Ircds will have to be sent out of the coun-
ry , and many others are drifting down the
river expecting the American government
o forward them to their homes from St.
Michaels. Wages have fallen to 50 cents
CD hour. Even nt the height of the cleanup
had men to spare at that price.
"The Klondike output for this year IB a
luestton. The real output will never be
mown. Miners are again succeeding In
defrauding the royalty lawo and will not
ell how much they have. The 10 per cent
jonalty encourages this. I think $20,000-
> 00 Is a conservative estimate. An effort
s being made by the authorities to have
special laws regarding currency passed.
Miners lose a great deal by trading with
dust as a medium of exchange. A public
nseayer may be appointed. "
The Klondike exhibit at the Paris exposi
tion In 1900 will dazzle the world. Virgin
; old to be shown will weigh about four
: ons and be valued at $2,000,000. The ex-
ilblt will embrace all phases of primitive
and latter-day mining from rudely con
structed sluice boxes with willow riffles
down to the most modem thawers. Pans
of gravel from bedrock , streaked with nug
gets of gold averaging from $650 to the
pan down to 5 cents , will serve to Illustrate
the value of northern placers. The exhibit
will also embrace every known botanical
and geological specimen of the far north
and will include rare and valuable fossils
of extinct animals and birds.
IRON PRODUCTION IS SHORT
Additional ( FnruaccB Dlown In Full
to Keep Up Tfltu the
Demand.
NEW YORK. July 13. Reviewing the
trade conditions the Iron Age says : Our
usual monthly pig Iron statistics show that
production , while It continued to Increase
in June , was Inadequate to meet the de
mand , the stocks having been further re
duced. The production * of the coke and
anthracite furnaces expamled from 249,000
tons weekly on June 1 to 267,000 tons weekly
on July 1 and yet furnace and warrant
stocks fell from 215,000 to 149,000 tons , or
four-days' supply , reckoned on the whole
output. This figure is , however , somewhat
misleading stnce the stocks cover only the
metal on hand at the furnaces running for
the open market , representing about one-
quarter of the output. But even making
duo allowance for this the stocks are at a
very low ebb.
It Is true that a number of furnaces have
been started since the first of the month
and that others will bo In before the be
ginning of August , but yet an casing In the
situation Is not yet In sight , particularly
since an Important group of furnaces In the
Sbcnango valley are banked on account of
labor trembles. Although they are expected
to start soon , a certain amount of tonnage
has been lost.
The pig Iron markets have been fairly
active and In the cast continues to display
an advancing tendency. In Plttsburg there
has been a moderate movement In Bessemer
pig at 120.75 delivered.
Some moderate sales of steel billets have
been recorded and there Is now an Inquiry
In the eastern market for a block of about
12,000 tons for delivery during the current
year.
In regard to the contract for 180,000 tons
of steel rails for Russia , we have It from a
good source that the business la practically
closed.
Structural material has teen advanced $5
per ton during the week , thus bringing that
branch Into line with other departments' .
The sheet market has shown a great
activity and a further advance made.
PREPARE FOR ACTIVE WORK
Ex-ftovernor Stone -tnrn io St.
Lenin Object of Clilcnuo Tin-
tlonnl Committee Meeting ? .
ST. LOUIS , July 13. Ex-Governor Stone
returned from New York today and dis
claimed many utterances attributed to him
by papers there In regard to the proposed
new paper to bo started In Chicago under
democratic management. He also denied
that he had talked with any politicians In
Now York City.
"What business will the national com
mittee have before It at Chicago ? " he was
asked.
"There will be a report of omo kind from
the committee appointed at the St. Louis
conference to Investigate tbe Devlin matter.
I think , too , there will bo eomo changes
In the subcommittees. These committees
nro the same now as during the campaign
In 1896. The members have interests of
their own and have not Interested themselves
much In the work of the committees olnce
the campaign closed. These committees
rr.ay be shaken up and made active There
Is Johnson of Kansas. He Is a conserva
tive , energetic man , who would be very cf
foctlve If bewere In harness. Ho would
make a fine head for the executive commit
tee. There are many othere Just as capable
and tbey should be put to work. "
REBELS FAIL IN GUATEMALA
Government I * Advlned of Impending ;
UnrUIng- Time to Make
Suitable { "reparation * .
SAN FRANCISCO , July 13. The Evening
Post is authority for the statement that a
cablegram was received here today atatlng
that tbe first attempt of rebellion In Guate
mala against the administration of President
Cabrera bad been made and had failed. Tbe
telpher dispatch sent to a gentleman In this
city states that the uprising occurred in
Quexaltenango.
The government , however , was advised In
time to suppress the movement , and as a re
sult Fellclano Agullar and sixty men were
arrested and are now in Jail.
Th dispatch did not come from QueiaJ-
tenango , but from a northern section of
Guatemala , nnd wax carried across the border
into Mexico to avoid the censor
SAN KRAST1SCO , July -rellpo Oaf-
Ida , consul general ot Guatemala In Oils
city , Is very indignant at the reports of a
revolution nnd bankruptcy In Guatemala. Ho
declares that there Is no truth In any state
ments , that they have been circulated by
enemies of the government anxious to oocuro
its j overthrow. The report that foreigners
have been persecuted In Guatemala ho de
clares unequivocally false.
BAPTISTS AT RICHMOND , VA ,
YnntiK People' * I'nlon of America
Gnthcfed In UN Mnth An-
iilinl Convention.
RICHMOND , Va. , July 13. The Baptist
Young People's Union of America met hevo
today In Its ninth annual convention. The
sessions , which continue until Sunday night ,
nro held In the Auditorium nt the exposition
grounds. The building Is elaborately deco
rated and In honor of the Canadian prov
inces the British flag le conspicuously dis
played. There were -1,000 persona nt the
opening session nnd trains throughout the
day brought In more delegations.
Addresses of welcome were made by Chair
man Ellison of the national executive com
mittee and Mrs , Hill Montague. J. Garland
Pollard nnd Dr. W. E. Hntchor In behalf ,
respectively , of the city nnd the state unions
nnd the Baptists of Virginia. The response
was made by Hov. T. K. Anderson of Ro
chester , N. Y. Rev. Dr. C. H. Mnble of Bos.
ton In the opening address spoke on "The
Disciple nnd His Lord , " nnd a companion
address on "Tho Disciple and His Fellowmen -
men , " written by Dr. Lnndrum of Atlanta ,
was In Ills absence read by ex-Governor
Northen of Georgia.
Prof. A. E. Rogers of the University of
Maine delivered nn address on "Tho Rela
tion of Corporate Bodies to the Public , "
after which several of the commissioners
reported for their bureaus of the work In
progress. The rest of the reports were post
poned to Friday morning.
TIN PLATE WORKERslRIUMPH
Sunle Agreed fnon dlvci in Per Cunt
lit AVaiiCM lo Tun
Thouftlind Mm.
CHICAGO , July 13. The officers of the
American Tin Plato company nnd the wage
committees of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron and Steel Workers , who have
been In dally conference for the last two
weeks , over the question of wages of the
tinworkere , employed by the American TinPlate
Plato company , agreed on a scale today.
The scale as signed .br the tin plate of
ficials and the Amalgamated association
committee , grants a straight Increase of 15
per cent. The Increase takes effect July
1. The wage list , as adopted , Is to be the
minimum scale for the year ending Juno
30 , 1900.
At last night's session bars Instead of
billets , and a ratio of seven Instead of five
was practically decided on a basis for figur
ing the scale of wages. This was aban
doned at today's session , however , the scale
as adopted , 'being based on $4.25 as the sellIng -
Ing price of a 100-pound box of coke tin
plates. On each 10-cont Increase In the
price per box 2 per cent advance on the
scale was adopted , will be paid , while for
each 10 cents decrease a deduction of 2 per
cent will 'be ' made. Over 10,000 tin plate
workers are benefited by the Increase.
CANDV MEN WILL NOT UNITE
Attempted Combination of Mnnufiic-
larlnRT Caiifcctloncrn Fnlln to
Properly Mature.
FRONTE.NAC , N. Y. , July 13. After varl
ous informal conferences held between
Vho manufacturing confectioners of the
United States In convention here It was
practically decided today that the projected
combination could not bo effected. The New
York broker who for months has been tryIng -
Ing to form a combination came here on
that errand , but It Is almost unanimously
stated that an amalgamation of the large
wholesalers was impracticable for the pres
ent. Nearly all the large houses In New
York , Chicago , Baltimore , Boston and other
cities had given options upon their plants ,
but these options expired July 1 , and there
seems little probability of the confection
era' trade being added to the combined In
dustrials In the near future.
Thomas F. Harvey , promoter of the re
cent chewing gum combination , has been
present at the convention and It Is stated
that the matter of combining confectionery
Interests In the near future might be
turned over to him. Mr. Harvey eald thut
o far he had taken no steps In the matter ,
but on his return from Europe In September
lie might have something to say.
BULGE IN NAVY YARD DOCK
Dottom of Brooklyn Dry Dock Given
"Wny nil ( I Structure In Com
pletely IIlllllCll.
( NEW YORK , July 13. The Brooklyn navy
yard dry dock No. 2 , for which $300,000 was
appropriated by the last congress for re
pair * , vas so seriously damaged during I
night's etorm that It probably cannot be usei
again for nearly two years. The bottom o
the dock on the eastern side bulged for a
distance of over fifty feet. The bulge ranges
from one to ten feet In height. The rarn-
water Is supposed to have worked down be
neath the dock and loosened the abutment
The dock , which Is a wooden one , cost nbou
11,000,000 twelve years ago. Repairs have
not been begun under the appropriation o
congress , which Is now available. Fortu
nately the cruiser Detroit , which was In the
dry dock yesterday , had left before th
storm.
HEAVY RAIN BENEFITS CUBA
Drouth linn Ilrcn Unimnnlly Severe At !
Over the Inland SiiKur Cane
In Doluff Well ,
HAVANA , July 13. The weather repor
of the last week shows rain was genera
throughout the western part of the island
proving of Incalculable benefit , particularly
In Plnar del Rio , where the drouth was un
usually severe. From Santa Clara eastwnrc
there baa been no rain and sugar cane par
tlcularly Is suffering from lack of moisture
The prospects are that there will bo an un
usually lareo acreage of sugar cane In the
winter crop. The need of oxen is felt In
several localities ,
The long-projected move of the govern
ment headquarters frpm Vedado to th
palace in this city has commenced. By the
end of the week an entire change will be
effected.
GcrmaiiM AVnnto IlrltliU Alliance.
CANTON , O. , July 13 , In response to a
call Issued In > the Ohio Yolks Zeltung , a
democratic newspaper , a meeting was heh
In Turner hall last night and resolutions
adopted declaring against tbe war In the
Philippines and any manner of alliance
with Great Britain. Editor Von Lanberg
of the Volks Zeltung called the meeting
to order and Joseph Brecbele presided
Short addresses were made by several and
the sentiments expressed embodied In reso
lutions. These resolutions are to be senl
to the president and to all German lodges ,
churches and societies in the city und the
committee appointed for this purpose was
authorized to call a general mass meeting
at a later date.
Drive for Trrannrr.
RICHMOND. Mo. , July 13. Neighbors
digging In tbe ruins of the house of Thomas
Graves near hero today discovered severa
Jars of money , gold and silver , amounting
to 12.100. Graves and bis need el&tcr. who
lve < l with him. were murdered and the
louce burned to concertl the crime The
man was a reputed mlcer nnd It Is believed
ho murderers hoped to secure his hoard
The neighbors are ntlll digging near the
louse In search of treasure.
CARROLL D , WRIGHT PRESIDES
Fifteenth Antiitnl Contention of Xn-
tlnnnl I.nlmr r inmli loiiers In
Srmloii nt \\tK\\ntn , Me.
Al'OUSTA. Me. . July 13. The fifteenth
nnii.il session of the convention of national
nbor commissioners was opened hero today
with Carroll D. Wright , head of the United
States Ilurcnu of Statistic * , presiding.
' \\cnty-ono commissioner * or members of
he department were present from fifteen
tntcs. as follows : Maine , Now Hampshire.
Massachusetts , Connecticut , New York.
'cnnaylvnnla. Missouri , Illinois , Michigan ,
Virginia. Indiana , Minnesota , North Caro-
Ina , Kansas and Wisconsin.
After the formalities of addresses of wel
come by Governor Powers and Mayor Lane ,
\lth a response by President Wright , Com-
ulssloner Erlckson of Wisconsin and Com
missioner Rlxcy of Missouri extended Invl-
aliens to meet In their atatcs next year.
The matter will bo decided later.
The- question of the consolidation of the
convention with that of the National Fac-
ory Inspectors was discussed.
It loh IXnleri Muni Ylold Tux.
CHICAGO. July 13. The fight against the
collection of the Inheritance tax by the
aelrs of George M. Pullman mid Albert M.
Bllllnga has been lost na far as the lower
courts nro concerned nnd the collection of
ho taxr\3 In question , ( amounting to nbout
5200,000 , will bo made unless the supreme
court Interposes. The Pullman heirs are
: n\cd on the net value of the estate In
Illinois , amounting to $ S , 122,028. The net
value of the Billings estate In Illinois Is
$7,412,000.
StrmiKor Ilohliert niiil Murdered.
KLUOW LAKE. Minn. , July 13. The
)0ily of nn unknown man was found lost
night.seven miles cast In a wheat field ,
with the skull crushed. He had been mur-
lerert and robbed. The body was so badly
IccompoBcd that Identification was Impos
sible. Ho apparently had been dead two
weeks. The coroner thinks he was n stran
ger seeking work. At the Inquest today no
clew was found.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Threatening Condition * Continue In
Xchrnnlcu with Shovrerw nnil
Lower Temperature.
WASHINGTON , July 13. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday :
For Nebraska Threatening Friday , with
showers and cooler In western portion ;
threatening Saturday ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Threatening Friday
nnd probably Saturday ; variable winds.
For Iowa Threatening Friday , with show
ers In southeast portion ; threatening Satur
day ; variable winds.
For Missouri Showers and cooler Friday ;
threatening Saturday ; variable winds.
For Kansas Probably showers Friday ;
threatening Saturday ; variable winds.
For Wyoming Partly cloudy and wanner
Friday ; generally lair Saturday ; variable
winds.
Local Itccoril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , July 13. Omaha record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last thrto
1ROD. 1S9S. 1S37. 1S9 .
Maximum temperature. . .SO S SO 00
Minimum temperature . . . Cs 63 59 il
Average temperature . . . ( } J3 To SO
Precipitation . 44 .00 .00 .00
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1653 :
Normal for the day . ' °
Denoloncy for the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Accumulated deficiency tilnce March 1..2.4
Normal rainfall for the day . IS61 ! !
Excess for the day . _ .2S men
Total rainfall stnce March 1..13.3i Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . . . . . . 3.62 Inches
Excss for the cor. period , 1S38 . 24 Inc h
Deficiency for the cor. period , 1S97. . 4.82 Inch
IteimrtH from Stntloiiw nt 8 p. ni.
T Indicates tiace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Official.
HIS LIJFI IN TKAKS.
To Him Palm Reading Wits Not So
"Amusing" After All.
11 In ofllce hour * week days are from 9
n. m. to S p. ni. On Sundays the rooms
clojo nt 4 o'clock In the nfternoon. Prof.
Clifnterfleld had previously arranged to
spend the nfternoon nt Council Bluffs yes
terday. Just as the palmist \\rts ready to
leave , a large , \\elf-hullt man ascended the
steps nnd Inquired for Prof. ( Irani Chester
field.
" 1 don't believe anything In your art or
science , or whatever you call It , " ho began ,
"and I have called this morning more to
bo amused than anything else. "
The palmist measured the huge frame
sitting before him.
"Possibly It would require a circus , " ho
quietly suggested.
Shortly afterward the man was seen
standing nt the corner of 17th and Dodgo.
Prof. Chesterfield's rooms are nt 1711 Dodge ,
the fourth house from the corner. Every
now nnd then his handkerchief would me
chanically find his eyes. Ho was explaining
the matter to n friend of his who likewise
was pckptlcal and who had waited out ot
doors.
"Ho told ( sob ) told me nbout our family
trouble poke about ( sob ) nbout the death
nml nmleir ( sob ) ho told mo my life. "
"Tell you anything nbout business ? " his
friend queried.
"Yes , ho did. He ( sob ) he gave me some
good straight advlco nnd I am going to
follow It. too. "
Prof. Chcsterllcld nnd a few friends were
standing In the parlor looking nt the t\\o
men through the open window. The palm
ist turned rather abruptly on his heel nnd
as he passed Into hlg consultation rnnm ob
served : "That gentleman certainty got hla
r.Oc worth , nnd It did not lequlre nu Othello.
Desdamonn strangling scene to Inform him ,
cither. "
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Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup" aud take no
other kind. 25 vents a bottle.
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