Nebraska Newspapers

    THE All A DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , AUGUST ii , 1809.
\YORRYOVERTIJEIRSALAR1ES \
State Honaa Employes Likely to Go
Without Any Pay ,
BRYANT AND HIBBARD ARE AMONG THEM
of Iiifttirnncc I.nvr IleliiR In
ii Account * I'nrtlally for
tli < - Sltunlloii Omnhn Sinn
Ulectcil rixh Commlnnloncr.
LINCOLN , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) There nro
flvo men ctnploycil at the state house who
nro anxious to know what course the state
auditor will pur uo regarding the allowance
of their claims for salary These men are
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Br > ant and
Chief Clerk Hlldebraml , a stenographer and
Deputy Food Commissioner Hlbbard and his
chief clerk , Wright. None of these men
liave nicd their vouchers , but Auditor Cor
nell this afternoon stated that ho thought
there was no appropriation for the salary of
the deputy food commissioner or his clerk.
As thu constitutionality of the act creating
the new Insurance department has been de
nied by Cornell the claims of the deputy
commissioner and other employee In that
oHlco will of course bo rejected.
Deputy Commissioner llrynnt shows less
co.iccrn over the matter , ns he Is confldtnt
of the legality of the law under which ho Is
acting. Chief Clerk Illldebrand today druvv
up a voucher for one month's salary , but It
will not bo presented to the auditor until
approved by Governor Poynter. It Is
thought that Mr. ttryant will also postpone
the mine of his voucher until the return
of the governor.
Auditor Cornell's ground for refusing to
Issue warrants for the salary of the om-
plovcs of the Pure Food commission Is that
the appropriation Is not specific. The law-
creating this commission provides for an
annual appropriation for salaries nnd other
expenses , but the general appropriation bill
makes no provision for such. Auditor Cor
nell holds that all expenditures of the state
money must be provided for In the general
appropriation bill. When the vouchers for
salary of the employes are presented pay
ment will be postponed until nn opinion
on the subject may bo secured from the
attorney general. It is possible that none
of the claims vlll be presented until Gov
ernor Poynter returns.
Slonp .Succeed * O'Hrlcn.
The State Fish commission mot at the
state house this afternoon and elected Adam
Sloup of Douglas county superintendent of
the fish hatcheries nt South Bend to BUC-
rrcd William O'Brien. There were quite a
cumber of candidates for the position , but
! up received the unanimous vote of all
i ambers of the commission. The new su
perintendent Is a prominent democrat of
Douglas county. All members of the com
mission , consisting of J. P. Roues of Alvo ,
Robert Oberfclder of Sidney and W. J.
LcMay of Omaha , were present.
The question as to the legality of the
new Insurance law is attracting widespread
attention. Deputy Commissioner Bryant
today received a letter from a friend In
England stating that stories of the con
troversy had been published In several Eu
ropean newspapers.
Although no notice to that effect has
i cached the office of Clerk Campbell of the
supreme court Information was received
hero today from Washington that the
United States supreme court had allowed
a writ of error directed to the supreme
court of Nebraska In the case of Henry
Bolln , the defaulting city treasurer of
Omaha , now serving a nineteen-year sen
tence In the state penitentiary. Recently
a movement bos been made to secure a par-
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Lincoln l.oc-al JtarCM ,
A rough estimate of the probable cost of
maintaining the city government for the
I. ' next fiscal year has been prepared by Couo-
I' ' cllman AVebster of the finance committee
cf the city council. The assessed valuation
of taxable property within the municipal
limits Is $4,800,000 , slightly less than last
year. The appropriations necessary for the
different funds will amount to $165,000 , all
of which must bo raised by tax levy , ex
clusive of the money derived from other
sources. A ten-mill levy will be made for
the general fund. The interest and coupon
fund will require only $3,037 , or $1,000 less
than last year. To satisfy the Judgments
now outstanding against the city an appro
priation of nearly $7,000 will be necessary.
For maintaining the city library the council
will make a levy of ono mill , amounting to
$4,360. The water department Is self-sup
porting , but for repairs and extensions the
council will appropriate $8,720. The police
department Is maintained at a cost of
slightly over $20,000 a year.
Constable W. E. Becitley of Omaha , who
was arrested hero last night on complaint
of his wife , has sworn yongoance against
the Lincoln police force , stating that ho
would resign his position In Omaha and
move back to this city to get even with the
department. Bentlcy came here en 'business '
yesterday and last night visited his chil
dren In East Lincoln , who are living with
his wife. Ho entered the house and was
Invited to leave by Mrs. Bentlcy. Upon
his refusal she notified the police and had
him taken to the city Jail. Mrs. Bentley
has a divorce suit pending against her hus
band in the district court of Lancas er
ccunty.
The Lincoln District Telegraph company of
this city has sold Its business to the Ameri
can District Telegraph company , "which In
turn will combine with the Western Union
for the distribution of messages received
over Its lines. The local delivery service
has been controlled by Cal Thompson for
several years. The transfer -will be made In
a few days.
About 200 members of the Jcffersonlan
club of this city will attend the picnic to
lie given by the Jacksonlan club of Omaha
during the latter part of August.
Miss Maude Oakley , who has Juet com
pleted an engagement with the Castle Square
Opera company iu Chicago , returned to her
homo In this city last night. She will re
turn to Chicago later for a fall engagement.
Profc ser C. A. nil wood of New York City
has been engaged to conduct a department
of eoclnl science at tbo State university the
coming year.
Referee Spencer has completed his finding *
Ui the case 02 Hoi see P. K'.ig of Friend ,
Neb , whose creditors have sought to force
Into voluntary bankruptcy under the federal
Hw. King was Indebted to F. P , Klrkcndall
& Co. of Omaha In a small sum and to quite
A number of Lincoln merchants. The ref
eree finds that several transfers of property
made by King were effected while he was In
a state of Insolvency and are therefore Il
legal.
The Kpworth League of Nebraska will
open Ita annual assembly at Lincoln park ,
near this city , tomorrow morning. Quite a
LIEBIG
COMPANY'S ' EXTRACT
OF DEEP
l < Indlipeniablt In the eullninr
department ol etcri household.
Every Jar
llgned in blue I
numb r of speaker * arrived today and the
balance are expected tomorrow. Several h n-
dred people from all over the state are campIng -
Ing at the park. 7he following speakers will
address the league during the OMembiV ,
which will remain In ceeslon until Ailgust 10 :
Bishop C. C. McCa.be , Charles Bayard
Mitchell , Chaplain W. H. Mllburn , Uev. Dr.
Edwin A. Shell , ncv D. W. Potter , Chaplain
Frank C. Uruner , Professor Frank n. Rob-
erson , ex-Governor John P. St. John , Rev.
Dr. John T. Md'arland.
Itroord of rnnipnnr A , Klrnt 1irnnUn.
YORK , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special ) On May
10 Company A of York was mustered Into
the United States service , and six days later
left Lincoln for San Francisco , where on
Juno 15 they embarked with the First Ne
braska for the Philippines , arriving at Ca-
vlte on July 21. 189S , and ono year ago
August 2 the York boys first saw service
the assault on Manila. U was Company A
which vvas first to battle with the Flllplncs
at Santa Mesa on February 4 , and frem
that time to May 6 Company A. with the
First Nebraska , were In advance on the fir
ing line where every foot of the road was
hotly contested.
The battles were : Santa Mesa twice ,
Maragnana roads , Malolos , Francisco del
Monte , MeKango , St. Marie. St. Clara ,
Qulngua , Calumpit , Santa Thomas , San Fer
nando and Caloocan.
The members of Company A who died of
diseases were : Frank S. Qrovcr , Ira A
Grimn , E. D. Wamplor , G. F. Hanson.
Killed In action : Melton F. Lynde. William
j S. Orr. Died of wounds- Edward Day , G. M
i Andrews. Wounded soldiers returning tt.
I H. Barber. C. n. Keckley , W. n. Robblns ,
Joe Scott , H. A Shtiman. The following dU
not return : Walter Hale , Frank P. Marlon ,
W. R. Brooks and W. H Grant. The latter
t-wo were transferred to the signal corps
Only three of Company A are sick.
County MnrtitiiKe llccoril.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
Recorder of Deeds George A. Hay kindly
furnishes the following mortgage report for
July , which shows that the faimers of Cas
county paid $12,759 of their Indebtedness last
month. At this rate the farms will soon bo
entirely free from all encumbrances. Farm
mortgages filed , 21 : amount , $38,262 ; tro-
leased , 30 ; amount , $51,021 ; city mortgages
filed , 11 ; amount , $2,615 ; released , 11 ;
amount , $1,215.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) The
following Is the mortgage record of Dodgu
county for the month of July : Chattel mort
gages niod , 62 ; amount , $47,660.59 ; released ,
48 , amount , $44,869.39 ; farm mortgages r/-
corded , 20 ; amount , $23,800 ; released , 22 ;
amount , $20,973.87 ; town nnd city mort
gages recorded , 19 ; amount , $9,615.60 ; re
leased , $14.859.81 ; sheriff's deeds In foreclos
ure proceedings filed , none.
An 1'Iocutloimry Recital.
PERU. Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) On Sat
urday evening Miss Eatella Graham , who
has Just completed a two years' course In
the School of Expression , Boston , Mass. ,
gave a recital In the normal chapel , assisted
by the elocution and music departments of
the school. It was tha best elocutionary
recital given here this year and equal to
any In the last three years. Miss Graham
shows superior dramatic power. She Is nat
ural and at her ease In both comedy and
tragedy. She does not "elocute , " but gives
the most complex situations with due sim
plicity. Miss Worley , teacher of vocal
music , sang a solo that rightly received a
hearty encore. Prof. Ely , teacher of elocu
tion , gave three selections In bis usual
highly artistic manner. The appreciation of
the audience was shown In encores for both
Miss Graham and Prof. Ely.
St. Edward to Ilnnqnct Itn Soldiers.
ST. EDWARD , Nob. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
The women of St. Edward met at tha opera
house last evening to make arrangements
for a banquet which Is to be given several
days after the soldier boys arrive. Mrs. J.
O. Decker was elected chairman , and JItss
Jennie , Po.well secrftary.k After hearing the
mlnutes'read of.lhe business transacted by
the regular organization , they appointed
a committee on arrangements , to confer with
a like committee from the organization , as
follows : Mesdames J. E. Kennedy , J. P.
Laudoman , O. F. Boenwell , E. A. GUI and
M. E. Phelps. Mrs. L. V. Styles and Miss
Myrtle Crouch were appointed a committee
on program.
Woodmen' * Picnic nt Poncn.
PONCA , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) Ponca
Is putting forth Its best efforts to entertain
the Northwestern Nebraska Log Rolling as
sociation of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica , to be held here August 31. Thla annual
picnic promises to eclipse all former picnics
of this order. The local camp here Is put
ting forth every endeavor to make the day's
entertainment for the visiting Woodmen a
grand affair. The principal speaknr from
abroad will bo Hon. A. R. Talbot. Bryan's
partner , of Lincoln , one of the most gifted
orators of the west. Hon. J. J. McCarlty
of Ponca will also address the vast host. A
program of sports Is being arranged.
Prize Flower Pnrnde nt ll
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
One of the main features of the street fair ,
which will be held In Hastings September
18 to 23 , will be the flower parade. Al
ready nearly 100 carriages have been se
cured and every day the list grows larger.
The flower committee has been clven $300
for prlzo money. The prizes -will be
awarded as follows : First best decorated
double carriage , $100 diamond ring ; second
best decorated double carriage , $75 diamond
ring ; first best decorated single carriage ,
S75 diamond ring ; second best decorated
single carriage , $50 diamond ring.
on Fremont Chnrclieg.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
Work has commenced on extensive repairs
to the Methodist church. An addition 22x30
will bo built on the north end , new siding
put on the building and the entire structure
remodeled. The Interior will also be dec
orated. The cost of the repairs will be
$6,000 , all of which has been subecrlbcd.
Repairs on the Congregational church , ex
cept new heating apparatus , have been com
pleted and the building Is now one of the
best and most tastefully arranged church
buildings In the state.
NebrnNkn City Gnu Plnnt Sold.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
R. A. Dlttman , manager of the Nebraska
City Gas company , received word today that
the plant has been sold to W. S , Black of
Now York. The plant will be remodeled
and extensive Improvements made. The new
owner made a flattering offer to Mr. Dltt-
mar to assume charge of the business , but
he has not yet accepted , having recently ten
dered his resignation with a view of removIng -
> Ing to Omaha and engaging In business
there.
Ileimlnn of llllnoln Vetcrnit * ,
FRIEND , Nob. , Aug. 1 , ( Special ) The
members of the Thirty-fourth Illinois vet
eran volunteers have arranged to hold a re
union at the Nebraska building. Greater
America Exposition grounds , on the mornIng -
Ing of August 15 , Arrangements have been
made that members In Illinois , Iowa , Ne
braska and Kansas will be present , and have
a good visit. U Is hoped that every mem
ber will bo present.
Court Iloime llninl * Sell nt u Premium.
AUBURN. Nob. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) The
$40,000 court bouse bonds were sold today
and , to the surprise of everyone , the First
National bank went $700 better , taking the
bonds at $43,200 , These bonds draw only
4'-i per cent Interest and are payable In one ,
tno , three , four and five > cars.
I.one ! TITO of Kin KiiiK < * r * .
STANTON , Neb. . Aug. 1. ( Special. )
Godfrey Lund , a blacksmith at this place ,
bad two fingers of hU left hand cut off by
A circular saw thli afternoon. The saw was
one used for ripping purposes In tbo wagon
repairing department of his shop and was
operated by ( team.
RAINS REFRESH THE CROPS
Encouraging Report by tha Weekly Bulletin
of the State Weather Bureau.
AN ENORMOUS YIELD OF SMALL GRAINS
I.ntc IVct Wvnthcr Cnnic Jiint In Time
to .Make u CerlnlnO of n
Circa t Yield of Corn lit
LINCOLN , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) The last
week has been cool , with heavy showers In
southern counties. The average daily do-
I flclcncy In temperature has varied from 2
' degrees In the eastern part of the state to
5 degrees In the western part. The maxi
mum temperatures for Tuesday , generally
the hottest day of the week , were above
90 degrees and generally between 94 and
98 degrees , bJt at a few stations exceeded
100 degrees.
The rainfall has been normal or above In
most of the region south of the Platte
river and In n few central counties north
of that river. In the southern counties it
ranged from one to four Inches and over
a considerable area exceeded two Inches.
In the northern counties little or no rain
fell.
fell.The first days of the week were dry and
hot , very favorable for the advancement of
harvesting , haying and threshing , but un
favorable for the growth of corn. Har
vesting of small grain Is about completed
n central and southern counties and thresh
ing has commenced. The yield of wheat Is
generally better than expected. Oats are
yielding well In the eastern counties. Ap
ples promise a short crop
The dry weather the first of the week
caused some Injury to corn In many places
The showers of the last four days of the
week relieved the drought conditions In
nearly all parts of the state. The damage
to the corn from drought has been slight ,
but more rain is needed now In northern
counties and In a portion of the central
counties for the best growth.
G. A. LOVELAND ,
Section Director.
AVI.Ml A > D UAIX AT CltniOHTO.V
Qnlte n I.lttle IIIIIIIIIRP to Corn nuil
Viiciit Small Crnlii.
CREIOHTON , Neb. , Aug 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) There was a heavy wind and rain
storm visited this section from the northwest
last night Ono and n half Inches of water fell
according to the government weather gauge.
The wind did quite a little damage to corn
and uncut small grain. These are all la'd '
almost Hat on the ground. Some wind mills
and small out buildings were blown 1own
In the vicinity of Crclghton , and a small
barn belonging to Mrs. Dell Dary. In the
southeast part of town , was blown from Its
foundation , crushing one wheel and breaking
the shaft of her new buggy This was the
first rain wo have had since the first of
July and was badly needed.
LEIGH , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) A heavy
gale of wind passed over this place about 2
o'clock this morning , doing quite a llttlo
damage to small buildings and orchards. The
dwelling house of Alfred Moore was moved
about two feet on the foundation and several
smaller buildings overturned , chimneys
blown down and shade trees twisted and
broken. Orchards In this vicinity were badly-
damaged , the trees being broken and from
one-half to two-thirds of the fruit shaken off.
People who saw the cloud approaching re
treated hastily to cellars and storm caves ,
thinking that a cyclone was coming. No
serious damage has jet been reported. The
storm Is reported to have been much more
severe north and west of here.
RUSHVILLE , Neb , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) A
severe thunder storm passed over Rushvlllo
this evening. Hailstones fell as large * as
hen's eggs and one was picked up that meas
ured four Inches In circumference. Much
damage was doae to the crops In patches ,
and claims for damage are coming In. A
horse was killed by lightning on the Nlobrara
river south of Rusbvllle during the storm.
DEOATUR , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) The
drouth In this section of the country was
broken last night by a bountiful rain. Har
vesting will be delayed a few ( days , but
farmers are Jubilant over the corn prospect.
Small grain Is excellent and the corn crop
Is now Insured.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special )
Rain fell here In torrents last night and our
corn crop Is nowassured. .
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
Another very heavy rain visited this sec
tion last night. It will retard the harvesting
of oats somewhat , and is liable to hurt
grain imperfectly shocked , but its effect op
corn Is splendid. The crop never looked bet
ter , IsIn magnificent shape throughout the
entire county and farmers are. confidently
counting on an average yield of sixty bushels
to the acre.
PONCA , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special ) It
rained heavily nearly all of last night In
this countj' , which assures the corn crop
as far as moisture Is concerned , should we
not get any moro rain this season. Tha
small grain Is about all harvested.
\WMonn Avibh 110 ITS IIIPROUD. .
Reunion of SnnOitt extern NclirniKn
Veteran * ' Aoelntlon AiiKiint1. .
WYMORC , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. ) The
various committees are hard at vvor * get
ting things in readiness for the annual re
union of the Southeastern Nebraska Veter
ans' association , which will bo held nt
Horseshoe park , In this city , for six days ,
beginning August 21. The railroads have
made a rate of one fare for the round trip
and thousands of people are expec'ed. Let
ters have been received from many parts
of Kansas , Missouri and Nebraska and thu
writers say they nro coming In a body. Ono
post from St. Joseph has 'mgar-d tenM for
100 ; the Mound City ( Mo. ) post asks for
tents for eighty and dozens of other like
requests nro being received every day. The
reunion Is expected to bo the biggest thing
over attempted by the people of Wymore.
More than $1,500 worth of concessions have
already been sold. There will be several
good bands hero and the town will bo
turned over to the visitors.
IIiiNtlnurH Votex niectrln l.lKlit Iloml * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special Tere-
gram. ) At the special election held today
for the purpose of voting $20,000 bonds to
enable the city to own and operate Its own
electric light plant , there were 326 votes cast
favoring It and 136 agalnat the proposition.
This settles the light question In Hastings ,
far this Is the second time that bonds have
been voted for this purpose , and the people
will Insist upon having the city properly
Illuminated as goon aa possible.
Annual Tent-hern' Iiixtlttiie ,
TRENTON , Neb , AUK. 1 ( Special )
The annual teachers' Institute convened
here thU morning for a three weeks' ses
sion. iA good representation Is present from
Culbertson , Stratton and Palisade. The
county superintendent Is aided by Prof. A.
B Stephens of Holdrego , Neb. Mr. Ste
phens was hero last year and his work was
wefl liked This seEPlon bids fair to be a
successful one. The reception was given yes
terday evening.
Verdlet of Coroner'n Jury ,
WAHOO , Neb. , Aug. 1 , ( Special , ) The
\erdlct of the coroner's Jury In the case of
Anton Bastar , In sesslcn In this city yester
day afternoon , was that he came to his
death by hU own hand while temporarily
Insane. The funeral will be from the resi
dence tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m. , and
burial at Sunrise cemetery.
Ovforil-lleut or ( "It ) Stnr Itoule.
OXFORD , Neb , Aug , 1 ( Special ) A
star mall route Is to be established between
this r > lace and Beaver City , September 17.
Beaver Citj- has railway facilities , but con
nections with the main line are bad When
the proposed route gets In operation Its
citizens will bo able to get their dally pa
pers on the day of Issue.
lloily Coulil Not lie Identified.
TABLi : ROCK. Neb. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
The coroner's Inquest over the remains of
the man found In the depot yard yesterday
morning , threw no light on the Identity of
the deceased. The body -was horribly mut
ilated , hardly n sound bone being left In It.
He wan 20 or 25 years old , about 5 feet 10
leches tall , weighed about 175 pounds and
did not have the general appearance of a
typical tramp. The remains were burled In
the cemetery here at S 30 o'clock , services
being conducted by the pastor of the Pres
byterian church Before burial the body
was put In as good condition as possible and
photographed
HAIL STORM NEAR DESMET
Crop * on UO.OOO hontli DaUotn Acre *
Totnll } DrMro } o l Another Unit
Storm In Minnesota.
DESMITT , S. D , Aug. 1. A terrific hall
storm passed over this section last night ,
totally destroying the crops on 20,000 acres
of land and severely damaging those on
several thousand acres more But llttlo
grain In the path of the storm had be n
cut. The full extent of the damage Is not
yet ascertained A similar storm Is re
ported from the vicinity of Daw son City ,
Minn. , which did considerable damage to
grain. Severn ! farmers arc reported to have
lost their entire crops by hall.
Aberdeen > otr Note * ,
ABGRDEEN , S. D. . Aug. 1 ( Special )
The work of laying the new water mains on
Kllno street his begun. The old mains
were found to bo In very bad shape. Sev
eral blocks of cement sidewalk have been
complete * ! on this street and It Is the Inten
tion to hnvo the entire street laid with
cement walks before cold weather.
The work of excavating for the new
school building Is well under way. The
building Is to be completed by October 1.
Several county superintendents and
others left hero Monday morning to Join th
excursion to the Hot Springs which leaves
Sioux City today by special train. Quite n
number of the party arc Interested In min
ing property In the Cleopatra group and
have gone to Inspect the mines.
Cattle buyers are already In the field
making contracts for fall delivery. They
seem anxious to get stock and are offering
good prices. Cattle have made a flno
growth this season , and will be In prime
condition when the time conies to put tem
on the market. It Is safe to say that these
I who have become Interested In stock this
, year will bo well pleased with their tnvest-
i ment.
Five ( in * eminent Artelnn Well * .
rOUT ME\Db. S I. , Aug 1 ( Special.- )
There Is general re ; < 'emg at this fort over
tlic strlKu.g of water iu the government ar
tesian well At n depth of only 321 feet
from the surface a flow was encountered In
the slate and sandstone formations suffi
ciently strong to throw the water ten feet
above the pipe at thesurface. . A table of
the material passed through is as follows :
Hard loam , 18 fe-et ; limestone and gravel , 7
feet ; sandstone , 75 feet ; blue shale , 25 feet ;
sandstone , 28 feet ; blue- shale , 32 fe t ;
muddy sandstone , 15 feet ; blue shale , S8
feet , slate and sandstone. In which the flow-
was found , 33 feet
MUehell Will Welcome Preil Tolilii.
MITCHELL , S. D. , Aug. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tomorrow evening citizens of
Mitchell will do honor to a re-turned soldier
from the Philippines , Fred Tobln , who en
listed In Company B , South Dakota regi
ment. He arrived home yesterday and to
day arrangements were made for extending
him a public welcome In iwhlch the whole
town AV111 Join , In the Exposition building.
Ho was Bounded In th6"tibck and lungs Feb
ruary 22 at the battle of Manila and was
returned on the Indiana among the sick and
wounded , and Is now In fairly gcoj health.
Sonth Dakota Olllclal Printing.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Three bids were presented to the
secretary of state this afternoon for printIng -
Ing official reports , being John Langstaff ,
Pierre , and Charles R. Bruce of Elk Point.
Langstaft's bid of 19 cents per thousand
on composition took the contract.
Sm > th Pile * nil Objection.
LINCOLN , Neb. . July 31. To the Editor
of The Bee Under the caption , "A Marked
Contrast , " an editorial appeared In Friday's
night Issue of The Bee , In which occurred
the following with respect to the Insurance
anti-compact law of this state and the ac
tion of the attorney general in connection
therewith
"While there was a great deal of bluster
about the enforcement of the law- that pro
hibits fire insurance combines when it was
enacted no attempt has yet been made by
the attorney general to have It enforce !
or oven to test Its constitutionality. In
fact there has been no attempt on the part
of the underwriters to cover up the work
of the prohibited compact.
"In Missouri , however , where they have
an nttornny general who doe not play fast-
nnd-loose In dealing with trusts and law
less combines , the insurance combine las
been compelled to dissolve. "
This Is ns near the truth ns The Bco
usually gets when discussing the attorney
general of Nebraska or his work. The fact
is , as you could easily have ascertained from
your own columns or from the flies o the
clerk of the United States circuit court tor
Nebraska , whose office Is In the city of
Omaha , that on the 8th day of January , 1808 ,
a large number of Insurance companies ,
practically air of the foreign companies
doing business In this state , united In an
action In the United States circuit court ,
entitled The Niagara Fire Insurance Com
pany , et al , against John r. Cornell , Audi
tor , Constantine J. Smyth , Attorney General ,
ct al , Docket T , No. 115 , to prohibit the
attorney general , the county attorney of
Douglas county , and the auditor from In
stituting any suit or taking any steps what
ever to enforce against the Insurance com
panies the anti-compact law referred to In
your editorial. At the tlmo the suit was
comcnced the court issued a restraining order
in compliance with the prayer of the bill ,
and that restraining order is stllF In force.
The application for a temporary Injunction
was set down for bearing shortly thereafter ,
and In due time was fully argued on both
sides. Nearly three days were taken in
the oral argument at the bar and subse
quently elaborate briefs were filed , The
chief contention of Mr. Woohvorth , who
represented the Insurance companies , was
that tbo law was unconstitutional1 , and for
the purpose of deciding that contention the
case is now In tbo hands of the United
States circuit court , Any move on ray part
to enforce tlio law- would be a violation of
the restraining order granted , and yet I am
condemned by your paper for not doing that
which the court prohibits me from doing.
This condemnation , however , Is as Just as
many others which have emanated from The
Bee recently with reference to me and my
official conduct , and hence , perhaps I should
not complain , but I do object to the citizens
of the state being mislead concerning the
actions of one of their public officials , and
therefore request that you give this com
munication place In the columns of your
paper. C. J. SMYTH.
KitNtem ( iralii Ante * Ailtanceil.
CHICAGO , Aug. 1. According to the
agreement entered Into by the railway presi
dents July 10 , rates on grain and provisions
from Chicago to the east were materially
advxanced today. The advances were as fol.
lowsOn corn for domestic use from 11 cents
to 15 cents per 100 pounds ; all grain and
grain products except domestic corn , from
13 cents to 17 cents , on export corn and
wheat from 9H cents to 11 cents , and on
export oats from 11V6 cents to 13 cents ,
Commercial CuntTre * * ( J ( > f to Huniton
WICHITA , Kan. , Aug. 1. E , B. Moses ,
chairman of the executive committee of the
Transmlesleslppl Commercial congress , and
Secretary Thomas Richardson of Houston ,
Tex. , met here today with the local officer *
of the congress and It was decided to hold
the next session of the congress la Hous
ton , Tex. , on April 17 to 21 , 1900 ,
ALGER GIVES UP PORTFOLIO !
New Secretary of War Sworn In and
Predecessor Siys Goodbye ,
ATTACHES WELCOME THEIR NEW CHIEF
Secretary Hoot Perform * > < > Ofllclnl
Act * DurltiK the liny to At old
An ) I'o * ll > lc
Complication * ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. i. Eiihu noot took
the oath of office as secretary of war at
10 45 today. The ceremony occurred In
the large olflcc of the secretary of war In
the presence of Secretaries Gage and Hitch
cock , Assistant Secretary Mclklejohn , a
Inrge number of army officers In uniform
aod other employes and ofllclali. The oath
WHB administered b ) Judge Cole of the
supreme court of the District of Columbia.
Secretary Alger arrived at the War de
partment at 10 40 , accompanied by Mr. Hoot ,
for whom he had called In his carriage.
They went Immediately to the secretary's
private office , where were Secretaries ( Sago
and Hitchcock , and were soon Jclned b ) Ad
jutant General Corbln and Major Hopkins ,
the latter being the military secretary of
Secretary Algcr. A moment later Assist
ant Secretary Melklejohn and Judge Cole
( Qtored the room and the Judge was for
mally presented to the new secretary. The
commission , bearing date today , was In pos
session of Adjutant General Corbln.
By this time all of the army officers on j
duty in the department had gathered in i
the main office and Mr. Root and Secretary ,
Alger .itid other members of the purty en
tered the room. j
It was 10-45 when Mr , Hoot etod up and
took the oath of office. Judge Cole then
addressed him as "Mr. Secretary" and shook
hands and congratulated him. General
Alger then advanced and shook hands most
cordially and said with evident feeling :
"With all my heart I congratulate you i
and the administration. You will find
around you hero men who will help In thi-j
arduous duties of jour position. May God
bless you and give you strength. "
Secretary Gage then stepped forward and
congratulated Secretary Hoot. He was fol
lowed by Secretary Hitchcock , Assistant
Secretary Melklejohn , General Corbln and
Chief Clerk Schoflcld.
General Algcr picked up the commission ,
signed by the president and attested by the '
secretary of state , appointing Mr. Hoot sec
retary of war.
Plnln Mr. Alprcr Now.
"Hero Is jour commission , " he said , with
a smile , handing It to Mr. Root , "In which
you lose your Identity and become Mr. Sec
retary. I go back to become a sovereign
citizen of the United States and become Mr.
Alger. "
"I sincerely wish It were the the other
way , " said Mr. Root , as ho accepted' the
parchment.
Then the officers were presented to Secre
tary Hoot by Victor L. Mason , the con-
fldentlaf secretary of the secretary of war.
As soon as they were introduced they passed
on and shook hands with General Alger.
Nearly all stopped to express their regrets
upon his retirement and wish him success in
the future. They also thanked him for his
consideration and many acts of kindness and
uniform courtesy during the time they had
been associated with him.
General Miles appeared with his staff In
the full dress uniform of the major general
commanding the army. He stopped to talk
with Secretary Root for some time , longer
than any of the others
Follow liig the presentation of the officers ,
the civilian officials and clerks of the de
partment came In and shook hands with Sec
retary Root and said farewell to General Al
ger.
Secretay Gage before leaving the room
went up to General Alger , shook him cordi
ally by the hand , bidding him goodbye.
General Alger left at 12:45 : o'clock today
for his home In Detroit.
The last official act of Secretary Alger waste
to sign a requisition for the allotment of
$20,000 for transports. Secretary Alger In
tended that his last act should bo signing
the order directing Major Charles Bird , as
sistant quartermaster , to accompany the
transport Thomas to Manila when It was
ready. He signed such an order , but the
ether business vr s presented a few moments
later.
Secretory Root did not perform any official
business today. As General Alger Is secre
tary and draws the salary for today. It was
thought best to avoid any legal complications
by having the business of the department
performed by Mr. Melklejohn as acting sec
retary.
STATEMENT OP THD PUIIMO DCI1T.
Increase I * Shown for the Month of
Over rite Million Dollnra.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The monthly
statement of the public debt Issued nt the
treasury today shows that at the close of
business July 31 , 1899 , the debt , lese cash
in the treasury , amounted to $1,161,583,071 ,
an Increase for the month of $5,267,130.
The debt Is recapitulated as followsIn
terest-bearing debt , $1,046,048,770 ; debt on
which Interest baa ceased since maturity ,
$1,215,740 ; debt bearing no Interest , $ ' ! S1)- )
107,328 ; total , $1,436,431.838. This amount ,
however , does not Include $551,414,303 In
certificates and treasury notes outstanding ,
which are offset by an equal amount of cash
In the treasury.
The cash In the treasury Is clarified no
follows : Gold , $277,848,322 ; silver , $507-
709,673 ; paper , $45,544,697 ; bonds , deposits
In national bank depositories , disbursing
officers' balances , etc. , $78.040,117 , making
a .total of $909,012,810 , against which there
are demand liabilities outstanding amountIng -
Ing to $634,168,643 , leaving a net cash bal
ance on hand of $274,844,167.
HAT1ICH MOIIU SimiOl'S ' ASPECT.
Five of Italian * Lynched In I.oulNlnim
Were CltlzeiiB of Italy.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The Interna
tional phase of the Italian lynchlngs In
Louisiana baa assumed a rather more seri
ous aspect as a , result of several official re
ports received here. These show that the
Italian officials on the scene bcllevo that
four out of the five men lynched were
Italian citizens. While the reports are not
final the Italian authorities have no doubt
that they will be borne out by the Inquiries
now In progress.
benntor llevcrlilRe AH
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The State de
partment has succeeded in locating Senator
Beverldee of Indiana , over whose where
abouts some anxiety was felt by his friends
A cablegram to Consul Harris at Nagasaki
elicited the following reply , received this
mornlnc. "Beverldse all right. " The sen
ator wa < A passenger on the steamship Em
press of India and was delayed In quaran
tine at Nagasaki
RECEIPTS"AND EXPENDITURES
Month ! ) Stnlrment Imnnl by the t' .
S. ( internment i ; | tene
Are Drprcnslnit.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 The monthly
statement of the government receipts aiU
expenditures show that the total receipts
during July were $4 .054,258 , a * against
$ < 3.S 7,10 $ for July , 1S9S. The expenditures
during last month were $56.561,090 , ns
against $74.263,475 for July , ISIS.
The receipts last month from customs
were $1(5971.454 ( , Internal revenue , J2S.322-
574. miscellaneous , $2,760,229. This Is an
Increase as compared with July , 19S , of
about $1,800.000 from customs , $2,200,001
from Internal revenue and about $254,000
from mUcellnncout sources. The expendi
tures -n account of the War department last
month were $19.291,050 ; same fnr July , 1S9S. ,
$31 774,113 , navy. $5,090,245 ; same for July , ,
1S9 < ! . $8,514.279. j
The annual preliminary report of the com
missioner of Internal revenue for the fiscal
jrar ended Juno 30 , 1899 , shows that the
receipts from all sources of Internal reve
nue for the year aggregated $273.4S4,5S2 ,
which amount Included $274.953 tax on
money orders turned over b > the postmaster
general to the collector for the district of
Maryland and for which no expense for col
lection was Incurred , making an Increase
of $102,17.763 over the receipts for the fiscal
year ended June 30 , 1SOS.
The monthly statement of the comptroller
of the currency shows that nt the close of
business July 31 , 1899 , the total circulation
cf national bank notes waa $241.511,578 , an
Increase for the month o ! $273,192 , and nn
Increase for the year of $18,845,008. The
circulation based on United States bonds
amounted to $205,678,634 , nn Increase foi
the month of $504,210 and nn Increase for
the year of $10.075,619 The circulation se
cured by lawful money aggregated $35,773-
57-J , n decrease for the month of $224SJ3
and nn Increase for the jear of $4,769,389
The amount of United States registered
bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes
was $230.464,110 , and to secure public de
posits $69,849,940.
lUKI.AM ) PUMs I.V WAhlll.NOTON.
Arehlitshop Vl-ill Catholic InnUtu-
tloii * oil IIIVnj to St. Paul.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. Archbishop Ire
land arrived In Washington todaj- , where
ho will remain a day or two before going
to St. Paul Thejarchbishop will call at the
Catholic legation and Catholic university
here. Catholic affairs In Cuba and Porto
Rico , he sajs , are now under the direction
of Archbishop Chappelle , who reports di
rectly to Rome. Tuture events may bring
them under control of the American church ,
but at present Cuba , where the larger In
terests of the church lie , will be consid
ered as a separate district.
All Quiet ill Vcnorilcla.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. Official advices
received today from Venezuela are to the
effect that the country Is entirely quiet.
This offsets recent unofficial reports that
serious outbreaks had occurred In the Andes
country and the people of that section were
coming down in force from the mountains
for an attack on Maracalbo , one of the chief
cities of Venezuela.
Hurt In a Mine Illast.
ROCK SPRINGS , Wyo. , Aug. 1. ( Spe
cial. ) Thomas Potter of this place was In
jured. It Is feared fatally , by the premature -
turo explosion of a blast ho wae preparing
while working on the line of the new-
cut-off railroad near Piedmont. Potter was
rimming a shell for -a shot when It ex
ploded , the concussion exploding n keg of
powder standing close by. Potter was badly
burned and an Iron wedge was driven
through his light leg. He was hauled by
wagon twelve miles and then brought by-
train here , where he was placed In the gen
eral hospital.
Prlee * on Panii Implement ! ) .
CHICAGO , Aug. 1. Members of the North
western Plow- and Implement association met
today to consider a raise In prices. It was
agreed that an Increase would have to bo
made because of the prices demanded for
raw material. It was decided to postpone
definite action until September 25.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair anil Continued IIlRh Tempera
ture In 1'ronilneil for Wednes
day and TlmrNilny.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday :
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair aod con
tinued high temperature Wednesday and
Thursday ; variable winds.
For .Missouri Continued high tempera
ture Thursday , with fair weather preceded
by thunder storms In northern portions
Wednesday ; fair to brisk southerly winds ,
For South Dakota and Wyoming Fair
Wednesday and Thursday , -with high tern-
pdVature ; variable winds.
For Kansas Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day ; continued high temperature ; southerly
winds.
Itocnl Heeord.
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHHR .
OMAHA , Aug. 1. Omaha , record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years :
! SfiO. 1BU US7. ISO'S '
Maximum temper.ituro . .90 73 91 79
Minimum temperature . . . G9 53 75 fil
Average temperature . . . . SO 65 < > l 7J
Precipitation 00 .00 T .12
Record of tempeinture and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1899-
Normal for the day 7C
Excess for the day 4
Accumul-Ued deficiency since March 1. IS5
Normal rainfall for the day 12 inch
Deficiency for the day 12 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 U.32 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 5.22 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S9S . 1.Winches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1&97 . , 6.SO Inches
Itciior < H from Station * lit 8 p , in.
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WKLSII.
Local Forecast Official ,
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. "
Bottled at and imported from the
Apollinaris Spring , Rhenish Prussia ,
charged only with its own natural gas.
Annual Sales : 23,000,000 Bottles.
From falling , clear the scalp
and hair of crusts and scales ,
allay itching and irritation ,
and destroy hair caters by
warm shampoos with
the most effective skin and
scalp purifying and beauti
fying soap in the world as
well as purest and sweetest
for toilet , bath and tnurscry.
For ( Inlf EtvUbl 'i6nt rash ,
Irritations. chnll.iKs , undue or offviihUo
perspiration nnd othi > r d.uiativo usis ,
nothintr so coollnt ? , ( nothing' purify i\\g \
nnd refreshing an u b-ith with Cl'Tl-
CUHA SOAP For the Hnndi , sonic
them on letirlnff In hot lather of Cl'Tl-
Cl'IlA SOAP , dry. nnd nnolnt freely
with CUTICUIIA O1NTMUNT Wear
old Rloves with linger tips > .ut off dur
ing the nlKht
rW" nli > throuchnnt ih wcrl.I. Vilr * . J 1'TI-
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/ Treats all nil-
\ month of the feet ,
both on ladles' and
pentlnmen Ladles'
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To Weak Men
Anil Women Ur. Ileiiiiett'N Hlootrlu
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To weak and debilitated men and women
I offer a free book If they will only vwito
for It It will tell you just why drugo will
not euro and why Hlcotrloity Is now the
greatest remedial agent known to modern
science. I could Klvo drugs 1C I wanted to
and make a sreat deal of money by doing
oo It docs not cost n cent to write u pre
scription , but I could not give you druir
treatment and be honem , for I Know drugs
will not cure they only temporarily stimu
late I am the Inventor of
DR. BENNETT'S fcUICTRIC BELT
Which Is cndor.d by phynlelnnB and rec
ommended by thousands of cured patients.
I worked so long on thin belt to perfect 1C
and studied It so patten ly- that I know ox-
iictly what it will do.
If my Belt will not
cure you I will
( lankly toll you so.
) 1 do not want a dis
satisfied patient , nor
am I tfolnt ? to hnva
one It my treatment
will not euro you i
am going to say so.
Do you know thcra
are more iliutf
wrecks than alco
holic wrecks In thl4
country' ' It li a fa. t ,
Don't drug your lf
to death The mcdU
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ly henrfU one man
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UlectricI y a 1 o n o
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It is the Vital ami
Nerve Torco of ev
ery man arid wamint
-It Is Ilfo itself.
Wlion there IH a lack ;
of Electricity in the
Hystfin you are sick.
. . , My Hell Is to supply
this Ian Electricity The only tiouhla
heretofore with electric beltH and batteries
vva that the current did not rwnetrata
the ny-atctn , but waa retained upon the fur-
face , which cauBtd frightful burns and blls-
tcrn I have done , nway with ajl that My
B It has Heft , silken , chamolh-covfred
iponge electrodes that render thin burnlni ?
auJ blistering a phy-loal Impossibility Qnd
allow H the entire current to penetrate the
system tm It ihould Thiitlectrod s on my
Oelt cost more to manufacture than the
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o ntp. No other belt can be renewPU for
any price and when worn out Is wortMcen.
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