Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1895, Page 3

R MR AR R R COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS. Offica, 12 Pearl Street W Tlton, Manager aud Lessee. MINOR MENTION. Charles Claar and bride returned last even- ing from Dea Moincs and will be at home at | 217 South First street. The falr given by 8t Poter's Catholle ehurch closed Saturday night. It is estl- | mated that about $1,000 was cleared by the | ladies, The marriage of Mathew 1. Gallagher and | Miss Mugdalene Tholl fs announced to take | place October 16 at St. Francls Xavier's church Some one with lterary tastes broke into | the Gailup school, on the Crescent City road | in Garner township, and stole an armful of text books, which tho duthorities have becn requested to look for. Sherift Hazen left last evening for Fort Madison with John Cover, Minard Shoe- maker, Wainwright McPherson, George H Miiler and Jamos Ilerron, the prisoners who | were sentenced Saturday. Generul F. M. Drake arrived yesterduy morning from Onawa aud, put up at the Grand lotel, where he met a large number of friends. Ho s in good health and spirits. He leaves this morning for Shelby, where he speaks this evening. L. P. Mchonald, the new rector of Paul's chiurch, preached his first sermon | yestorday morning. It was an eloguent and able effort, and the large audlence present were highly pleased with the first ac- | quaintance. William Miller of Omaha has been engaged as organist for the present. Farm loans made In western fowa at low- est rates. No deiay in closing loans. and tornado insurance written in best of com- panles. Bargaine in real estate. LOUG & TOWLE, 235 Pearl St. POTTER'S PRICES ower Than Anywhere e Look: Bird cages B0c; copper bottom teakettle 25c; 10-quart flaring heavy tin pail 10c; copper bottom washboller 75¢; 2 quart coffee pot 10c; rolling pins 5c each. The Great 10c Store, 318 Broadw Harvest Excursion Via Burlington route, Oct. 8 and 22, 0. M. BROWN, nt, Council Bluffs. Are Alwnys The new Bluffs y laundry, 84 North Main, claims less wear and finer work on shirts, collars and cuffs than any laundry in the state. Phone 314, arvest Excursion Via Burlington route, Oct. 8 and 22, 0. M." BROWN Ticket Agent, Council Bluffs, PEN AL PARAGRAPHS, Thomas B. Casady went to spend Sunday with friends. District Attorney Charles D. Fullen spent Sunday at his home in Fairfield, Captain D. B, Clark and wife celebrated the fifty-fifth anniversary of their marriage last Friday. Mrs. G. M. Dodge has arrived from New York City to spend a few weeks with her rel- atives here. Josie Hulbert, Susie Parker and Jeff Green, a stalwart colored man, were arrested last night as vags. They were hanging out at the Colorado house. to Moline, III, A plant thoroughly equipped with the newest machinery, the best work by skilled employes, prompt deliveries and fair treat- ment are among the things that makes the Eagle “that good laundry.” Telephone 157. Radiant, Novelty and Elmhurst stoves for hard coal are the most economical stoves made. Sold only by Charles Swaine, 740 Broadway. “Time To save § per cent on your water bill until October 10, Huber Brbs.' new me: in the city, 112 Broadwa market Is the finest *The Hardman N0 wins wany friends. Will Talk About Paving Pearl. The ety council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. One of the principal things to be taken up is the matter of the Pearl street paving. The sentiment of the property owners is considerably divided as to the advisability of repaving the street this fall, in spite of the fact that the street is now in such a condition as to be hardly passable. More than a majority of them, however, are In favor of the paving, and it is not considered very likely that the council will disregard their wisthes. One main objec- tlon urged against the proposition was that unless the park commissioners could be in- duced to pay for the paving along Bayliss park the city would have to do it, and the city could mot do it because its limit of in- debtedness had already been reached. It is claimed that the park commissioners will make satisfactory terms in regard to this, and that does away with one strong point made by the opposition. The main thing now 1s to settle the difference of opinion between those who favor asphalt or brick and those who want granite and nothing else. This the council will try to do tonigk Chambers' dancing pupils. Call after 10 demy now open for m. Circulars. For Sale, A large numbr of notes and judgments running to the Councll Bluffs Insurance company. The same can be seen and exam- ined by ealling at my ofice in the Bradley building. W. W. Loomis, receiver. Cola . ng. It you want a good stove to put up before you start your furnace, buy ons of Swaine's alr-tight stoves, the best made, at 740 Broadway. Wante A good, heavy dray team about 8 years old. Address David Bradley & Uo, The Hardman plano tmproves with use, Getting Rea, for Business. A meeting of the members of the Baptist church Is called for next Thursday evening, at which time steps will be taken to prepare for the fall campaign—not the political c paign, but the warfare against sin, In cil Bluffs, a city ot perhaps 25,000 inhabitants, there are only about 3,000 church members. This, the Baptists believe, is entirely too small a number, and the main object of the organization which is to be formed next Thursday 18 to build up the church. Various committees will be appointed, and each cne will be given some part in an aggresive move- ment against the enemy. An effort will be made not only to build up the church in point of .numbers, but to convince those already enrolled that religion should reach as far in as the pocketbcok. Harvest Excursion Via Burlington route, Oct. § and 22, 0. M. BROWN, Ticket Agent, Council Bluffs. Nothing like it. The famous Crown piana with orchestral attachment leads them all. Bourleius Music House, 116 Stutsman street. i On Tuesday and Wednesday, 8th and 9th, I will have on display a choice selection of pattern hats and bounets. You are cordially invited to attend MRS. E. J. SCOTT, 536 West Broadway. Busy Days with These are busy days, of those new frames. The prices are right. Call and see them. H. L. SMITH & CO. Monteith and Adam Mr. 1. O. Monteith and Cora Adams left for St. Louis Saturday evening, where they will be united inemartrage by Rev. G. D. McCulloch of the Glasgow Avenue Pres- byterian church. After visiting friends in St. Louis they will go.by steamboat to Vicks- , where they will probably locate. Adams Is a sister of Mrs. G. H. Brown of this city, Mleture Frames., We are selling lots me’ To save 5 per cent on your water bill until October 10, Corner tetes and pavlor suites in curly birch and mahogany at Durfee Furniture Co. Hardman and Standard piancs, 113 N, 16th. l INDICTED THE NEWSPAPER Editor Hosle of the Ads Gusette Chnrged with Swind L0 W. H. Hoxle, editor of the Adams County Gazette, published at Corning, la., was in- dicted by the federal grand jury a day or two ago in this city on the charge of beating the government out of a certain amount of money which he should have paid for post- age on copics of his paper, sent out not long before the republican state convention, at which General Drake was nominated. Some da; prior to the conv 0 the Gazette contalned a volumiions write-up of General Diake, with ailidavits from a woman and her husband, to the effect that General Drake had at soma time during his Iife been too inii with the former. For a day or two the pious people of the state held up their hands in holy horror, but after that the horrur abated and General Drake was nomi- vated by a good, comfortable majority. The woman and her husband afterward published olher affidavits, taking back their first statements, and claiming that they had been hired by certain politicians to make them. It was claimed that these politiclans, some of whom had gubernatorial bees themselves, had been instrumental in having the attack upon General Drake's charicter made, hoping to profit by the defection that would take place. It has never been clearly proved that theso candidates did or not have a_hand in the procecding. Bu® fomewhere Rditor Hoxle got money to pay for the printing and mailing of somewhere in the neighborhood of 40,000 copies of his paper, which were scittered hroadcast over the state, The governmont authorities learned the law hod not been complied with, in- asmuch the extra copies had not been mailed as marked copies, but as a part of the regular circulation, which they were not. An_indictment was thercujon sccured, and Hoxle Is to be brought before Judge Woolson today to plead to it. 1t has been whispered about for some time that the grand jury was considering this case, and no little apprehension was felt b republican politicians throughont the st for fear an indictment charging Hoxie with sending libelous matter through the mails would be found. In that event Hoxie, who is something of a fighter, would, rather than bear the whole brunt of the deal himself, ex- plain his connection with it, and incid-ntally mention the names of the statesmen who backed him. This would make it decidedly interesting for the statesmen, for they would all be indicted on the same charg: and a political scandal of herculean proportiods would be unearthed. But providence and th grand jury were good to the statesmen, and it Is now thought that unless Hoxie goes out of his way to explain all the details of the business (he names of the men connceted with it need not be made public. Still, the other fellows are not out of the woods yet, for it is understood among Hoxie's friends here that he will not plead guilty, but will try to show that the copies he sent out were bought by certain men, and were conse quently a part of the regular circulation. At all events, there is a tremendous amount of interest felt in the case. MAN. ma County be that The Standard piano next to the Hardman. NEW BOO ALTERNATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS. By Edwin J. Houston, Ph. D., and A. E Kennelly, Se. D. Cloth; fllustrated pages; $1. The W. J. Johnston company, Broadway, New York. 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It is a book that may be studied profitably by any person, whether youth or adult, native or foreign born, its numerous well-edited excerpts expressing sentiments of the loftizst choracter, and expounding the principles on which free government rests. It impresses the reader with a wholesome regard for the duties and responsibilities of citizenship and instills int> the mind a knowledge of the value and importance of its privileges, el il Mes, NEBRASKA CITY, Oct. 6.—(Special.)—Mrs. G. W. Boyer, an aged lady living just out- side the city limits, while s‘anding on a chair last evening, lost her balance and fell, dis- locating her shoulder, S IN TILE OMAHA CONVE sowE TIONS, NOMINATING Gatherings Which Put In the Flel SCHUYLER, Neb., Oct. 6. Independents of Colfax county mustered their strength at the court house Saturday after- noon and held & convention for the purpose of putting a county ticket in the field. Thers was an opening address by Senator Sprecher, followed by organization and routine busi- ness. The ticket put up was:®H. Bolton, treasurer; E. 8. Sprecher, county clerk; Chris Kroeger, renominated for sheriff; mil Faltys, clerk of the disiriet court; W. YL Hyland, superintendent of schools; F. Dunn, probate judge; R. McKee, surveyor. There was a spirited contest over the Third distrl commisstonership, B. Pont of Howells receiv- ing it on e twelfth ballot GRAND ISLAND, , Oct. 6.—(Special.) —The following nominations for county offices were made yesterday afternoon by the Hall county democratic convention hertff, Niels Nelson; clerk, C. H. Manck; clerk of istrict court, C. M. North of Cairo; judge, H. A. Edwards sner, Dr. Dellard of Wood River. for treasurer, superintendgnt r were omitted. All business was ed in a harmonious manner and the adjournied with the best of fexling wnty Tlek (Special)—The conventic existing FAIRMONT, Neb., Oct, 6.—(Speclal.). he district repubiican convention was held la night in Grand Army hall to nominata a ca didate for supervizor. Candidates were Wil- liam Smith of West Blue precinct and B, L. Martin and James Falon of Fairmont, Mr. on was nominated by one majority. DAVID ¢ Y eb., Oct. 6.--(Special.) The silver democrats met in conventlon ye: terday and endorsed the entire county t nominated by the administration democrats last_week. HILDRETH democrats of placed in nomination offices, viz: Treasurer, of the district court, county clerk, A. T. Cam pe U. A. Mellick; judge, Fred Ruhs Correll T. Ashhy; M. Me! Neb., Oct. 6. al)—Th ranklin cou yosterday a full tick>t for t R. J. B. Hay Wil 01 AN OLD MAN. Marringe Wi Make Trouble NEBRASKA CITY, Oct. 6.—(§ July of the present year an old man named Horace Howard, whose wife had died a fe months before, came to this city in search of another wife. He offered a bonus to any one procuring one for him, and as he was worth about $50,000 he was &oon marrying a woman named Delaney, sald he presented her with a money prior to and after the terday. James Brow the city to investiga woman' was never divorc " band and is consequently guilty He also claims that there is a big conap to fleece the old man, who is over 80 v cld, out of his wealth, and he propos cause several arrests as soon as e procures some additional cvidence, Mr. Howard is well known in this county. Prof. Johnson, the new superintendent the Institute for the Blind, has arrived the city and will assume charge at once Prof. Ebright, the retiring superintendent, will leave soon for his former home in Beatrice. Puid for Some for M on successful, It ATRE 481 marria of in 118 City Affairs. FALLS CITY, Neb, Oct. 6. Guy Sullivan and Ed Fisher of thi the champio hip of southeastern Nebraska at the tennis contest held at Table Rock yes- terday. A meeting was held at the Jenne overa house by the boys who played foot ball last year and it wes decided not to organize this year, as the citlzens not care to help them The interstate reunion held at Rulo by the three states, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas, closed yesterday. A dance was given on Friday for the benefit of the Falls City mil- itary band, and a large crowd attended from this place. Tom Majors of Peru and A. J. Weaver of this city addressed the crowd yes terday. The people that listened to Majors specch were very much disappointed. A deal was closed here last night in which Francis Martin, A. J. Weaver and Frank Martin, jr., have become owners of the Falls City Journal. Mr. Martin, sr., s a prom- nent lawyer of this cily, and was at one time county judge of this city. He was very prominent in democratic circles until last ear when he became disgusted with the eland administration and turned to the biican party. Mr. Weaver is a very prom- young orator in not only this state, but in” Kansas, he having won in the many rical contests. Mr. Martin, jr., is weil known in this county, and is cily attorney for this city. The offic> was purchase Norman Mussellman. They take po: tomorrow, and Judge Francis Martin w the editing. (Special.) cityw won Bentrice ¥ . BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Speclal.)-— Messrs. Trimmer and Montgomery, a couple of young men from Kansas, have entered the Gage county newspaper fleld, having purchased from C. H. Israel the Filley Re- publican, the first edition under the new management coming out yesterday. Mr. Israel will go into some other business. The elghth annual convention of the Gage County Sunday School association will b held at Wymore next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. An effort was made to hold a citizens' township convention at the court house y terday, but after waiting in vain for an lour for the people to assemble, the six or seven gentlemen at the head of the movement adjourned to renew the effort Tuesday even ing, October 8. The republican judicial nominations in_this district will be- made at Tecumseh next Moa- day. General Colby's candidacy is causing a red hot fight, especially in this county, where there is a heroic effort being made by certain members of the bar to induce the Instructed delegates to violate their instrue- tions and assist in the general. Sunday Services at Schuyler. SCHUYLER, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special.)—Rev. J.T. Knuckey was absent from tae Methodist puipit this morning, in attendance at the district conference at Fremont. He has been here three years, and his pecple very much desire that he be returned to Schuyler. Rev. Dr. Leard was requested by the Omaha presbytery to go to Clarkson today to install a new minister, Rev. Mr. Loscke, into the ministry there. Rev. Dr. Leard's pulpit being unoccupled, services were conducted by the Young People’s Society of Christian En- deavor, the prinicipal item being a review of the work at the recent Young People's So- ciety of Christian Endeavor convention at Hastings, by Miss Anna Long, delegate from Sdauyler, Mrs, John McPherson Ore., Wednesday, having gone to wait upon her ‘son’s, Will McFlerson's wife, who lost nerve while coasting on a bicycle, jumped from her wheel and was very seriously in- Jured. J. L. Lee of Chicago s daughter, Mrs. James Gadsden. went to Pertland, visiting his Notes fro FREMONT, number of Fremont wheelmen left for Lin- coln at 4 a. m. today, Intending to make the round trip of 112 miles The Fremont Women's club held its first regular meeting of the season at Pythian hall yesterday afternoon, There was a large attendance and the interest shown Is a sure indicatign that the work done by the club the comMg season will be of a greater de- gree of interest even than in the past. The funeral of Wallace Murray, the son of Captain James Murray of this cily, was held from St. Patrick’s church this afternoon, Father Fitzgerald officlating. The L. D. Richazds camp, Sons of Veterans, of which the deceased was a member, attended in uniform. Acute Cuwe of Tetanus. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Speclal,) —Edward, the son of Brick Manufacturer Kirshki, residing a few miles north of this city, is suffering intensely from lockjaw, the result of stepping on a rusty nall. This morning the patient was a little betier, but since Tuesday his back has not touched the bed, his body being arched up and supported by his heels and the back of the head. Lincoln. LINCOLN, Oct (Special Telegram.)— Ten car loads of excur:lonists from Creston, Ia, visited Lincoln today, and spent the greater portion of the time out at Lincoln park. They brought with them the Agnew Juvenile band, which gave & sacred con- cort at the park, DAILY BEE: MONDAY, IS CPLIFTISG flll|| RED MAN Work of the Indian Schools Bhows Very Satisfuotory' Results, apd NOTABLE INCREASE' IN ATTENDANCE Things Bvinced , by the Desire of Young Indlaus for Prac- tieal Trnining, F WASHINGTON, Oet! 6. —(Special.)—The annual report of Indiab Commissioner D. M Browning for the fiscal .year ending June 0, 1895, which was recently submitted to the secretary of the interlor, Is of especial interest to the states of Nebraska and South Dakota, as a large portion of it Is devoted to a discussion of the Interests of those states as affects the Indian tribes residing within their boundaries. With reference to the extension of time for making payments on purchases of Omaha und Winnebago lands the cammissioner says that in accordance with the act of August 11, 1894, which provided for an extension of time to purchasers of the lands provided the consent of the Indians was obtained, the agent, Captain Willam H. Beck, submitted the quesiion (o the Indians in council and the Indians voted against the proposed ex- tension and asked that the purchasers of the lands be required to make payment ae carly as practicable. This action on the part of the Indians, however, was rendered nuga tory by a cliuse in the Indian appropria- tion bill for the current fiscal year, which provided for “an extension of one year to all homestead settlers on and purchasers of all ceded Indian reservations in the states of Ne a, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon tana and Idaho.” The report also recites that the school at Genoa, Nob., was first opened February 20 1884, The number of employes is thir seven; rate per anmin for schol $167; apacity of hool nrollment, aver- o ettendanc .| The figures for the w00l at Pierre, 8. D., which was opened in February, 1891, Number of employes, 12; rate per annum, §167; capacity, 180; rollment, 120; average attendance, 104. schiocl at Pine Ridge has not been operated this year, owing to the burning of its build- ings.” Barly this yeap the school plants at Santee, Neb,, were destroyed by fire. The large Pine Ridge agency has been without a good boarding schoul since its buildings wers burned in Febrvary, 1884, while the Rosebud agency has vever had one. It ix hoped, the commissioner says, to soon re- place one and fulfill the long-delayed prom- ise of the other and. to give to the Sioux of Roscbud and Pine Ridge industrial schools of such propoctions as will be a credit to these large reservations. During the year patents were issued to 1,165 Yanktons in South Dakota, $20 to Sioux of the Crow Creek reservation and 469 to the Sioux of the Roschiud reservation. EXTENT OF THE SCHOOL WORK. Continuing, the commissioner’s report says “The educatfon of Indian pupils during the fiscal year just closed had been conducted upon the same lines as those laid down dur- ing the past few years, through the medium of nonreservation boarding schools, reserva- tion boarding and day schools, contract board- ing and day schools and‘public schools car ried on under state supervision. The aggre- gate enrollment of Indlan schools for the year ending June 30, 1894, was 21,619 and for 1805 23,036, showing an increase of 1.417, while the average alteadance for 1894 wh 17,220 and for 1895 18/15%, &howing an increase of 968, These figures do’not include schools among the five civilized tribes, nor those which the state of New York provides for he Indians. Therefore it is peculiarly gratify- ing to note the fact that'23,036 Indians are now gathered together under the civilizing influence of these sdhools and brought into daily contact with enlightencd ideas and customs. This is practielly 60 per cent of the entire Indian school population, exclusive of New York Indians ind the five civilized tribos, which have @lisfeown schools. The older Indians secm more, favorably disposed towards education. {han i formerly. The In- dians are coming to recognize that the old order of things has passed away with & buffalo and that only by educating his du- dren can the Indian compete with the white man in the struggle for life. This fact is especially apparent in the increased attend- ance. This increase of 1417 in enrollment and 968 in average attendance during the past year has been secured without resort to coercion, even to the extent authorizd by law. Cases have arjsen where force seemed necessary to induce parents to place their children in the schools and to keep them there when enrolled, yet I have refrained from using such mtans, preferring to rely upon persuusion as much as possible. I have endeavored to place as many Indians in the state public schools ae possible. Progress has been made, but to a smaller extent than was expected. The mingling of the races in school is not looked upon with as large favor as it should be, and prejudice exists upon the part of the whites as well as the Indlans, The system, however, will be further urged during the next fiscal year, with the prob- ability that more public schools will be in- duced to avail themselves of the government aid of §$10 per capita per quarter for coedu- cation of Indian children in white classes. The number of nonreservation boarding schools now in operation I consider suffictent to meet all the requirements of our educa- tional eystem. At least for the present no more such. schools will be organized, but existing ones will be developed, enlarged and more fully prepared to cxecute the work mapped out for them. There has been an increase during the year of 325 in the en- rollment at these schools, making a total of 4,673 pupfis. The majority of these schools are equipped for the idustrial work and great stress Is laifl upon this portion of the educational curriculum. Still literary pursuits are by no means, nesiccted. But the inten- n of giving the¥ud'ans an all round train- ing, which shall equip them for earning their own living, Is kept constantly in view. CHANCE FOR GRADUATES. “It is the policy of the office to give Indian graduates every opportunily practicable to enter the field of life in good situations and the Civil Servics commission has been ex: ceedingly favorable to the employment of Indians as teachers. In order to give greater latitude in the matter, the president amended the civil service rules relating to appoint- ments to and promotlons in the Indian school service by adding a clause providing that graduates of Indian normal schools and of normal classes may be employed in the In- dian school service as assistant teachers or day school teachers without further exami- nation. This modification has cnabled me to secure excellent teachers who otherwise would have been debarred from entering the service. The corps of teachers now includes many graduates of . training schools, who have proven themselves worthy employes well qualified for their work. Many other positions in the service are filled by Indian ANTI -NERVOUS »DYSPEPTIC /00 KING ART Pal No PITATING YEFEPTIC ACHING e 4 - one & el OCTOBER 7, and for all unclaseified positions, agents and superintendents are instructed to give prefer- tnce to the Indians, “The personnel of the various schools has béen placed on a higher plane, and a corre- sponding increase in efficiency can be noted With few exceptions harmony has prevailed bitween the agents and superintendents and in unison they have endeavored to build up the schools under their charge. One of the most valuable adjuncts to successful Indian instruction is the day school. These schools perform serious work in the educational plan. There are now 110 of them, all, with the exception of elght, on reservations, and they have a capacity of 4,145 pupils.” In concluding his discussion of the ques- tion of education the commissioner says: “To establish such new reservation schools as will be necessary to care for the unpro- vided for school population and to maintain the older ones and to see that they not only hold their own but improve will require considerable expenditure, but T am confident that such expenditure wisely made will re- dound to the honor and benefit finally of the whole people.” BATTLING D GRABBERS. Commissioner Browning speaks of a new subject which has arisen in the adminis- tration of the affairs of the office. It is that in reference to the contests initiated against Indian homesteads, on which he says: “The cver greedy spirit of the white man is still abroad in the land, and his inordinate de- sire to seize upon, occupy and appropriate to his own use and benefit the home of the Indian s ever manifested by the contests initiated by whites against the homestead entries of Indians and the many applica- tions to contest Indian applications for al- lotments of land under the general allotment act. The bureau has notice of numerous Indian homestead contests now pending be- fore the general land office and the various local land offices. Owing to the remoteness of the Indians in many instances from an Indian agent and the dispersion of these contests over a vast area of country in the west, it is difficult for the Indian office to afford Indian contestees the assistance which they need and which it desires. In ma cases the United States district attorneys have rendered ald to the Indians, and this seems to be the most successful method of furnishing nonreservation Indians proper aid when their homes are involved." The commissioner speaks at length of the work of irrigation in the west and glves a brief resume of the work accomplished in this direction during the last fiscal year. The commissioner says that missionary work among Indians by any and all de- nominations has the hearty support and en- couragement of the Indian office, and all suitable facilities for its prosecution are cor- dially entended. “It is,” he says,“gratifylng to note the spread of such work on the new ground, as well as its continuance on the older fields, It s worthy of notice that the vernment is ev year making liberal grants of right of usufruct occupancy of land within Indjan reservations to the various re- ligious bodies on which to erect churches and other buildings for missionary work, Thus the civilizing- and refining agencies of our frontier and wilderness are belng mul- tiplied,” The commissioner also says: “Nearly all the clalens of settlers who located in the spring of 1885 on the Crow Creek and Winnebago reservations in what was then Dakota Ter- ritory, which were investigated in accord- ance with the provisions if the act approved October 1, 1890, and were found to be just and proper, have been settled since my last annual report was submitted. The claims remaining unpaid are those of settlers who have not, as yot, made application for the amounts found respectively due them, or who have failed to submit the required proofs as to their identity.” EXETER, Special)—S. A. rle of Nelson, repblican candidate for dis- trict judge of the Seventh judicial district was in town Friday getting acquainted with his supporters here. A Chautauqua circle was organized here this weck at the residence of Rev. W. T. Cline, the following officers being elected for three months: President, Rev. W. T. Cline; vice president, W. H. Taylor; secretary, Mi: Sadie Songster. There will be another meet ing at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage on Monday evening to perfect the organization. Books will be ordered after the next meet- ing. Should a sufficient number join two circles will be organized. Mr. and Mrs, Ramsdell have returned from their extended southern trip and believe that there s no place like Nebraska. The Misses Lawler, Owens and Mathews sisters departed this week for Nebraska City, where they will attend the Institute for the Blind. W. W. Parish and wife came Sloan, la., Friday. Mrs, here during the winter. Seron Manning departed this week for Sterling, 11l., where he will spend the winter. W. H. Taylor departed this week for Omaha and the northwest part of the state on a sight-seeing and businese expedition. William McGhie, jr., left this week for Plattsinouth, where he' has secured employ- ment. Dr. D. L. Ramsdell has gone to Victor and other Colorado points on a sight-seeing and prospecting expedition R. A. Barber of Lincoln is looking after his interests at this place. H. Wallace went to Crete Saturday her daughters, who are attending Doane college. * Sanford Willlams, formerly an old and re- in from Parish will remain spected citinen of this place, but now Kearney, Is visiting his many frlends here Mr. M'nick and family from Oregon, who are on thelr way east for a visit, sioppod over here for a few days’ visit with a brother, Mr. D. H. Minick. Mr. A. N Stonerook has a brother from Towa visiting bim this week o’ "oEIEm A Melmet 1 Gasen 0 A novel flexible helmet, designed to protect firemen from fuel gases or choking smoke has been Introduced in the Chicago fire de- partment. 1t s the Invention of an Indian- fan, based upon the suggestions of Chiet Swenle of the Chicago department, The apparatus looks like the headgear of a diver when he is Meparing to descend into the waters with his bell. It consists of a helmet, placed over the head and face and fitting closely to the shoulders. The outer construction of the lelmet is an asbestos tanped leatlier or asbestos cloth, which is proof against firo, heat, steam, bolling water, and all poisonous gases or fluids. This hel met i held to the body by two straps, which pass under the arms, The contrivance is practically air tight, but has an apparatus of its own, a metal reser- volr at its back, with a capacity of 100 pounds pressure of compressed air, which supplies the wearer with all the breathing materfal which he may need for from twenty minutes to one fiour. This alr supply before reaching the wearer of the helmet is filtered and comes to him, it is claimed, as pure as the air he would take out of doors. A gauge is attached to the air reservoir by which the amount of air pressure can readily be deter- mined at all times. The air pump which does the charging is operated by the wearer himself. He can charge the helmet in from fifteen to forty seconds. So ingenlously Is the helmet constructed that a lever operated on tho top of the reservoir forces the air through tho supply tubes inside to a point directly in front of the nostrils and the mouth. In re- gard to this, Chief Swenie has already experi- mented, having one of his firemen put the ‘elmet on and remain inside for a sufficiently long period of time to demonstrate whether he suffered any inconvenience as to breathing. The fireman came out as fresh as when he entered. Fresh alr is constantly belng forced into the inside and creates an outward pressure, while the foul air is forced out through the neck gear and around the bottom of the helmet, which 1s lincd with lamb's wool on the lower edge. The eye pieces or look- outs ate made of clear mica and protected by cross wires, The ear plates have a special diaphragm so as to make the hearing per fectly distinet. A horn is placed below and in front of the helmet, to be used for a call, and is con- venient for a signal at any time. The helmet does mot welgh over five pounds, and Chief Swenfe belleves it will aftord full protection to the head from falling debris, Chief Swenie points out that pneumonta is a very common disease among firemen and that the reason for this Is the frequent in- halatlon of poisonous gases. He is convinced that the new helmet will remove this es- posure and that eventually the entire depart ment will ba equipped with it or some im- provement, if that is possible. —_—— TARGET FOR LIGHTNING sylvanin Wo Thirty-One Times in Ten Physicians are puzzled over case of Mrs. Archibald Ranimn, womaz, residing two miles east Pa. Eight or ten years she suffered a severe electrical shock and for two months thereafter she appeared to be at the point of deatn. She finally recovered, but ever since then she has been peculiarly susceptible to electricity and has suffered from thirty distinct shocks. Mrs, Rankin and her children are in ter. ror whenever a storm comes up, and a sad- dled horse s always Kept in readiness to carry a message to Sharon for a physiclan. When during a storm a mounted horse is sieen scurrying through the streets of Sharon the people take it as a sign that Mrs. Rankin has been shocked again. She has been provided with a chair resting on glass in- ulators and in this she always takes her seat at the approach of a storm. Mrs, Rankin was visiting a neighbor recently when a storm came up. She immediately hastened toward home, but before she could reach it she suffered a severe shock that paralyzed her left side. It is thought that she cannot recover. On several occasions has suffered from the electric fluid the house has been damaged, but strangely enough none of the other inmates have ever beeo injurcd. M SR G. F. Anderson Missing. GRAFTON, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Searching parties are out hunting G. F. 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