aaBVfcbesalsal Sight Drafts at Maturity Tne folowlnr letter from Geo. E. Balledln, cashier of the Nebraska State Back at Mllford. la onlr another proof tbat Equitable Ufa Policies are always equal to algbt draft at ma turity: MILFORD, Neb., April 11, 1902. H. D. Neelr, Mgr., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir I beg to acknowledge receipt of draft for 12,000.00, In full payment of Poller No. . 266,903, on the life of John W. Blackburn. The proofs In thle eaio were aent you on the 4th Inst., and the draft was received on the 10th Inst. I now understand what you mean when you adrertlee Slgbt Drafts, payable at maturity. Of three policies held by Mr. Blackburn, proofs under which were sent out on the sarao date, The Equitable Is the first to ba paid. Yours very truly, GEO. E. SAUADIN. a ' - . It's Your Duty to provide for those dependent upon you. You can perform that duty Easiest, Surest, with Least Expense, by Insuring in the Equitable Life Aa auraooe Society. At the same time you can plan for your own future comfort. . Better see or writ us about an application today. The Equitable Life Assurance Society H, DNEELY, . Manager for Nebraska, Merchants National Bank Bldg., OMAHA. HIGH GRADE PIANOS EASY TERMS AT IIOSPE'S Selling for Onethird to Onchalf Less Money . Than tha prices regularly asked for tha unknown and Indifferent brands elsewhere. You have been paying $250 to $300 for piano, that have neither kith nor Kin, when leas money at Hospa's will procure the genuine article, of which you will not need to be aahamed of, nor a musician rafuso to play on. No other bouse in tha entire west which make aa clean a sweep (no reserve) ; every high, medium or cheap grade of piano cut ta half and two-thirds regular prlcea. No prices are made to touch ours by $60. Think of It, ths $300 piano we sell for $UT. $12C $135. The $260 piano wa aell for $1M. $197. $17. Terms, only $10 cash; $5, $e, $7 par month. Fine, up-to-date, high grade pianos, regu lar prlcea $271, $300, $360, for only $1M. $217, $227. tSM. $278. Terms, $1$ cash and $8 to 110 par month. Renowned Kna.be pianos; Fine Kranlch ft Bach planoa. Reliable Kimball planoa. Standard Hallet at Davis alanoe ara Included In thla cut price aale. All tha Krel pianos. Sterling planoa, Malhusek planoa, McPhall pianos. Melville Clark planoa. In fact, tha entire line of 10 different factory products go at prices that ara out to the core. We 'don't think we can compel you to visit our many Diana wararooms with the areat inducements wa offer In quality and prices. All we try to do la to put you on your guard and state i It s your uty to post yourself aa to lalma. We have what w advertise; convince tne ouyer inei me quaiuy la tne finest, the prices the lowest, the terms the aasleat and guarantee the safest. Organs selling, for $4. $v, $17 $23; new ones. $46, $j6, $o& Terms, as low aa U)o per week. Square planoa, $20, $J6. $u6, on jiy reaeonable terms. Piano prlcea In clude stools and scarfs; organ prices, tools and books. We repair, reflnlsh, ra poluh. tune, move or rent planoa. All In struments marked In plain figures. No more will be asked, no less taken. Im mense stock, to select from. A. HOSPE, UU-15U Douglas Street ! : FREE ICE CREAM w SODA 3 AT tHRADER'S DRUG 8TORX EVERT DAY THIS 8KASON WOULD BE A ORAND BUCCES3. BUT TO AVOID THB RUSH. SO THAT EVERTONE CAN COME. THE FR1CS WILL BE ONLY FIVE CENTS. WB SELL ICE CREAM IN ANT QUAN TITY. FROM HALF PINT UP. ALWAYS KltfSMUiH THa PRICE OF ICE CREAM SODA AT SHRADER'S IS ONLY FIVE CENTS. ; Shrader's 24th and -Seward ;Sts.. CrrUV MCV TT1I I VJ IV nrilT "J100- In woodshed ln the rear of Rich jLVLJ J1L. UlLLU Ll rlUlll ardson store was found a akull and near Three Policemen and four Negroei Dead and Other. Are Badlj Wounded. ENTIRE BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNED Troaale Arises Wbfn Officers Attempt to Arrest the Negroes Saapeeted of Assaulting Former Tollce Officer. and thre. negroes dead. flv. white men and on. negro wounded, and an entire block of bunding, burned 1. the ru.t of a confl.c, a early today between the I " police and black.. Will Richardson, who Is believed to have been half Indian and half I ... .k - w-r,.-i negro, the owner of a store on Mcuamei i atreet, in the suburb of Pittsburg, and four other negroes brought on the trouble by re listing arrest and defying the officers of Fulton county and Atlanta. Dead. ED BATTLES, bailiff of Fulton county. H. O. OLBURN, a policeman of Fulton county. I THOMAS GRANT, a city policeman. EDWARD CRABTREE. a city policeman. I who killed these men. MILTON ROSBY. a negro who attempted to escape from a sewer. UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO, killed ln nearby yard. Woanded. S. A. Kerlln, beaten by negroes. W. A. Wright, a county policeman, wounded ln the left shoulder. W. T. Jackson, a street car man; wounded la hlo. Erwln Heard, a county policeman; wounded In the thigh. Catl Officer Spradlln, wounded In the arm. I Unidentified negro backman, shot through band. Shepard Flnter, negrd. Details of tha Fight. Yesterday, while returning to his home on I the McPherion road. Former Policeman S. A. I Kerlln was waylaid by five negroes, with whom he had bad trouble while a member I of the force. But for the timely arrival of a trolley car, which frightened his as- I gallants away, Kerlln would have been I killed. A sergeant stationed at Fort Mo- Pherson, who beard bis cries for help, ran to tha place and found Kerlln unoonsclous, At midnight County Policeman Golden heard that Kerlln'. five assailant, were located la a house on McDanlel street and hastened to the city and secured a warrant for their arrest from Justice Orr. Policeman Golden wa. Joined by Officers I Dunbar and Cheshire and, accompanied by a number of Kerlln'f neighbors, Including Erwln Heard, the party started for the biding place of the Ova negroes, arriving at 1:80 o'clock this morning. The bouse was dark, but a. tha officer. I approached tbe inmate, opened fire . and Erwln Heard fell to the ground. He wa. I born out of reach by hi. companion.. I Tha house wa at once surrounded by ths I pose and daylight waa awaited before making aaotber advance, the officer., how- ever, having determined to make the ar- rest unaided. Reply fa Volley of Shots. At I o'clock thla morning the little group or omcer. wno naa been watching tn called upon tho.a within to .urrender. To nmiaai mil nivnr a nn naa si tna niaM aitiri i their consternation they were replied to by a volley of .hot., one of which killed County Officer Battel. The attacking party I retreated soma distance, and from behind I trees and telegraph and trolley poles com- menced firing Into the .tore. In a few I minute, the door of the house wa. thrown open and Will King, a negro, ran out and gave himself up to the officers. Inside the house Richardson had an unobstructed view in threo directions. One block away Policeman Tom Grant of the Atlanta force, who wa. amoug those summoned to the cane, ateppea irom ni. metier to nre into tbe bouse. A shot rang out from the be- sieged house ana orant leu to tue ground dead. I Tha attacking party hastily sent word 10 ponca ueaaquaners ana i,mei oi ronce nail oispaicnea iae reserves lo ine scene In severs! patrol wagons. Tbe officer, to whom King had given hlm.elf up determined to make use of the negro, and at the point oi a Winchester they forced blm to walk up to the rear of tbe home and fire it. A. soon aa the I Dame were discovered tha officer, ln order I to get the Inmates of ths house, stepped out of their shelter In every direction, Again there wa a (hot 'from the house and Officer Crabtrea met death. An Instant later there waa a third hot and County I Mllltla Ordered to toene. I I Governor Candler, advised by telephone of the rioting, nastily ordered out mllltla. Captain W. W. Barker of th. with fifty men , and a platoon gun to the scene of the .hooting and co-operate with tha City authorities and tha sheriff of Ful- ton county. Chief of Police Ball hurried to the scene on horseback and waa Joined a few minutes later by Sheriff Nelma. The xill the powers which I have exerclced in desperado, Richardson, had been lost eight his name. I am confident that all the Span of. Tbe house burned rapidly, and a num- lE&Vwltfi the confidence and fortl- nr or lnmaiea wen sen no run iruiu idi i .tore to a woodshed and to a barn in th next lot. Order, wer. quickly given to fir every building Into which the negroes bad been driven, and In a few minutes several of th. building, war. burning. W. T. JAckion. ft street car conductor, I wKa hurrl! tt thai nni I A b wa. nearlng the house be wa. .hot ln the right hip, presumably by Richard son. A negro cabman, driving a spectator to the vicinity of the rioting, was bit In tha hand by a bullet. Call Officer Spradlln. speeding to the v,. wi i--a . -nn4 in scene on his bicycle, received a wound In the arm. A main sewer which runs through tbl rrt of th city was utilised Alfo0 xln. ,nd dweus upon ths sad by two of the negroes a. a possible means uft by th regency ,n1 the darker of escape, but to no avail. Th crowd had acti fthead unie the Almighty pro increased until at least 1.000 people, 1,000 remed. whlch te be found ln of whom wera armed, surrounded th Burn- iu. ers. ooou irom m, uuima , sewer Milton Ro.oy. a negro, was seen to emerge. A shout went up and tne neeing negro, who struck out over an adjacent lot, was being pursued. Shot after shot rang out and In a minute be fell dead Tbe pursuing party quickly surrounded htm and filled hla body with lead. He waa lit erally (hot to slece. ."n..... eiH..n. had Th crowd of scarcely finished thla work wh.n another negro waa seen coming out' of th sewer. He, too, mad a run tor life and managed home. wher. surrounded by several bead of cattle and hog, be wa. .hot to frag- merits Block of Blldls Baraed. Th fir whleU bad been started by tbe attacking party spread rapidly and soon th entire block of building, composed of nearly all negro bouse, was destroyed. TJie police were busy arresting th. tew negroes found In th vlclnltj. Two of them, Btev Nlsbet and Jim Singleton, be. Moved to bo members of Richardson's gang, were among thoae arrested. The police bad great difficulty In getting out of lbs crowd of enraged people with the colored men. la leaa than aa hour the block of woodea bouse wa burned to th ground, and a seaoh of Ua ruin waa ,M cue entered . OMAIIA it the steel barrel of a rine. It is believed tbat the skull represented all tbat Is left of the negro who did the shooting. 4trA.Tpfl hit munnvn (Continued from First Page.) and princess of the Astorlas ascended a plufform, specially constructed, facing tha seml-clrcular, gilded ball, around which the benches were Oiled to their capacity by senators, deputies, courtiers and ministers. " " V ' S t' ' 1 for' "fc,ch n Z?.VZ P.'"7 " v nv. " """" m7tL ' . ' '"""'-' J ... ... ... ana princess oi Aiuru seairu lucw- , . - . , , , " " . b J 1 with a silver crucifix behind It. On the other side of his majesty was a stool upon which was a golden crown, biasing with Jewels and a scepter. A. the royal party entered the hall every one present rose and remained standing until tbe queen regent pronounced the words "Be seated." King Takes the Oath The pr"Mt of the chamber Senor Vera ArmUo. who approached tha table , on wb ch the bible rested, then said, amid Impressive silence: Bennr the. Cnrte. ronvoked bv your au gust mother, are assembled to receive from your majesty the oath, which, ln accord ance with the constitution, you come to take, to maintain the constitution and the iaWB' Senor Armljo then drew near to the king and held out the bible, at the same time keeping open a book containing the formula of tbe oath. Hla majesty, placing hi. right hand on the bible, then uttered the follow- jn - VOrds ...... hv nH unnn h hnlv bible, to maintain ' the constitution and laws. If so I do may God reward me. lr l ao noi. l "e ca'' me lo. all others present listened to the fore- going, standing. King Alfonso then again seated himself on the throne and the other. also reseated themselves, The president of the chamber returned to the table and from there, addressing tbe king, said: The Cortes has received the oath your majesty has taken to maintain the con- stltutlon and lawa. At the same moment the booming of twenty-one guns waa beard, announcing to the city tbat the king bad taken tbe oath. Proceed to Church. King Alfonso, the regent and the princess of the Asturla withdrew from the Chamber of Deputies with the same ceremonial that marked their entry Into the building and tbe procession wa. reformed and proceeded to the San Francisco church, which was reached shortly after 3 p. m. King Alfonso was met at the portal of the church by the primate of Spaia and the cardinal arch- bishop of Santiago de Compostela and twenty bishop, all ln the magnificent robe. which are only worn on great occasions, Sight priest, bore a canopy over tbe king a. ' ha advanced up the central tratvs and took hi. seat on a throne placed be.lde a crimson velvet covered altar specially erected in front of the grand altar. A te deum was then chanted, accompanied by a rrand orchestra. The kins? left the church with th m ceremonial as on hla entry Md turned directly to the palace, Do" New offlc,aI Rob" King Alfonso today tor the first time wore the uniform of a captain general, dark blue with gold facing, and red .Ilk waist- band, from which hung a sword, and a steel helmet with a white plume. The reception met with by the procession was on tbe whole lukewarm on tbe part of tbe immense crowd, compo.ed chiefly of people who had gathered to witness the pageant out of curl oslty. On tbe Puerta del Sol no cheer was raBed until the king arrived there, when be received an ovation, mainly, however, from the snectators who Dacked the window, and balconies. There were some cheer, from the people ln tne .treets and hat. were waved, but man. men rilrl not even uncover their heads K.n Alfonso, who waa seated on the right of nl, mother, smiled continually and ac knowledged the cheers by bowing and wav tng hla white gloved band, There were several minor accidents, but no fatalities were reported. Queen Expresses Gratitude, Tbe queen regent ha. sent the following letter to the premier, Senor Sagaata: on terminating today the regency to which I waa called by the constitution at time of profound sadness and unexpected widowhood, I feel from the deptha of my heart the necessity of expressing to the Spanish people my immense and unchang ing gratituae ror ine proois tu hutcuuh and suDoort which I have received from all classes of society. , , 1 - ihot lima I treaw that without the loyalty and confidence of the people I 'l", -,7 b.ck on th , .h. f0any- '? 0f aU Danish regencies, and ecol- hitter trials which providence alllr" to them? "he nation haa been able to traverse such a profound crisis under conditions wnicn augur an eiiuto i wu "Vh.r.r. in hsndlnr to Klna- Alfonso nnmrv in ruinii me nuu In him. That will be the most complete SSr life lo" thefulAllment of "he? gutte. beg God to protect her son, in order that emulating ine J"?-"" v li-u . sH vn to all Boantarda my x- n..4r rf nrnfnnnd thanks, and thtt ttTV ent lil"I"k tot the felicity of our beloved country. Maalfesto of th Carllste. PARIS. May 17. A copy of a carllst manl festo, seised at Madrid, has reached Paris i! 7. "d. t is signea. "Your King, Carlos, protests against the usurpation of the throne by the eo-ealled u rMtUuUon of the throne to Doa Carlo monarch by right .n,f4..to all flat and the oubllsher ar ;roecuted. DEATH RECORD. Two Death at West Point WEST POINT. Neb,. May 17. (Special. -Mrs. Louis Horse died this morning at re.ldenc. of her daughur Ml. Mary Heree. In this city. She waa 75 years old and had lived in thla place twenty-two ua !' "spice, of tha English Lutheran I uu,v. cnriatian j resexorn, an agea resiaent or this city, died on Friday. He was aged C2 I years and had been a realdent of this place I tor twenty-eight year. W. H. Saaadere, Oraat.- ORANT. Neb,. May 17. (Special.) W. H Saunders, aa attorney, died here at o'clock this morning. Ho wa alck but few boura. Mr. Baunders was one. of th first settlers in Parkin county and on of Ita moat reepected cttlsen. You will never have th gout If you li to Cook' Imperial Extra Dry. Champagne. . is i&ad oi ta pur julco froo grape. DAILY BEE;. SUNDAY, BARS THE MACLAY MSTORY ouse Votes Unanimously to Exclude the Book from Naval Academy SUSTAINS WISH OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT it Yard Historian la Denounced as Dastard for Defaming Admiral Schley, Mho Is Gener ally Extolled. WASHINGTON, May 17. The house spent tbe day In discussing the naval appropria tion bill and the most important feature of the discussion Involved a revival of the ampson-Schley controversy. This arose over an amendment to the bill, which waa presented by Mr. Mudd of Maryland and hlch waa adopted, prohibiting tbe use of Maclay'a history of tbe navy as a text book at the naval academy. A number of minor amendments to the bill was adopted, but the consideration of the measure wa not completed before the house adjourned. Mr. Mudd at thla point offered his amend ment to exclude from the naval academy nd from ships and government libraries the history of Edgar Stanton Maclay. Mr. Dayton made the point of order against the amendment and tbe chair sua- alned the point. ' Mr. Mudd then offered a substitute amendment providing tbat no part of the money appropriated ln the bill under con sideration shall be expended ln the pur chase of any history of the Spanish-American war written by Edgar Stanton Maclay, for use at the naval academy, in ship li braries or ln any part of the naval estab lishment of the United States. Dayton Loses Thla Time. Mr. Dayton of West Virginia made tho usual point of order against tbe substitute amendment, but the chair held that the mendment wa germane. Mr. Mudd having succeeded ln getting this matter before tbe house, said that tbe president of tbe United States bad stated to bim tbat this work should ever be used. In reply to a question of Mr. Dayton, who asked why he wanted to put the amendment on the bill tn view of the fact that the president would bold over the next fiscal year, Mr. Mudd said tbat while Mr. Roosevelt waa a very lively force at thla time and promised to live out this term and bo ready to take nother, he wanted to guarantee against any contingencies. Mr. Pearre of Maryland said be wanted o Join bis colleague ln his unqualified ad miration for that admirable American and great sea fighter. Admiral Wlnfleld Scott Schley. Admiral Schley, he said, had borne with fine patience tbe onslaught of his defamers and, with It all, stood before the country as the real hero of Santiago. Tbe wounds in tbe hull of the gallant Brooklyn testified which vessel bad born the brunt of the fight. Stand by the President. Mr. Schlrm of Maryland, ln making bla maiden effort before tbe house, said that the unfortunate controversy between Samp son and Schley had not been forced by the friends of Admiral Schley; that truth bad been perverted by Maclay. He had at tempted to besmirch tbe record of one of tbe moat illustrious naval officer of his Ime. Mr. Schlrm characterized the act of Maclay as "dastardly" and he wanted the houso to stand by tbe president, who had publicly announced tbat Maclay's history ahould find no place in the curriculum of the naval academy or ln tbe ships' libraries. Mr... Cannon of Illinois remarked tbat he did not believe tbat anybody in tbe bouse or In the country believed tbat Schley was coward.. He said he did not believe any body ln the bouse or tbe country believed tbat Maclay waa telling tbe truth when e wrote about. Schley as be did. He thought, however, aa Maclay bad been kicked out of tbe servlcev It came with rather bad grace to attach the amendment to the bill, when its adoption could not change the judgment of mankind as to Schley' standing. Tbe amendment wa. adopted without a dissenting vote. EASLEY LOOKS OVER GROUND Secretary of Civic Federation Con fers"-with President Mitchell oa Strike. HAZLETON, Pa., May 17. The arrival bere tonight of Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the National Civic federation, lends color to the reports which have been current for the past few days that tbe Civic federation ia making an effort to terminate the an thracite coal miners' strike. Mr. Eaaley reached tbia city from New York at 9:15 o'clock and repaired at once to the Valley hotel, where he met Presi dent Mitchell of the United Mine Worker, with whom he immediately went Into con ference behind closed door. Secretary Easley stated tbat bis visit was for the purpose of "looking over tbe ground." Asked It he brought any message from Senator Hanna or any other member of th Civic federation, Mr. Easley replied ln the negative and added tbat he was not acting ln tha capacity of a measenger. Despite Secretary Easley'a reticence. however, his presence here at thla time Is regarded as significant from tbe fact that he spent part of yesterday ln Washington ln conference with Senator Hanna and Sam uel Gompers, president of th American Federation of Labor, and ambassador of tbe National Civic federation. No New Developments. There were no development here today. ln tbe anthracite miner' etrlke. No peace offers have been msde by either and there ia nothing on th surface to indicate tbat anything in th direction of a aettlement will be done during the next few day. President Mitchell remained close to headquarter and spent a busy day going over matter principally taken up by a conference with the Illinois aoft coal oper ators over a few disputed points in the Springfield (111.) bituminous district. Tbe matter was finally disposed of, an agree ment being reached which waa satisfactory to both aides. The agreement was not made public, but It will run for another year. Tbe Illinois delegation left for tbe west at 9 o'clock tonight Preeldrnts la Conference. Nothing official wa given out today re gardlng the calling out of the bituminous miners. It U understood, however, tbat the district presidents of the thre anthra cite districts ara in communication with the presidents of tbe bituminous districts for th purpose of getting two of them to make up the five necessary to call a spe cial national convention to eonafder tbe advisability of calling out th soft coal miners. This is believed to be a mere formality, as It 1 thought tbe West Vlr ginla district will agree to the assemb ling of such a convention. Reports received at atrike bead quarters today were to th affect tbat th order to strike waa betng carried out to the letter. Several rumor reached her today tbat nonunion men, of whom there ar comparatively few, bad mad attempta to return to work ln some localities, but not on of the could be verified. If you wish to be alway satisfied, erdsr no other Champagu than Cook'. Imperial .Extra Dry, It baa quality aal purity. MAY 18, 1002. Milton Rogers & Special Low Prices on all our HIGH ORAS3 BALL BEARING PENNSYLVANIA. GREAT AMERICAN AND HIOH AND LOW MOTOR MOWERS. HOSE : 8c up SPRINKLERS 25c up FOURTEENTH AND FARNAM STATUS OF ROSEBUD BILL House is Not Likely to Pass it with the Ires Homes Provision. MUST DEPEND ON CONFERENCE FOR THAT Lomax Hacker of Omaha Gets Hla Dis charge from the Xavy on Ac count of Physical Disability. i (From a Staff Correspondent.) WXSHINOTON, May 17. (Special Tele- gram.) Tbe legislative position of tbe bill to open tbe Rosebud reservation ln Soutb Dakota under tbe substitute offered ln the bouse to the senate measure, gives tbe bill ratber an Interesting standing. Under tbe houae substitute tbe bill does not contain the proposition for free homes which Is embodied In tbe senate measure, but does contain a commutation provision, which the senate knocked out. Representative Burke, who has been actively interested in tbe measure, probably could have obtained a favorable report from the bouse committee on Indian affairs on tbe free homes fea ture of the senate bill, but It would bava been at tbe expense of In fluential support. Chairman Sherman of tbe committee and Major Lacey of Iowa, two of the very strongest members of the committee, are opposed to free borne and should Mr. Burke Insist upon carrying the free homes feature through by the aid of democratic votes he would have lost the support of tbe gentlemen named. A minor ity report would ln all probability have been filed, which would have made It prac tically Impossible to have secured consider ation at tbe hands of the speaker. Under present conditions tbe chances are very much in favor of It receiving considera tion, although tbat will depend largely on Mr. Sherman Inducing the speaker to give the Indian committee a day for the con sideration of bills which have been re ported from that committee and are now on the calendar. Should consideration be given, which now seems probable, tbe bill opening the portion of tbe Rosebud agency ln Gregory county. South Dakota, will un doubtedly pas tbe house, thereby getting Into conference, where It Is hoped that the fre borne provision aa passed by tbe sen ate will bs adopted. Colonel Hepburn of tbe Eighth Iowa dis trict ba been active in behalf of Georg Van Houton of Lenox, Taylor county, 'late secretary of the Iowa Agricultural society. Yesterday Mr. Van Houton waa appointed deputy collector of customs at Sitka, Alaska, by Secretary Sbaw. Lomax Mackey, aon of Rev. T. J. Mackey of All Saints' church, who has been trying for some time to secure bis discharge from the navy, has finally been successful, or der having been Issued yesterday to tbe commander of the United State steamer Wisconsin to discharge young Mackey from the navy on account of physical disability. Postal Hatters. Under th annual readjustment of sal aries of presidential postmasters, these change war made today: In Nebraska Clay Center, Increased $300; Albion, Alli ence, Atkinson, Auburn, Aurora, Beatrice, Bloomfleld, Cambridge and Cedar Rapid, Increased $100; Alma, decreased $100. In Iowa Hampton, Indlanola and Shenandoah, Increased $100. Rural free delivery service will be estab lished on July 1 at Hatwlck. Poweshik county, Ia.; area covered, thirty-six square mile; population, 61S. The comptroller of tbe currency ba ap proved tbe First National bank of Chicago aa reserve agent for the Cltlzena' National bank of St. Paul, Neb. Tbe abstract of conditions of th na tional banks of Omaha at th close of bus iness April 30 aa reported to the comp troller of tbe currency shows an average reserv held of 27.12 per cent, against 30.33 per cent on February 23. Loan and dis count Increased from $15,528,107 to $16,897,- 270; gold coin from $1,880,668 to $3,033,828; lawful money reserve, from $2,060,638 to $2, 858,673; Individual deposits, from $12,551.. 557 to $12,982,716. Tbe Des Moines, Ta., banks show an av erage reserve held of 23.97 per cent, against 27.81 per cent; loans and discounts In creased from $5,741,781 to $6,435,194; gold coin, from $111,812 to $167,297; total specie. from $455,400 to $478,835; lawful money re serve, decreased from $893,004 to $799,633; Individual deposit Increased from $2,510, 847 to $4,029,369. Th banks of Lincoln, Neb., show an av erage reserve held of 20.44 per cent, against 22.09 per cent; losns and discounts, tn creased from $2,659,354 to $2,807,923; gold coin, from $6,600 to $102,780; total specie. from $109,658 to $130,247; lawful money re erve. decreased from $249,466 to $232,381; individual depoalta increased from $2,450,- 673 to $2,460,249. Coaditlaa of Paancefete Vnrbaaced. WASHINGTON. May 17. It waa stated at th British embassy this forenoon tbat there 1 no chaog in Lord Fauncetote's condition. Tha foreign offlc says tber ia no truth ia th-roixwL circulated , in-th Vuited The very coldest, ITuwe guarantee our boxes to be; their many other advant ages are worth your investigation. We carry the Wilke, Eureka, White Enamel and Wisconsin Peerless Refrigerators for our Badger Refrigerator hard-H'"wl-, wood, full zinc lined, strictly high grade box. CI1 f O CLt for our Wisconsin Peerless, capacity M-1"'-' 55 pounds packed with mineral wool t'he best made. QUICK MEAL and RELIABLE Gasoline and Wlckless Oil Stoves Th standards of the world at re markable prices. $2.49 buys a 1902 Reliable. We carry a complete line with newest features at lowest price. $2.75 buys a 1902 Blue Flame Wlckless Puritan Oil Stove as safe as any lamp. ESESZX9 MUST - DE - OBTAINED . l?ROAt Corn Fields of the United States OR FORESTS of NORTHERN CANADA, The Corn-VteWe ot ebe TJMted Matewlirtrntsh the twtart PfJCP fefUhe PIeiiAiltediTradesofJ The pulp timber of tbe I'nlteA BUtes Is praottcallr gone. To bring wood pulp (rem Cn d Is too eipemlre. Over 75 tVHIllon Tons ef cornstalks are raised and wseted eaeh rtw la the United States. This tnerhanetiM waste tuntMiee the best fiber kaowa. and the NATIONAL FIBER & CELLULOSE COMPANY ars by thetr patents sols u nsieie of machinery reper- nor Boxooexa, veeo enafjeuuioee cxnrtnoiinos. It la snolhrfW-nwmtolns) -xenMe ot BY-s'KODl'CT-of maklnc a creat waste tea-na-e useful and1 valuable. . . NATlONXi. VTREH ANT) CBtlAJUOKK rOMJPAMT Is fautMing n lochia err (or estab lishing pleats aad offers a porUbet oX ita stock (or sale. Par Value), tKXK Per Share. 8rlrt Now, tl.OO Per Share. The rmrpUon aooorded ehta stork by the pnhllo tiesbeen nniieimllf aeaerons an4 ttte J Jnrment odmd mt II 00 per eemre Is about rxheuetrd, Br resolution of the Board of XH rector, tbe stock will be aOvaejoed on MXY 2Mb U 11.00 per ebare. Towns and cities Uarongbjoat the CORN BELT are nevottatinc for the btrlMtag of plant In their lorsllttee. Borewd people wxJerstaad tl the vesofl pulp sfeorue mesne and, are talcing aOveai 4are of thla unusual ottportunity to tp-reet In this exceptional enrrrprtee. Prwtent litToce are ked to tnoeousnly Invest ten l our Maobu-anr, Patents, Pros eMosovrBTeaanarot Paper. Pulp, Itos-beard u4 all matters perteehaa- to tkls Cass- A earefjinyi wrlttan-, booklet with II tn errs t Ions, statistics, and valuable, date showtpc how tn. aaaie oi the CuK.N FltLlJd will b. turned Into valuable product., .tiding ve.uh to the Inveiton. farmers, manufacturers and users of th. product., will be sent tree on application. Everything partalnlnf to this company la open (or .lamination to the thou.hllul, palm- taking Investor. Our entcrprlM need, no mlarepreaentatlon nor exaftrceratlon. W. ar In a rrrtg i sen I y ebuwr1 nerta. rtth oacebto and experrtenoad Wten 16 handle H. wit ft nnrouafirr arar-tfrwr. (patented machloerr to work wtth. vest ovantltl'S ef the raw materia) at hand to work on. and an nuHmtted nmrtrat fnr our Onlahed pronn-rt. The truth aeool our enterprise le therefore our strong-eat advertisement and recnrnrnradatlon. Profits to The profits to Investors In the Cottonseed in proma vo nTtwon in in iinrra itviuMry nve pji tviormoua. pt pronuv to invMinn in in untoo 10 i am proata to imravtors in bitvrcn nv The profits to Investors In NATIONAL FIBER & CELLU LOSE CO. will be more than all. The waste toaoace tn CornsnaAs la lunMless. Bo la tha market forpalp, feed and eat lalose compounds. B Eat fcMBER. Ue price ef shares advsnoee front ft. 00 ta t.o per share leap- tSfa. eRVoWl) CM WrC. For ftirtnr U.ttmtnm&nm, vtwvvtum and mtbmripUamm, arUrf SANFORD Mkg Distance 'Plaeas. Harrison 150. States, that1 Lord Pauocefot. the British ambassador at Washington, has requested that, on account ot the state ot bla health, hla resignation be Immediately- accepted. ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK . Faat Express nans Into a Freight Near Wllllanisport, Penn sylvania!, WILUAMSPORT, Pa., Mar 17. Th east- bound flyer on tbe Philadelphia & Erie di vision of the Pennsylvania railroad ran Into the 'rear end of a freight train on mil east ot Jersey Shore today, killing Engineer Lewis Sbrlner ot the paeaenger train and badly injuring Conductor Oeorg Klnley ot the freight train. Tbe passenger were uninjured. DICKINSON MAKES REPORT Conanl General Blames Macedonian Committee and Bnlajariaas far Miss Stone's Abdnetloa. WASHINGTON. May 17. Consul General Dickinson has arrived In Washington and called at the Stat department today to pay hla respects to th officials. He went over with Assistant Secretary Hill to detail the tact relative to Mis Stone' EVEN the best tailors find it hard to copy K. N. O F. individuality and style. These are pleasing features of garments of. our make. 11 Tha Kenmor sack ibown her la an excellent axe ample) of thla. You i can procure K. N. d V ici F' cfothea from tiVt fV sMtallaea evsava ar-s. a Sons Co. STREETS an urec isjsua tor tnrnlna- thla waste In Investors, rndoetrr here been slu Eg 20 1 rx , r-VTV" nVf 'Tf" 'V iTtaiijTrr nv nMn i Dorm9u. dmd tnormoua. MAKE EVER. 84 Adams 6t Chicago, Jll. case, which he already bad treated mora briefly In hla official report. Th general tendency ot these statement and report I to fasten upon the Macedonian com- mlttee, and, ln part,, upon the Bulgarian government official some share of responaU blllty for tha abduction. Miss Stone herself called upon Secretary Hay at hla residence yesterday and told her story ln a most Interesting manner. No action 1 being taken In th oas at present. WILL OF ADMIRAL SAMPSON Docomrbt Which la Filed Makes Widow sola Execntrlz of Small Estate. WASHINGTON. May 17. The will of th lata Admiral William T. Sampson was Bled today. It leave everything to th widow, save $4,000 of life insurance, which Is left for equal division among the four daughters., In tbe petition asking .for ad-: mission of the will to probate, Mrs. Sampson, who is named aa sole executrix, ay th admiral died possessed of stock , and other aecurltlea valued at 8,500 and a tract ot land at Manchester. N. V., known aa the Marmon Hill farm, valued at $10,000. Th will Is dated at Key Wtat, Fla., April 16, 1898. A Stylish SacR V7 ft iiaa. ff3 where. This ta th labtt- Kuh. Nathan &. riecaer Co.. Chicago, il I