Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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 ,
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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.
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OP WEATHER ,
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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
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"I used ten bottles of Dr. Tierce's Golden
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' Pleasant Pellets' n year ago this spring , nnd
have had no trouble with indigestion since , "
writes Mr. W. T. Thompson , of Town tid ,
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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
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Now I weigh nearly 160 and cnn don day's work
on the farm. I have recommended your medi
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word to say for Dr , Tierce nnd his medicines. "
"Golden Medical Discovery" contains
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A single item of medical knowledge
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