TJTE OMATIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1H00.
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LOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS
Qaeitloa Wh'ch ii Abiifblne the Altintion
of Heptb.ictn Stato Committeemen
OMHA GAINING IN FAVOR AMONG THEM
Mfmhrri Are Tlrnl of thr Inferior
AccMimniotlntloii Afforded nl Lin
coln nnl l.unk for honic
IhlnK llrtlcr.
LINCOLN', May 0. (Special.) The iu;
tlon of the locution of the republican Male
headquarter, which will be decided at the
committee, meeting tailed for Krlday
la exciting considerable attention among the
republican politicians, cprcally those who
have been disgusted with the handicap en
countered In provlou year by the bottling
up at Lincoln and the poor accommodations
furnkhed by the hotel In which the head
quarters are fixed.
At the meeting of the fitato committee last
week' Wednrfltay the question of headquar
ters a brought up and a proposition pre
sented for removal to Omaha, which setmed
to meet with favor from membern present.
In order to have It actcil upon, however, by
full membership It was held over with the
Idea of securing also still moro definite In
formation an to the advantages and iiccom-
modatlonH of the two places which might be
competing. Speaking of thn matter after
tho meeting, onn of the committeemen said
"The headquarters ought to go to Omaha
for several reasons. One Is because when
we located at Lincoln tho lant time there
was a mutual understanding that It should
bo given to Omaha for tho next campaign,
and was no announced at tho meeting by
one of the Omaha committeemen who voted
for Mncoln with that express stipulation.
Another reason Is that tho headquarters
really should bo at tho placo whero the
mrt work In to bo done. The floating and
Independent vote, at Omaha and South Omaha
It. greater than at any other point, and
cffoctlvo work can turn moro voters there
than at any other one place. Then Omaha
Is the site of the great railroad headquar
ters; It han hotter mall farllltles; better
telegraph facilities, and is the focal point
for all the national npcakern who may come
fiom tho cast. So far as the members of
the committee are concerned, most of them
go up to Omaha anyway when they attend
meetings tit Lincoln, whllo more of them
have' to go through Omaha to get to Mncoln
than would havo to go through Lincoln to
get to Omaha,"
Object to Poor Service.
"Those are all good reason," chimed In
a second committeeman, "but I am going
to voto for Omaha this year purely on my
own petnonal account. I am tired of hav
lng hoadquartern cooped up In tho top ntory
of a hotel, with poor elevator service and
general neglect all tho time. Here we aro
meeting today In a room assigned for head
quartern which is piled full of cots and bed
clothes which wero used last night to enable
the hotel to quarter a few guentH moro than
It capacity will warrant. Wo arc supposed
to have the cxcluslvo use of these rooms
but In point of fact wo havo the uno of them
only when tho hotel does not have uso for
thorn, and our occupancy Is secondary to
their chanco of selling sleeping space In
them."
Another thing which is telling against
Lincoln as tho location of the republican
state headquarters Is tho fact that tho hotel
do not know whether they want It or not
Some months ago tho hotel keepors got an
assurance from W. J. Ilryan that If h wero
renominated this summer ho would give up
hln practice of making tours of 'tho country
and stay at Lincoln to receive delegations
which, might watt upon him. hero. .Relying
upon this tho hotels have been renovating
Improving and enlarging and getting ready
to take care of the anticipated Influx of
democratic politicians. Ilryan has had his
house refitted and a large new porch built In
front, raised up high nbove tho ground so
as to make it a regular speaking platform
from which he can nddress a crowd asscm
hied In front of it. If Lincoln is to be made
tho center of democratic national politics re
publicans would, of course, be lost In It and
could expect little attention as compared
with tho big guns of the democracy for
whom the hotel keepers are lying with th
expectation of reaping' a golden harvest. To
make tho republican headquarters a back
door to the Bryan propaganda would be not
only discomforting to those employed as of
fleers and attendants of tho republican state
committee, hut would also bo bad from
political standpoint.
With thn exception of tho commltteeme
who aro at home In Lincoln or Ilvo close by
thn general drift therefore seems to be to
ward Omaha anil It will not be surprising I
thn Omaha location Is decided upon with
practical unanimity.
llnmnKm for I.luiiliicntt'n Heath.
SHBLTON, Neb., May 9. (Special.) Mrs.
William Llpplncott, whoso husband last Do
rember was, with his team, run Into and
killed by tho Union Pacific fast mall, hns
hcen tendered by the company an offer of
J 1,000 as damages and passes to Omaha and
return, and has agreed to accept same and
will soon leave for the above city with
her counsel for settlement.
Pin; nt Plnttaiiiontli.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., May 0. (Special.)
A crowded bouse greeted the dainty
eony)dy, "Her Majesty's (iiiardsmen," last
evening for tho second time. Asa Leo Wll
1ard was ably supported by the following
named home talent- Lee L. Atwood. Wil
liam Conlldge. A. W Magowan. L. U.
Hint'. Nellie Hopping, Lilian Kuublc, Kthot
Dovey and tilla Clark.
For the Public Good
The Information Contained in. This
Citizen's Statement is Invalu
able to Omaha People,
When n resident of Omaha whose state
ment appears below, who has no monetary
or other Interest In tho article which ho
endorses, who Is anxious to do his acquaint
ances and fellow icsldents n good turn.
who publishes in this paper his cxncrlcneo
with Doan's Kidney Pills that citizen must
have good and sufficient reason for tlolur;
so. Tho following should dispel any doubts
which may have existed In tho rcader'a
mind on this subject:
Mr. w. v. n. Thorns of U20 Martha
street, traveler for tho Fremont Browing
Co., or rTemoni. .nod., says: "The con
slant Jarring of trains when I tracl af
fectod my back and l think caused tho
severe pains which caught me In tho loins.
especially mornings, when I had awful work
to get nn my ohocs. I thought sometimes
my back would Tjrcak. Seeing Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised, 1 got n box at Kuhn it j
t.o. s urug store, lorner totn anu Douglas
streets, and before using them many day
the pains disappeared and I was finally
. ;a nm . """u"1 " it wns thought that he wan mentally un
ef Do.n's Kidney Ills In , my grip 1 ran- goun ho bnnn, of ln!,an,ty C0raml8.
nm spc.K ii,u u. iu.o ,a.uau, rep.
rsuon,
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale bv all deal
ers, price 50 cents. .Mailed by Foster-Mil-burn
Co,, Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name, Doiu'b, and take no
substitute.
MESERVE MAKES GOOD BLUFF
Ilia Propositi to I'nj Premium on
Mlntr AVnrrnnM l.ooUrd I poll
nil n (Jrnnililnnd Pln.
LINCOLN. May fl. -fSncl.il ) -The recent
aitlon of State Treasurer Meserve In offer-
ng a half cent premium on stato warrants
Is generally considered as a subterfuge to
relieve himself and the state administra
tion from the blame which might attach to
his failure to Invent the permanent sshoal
funds as required by tho constitution. Thl
act provides that the permanent school funds
shall be Invested by tho state treasurer
In goernment or stato securities nnd that
the rcvenuo therefrom shall be turned Into
tho temporary furds for the maintenance
of cducatTonal Institution. Nearly I200fir0
of the permanent funds remain uninvested
and from that money the slato la receiving
no benefit.
About a week ago Treasurer Meserve an
nounced that until further notice h would
pay half a cent premium on state warrants
for purpose of Investing Idle school money.
It Is estimated that the entire amount can
bo placed In these state socurltlss within
four months. The warrants bear Interest at
the rato of 4 per cent per anrium. which,
after deducting th" half cent premium.
leaves (in nnnual revenue of 3Vi per rent
for tho state. The premium will be paid
with money now In tho temporary fund.
Itrnnon for Drlii; Not Aiipnrent.
Speaking of tho action of Treasurer Me
serve a local dealer In securities ssld today:
I can see no reason why the stale treas
urer should havo delayed Investing tnc
permanent school funds until this fate day.
Suppose the $200,000 had been Invtfited In
government Interest bearing bonds three
years ago. Kvcn after paying the premium
the state would have realized per cent
on every dollar, which In three years would
havo amounted to considerable. Tho state
should havo received the benefit of this
idle money. Tho Investment of the money
at this time In I per cent warrants Is a
good Investment, hut the same thing could
havo been done long ago nnd the educational
Institutions In the state would In the mean
time have been receiving the benefit.
"I think It would be safe to predict that
Treasurer Meserve. If he does succeed in
Investing the money, will herald the fa:t
broadcast over tho state and point to It as
the unprecedented record of his reform ad
ministration, when In reality there Is no
possible excuse for his failure to comply
with tho requirements of the constitution
long ago.
"Tho varloun state officials are going to
stand by Treasurer Meserve and will prob
ably attach to each warrant Ifsticil from
tho auditor" offlco n slip of paper contain
ing tho inscription: 'Stand up for Ne
braska. The state will pay more than the
market price for state warrant.' An brokers
aro not paying mere than an eighth of a
cent for theso securities now, the ?tato will
of courso got all of the warrant and at
tho rato they are being Issued the treas
urer may possibly succeed In Investing the.
money In four months. Hut to do thin he
will have to pay more than the market
prlco for the warrants, 'while If he had
commenced when ho first went Into office,
he could have paid the same price and In
vested tho money In a little longer time, for
he naturally has nn advantago over us In
being Junt across tho hall from the office that
Issues them. It Is much easier for a person
to draw a warrant from the nudltor and
cash it In thn treamirer's office than to
bring it down town and hunt up a broker."
WIInoii nnil llrynn'n Clinnrrit.
J. Sterling Morton of Nohraska City has
been awked by an eastern newspaper for an
expression concerning the purported Inter
vlow with ex-Pcntmaster General Wilson, In
which ho was quoted as saying that the
silver and gold democrats would unite at
K annas City. In reply he telegraphed the
following:
"Kx-Postmaster C.eneTal Wilson denied to
mo that ho ever predicted democratic suc
cess cither upon a silver platform or any
other form of Hryanarchy. The man who can
drink water after eliminating hydrogen and
oxygen therefrom can swallow the Chicago
platform and not take financial fallacies nor
detect a flavor of lawlessness In the denun
ciation of tho federal courts, nryan Is
16 to 1. Silver at 16 to 1 In Ilryan. A ma
jority at Kansas City in favor of either is
an cndorneracnt of both. There can bo no
reunited democracy -with nlther. Ilryan
may hopo as to tho gold standard democrats
of whom he declared vehemently at Rich
mond and other places: 'They shall not
come back.' Not one of them In all the
rcpuhlio is prepared to renounco honest
money and accept Hryan and his vagaries
instead."
The stato treasury was enriched this morn
ing to thn extent of JL',002, this being the
amount of the fee paid by Armour & Co.
for Incorporating under the laws of Ne
braska. Tho capital stock of this corpora
tion Is $20,000,000 and the Incorporators are
J. Ogden Armour, P. Anderson Valentine and
Louis C. Krauthoff.
Tho Hidden Treasure Mining company of
Lincoln Incorporated with tho secretary of
state today. The capital stock Is $1,000,000
and the Incorporators aro W. H. Dorgan,
Van Burg. J. H. Wcscott. John II. Wright,
H. M. Rice and S. W. Hurnhum.
Attorney General Smyth, who returned to
day from St. Paul, announces that tho case
of Illgglnson against the State Board of
Transportation will be heard In tho court of
appeals next Monday.
Tho University Cadet battalion was In
spected this afternoon by Colonel Hoyle of
tho Nineteenth Infantry. The competitive
drills will be held cn the campus Saturday.
The State Itoard of Pharmacy met here to
day and examined thirty-six applicants for
druggists' permits.
eir 'ehnol llonril at Plnttsmouth.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. May 9. (Special.)
At tho regular session of the Board ot
Education all members were present. The
bonds of tho new members wero approved
and the old boanl adjourned. Tho new
board was then organized nnd elected R. B.
Windham president. F. G. Frlckc vice presi
dent and C. M. Butler secretary. The presi
dent stated that ho would namo tho standln;
commltteer at tho next meeting, nt which
time the election of teachers, janitors, etc.,
will bo considered. The contract for books
for tho ensuing year was renewed with the
American Bosk company. It was decided to
postpone action until the next meeting In
June upon tho petition relative to the clos
ing of the Merccrvllle s'liool and the trans
portation of the pupils to tho contra! build
ing. Nornutl Mchoolx to Ifvlmtr.
PERU. Neb., Mny 9. (Speclal.l-The ora
torlcal society of the State Normal has chal
lenged n Hlmllar s:clety of tho Kansas State
Normal for a debate. The challenge was ae
ceptel nnd the contest will bo held tho even
ing of May 11 at Peru, Neb. Three spoakeis
representing Kansas cn the affirmative, nnd
three representing Nebraska on the negative,
will discuss the question: Rrtolved that the
United Stntco government should construct,
own and control an Isthmian canal. Judges
of ability and prominence have- been chosen
by tho presidents of the two Institutions.
InamiP Van rrelril,
OANDV. Neb.. Mny 9. (Special.) D. A.
Swisher nt Lincoln county, who has been
eltlng pralrlo fires and otherwise, making
Ifo miserable for the resiucnts or tne
I K(1.,,..n nflr, nf ican county, wop arrested
; by ,hp shcrrf ot thl3 t.0,mty on Saturday
I ,ast- 0wlnR to Sttlsnfr-S ,in and actions
8,onpr, pa0I, mornns
nnd
SwU'hcr was adjudged Insane.
llurnlnrn Mcnl llnrness.
MADISON. Neb.. May 9. (Spc-'lal.) A. J.
Rex, who lives In the nnrtheaut corner of
the county, had a (40 buggy harness utolca
leveral nights ago.
WELCOME FOR THE VETERANS
Entries Enttrtiini Iu Encimpminti in
Rijtl 8tjl.
PROGRAM BY WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
In Itrsponne to Aililrroes of Wrtromc
Department Cnmmnnilrr John II.
K Vitus Sprit!. lllulilj of the
Hospitality of the tit).
REATRICE, Neb., May 9. (Special. ) Sel
dom has n more representative or brilliant
audience assembled In this city than that , ng, O'Neill; W. B. Majors. Peru; J. H. Ager,
which was gathered at the auditorium last j fjrd; J. Rock Williamson, Humboldt. Alter
nlght to give welcome to the Orand Array nates: At large, Lee Estelle, Omaha; James
of the Republic Woman s Relief corps and
.adles of the Grand Army ct tho
Republic visitors upon the occasion
of the annual encampment now
being htdd here by th.e respec
tive orders. The auditorium was hand-
Homely decorated with flags and bunting, and !
tbe scene on the whole was brilliant and
attractive and at the same time patriotically
irr,nr.,a.i..
Thn'snneie.is room nti. .n,K- uHhi' corps this afternoon presented Rawlins,
, ...i.ii. ...
...... uiu-Kniva, "line un mc mSC
features being turned over to Mrs. Llbblo
Letcher, prcsMcnt of Rawlins Relet Corps
No. 92, later.
The progrscn opened with music by the
Beatrice High School Glee club, under the
direction of Professor Calvin. "Marching
ianmr.d.en.; "joined in'the chorus! (
Another song by the glee club followed and
then Mrs. Minnie Cotter of Lincoln sang a
charming soprano silo.
Mnor Harry Jackson then delivered the
fddress cf wrlcome, which elicited the most
enthusiastic applause.
Horn I'.vtruil Welcome.
Commander David Dorn then, on behalf
of the Orand Army of the Republic members
of Beatrice and members of tbe Relief corps,
extended; a most cordial welcome to tho
visitors.
At this point the program was turned over
to tho Relief corps, wilh Mrs. Leschor, pres
ident of tho local corps, as the presiding
genius.
Profensor Lewis of this city then sang a
pleasing baritone solo, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Stover.
Tho response to the addresses of welcome
by Maor Jackson and Commander Dorn was
mndc by Department Commander John E.
Evans. He said tn substance that It had
been tho custom of thn members of the
Grand Army of tho Republic for the past
thirty-three years to meet annually to talk
over matters and exchango notes nnd to
look after tho affairs of the Grand Army or
ganization, devise new rules, modify old
ones and incidentally to have a good time.
In his experience as an nttendant at most
of tho encampments held in this ntate he
did not know of one that was a more loyal
welcome or more patriotic greeting to tho
veterans of the civil war than this one given
this ovcnlng by the people ot Beatrice. The
mission of the Grand Army of the Republic
and Its kindred auxiliary, the Woman's Re
lief corps, was now to Inculcate patriotism
into the rising generations, to perpc uatc an
Increasing rcvcTcnce for the flag and to ad
vocate the doctrines of good government and
loyalty. The encumpment was to be with
us for several days nnd It wns hoped that
wo would become still better acquainted
with the patriot people ot Beatrice, and
that there would bo still other meetings In
which our new found friendship would be
more firmly cemented. Ho thanked the cttj
zens of Bcatilco for this magnificent wel
come and felt that It meant for us all a
broader, riper, truer patriotism.
Mrs. Cotter of Lincoln again sang with her
usual charming grace, and was accompanied
on tho piano by Miss Alyce Benchley.
AildrmH nf 3lrn. Cnnilnn.
Mrs, Rosalie B, Condon of Pawnee City
responded to the addresses of welcome In
behalf of the Woman's Relief corps. She
apoko most eloquently and her address
throughout was full of lofty patriotism nnd
adoration of the flag. She npoke of the greut
work of the Woman's Relief corps In press
ing tho Icpsono of patriotism and loyalty in
tho public schools, and gloried in the fact
that tho flag flouted from every school house
In tho land. She spoke of the sacrifices of
vomen In war, which wero only second to
the blood sacrifice of the soldier of the
wars for tho Union, and the growing dewtlny
of tho flag.
The program of tho evening closed with
a piano hoIo by Colonel W. H. Edgar.
After this an informal reception was held
cn tho stago and the opportunity was given
to greet nnd shako hands with the depart
ment odlcern.
Tho reception was a grand success and a
fitting opening to the most largely attended
encampment yet held In the state.
Today- program consisted of the visita
tion to the schools during the morning.
Special programn had been prepared by all
tho schools of the city, and members of tho
Grand Army of tho Republic and Woman's
Relief crpn addressed each of tho schools.
The pci?kcrs were: Comrades II. C, Runiell,
General Thayer, H. W. Davln. Brad P. Cook,
John A. Erhardt. C. K. Adams, W. C.
Henry. Judgo Lee S. Estelle, Fred J. Etter,
Captain J. II. Culver. S. M. Chapman. A. V.
Cole, T. J. Majora, J. D. Gaga. J. B. Strode,
J. Wcsloy Tuckor and John E. Evans.
Tho following ladles of the Woman's Re
lief corps nleo delivered short nddrebses he
fore tbo several schools: Mesdamcs Jose
phine Gable, Mattle J. Pembleton, C. E.
Adams, Jennlo E, Stelnc. Lucy J. Bargcr,
Ic.ibellu Bolshaw, Mary B. Cook. Jennie E.
Lonnlker, Thereia Wheeler. Mlna Morey, R.
ri. .uiiii ..luirj, u.
B. Condon. Wealthy Kemp. Mary R. Morgan.
Sarah Sweet. Vashtl Pace. Ella J. Brown.
Almlra Phillips. E. Frankle Payne, Nora
Deans Kocstcr nnd Allco G. Lindsay.
Relief Corps HnolnrsH SckhIiiii.
The Womnn"H Relief iorps engaged In reg
ular buolnebs rofolcn this morning at the
Auditorium. The morning was expended In
reading of reports of tho department officers
and referenco to npproprlato commltteis.
Tho seffdon wn3 greeted with an Increased
uttendnnco and tho liveliest Interest lo be
ing manifested. Considerable enthusiasm In
browing oor tho election of ofllcers and
delegates to tho national encampment. These
events will probably not occur until tomor
row. The buslners Hjfslons of the Ladles of the
Grand Army of tho Republic were held
during the morning nt Woodmen hall. There
U a large attendance nt tho meeting, and
the ladles will renew their effort) to securo
recognition by the department encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
A meeting of tho Daughters ot Veterans Is
nho being held hero in connection with the
Woman's Relief corps meeting. An effort
will be made to secure tho organization of a
local branch of this order here before the
clcse of tho encampment.
A meeting was held at J. C. Fletcher"s
office this morning looking toward tho or
ganlzntion of a camp of the Union Veterans'
I'nlon. or Order of Battle Men. Thn organi
zation is political In its nature and the
echemo does not meet with ery cordial ap- .
proval among thn veterann.
The olltclal uest-lon of tho twenty-fourth ',
: " ' ..,.-,),.... The rommlttpn nn creel- ' cemn.1, Bl ear, wnn I Jiiniy jihiro r.ius
Republic and Woman's Relief corps' de- ! RhPf m,thhP(,arn,1 enampmenL con. I osterdny and the Judge fined Mr. Kalrall $1
Payments' officers. Commander David H. , Vn of c Z r B d co,s. The costs outside of attorney's
Dorn of Rawlins Post No. .15. Beatrice, was ' of $ "v sl,, thVecnven i "mount to $115. Tho case was tried
master of ceremonies for tho early part of 7 prnM Mt lMn In the county court Inst week and In
tho program, the Woman's Relief corps te!eS"lVS,.T. . . . n,.ch Instanen the Juries dl.reed and
annual encampment ot thn Nebraska Grand . .timllsnii Cnllrne tn lli-norn,
Array cf tho Rnoubllo dnpartmnnt began at MADISON, Neb., May 9. (Special )
8 o'clock this afternoon at the Paddock Thei Is every protpect that the North Ne
opera house. A letter of regret was r- bratki college, which has been closed for
celved from Commander-in-Chief Shaw on 1 seven! yean, will be opened this fall under
account of his inabllhy to hn present, Com-1
radfn Culver, Ruwnll, Caldwell, A V. Cole
and llenlny were named as a committee on
resolutions. "
Officers ,re merieil.
if... m .a '
ferrln, the same, the department proceeded
to the election of officer.. These were '
. .u.. n i .
elected: Commander, .John Reese . Hrokfn
How; senior vice, R. S. Wilcox, Omaha;
Junior vice, C. K. Steele. Falrbury; medical j Hlln Itrokrn In n l-'litht.
director, Dr. Fenl Brother, Beatrice; chap- BEATRICE. Neb.. May P. (Special Tele
lain, Rev. Herman Brosa, Lincoln; council of , gram.) Nicholas Dergcr and hl son Krank
administration. John Horton, Stanton, Por- engaged In a dispute with Charles and Zlba
ter Hedges, Lincoln; Smt'h Caldwell, Edgar; Doano over some land matters last even
S. D. Davis, Wllber; A. W. Pierce, Waverly. I lng, seven miles northeast of here. A fight
Delegates to national encampment: At large, ensued In which cluN, fists nnd feet were
Jacob Dew Tccumseh; delegate, H. R. Bell, freely used, resulting In three broken ribs
Omaha; Jatpcr Rewcy, Winner; Patrick i
Reddy, J. W. Hughes, Hebron; John Sklrv-
Stephenson. L. I). Pine, Jesse Chappell. W.
D. Prewltt. Rafferty. John Drelnbach, W
H. Smith, A. S. Pierce..
Plattamouth wr.s decided upon for the
next department encampment. Hastings gets
ho Orand Army reunion for the next three
years, 1901-2-J.
tlnntlrr foP nrntrlce Corps.
. . , , , . .
The department encampment W eaisn s Re
lionet corps, iicairicc, wiui u unnusunie suit.-
M.t, . , i .in.
. . , ,., . .K,,.
Following tho roll call of delegates the
convention proceeded to election of officers.
Mm. Sarah C. Sweet of Crclghton was e:eeteJ
department president. The convention ad
tjourned till 9 tomorrow morning.
The Ladles of the Grand Army of the Re
th.. -f
Wlnno of Hastings. Exemplification of floor
work by Custer circle of Lincoln was given.
Reports of different circles were then re
ceived and filed. Tho election of officers Is
first on the order of exorcises tomorrow at 9.
H0ETFELKER BEFORE JUSTICE
Mnn hnrjiril Tilth Kraheirllnu from
nodsce Comity Pleads Not
finllty
FREMONT. Neb., May 9. (Special.)
Henry Hoetfelker was arraigned before Jus
tice of tho Peaco Dame this morning on the
charge of embezzlement of $2,150 from Dodge
county In his capacity of treasurer of Web
stor township. Ho pleaded not guilty, waived
examination and In default of hall was com
mitted to tho county Jail for trial at the
next term of the district court.
Hoetfelker had recovered his usual good
humor nnd entered the court room In a
nonchalant manner and listened to tho read
ing of the complaint as though very much
bored by the proceeding. No complaints have
yet been filed against him for embezzling
tho money of the school district of Dodgs
or Webster township.
The total amount of his defalcations, It is
reported, will amount to about $7,000. as be
sides tho amounts he is charged with em
bezzling ho is also said to have given a
number of worthless checks for stock the
day of his disappearance which, of course,
were not cashed. The feeling asalnst him
among those who received these checks Is
pretty bitter. Hoetfelker's wife at Dodge is
willing to forgive him.
UAIS ItEPOHTED IX TUB STATO.
Grnernnn Anionnt of Mnlntnrn Is Knll
Inn nn .Vclirniikn.
LYONS. Neb., May 9. (Special.) Monday
afternoon this vicinity was visited by an
unusually heavy rain storm, accompanied
by hall. The toll In this seotlon was never
In better condition for 'growing crops than
It is now. The frequent rains, however, w.ll
cause much corn to be listed.
IMPERIAL, Neb.. May 9. (Special.)
Chase county received another rain on Sit
urday night and Sunday afternoon, the e
being about two Inches of water. This
county has never before been In such splen
did condition for farming as this spring.
The small grain was all in and about all
up when these ratns came. Also a large
proportion of the corn crop Is now In thn
ground. Tbe grars on thn prairies In at least
two weeks farUisr advanced than previous
yeare, and cattle on the ranges are getting
fat.
GENEVA, Neb., May 9. (Special.) The
wheat and oats in this section are fine,
never looked better; potatoes nnd sweet corn
aro up. About eight Inches of rain has
fallen since Easter and the ground Is too
wet to plow.
HARDY. Nob.. May 9. (Special.) This
section has received an abundance, of rain
all spring and gratn and small grain are
flna In consequence. Corn Is mostly planted.
Farmers aro very much encouraged at the
outlook for a crop.
Convict Knrnprs from Fntrhnrr.
FAIRBURY, Neb.. May 9. (SpoJlal.)
John Lawrence, who has been confined In
tho county Jail for about two months, and
who on Monday pleaded guilty In district
court to the charge of horso stealing and
was sentenced by Judge Lctton to eighteen
months' imprisonment in the penitentiary,
escaped from tho Jail last night. He was
the only Inmate of the Jail and was locked
up last evening In a steel cell, but this
morning all the doors were found unlocked,
the padlock hanging tn tbe hasps and the
prisoner gone.
About 4 o'clock this morning a horse was
stolen from Charles Higglns, a farmer liv
ing about four miles north of the city, and
It Is supposed Lawrence took that means
of escape.
nnttlrr llltrn Iloj-.
LYONS, Neb.. May 9. (Special.) The 3-year-old
son of Charlie W. Ijnrson, southwest
of here, was bitten by an eight-button rattle
snake Sunday aftornoon and hns been In a
. .... . ,
' ,",, -n. Z T i '. .7. J, .. VI Z
tijt.j . I urr nit.1 ivhu" . -....1, '' -
ner Sunday afternoon went out In the door
yard to play. Ho happened to see the rattler
colled upon the ground and attempted to
plek it up when the rattler struck him on
his arm. Thn snsko was killed nnd n portion
cf the carcass put upon the arm and the
1 little follow brought to town for medical aid.
Mr. Iirson lives about tlx miles from here
and tho reads being In bad condition tho
child did not recclvo medicine In time to re
act the poison aH sson as he ought.
HiiKlncan nefnrr Xotv llonril.
FALLS CITY, Neb.. May 9. (Spetial.)
At tho regular meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation last evening the old board clos?d
up Its huslness and the new hoard took
control and allowed a number of bills from
IOC TJriOUS lUnOS.
Tim following are the members of the m nm1 ( d fc
BPhoo board: Dr. J. C. itzy, P. II. Jus- ,", ,," , im,ai..,i.. vh ,.
sen. W. L. White. W. P. Fergus, J. C. More- ! "ck',c 'r'nR fn'mi.8t J1- S.nr
head nd O. J. Crook. The following oluccM ; ,icr tmlnA h dle'1 fr0m 1,atUral
were elected for tho ensuing year: Dr. j. i eauo.
C. Yu'zy. president; O, J. Crook, vice prcsl- ,,,.. . ,.
dent: H. P. Custer, secretary. After the i , ons C -.r Mo the Post
nrr.inlTallnn was effejtcd thn hoird ad. I ST. I.tJLIn, May a. A specjai to me
Journtd until Monday.
a
Ilrnkon Ilnir Trsichers Klrclrd,
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. May 9 (Sre-lal. I ,
At a meeting ot tho Board of Education
held Utt night all but threo of tho te3chfrs ;
for tie ensuing year were chosen. They
selected Prof. J. K, Adamson for suporln
tendoit. and the rest of the forco Is. Misses
Buale Alexander. Downey. Wbltehea I,
Warrngton and Mrs. Adamton.
competent mnagrmnt E. DlefenNtch of
Lebanon, O,, san here severs! weeks ago
looking over the ground. The cltlrens guar
antee to furnish eighty-three scholars for
Ik. n.i, .... ..J 1 . . I. t V. . I . Y. .tinnn,!
.. .v.u. mm ,t m.-, .
Mr Dlefenbach returned home and has now
J,e " :'B!,h.hlV!:!l"7: -
"J"' h?. TM Ji l,011 "
be needed his people will buy It. lie was
ft AVOraW; r;port )wlrd(iy. ,
for Nicholas Bergor and a badly fractured
arm for Charles Doane. All three wero
badly beaten up. Berger was brought to
town and placed under the doctor's care.
The Bergera had Doane arrested. He was
placed under $200 bonds to appear May 19.
Dome had Bergor arrested and tho trial
Is set for tomorrow morning. All the
parlies aro prominent residents of tho county
and wealthy farmers.
Knlrnll Fined nt Terninsrh,
TECUMSBH. Neb.. May .-(Special )
All Interested parties In the arsault case
of County of Johnson against Charles S.
iairnii screen 10 icavo inei semeniciii m mc
brought no verdict. The settlement wns
based on the evidence as brought out In
the two trials. The case will probably bo
appealed to the district court.
ttrpntilli'min iiniliuite It; nil.
LAUREL. Neb.. May 9. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho republicans of the Eighth sen
atorial district today nominated Judgo W. H.
Ryan of Dakota City for their candidate, al
though Mr. Ryan wa not a candidate and
wan not aware that Ms namo was neing used
until the convention was over. Ills selection
was unanimous. Resolutions were adopted
heartily In accord with tho state platform
and thanking the chairman nnd secretary of
tho senatorial committer for their efficient
work In tho last campaign. E. R. Ourncy
and Ben Hollo were re-olected chairman and
secretary for this district.
Inntrnctnrn for Hrit Cloud.
RED CLOUD. Neb., May 9 (Spechl.) At
a meeting of tho schojl board held last even
ing the following teachers were elected: Su
perintendent, Prof. H. S. Sams: prin
cipal, Miss Tllllo McClelland; assistant prin
cipal, Miss Johanna Van Pllsenn; principal
First ward school, William Helficbower;
kindergarten work, Ruth Owen; Intermediate
rooms. Addle J. Gross. Mabel Day, Gertie
Llndley, Alice Hemsberg. Uzzie Marker, Ada
S. Keljven and Carrie Hummel.
nor Shoot n Plnsmntr.
DECATUR, Neb., May 9. (Special.) Sat
urday while Tom Wood, a 16-year-old boy,
was fooling with a target rifle, the 10-yoar-old
non of Jay Dodd dared him to fire at
him. and tho Wood boy did. Tho shot struck
the Dodd boy abovo tho oye. Just missing
tho eyeball. The wound though painful In
not dangerous. The Wood boy was arrested
and fined $R and ccals.
Ilrntrioe Co tin I'll Meets.
BEATRICE, Neb., May 9. (Special Tele
gram.) The council mot tonight to read
new ordinances regulating tho fnloon traffic.
A motion t) suspend tho rulce) nnd place
tho ordinances on tho second and third read
ings and passage failed to pass. Tho coun
cil adjourned until 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
Rpnrvn Trnohern Clinufn.
GENEVA, Neb., May 9. (Special.) Su
perintendent MJRrlen will be retained with
his corps of teachers, excepting Prof. Cox.
In whose plnco Miss Henderson of Lincoln
Is hired, also with the addition of a teacher,
Miss Bessie Stultz, for the ward school.
Mr. Cox did not apply.
Tenrheri for llnrrir Schools.
HARDY. Neb.. May 9. (Special.) Tho
Hardy Board of Education re-elected on Sat
urday Principal II. L. P. Huselng for hln
fourth year nnd Mlsn Bertha Graves In tho
primary department. Tho Intermediate de
partment Is not filled.
Snlnnn In the Hirer.
DECATUR, Neb.. May 9. (Spoclal.) A
floating saloon has been launched In tho
river at this place and Is now anchored on
the Iowa side. Tho authorities at thlo
placo Intend to do all they can to prevent Its
operation.
Work on I'lourlnn Mill.
ST. EDWARD. Neb.. May 9. (Special.)
A largo force of workmen Is rapidly pushing
the completion of the new flouring, mill.
When completed It will bo ono of the beat
In the state.
District Cnnrt Adjourn.
FALLS CITY. Neb.. May 9. (Special.)
District court, whl-h convened on Monday,
adjourned last night after sentencing a
horscthlef and granting two divorces.
DEATH REC0R0.
1'iiucrnl of Hrv. Conic?.
iniKnunv vdv. Mat fi. (Snrelnl.l Thn
funeral of Rev. II. W. Conley occurred ho:o
Monda.' under the aiibplee of tbo Banc, of;
Masonic lodge, of which he was a member,
The deceased wat, well known throughout
northenst Nebraska, having been at differ
ent times pastor cf the Methodist churchr)
nt Dakota City, Bancroft, Stanton, Madlcoa.
Coleridge nnd Allen. For the past two
months Mr. Conley had lived at Wayne,
whero he died of heart falluro after an ill
ness of only two days. Impressive services
wero held at the Wayne Methodist church,
conducted by Rev. Bethel of Wayne, Rev.
Clark of Dakota City and Rev. Epland ol
Randolph.
tircrn Snnyre.
AINSWORTH. Neb., May 9. (Special
Telegram.) Green Swayze, a prominent
stceknvin of Brown county, died this morn
j in(; 0f obstruction of thn bowels. He leaves j
n wfe and blx children. Ho was 56 years
,0 aKC nnd a member of tbe order cf Knights
j 0f Pythias. Ho held two policies in Now
y0Ti life Insuranco ccnipanles for $3,000.
Mr. Swayzo enmo here Just ono year ago from
Douglas county. Nebraska, purchased a Inrgo
ranch twenty-flvo milts south of Alnsworth.
and wan considered a valuable man for tho
county, and was respected by all. Funeral
at 10 o'clock tomorrow at this place.
;, W. Kraalrr,
GENEVA, Nob.. May 9. (Sreclal Teln-
gram.) G, W. Keenler died suddenly this
. l-in. Il Wl hnon l VL-nrX.-
tM.niAk frnm 1 1 1 ft 1 tr Innlrtn 111
Colonel Leander Dyer a prominent member
of the Grand Army of tho Republic, died lo
Brain Workers.
Horsford s Acid Phosphate
Strengthens the exhausted and con
fused brain, relieves nervous headache
and induces refreshing sleep.
Genuine bum name Horoo'i cn wtapptr.
caso so tar as tnc county court was con
day aged yearn. He was connal at
Odessa, Russia, for twelve years, being ap-
pointed to that reunion by President Orsnt,
and was postmaster of Memphis under liar- .
.1 . I 1 . : I .. n.tH.l t a .. I
riwn. I'limiK inc iim ni vuiwmi i;jri
commanded a Mlwuirl regiment In the
S",on a!m ,A HT "nd Bv" '"1 iT'
,vp rlonr ho ttn niUlvc of C,n'
rtnn.itl
clnnati.
(till .MirnUn Pioneer.
PLATTSMOl'TH. Neb., May !. (Special.)
George flclslnger. who died Monday, was
burled this afternoon. Deceased was born
August 27, 1512. at Hnlstolti. Hesse-Darmstadt.
Germany. In 1STI he bought n sec
tion of land In this emnty for $".00. where
he has resided since 1S7V lie leaves eight
sons, ono daughter, fifty-six grandchildren
ami forty-seven great-grandchildren His
wlfo died four years ago His heirs now
own 2,500 acres of land In this county.
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
MnrkctliiB nf Horn Itritucril Mintr,
hut Still In llccss of I, nit
irnr'pi llimlncii.
CINCINNATI. May P. (Special Telegram ) '
The Prlco Current says: Offerings of hogs
line been reduced, hut eontlnuo In excels of
last yenr. Western packing. 1 15.000 head,
compared with 155.000 the preceding week
nnd 3S0.O0O Inst year. From March 1 the
total Is I.0S5.O0O head, against 3.710 roo a
year ago. Prominent places compare ns
follows:
fhlMgo l.iiVnn i.ax.,t)
Kansas city kimmi Mft,ti
(inmhii vw
St. Louis 3.H.
aiU'i
I.w.fno
lt'.3.0.t
lll.UM
lll.i tvi
Indianapolis ' isn,(n
Milwaukee V.'2 (
Cincinnati HK.iviii
St. Joseph rJi.iMi
2.i(i.0iiU i
Oltumw.i los.orm
109.010
tl.CVM
; iv"i
7.
KOjO
Cedar Rapids 7i.
Sioux City 1U.(0
St. Paul NMiV)
Nebraska City fri.QX)
FIRE RECORD.
llrnhrn linn Hcsldcncr.
BROKEN BOW. May 9. (Special.) -The
residence of J. L.- McWllllams of thU place
burned down last night.
Mr. McWllllams and his ron, Ernest, were
awakened Just In tlmo to get nut alive. Thn
housn was a complete losn and only n small
portion of the furniture wns saved. There
wm $600 insuranco on tho building and fur
niture. Keeil nnil l.lvcrj- llnrn.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb., Mny 9. (Srelal.)
Tho large feed and livery barn near the
Miller lumber yard, owned by S. K. War
rick, burned with all Its contents. Including
threo head of horses, between 10 and U
o'clock last night. The horses and other
property In the barn wero owned by Ben
Price. Tho origin of the Arc Is not known.
There was no Insurance.
Ohio (irnml Army Klectlon.
FINDLAY, O.. May 9. -Captain E R.
Monfert of Cincinnati wns elected com
mander of the Ohio department. Grand
Army of the Republic
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
To He Fnlr nnil In the Knstern Por
tion Wni'iucr Souther ly
Winds Krhlny.
WASHINGTON, May 9. Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Nebraska Fair Thursday; warmer In
eastern portion; Friday fair; southerly
winds.
For Icwa land MInsourl Fair, warmer
Thursday: Friday fair; variable windn.
For South Dakota Fair Thursday; warmer
In eastern portion; Friday, fair In eastern,
probably showers and thunder stormB nnd
cooler In wee'.crn portion; southerly winds,
becoming westerly.
For Kanwaa Fair, warmer Thursday; Fri
day fair; cast to south winds.
Lncnl Itecnrd.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Mny 9.-Of!Wial record of tem
perature nnd precipitation, compared with
thn corresponding day of the last three
years:
' 1M0. 1S39. im. 1S07.
.Maximum temperature... 70 7,'. 72 72
.Minimum temperature.... 52 ftS 51 o2
AertiRo temperature 61 (A fj (.2
Prr-lpltiitlon 00 T .21 .20
Record of temperature and precipitation
nt Omaha for this day and since March 1,
1900:
Normal for the day 62
nptUienoy for the day 1
Excess since 'March 1 10
Normal rainfall for tho day Winch
Deficiency for the day 1.1 Inch
Total slnc n Milfoil 1 5. CO Inches
Orll'lrney since March 1 20 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, I.S1 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 189$ 93 Inch
Itrports from Stntioun nt M p. m.
STATIONS AND STATS
OF WHATHlr.lt.
5 S3
Omnha. clear
North Platte, clear
Salt Lake, clear
70; .oo
7t .Oil
si .no
761 .00
id .oo
72 .Oil
SO .(HP
4-i .00
1.21 .00
(iioyennV, clear
Rapid City, clear
Huron, clear
WIlllMon, clear
Chicago, clear
Si. Louis, clrur
1 St. Until, clear
7S
B2
SI
II
i5
.01
Davenport, clear
.0.1
Helena, cloudy
T
rclo'iHiy'1.0.'!!.
niimurok. oleor ...
All t,S
.oo
sOI KG
.00
.INI
7NS m
tlalvcston. clcar
' 7S M .00
T Indicates trace nf precipitation.
Local Forecast Ofllclal.
L. A. WELSH.
OEM AND PONU'S
EXTRACT AVOID
ALL IMITATIONS.
FOR
ALL PAIN
Rheumatism
Feminine
Complaints
Lameness
Soreness
Wounds
FACSIMILE
'Bruises
' Catarrh
BOTTLE W
DUFF WRAPPER.
II CC Burns
UOC piles
POND'S
EXTRACT
It will Cure.
' 2? CI otj, SltftCilMftneu, tc cui by ofr
.VI work ami Inducrvttoni, Thru qulcktu
and tttrrtu rctora Lot Vitality in old
iora ion uami in oiq
fit it man far attiar. huil
or jouoif, una nc a mart Tor tuay. dum
nois or nleuure. Pratant IniAnit and
fYinatinif.tinn it takas In lima nTltatv
otef iiowAimtnwiUta imp rot em out jioOertftCUHK
vtere all othari Ml. IniUt upon haf lnctheganalna
njft-jK iiujniii indjriaTs curoa inouaaaa ana win
rtira too. Wa elf a roitlTA uritten euarantaa tn mt.
(eta euro in each ca or rafuud the uunar
7. nc
nflMe f"r rackacA, nr lx rackogn (full tratt.
uw Ulfli inoni) for 82.00 hrroafMn plain wrapper,
MXX REMEDY CO.. 7.?17).,(
For sale In Omrtha, Neb by Jas Forsyth,
OA-l VT llVi U'l.l.n JC I 'rt 1f, n.i.l lift 1 1 -1 !, A
I and In Council iiluffti by J, C. Deliaven,
Drussistti.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY,
Cenulne
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
Am PacSlmllc Wrapper Blsw.
Ter sasU una T
to take as nfit,
F0I HEAIACIL
FDR DIUINESS.
FDR IIUOUtlEtt.
FOR T0RPI1 LIVER.
FOR C0NSTIPATI0I.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THEC0MPLUI0I
CARTERS
rLE
LLS.
. . ciBwtiimi mmiwuiiKwii.
C1BSIUI?1I UVMIVMOUIIlAnaii
CURE SICK HCAP.ACKK.
Most
Cigars
Cost
Twice
Their
Worth
Path
finder 5c
Cigar
is
Worth
Twice
Its
Cost
DISTRIBUTORS:
Robertson Bros,
Oinalia and Vicinity.
Rothenberg & Schloss,
Stato of Nebraska.
We K. Gresh & Sons,
Makers.
FRAIL
WOMEN
As well as men can
And nn tonic no
healthful as a pure bear.
Be sure you get tho pmo
kind.
Krug
Cabinet
Bottled
Beer
la berme llcillr sealed
then bnlled wMrh hikiir
It to be free frum bacteria quite cskch
tlal lor frail people. Order a trial cae.
FRED KRUG BRP.WINQ CO
OMASA, NEBRASKA.
Fbona 00.
OlOMIOIOIOaOlOMOl
f Tho Beo
1 Ropresents the Weat
I Mail it
tm your friends.
taaoaoioioaoaoaeao
HOWELL'S
Anti-Kawf
A warm wfathr
i-oiitrli l the worit
kind nf a cmjch
Ann Kwf will cum
It l)ruerlt (Ml It
MANHOOD! WOMANHOODS
Manlr Ttaor rtri. joiiiht mlukf correct-!,
woman wai!
'J; The Kerr Medical Institute
Hoi -Oil,, rinrlnnall. Ohio. KUlllhfi 1W. Tho
oldB- 'trgMtani rao-i ullr known Imtltatloa la
the V.d l:ok .ut tttlad lr tor lour omnia man
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