Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OM.AHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAT 30. 1901.
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DIVORCE QUESTION REFERRED
German Baptist Bretbern Lturt Cue with
Committtt.
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR GROUNDS
Final Action on Ihr Proposed Pnr
illume Ik Attain Deferred Past
Vnliinllnn lies lowed mill
Olsetis'iert.
(rrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 29. (Special Telegram.)
The conference of German Raptlst Ilrcth-
rcn completed Its work at I o'clock this
pfternoon and tonight the last formal meet
ing of the convention was held. Although
the attendance was not go large as at sev
eral previous occasions, the convention Is
considered one of thu most Important ever
held. Today the conference' devoted Its
attention almost exclusively to matters of
legislation. The proposition to reconsider
tho divorce question of lb Hnd so decide
that no person who lias two living com
panions shall bo rtccHcd Into tho church
while living with the second or last com
panion n husband or wife, was referred to
n committee. The construction of ti Breth
ren hospital In Chicago was authorized, to
cost not to exceed $.10,000. A committee
was appointed to Investigate the general
condition of beneficiary societies. Daniel
Hay and Edward Fraud were elected
members of the Gospel Messenger advisory
committee and Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Vanlna
man were' elected missionaries to Sweden.
A proposition to change the time of the an
nual meeting to the sccsnS Tuesday In June
was referred to a committee with Instruc
tions to report at tho next conference.
Resolutions were adopted thanking God for
Ills fullness of blessings during the con
ference: tho district of Nebraska for lo
cating the convention at Lincoln, and the
various committees for their carncit co
operation In arranging for tho meeting.
Mule, fair (i round Ai'tlnii Deferred.
Ilecliuse of the absence of Land Commis
sioner Follmcr and Treasurer Stuefcr It Is
not likely that the Hoard of Public Lands
and Buildings will tako any action regard
ing tho purchaeo of state fair grounds un
til next week, and If any reply Is received
to the board's offer of J1R.000 It will not be
made public until after, It, has been otllclally
considered. A' 'Settlement Is looked for,
however, within the next ten days, It being
generally believed that the board will
cither purchase ono of the various sites
offered or reject all of them.
One of the most outspoken advocates of
the Burlington beach property for tho state
fair site is Adjutant General Colby, who
camped on tho beach several years ago with
tho Nebraska National Guard. General
Colby declares that his personal experience
convinces him that tho Burlington beach
property Is by all odds tho most advan
tageous location for the fair. Ho says tho
sanitary conditions of the land is good anil
because of tho Immense lake the property
Is moro attractlvo than any of the otbor
sites offered,
Vntitr of Old tirniinda.
Relative to tho assertions mado by per
cons Interested In unloading tho grounds
northeast of the city, known ns tho "old
htate fair grounds," a man who has been
watching the proceedings of tho board said
today:
"Tho report has been circulated that real
estate men of Lincoln unlto In saying that
515,000 Is a ridiculously low price for the
old state fair grounds. The best way to con
tradict (bnt statement Ia to quote from a
letter written several years ago by Mr.
Macfarland to, Kent K. Hayen. Mr, Hayj
den. ns receiver of trie Cnbltal National
f'rtifed8KkM"r.l.Mp.Cfarlano; to place a value
on the stock of tho Nebraska Exposition
association. Some of tho association's stock
was held by the bank and Mr. Hayden mado
the Inquiry for tho purpose of establishing
its real value. Mr. Macfarland replied to
tho Inquiry and his letter Is now In tho
hands of the bonrd. I nm told that Macfar
land said that tho company was capitalized
for $10,000 or $15,000 and that tho stock was
worth about 25 cents on the dollar and said
that $12,000 of tho stock represented the
value of the ground nnd tho balance, the
Improvements that had been made, consist
Ing chlclly of buildings. Now If Mr. Mac
farland placed tho valuo of the land at
$12,00.0, why does the exposition association
domand $22,000 for it now?"
I'reqnrner of llltnrce.
Labor Commissioner Watson Is compil
ing some" interesting statistics on the sub
Jeut of divorces. Five counties have failed
to file reports and Lancaster Is among tho
missing. Douglas county roportcd 161 di
vorces during the year 1900. Of these 12.'.
wero granted on petition of tho wives.
The number of dlvorco granted In the
counties having the five largest cities, ex
clusive of Omaha and Lincoln, Is shown by
the following table:
At
At Request
Request llus
ti,. .
Wife.
band.
Total.
12
12
23
21
13
IS
Adams (Hustings)
Hall' (Grand Island). i.
Gage lllcatrlce)
Otoe (Nebraska City).
... 9
...10
...IS
...IS
3
Dodge (r remont)
....10
Hjffnlo (Kearney) 12
Several counties show a remarkable num
ber of dlvorco coses In proportion to tho
population. Among them are:
At
At Request
Request Jlus-
Wife. bnnd. Total.
Cusler i., 10 in
Madison '.,.12 i; si
Jefferson i id . 4 14
Nemaha r 4 15
Richardson ",..n s 19
Tim' following countlos have tho least
number of divorces to 'their credit:
At
At Request
Request llus
,, Wife. bnnd. Total.
r.aimor 1 0 1
Chase 1 0 1
Hitchcock :t 0 !
Hooker 0 0 ii
Liability of Fraternal Orders.
Tho opinion of tho supreme court will
bo nought In reguni to tho liability of fra
ternu orders when the policy-holder wns
not In good standing shortly before death
and the rclntlves paid the delinquent dues,
The attorney for the Royal Highlanders
this morning appealed a case from the
district court of York county, wherelu the
question Is at Issue. Tho trial court de
cided In favor of tho claimants and against
tho order.
Ilxpriiiiv of l.culslntitrr.
A stutement of the appropriations made
and His money expended by the twenty
seventh session of the legislature has Just
been Issued by tho auditor. Tho tabula
tion of tho detailed accounts occupies
sixty pages of a neat pamphlet and shows
the expenditures from January 1 to May
16. The legislative expenses amounted to
I13J.00U, while the total appropriations of
tne session aro piaceu at $2,S75,2S9.51.
Dlapufr Over I. nnd.
Laud Commissioner Follmcr and Treas.
urer Stuefer left for Chtyenno county this
afternoon to muku uu Investigation In the
case of James Fawcus. There Is u dls
pute over possession of land owned by
Fawcus, who died sovoral years ago. The
Btate Is Interested in tho controversy and
It js expected (hat the matter will soon
come before tho Board of Public Lands
and Buildings for settlement.
Homo Telephone Conipuu;
Articles of Incorporation of the Home
Telephone company of Cook, Jefferson
county, wcro filed with the secretary of
state this afternoon. The company Is csp
Rallied far $30,000 and the Incorporators
arc J J Brown, O. 1. Retrelberger and
11 F. ('anon. The company proposes to
establish, maintain and operate an Inde
pendent telephone system In Cook, with
long-distance connections with other Inde
pendent systems In the southeastern sec
tion of tho state.
Itecortlri from j-rat!iiiir.
C. C. lltisled of Syracuse, who has been
appointed recorder In the governor's office,
arrived here today and on June 1 he will
assume his position at the state house.
Speaking of political conditions In Otoe
county Mr. Hustcd predicted that the re
publicans will gain many votes In the
forthcoming campaign.
"Not so much Is being said about state
politics." he remarked, "but interest alt
over the county has been aroused In the
race for county offices and indications
point to a warm contest. Otoe has been
very evenly divided" In past years, but
there Is tvery reason to believe that the
republicans will be victorious In the fight
this year."
1 1 1 1t It School rndnntes.
Annual graduating exercises of the Lin
coln High school will be held Friday night
In the Lincoln auditorium. The commence
ment address will be delivered by W. J.
Bryan. Tho following will bo given
diplomas.
Bculah M. Albright, Ben B. Alcy. John F.
Allen, IMward Anderson, Slgrld Anderson,
Pearl Merrlan Archibald, Leila Mac Avery.
Nell H. Ucbce, Maurice Benedict, Rosa
L. Blodget, Holland James Bonnell, Hattle
M. Brown. Sarah Catherine Brown. Isabel
Bolsliaw, Deno Butcher.
Marian Annn Camp, I,aura Capron, Rich
ard J. Clark, Kthcl May Colwell, Ray Coch
ran, Zclla M. Cornell, Merton Leroy Corey,
Julia Blanche Dewecse, Lulu Bcllo Dobbs,
Helen Merrill Dolson.
C'harlotto Knslow. Gertrude Hwing.
Kva Forberger, Tllllo Framstead,
Dorothy Green, Edmund H. Hagenslck,
Walter L. Hnrtzell, Aldls Everard Hlbncr,
Earl Hubbard, Edward G. Hubbard, Alice
Mills Huntslngcr. T. Andrew Hutton, N.
Franc Hydorn,
Lulu Kemp. Lillian Kent, Edna Brown
ing King, Roy David Kile.
Ernest L. Laverty, Edward B. I.oomls,
Magglo May Lewis, Bernard B. Ionry, Car
rie E, Hidden.
Herbert V. McCullough, Gllmorc Byers
MacDonald, M. Grace McKlbbcn, Nellie
McFall, Homer Martin, Ollle H. Michel,
Lena Blanche Meeker, Maud Mellck. Vir
ginia Vest Mercer, Guy Moore, Mamie
Moore.
Amando Otto.
Florence Genevelve Parks, Arthur Tear-
son.
Fred Rlghter, Harry I,. Rlvett, Gertrude
N. Rowan. Hervoy N. Roys.
Grave Chester Sargent. Sophie Shroedcr,
James Erwln Sawyer, Ruth Marcla Scoflotd,
Luclan Sheldon, Alice Rebecca Spears, Earl
Staley, Herbert States, Olive States, Jennie
M. Spencer.
Hay3 Mcllenry Tomson, Agatha Totton,
Graco Miriam Trigg.
Juliet Vore.
Mary A. Warnes, Dora Warrick, Julius
Well, Florence E. Westcott. Llla Caroline
Whltcombe, Kato P. Woodard, George Wll
mcr Woods, Clarence F. Winters, James
Worlcy.
Oliirrs nnoc of Memorial liny.
Memorial day will bo fittingly observed
in Lincoln. The old soldiers will meet at
their hall at 9:30 o'clock In tho morning
and ninrch to Sixteenth street, where they
will tnke cars for Wyuka cemetery to dec
orate the graves of their dend comrades.
There will bo Impresslvo exercises at tbo
cemetery. At 2:30 In the nftcrnnoa the
veterans wll meet ngaln nnd march to the
Auditorium, where the'r6 will be ceremo
nies appropriate to the day. The prin
cipal address at tho Auditorium will bo
delivered by Rev. Joseph H. Presson.
All tho freight depots In Lincoln will bs
closed' tomorrow, except- for tho delivery
of perlshablo freight. v
Itnlr.i of HxpUp llnnril.
Tho now rules of Jhe Excise bonrd havo
been distributed to all the drug stores
nnd saloons In the city. Under tho new
regulations tho sale of bottled beer by
pharmacists Is prohibited and the saloons
aro permitted to open at 5 n. m. Instead
of 6.30.
I'll I In III Capitol Dome.
Fred 'Parsons of Spencer, In., fell whllu
descending the winding stairs of the capltol
dome Tuesdny, but was not seriously In
jured.
l.nncastPr n ropnln tlon.
County Attorney Caldwell haB received
from tho census office at Washington a
certified statement that the population of
Lancaster county Is 6I,83.".
Ilnrit'arn fiet (.
R. E. Richardson reported to the police
this morning that a burglar had entered
his house nt University Place during the
night and stolen $60 in cash.
Mm, Mender Divorced.
Laura A. Meader has been granted a
dlvorco from Benjamin L. Meader. They
were married at Ord when she was IS nnd
he was IS.
Lincoln Cndeln In C'nni.
FREMONT, Neb., May 29. (Speclal.)-
An advance detail of the' University cadet
battalion arrived this morning on the Lin
coln train In charge of the baggage and ac
companied by five cooks. They went to the
grounds nnd spent the day In arranging tho
camp. Tho battalion arrived this after
noon. Under the command of Command
ant Brown they paraded through tho prin
cipal business streets of the city and then
inarched to tho CBmp, A guard lino was
established and the camp placed under mil
itary rules. The business houses of tho
city wcrfi decornted with the national
colors. There are 200 cadets In the camp.
Tramp Held for District Court,
COLUMBUS, Neb., May 29. (Special.)
The four tramps who had tho running
fight with the police department Saturday
night wero arraigned In Justice court this
morning upon a charge of shooting with
Intent to kill They wero bound over to
tho district court In the sum of $600 each.
In default of bull they wero all remanded
back to Jail. It Is said that ono of them
Is ready to plead guilty before the dis
trict court and release the others. They
glvo their names ns Joseph Herman, James
Stetson, Thomns Young nnd Stephen John
son. Johnson, who was wounded In tbo
leg, Is scarcely able to walk.
t'ednr llnpld (radunlr.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., May 29. (Special.)
Rev. Ray of Fiillcrtoh preached the boo
caluureate sermon at tho opera house Sun
day night. Tuesday the clnss held
Its commencement exercises and was
entertained by a lecture by Hon. Fred O.
Hauxby of Lincoln. Following are the
graduates. Ethel Balson, Eethel Baumon,
Pearl Broadbent, Adah Bcardsley, Maud
Compton, Anna Kenton, Ella Purdy, Ray
.Balrd. Justus Gray and Thomas Ward.
Itefn.c to Tell Their me.
OSCEOLA. Neb., May 29. (Special.) A
man, woman and little boy, who will not
tell tholr names, are In Jail here, charged
with stealing a watch, Jewelry and a small
sum of money from A. M. Johnson, a
farmer near Stromsburg. They were trav
eling over the country with a handcart
and stopped at the farmer's house wtillo
the family was at church. They say they
are bound for South Dakota from Kansas,
but will tell nothing more.
Mllllar- Drill at Kearne,.
KEARNEY, Neb., May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho annual field day of the Kear
ney Military academy was held on the
campus this afternoon, Chaplain Hauptaan
of the Industrial school acting as Judge.
In the competitive drill Klrat Sergeant
Haidman won the gold medal.
CARLOAD OF CATTLE ABLAZE
Union Ptcifio Freight Hai x
Hnth En.
Hot Run to
WATER TOO LATE TO SAVE THE STOCK
Mi of the Animals Alive When Fire
Is Put Out, but Suffer So
Hint Killing it Merci
ful. FREMONT, Neb., May 2?. (Special.)
Yesterday afternoon a car of cattle In a
freight train on the Union Pacific was dis
covered to be on fire west of North Bend.
The car was run Into North Bend nnd the
lire extinguished as soon as possible, but It
was too late to save any of the cattle.
Most of them were alive, but so badly In
jured that they had to bo killed. The stock
was fat steers and belonged to T. H. Hord
of Central City. The flro Is supposed to
havo caught from sparks from the locomo
tive. MISSOURI MEN IN NEBRASKA
Co mine rclnl liplpftatlon
Joseph Visits (irnnil
anil llnntlnns.
from
Island
St,
HASTINGS, Neb., May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Seventy-five Jobbers of St. Joseph
arrived In Hastings at 10 o'clock this morn
ing on a special train over the St. Joseph
& Grand Island. They were welcomed by
a delegation of Hastings business men.
Attorney M. A. Hartlgan made a brief ad
dress. The gentlemen from Missouri were
escorted to carriages, shown the city, after
which they returned to the business center
nnd met the business men In their lines
of business.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 29. (Special
Telegram.) The St. Joseph Commercial
club visited Grand Island today, coming In
on a special train over the Grand Island
road at 1 o'clock and remaining two hours
In the clt. A reception commltteo of local
business men met them at tho depot and
escorted the Individual members of the
party to the business houses they wished
to visit. The delegates expressed pleasure
at tho general appearance of the Platte
valley.
FOR SELLING THEM LIQUOR
Employe of Btfiver)' Arrested for Con'
lent Ion with Ileer Krgt
nnil Indians.
NIOBRARA. Neb., May 29. (Special.)
United States Marshal Allan today ar
rested an old man nnmed Randall, an cm
ploye In the brewery here, on tho cbargo
of selling liquor to Indians. Last sum
mer the brewery was locked up by In
ternal Revenue Collector Scelcy on ac
count of the failure of the proprietors to
comply with some of the revenue laws, nnd
Randall was taken to Omaha to answer
tho charge brought against him. At that
tlmo a slot machine was used to deliver
tho liquor to the Indians. The business
has been carried on for nearly a year with
out eomplnlnt, hut lately the Indians have
been bold, hauling the kegs of beer through
the streets.
It Is reported that the owner of the
brewery, Adam Forester, has also been
arrested nnd that there are forty charges
against him. Tho preliminary hearings
will bo here tomorrow before United States
Commissioner B. F. Chambers.
Miller Aitnlnnt Irrigator.
SUPERIOR, Neb.. May 29. (Speclal.)-A
meeting of tho millers having mills on., the
Republican river In Nebraska will be at
this place June 4 to consider wiys and
means of protecting themselves ngalnst the
Irrigators In thu western portion of the
stute. Irrigation has drained the river of
nearly nil Its water during tho summer
months. Robert Guthrie, who owns tho
mills here, has boon compelled to Install a
huge engine to operate his plant and tho
electric light plant during the low water
period.
Fremont (Jrnnt THpphnnp Franchise.
FREMONT. Neb.. May 29. iSpeclal.)
The city council last night granted a
franchise to tho Independent Telephone
company. Construction of the exchange Is
to begin within ninety days nnd to bo com
pleted within ninety. No poles are to Ife
erecteil within the business part of tlfe
city and nfter ten years the city may re
quire all wires to be placed underground
nnd pqles removed. The telephone rates
are to be $1.60 for business houses and
oftce8 and $1 for residences per month.
Itelieknti I.oiIrp F.nd Selnn.
FREMONT. Neb., May 29. (Special.)
The concluding session of the Rcbekah
lodge of this district was Inst night. Ex
emplification of degree work was tno order
of business and tho banner for the best
degroo staff was awarded to Blair. These
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Grlfiln, Tckomah; vice president. Miss Tay
lor, Blair; secretary, Mrs, Fred Howe,
North Bend; treasurer, Mrs. Pollet, West
Point. One hundred and twenty-five mem
bers were present.
lliimlinldt l.odRP Flleotia Officers.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., May 29. (Special.)
Humboldt lodge. No. 34. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, held Its semi-annual elec
tion of officers, with the following result:
N. G J. A. Burnfine; V. G., L. C. Edwards;
treasurer, J, A. Fellers; secretary, L. E.
McCullocb; warden, D. F. Bnrtlett; R, S,
N. G., Al Hales; L. S. N. O., Judd Simmons;
R. S. V. G., Geerge Peake; L. S. V. O., Jon
Wedner; I. G,, Henry Lcnlngcr; O. G., J.
W. Scott.
Ahk Dnmnifpe for Quarantine.
BEATRICE. Neb., May 29. (Special.)
Superlntundcnt Simon of the Northwestern
Business college presented n communica
tion to the city council at tho meeting last
night asking the city to relraburso the
college In the sum of $1C9.97, or a part of
this amount, for loss of tuition and damage
to the school on account of being quaran
tined during the recent smallpox epidemic.
The council rejected tho communication.
(iradinte nt Genet n.
GENEVA. Neb., May 29. (Special. )-The
graduating exercises wero concluded last
night. Thoso giving orations were: Lester
S, Donlsthorpe, Effie C. Lawson, Jessie G.
Donlsthorpe. Retta M. Walker, Olive Til
zcy, Beulah B. Reals. Dr. Georgo Mozee
presented the diplomas. Tonight the class
oration on "Button-Up People" will be
given by Dr Robert Mclntyre of Chicago.
Want nne Hall Stopped.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., May 29. (Spe
clal.) Tho members of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Woman's Relief
corps unanimously passed a resolution re
questing the city council to prohibit base
ball playing within the city limits during
tho time of memorial services next Sun
day, nnd also on Memorial day.
Ilurnell Pastor Iteslsiis,
BURWELL, Neb., May 29. (Special.)
C. E. Campbell, paster of the Congrega
tional church nt this place for two years,
has handed In his resignation and accepted
a call at DeWltt, Neb. Members of the
church gave them n farewell reception at
the parsonage Monday night and he and
family left yesterday.
Ilrtalla of Fatrliurj Fire.
FAIRBURY, Neb., May 29. (Special.)
The fire at the packing house of the Fair
bury Nursery company last night resulted In
the destruction of the bulldlnc The In-
suranco was $1,000, in tne commercial
Union. L. M. Tittle of Geynndc, Cal . had
a carload of prunes stored In the building,
on which there was $1,000 Insurance In the
Columbia of Omaha, An old man named
Carlyle was sleeping In the office nnd wns
rescued In an unconscious condition, The
nursery company lost considerable stock on
which there was no Insurance.
ELK CREEK ELEVATOR BURNS
Cooper's tireat StoraKC Warelintmr Is
Consumed islth Imren Amount
of Whent.
ELK CREEK, Neb., May 29. (Special
Telegram.) Cooper's elevator at this place
caught fire at 3 o'clock this afternoon nnd,
together with 2,600 bushels of grain, mostly
wheat, was entirely destroyed. The fire
was caused by a hot boxing cn a shaft In
th cupper story, and .as the town has no
water works nothing could be done to save
It. The building was erected in 1SS0 at a cost
of $6,500 nnd was Insured for $2,onrt. Some
damage was also done to the B. & M. com
pany's property.
Tnlilp Hock Clnss Griuliinf p.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., May 29. (Special. )
The commencement -jxerclses of the Tn-
ble Rock schools were last night at tho
opera house. There were ten In the grad
uating class Charles E. Phillips. Vernon
Moe, Vesta Peck, Ralph Tlllotson, Ralph
Cotton, Florence Wright, Edwin Tlllotson,
Mae Wilcox, Cnrl Kerns and Edna Wright
Diplomas were presented by Dr. W. 11.
Wilson, president of the Board of Educa
tion.
IMioebe Hearst Vllt Sidney.
SIDNEY, Neb., May 29.-(Spcclal Tele
gram.) Mrs. Hearst, wife of former Senator
Hearst of California,, arrived here this aft
ernoon at 4.45 on a special train over the
Burlington from Lead, S, D. She was ac-
comnaled by a woman irlcnd and the Clark
brothers of San Francisco. She left over
the Union Pacific at 5:40 today. Mining
business compels tho hurried trip.
VeiT IIIkIi School HnllilliiK.
ALBION, Neb., May 29. (Special.) The
school board of this dlstrLct let the con
tract last night for a new high school build
ing to Roberts & Parker of this city, to be
finished September 1. The building Is to
be of brick, with four rooms and a library,
with basement and heated by hot air. Its
cost will be $12,000. This will require two
new teachers, making thirteen.
t'lnlntlfrfl (inln Insurnncc.
FAIRBURY. Neb., May 29. (Special.)
District court Is In session this week, Judgo
Lotton presiding. Two cases have been on
trial Davis against Farmers' and Mer
chants' Insuranco company, In which plain
tiff recovered $1,700 and. Interest, and Davis
against German Insurance company of Free
port, resulting In a Judgment for plaintiff
for $1,600 nnd Interest.
CnmlirldRr Commencement Kicrelsei.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb.. May 29. (Special.)
Tho commencement exercises of the Cam
brldgo High school were In the opera house
last night. Nineteen received diplomns.
This was the largest class ever graduated
from any school In southwestern Nebraska.
Class day exercises were held Monday
night. Prof. A. O. Thomas delivered the
clans address.
Ilnmlinlil) Grndnntlnir f:r relic.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., May 29. (Special. )-
The commencement excrc,ltes of the Hum
boldt High school were, at the opera house
last night, the class being composed of
seven girls as follows: Helen Wlcsner,
Eva Cooper, Zoo Nlms,,. Matilda Klossner,
Georgia .Oandy, Graco, .Williamson and
Grace Colson. ..
Ilrlck Illnck nt ' ited Cloud.
RED CLOUD, Neb.Ma 29. (Special.)
Tbo contraet was IctodaV' by VHght &
Potter for tho erection" rjf, a threo-story
brick block. 50x109 feetj 04 the corner of
Webster street nnd Fourth nyenue. Parties
from Hastings jvero awsrdcd the contract
for $17,000.
For Mot IleliiK ltrnltrrcd Phnrninplnt.
OSCEOLA, Neb.. May 29. (Special.) A.
B, Hedbloom of Stromsburg wns arrested
yesterday, charged with selling modtclno
without being a registered pharmacist.
Xptirnnkn nnd .Vclrnknn.
The pupils of the Crawford High school
presented "Jullu Cncsar' one night re
cently. The Inst of the assets of the Long Pine
Chautauqua association have been sold at
auction.
A po'st of the Grand Army of tho Re
public has been organized at Hnyard. It Is
known as Robinson post No. 350.
Severn! cattish weighing fron thirty to
sixty pounds have been caught recently In
tho Elkhorn river near Scrlbncr.
A large number of beot field workers
have gone from the vicinity of Grand Island
to Shelby, Ind.. to work during the season.
Tho Hlalr Pilot has found the pressure
upon Its columns so grent that It hns ills
carded the "patents" and Is now nil home
print.
While attempting to prevent some tools
from falling off the handcar wiillo it whs
In motion John Hosteder of Emerson fell
from tho car nnd was seriously Injured.
Many fields of alfalfa are now almost
rendy to cut the first crop of hay. This Is
particularly true In the western part of the
state, where tho rainfall hns been heavy.
The nger.t at Rosebud recently received
ill.oon, which has been paid to the Indians
on that reservation. Another payment of
$6 per head will soon be inude to the In
dians, E. II. Lulkart of Battle Crtek hns pur
chased a birch bark canoe. The people of
the town are taking turns trying to sen
who can paddle It tne longest without fall
ing out
A meeting of thf millers of the Repub
lican valley has ', e called for June 4 nt
Superior to const lej ways and means for
protecting themse j from tho appropria
tion of water for irrigating purposes.
The citizens of Nellgh and other towns
west of Norfolk on the Elkhorn road are
mnklng nn effort to have tho train known
as the Norfolk accommodation run farther
up tho line. They are preparing petitions
to General Manager Uldwell.
Roy neld of NIobrnra lays claim to being
tho most successful fisherman In the state.
One day recently he caught one eighteen
and ono twenty-tlvo-pound catfish, and fo.
lowed this up th next day with ono weigh
ing 110 pounds. He asserts that nil of them
were caught with hook and line.
Dr. Dutler, one of the stnld citizens of
Superior, went fishing the other day. A
position out on the apron of the dam where
the current was swltt looked like It would
suit him, and It did for 11 little while. Tho
pressure finally became too strong nnd ho
went over Into the deep water.. He hooked
himself In tne ample portion of his trousers
and pulled himself out
PK.NSIUNS FOB WESTKHX VI1TKHA.NS.
War Survivor He mcmliered Uy the
General Government,
WASHINGTON, May 29. (Spoolal.) The
following pensions have been issued to
western veterans:
Issue of May 14:
Nebraska: Increase David Upton, To
bias, $S; Joslah Hoppes. nurwell, $3; Philip
Ilrlckle, Alexandria, $12: John Rosswork,
Soldiers' Home, Grand Island, $19. Origi
nal Widows, Etc. Elvira Hickman. Omnhu,
$12; Mary L. Quockenbush (reissue), Carle
ton, $S: Nancy D. Hnnton (special accrued
May 15), Hebron, $S; Nancy A. Lcnon,
Wilcox, $8; Roetta R, Gibbons, Kearney,
IOWA: Orlelnal-Samuel Dahlnf, Kirk
man. $12: James C. Bourne, Grundy Center.
$6; William Cummlngs, Soldiers' Home,
Marshalltown, $: Horace I'. Irons, Valley
Junction. $6. Restoration nnd Increase
John Ulanklnshlp (deceased), Hamilton,
$30. Renewal and Increase Ichaboii 8,
Jones, Horton, $!. Increase John 8,
Hunter, Amltn. $10; Charles R. Onrrett,
Maeksburg. $17: William C Bradley, jju.
sey, $10; Jacob Kelse, Cincinnati, J12;
Charles Stanley, Oskaloosa, $12; James
Mooney, Tlngley, $10. Reissue John Old
acre, Foote, $3. Original Widows. Etc.
Roslna Schatz. Eldorado, ; Rebecca
Stephens. Honaparte, $5: minor of John
Blunkenshlp, Hampton. $11: Sarah H, Hall
(special account May 151, Toledo, $S: Lydla
M. Clark, Sno City, $S.
South Dakota: Increase Frederick
Hanryot. Hot Springs. $10.
European expositions have awarded their
premiums to only one American Cham
pagne, Cook's Imperial Extra Dry. Try it.
LAUNCH OF THE MAINE TODAY
Unclf Eim Giro Significance
golditri' Celebration.
to tot
NEW VESSEL COMPARED WITH OLD
.niiicnUc of lll-l'aleil llntf lelili
.rnrl' Tn Ire ns l.itrnr nnd I'nr
.More Tcrrllilr 'limit Its
I'reilei'i'miir.
I
Resides perpetuating a name which must
ever have a prominent place In tho his
tory of the world ns written In theso later
days, the launching of tho new battleship
Mnlno at Philadelphia today Is a reminder
of one of tho most terrible tragedies of
modern times.
It Is now three years and more sluce the
enactment of that horror in Havana har
bor and since then the survivors havo been
scattered to all quarters of the globe. Cap
tain Charles D. Slgsbce. who commanded
tho Mnlno nt the time of Its destruction,
has applied for the command of tho new
Maine nnd It Is more than likely that
tho request will be granted nnd that It
will fly his pennant when commissioned
for service.
Of the twenty-five officers who wero at
tached to the Maine nt the time of her de
struction four are dead, Lieutenant F. W.
Jenkins and Engineer D.irwln R. Merrltt
loslug their lives In that tragedy, Lieu
tenant John J. Blandln dying shortly aft
erward In his Baltimore home nnd more
recently Chief Engineer Chnrles P. Howell
died In this city. Captain Slgsbce, who
was given command of the St. Paul when
tho war broke out and who did some ex
cellent service while commanding thnt ves
sel. Is now chief of the navnl intelligent
office In Wnshlngton Ills most efficient
first lieutenant of tho Maine, Lieutenant
Commander Richard Walnwrlght, bo who
commanded tho Gloucester In that bloody
reprisal off Santiago, Is now superinten
dent of the Naval academy at Annapolis,
with tho rank of commander, having beon
advanced ten numbers for his gallant work
In destroying tho Spanish destroyers.
Other Mnrvlvori.
Also stationed at thn academy ns In
structor to cadets Is Lieutenant John
Hood, another of the Maine's old officers.
Still another survivor, Lleutcnnnt C. W.
Jungen, whoso work during the war as
commander of the Wompntuck elicited
warm praise from the Navy department,
Is now attached to the battleship Kear
sarge. Captain John P. Chldwlck, whoso
nnmo Is revered by all, Is nav chaplain
of the cruiser New York, flagship of the
Asiatic station. Among other survivors
who are now serving on ships cruising
In the faroff waters are Lleutcnnnt O. F,
W. Holman, Ensigns Bronson and Boyd,
Paymaster Charles M. Ray, Lieutenants
Wnshlngton nnd Crenshaw.
Captain of Marines A. W. Catlln Is now
stationed at Port Royal. S. C. Surgeon
Hcnebcrgor Is doing duty In the naval
laboratory In Brooklyn, Ensign Holden is
attached to the cruiser Buffalo, which re
ccntly arrived from Manila; Ensign Clu
verlus Is at the naval academy. Boat
swain Larkln Is on the battleship Ken
tuckv. Gunner Hill Is stationed in San
Francisco and Carpenter Helms nt Thur
low. Pa. Lleutcnnnt George P. Blow re
ccntly resigned from tho service.
Few Point of Resemblance.
Between tho now Mnlno nnd tho old are
few points of resemblance. The first was
rated as a second-class battleship with n
dlsnlacement of only 6,652 tons. Her
namesake Is nearly twice as large, dis
placing 12,300 tons nt normal draught.
The principal dimensions of tho now bat
tleshlp nre: Length between perpendicu
lars. 3SS feet; length over all. 393 feet 10',4
Inches; extreme breadth, 72 feet; mean
draught, 23 feet 6 Inches; displacement nt
normal draught, 12,300 tons; estimated dis
placement nt full load draught. 13,500 tons.
As to typo, thn new vessel Is to be nn Im
proved Alabama, two knots faster than that
lino battleship, equipped with a more pow
erful armament nnd hedged about with a
greater area of armor protection.
In the contract It Is stipulated that It
must on Its trial maintain a speed of
eighteen knots for four consecutive hours.
Tho armament designed for tho vessel Is
a very powerful one. It will consist of four
12-Inch brcech-loadlng rifles mounted In
pairs In two elliptical balanced turrets, ono
forwnrd and one aft. In addition there will
be sixteen six-Inch rapid fire guns mounted
In broadside, six 14-pounders, eight 3
pounders, six 1-poundcrs, two Colt auto
matic nnd two 3-lnch rapid fire field guns.
In the Maluo the 14-pounder typo of rapid
flro gun will be Installed for the first tlmo
on an American battleship. There nre two
submerged torpedo tubes on the ship, the
Maine class hetng also the first In which
theso tubes have been placed below the
water line. v
Ilrondftlde (inn Ar Recessed.
The slx-luch guns, which are to bo
mounted in broadside, will bo placed In re
cessed ports, tho wings of which nre elonga
ted. By this arrangement the broadside
guns can be revolved to n point entirely
within the outsldo line of the ship. This
plan has Its advantage, as by It the guns
can be swung clear when colliers are along
side and the ship Is engaged In tnklng In
coal. In some of the older battleships the
disadvantage of protruding muzzles had
more than ono Illustration when the work
of coaling or taking on supplies was In or
der.
Two of tho six-Inch guns aro to be
mounted forward on either side In six-Inch
armored sponsons, nnd two others, simi
larly protected, are to be mounted aft. In
addition to having a broadside arc of flr
these guns can bo trained directly ahead
and astern.
Krupp armor tho kind which has re
cently given such striking proofs of Its re
sisting qualities is to be used throughout.
The armor bolt, which Is to bo eleven
Inches thick at the top, tapering to seven
nnd a half Inches at thn bottom, extends to
within sixty feet of the stern, shielding the
sides three and n half teet above the water
lino nnd four feet below It, The casemate
armor Is to be six Inchs thick; the bar
bctto armor twelve Inches In front, taper
ing to eight Inches In tbo rear. The pro
tective deck will be two and a half Inches
thick, while aft, whero there Is no belt
armor protection, It Is thickened, being
four Inches on the slope and three on tho
flat.
Conning and Mgiinl Toners,
The forward conning lower will have ten
inch armor and the signal tower six-Inch
armor. Leading from the conning tower to
tho protective deck Is a steel tubo intended
to protect tbo voice tubes and telegraphs
extending from the commanding officer's
station to the stations below. This tube Is
twelve Inches In diameter Inside, and Is
protected by a steel covering seven Inches
thick.
The engines are of the twin screw, triple
expaslon. Inverted vertical type. Tho
twenty-four Nlclausse boilers, 'which aro
already well advanced nnd which will be
nearly completed when the ship strikes
the water, are expected to give 16,000
horsy power. The vessol wll havo a
bunker capacity of 2,000 tons. This, at an
eight-knot speed, will give It a steam
Ing radius of S.3.10 knots almost sufficient
for two round trips from New York to
Liverpool.
By a device first used In a crude form on
the Chicago, one of the pioneer vessels of
our now small though efficient fleet, all
of the principal water-tight compartments
of the Maine can be opened or closed from
a central station located on the upper
deck. Under supervision of the Navy de
partment this appliance has been devel
oped nnd In the Maine the claim Is made
that It has been perfected.
Hr ninrUnlile Absence of Wood.
In the matter of wood fittings the new
battleship will be remarkable for what It
does not contain. If It furnished no other
lesson, the Spanish war proved that wood
has no place on n ship of war, and the
very little that has been used In the
Maine's construction Is made thoroughly
flrepioof. It will be remmebered that by
a wise precaution all of the woodwork of
our navy ships was ruthlessly ripped out
and sent ashore or thrown overboard when
the order came to prepare for hostilities.
In our case subsequent events proved thnt
no great good resulted from this precau
tion, ns the Spaniards, to use an expres
sion of "Fighting Bob" Evans, "didn't hit
d n thing but te water." But the
more deadly aim of our gunners and tne
quick destruction, mainly by fire, of the
enemy's ships showed how wise had boon
the precaution of removing from our ves
sels everything thnt was Inflammable.
Small limit of Familiar 'I'vpr.
In the construction of the Russian bat
tleship ReVvlxnn nnd the Russlnn crutser
Vnrlng the superintending board repre
senting the Russian government decided to
carry the tlreproofilng Idea even to the
detail of small boats, nnd accordingly steel
was largely used. Our own Nnvy depart
ment, however, did not find It advisable
to adopt this Idea, and nil the boats of
the Maine will be of wood, as has been
the custom In the past. There wll be one
forty-foot steam cutter, one thlity-slx-foot
steam cutter, four thirty-foot salllug cut
ters, one thlrty-slx-font sailing launch.
two thirty-foot whalcbonts, two twenty-
foot dingles, one sixteen-foot dingy, a
captain's gig, an admiral's barge nnd sev
eral eighteen-foot balsas,
Congress authorized the construction of
the Malno May 4, 189S, and the contraet
wns signed October 1 of the same year
Thirty months wero given for the com
pletion of the ship, nnd If It had been
possible to fulfill this condition the Maine
would be leaving the Delawnro about the
time she Is to be launched. Delay caused
by the controversy over the question of
armor plate, however, made It impossible
to carry out this condition. The keel wns
laid February 15. 1S99. the anniversary of
the destruction of the first battleship
Maine In Havana harbor Thn probable
time of completion Is late In 1902.
POLICE CHIEFS' SECOND DAY
Convention at Sew York Pevoted
Report nnd lleadlnK of
Pnper.
tit
NEW YORK, May 29. A. II. Leslie of
I'lttsburg presided at the second day's ses
sion of the Association of Police Chiefs.
The committee on memberships mado Its
report nnd tho remainder of the session
was spent In tbo reading of papers.
Chief Sylvester of Washington, D. C,
urged on tho association the necessity of
the passage by congress of tho bill pro
viding for the establishment of a national
department of Identification.
Chief Deltsch of Cincinnati read a long
paper on police organization and discipline,
the prevention of crime and tho trentment
of criminals. Tho paper discussed the
question of social evil and favored locali
zation nnd enreful control. t In referring
to money paid for police protection, ho
said: "A man who profits In this way
is nothing less than a common loafer. He
should be publicly disgraced and sent to
the workhouse. A poor devil who stenls
to satisfy his hunger or to keep his family
from tho workhouse Is far superior."
This statement started a ripple. Chief
Jansen of Mllwaukoo Jumped to his feet
and moved "that this portion of Colonel
Dietrich's rapcr be not rend; that It bo
discussed In executive session or spread
on the minutes without reading."
Somebody seconded the motion nnd Chief
KIcly of St. Louis protested. "I object,"
he said. "Wo cannot dodge the subject;
It Is not fair. I should like to hear all
Colonel Deltsch has to sny."
Chief Jnnsen argued that there was pre
cedent for his motion, as In Cincinnati a
couple of years ago n like address was In
cluded In tho minutes, but not read.
Chiefs Quirk of Philadelphia, Cassldy of
Klmlra and Hill of Chattanooga all spoke
In favot of a continuation of the paper nnd
Chief Leslie, the presiding officer, decided
that Colonel Deltsch should proceed.
Deputy Pollco Commissioner Dovery of
New York followed, but beforo he could
begin speaking Chief Williams of Colum
bus, Oa.. presented him with 12,700 In
confederate bills. Devery's paper wns on
"The Tracking of Criminals." Commls
sloner Henschell of Cincinnati read a pe
per on "The Police of London."
The convention adjourned over Memorlnl
day to 10 a. m. Friday. The visitors
will bo entertained in the Interim.
Shudder at Ilia I'ait.
"I recall now with horror," says Mali
Carrier Burnett Mann of Levanna, 0 "my
threo years of suffering from Kldnoy trou
ble. I was hardly ever free from dull achei
or acute pains In my back. To stoop or
lift mall sacks made me groan. I felt
tired, worn out, about ready to give up,
when I began to use Electric Bitters, but
elx bottles completely cured me nnd made
me feel like a new man." They're un
rivaled to regulate stomach, liver, kidneys,
nnd bowels. Perfect satisfaction guaran
teed by Kuhn & Co. Only E0 cents.
SAYS IT WILL RAIN TODAY
Forecaster In AVnshlnnton
Slinrrers for MchrasUa
Memorial Duy.
Predicts
nn
WASHINGTON. May 2?. Forecast:
For Nebraska and Pouth Dakota Showers
Thursday, with cooler In western portions;
Friday showers, cooler In eastern portHns;
northwesterly winds.
For Iowa Fair and warmer Thursdav;
Friday Increasing cloudiness and probably
showers; northeasterly winds.
For Missouri Fair In northern, showers
In southern portion Thursday; Friday prob
ably showers arid cooler; northeasterly
winds.
For North Dakota Showers Thursday,
cooler In western portion; Friday fair In
western, showers In eastern portion; west
erly winds,
For Kansas Showers nnd cooler Thurs
day; Friday fair In western, showers In
eastern portions; northeasterly winds, be
coming northwesterly.
For Colorado Showers Thursday, Friday
fair; variable winds.
For Montana Showers Thursday, with
cooler In eastern portion; Friday fair,
warmer In western portion; variable wlnJs.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, May 29. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of tho last three
ycur: IJfll. 190ft. U91. W.
Maximum temperature... 71 S2 ; a
Minimum temperature.... K M ia n
Mean temperature M 71 61 (."?
Precipitation 00 ,0J ,(0 r
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1:
Normal temperature ts
Deficiency for the day 4
Total excess since March I S9
Normal precipitation 16 inch
Deficiency for Hie day 16 Inch
Total since March 1 G. 10 Indus
Deficiency since March 1..... ... 3. 65 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19V)... 26 Inch
Deficiency for cor, period. 1SS9. ...2 OS Inches
T Indicates trace at precipitation.
I.. A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official.
COKE
Dandruff Cure
Continues to Cure Those
Afflicted with Dandruff
and Falling Hair.
There wn n time when people IrouuW
with D.iudrurf thought It could not bt
cured nnd let the bothersome tll;ense grow
upon them until It mused the loss of their
hnlr. Iluw different today nre their feel
Ing, now that it hnudy, t-nfc mid pleasant
toilet spc. lilc Is obtainable at their ne'irest
Drug .store. No man can b- so totally
Mind to facts as to doubt that I'oke Dan I
ruff Cure will not cure blin nfter the publlo
test that has been made of tliN groat euro
In Omnhu tn the past thirty days, which
was started by the, successful distribution
of Free Samples ul thn Hoton Store Drug
Department.
Wo might publish hundr-ils of tcMlmo
nluls, l.ut feel that Wo have ndv.inced
sulllclclit proof to convince the skeptical
ns to the great merit In Coke Dandruff
Cure.
Tnke n bottle home now nnd save your
hnlr. for when onoe gone you can never
get your halt bick ngaln
All druggies t It All first clnss bar
bers use It
PREMATURELY OLOT
How .Many OU! 1'coplc rc Tlicrq
in This City.
Nine-tenth of them nre older than thsyi
need be. l ie to iHck of timely enre.
Nature etlcs out for assistance. Why)
don't you heed the call?
Do something tor your body to revlvn
and prtscvo It Neglected machinery soon
rusts and In worn nit for the want of a.
little oil now and then.
Impoverished Blood, worn out nervsi
and their consequences make you prema-i
turely old.
Youth Is a Priceless Jewel.
No one want to grow old.
(let a bottle of Mull's tlrape Tonic nnt
note tho change It will woik tor you within
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Is the only remedy of the kind known It
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with Youth. It nourishes and builds uj
the worn-out tissues, tirlngs henlth and
glow to your body, revives, rejuvenate:
nd works wonders lor lhne who use it
Recommended for men, women and liill
dren. Absolutely harmless, yet all powerful
and necessary 10 every system.
we implore you to iesi in wonaernu
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You can get n largo bottle for 60e al
most as largo ns the Jl.00 sire of other
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tcst.Bvery dose Is worth a dollar to your
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Detroit, Mich., 011 xsile July 5, 6 and 7.
Cincinnati, O., nn sale July I, 5 and 0.
Chlcugo, III,, on sulo July 22, 21 and 23.
Louisville, Ky., on fiiIo Aug. 21, 25 tint! 2.
Cleveland. O., on sale Sept. 8 to 12.
Halt rates to most till points south, 1st
nnd 3rd Tuesday each month. Summor
tourist rates to nil Hummer Resorts now
on sale, f or uescripnvu matter regard
ing tho Paii-Anicrlcan Exposition, Hummel
Tourist rates and all Information, call at
O. & St. I,. City Office. 1115 Farnam St.,
(I'axton Hotel Dldg.) or write
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