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Preliminaries Settled and All is in Readi

ness for Business ,

THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL PROBLEMS

Two Proposition * Are Made for Settle

ment of the game Attitude of the

Nebraska Delegation The Kcsolutlon

of Mr. Harrington , of O'Neal How

"Western States Are Sldod Up.

SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , May 10. The

real work of the populist national con

vention will begin In earnest today

the preliminary having been disposed

of by the work done In yesterday's

session. About 600 delegates have

spent the day In diligent consideration

of the vice presidential problem and

to some slight extent the situation

has clarified In consequence. While

the result Is as uncertain as it was

yesterday , the line of demarcation Is

more sharply drawn. The fight Is

now narrowed down until there are

practically but two propositions being

considered. One Is that the conven

tion nominate a vice president and of

those favoring this action probably

three-fourths or more are preaching

Charles 9. Towne as Bryan's running

mate. The other proposition is that

the whole matter bo delegated to a

committee empowered to act at Kan

sas City. The Nebraska delegation

agreed to the latter plan by a vote

of 30 to 13 , by agreeing to support ,

in convention , the following resolution

presented by M. F. Harrington of

O'Neill :

"Resolved , By the people's party of

the United States of America in dele

gate convention assembled , that a con

ference committee be chosen by this

convention to consist of one person

from each state and territory chosen

by the delegates from the several

states and territories each choosing

one , and that said committee be and

is hereby empowered and required to

meet a conference committee to be ap

pointed by the democratic national

convention and silver republican con

vention to be held In Kansas City next

July 4 , ly u , and that the conference

committee chosen by this convention

be and Is hereby empowered to nom

inate such person as the said three

conference committees may agree upon

for the office of vice president of the

United States of America and In case

the said conference committees want

to agree upon a nominee for vice pres

ident , then the conference committee

chosen by this convention is empow

ered and required to nominate a pop

ulist or silver republican for the said

office of vice president of the United

States. "

In favor of this plan are also lined

up the Colorado , Kansas and Iowa

delegations and it is believed the ma

jority of those from Wisconsin and

Michigan. The leaders in this move

ment are Senator Allen , General J. B.

Weaver and T. M. Patterson. The

nomination of Towne by this conven

tion is strongly supported by Senators

Pettlgrew and Butler.

BOER PRISONERS SATISFIED.

Best of Treatment Being : Given Them

ft

According : to Consul Stoivc.

WASHINGTON , May 10. The de

partment of state is in receipt of a

dispatch from the consul general of

the United States at Capetown , dated

April 7 , 1900 , wherein he states that he

has visited the Boer prisoners in camp

and on board the transport at Simons

bay , at the military prison at Cape

town and In camp at Green Point.

Mr. Stowe visited General Cronje ,

who at the time was on board the flag

ship in Simons bay , occupying the ad

miral's quarters. General Cronje ex

pressed a wish to see Mr. Stowe , and

declared himself well satisfied with his

quarters and treatment. Mr. Stowe

remarks that he talked freely with the

other prisoners , and the universal

statement was that they vere well

cared for and were satisfied with their

treatment.

YATES WINS IN ILLINOIS

Richard Yates Nominated for Governor

on Fourth Ballot.

PEORIA , May 10. The republican

state convention nominated the follow

ing ticket. The nomination for gov

ernor was made n the furth ballot , af

ter a prolonged struggle. Governor

Tanner and his friends worked stren

uously for the nomination of Judge

Elbridge Hanecy of Chicago.

For governor , Richard Yates of Jack

sonville ; for lieutenant governor , Wil

liam A. Northcofl of Bond county , for

secretary of state , James A. Rose of

Pope conuty , for state auditor , James

S. McCullough of Champaign , for state

treasurer , M. 0. Williamson of Galesburg -

burg , for attorney general , Howland

J. Hamlln of Shelbyville.

Uanna Says It Will Be Long ; .

CHICAGO , 111. , May 10. A special

to the Times-Herald from Washing

ton says :

Senator Hanna said tonight : "There

will be no stampeding of the conven

tion at Philadelphia to Governor

Roosevelt or anyone else. The nomi

nation will not be forced upon Mr.

Roosevelt or any other man gainst his

wishes. In my opinion , Secretary

Long will be named for vice president

by the Philadelphia convention. "

Daily Bond Exchanges.

WASHINGTON , DJ C. , May 10. The

amount of bonds so far received at the

treasury for exchange for the 2 per

cent consols is $267,557,400 , of which

$50,322,950 were received from indi

viduals and institutions other than

national banks.

Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 10. To-

Say's statement of the treasury bal

ances in the general fund , exclusive of

the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the

division of redemption shows : Avail

able cash balance , $144,959,741 ; gold ,

$77,061.920 ,

FILIPINOS AGAIN BECOME ACTIVE

Leader , Aeulnaldo , Acsin at

Ilcncl of a Large Force.

MANILA , May 9. Telegrams receiv

ed bere from General Young repcrt

that Agulnaldo has rejoincsa the rebel

general , Tlno , In tie ; : orih and thai

thvy have reassembled a coni'dorablc

fcrce In the mountains. General Young

ceslres to strike them batoro the rains

and asks for reinforcements.

The tenor of the dl.spatoh indicatra

that General Young ! a conthlnnt that

Agt'innldo Is will. Tlno ami it id pre-

sumoil they : re plannvj to rosumi

1.K.J ting during the rains.

Company F of the Forty-seventh reg-

' tr. ' fitmet an" ! routed ' : i ban-1 of tie

enemy between Legaspl and Kiago ,

province of Albay , April 1.1. Two Amer

icans were killed and five wera wound

ed , including two ofllcerp. The Filipinos

pines lost heavily. The conditions

around Legaspi and Sorsbsoa are re

ported to be continued disturbed.

Two rebel attacks on tha American

garrisons in Visayan Islands recently

have resulted in the killing of 280 of

the enemy and the woun'l'ns cf two

Americans.

At daybreak , May 1 , forty rebels , 100

of them armed with rifles , attickel

Catarman , In Northern Saonar , In the

vicinity of Catubig , F company of the

Forty-third regiment * IB garrisoning

the place. The enem : built trenches

on the outskirts of the town during

the night and flred volleys persJstcjmv

irora It until the Americans , churning

the trenches , scattered the Filipinos

and killed 155 of them. Two Americans

were wounded. This attack was pre

cipitated by the enemy's recent suc

cessful flght at Catubig. The garrison

of Catarman has been removed io the

seaport of Laguan.

A force of Filipinos , estimated to

number 200 men armed with rifles and

bolos , and operating four muzzle-load

ing * cannons , attacked Jaro , on Leyte

island , April 15 , which place was gar

risoned by twenty-five men of B com

pany of the Forty-third regiment ,

Lieutenant Estes commanding. Estes

left fifteen men to protect the town ,

and with the remaining ten men he ad

vanced on the enemy in two squads ,

sheltered by the ridges south of the

town , whence they stood off the 1F11-

pines for three hours. Then twenty

armed members of the local police

force sallied out to help Estes' Amer

icans. The latter , with the police ,

charged the enemy and together they

dispersed the Filipinos , and after the

flght was over burled 125 of them.

There were no American casualties.

WIIL GET HALF A MILLION

Executors of Pullman Will Are to Be

Well Paid for Their Services.

CHICAGO , May 9. The final report

of the executors of the estate of the

late George M. Pullman is expected to

be filed in the probate court this week.

It is believed the report will show that

the estate , which amounted to some

thing over $8,000,000 when the will

was filed , has grown to $15,000,000 un

der the administration of Robert T.

Lincoln and Norman B. Ream , as ex

ecutors. The compensation of the ex

ecutors for handling the estate will be

more than half a million dollars.

CONVENTION HALL IS RISING.

National Committee Well Satisfied With

Its Progress.

KANSAS CITY , May 9. For the second

end time since Convention hall was

destroyed by fire on April 4. the sub

committee of the national democratic

committee met here today and put

its stamp of approval upon the hall

and general improvements being made

by Kansas Cityans. The committee in

cludes Judge Adair Wilson , Colorado ;

C. A. Walsh , Iowa ; D. J. Campau ,

Michigan and W. J. Stone , Missouri ,

who arrived in the city this morning.

lord Roberts Goes Forward.

LONDON , May 9. In spite of these

wrecked railroads the British advance

goes on steadily. Lord Roberts' out

posts are apparently about twelve miles

north of Smalldeel. General Brabant

has joined General Rundle at Thaba

N'Chu , whence they are moving for

ward. The country is all quiet in that

direction.

Pays High Tribute to Boers.

WASHINGTON , May 9. At the ses

sion of the senate Mr. Teller of Colorado

rado delivered a speech in which he

strongly urged the senate to extend its

sympathy to the Boers in their contest

with Great Britain. The adoption of

ais resolution of sympathy , he main

tained , could not be considered as an

unfriendly act by the British govern

ment.

May Ship Ice to New York.

CHICAGO , May 9. Chicago ice com

panies may go to the rescue of New

Yorkers who are fighting the ice trust

In that city. The trust advanced prices

In the eastern city 100 per cent April 1.

Ice dealers in Chicago say they can

ship their product from this city and

sell it for less than 60 cents a hun

dred weight , the price the trust is

charging famines in New York.

Renovate Turkey's Navy.

CONSTANTINOPLE , May 9. An

imperial irade just issued orders

contracts to be signed with foreign

ship builders for renovating eight an

tiquated ironclads.

Hanged for Killing a Railroad Man.

NEW YORK , May 9. Edward Clif

ford was hanged in the Hudson coun

ty , New Jersey , jail today for the mur

der of Division Superintendent W. G.

Wattson of the West Shore railway in

1895.

.Toilet Mills Kesnme.

JOLIET , 111. , May 9. Three of the

tour mills of the American Steel ind

Wire company started today with near-

y a full force , i,200 men going to work.

? or the present only a day force will

be run , but it Is expected the night

men will be put on in a short time.

Another British Change.

-KINGSTON , Jamaica. May 9. Ad

vices from St. Kitts say the island is

n a terrible financial condition , owing

to the shortage of the sugar crop. The

secretary of state for the colonies , Jo

seph ojamberlain , has been asked to

start relief worka.

Husband's Stomach May Show Poison ,

But Who Gave It to Him ?

HER LIFE IN THE YORK JAIL.

Efforts of Some A'dmlrcrs to Hold Con

vocation "With Her Ono of Them

Ilarely Ks capes Capture Prisoner

Maintains a Cool , Calm Manner Mis

cellaneous Nebraska Notes.

YORK , Neb. , May 14 The fact thai

a pursuing Jailer stumbled over a lawn

mower in the dark Is all that saved

one of Mrs. Frost's men admirers from

being captured. For several nights

two or more men have been signalling

and rapping on the casement of the

windows of the jail , calling to Mrs.

Frost that they wanted to talk with

her. The authorities thinking that

possibly there might be an attempt

by parties to converse with Mrs. Frost

they located her in a cell back and

away from the outside windows where

it Is a little difficult to communicft.e

with the outside public and informed

her that one of the rules of tha jail

was that she should hold no communi

cation oil conversation with anyone on

the outside with the threat that if she

did they would remove her still farther

from the window and in not as pleas

ant a cell room.

When Jailer Blckley was In the

jail he heard a gentle knocking , then

louder and then heard some man call

ing "Mrs. Frost , Mrs. Frost. " Putting

out the light in the jail Bickley crept

around to the side door and made a

dash for the intruder and would have

captured him had it not been that he

stumbled over a lawn mower left in

the court house yard.

Just what these men admirers or

friends of Mrs. Frost want is a ques

tion. It is believed that if it were not

for the vigilance of the jailer there

might have been an attempted jail de

livery. The York county jail is one

of the best and strongest country jails ,

situated in the basement of the court

house in the north east corner. One

or two inmates in past years have got

ten out and escaped.

Mrs. Frost , in appearance , conver

sation and actions Is apparently less

concerned as to the results of the

chemical analysis of the stomach ot

Mr. Frost than any other woman in

York. She still maintains that cool ,

calm manner , heartily eats her meals

and spends most of the time reading

books , magazines and newspapers.

In conversation the subject of her

husband's death was brought around

and in reply to the question asking her

if she did not think it would go hard

with her if the chemical analysis

showed poison in the stomach , she , in

a half boasting way , replied that "it

does not matter much whether the

stomach was full of poison , they would

have a pretty hard time to prove that

I gave it to Mr. Frost. "

A Bank's Deal With Hartley.

OMAHA , Neb. , May 14. A deposi

tion on behalf of the defense in .the

case of the state of Nebraska against

the First National bank of Alma was

placed on file and opened in the Unit

ed States circuit court here. In the

deposition Atwell L. Burr , president

of the bank at the time of the failure ,

testifies as to the collections between

the bank and ex-Treasurer Bartley.

He says that the arrangement was

made by the treasurer in Lincoln and

under its terms the bank was to pay

G per cent for the money of the state

deposited by the treasurer in the bank ;

that 3 per cent was to go to Bartley

and 3 per cent to the state ; that at

that time Bartley gave him 510,000

of the state money and that he secureo

from Alma certificates of deposit for

that amount , which he gave to Bartley

and which were afterwards deposited

in the Alma bank by Bartley. Burr

also said that no one knew of the

arrangement except himself , Bartley

and Dan Sullivan , the cashier of the

bank , , and that none of the funds of

the state deposited in the bank was

deposited under the terms of the bonn

upon which the state of Nebraska sues

to recover its money alleged to be in

the bank at the time of the failure.

He further says that all the money ot

the state had been withdrawn by Bart

ley before the failure , tue amount be

ing $25,244.76.

Resolutions by Grand Army.

BEATRICE , Neb. , May 14. The de

partment convention of the Grand

Army of the Republic just prior to ad

journment passed a resolution thank

ing the house of representatives fo'

it prompt action on the bill establish

ing a National Soldiers' home sani

tarium at the South Daktota hot

springs and urging the spsedy passage

of the measure by the senate. Reso

lutions of thanks were extended to

Rawlins post and citizens of Beatrice

for the entertainment furnished the en

campment.

Postofflco Safe Blown Open.

BANCROFT , Neb. , May 14 The safe

in the Bancroft nostoffice was blown

open near the midnight hour. Several

dollars in cash and stamps was taken.

The safe door was blown off with pow

der , the door being thrown about ten

feet. The furniture in the office wan

somewhat damaged. There is no clue

to who the guilty persons are.

Ilcnsen After Lair Breakers.

KEARNEY , Neb. , May 14. N. P.

Hansen , chairman of the committee on

violation of the state pharmacy law ,

returned from a meeting of the State

Board of Pharmacy at Lincoln. Mr.

Hansen states that during the last

four months there have been thirty-

four complaints for the violation ot

the state pharmacy law and that air

these cases have been thoroughly in

vestigated and in many instances con

victions were made and heavy fines

imposed. Mr. Hansen was instructed

to keep up his crusade against the law

breakers.

OFFICERS FOR RELIEF CORPS.

Encampment lit Beatrice FHU Positions

for Coming Year.

BEATRICE , Neb. , May 12. The Wo

men's Relief Corps at the business ses

sion yesterday finished the election ol

officers of the department for the en

suing , year as follows : President , Mrs.

Sarah' . Sweet , Creighton ; senior vice

president , Mrs. Fredericka Cole , Beat

rice ; junior vice president , Mrs. Lillian

Ludi , Republican City ; treasurer , Mrs.

Alta Wainwright , Blair ; chaplain , Mrs.

Elizabeth Hull , Omaha ; councilor , Mrs.

Mary E. Morgan , Alma ; secretary , Mrs.

Alice C. Dllworth , Omaha. Executive

board , Mesdames Elizabeth Barber ,

Kearney ; Sarah Felt , 'Superior ; Mary

L' . Ward , Lincoln ; Kate Pond , Red

Cloud ; Amanda Marble , Table Rock.

Delegate-at-large , Miss Etta Brooks ,

Lincoln. Alternate-at-largf , Mrs. Lib-

bio Lesche ; Beatrice , Delegates to na

tional convention : Mrs. Carrie M. Pe-

teru , Beatrice ; Mrs. Diana Potter ,

Lltchfield ; Mrs. Lucy J. Barger , Heb

ron ; Lucy 0. Austin , Tekamah ; Mrs.

McCain , Kearney ; alternates , Mrs.

Maust , Falls City ; Mrs. German , Wy-

more ; Mrs. Cleaver , Nellgh ; Mrs. Bol-

shaw , Lincoln.

A resolution was presented and

adopted to have Daughters of Vet

erans incorporated in the Women's Re

lief corps. The resolution will be presented

sented to the national convention. The

convention then adjourned to Paddock

opera house , where a joint installation

of Grand Army of the Republic and wo

men's Relief corps was held. General

H. C. Russell was installing officer for

the Grand Army of the Republic and

Past President Mrs. Rupiper for the

Women's Relief corps. The conven

tions then adjourned to attend the

benquet at the armory of the national

guard , given by Rawlins post , Women's

Relief corps.

The Ladies of the Grand Army elect

ed the following officers for the ensuing

year : President , Mrs. Anna E. Mar

shall , Hastings ; senior vice president ,

Almlra Dale , York ; junior vice pres

ident , Etta A. Tyler , Arapahoe ; treas

urer , Inez Yarton , Omaha ; chaplain ,

Rebecca Walsh , Stockham ; conductor ,

Wllda Nichols , bcnbner ; council of ad

ministration , Marian Cramphin , Lin

coln ; Jennie Knights , Lincoln ; E. F.

Foster , Ord ; delegate-at-large , Clara

Lyons , Omaha. Delegates Co national

convention : Mesdames L. S. Stone ,

Scribner ; Rebecca Walsh , Stockham ;

alternates , Olive Heckman , Loup City ;

Isabella French , Lush ton ; inspector ,

Mrs. H. Gray , Harvard ; councillor , Mrs.

S. A. Mason , Ord ; sergeants , Miss W.

E. Hessie. North Platte ; Mis. H. H.

Chase , Shelby ; guard , Mrs. M. E.

Blackburn , Minden ; assistant guard ,

Mrs. Cole , Crete ; conductor , Mrs. Wil-

da Nichols , Scribner ; secretary , Mrs.

Ruby Stout , Hastings.

The Standard Oil Case.

LINCOLN , Neb. . May 12. The at

torneys for the Standard Oil filed a

brief in the supreme court In the case

brought by the attorney general to dis

bar the company from doing business

in the state. In opening the brief

pleads that the company is the victim

of popular clamor against trusts , and

says it has been forced into court as

a result of agitation. It goes on :

"Instructed by public agitation it is

competent for tha legislative branch of

the government to enact statutes of

whatever wisdom or unwisdom in fur

therance of principles , doctrines , ideas

and notions which are to the public

good. But when questions of the con

stitutional validity come into court , if

justice is to be done , they will be ex

amined in a very different spirit. It

is not the business of the courts to

inaugurate or assist popular preju

dices and popular theories. In the

calm and serene atmosphere of the

court room the imperative duty Is to

exclude such influences and apply set

tled rules of law and constitutional

provisions so as to give to all the equal

protection of the law. "

The brief then continues to argue

that tne act known as the anti-trust

law is unconstitutional , alleging that

it violates the fourteenth amendment ,

which says that "no state shall deny

to any person within Its jurisdiction

the equal protection of the laws. " It

is contended tnat the statute violates

this amendment by the distinction

which it makes between traders , man

ufacturers and carriers on the one side

and assemblies or associations of labor

ing men on the other , and also between

different classes of laboring men.

State Capital Notes.

LINCOLN , Neb. , May 12. Acting

Governor Talbot issued a requisition

on Governor Shaw of Iowa for the re

turn of W. W. McClusky , who is want

ed in Omaha to answer to the charge of

grand larceny. McClusky is under ar

rest at Sioux City.

The populist and free silver central

committees have issued calls for a

county convention in this city May 17.

Auditor Cornell has been asked by

the treasurer of Washington county to

cancel the delinquent taxes outstanding

against that county for the reason that

most of the people against whom the

taxes are assessed have died or moved

away.

McMullen Stabbed by a Tramp.

SIDNEY , Neb. , May 12. Robert Mc-

Mullen , employed in one of McShane's

grading camps , got into an altercation

with an unknown tramp this afternoon

at the Union Pacific stock yards and

the latter stabbed McMullen in the

right lung and tonight the doctors re

port his condition precarious. Nobody

was present when the stabbing occur

red. County Attorney Capen has tak

en an anti-morten statement and the

description tallies with a fellow who

has been about town several days and

the authorities think he is the same

man responsible for some of the recent

holdups.

Child Drinks Amonia.

HUMBOLDT , Neb. , May 12. The lit

tle 4-year-old son of D. H. Blakeney ,

& liveryman of this place , got hold of a

bottle of ammonia yesterday and drank

qulto an amount , but prompt medical

aid prevented serious results.

Fern "Woman Kills Herself.

PERU , Neb. , May 12. Mrs. Boiling ,

wife of a farmer living near here , com

mitted suicide Monday morning by

shooting herself through the heart.

She was in a delicate condition and

her husband came to town for a phy

sician.

State's Side sf the Standard Oil Oase Sot

Forth.

THE CLAIM OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

What the Compuiiy linn to Offer lu It *

* U .alf Deprivation of I'ropcrty With

out Duo rrocei * of I.uvr The Uio of

Homing ITIgeouB for Communication

Between Doctor und 1'utlents.

LINCOLN. Neb. , May 10. A brief In

support of the state's side of the

Standard Oil case was filed In the su

preme court by Attorney General

Smyth. It touches the constitutional

phase of the litigation only and

quotes copiously from court declslona

to show that the Nebraska anti-trust

law is not class legislation and that

it does not discriminate against erin

in favor of any class. The case was

argued and submitted at the last sit

ting of the supreme court and the brief

filed will go directly before the Judges.

It was argued by the attorneys for

the Standard Oil company that the

law under which the suit was insti

tuted deprived persons of property

without due process of law and that It

permitted laboring men to unite to

gether for the purpose of maintaining

a fair wage while prohibiting other

citizens from forming combinations

for the benefit of their trade or busi

ness. The attorney gener.il holds that

labor unions are formed for public

good and should therefore be exempt

from the restrictions of the law.

Other combinations , he asserts , injure

the public good and should be restrict

ed. From a legal standpoint these

questions are considered very impor

tant and their decision will have con

siderable bearing upon the final out

come of the case.

PIp on for Country I'racilce.

YORK , Neb. , May 10. Dr. F. S.

Morris of McCool , the originator of

homing pigeons in the practice of med

icine , has proved to his own satisfac

tion that the use of homing pigeons

In country practice of medicine is not

only practical , but very necessary ini

the successful practice of medicine In

the country.

His practice is principally In south

ern York county , a thickly settled ,

prosperous farming community , and

owing to the long drives he has to

make and where the condition of the

patient demands it , he leaves carrier

pigeons , with instructions If symp

toms of the case do not show Improve

ment they are to write on a sheet of

tissue paper , enclose In an aluminum

tube attached to the bird's leg and

turn it loose. By an electrical arrange

ment the minute the pigeon arrives

and opens the door to the pigeon house

the doctor or office attendant learns ot

the arrival and at once secures the

message. The doctor either visits the

patient or sen'J2 medicines , and in this

way thp patient has much better medi

cal treatment.

Owing to the success the doctor has

had In the use of pigeons he has

arranged to leave several pigeons at

Blue Vale , a country postofllce and

store , the only village in West Blue

township , eight miles distant from

McCool. This Is done to save the far

mers of West Blue township a trip in

the night or daytime to McCool to

secure the services of the doctor. Those

who want medical services will call

at Blue Vahj store , write on tissue

paper a message , insert it in an alum

inum tube and release the bird , which

flies at a rapid flight to its home at

McCool.

Horse Stealing in Nebraska.

FALLS CITY , Neb. , May 10. About

two weeks ago a young man stole a

horse from ex-Sheriff Ferguson and is

now in Jail , having been captured in

Merrill , Kan. , about twenty-four hours

after he left this town. Last Sunday

night Joe Miles lost his saddle horse.

The man that stole the Miles horse

has been working In the different liv

ery stables. He was working for John

Parlier at the time ne took the horse.

31111 at Fort Crook City.

FORT CROOK , Neb. , May 10. With

a hook on the jaw George W. Neill ,

company I , Tenth Infantry , put out

John O'Connell of New York in a clean

and interesting flght at Frank Ketch-

mark's saloon. The match was lor

twenty rounds , and the New York man

seemed to have the best of it but the

soldier landed on the New Yorker's

jaw in the third round and that set

tled it.

Lightning Starts I3ig Fire.

ST. PAUL , Neb. , May 10. During

: he violent thunder storm Sunday night

lightning struck the large new barn

of John Irvine In the western part of

this county , and In a short time the

barn and a large granary , eleven hors

es and 1,200 bushels of grain was con

sumed. The house was also on fire ,

but Mr. Irvine succeeded in saving the

house , loss about | 2,500

State Fair Arrangements.

LINCOLN , Jiay 10. The state , board

of agriculture met here to formulate

plans for the annual state fair. It

was estimated that it would cost $ G,000

to put the old fair grounds and build

ings in shape.

Crops Promise Much.

DAVID CITY , Neb. , May 10. The

crop conditions of Butler county

were never better at this time of year.

Fall wheat is doing well. Spring wheat

and oats are making rapid growth.

Corn planting has been retarded some

by heavy rains ,

Stock Grotrers Association.

ALLIANCE , Neb. , May 10. The

Western Nebraska Stock Growers' as

sociation , in session here , elected the

following officers : President , S. P.

Delatour , Luella ; vice president , A. M.

Modiseti , Rushville ; secretary-treasur

er , J. R. VanBuskirk , Alliance. Ex

ecutive committee : Ed Coumbe , Juies-

burg , Colo. ; J. N. Adams , Potter , Neb. ;

Rev ben Lisco , Lodge Pole ; C. A. John

son , Wood Lake ; Ed Ross , Gordon ;

Thomas Lynch , Hyannis ; W. H. Cor-

bin , Alliance ; A. S. Reed , Alliance ;

W. G. Comstock , Chadron ; James

Cook , Agate ; L. J. Schill , Luella ; R.

M. Allen ,

THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Uuotntloni From New Vnrk , Chicago

South Otimhti and iin rhcrv.

SOUTH OMAHA LIVIO STOCK.

SOU1H OMAHA. May 1I.-CATTM5-

Theru WUM sx fair run of cattlo. but thuro

\vn.i Clio UHual Rood demand and the mar

ket WIIH brlHk ami a llttlu lilKlior. at leaut

5c ) | lK > ier than yesterday on the Kunorul

run of cattle. Buyers * seemed to want the

cattle and they wore out ourly in the

morning. < > that everything In the way

of beef cattle chariKi'd hand * In a very

snort time. Sellers were well pleaaod

with the itrlce.4 received. Thuro wua

nothing very choice on salt ) , HO that tha

top did not Mhovv up very well on paper.

liocf steers , $3.CO i5.IO : steer * and hulfent.

$ I.OOff4.90 : cows. } 2.50fc4.75. stock COWH anil

heifers. fl.00ffl.93 ; heifers. $1.085.00 ; bulls.

Ji83fc'4.50 : calves. $1.2507.00 : sta H. J3. < Wl >

J.23 ; Mtock cowa und holfurs. $ i.5 < Xtf 1.G3 ;

stocUers and feeders. S3.WItS.00.

HOOa Some of the packers started out

early bidding steady to strong prices.

but shortly after that Chicago came low

er and they went back on their llrst blda

and for a time the market wa slow anil

a hitlo en-iler than yesterday , especially

on the light hogs. A little later on the

market rallied under the influence of the

very teed local demand and m.jro favor

able advices from other market points.

The clodo was stroiiKcr. so that taklntf

the market as a whole It was strong as

compared with yesterday. The IIOKS sold

largely at $3.13 , with a $ .30 top. the same

as yesterday.

SHEEP There were a few ran hero

today , mostly lambs. Ther.j was not

much change In the situation ami about

all that could be said < > ( the market In

to ca I It steady. Quotations Clipped

mothers. $3.3'K | .10 ; clipped yearling * ! .

? 3.40fj3.t ; clipped ewes , KOO ! to choice.

$ l.fiOft3.00 ; fair to Kood clipped ewes , $ l.ir

'u-t.eO' Kood to choice Color ido wooled

lambs. J700TJ7.23 ; fair to Kood C'oljndo

wooled lambs. $ i > .73 7.0 < ) ; KOOI ! to cholco

clipped lambs. $ Ti.7.VfC.i > 0. fslr to Kood

clipped Iambs. I3.301irj.73.

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. May ll.-OATTLE at. era.

active , o'JilOe hlKher. hutch n stock

sirongKi Kood to prime steers , $ . " . Wii i 80 .

poor to medium. Jl.iVft4.Sj , stocki-rs and

feeders. $3.75ft. > .0f ) ; cows. JXOOt t 0) heifers.

--.lj3.10 ; eanni'rs , $2.40f < 3.00. bill's. $ _ ' tWfi )

1..13 ; calves. S1.00 ? < fi.0 : Texas f.-l steers.

J4.001/5.23 ; Texas bulls , ? ; ! . : ' < < : : 7" ,

HOGS Active , closing strong , top. $3 13 ;

mixed and butchers. $ > .H'n' M. oed to

choice heavy , ? 3.23iJi.ri.I3 ; roimh hiMvy.

So.ltKjo.LM ; llKht. SJjWi 5.324 ; l"lk of s.tles ,

> .23 < f { 5.35.

SHEEP Slow ; Iambs steady ; Kood to

choice wethers , $5.3.Vfci.7D ! ; fair to cholco

mixed , $5.00 ? | i.50 : western sheep. "tSMff

3.70 ; yearling * . i3.75tjO.10 ; native lambs ,

$3.WTi7.10 ; western lambs.i.00' ; i7 ID

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRO DIVE.

CHICAGO , May II. WHEAT No 2.

.spring , CofiOIc ; No. 3 , ftfnftt \ \ : . No 2 red.

70' 71c.

CORN No. 2,3SfiKe ) ; No 2 yellow.

OATS No. 2. 23 , ic : No. 2 white , I

DJMic : No. Z white , 23Vift2.Y > 4c.

RYE No. 2. 53 Aifj5lc.

KARL.EY Fair to choice malting. 37 ®

42c.

42c.PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl . Ill 10

< it.M3. Lard , pur 100 Ibs . $ i ; Vl * > ' >

tj.iort ribs , sides ( loose ) . $ r Wnft i" , Dry

salted shoulders ( boxed ) , $ ' . . .5i { ; 7.1 Short

ejear sides ( boxed ) , $7.03ff7.15.

NEW YORK GRAIN MARKET

NEW YORK. May H.-WHEAT Spot

weak ; No. 2 red. T.\r f. o b allo.it No.

2 red , 75v c. elevator ; No. 1 nortlu rn Du-

luth. ? mc f. o. 1. . . atloat In arrive the

close was heavy at I'/H 'l'/jc net .Ipedlnu.

May , 70t/i/ii71e. cloned 70c. July. 71VI72

7-lfJc. closed at 7Fe. September. 72 l-Wff

7.5c , closed at 72'/tc.

CORN Spot weak ; No. 2 He f o b .

afloat and 12. . c elevator. Out ( on mar ! ot

opened steady on higher cables , but ex

perienced a severe break under artl-.e 11-

< iuldatlon and sympathy xvith wheat clos

ing weak at Ic decline. M-iy. 1'iV'i ! ? < .

closcii at ll"ic ; July. nfJlv' . Septem

ber , 4-/NT : 1 lc , clos il at P.V

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

KANSAS CITY. May -CATTLE -

M.-irket steady to lOr higher , native steers.

SJ.O''u . ' ! 0 ; Texas steers. Sl.W.ti 7" . Texa.4

cows. $3.00f < 3.7. > ; native cows ami hif -

ers. $2.00i4.73 : stockcrs and f"ed-r = i. $3 W

fi3.50 : bulls , $3.00fi 1.30.

HOGS Market steady : bulk of

$5.03 ? 5.3) ) ; heavy , $3.07fi . .25. ptr-kf rs.

S3.aitf5.20 ; mixed. Jl SOff. . 17 * . light $1 < Y t/

5.10 ; Yorkers , $5.00i3.M : pigs. $ liri/l' ,

SHEEP Market strong ; Iambi.

7.30 ; muttons , $ . { .OOV - ' -

TOVYNE MAKES A STATEMENT.

Says lie Is ITot a Populist , but in ( .lad of

the Nomination.

DULUTH. May 12. fharlos A.

Towne today made the following state

ment with reference to his nomina

tion for the vice presid"n. y by the

Sioux Falls convention.

"It was my judgment that the Sioux

Falls convention should appoint a con

ference committee to meet wih similar

committees from the democratic and

silver republican conventions at Kan

sas City on July 4 for the purpose of

jointly considering the vice presiden

tial nomination. This opinion was

freely communicated to prominent men

of the convention , both befoie it as

sembled and while it was in session.

In the exercise of Its discretion , how

ever , it decided differently. When the

conclusion was reached to nominate a

candidate the unanimity and enthusi

asm vith which the ' -onvontion named

me is of coarse exceedingly gratifying.

It mtwt be remembered that many of

the strongest men in the country were

members of the convention , which * vas

composed of the wise and conservative

majority of the people's party , whose

devotion to the great cause in which

all the reform forces are enlisted no

body can question.

"The endorsement of such a body 13

a high compliment and I deeply appre

ciate it. Moreover. It seta an exam

ple cf unselfishness at thi.s juncture

that ought not to be without good In

fluence. Neither Mr. Bryan nor myself

belong to the populist party. To be

sure , such a consideration may seem

unimportant when men are engaged

in a gieat contest against the same

evil tendencies in the gcvfrnment , but

mere names are still somewhat power

ful in influencing political conduct and

we must render all praise to the con

vention which thought only of the

principles at stake.

"Harmony and cc-operation ar es

sential this year among HIP demo

cratic , the people's and the silver re

publican parties. To preserve their

combined strength of 1390 is the first

contideiation. The next ia to go into

the camp of those who then opposed

us and get recruits. If the nominations

at Sioux Falls are placed b fnr1 the

country with all reform parties behind

th'-m. they will , in my opinion b rati-

fir-d by the people cf the r p bli in

November. "

I oriincr Will Kun A ain

CHICAGO , May 12. Republicans of

the second congressional uistrii t today

renominated William Lorrimer for

congress. States Attorney Charles S.

Deneen and Congressman Lnrnmer

were chosen delegates to the national

convention and D. W. Ball an < I E. Raymond

mend Bliss , alternates.

McGec Get * Tvrentr Yar - . * *

PORTSMOUTH. O. , May 12 "Rab

bit" McGee this afternoon pleaded

guilty to manslaughter and w.- = = en-

tenced to twenty years in the peniten

tiary for killing ueorge Hackworth ,

postmaster at Mount Joy. November 8.