THE OMAITA SECRETARY PORTERSAYS NAYJ Declines to Show Investigating Committee Tally SheeU of Recount. MAKES STATEMENT IN A RAMBLING WAY Work of tlio Committee IN Alinnt Complete , lint MrcthiK AVIII lie Held In Omnlin AVciln for Mnrvt'n llcncllt LINCOLN , July 21. ( Special. ) The senate investigating committee has about concluded Its labors. Another meeting will be held Wednesday at Omaha , at which time Ucnton Blaret will bo given an opportunity to tell what ho knows concerning ex-Governor Hoi- comb's connection with the recount fraud. iMarct came to Lincoln lout week In re- tpontio to an Invitation from the committee , but arrived too late to testify. In a letter mldrcssed to the committee ho Intimated that he would not rcfuso another oppor tunity to tell his story and today he was notified 'by ' telegraph that ho might come to Omaha If he so desired. The members of the committee cot to gether today nnd called on Secretary of Btato Porter at his oincc. the object of the visit being to formally demand the priv ilege of examining the tally sheets used by the recount commission of 1897. As antici pated , I'orter refused to exhibit these sheets , ntatlng that if he had them ho could not produce them on account of the Injunction from the district court. Secretary I'ortcr's answer to the request of the committee , which was taken down In shorthand by a stenographer , Is a rambling ptntcmont Ho said ho did not know whether the sheets were In existence or not ; that ho had never looked for them and that ho had no idea as to who last possessed 'thorn. I'ortor Contradict * IllinnrU. This reply Is contradictory to the state- ynont made by Porter when asked by a re porter a week ago for permission to see the rhects. While ho stated that ho did not Icnow whether they were In existence or not , io wag positive nt that time that P. O. Hed- lund was the last man seen with the sheets. Nearly all the active work of the com mittee has been finished and about all that lomalns to bo done Is the writing of the report of the committee's proceedings. All the testimony taken has been preserved and will bo Included In the report , which will bu quite voluminous. Their application for license to do business havlnc been refused by the gov ernor's Insurance department , the Royal Oak Insurance company of Omaha has en deavored to secure the necessary permit from thu state auditor. This company filed Its application with Deputy Insurance Com missioner Bryant about two weeks ago and was refused on the ground that It was not legally organized. In refusing the applica tion it was held that the company had not the required number of members. The of ficers of the company Informed Mr. Bryant when the application was made that they were confluent tha * his was the only legal Insurance department. The day after the deputy Insurance commissioner refused to grant the license similar application was made to the auditor. The license has not been Hsued , the case having been taken under advisement by Auditor Cornell. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant to day formulated the following rule regard ing payment for the publication of insur- nnco notices : ; Printers' fees , when not otherwise spe cially provided for by law , are $1 per square for the first Insertion and 50 cents per square for each subsequent Insertion. A square Is ten lines forming a portion of n column nearly square. Printers will In all cases Bend tholr bills to this office for approval , when a requisition win be made upon the company. The fee will bo paid direct to the publisher by the company , but a duplicate receipt must bo filed In this office. riniiM for A MV State IlnllillnK" . The State Board of Public Lands and llulldlngs were engaged an day examining plans for the now state buildings at Hast ings , Grand Island , Beatrice , Lincoln and Nebraska City. About fifteen architects submitted plans for' the various buildings The buildings will consist of the following Ward buildings at tbo Hastings and Lincoln for the self - school buildings Insane asylums , jf f : dlers' homo at Grand Island and the homo for the , blind at Nebraska City and an ad dition to the homo for the feeble minded at Beatrice. The promotion of First Lieutenant Albert 13. Soderqulst to the position of captain of the Norfolk company of the Second regi ment was announced nt the adjutant gen eral's olllco this afternoon. Soderqulst suc ceeds J. J. Cameron , resigned , and is suc ceeded as second lieutenant by Quartermas ter Sergeant Kenneth II. Andrews. The board of examiners of the Second regiment will not announce the result of the examination of officers until the return of Adjutant General Barry from San Fran cisco. The examination Is said to bo cspe clally rigid. Adjutant General Barry and Colonel Stark nro expected to arrive in San Fran cisco either tonight or tomorrow morning. Articles of incorporation of the Solomon & Wackcr company of Culbcrtson , with a capital stock of $5,000 , and the Farnam Creamery company , with a capital stock of $2,000 , were filed with the secretary of state today. The work of repainting the first floor corridor rider of the state capltof building was fin ished tony. The walls have been given a coat of white paint with varnish finish. Reports from the various counties In the titnto containing agricultural statistics ) are being received dally at the labor commis sioner's office , but a largo portion of them nrc necessarily incomplete and unreliable. Ii C Quito a number of counties have refused to report , alleging that tha law \mder which the labor commissioner makes the demand is unconstitutional. However , Mr. Kent hopes to have the reports compiled nnd ready for publication within two months. A well organized effort I * being made by merchants of Lincoln to make the street fair , planned for the latter part of Septem ber , n big success. Committees have been appointed to advertise the project and ar range the minor details , U Is the Inten tion of the promoters of the enterprise to make the week a gala one , somewhat simi lar lo the annual celebrations in southern cities , although not on such an extensive Bcnlo. Special rates will bo made upon all kinds of merchandise and the railroads have signified tholr willingness to run excursions from nearby towns. i * i n KluNlnur lliiK from Mimlln. I.VAVAL13 , Nb. . , July 24. ( Special. ) Lemuel Curtis , whose brother John Is a member of the famous Kansas volunteers , now homonard bound from .Manila , received a paper from the Philippines one day this week. Carefully wrapped and enclosed within Its pages was n perfect specimen of the kissing < bug. The bug la quite a beauty in Its line , 'being black-bodied , with gold ) 'bands around Us neck and seal brown wings. It measures one-half Inch In length and has n very sharp stinger about one-eighth of an inch In length. Us Identity Is fully known by an article In the paper' It came In do- ecrlbliiB the bug In every particular. Dr "Wilson has the bug In charge now and 1s thinking of sending It to the Greater Araer- _ ' lea Exposition noon , * Allluntiir CaiiKlil lit I lie IMnttr. KHKMONT. Neb. , July 21 , ( Special. ) Clarence Pascoe and Kd Scolns , two young Fremont boys , caught a three-foot alligator \\hllu out fishing In the Platte yeiterday , Tbu animal was sunning hlmeelf ou thu bank when tlio Pnscoo boy , without having * ccn him stepped on his tall. The boy rnu away frightened and the alligator slipped back Into the water. After considerable trouble the boys hook rl Mm by one leg and hauled him out. There Is no question about the Identity of the animal , as ho has the serrated tall , long , obtuse head , prominent ejcballs and scales and teeth characteristic of the alligator family. Ho also has the alligator dlroosltlon and this morning got the best of a good-sized dog which was In vestigating his peculiarities at close quar ters. The back yard of the Pascoe residence has been the center of attraction for the boya today. HOW TO KILL GRASSHOPPERS untnlnt Ilitllctln to Knrntcrft lij- the Unltctl Stair * AKflctiltnrnl Hx- licrlnient .Station . LINCOLN , July 24. ( Special. ) In view of the many reports of grasshopper pests from various parts of this state , Lawrence Bruner , state entomologist , has prepared a circular , which will be sent out broadcast , offering suggestions as to the best way of killing the hoppers. Ho says : "During the last few years more or less Injury by locusts , or grasshoppers as they arc usually called In this country , has been reported from various localities In the In terior of North America. Even within the lust few weeks a number of such reports have reached us from different localities within our own state. By means of speci mens obtained and examined at the State university It has been learned that at least four or five distinct kinds of these Insects are sufficiently numerous In several locali ties to cause alarm. "When the natural checks upon locust Increase fall and these Insects multiply ab normally It is necessary to use artificial means for reducing their numbers. It Is chiefly to suggest what can bo done In this direction that the present circular has been prepared. "First of nil , I wish to suggest that our native birds bo protected , since nearly all of them arc especially fond of locusts as a diet during the summer months. When our pralrlo chickens and other grouse were stll numerous no harm whatever was re ported ns coming from "native grasshop pers. " Quails , plover , blackbirds , sparrows , hawks and oven ducks are known to feed largely upon these Insects. A single bird of any of these species will destroy thou sands of them. Where the 'birds ' are de stroyed the extra thousands of locust soon Increase beyond the normal and Injury re sults. Year after year the gap Is made wider and the possibility for harm Increases. Even frogs , lizards , snakes and other ani mals that como under our ban destroy many of these destructive locusts and every time wo thoughtlessly kin ono of them we make It possible for their natural food to do us harm. . "Thus far we have been only partially suc cessful In our attempts at destroying grass hoppers 'by ' the use of fungus diseases. Un- llko the chlnchbug fungus the one that at tacks locusts In North America Is compara tively slow In its action and only appears to take hold of the insects .after they are about half grown. This being true we must look elsewhere for a means of warfare. It wo carefully watch where eggs are deposited in rather large numbers wo can destroy these , by harrowing or disking the ground and exposing them to the drying In fluence of the sun or to the keen eyes of birds. Deep plowing during fall and early spring will bury locust eggs so deeply that the young hoppers when they hatch are un able to reach the surface. 'By all odds the best method of destroying these Insects is the use of the "hopper dozer , " or kerosene pan. This Is made of stovepipe iron by turning up the sides and ends so as to make a long fiat pan about four Inches In dqpth. , TJlilys is .then mounted jm runners varying in height according to require ments. On the frame back of the machine Is stretched a piece of cloth to prevent the Insects from Jumping over the pan. When ready to begin work this pan Is partially filled with water and then some coal oil is added. If the ground Is level no cross pieces are necessary , but If the machine is to bo used on sloping ground It should be so made as to prevent the oil and water from running to ono end. The height of the runners will necessarily vary from two to eight or ten Inches , according to the crop to be pro tected and the age of the Insects o be cap tured. The "dozer" may DO of any length desired up to sixteen or eighteen feet. If small It can bo drawn by hand , but when larger a horse or two Is preferable. When full the Insects can be removed , a little more oil added and the machine again started. In this way a number of bushels of hoppers may be destroyed during-a sin gle day. The cost Is trifling and the remedy very effectual. "In a garden an old hen with chicks will provo quite valuable , while a flock of tur keys will do much good In ridding the promises of the pest. " uu.v ovrcn. IIY IFIIBIOHT CAHOOSI : . Ilorrllilo Ion < l > Overtaken Mm Chin-Ion IlnrRoync nt Tlltoii. HASTINGS , Neb. , July 24. ( Special. ) The funeral of Mrs. Charles Burgoyne , who was killed at Tllton , Neb. , took place from the Baptist church this afternoon. The man ner of Mrs. Burgoyne's death was mobt tragic. The family had been visiting at Tllton. Saturday afternoon the daughter started to como homo and had boarded the cabocHO of a freight train , on which she was to go to Norfolk. Mrs. Burgoyne had also climbed on tbo car and was standing on tbo roar platform. She was just In the net of kissing 'her ' daughter goodbye when the train was backed up to couple onto the caboose. The car was struck with such force that Mrs. Burgoyne was thrown back ward onto the track and the car passed over her body , cutting It In two and killing her almost Instantly. li-iif MiiU-n Drown In the Plntte. CEDAIl BLUFFS , Neb. , July 24 , ( Spe cial. ) John Staats , a deaf mute , was drowned yesterday afternoon In the Platte river north of this place , while In swimming. His wife , a woman friend and two ether men , all mutes , were having a picnic , when Staats and another mute by the name of Smith concluded to take a swim. They were both excellent swimmers , and Staats , It Is supposed , was stricken with cramps and went down In about fifteen feet of water. Neighbors turned out and searched all night for his body , but as yet It has not been found. Ho leaves a wife and two children. Drmviieil In tin * 1'lntte Itlvi-r. HASTINGS , Neb. , July 24.vSpeclal. ( ) Roscoe Of. Bates , a young man 19 years old , was drowned In the Platte river yesterday afternoon a few miles west of Donlphan , Ho was In bathing with other young men and accidentally got beyond his dopth. Being unable to swim ho drowned before any of his companions could reach him. Immediately search was commenced for tbo body , but It vi as two hours before It was recovered and then It was found three-quarters of a mile down the river from where he dliappcared. Farm llniiil In Sun Struck. FAIRMONT. Neb. , July 24 , ( Special. ) Last Saturday , while Peter Torgee , a young man , 32 years old , was shocking oats on the farm of Nicholas Lutes , six miles northeast - east of here , he was sunstruck. When he was picked up his mouth was drawn around to the side of his face. He U utlll alive this morning , but very low. York llniik * Are I'roitternim , YORK , Neb. , July 24. ( Special , ) York has only two banks and < ho Interest rate In If96 was 10 per cent and now borrowers are getting money at 7 per cent. The Flnt Na tional bank has balances of over $500.000 , the largest It has ever had. The City Nation * ! bank , the only national bank organized In Nebraska during the panic , does a large business , closely following that of the First National bank. It Is estimated that from 60 to 75 per cent of the deposits hero aie owned by York county farmers. PROFIT IN RAISING CALVES Uemnnntrntlon on Ilecf Prnilnctlnn l > y the Xchrnnkn Affrlcnlturnl Hx- pcrlment Slntlon. ' LINCOLN , July 24. ( Special. ) The AR- rlcultural Experiment station of Nebraska has Issued bulletin No. 11 , containing nn exposition by C. II. Elmendorf In the rais ing of calves for beef production. He says : "In 1S07 the United State * Agricultural Ex- perlment station of the state of Nebraska purchased a number of cows and heifers for the purpose of demonstrating the practlca- bllfly of raising high-grade calves for profit able beef production under prevailing con ditions -in eastern Nebraska. "The cattle purchased were all of good quality , showing evidences of either Short horn or Hereford blood and weighed from 650 to 1010 pounds In fair condition. They had been accustomed to running In large pastures and had doubtless never been stabled. When selected they were In herd with two bulls , one a pure-bred Shorthorn and the other a pure-bred Hereford. The latter seemed to be the more active. "Theso cows and heifers were purchased at | 30 per head , which at the time of purchase was considered their fair market value. By February 1 , 1898 , cows had made good growth , were In fine order and would fairly be worth $40 per head. As all the calves were dropped subsequent to February 1 , 189S , for convenience that date Is used as a startIng - Ing point and In figuring the cost of the calves the expense of keeping the cows one year , from that dato. Is Included. "From a statement of weights and gains It Is shown that the gain for 160 days , Oc tober 22 to April 1. was 1.405 nounds. or an average dally gain of 1.46 pounds per head per day. For the nlnety- llvo days , October 22 to January , 25 , the gain was 745 pounds , or an av erage dally gain per head of practically 1.3 pounds , while for sixty-five days , Jan uary 25 to April 1 , the gain was 660 pounds , or practically 1.7 pounds per head per day. "Deducting from total cost of feed con sumed , $44.52 , the cost of the feed used by the two calves , August 15 to October 22 , $2.30 , the feed used from October 22 to April 1 by the six head cost $42.22. This for 1,045 pounds gain would make each 100 pounds of gain at an expense of say $3. The aver age dally feed ration for 160 days cost say .0264 cent per day , with compensating aver age gain of 1.46 pounds per head per day , which at $4.50 per hundred weight would bo worth .0637 , practically a profit of 150 per cent on ccat of feed consumed. "With careful attention to detail there Is certainly an adequate profit In raising calves for beef under present conditions in eastern Nebraska. " XPTTotcs from SUclton. SHBLTON , Nab. , July 24. ( Special. ) Work was commenced the last week on what will be , when completed , one of the finest brick blocks In the town. The building will be 50x80 feet , two stories high , with a base ment. The first floors will be used for mer chandise and the second floors for offices. Dr. E. L. Smith- - the owner and the block will be completed by November 1. Joe Ick , clerk at the Commercial hotel , rscelved a dangerous Injury Saturday by falling from the second story of the hotel building. He was assisting the carpenters In the erection of a photograph gallery and the scaffolding gave way and ho was thrown to the brick walk below , falling on his head. Ho will recover. About twenty members of the recently or ganized bicycle olub of Shelton rode to Kearney Sundiy morning , returning in the evening. Tne club was organized in Juno and now has a membership cf fifty and one of the finest tracks in tbo state , a quarter- mlle klto shape. iit nt Grotnn. GRETNA , Neb. , July 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) At 10 o'clock tonight the firm of Merrlman & Hughes , general merchants , gave a bill of sale to C. K. Spearman , trus tee , In favor of their creditors , Paxton & Gallagher , Meyer & Raapke , M. E. Smith & Co. , Wllllams-Hayward Shoe company of Omaha ; Richards , Robers , Byrne & Co. , St. Joseph , and others. The liabilities aggregate $1,600 and the assets are estimated at $2,500. J. W. Hughes , the junior member of the firm , gave the bltl of sale. Harry Merrlman , the senior member , 'Is ' In Indianapolis , Ind. , with his wife on a pleasure trip. He will bo home tomorrow and may bo able to stralgh'ten ' up the affairs of the firm. The cause of the failure Is attributed entirely to the negligence of the senior member. The firm Old a strictly cash business. Fntnlly Injured liy Rxplrmlon. DBWBESE , Neb , , July 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) A threshing machine engine blew up at 5 o'clock this afternoon on John Flnney's farm , four miles south of De- weeso , and seriously Injured four men. Roy Norwood , who was feeding the thresher , was hit by the large cnflno whistle , which was hurled through the air with such force as to knock young Norwood nearly ten feet and Inflict Injuries which will cause his death. To Meet the lloyh from Manila. GENEVA , Nob. , July 24. ( Special. ) Captain Claude Ough has gone to San Fran cisco to receive his discharge with the boys of the First. Samuel White of Hebron Is on his way to the coast to meet his son Charles , who will bo with the rest of the boys from Manila. U Is estimated that corn will yield sixty bushels to the aero If the weather continues favorable. IlnhX I'olNiuifil by Fly I'nper. COLUMBUS , Neb. , July 24. ( Special. ) A 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Joserh Kruso died yesterday within an hour after drinking the water from poisoned fly paper. During the temporary absence of the mother the little fellow tipped up the plato ami drank part of the contents. As the family IIvn on the extreme edge of town a phy- elclan could not be called In time to save the child. Iloily of I'nt Mnhoiiey Keeorerril , NORTH BEND , Neb. , July 24 , ( Special Telegram. ) Thu 'body ' of Pat Mahoncy , who was drowned yesterday evening whllo In bathing , was recovered this afternoon about ono mile from where he Bank. Nothing has been heard from any of his people and no money found on him , Ho will be burled by the county. JetTerfcnii Count } ' IleiiiihllcniiH , FAIRBURY. Neb. . July 24. ( Special. ) The republican county committee met Satur day and Issued a call for the county con vention to 'be ' held Saturday , Auzust B , at which time a county ticket will be nomi nated and delegates to the state convention selected , rifle * to the llonpltiil nt I.liienln. SYRACUSE. Neb , , July 24. ( Special. ) Tom Dunn , whose hand was so badly Injured by the explosion of a cannon cracker on the Fourth , goes to the hospital at Lincoln In the rooming for treatment. Corn Is suffering for the want of rain. Oiceoln I'ontottli'C Moved , OSCEOLA. Neb. , July 24. ( Special. ) Osceola has moved Its pcetofllce to the south sldo of tha square In the corner building owned by 0. M. Pulver , "What rnlKUt Uavo ccen" U that lltm rough hadn't been neglected U the sail re flection of thousands of consumptives. One Minute Cough Cure curej coughs and colds. ! BANKS IN GOOD CONDITION 'rivals ' Ooncirni of Wyoming Males a Very IlaUering Bualnesi Showing , GROWTH-IS BEYOND AIL EXPECTATIONS Contract" for the Oraillnp : of ( he New Southern Ilnllrnnil Have llccti Iet i.Mcetlnff of Di rector * nt SnrntnRit. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July 24. ( Special. ) jtato Examiner illcndcrson ha& Issued the 'ollowlng statement of the condition of . rlvato banks of Wyoming at the close of business on Juno 30 , 1S99 : RESOURCES. . .o.ins ami discounts I S36,337.f.2 O\ordrafts 77,956.03 Storks , securities , etc , 1S.50S.46 B.Miklng house , furniture , etc 31,001.19 Duo from banks and bankers 265,7ts.l7 : Checks and cash Items 3lDl.d3 Specie , legal tender nnd banknotes 67,1.'O.S > 3 "ixpenses and taxes paid 10.490.S9 Total JUOG.W3.7S LIABILITIES. Capital $ 1S3.51C.C8 Surplus 13.W1.25 Undivided profits 21,367.07 Deposits 1,063,465.23 Luc ) to banks and bankers , . . 2.59J.57 Bills payable and rediscounts..i. . 12.SCO.OO Total Jl,30i5 , 13.7S The total amount of deposits In ntnto and private banks on each of the following dates was as follows : July 23 , 1S97 $ S39.0n.19 ( ! July 23 , 1S > 93 1,073,497.00 June SO , 1S93 1.499.720.S3 In his report to the governor State Dx- amlncr Henderson says : "Tho statement of the ( condition of private banks of the state shows a very flattering condition of the financial affairs of those persons engaged In the business of private banking. The growth of the business has exceeded all ex pectations and whllo the deposits have not Increased In us great proportion , as those of the state banks , jet the amount Is sufll- clentfy largo to bo very gratifying. " Secretary of State F. Chatterton left here this morning for Saratoga , where ho will Join a majority of the board of directors of the new Wyoming Southern Railway company. The directors will close several Important deals connected -with the construc tion of the line of road from Fort Steele to Saratoga. Contracts for the grading have already been let and work commenced Rails will bo purchased frcvm tha Union Pa- iclflc , ties have been purch 1 ed from the gov ernment and rolling stocl'i ' with the excep tion of freight cars , will-tio bought In the cast. The freight cars w'// be bought from the Union Pacific. It Is.rV'pected that the road will bo completed { Ifm Fort Steele to Saratoga , a distance ot.Vhlrty-two miles , this year and that next y..jr . It will bd built from Saratoga south Into -ho Hahn's peak mining district of Colori ,6 , a distance of seventy-five miles. { i , * . GOVERNOR I.I3E ORAXTS A HEARING. t' Charge * Asalimt Soutjv * Dakota. State Hoard of Emlmlmcri''Ventllntetl. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Jtfl24. . ( Special. ) South Dakota , although 3 * young state , is able to develop some grea.'sensatione. ' The latest relates to the charges against the state board of embalmcrs , appointed under a law passed during tbo lost session of the state legislature. Governor Lee has given a personal hearing to those who made the chargea against the board , but has withheld his decision. IV Is considered probable that ho will remove at least ono member of the board and it would not be > , surprising If the entire board was dismissed and an entirely new board appointed. ' , The board , under the H'S' ' / > s composed of three practical undttPIl Jr 'ln addition to the president and secretary of the State Board of Health. Shortly prior to July 1 , when the new law took effect , the board held an examination for the purpose of de termining the qualifications of undertakers throughout the state In order that licences to practice their profession could be Issued to these qualified. A great many undertakers appeared before the board and submitted to the required examination. The large ma jority were granted licenses , but a few were denied them. Owing to the peculiar circumstances sur rounding the rejections of some of the ap plications for licenses considerable bitter feeling was aroused and the board was openly charged with gross favoritism. These com plaints later found expression in explicit charges being filed against the board with Governor Leo and the demand for an In\t5- ! tlgatton became so vigorous that it could not be Ignored. The hearing granted by the governor Is the result. Among these who submitted affidavits or appeared personally before the governor were : J. M. Zeller , George W. Burnsldca of Sioux Falls , Aaron J. Valllcr of Egan and Pbllllrt C. Davis of Alexandria. APPEAL , TO THE SUPREME COURT. Writ of HnhrnM Corpun Applied for hy Grnnt II. Toilil IN Denied. DBADWOOD , S. D. , July 24. ( Special. ) The writ of habeas corpus was denied In the cd o of the State of Nebraska against Grant II. Ted and notice was Immediately given of an appeal to the supreme court by Tod's atterneys. Captain Ted was released under $500 bonds , a stay of proceedings for ten days having been granted. In the trial several queer legal proceed Ings were brought out on the part of the plaintiff. It was shown that the complaint had 'been ' issued irregularly at York , Neb. , the error being sufficient to throw the case out of the South Dakota court. But the most astonishing thing was the testimony of Sheriff Lancaster of York county , who stated that he did not see Governor Leo at Pierre when he got the requisition papers to take Ted to Nebraska , but that the papers were delivered by the governor's private secretary. It Is alleged that the governor had a num. ter of papers signed ahead and that tbo is suing of them depends often upon the good will of Secretary Ayres. On this spepcial occasion Governor Lee , It is stated , was at his homo In Vermilion and knew nothing of tbo transaction. The defense will make a strong plea that the action In granting the papers of extradition for Captain Ted was not according to the statutes , since it Is necessary for the governor to satisfy hlm- eelf thoroughly before Issuing such papers that the complaint Is sufllclent , TeHdnioiilnl to I'rlvnte llnllett. DBADWOOD. S , D , , July 24. ( Special. ) On the Fourth of July Private Edward Hal- lett of the First United States cavalry from Fort Meade , saved the lives of many people on Main street of Dead wood by stopping a runaway team of horses which rame through a great crowd of people. The heroic deed has been In the minds of the people who wit nessed It ever since and It has culminated In the executive officers of Deadwood formula ! Ing a testimonial to Private Hallett which hcs been olgned and sent to Lieutenant Ar nold , commanding officer of Private Hallett's troop at Fort 'Meade , The testimonial will be forwarded to the department headquart ers , where It will be placed on the records. Our Sentenced unil One lleleuiied. PIERRE , S. D. , July 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) Judge Gaffy today sentenced Percy Sutley , or Parker , to the reform school and released Gaylord Thomas and George Ridge- way on suspended sentence , based on future conduct , Arr luii Well nl furl Memlr. FORT MEADB , S. D. , July 24. ( Special. ) government contractors struck water t othe ble artcalau well that Is being put down at this fort at a depth of 331 foot The force of the water Is nuflklrnt to throw A column of water ten feet In the air. The water Is excellent In quality. The well will bo sunk deeper. Another llnrlltiRton nttenxlon , DEADWOOD , S. D. , July 24. ( Special Tel egram. ) Tobias Castor , right-of-way man for the Burlington , announced today that the company has definitely decided to build n railroad Into Keystone from Hill City. The road wllf be about twelve miles long , four miles of which Is already graded. Depot facilities at Keystone nnd the right of way have been secured. Keystone Is the home of the rich Holy Terror gold mine and has no milroad facilities. Severe South Dakota Storm , PIERRE , S. D. , July 24. ( Spcvlal Tcfe gram. ) Reports from Okobojo. Sully county , ' ehow a. severe storm In that section Satur- j day night Several farmers lost thelr'crops by hall and the buildings on the Coleman ranch were destroyed by wind. A general | heavy rain prevailed over that section of j country. DEATH RECORD. Theten. SHELBY , Nob. , July 24. ( Special. ) The remains of August Thelon were laid to rest today In the Blue River cemetery , near his home. Ho came In from the field Saturday evening and ate a hearty supper. As ho did not feel well ho laid down and soon died from heart failure. Mr. Thelen came hero nineteen years ago and had several clear , well Improved farms. He was 48 years old. Almost 10(1 ( Yearn Olil. BRISTOL , Pa. , July 24. Lacking but a few days of 106 years , .Mrs. Catherine Dillon , the oldest woman In Bucks county , Is dead here , She was born In Ireland , July 27 , 1793 , and came to this country early In Hfc. There are living four of her children , ton grand children nnd fifteen great-grandchildren. Grief over the recent death of a daughter Is supposed to have hastened her end. Veteran Rnllrnnd mini. DENVER , July 24. Allen Thomas Wells , general freight agent of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad , died today of diabetes. He was born at Memphis , Tcnn. , January 15 , 1S54 , and had been engaged lu the railroad business since 1876. J. A. SainNli. J. A. Samlsh of Council Bluffs , who was for a long time a floorwalker at Hayden's , died Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. He had suffered for several years from consumption. Ho was a member of the Modern Woodmen. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fnlr TucHilny In NchnmUn lth Higher Temperature In Con tra ! Pnrt of the State. WASHINGTON , July 24. Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday : For Nebraska Fair Tuesday , with warmer in central portjon ; fair Wednesday ; variable winds. For Iowa and the Dakotas Fair Tues day and probably Wednesday ; variable winds. For Missouri GeneralFy fair Tuesday , w.lth warmer In eastern portion ; fair Wednesday ; variable winds. For Wyoming Fair Tuesday ; fair and probably cooler Wednesday ; variable winds. Local Rcenrd , OFFICR OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , July 24. Omaha record of tem perature nnd precipitation compared with the corresponding day of tbo last thrto years : 1899. 189' . 1S37. 1S9R. Maximum temperature SS 52 S5 73 Min'mum 'temperature ' 70 71 71 50 Average temperature 79 S2 7S Cl Precipitation 30 .00 .00 T Record nt temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1 , 1S99 : Normal for the day 7(1 ( Excess for the d y 3 Accumulated deficiency since March 1 . .til Normal for the dav 14 Inch Deficiency for the dav 11 inch Total rainfall plnce March 1 13.55 Inches Deficiency since March 1 4.9.1 Inches Deficiency for cor. period , 1S9S , . . 1.37 inch s Deficiency for cor.perlckl / , 1S97. . . o.bO Inches Report * ! from Stntlonn at 8 p. m. Hi - -5 "S 2 ? a o u "Sal BTATIONS AND STATE OP WEATHER , , 3SS Omaha , clear SS ! .ft ) North Platte. partly cloudy. . S6 | .00 Salt Lnke , clear ! ) G , .00 Cheyenne , clear SS .TO Rapid City , clear 90 { 94i Huron , elc.ir 94 .00 WIlKston , clear MI .OJ Chicago , cloudy 821 T St. Louis , c-loudy . * . . . . ! 1.11 St. Paul , clear S4i SS , .00 Davenport , cloudy , 74 30 .01 Helena , partly cloudy 82 S4 | .00 Kansas City , cWr S3 SSi .03 Havre , clear 80 | S2 | .U ) BIpmarc1 : , clear S2 SO , .00 Galvcaton. partly cloudy 84 90 .00 LUCIUS A. WELSH. Local Forecast Oniclal. RRCCER STILL HOLDS REINS Rumored Resignation of "Oom Paul" is Pound to B < \ Premature ) RAAD GIVES HIM A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE President IKreln Jhnf HP l Xot Ac- ronleil Proper Support , hut In As- Hiired ( o the Coatrarj li > the Hotly. ( Copyright. 1STO , hy Tress Publishing LONDON , July 21. ( New York World Ci - blegram Special Telegram. ) Kruger's rumored resignation Is denied by n later re port. U Is thought here to bo only prema ture. U indicates that Chamberlain Is picss- Ing Krugcr for further concessions which | Krugcr will not grant , but neither will ho take the responsibility of war , which he will throw on General Jotibort , who Is leader of the war party. Only frenzied Jlnjoo t.\lk seriously of the possibility of war , but these are prepared to go any length to provoke It , | holding It to bo England's manifest destiny | to grab the Trnusvail. [ PARIS , July 24. Dispatches received here | from Pretoria. South African republic , say- that the absence of President Krugcr from , the meeting of th.o executive council today ( gave currency to a report that ho had ro- rlgncd , owing to differences between him self and members of theVolksraad. . President Krugcr-when seen tonight In regarJ to the matter , denied these rumors , stating positively that they wore without j foundation. roiilldenee In the President. PRETORIA. July 24 , President KruRer ! i had been absent from the government bulld- ' Ing since Friday aftcihoon nnd It was under stood that owing to the opposition shown to him by the executive council and the Volks- { rand regarding the questions of the Johan ncsburg fort and the dynamite monopoly ho 1 had arrived nt the conclusion that hone longer possesses the. Volksraad's confidence 'and ' threatened to resign. Today , howc\er , a deputation , Including General Joubert , the , j vice presidents , Herrcn Schalk and llurger , and the chairman of the Volksraad waited upon President Kruger and Induced him to attend a secret session of the Volksraad , ' which lasted over three hours. ' ! Meanwhile an anxious crowd bad as sembled outside the building , waiting ex pectantly to learn the outcome of what waa regarded as a momentous debate. Late this evening It was announced that the Volksraad had finally assured the presi dent that It had the utmost confidence In him. It Is understood that a majority of the members of the Rand still differ with the president on the dynamlto monopoly question. Farmer Fahn'stock thinks lie owns the stock he 11 50 proud of. But as a matter of fact the stock owns him. He is the Inimblc servant of horse , cow and pip. He looks after them better than he looks after him self , and feeds them before he feeds him self. That is why it so often happens that just about the time that Farmer Fnh n stock has reached the place where he can take thing's easy , he breaks down. No class of people ple have been more Quickly apprecia tive of the tonic properties of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery than farmers and stock raisers. They have found it pre vents as well as cures disease. It keeps the stomach in healthy opera tion , stimulates the organs of digestion and nutrition and in creases the secretions of the blood-making- glands. The use of "Golden Medical Dis covery " nt seasons when the strain of work is greatest , keeps the system in perfect working order and prevents the break down which comes from over drafts on the strength. "I used ten bottles of Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery and several vials of his ' Pleasant Pellets' n year ago this spring , nnd have had no trouble with indigestion since , " writes Mr. W. T. Thompson , of Town tid , Uroadwater Co. , Montana , " Words fail to tell liow thankful I am for the relief , as I had suf fered so much and it seemed that the doctors could do me no good. I got down in weight to 125 pounds , nnd wax not able to work at all. Now I weigh nearly 160 and cnn don day's work on the farm. I have recommended your medi cines to several , nnd shall always have n good word to say for Dr , Tierce nnd his medicines. " "Golden Medical Discovery" contains no alcohol , whisky or other intoxicant. A single item of medical knowledge when life is at stake has a value past computation. Dr. Piercf's Common Sense Medical Adviser has 1008 pages of price less paragraphs. This great work is sent absottt I fly free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one- cent stamps for paper-bound edition , or 31 stamps for edition in cloth. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce , Buffalo , N. V. . . . . , For Infants and Children. - - - - - ' " I'frrr.iMrTrr-T-TiTir.-Ti ' - n' . fit Si ? * * - -s * r - rfHCif - ? 2tf The Kind You Have f - % S = . ' * -P .l'j.r * sf AVeCelablcPreparallonror As Always Bought similating Uierooclfltuinegula- t'uig ( he S tomnchs and Dowels of Bears the Signature Promotes Digcstion.Cheei ful ness and Rest.Contalns neither of Onmm/Morphine / nor Mineral. WOT NARCOTIC. JtMUSJl- /tiatt Jlffsrmiht Sttfl . TCi Apcrfccf Remedy for Constipa tion , SourStomach.Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions , Fcverish- Over aess and Loss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of 6&&fffZ Z Thirty Years NTDW YORK. EXACT COPTOT WRAPPEB. . . HtW VONK CITY. % ® H ) ACTS GENTLY ON THE AND BOWELS THE " EFFECTUALLY . & * 55&s& DVT THC GENUINEMAN'f D f oa SAU ut n onusWTii rciu jot rt tmtiL Face to Face iVIth Ulminso a Man Ilnrdly ICnotvB Which Wny to Turn Di-nit * Uo Not Cure They .Stlnmlntc Ilr. llonnott'B ISleotrlc licit Equip * You With u \Voniion to Flifht Dlarnno That You Cnn Tru t The Cure In ( lunrniitoml. I worked so Ions' and assiduously to per fect my Electric Bolt nnd so well do I know Its wonderful virtues that I unhital- lattngly guarantee a cure In every case where I recommend the treatment of my- Belt. It has astounded physicians and tclontists who now endorse it. My Belt s recommended by more than 10.COO cured > atlents. It is Nnturo'a lemcdy. Dm us will not euro you they simply stimulate. Under its potent Ilamo the oyss IxiCemo clear , the skin clean , the muscles bnrd , the itep becomes elastic anil tha bowels tegu lar. The digestion will bocinio normal , the appetite will lncr oJO. and headanlie , flushlnir and nervous dliWiits ills.iiiptar. New red , rich blood will < ourse thniUKh your veins , which will mantis tbo checks and lips nnd glvo them tnc rosy plow ot health. The dark circles nroun.l the. tyen will frulc away and the weak man or woman Is made a new 'jeltiB , restored to health nnd sexual power , I am the In ventor of DR. DENNETT'S ELECTRIC BELT And know axactly what it will do. Elec tricity IB the Vital nnd Nerv * Force of every human being. When ther Is a Inck of this Force , Elec tricity must be sup plied. My Belt is to nupply thin LOST ELECTRICITY. It Is a food for blood , bruin , muscles and norves. I guarantee it to cure saxual 1m- potency. Lost Man hood , Varlcoccle , Spermatorrhoea nnd nil soxnal weakness es in either ae > x ; restore - store Bhrunkon or undeveloped oreans and vitality ; cure Illioumntlsm in ev- every gTil e , Kidney - . Liver nnd Bladder Troubles , Chonlc Constipation , Nwv- OUR nnd General De bility , Dyspepsia , all Female Complaints , ate. ate.My Belt has soft , silken , chamois rov- red sponge elec trodes that cannot burn and blister , as do the bare metal electrodes ussd on all other makes of belts. I have entirely done away with this frightful burning , and ntlll my belt will give four times the current of ruiy ether belt. My Kleotrio Suspennory for the euro of the various weaknesses of men ! V FREE to every mole purchaser of one of my Ilclts. Dr. Dennett a Electric Belt can bo renewed when burned out for 75 cents ; no other belt can bo renewed for any price Call upon or write me today do not put It oft delays are danirarous. Get my now Book about Electricity , symptom blanks and lllnrature , which will toll you about the best treatment In the world , Coiv- Hultatlon and advice without cost. Electric Company , Itooiun 2O niifl 31 Dounlai Block , lotto niicl Do < lT < ? Street * . Omaha , Nob. 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