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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , FEBKTARY 15 , 1,900. 8 FINANCES OF THE COUNTIES ] All Connty Treasurers HITS Mide Their j Reports to State Auditor. STATE MONEY COLLECTED FOR T/X.S DotiKlnn Count- nt the llend of Ihe Lilt with Ill , ! IM.i7 : , with l.nncnn- ter County Second The. for It. LINCOLN , Feb. II. ( Special. ) All the county trensurcrn of Nebraska have re- I.ortcd to the stale auditor concernIng - Ing the amount of utate money eollcctcd as tuxes and turned Into the treasury during the year IS&'J. Douglas county heads the list , being credited with depositing HC4.b9l.37 with the state treasurer. The Individual re- imrts show how the money was apportioned and from what sources It won derived. For compiling these reports the county treasurer of , Iougln county was allowed a fee of $2,991.32 , the treasurer of Lancaster received i $ lSOr .32 and the treasurer of Hooker county | for the Bamo work was paid $17.42. The treasurers of other t-ountlcs received similar fees In proportion to the amount turned Into the treasury. The following summary nhows Inn amount paid by each county : Adams J 23.M9.filiJohMHon . . . 19.123.78 Antclopo , . 22.375.0 * Kearney . . . 19.7H.52 i'.KKi.M Kultll T72iUO j i I Anti-Saloon I.PIIKIIC. The flrnt annual convention of the Ne braska Anil-Saloon league will be held at the First Baptist church In this city Febru ary 22 and 23. Two sessions will ho held each day , consisting of devotional services and addresses by prominent members. It Is agreed by all the churches nnd societies represented In this society that the saloon as an Instltullon must bo suppresKed ; that all legislation relating to the subject , whether municipal , state or national , should advance toward this end and that all pro visions of law restricting or prohibiting the sale of Intoxlcallng drinks should be slrlclly enforced. In the call Issued for this conven tion It is asserted that : "The time has come In Nebraska for united aggressive work In Imrraony with our convictions. With one spirit of full assurance of coming victory wo Join In calling this Anti-Saloon league convention. " Prof , Barliour of the State university has , In ha | possession , a letter wrltlen " by King . ( Jharles I of England In 1644. Tho"lettcr be longs to Jajncs W. Mitchell of Wilbur nnd is considered a very valuable relic. The paper bears the watermarks of the royal paper makers and IB of excellent quality and al most natural In color. The handwriting Is bold and almost as legible as printed mat ter. Librarian Barrett of the Stale Hlslorlcal poclcly Is making an effort to secure the let ter as a loan for the museum. . The Stale unlversily basket ball team will meet'1 the Omaha Young Men's Christian as sociation team In .Omaha . on the evening of AVaf/hlngton's / birthday. In a game played herd last -week the Omaha team was defeated by a score of 13 to 24. There Is a constant demand from the gov ernment for trained o.lvll ongineera from the Statq university. This demand has been so great that several undergraduate students have left the unlverslly lo accept positions I in the field. Fred B Ryon " . "ft recently for Havana , Cuba , to fill a poslllon In the gov ernment corps of engineers. Several other students left last week for the Philippine Islands. * liulterinnUcrH to Mppt , Nearly 1,000 tubs of butler have been received coived tn tills city for exhibition at the an nual convention of the National Creamery Buttormakors' association. Several thou sand dollars In prizes have been offered for the best productions In the creamery line and Messrs. W. H. Healey of .Vow York , C. H. Pierce of Boston and R. T. Davis of New .York , comprising the board of Judges , are already at work arranging for the prize contests. In which nearly every state in the union will be represented. Exercises preliminary lo the annual char ter day of the State university were held In 1 the university chapel tonight under the auspices of the Sigma XI scientific fraternity. The program consisted of an annual address by Dean S. W. Wllllston of the Kansas Uni versity School of Medicine on the stibje-t , "Sigma XI and Its Place In American Unl- ycrflltletf. " [ Thursday will be a' holiday at the unlvcr- nlty. In tbo afternoon all departments will bo thrown open to Ihe Inspect ion of the pub- ! He. j hut no class work will be dope during Genuine K : S Little Liver Pills. Must Boor Signature of Pic-Slmll * Wrapper Below. T r/ nail ' FOR HUSACIIE. CARTER'S FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS , FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIM. FOR THE COMPLEXION poroir T the day. The program will conflut of Phi Iloif. Kappa Initiation and annual address by the president In the parlors of the Uni versity School of Music and a meeting of the Hoard of Regents In the morning ; review and Inspection of the University Cadet bat talion by the governor and staff , drill by the Perching Hides and the nnnual Indoor athletic contest In the Grant Memorial hall In the afternoon ; charier day exercises and midwinter commencement at the Oliver the ater In the evening. The university authori ties are proud of the fact that they have secured Allen R. Henton. Nebraska's first chancellor , to deliver the charter day ad dress. His flubject will be "Facing the Twentieth Century. " CHANGE OF VENUE GRANTED .Indue .Siilllvnn Allotm I'rnnU L , Dlnn- niore to Ho Tried In Iliov- noti I'onntr. KKMINI3Y , Neb. , Feb. H. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Judge Homer Sullivan this morning refused application for continuance , but granted a change of venue for Frank L. Dlnsmore , the alleged murderer of Mrs. ninsmoro and Fred Ijiuc , from Buffalo to Dawson county on the grounds that the prejudice against him In this county Is of such a nature thai ho could not get a fair trial. Court convenes In Dawson county March 6. CLAUIC is iioi'xn ovr.u. rcllmlnnrjIlcnrtnpr nt Tiny Center' ' Drmvn n LIITKC C'roml. CLAY CENTER. Neb. , Feb. U. ( Special Telegram. ) Theodore Clark of Harvard , who Is charged Jointly with Vlret Hawkins with an attempt to bold up and kill two men on the road near Harvard the night of February 6. had bin preliminary trial here today before County Judge Palmer and wae bound over to appear In the district court in the amount of ? SOO. Clark failed to give bond and was committed to the county Jail. Although the weather Is-very cold and the roads drifted full of snow , Ihe large court room was crowded with farmers from all around. Considerable excitement exists , especially since Hawkins wa * killed In tryIng - Ing to escape from the wherlff. rome'H Siili'hlc Interest * Kreinont. FRBMONT , Neb. , Feb. 14. 'Special. ) Intcrcot In the Jerome-Pope shooting affair , which occurred hero August S last , was re vived here today by the news In The Dee of Popo's suicide by shooting at his home it Lewis , la. At the time of the trial of Jerome he was In feeble health and was unable to bo present In court to tesllfy In rebuttal. Ho recovered soon after , and though still suffering from nervous prostra tion and at times out of his mind , was able : o be removed to his home. His acquaint ances hero have feared since the time of Iho trial that his mind would become un- liilanced. Joromc has not yet been taken to the penitentiary , but will probably be taken tomorrow. He showed no concern when he learned of his victim's suicide. Mniter In Mllltln. COLUMBUS. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) Governor Poynter and Adjutant General Barry were hero last evening and mustered In the new military company which was recently organized by Major Klllan. The company at prefent consists of fifty-two membere and is composed of the sons of representative business men of the city. After the mustering-.In exercises a grand banquet was tendered the guests and mem bers of the new company at the Meridian hotel. Dr. Evans acted as toaslmasler and addresses were made by J. H. Galley , Judge Sullivan. Senator Gondrlne , Prof. Williams , W. M. Cornelius , C. J. Garlow and others. Mayor Fitrpatrlck made the address of wel come. The new company will bo known as Company K. 1'repnre for Soldier' * Doily. TLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . Fob. 14. ( Special. ) Drs. T. P. and J. S. Livingston have re ceived a telegram from Quartcrmaslcr Long of San Francisco stating lhat Iho body of Ihclr brother , H. Guy Livingston , had been forwarded from there by express Sunday evening- Upon the arrival of the body here Thursday evening It will at once bo taken to the home of his mother , Mrs. Robert R. Livingston. Rev. H. B. Burgess will con duct the funeral services In St. Luke's Episcopal church Friday afternoon. Guy Livingston was a member of Company M , First Nebraska , and while with the Thurston Rifles engaged In Battle at Manila was ehot in the head and died. SoliooI ( lueiitlon. FREMONT , Nob. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The school board held a meeting last night at which the now High school question was discussed at great length and considerable difference of opinion shown. A motion was finally carried to request Parsons & Co. of Des Molnes to submit new plans and spec ification. ; , so as to bring the cost of the building within the limit of $3,000. ! ) On plan which meets with favor from those j desiring a new building is to put It directly back of the Central school , so arranged that It can be connected with that building. Flnil ChHrtcen Knlne. MITCHKLL. S. D. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The Commercial Mutual Fire association of this city Is the first mutual company In South Dakota that has voluntarily placed Itself under Ihe supervision of thn Insurance department of the state. An examination was made at the request of the company on account of the charges which were sent broadcast over the state attacking the hon esty and methods of the company , made by a discharged employe of the association. Tha commissioners stale that the charges were false. Will Convene in Protent. ALLIANCE , Neb. . Feb. 14. ( Special. ) There la to be a mass convention of ttifl people of Grant county at Hyannls Saturday next to take stcpa to prevent the leasing of government laud In Nebraska to stockmen. Should the resolutions parsed in the stock men's convention recently held at Fort Worth , Texas , bo put Into a law It would 1 drive every small atosUman out of Nebraska. The present arrangement of dUpcnlng of the public lands Is quite satisfactory to the people here. Skeleton IK l.'ni-nrtliril. GRETNA. Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) \ rumor vcs current on the streets here ye < - terday that the remains of a dead man had been found while excavating In an old cellar under Merryraan's store. it was found later that a skeleton had heen uu- earthcd. but It was ono thai a Dr. Waters , a former occupant of the premises , h.id dis carded. Some of the wire that had bcou used In making the Joints was atlll Intact. Hoard 11 rnr * I'oiiiiilnlnf , . LINCOLN. Feb. H. ( Special Telegram. ) The State Board of Transportation this aft ernoon began consideration of the case of Robert Wrlgley of Kills , who charges the Rock Island railway with discriminating against farmers In his community In favor of elevator men by not ( supplying a sufficient number of earr for the transportation of farm products. The hearing was continued until tomorrow morning. lleleiriiteii Kill HenlrK'e. BEATRICE , Neb , . Feb. U.-Special ( Tele- gram. ) The executive commltte * of the ! supreme council of the Court of Honor Is ; lu tesslou he-re today. Delegates arc hi > r I from all over the etate and some from ether states , Today'u meeting was of an execu tive nature. The icsilon will be continued tomorrow. Km'ilov .Nr " I'nulor , CREIGHTON , Neb. , Feb. H , tSpr ! al. ) - The members of St , Mark's Episcopal htire j have employed the services of HIsht Rev. E , A Oeborn of Holdrejfe , Neb. , as their pastor ( or the coming year. SNOW BLANKETS NEBRASKA General Storm Through Central and Eastern Port ion i of the State. MOISTURE OF GREAT B-NEFIT TO THE SOIL l.lttlo AVInil mill Smnr Knit * Light mill Bvrn Thermometer Slnjn I'll farmer * 12njov Dent MBr for Vrnm. j The snow storm which began Tuesday ] night Is reported as general throughout the central and eastern portion of Nebraska. The snow Is acceptable to the farmers. Up I Is not heavy enough to do damage or li- : < ' pcdu traffic and the moisture will be Im- j mcnsely beneficial to the BO | | . Sleighing Is cxccllcnl nnd the weather at most points ; j | i Is not severe , while the wind Is light. DC- j I tailed reports follow : i ALLIANCE , Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) It has been snowing all day , but no wind. j The weather Is not cold. This Is the first { snow of the season and the slgnj signify lhat we are lo have plenty of It. BANCROFT. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) SHOW began falling hero yesterday morning. There Is now about six Inches on the level and prospects for as much more. BRAINAJID , Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) Snow bogati to fall here last night , continu ing all nlcht and this morning. The snow Is very light and so far has not affected the running of trains. COLUMBUS. Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) There is five Inches of snow on the Irvel In thlfl county , and It makes the best sleighIng - Ing In five years. So far It has not impeded travel on the railroad lo any extent , but with a strong wind It would drift badly , as it is light. CUEIGHTON. Neb. . Feb. II. ( Special. ) It snowed steadily hero all yesterday. The thermometer registered 6 dcsrece below zero. CULBERTSON , Nob. . Feb. 14. ( Special Telegram. ) A heavy imow fell hero last night and today. Ice men arc busy , as tlili IS their first opportunlly lo put up Ice this winter. EDGAR. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) This place had anothrr big snow storm last night , which makes Ihe second one for Feb ruary. About eight inchea of snow fell. The wheat prcupccta , though already good , 11 Is believed will be greally improved by Ihe snow. FREMONT , Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) About a foot of light snow fell here last night , making the best sleighing seen hero for years. The weather remains cold , the mercury having not been above zero all day today. HARVARD. Neb. . Feb. 14. ( Special. ) Our cold wave continues to stay with us , the mercury last night reaching close to zero , with several Inches additional snow. Some snow Is falling today , accompanied by a cold north wind , with indications of a continued storm. NELSON , Neb. , Fob. 14. ( Special. ) The weather man is doing good service Ibis week. Monday morning about four Inches of snow fell. This began to melt away rapidly until yesterday another cold wave came , and last night two Inches more of snow fell , which is being badly drifted by the high winds. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Spe cial. ) Snow has been falling In this vicinity nearly all day and sleigh bells can be heard on the streets this evening. ST. EDWARD , Neb. . Fob. 14. ( Special. ) Snow to the depth of a foot fell here yes terday and last nlsht. There was no wind and Ihe snow lies just as It fell. It will beef of great benefit lo the. soil. SHELTON , Neb. . Feb. 14. ( Special. ) A line snow commenced falling yeslcrday morning early and conllnucd throughout the day , accompanied1 by n hard wind. Almest a bllr.zard has prevailed this afternoon. Ice men have been busy day and night for sev eral days pant working crews of men and hove about completed filling three large Ice houses. TECUM9EH. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) During last night a , light flurry of snow felt over Johnson county , covering the ground to the depth of four Inches. The winter wheat ! s benefited. TRENTON. Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) A cold wave struck here yesterday , followed by n light snow. The temperature fell rapidly to 5 degrees below zero. WEST POINT , Neb. , Fob. 14. ( Special. ) Snow fell heavily and steadily during all of last night and until noon today , bit * , without any Indication of a blizzard. Tht wind was easterly all the time. About seven Inches of snow has fallen on the level and is evenly distributed. Sleighing Is good. riill : ( > of Srllliiir Mquor. ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) When the case of thfl State against A. D. White for illegal selling of liquors was called In the district court at Albion Wednesday the defendant pleaded guilty as charge * ] and was fined $350 and costs. f > enrvii Mini l.rnvpM for ICunnaH , GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) Last night about Eixty-five neighbors and friends visile : ! Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sorrlck and bade them farewell. Mr. Sorrlck leaves at once for Concordla , Kan. , where ho will engage again In the mercantile trade. Will liivpfitlKnti' Ivlri'tlon. TRENTON. Neb. . Feb. 14. ( Special. ) County Cleik Sttmart has Issued a special notice calling the county commissioners to- Si'iher for a special meeting to Investigate "tho ballot stealing" deals. Oirrn | HCIIINP for l'lnttmont h. PLATTRMOlTTji. Neb. , Fob. II. ( Special. ) Today ( ' . C. and T. E. Parmcle made ar rangements with Fisher & Lawrle of Omaha to draw up the architectural plans for the new Parmcle opera house. Morrliniiillxi' Slock Trnimfprrril , NELSON , Noli. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) I ) . F. Heffncr , who came here from Mlnden about clx months ago to conduct a general merchandise store , has sold his stock to Webb & Minor. "After doctors failed to euro me of pneu mor.la I used One Minute Cough Cure and three bottles of It cured me. It Is also the best remedy un earth for whooping cough. H cured my grandchildren of the worst cj-xco , " writes John Berry , Loganton , Pa. 11 U the only harmless tc.mdy that gives Immediate results. Cures coughs , colds , croup and throat and lung troublee. Moth- trs endorse It. OPENS THE DOORS TO TRADE I'reNlili-nt Si'lniriiiiin Siiyn I'lillliijilucM Aft * the ICey to the : ' Orient. ITHAUA. X. V. , Feb. H. President Jacob G. Schurman of Cornell university , In deliv ering an address before the Business Men's nFeoclatlon of Ithaca , spoke at scsio lengthen i on the Isfues arising out of the Philippine question. Regarding tiio coiuu.r.lal bene fits which the L'ult'-d Stilt * U lo dc-rlvc as a result of the Spni ' . -h-Amerlcan war , ho raid : "The markets of the \\rrll : aie op'n to us and mclvli ; ; our ii-.lucU. The Spau- ih war give us a solui.nn to that question. That war ' .vaa wsl to drive trora Cuba an cifete Fu.opean power , a Fove.-nment of f tyranny. 7r. Irocy of fate hi * folio . - < -d up i cur I.iie v.ar. and. paradoxical thcujh it be , , ' we J.ru novian Asiatic power with ne'.v I ofVs for our j.roductd. 1 "riff urn Lurd facts. " continued Mr. , H IU ! ' . - , nd as sttange as they are . 'l' 're England and Gcrmary kept U4 | frum coirr Mtlon it Is no\\ all our own , ana the lion'rf share Is coming nlth It We al- J lowed Africa to be Bllced up by European I powers. It Ix our national crime. China ; ! has opened the doors to Itfe 400.000.000 ; human i souls for us. Itussln. Trance , C.er- ' many and Kngland were dividing that pre.u t empire as Africa was divided. We mlsht ha\o lost It. Englishmen were In despair. Their trade rights were ridiculed by Kupsia , Germany and France. Hut the United j Stairs alone opened the 'doors of China and ' accomplished one of the greatest achievements - ! ments tn Its history. ! "Our flag Is anchored In the Pacific ; It Is i I floating over the Philippines. Henceforth : ; we are to be on an equal footing In Asia ] | with Russia. Germany , France and Kng- I land. | i "Hut our mission la not alone to make i money ' there , although Providence dropped the I Islands Into our lap. Eight million peo- 1 plii I with Immortal souls have been re- i deemed < from the tyranny of > ages and our j | mission Is to share with them our highest ! American civilization and liberty. They will ' | accept i our flag , our education , and then our , mission i will bo accomplished. U will be their i Mas anil ours , their glory and ours. : j their I prldo and ours , emblem of the Orient In Its highest and noblest form. " I I MICH PICKING FOM LAWYERS l.llluntlon I'nrtilnht'N orlt for HIP ( < lmitn of the PIT IJURO , Pa. , Feb. 11. The announce ment a the papers today that the long- 1 % " . 'led claeh of Ihe steel kings had been | i in. . . . . . precipitated by H. r. Prick filing 111 ? j vldcly heralded suit against Andrew Carne- glo and the Carnegie Steel company , prayIng - Ing for an equitable accounting of the ix- ' chairman's ptnck holdlngn In the giant steel concern , created a sdn'satlon In financial nd manufacturing cln-lcs here , and was the principal topic throughout the city. The ' mil'is regal tied SIB the most Important rver j filed In connection with the uteel business j nnd It is said more money Is nt stake tHn In any legal pro eeJInirs ever brought In i I this counlry In which all the partlrn were simply clllsciiK. Steel manufacturer view Ihe Irouble as a b'tler ' personal struggle for supremacy and are watching each move with Intense Intercut. The legal talent called into action by the ) suit la an array of the giants of the profes sion in this city , with probable luminaries of national repute yet to bo Included. On Mr. FrlckV side are John G. Johnson of Philadelphia , who stands at the head ol the equity lawyers of the city , and perhaps of the state , and who has been engaged In some of the greatest legal batllcs of the country ; David T. Watson of Plttsbtirg. an attorney scarcely less widely known , and whoso prowess In the civil courts of the state have been proved time and again. In cases where vast forlunes were at Blake , and. finally , Willis F. McCook , for years Ihe personal counsellor and intimate friend of Mr. Frick , whoso ability in handling the affairs of big corporations has put htm in the front rank of Ihe Allegheny counly bar. Slrangaly enough. Attorney Watson Is Ihe man who originally drew up Ihe now famous "Ironclad" agreement for Andrew Carnegie and which ho has now been retained to find a ( law In and have declared Invalid. It Is aald that Mr. Watson spent the best part of three months in drafting this Instrument , and when finished declared that It was the strongest paper of the kind bo had ever formulated. As yet lltlle has come to light of the plans made by Andrew Carnegie to defend hia company's intercsls , allhough It is almost certain that Dalzell , Scott and Gordon have been at work for days In the Carnegie defense. Congressman John Dal zell , the senior member of this law firm , Is not in Pittsburg , nnd BO far has attended noiio of the conferences whjch are reported to have recently taken place with Mr. Carnegie's adherenls and represenlalivee in the steel company , .but ho will likely take a band before long. 6jherpromlnent ( lawyers of boih Ihls clly and New York are men- Honed as having bccni 'retained ' by Mr. Carnegie , but Just who will really be op posed to the 1'egaJ array on Mr , Frlck's side cannot certainly bo ascertained until a day or two has passed and answer is made to the bill. Attorney McCook said today that he con- fldenly expected the suit to come to trial before midsummer and probably much ear lier. CnrncR'le in Flnylnjr Rolf. FE.RNANDINA , Fla. . Feb. 14. Mr. Car negie left the hotiBo shortly before noon for a trip up the island. He was accompanied by a few friends. Late In the afternoon he telephoned Colonel Page , the manager of the cstale. Mr. Carnegie was Informed by Colonel nel Page that several newspaper men were desirous of having an expression from him on the Frlck cult , but his reply was : "Say to the correspondents that I am here playIng - Ing golf and that I broke my golf record yesterday. " Killed ! r CoIlniiBp of Hoof. JOLIKT. 111. . Fob. 14. One workliiffman was killed , two badly Injured , nnd several j others slightly hurt today by the collapse of the h 'avy sheet Iron roof covering the cast house of the Illinois Steel company's plant here. Twenty workmen were buried in the debris. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair and Continued Cold for Today nml Friday , Accompanied hy Northerly AVIndi. WASHINGTON , Fob. H. Forecast for Thursday and Friday : For Nebraska , South Dakota and Kansas- Fair and continued cold Thursday and Fri day ; northerly winds. For Iowa Fair Iti northern and western , colder with snow flurries and clearing In southeast portion Thursday ; northeast to north winds ; Friday fair and continued cold. cold.For For Missouri Snow flurries , followed by i clearing , with much colder In southern and eastern portions Thursday ; northerly winds ; Friday fair and colder. locnl lleeord , OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , Feb. H. Omaha record of tem perature and precipitation , compared with the corresponding day of the last three years : 1900. 1S53. UOS. 1S97. ( Maximum temperature. . . . 4 45 3 < i 28 Minimum temperature 3 29 25 19 AvtTuco temperalure 4 37 3D 2J Precipitation 25 .no T V Hecord of temperature and precipitation nt Omaha for this day and since March Nutiiial lernpcralure for day Dellcletiry in lemperaluru for day 20 Tolal PXCCSS since March 1. J&99 ( Jii5 ; Normal rainfall for the day ttl inch Hxcess In rainfall for day 22 inch ' Total rainfall since March 1 , ' 93.2ii.N5 lii < 0u\s Dcfli-lency HlncD Marrh 1. I'M 4.42 Inches I Deilcleiwy 'for cor. period , ISM. . . 1.20 Inchi-.i Ii i Deficiency for ror. period , 1SS7..1U.SOInches i llenort from .Station. , at S p , in. 3 M H STATIONS AND STATE 3 I 2s OF WEATHER , _ . i Omaha , cloudy . I 21 4 "cj i North Plane , partly cloudy . ! 2 4 T . ridlt Lake , cloudy * . i I ssl .id i I hoyemiu. snowing . | J 4 < , 'il ' Kupld I'ltv iloudy . I 6 , 2 | T , Huron , olear . . . . , . ; ; s , , ( > l | wri'btoii , clem- . , u1 ji0 ( i riilcuo. snowing . I 22 | a , ( W St Loult > , oloudy . i 34 ; H | 'I' ISt. P.iul. partly cloudy . | 4 . ( .j ! Unvdiport , snowing . j 12 l-'l , | * , lli'lma. cloudy . . . . . is n. . , w Unties City , cloudy . i 10 , 1S | M Havre , clea'- . ' 16' ' 12 .01 HlHinunk , dear . . . . . . . i V I .1 ) On I vis ton , tlcar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S i .i.j " " . T Indlcnlcti trace of i > rerptallon. ! | LI'CH'H A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official i Al HIP TlicntPi-M TonluM. ! I10VD-"Chlldren of the Ghetto , " S 15. OUPHEL'M Vaudeville , S.1S. DAKOTA I I PUBLIC LAND REPORT , Commissioner ( Eastman of South Dakota ; , Publishes a Statemnnt. i | ' I THAT SECTION IS WEALTHY IN PROPERTY Opportunities ' Offered In the lU | " ' nl of l.niul Whnt ! > Done ivllli the .Money Derived from Thin Mil it roe. DEADWOOD. S. I ) . . , Feb. II. ( Special. ) Commissioner , of School and Public Lands Eastman j Is having published In some of the , Hlaclt Hills papers a statement of the amount of school and public lands In this 'Plate. South Dakota Is said to be the rlrh- j est state In the union In the way of public i lands. j The commissioner states that there arc 1.MS.336 acres of common school lands and J 091.410 acres of endowment lands. The common school lands consist of sections 16 and 36 In caoh township. The endow ment lands arc mostly located In the north ern counties on the east Bide of the Mis souri river and In the lllack Hills counties. These lands are offered for sale each year by the commissioner of school and public lands at public auction at the ofilccs of the county auditors of the respective counties In | the counties designated by the Hoard of School and Public Lands. No bid can be | received for less than the appraised price , nor , In any ease for less than $10 per acre , the \ minimum price fixed by the constitu tion. Terms of payment : One-fourth of pur chase price and Interest at 6 per cent on the i remainder from the date of sale to Jan- u.iry i 1 following In cash , llalanco on pur- chase , price payable In equal Installments , In five , ten and fifteen years. Interest Is payable annually. In advance , at C per cnl on the 1st day of January each year. Full payment can be made at the date of pur chase or at any time thereafter , prior to maturity of contract , by paying Interest for one whole year In advance on the unpaid principal. Contracts arc executed at the late of pin-chase and patents whenever full layment ts made. Contract fee Is $1 ami intent J1.2S , which fees are paid Into the state general fund. Number of Acre * Sold. One hundred and ninety-two thousand one hundred and sixty-four acres of common school land have been Bold at an average of S13.6S per acre , and 661 of normal school ands at $10 per acre. The total permanent school fund derived from sales from 5 per cent United Stales government sales and sales of dead and fallen timber , aggregate $2,66i5,930.93. The money realized from ; he above sources Is apportioned In January ind July In each year to the various coun ties in proportion to population and Is by Iho counllcs Invesled In Improved farm loans and school bonds at 6 per cent In terest. Many of the counties do not call for their apportionment , for the reason that in some of them no applications are filed with the county auditors , because 1 cent additional Is charged by such counties , and .n others because loans cannot be made In excess of one-half of the assessed value of the land and in no case to exceed $ fiOO to any one person. The sum of $97,000 at this time remains uncalled for , although each county auditor , superlnlendents of schools and school district officers have been urged to use their best efforts lo secure its inveslment. Until this fund is ex hausted all applications for good farm loans and school lands will be honored. IxindM Ottered for I.cimc. All school and endowment lands unused are offered for lease , at public auction , at the office of the county auditor of the re spective counties for meadow and grazing purposes only , after notice thereof hss been published for sixty days. Minimum rates are fixed by the Hoard of School afld Public Lands after public leasing. The auditor can continue for a period of six months to lease at minimum ratee any lands remain ing unleased. The Interest received from Investmnnt of the permanent school fund and rental of the common school lands Is apportioned , June and December of each year , to the various counties in proportion to the num ber of children in each. The amount ap portioned In 1899 was $202,436.96. The amount so apportioned since statehood has been $1,178,523.38 , an amount which exceeds the present bonded Indebtedness of the state by $470,623. The proceeds from en dowment sales and rentals are apportioned to institullons to which the lands belong. To the farmer who is wearing his life away upon rented lands in the cast these lands will afford good farms at from a quarter to one-half the price , of eastern lands of less actual value , while the low rate of Interest and long-time contracts add special inducements to Investors. These lands offer inducements for grazing purposes afforded In but few other states , for the following reasons : The native grasses , for nutritious and fattening qualities , have been proven to have no superiors and but few equals ; in the greater portion of the state stock can be run at large during the entire winter without care or protection and comn out In the spring In good condition unless it bo an exceptionally severe winter , ac companied by heavy snowfall : and for the reason that these lands can.be secured at a rental of but a few cents per acre. Endowment I.nndx. The endowment lands lie mostly In largo bodies , Bomowhat remote from settlements , making them especially desirable for largo horse , cattle or sheep ranches. Plenty of water can be > secured on these lando , either upon the surface or by shallow wells. Largo bodies of such land are still open for leas ing In McPbcrson , Marshall , Sully , Potter , Walworth , Campbell , Edmunds , Fall River , Butte , Mcado and Hyde counties , and smaller bodies In Hand , Hughes and Day , at from I to li cents per nere for five-year leases , payable annually. In the eastern and couth- cm countlfa leases for one year can bo secured at from 10 to 25 cents per acre. Sales will bo made In twenty-five of the eastern and southern counties and leases In each county. Sales and leases will IIP made during the month of March. The state also has about 6,000 acres of Taylor lands , which will be offered for aale In the counties In which sales of school land have been ordered at the samedate. . Such sales arc made for prices ranging from $5 to $10 per acre , POLITICS IX SOL'TII DAKOTA , Outlook for Hie Tivo I'll Him In the . . State on Our North. PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The populist leaders of the elate are making an effort to counteract the growing sentiment against Senator Pettlgrew. The orators whom they have already put out to start the campaign ball rolling are all talking In a very different key from that used by the senator. As lo their further efforts toward secur- 'ng a Pettlgrew legislature for the next session It will be In the line of trading any thing from goveinor dot.n to constable. The populist candidates for state oflice will have to go against the same proposition and about the. only nori who have yet ap peared above the surface are LaFullette , a a an open candidate for governor , and Hurre Lien of Sioux Falls , and Governor Lee him self looking up the possibilities of a thlril term. 7homos II. Ayres and Judge .Moor * are clashed as the most probable consri'S- slctinl nrcnlnces , with the rest of their ticket to bo developed. The convention , unless it break ! away from the bosses , v.lll name I'fttlgrew as the choice of the party lor senator So far as the republican state ticket Is concerned It la being generally conceded by thn state press lhat all the first term I officers will be renomlnated If they desire | ftirh endorsement and they no doubt do , i with the possible exception of Coiigrtm- man Gamble , who may step out and try. j for the scnatorshlp. If he ahould take this action i It would leave a place open for con- gress ii and this would be claimed by the Black i Hills. If Gambln remains In the con gressional race the places open for new ' nominations are those of governor , secretary | of stale and railroad commissioner. For governor C. N. Herrlcd appears al the pres-1 ! ent to bo the most promising candidate , with Greely of Deuel nnd Snow of Hon Uonvme and Roddle of nrooklngs prominently men tioned. Of all these , talks with men who have visited all portions of the state , Her- ! ' rlcd seems to be Ihe man most talked cf at this early date. For secretary of state Captain Philip Lawrence- , who has filled the position of assistant In that office for the last four years , Is the most talked of man : at the present time. For railroad commissioner the only name so ! far presented Is that of George1 John- stcti ' of Mitchell , who was n member of the first commission elected In the state and made an clllclent official. Cnne Nome t.'rotvtled. UEAOWOOD. S. 1) . , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) A letler has been received from William Pcrrpabel from Cape Nome which states lhat ihcre Is practically no more ground In the district unslaked. All of the claims that have any Indication of bearing goU have been taken cither by men on the grounder or are held by power of attorneys. There Is not enough water lu the district to make sluicing of Ihe gravel possible and the rocker has to bo usrd. The letter advises a < l Black Hills people to stay away. The country will be overdone Just as the Klon dike was , through the transportation com panies and other companion , which are ln > evented In getting a crowd to enter Ihe country , Irrespective of the result. Mr. Potrpabel stales that he has been all over .ho Siberian coast , not far from Cape Nome , ind ho believes that this district will bo 'ully as rich In gold as Nome and as sooi\ is permission c.in be obtained from the Uisslan government there will be a rush to the new district. New llonil llrlnun Settlera. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 14. ( Spcclal.-- ) \ large colony of farmers and stock raisers s beginning to move to the country north uid south of Sterling , in Nebraska and Colorado , and will settle alone the line of ho Burllnglon's Alliance-Brush road. The amlllcs composing the colonies come from Iowa , Minnesota and Iho Dakolas. Several uiceloads have been taken up nnd Ihe new selUere are acquiring lllle lo lands owned by corporations and ranchmen who have been using the same for grazing pur- penes for many years. Several big grading oulfils have arrived al Slerllng for work on Ihe Alliance-Brush Ino of Ihe Burlinglon. This work will be lone from Sterling norlh and will be com menced at once and continue as long as the prcseut flno weather holds good. Will Annwor Soeoml SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Feb. 14. ( Special Telegram. ) Sheriff Donohue left today for Deadwood to take charge of B. Prink and George Robinson , who were acquitted In federal court there today of the charge of breaking Into tbo postofflco at Kowcna , ear Sioux Falls. Upon being acquitted the men were rcarrested by order 6f Sheriff Donohue , who will 'bring thrm back io Slcux Falls lo wait trial at the next ! crm of the state circuit court on the charge of burglary , allege. ! to have heen committed at the same time as the crime of which they were acquitted In t'nlled ' States court to day. The postoftlce at Howena is In a store and it is said that some stolen goods were found at the home of ono of the men after their arrest by federal authorities. \CTT Sinoltrr In Wyoinlnsr GRAND ENCAMPMENT , Wyo. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) "A smelter at Grand Encamp ment is a certainty , and I expect to nco them breaking ground for It in April , " said II. B. Stone of Denver a few days ago. Mr. Stone is Interested in a number of mines here , among them being the now famous "Newsboy" claim. He says he Is In close touch with the promoters of the Wyoming Southern railroad people and that he has strong reasons for believing lhat the road will be built from Fort Stcele to Saratoga early in the spring of this year and will then bo pushed on to Grand Encampment before the close of the year. " " Aiiierlriin LPIIKKC In I'nlltlt'N. HOT SPRINGS , S. IX , Fob. 14. ( Special. ) The "American League" of Lead City , even though It declared Itself to be n 'j pollticnl , at its last meeting , after discuss Ing the Philippine situalion , resolved lhat there was no other man In South Dakota who could juslly and properly represent the stale in Iho Unllcd Stales senalc but niebard Franklin Peltlgrew , and lhat they were therefore heartily in sympathy with his candidacy. rinilillnif llooni In Mltclirll. MITCHELL , S. D. . Feb. 14. ( Special. ) - L. Beokwlth and S. H. Scallln , two recent purchasers of Main street property In this city , will commence the erocllon of buslnesj blocks as soon as the weather moderator sufficiently lo permit of work being done outside. Two other parties will also com mence the erecllon of buildings In Ihe bus iness dlslrlcls for business purposes. The indications are thai there will bo a great deal of building In Mitchell this summer. \\lli Hi * I iiiidldiit < - . HOT SPRINGS , S. I ) . , Fob. 14. ( Special ) The report that Congressman Gamble has concluded to bo a candidate for rcnomina- tlon to congresn is regarded hero as probably corrccl , though ho has many friends who would have been pleased lo have him a ci j- dldate In opposition to Pettlgrew. A local paper here , In discussing the Black Hills political sltuallon , is for Hon. B , W. Mar- lln of Dcadwcod for cither Iho scnalo or congress , Axlilon ( iVtM Promotion , CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) William Ashton , for many years division engineer of fho Denver Pacific nnd Wyoming division of the Union Pacific , has been ap pointed chief engineer cf ' .he Oregon Short Line , with headquarters In'Salt Lake City , to succeed Engineer O'Melvcncy , who wan killed last fall by F. J. Mills. I'olltlcal ( "iiinimlKii Oprnril. HOWARD , S. D. , Feb. 14 ( Special.- ) The first political meeting of the campaign was held here laat night. Hon. H. . . . Loucks , the father of the populist party In South Djkota. addressed an audience In sup port of McKlnlcy prosperity and McKlnloy patriotism. On Trial for Three Year * . G. Morltz 7.vpp at Westmlnnler. Mary land , nays : " 1 have ud Chamberlain's Couch Remedy In my family for the pas' three years , nnd with marked success e - peUally with croup , It giving relief In from ten to fifteen minutes. I believe It to bo the | best cough medicine on the market. " After three years' trial Mr. Zepp is well qualified to apeak on the merits of ( his remedy. It Is perfectly rcllablo and always gives quick icllcf. ware Brain Workers. Hereford's ' Acid Phosphate Strengthens the exhausted and con fused brain , relieves nervous headache and induces refreshing sleep. Genuine beats name HomroKp's on wupptr. WATER ' IS AT A STANDSTILL riinltnlmorlil ( Hirer HrMn Content ltlt Ilir DiuniiHe It lint AlrenUj Done. ATLANTA. Ga. . > Vli. M. Reports tra-n points In Georgia sny the Chattahoochto river. after n steady rise. of four days , li at n standstill. The main streets tif We t 1'olnt are several Inches deep In water , uhilo In Iho tow-lying portions of the town innnv houses have been abandoned. Trains arc from four to five hours late. Many bridges have betn carried away. Knoxville. Ten'i . reports Hint nil streams In that section am out of tbelr banks mid have caused inncii damage J to farm property and logging in terests. ( Owing to high wnter the Southern railway has abandoned traffic on Its Mncon branch. The Hood from the Ocmulgep covers ilin track for miles No trains have been run on the Columbus tllvlMon of the Southern for two days. PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS .Movi-inonl of UOHW HoliU l'i ) AVotl unit Omiihii I'ont IIIIION to MnKp liOOll SIllMVllllX. CINCINNATI , Fob. 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) Price Current says : The movement of hogs has held up well , fully equaling pre vailing expectations. Western packings ara CTii.OOO , compared with ISO.OOO the preceding week anil * -10.,000 hist year. From Novcmbnr 1 the total Is 7,710,000 , against 8,820.000 n year ; ago. Promlncut places compare as fol- ows : . City. 1W. 1KM. llletiso 2.5.V..OHO 2.I75.00) ! Kausiift City MS.t l 1.090,0'M ' jiiiaiiu r-.Ti.ono t. Louis W < XW ( r,7ooiv ! > liillaniipolls 67S. X ) 4B7. ' < 0) Mnelnniltl 27 : . KM St. JoM ph Ili.Oi'il 411.000 lltumw'i 23H.WJ 23-i.ftM . 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