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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Rubber Trust Doing Wen.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The seventh annual
meeting of the United States Rubber COM
pany was held at New Brunswick. N. j., to-
day. The report of Charles r. Flint, treas
urer, showed that the undivided earnings in
the manufacturing companies composing the
concern now amounted to S2,4SS,364. The
surplus for the year was $S23, ,522, as COM
pared with s10S,913 on March 81, 1895. The
manufacturing companies earned during the
year $43S,S71 in excess Of dividends paid.
The treasurer stated that the operations for
the year had been the most important of any
since the organization of the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Iiuwood Items.

LlNWOOD, Neb., May 16.-(Special)-
The Fremont Brewing company commenced
today the erection of a saloon building and
hall in place of the one destroyed by fire
a short time ago.
A miniature cyclone passed about one and
one half miles northwest of town last even
ing, blowing down fences etc. No serious
damage was done. Farmers are nearly all
through planting corn.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Retain the old Teachers.

WESTON, Neb, May 16.-(SpeciaI.J-The
Board of Education met last night and re-
elected all the present corps of teachers ex-
cept one. Prof. E. L. Uptegrove, principal;
Anna Gibbs, grammar department; Dora
Phelan, intermediate; Martha Mauck, pri-
mary. Miss Kathryne Fingado, teacher of
the intermediate, was no, an applicant for
reelection. The Weston schools have been
very prosperous the past year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Indian Dressed Reef Contract.

NIoBRARA, Neb.. May 16.-(special.)-
The contract for furnishing dressed beef for
the Santee and Ponea Indians for the next
fiscal year has been awarded to Fritz Eggert
of this place as follows: G0,OOO pounds for
the Santees at S6.1S and $500 at $6.19.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Donne College Notes,


CRETE, Neb., May 16.-(Special. 1.-The
Doane college tennis tournament is being
played this week.
The sophomore class in literature has just
finished Hamlet" 1t will now study the
play of Julius Caesar analytically.
An alumnus has recently given $40 to the
Doane College Library club. new pur-
chase of books has recently been made by
the club.
The following theses were read last weeR
before the elective political economy class
Limit of the State Economic Production -
by Mr.. Power, and "The Function of the
State in Economic Production" by Mr..
Bahr.
In the athletic contest at Hastings last
Friday Hastings college won 70 points
Doane college As. Doane won the shot put
high jump, running high jump and hop
step -and-jump.
The freshman Greek class is studying
Lysias. The junior Greek and Latin class
is studying Plinys Letters and the Alcestis
of Euripides. Lectures are being given IL
Illustrating the growth of the alphabet in
Attica.
The senior rhetorical division will pre-.
pare essays in criticism of Emersons Es,
says, Part H. which will be bound and pre-
served in the college library. The class
of 9S prepared such essays on part l. A
bound copy of these has recently been
placed in the college library.
An interesting debate took place last
Saturday evening in the Congregational
church between members of the Delian De-
batting club of the university and Alpha
Omega of Doane college. The subject was.
Resolved, That United States Senators
Should Be Elected by Popular Vote'
Messrs Butler, Bennett and Gresham of
Doane supported the affirmative, and Messrs
Morrow, Theodald and Griffith of the uni.
versity argued in favor of the negative
There was no decision by judges.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

City but instead Of taking the train he
hired a team, which aroused MIR. Murray's
suspicion and he called UP the cashier Of the
Unadilla bank by telephone and gave him a
description Of the man purporting 30 be
Bassett. Then ne found that this man had
forged Bassetts name The sheriff was wired
hraska City
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 16.-(Special) y
Forest Superintendent Garbutt of this place
has been instructed by tho commissioner of
the general land Office to prohibit the graz
ing of sheep on the Black hills reserve In
South Dakota and Wyoming Grazing is per-
mitted on the greater portion OF the Big
Horn reserve in Wyoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

PIERRE. S. D., MAY 16.-(Special Tele-
gram Judge Garland opened a term OF
United States court in this city this morn
ing. No jury cases will be tried at this
term, but several court cases will be pre-
sented, among them being suits on Hughes
county bonds and one in regard to alleged
undervaluation of shipment of Canadian
cattle which was purchased by G. w. Lum
lev of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

HURON, S. D., May 16.-(Special.)-Ove
an inoh of rain has fallen in this section
since midnight Saturday. Some snow and
hail also fell but no injury to crops is re-
ported. The rain will greatly benefit whea,
and other small grain, aud put ground in
fine condition for planting corn, which work
is now in progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Knox County District Court.

NIoBRARA, Neb., May 16-(Special,)-
The spring term of the district court for
Knox county convened here this morning.
Judge William V. Allen presiding. There
are 125 cases on the docket. some of con-
siderable Importance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Sentence COMMITTED.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 16.-(Speciai
Telegram. warden Bowler of the federal
penitentiary here is in receipt Of a docu-
ment from President Mckinley committing
the life sentence of Ellsworth DeFrance, ah
inmate of the penitentiary, to Imprisonment
for fifteen years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Tccumseh VIII CeIebrnte.

TECUMSEH, Neb., May 16.-(Special)-
Tecumseh will celebrate the Fourth of July
in good old-fashoned way. 1t is proposed
to provide a big program of amusements
and furnish 1t free to the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Man and Rig Disappears.

BANCROFT, Neb., May 16.-(Special.)-A
man about six feet tall OF dark complexion,
heavy dark moustache giving the name of
o. H. Foxworthy, hired livery rig in this
city Saturday and up to the present time
nothing has been heard Of him or the rig.
Mr.. Foxworthy passed himself off as a ply
sician, but Is probably crook. Steps have
been taken for his capture.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

YORK, Neb., May 16.-(special Telegram }
Dentists from all over the state are arriv-
ing, attending the twenty-second annual
meeting. An executive meeting was held
this afternoon organizing and taking in new
members. This evening Dir. j. b. Conaway
Of York welcomed the dentists and Dr. Dor
ward of Omaha responded.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Boys of the Third Entertained.

HASTINGS, Neb., May 16.-(Special) y
Company X, Third Nebraska volunteer in
fantry, was royalty entertained last night
at the chronic insane asylum by Lieutenant
Damerall, 1t was a most sociable affair.
Dancing was the principal entertainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

FREMONT, Neb., May 16.-(Special)-
Herbert Graham, a young man who sud-
denly disappeared from Fremont eight years
ago, returned to the home of his parents
in Middletown, N. Y, last week. Graham
was an operator for the Elkhorn road here
and left here suddenly about the last of
January, 1891, without any apparent cause.
His relatives here and his parents, who are
people of large means, made every effort
to get some trace of him, employing de-
tectives throughout the country and spend
ing money without limit, but were unable
to get the slightest clue of his whereabouts.
He says that soon after leaving here he
went to Arizona and enlisted in the regular
army in the cavalry, serving there hve
years. He then re-enlisted and served with
his regiment in the Santiago campaign,
most of the time in charge OF a section of
a pack train which conveyed supplies to
the troops in the trenches. He gives no
particular reason for his actions, but says
he became interested in frontier life and
in the army while serving in the Nebraska
National Guard on the White river during
the Sioux troubles in 1891.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Ministerial Association.

BEAVER CITY, Neb., May 16.-(Special
Telegram.) 1.-The Ministerial association of
the Holdrege district of the Methodist Epis-
copal church convened here today, with a
large number of clergymen in attendance.
Interesting sessions are being held The
meeting will continue till Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
CONDITION OF The CROPS
Past Week Dry and Windy with the
Temperature About Normal,
SOME FROST, BUT LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
Corn Planting Progresses Rapidly
and is Nearing Completion In the
Southern Counties - Fruit
Trees in Had shape.

LINCOLN, May 16.-(Special )-The past
week has been dry and windy, with about
normal temperature. The average daily
temperature excess has been less than a
degree. Frost occurred in northern counties
on the 18th, but little damage was done.
The rainfall has been below normal, eX-
cept in few of the southeastern counties,
where it was about normal Severe local
rain storms occurred In the northeastern
counties, covering, however, but small areas.
In most parts of the state the weekly rain
fall was less than a tenth of an inch.
The dry weather and high winds of the
past week have been unfavorable for the
growth of oats, wheat and all vegetation,
but excellent for the Advancement of farm
work. Wheat, oats and grass need more
rain, but no serious injury has resulted as
yet. The stand of small grain is uneven
and generally rather thin and the growth
has been slow because of the dry weather.
Corn planting has progressed rapidly and
is nearing completion in southern counties
and is about half done in most of the central
and northern counties. The severe winter,
followed by the dry spring. has been hard
on fruit trees and many have died. Peach
trees are damaged the most and many cherry
trees have been killed also. Reports by
counties follow:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Close of "A Revival

BURWELL. Neb.. May 16.-(Special.) y
Evangelist Mae G. Phillips closed a series
of revival meetings at the Methodist Epis-
eopal church last night. Quite an interest
has been shown in the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Capital City Notes.

The State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds has authorized State Treasurer
Meserve to pay a premium of per cent on
all state warrants drawn against the gen
eral fund. This offer will hold good until
July 1, when the interest on all state war
rants will drop from to per cent.
The State Banking Board has chartered
the First Bank of Elm Creek. The incorpor-
ators are James L. Tout ]. NJ. Forristall
and NJ. ]. Drake. The officers are William
Gaslin, president, and ]. M. Forristall, cash
ier. The capital stock of the bank 10
$4,000.
Guarantee bonds were filed at the state
house today by w. II. Dearing, first assist
ant physician, and William Foster, steward,
of the State Asylum for the Insane. The
bonds are each in the sum of $4,000.
The lawn around the state capitol build
ing is receiving more attention this year
than last. large and luxuriant crop of
golden dandeions is now being harvested
and plants are being placed in the various
flower beds. Beginning in a week or so
band concerts will be given at intervals of
two weeks on the capitol grounds and it is
the intention of the state officials to keep
the grounds looking in slightly better con-
dition than last summer.
The annual competitive drill by the four
companies of State University cadets will
take place on the university campus next
Saturday afternoon. For several weeks the
cadets have been devoting all spare time to
drilling in preparation for the event, Only
one company will be allowed on the field
at a time until after they have executed
the movements prescribed in the program.
Even the company officers will not know the
order until he reports on the field with
his company ready for drill. The individual
competitive drill will occur after the comp
drill
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

Box Butte-Little farming done; grass
growing good; stock doing well.
Brown-Rains brought up wheat in fine
shape, but more rain needed.
Cherry-Crops late, but doing very well;
very dry, but grass growing nicely; cattle
improving; horses not doing so we'll.
Cheyenne-Weather fine; good rains;
grass growing; corn going in.
Dawes-Showers helped small grain and
grass; stock doing nicely.
Deuel-Warmer with few showers; grass
growing fast.
Keith-Wheat and oats looking fine; corn
planting well under way.
Keya Paha-Becoming dry, with high
Winds unfavorable for small grain corn
planting is now about half finished.
Grant-Cold, with high winds last of
week; grass starting nicely.
Rock-Vegetation backward rain needed;
stock still being fed
Sheridan-Small grain and grass healthy,
but small and backward.
SiouX-Alfalfa and grass doing finely; dry
in the northern portion.
Thomas-Windy, dry and cold but little
powing done yet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

oats backward; little spring wheat sown;
winter wheat not doing well.
Frontier-Crops good, fall wheat plowed
up; corn planting advanced.
Furnas-Rather dry for wheat and oats,
but small grain not suffering yet most
corn planted; hrst planting coming up
nicely; alfalfa fine.
Gosper-Wheat and oats growing slowly;
corn nearly all planted
Harlan-Corn coming up; wheat about
holding its own; alfalfa excellent; corn
planting nearly finished, more rain needed.
Hayes-About half of the corn planted;
good rain forepart OF week, which started
small grain; stock looking we'll.
Hitchcock-Dry and windy. with local
showers; wheat has suffered from dry
weather; almost finished planting corn;
everything backward.
Kearney-Spring sown grain doing well;
pastures late, but growing fast; most of the
corn planted.
Lincoln--Al kinds of grain making good
growth; corn coming up.
Perkins-Corn planting nearly completed
spring grain growing fast
Phelps-Crops doing fairly we'll, but more
rain needed; corn planting about half done;
some small grain not up.
Red Willow-Good growing week; some
corn up; wheat, oats, rye and alfalfa grow
ing WE'LL more rain would be beneficial.
Webster-Grass growing fast; oats and
wheat whipped by high wind corn planting
well advanced; early planted corn COM
ing up.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
southwestern section.

Adams-Too dry and windy for good
growth of small grain; corn more than half
planted; apple and cherry trees blossomed
full.
Chase-Crops doing we'll.
Dundy-small grain better; grass good;
potatoes and corn coming up.
Franklin-Corn most planted, some up;
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
The National Guard.

Adjutant General Barry today issued the
following general orders relative to the Sec
ond Nebraska regiment of the flatioRal
Guard:
First-In compliance with chapter lvi OF
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
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body. 1t cures nervous prostration and loss
Of brain power.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

Record of temperature and precipita-
ton at Omaha for this day and since
March /, 1899:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

go
A. this ,oi,,t Arm detected MI
Gov 3, tho net Of smil,n- SECRETLY he.
Mn BE nortn.,,s hncI; WIN Mis- os
i,,,,t ,r,in ,.,,,ood oco,, NJ Mr. Nor.
r,a' f,,ai end made ND his mind tiat
~. ,,,,,,,n,,ap y,o. NJ ,e tnc NJ rticu.
Io,. INA II was tne dosI, OF II most
,1 a. ,,crco,, ni,nl denn with for.
49,, ,,l,,ondanco ovo,.v ntynon.
So
hole dripping neglected memorandum
upon the genera heap below'
ARE yol sure th2t the document
isn't there| asked Artie ia his gen
TEST tone
"Certan' Certain replied Morris
ns If offended. II Know every paper
that's there! boAt 'oNch II again.
Gay! You II Gisariahsa enlnas'
AS MOTIFS heht over us II 10 pro'r''
Lis desk Gay came around Dehina Ar
tie and said IN his car;
rs roailS lsn vAere' I've peen
through eNery'AinS
VINO was IA tAe once asked Ar
tie
Nobody but Miss Carpenter ana
she WAC at her desk III the other
room replied Morris. .she saw no
one come In. That's the cleverest
part Of it, some one must nave sel@eu
the opportunity just when ie was ripe
hadn't heen OCT OF here HOW long
was IT, CayI
"How do | know demanded Gay
AE
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

gcntlemap was Standing before the
Siesn and two others were just behind
dim. hooking OWED his shoulders. THIS
trio appeared to Laye good deal on
their Ginds.
MIR. s'Geboards-as Arthur had
chrstencd the big main was engaged
In flrlous search for something. and
the Others were desperately anxious
either that he Should lind it or that he
shouldn't. 1t was hard to tell which
Ut first The thing sought was not
lkere. and by ANA by the three mel
stood before the window aud looked ut
one another will despair written ON
IAe.r c0lnprances Then the two
Others turned upon Mr.. Sideboaras
with sonie sort of elaboration which
resulted IN his going through his peck
Sss with painful ihornughness. The
result was failure and transformations,
HvGputly these men had suffered q
serious loss. Could the hand and the
arm in the gray sleeve account for ltY
IL should tie noted here that Arthur
usually called .Arl!e by his lntIrnates-
had II womaaisb sreak in his nature.
Outwardiy ii revealed itself in his pink
and white skin, as delicate as the tint
Ing OF a she'll In tile gentle glance of
Ills large hazel csc, in his immaculate
attire and in his soft sweet voice.
His face was delicately handsome,
brit the perfection of the features was
slightly married BY the fact that his
nose lsid been broken while he was
H., l., f,ia
hull tenn. This little rregulnrity lent
strength 20 his profile and might have
scrvel as O warning 20 any one who
was tempted 10 tritie with Artle.
Matching the sllcll-llEe skin. how
ever. was 4 somewhat obtrusiye SYM
I.athy. Whenever Artie saw person
Ia trouble The wcmanish part Of his ma
tire yearncd first to end ont what was
Sl.c matter end second to render all the
assistance in his power, whereas 1t
would have been more manly to mind
his own business and let the suffering
stnnger 20 right on suffering.
pcrpaiying those people on the other
side OF the way 10 be In trouble, Artie
conceived II to be his duty to go over
there and get ntn 1t with them. lie
had enssipy desire 10 tell what he
knew about the hand and the gray
sleeve So Artie ran right across the
stree*. just MS If he had no troubles Ok
Ills own.
It was easy to lnd the Office where
1.-THE pretty gill worried and the impor.
cant document had been lost Artie had
WsSs1 tally n;,tcl hs position Win lss
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

Arthur Clinton snt by the window OF
his Ii..e Office high up in II big buihi-
Ing and loolicd into some other fell
lows office across thu street. He had
10 Interest ia anything That was there,
except perhaps a. girl whom he had
secu at tle window orcp or twice ana
who struck Kim aa rather pretty. On
tnis occasion She was not visible, and
Arthur merely looked over there be-
ca,.s,. be had to look somewhere.
lie saW a desk with open LID and lit
tered wltb documents The large man.
with gay side whslcrs, who usually
sat q, that desk, was not to hc seen.
InGeed. the room seemed empty. Pres
entity however, Arthur snw/a hand
und IN arm clothed in Il gray sleeve
reach OFT ovnr thr desk a:!d take II
paper thcrcflvm. No other portion Of
tho ull5idUai case irto view.
The lGcidcnt WAS without signlf-
carcc, and Arthur wulld not nave no.
ticcA Il II his mind had not been an
absolute flank ut the time 1t may
have hcon a quarter Of an hour later
that Agihur's eyes again wandered
ncross the way. The side whls;erc'l
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

acucu &C Gcor, ne SAW tnat norris
~ Gay. attorneys and counselors NJ
law were the lcsSppS.
Entpring. hr encountered the pretty
gill. She was nently dressed In Il gray
suit Of a rather masculine style, with
standing collar aud cuffs Of linen.
Just Ii mans. OF her Artle learn
ed that Mir. Sidploards was really MIR.
Morris and later that that gentleman
would see the visitor
Ureat was the surprise Of Nj, Nor
ris and his companions, one Of whom
was MI Gray. and tie other client
named RiGgeicld, When Artle te!l his
story.
This Is in the highest degree I'M
ro-tant." said Norris. AN Important
document. almost Indispensable in
this RiASpiicld suit, has been stolen
from ny desk 1t is most cNtYaordl-
nary" hr continued, that should
have Left the desk oren when step
pee aut. am most particular on
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

MOTIFS said be. HyouFe 81 ~
formally abscntniindcd That I'm pypcrt-
ing every day to see YOU come down
10 the cfice in your pylamns'
"Nothing or the Kind. nothing Of TIE
kind, sir protested Mows "lr that
paper is IN my coat somebody must
have put it there
Undoubtedly somebody dld." rcjoin-
cd Gay. and we won't quarrel oyer
tie question pf who that somebody
was. We've only time to got to court
II trust, however" said .trtie, "that
Mr.. Morris viii find time to apologize
to Miss Carpenter"
"Apolugizp to her!" exclaimed Nlnr-
rls. Its hardly Necessary. Miss Oar
perter KNOWS what think Of her. she
il the most faithful. selviceable and III
tclllgcnt woman that ever came into II
lar office, bar nobody. | have always
A;id So"
4 When Attic returned TO his own
cage, he saw Miss Carpenter standing
by II window Of Norris S Gays office,
cnd when he appeared she uladc Il
gesture that was vary much like
throwing kiss. Whcreupon Artie pre-
tended To catch this uuSuhstautal
token. to roll it w gently in his hands
and 10 put It carefully away in tho
upper left side pocket Of his waist
coat.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04

"There is the horseless carriage she
oaid tnoughtfuily.
YES" hc admitted
"And wireless telcgrGphy?"
"Aes."
".And chainless bicycles|
"Yes."
al wonder" she sald with a sigh, "if
il ever VIII come to armless court
chips
Then he FASTENED to reassure Ler.-
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