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AYOID A CONFLICT.
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AT ST.
LOUIS 3EGINTWORK.
Ke Twt ef Streeftfc Betwcea the Klral
fT" Tttktn Antl-Urr Hen Drop Their
Yisht Batler North Carolina Senator
Elteted Taffiperarj Cb&inaaB.
4 St. Louis, July 28. The Populist and
silver conventions were launched yes
terday, hut neither made much head
way. The program of the silver con
vention was all arranged in advance. It
included simply the adoption of a 1G to
1 platform and the nomination of Bryan
and Sewall, but those in charge of it
deemed it good policy to go slowly in
the belief that they might, by remain
ing in session, be able to exercise an in
fluence in shaping the negotiations in
the Populist convention. To this end
they appointed a committee of seven,
headed by Judge Scot t of Nebraska, to
meet a similar committee of the Popu
lists; for the purpcse of reaching a com
mon plan of action. It is doubtful
whether the course will be fruitful of
results.
Dropped the Fight sa Batter.
The day session, which lasted about
an hour, developed nothing, except pos
sibly, that the noisy "middlc-of-the
road" contingent were afraid to put to
the t?st their claims. After Senator
Butler had been chosen temporary chair
man by the national committee and
they had ascertained that he favored
Bryan's nomination, they at once de
cided to depese him, as Senator Hill was
deposed by the Chicago convention. At
the conclusion of an enthusiastic meet
ing they determined to put forward as
, their candidate O. D. Jones of Missouri,
an old Greenbacker, who has written
soveral works on finance. After a
night's meditation, their leaders decided
it would not be the part of wisdom to
make the fight against Butler and their
refusal to submit to a test of strength
was hailed by the Bryan men as- con
clusive evidence that they realized they
were in the minority.
But they were somewhat compensated
for the loss of the temporary chairman
ship in the speech of Ignatius Donnelly,
who replied to Governor Stone's ad
dress of welcome. He made a "middle
of the road" speech that stirred the
radicals to their depths. He appealed
to them to staml firm so that all the
"dynamite in God's laboratory" could
not tear the party asunder, and pre
dicted that if the People's Party failed
the cause of humanity would go down
with it
Hopes to lie the Pivot.
The speech of tho dark browed sena
tor, Butler of North Carolina, as tempo
rary chairman, was listened to with
eager interest. Senator Butler hopes to
be the pivot on which the convention
will turn. He believes eventually all
the factions can be harmonized on his
plan to adopt a Populist platform and
nominate'upon it Bryan with a southern
Populist for vice president. His speech
strongly upheld the demandfor the per
petuation of the Populist organization
which he described as having driven
the Republicans to gold and tho Demo
crats to silver.
To be swallowed by the Democrats,
he said, was a danger only equaled by
the danger of being made the indirect
allies of the Republicans in the present
campaign. He gave both factious a
chance to rend the air with their shouts,
but when, in conclusion, he suggested a
middle course, the purport of which all
understood, both sides were irresponsive.
The Bryan men on the whole, however,
considered that the victory so far as
there was ouo, lay with them. There
was no demonstration at the day ses
sion. The delegates save those from
Texas, were unusually quiet, although,
after they had been arouFed by the dis
play of Liucoln'spicture, they applauded
with enthn.iam everything which
suited their fancies.
Ko Nlsht Session.
There was no night session owing to
an accident which destroyed the electric
light connections. A severe storm had
passed over the city about G o'clock and
the wires were blown down. Despite
this fact the delegates assembled in the
hall and waited for an hour in total
darkness for the lights to be turned on,
Bryan Is In the Lead.
The situation at present points moro
strongly to Bryan's indorsement or
nomination. In fact, the Bryan man
agers declare that they are absolutely
certain that so far as the head of the
ticket is concerned they are out of the
woods. But with regard to Sewall they
admit privately that there is grave
doubt and that there is now probably a
majority of the convention against the
Bath shipbuilder. They are using all
their energies to prevent the complica
tions that would follow an indorsement
of Bryan and the nomination of a Popu
list for vice president. The "middle-of-the-road"
men can not oven get to
gether on a candidate for president.
Debs is their favorite, but the Bryau
managers say they have word that he
will decline the further use of his name.
Sere to Be a Bolt.
If a Populist is not named for vice
president, there is sure to be a bolt of
some of the southern delegations. But
the Bryau managers, it is said, would
welcome such a bolt, if it came with
victory for the whole Chicago ticket.
They say they will undoubtedly control
the committees on permanent organiza
tion and resolutions. It is their pur
pose, if they control, to frame a plat
form along the lines of the Chicago
platform, with as few concessions to
the radicals as porsible.
For permanent chairman, there is a j
good deal of talk of both Senator Allen :
and General Weaver, but the former
desires to remain on the floor and Gen
eral "Weaver has been selected to nom
inate the "Silver Kuight of the West."
It seems probable that another will be
selected, perhaps ex-Governor Level
ing or ex-Congressman Davis of Kan
sas. The "middle-of-the-road" contin
gent desiro Ignatius Donnelly.
Dr. Sawyer; Deer Sir: Having used your Tar
tlllcs. I can recommend them to the public. I
hare been attended by four different doctors, bat
one and a half boxes of your medicine has done
me more Rood than all ot them. Yonrs respect
fully, Mrs. Mapgie Johnson. Bronson, Branch
county. Mich. Bld br F. H. Iinaley.
Maccaline will cure any case of itching
piles. It has never failed. It affords
nstant relief, and a cure in duo timo.
Price 25 and 50 cents. Made by Foster
Manufacturing Co. and sold by A. P.
Streitz.
GOLD RESERVE FADING AWAY.
Drops Belsw 99e,00e,0OS 'For First Time
Ib 3Caay Heaths.
Washington, July 21. The gold re
.iwrve went below the $90,000,000 mark
today for theHrst time in many months,
and the close of business the actual
figure was $89,76086, a reduction of
$3,706,300 for the (lay. Of the with
drawals, $3,033,000 was for export.
Treasury officials look upon this
heavy gold decline as entirely abnormal
and are confident that it will not con
tinue, at least so heavily. They say
that there is nothing in trade condi
tions to warrant the exports, although
exchange is almost a point above tho
shipping point in normal times the con
ditions are such in their judgment as
to make it uncertain whether it can be
profitable at present. In the absence
of Secretary Carlisle, who has not re
turned to the city front his jaunt down
the bay. No one can speak authorita
tively respecting the probability of an
other issue of bonds to replenish the re
serve in the near future, but the general
trend of opiaion is that such a thing is
not to be expected.
The rumor reached the treasury late
in the day that the New York banks
had decided to come to the relief of the
department and pledge themselves to
maintain the reserve at the $100,000,000
point. There was no official backing to
this report but officials profess to see
other hopeful signs even if this promise
fails of realization. Amoag them is the
prospect that the demand for money in
the west will oblige the New York
banks to deposit gold with the treasury
in order to obtain the necessary paper.
EX-GOVERNOR RUSSELL GONE.
Succumb ta Heart Disease While Camp-
lar With a Fishier Party.
Boston, July 19. The funeral of ex
Governor William E. Russell will take'
place at the Shepard Memorial church,
Cambridge, on Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock. This was decided on by the
family af tor a consultation today. The
services will be extremely simple and
no opportunity for the public to visit
the body will be given. Rev. Dr. Alex
ander McKenzie, pastor of the church,
who is an intimate friend of the family,
will officiate.
Quebkc, July 17. It appears that the
people who accompanied ex-Governor-
Russell were his brother, and F. Pea
body from Boston. Their camp was
near the little Pabos river, where they
had been fishing all day, when the ex-
governor seemed in the very best of
health. The tent in which they slept
was divided into two compartments
and as the ex-governor slept alone, the
others never knew that he was dead
till late yesterday morning, when they
thought it was time to wake him.
THREE LIVES LOST BY FIRE.
Street Car Kmployes Were Burned le
Death 1b the Chicago Bares.
Chicago, July 20. Three men lost
their lives in the fire which destroyed
the car barns of the Chicago city rail
way, at Cottage Grove avenue and
Thirtv-uin h street las night. The
bodies were discovered in the mius after
daylight this morning and until a short
time beforo the discovery was made it
was not supposed that any human being
had perished.. The names of the dead
are:
Patrick J. Martin, nductor.
William M. Elwell, driver.
Frank Crossbt.
With other employes of the company,
the three victims hnd been engaged
early in the night in removing horses
and cars from tho burning plant and
had in some unaccountable manner
been cut off by the flames.
Harrises Going to the Mountains.
Cleveland, July 23. Ex-President
Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, accom
panied by Secretary E. F. Tibbett,
passed through this city in their private
car on route for the Adirondacks,
Iowa Eptvorth League Assembly,
Mason City, July 23. The seven
days' session of the Epworth league as
sembly at Clear Lake closed with an
illustrated stereppticou lecture by Dr.
Wilkinson on the Wesleys.
leira Man's Strauje Dratlu
Chicago, July 23, A man supposed
to be Frank Rickman of Des Moines
was found dead in a room at the Gray
hotel. The cause of death is unknown.
Datles ea Wheat Increased.
Christiana, July 23. Tho Storthing
has increased the duties on wheat fcO
ore, and on wheat flour '2 kroner per 100
kilograms.
Another Venezuelan I5Iue Book.
London, July 23. Another blue book
on Venezuela has been issued by tho
foreign office.
GRAIN MARKETS WERE WEAK.
Uncertainty Ii Financial Circles Had Its
" Effect on Prices.
CniCAGO. Jnly :2 Tho general feelin; of
uncertainty in financial circles had its rffjet
on all the grain markets toJsy. Though clos
ing prices for wheat, corn and oats show
scarcely any cliange. tho general tone -was
weak all day. Provisions clo-ed lower, es
pecially pork. which made a now low record.
Closing ptiies:
WHEAT Sopt-. SGJf&aj'c: Deo . 5SJjc
CORN-Sept., 26tf M y, SSKeft.
OATS-Scpt., V.H 'He; May, 2c
POBK Sspt., 6.u2: Jan..
RIBS-Sept.. $3.25a3.27$: Jan., 3.42,-.
LABD Sept.. ?3.27$3.3): Jan., J3.74i-
Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat. f8iSJii;
2fo. 3, 5S15oVo; No. 2 spring, 55$ Cc; No. 3, 51
54c; No. 2 corn. 36c; No. 2 oats, 17c.
Chicago Lire Stock.
Chicago. July 22. HOGS Receipts, 28,000;
rather slow and 53 10c lower; light, 53.23 &3. GO;
raized. 3.t 5(33.4); heaTj, 12. 7038.20; rough.
f2 70185.
CATTLE Receipts, 19,003; quiet. low grades
ltfc lewer: beeves, I&S53 4.45: cows and heifers,
51. 453.85; Texas steers. 12.5933.50; stockers
and feeders, 52.253.50.
Kbbmu City IJve Steele
Kaksas Citt. July ;2iCATTLB Receipts,
4.70J; shipments, J.OJ0; weak. 10c lower, Tery
dull; Texas steers, J2. 40318.25: Texas cows.ll.fO
$2.50; beef steers. 53.00g4-10: native cows, 51.50
$3.23; stockers and feeders, 2 2533.53; bulls,
51. 503.10.
HOGS-Rccelpts, 13.100; shipments, 4.2C0;
heavy 5$l0c lower; light 5c lower; hulk of
sales, 52.7533.05: heTy, f2.70S2.9J; packers,
52.75(33.05; mixed. 52.8J&3.10; light. 98.00(33.15;
yorkers. 53.10Q3.15; pigs, 53.frJ33.10.
SHEEP Receipt . 1.800; shipments, 1,3:0;
weak, slow; lambs, 53.0035.10; muttons, 52.00
33.50.
The FepHllst-Aarehlit Ticket.
It will bo impossible to bolt the Dem
ocratic national ticket next November,
lor there is no Democratic national
ticket to bolt. There are Populistic
anarohist candidates nominated cn a
Populistic-anarchist platform. New
York Sun.
The XjGst Sheep Retvnu.
The Chicago candidate fits the plat
form. He must, at any cost and by what
ever means are most effective, be beaten.
New York Times.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Commercial Law XeagHe.
Omaha, July 22. The first session of
the convention of the Commercial Law
League of America opened at the
Creighton theater yesterday morning.
Tralnmau fatally Injured.
North Platte, July 18. While rid
ing on top of a caboose on train No. 17
George Norvel, a Union Pacific brake-
man, was struck by a water spout and
fatally injured.
Child Crushed to Death.
Schuyler, Neb., Jnly 18. Charlie,
6-year-soh of Joseph Bohac, got under
the wheels of the westbound Union Pa
cific train and received injuries from the
effects of which he died.
Nebraska Farmer Drowned.
Chadrok, Neb., July 18. Jacob Sim
mons, a prominent farmer living in the
vicinity of Whitney, was drowned
while bathing in a lake. He leaves a
wife and several small children.
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Morton Favors .Another Convention.
Nebraska City, July 22. Hon. J.
Sterling Morton has arrived and will
spend a few days at Arbor Lodge visit
ing with his son, Carl. Mr. Morton
expresses himself as being heartily in
support of the movement to call a con
vention to nominate a sound money
ticket.
IteqcS.ition For J. R. Rit$chel.
Lincoln, July 18. Governor Hol
eomb issued an extradition warrant for
the return of Julius R. Ritschel. He
stands charged with grand larceny,
committed in Henry county, Missouri.
The requisition is made by Governor
Stone of Missouri. Ritschel is now un
der arrest at Eairbury.
Not Burning- Their Oats.
Nebraska City, July 22. Reports
sent from this county and published in
several papers to the effect that Otoe
county farmers were burning their oat
fields is denied by every farmer that
has been interviewed. It has done a
great injustice to Nebraska, as well as
Otoe county, and should be corrected.
Returns From a Foreign Mission.
Nebraska City, July 18. John Mat
tes, Jr., who was appointed special
agent of the United States agricultural
department to Germany, returned to
the city yesterday after an absence of
more than three years. Mattes ex
presses himself as being entirely dissat
isfied with the Chicago platform and
nominee.
Sudden Death at Falls City. "Z
Falls City, Neb., July 20. Wily
Nickersoii, a laboring man, was found
dead in his room over the old Centropolis
hotel. A few minutes before he and his
brother were together on the street. His
brother left him and when he went to
his room knocked and getting no
answer pushed the door open and found
him dead.
Hanson Home Again.
Fremont, July 22. Councilman L.
P. Hanson, who was so seriously in
jured by falling from a fourth story
window of a hotel in New York city,
returned home last evening, accom
panied by his wife and her brother. He
was me at tho depot by the Odd Fel
lows and conveyed to. his home. He has
fully-recovered.
Stone for the Statue Moved.
Lincoln, July 21. The stone for tho
statue of Abraham Lincoln, presented
by the state of Tennessee, was taken up
to the state house grounds today. It
now lies on the west side of the capitoL
It is proposed to erect a shed over the
marble to shelter workmen from storms
while engaged in doing the preliminary
work on the statue. The block weighs
20,000 pounds.
Suspected of Belnc Vic McCarthy.
Bloomi.ngtox, Ills., July 18. Samuel
Startzer, sheriff of Sarpy county, Ne
braska, will arrive here today to take
a look at a man who has been in jail
here soveral days, and whom the
Blooming ton police believe is Vic Mc
Carthy, the renowned bandit, who re
cently escaped froni jail at Omaha
while under sentence of 20 years in the
penitentiary.
TJaion I'aclflc Breaks Away From the Fool.
Omaha, July 18. The Union Pacific
has broken away from other western
roads in the conditions binding the sale
of tickets to the annual convention of
veteran firemen soon to be held in Salt
Lake City. The rate adopted by .roads
in the Western Passenger association
was one regular fare, plus $2, on the
certificate plan, for the round trip. The
Union Pacific also offered the choice of
diverse routes west of Colorado common
points to the firemeu, and further al
lowed them stop-over privileges westof
Colorado common points on the return
trip. None of the other roads have as
yet announced that they will offer tho
same inducements, but it is likely that
all will do so.
THE COMMERCIAL LAW LEAGUE.
Mr. Bryan Appears at tho Convention aud
Receives an Oration.
Omaha, July 23. The convention of
the Commercial Law League of Ameri
ca was much .more largely attended yes
terday than heretofore. At the morn
ing session Hon. W. J. Bryan was in
troduced and made a o-minute speech,
receiving an ovation from the lawyers.
Judge G. W. Ambrose of Omaha de
livered a very interesting address on
'Obedience to the Law."
The closing paper of the morning ses
sion was by A. A. Hirschl of Chicago,
who read a very strong paper on "Re
form in Judicial Procedure."
The theme of the afternoon's discus
sion was "Needed Law Reforms, State
and National," and the first paper was
by John N. Baxter of Denver, who con
sidered "Unfavorable Symptoms and
Remedies Prescribed."
There is a lively controversy over the
location of the next convention in which
the rival claims of Detroit, Buffalo,
Toledo, Sandusky and Put-In Bay, near
Cleveland, are involved.
Sulky Plows
AT COST.
JOS. HERSHEY. II
THE ROSE OF THE WORLD.
tfbo dreamed that beauty pases like a dream?
For those red lips, with all their mournful
pride
Mournful that no wonder may betide "
Troy passed away in ono high funeral gleam,
And Usna's children died.
fTe and the laboring world are passing by;
Amid men's souls, that waver and give place,
Like the pale waters in their wintry race,
Under tho passing stars, foam of tho sky,
Lives on this lonely face.
Cow down, archangels, in your dim abode,
Beforo you were, or any hearts to beat,
Weary and kind ono lingered by his seat;
Flo mado tbo world to bo a grassy road,
Before her wandering feet.
W. B. Yeats in Hew York Tribune.
GRIZZLY BILL.
"Thrilling?" said the major. "Well,
I should say so. It was the most excit
ing thing that ever occurred to me.
Why, I can't even think of it now
without shuddering a little. I wa3 con
siderably younger in those days than I
am now. At the time I was a telegraph
operator and dispatcher for the Moun
tain Valley Railroad company in a west
ern mining country. It was a wild and
lawless country, and I was not much in
love with my place, but being poor I
was obliged to accept tho conditions
with the best possible grace.
"Gold ton, where I was located, was
really nothing more than a railroad sta
tion. It was not on the main line of the
Mountain Valley railroad, but on a spur
which ran to the Ingot mines. Travel
was not very extensive, in fact, but one
train a day passed my lonely station.
"On the fifteenth day of every month
I received by express for the superin
tendent of the Ingot Mining company
the money with which the miners were
paid off. The amount averaged between
$15v000 and $18,000. On the 14th of
Juno in that year the superintendent of
the mines came to me and said :
" 'Perkins, tho pay money will bo
hero" tomorrow, as usual, but I want you
to exercise more than ordinary vigilance
in guarding it, as I understand Grizzly
Bill is operating in tho mountains
again. '
"Grizzly Bill was a name to inspire
terror. The individual who bore that
unmusical sobriquet was an outlaw of
great daring and resolution. He stopped
at nothing. It was therefore quite
natnral for mo to feel some little trepi
dation. I assured the superintendent,
however, that I would do all in my
power to guard the money, and I think, "
continued the major with some self sat
isfaction, "that I kept my word in this
respect.
"Daring tho night which followed, a
violent rainstorm swept through the
mountains. Shortly before 10 o'clock
the next morning I received word over
the wire that the train from Pikeville
could not get to Goldton owing to a
washout below Summit Reck. It was
thought that the track could be mado
passable by afternoon and that tho train
would reach my station before G o'clock.
I communicated these facts to the mine
superintendent by means cf an assistant
who was always at the station during
the day.
"At 5 o'clock that evening I received
a message saying that it would be im
possible for tho train to get throngh be
fore 9 or 10 o'clock the next morning.
I sent wcrd to this effect to the mine
superintendent, who; in turn-, communi
cated it to the men. Feeling rather tired
I turned in early that night. Sleep,
however, was out of the question.
'Tho baggage, freight, express and
telegraph offices were all under one
roof. One corner cf the big warehouse
(it was hardly any thing else) was parti
tioned off so as to make a private in
losure. This Loxlike compartment I
ased for sleeping, eating and the trars-
Action of the company's telegraphic and
railroad bnsiucss. The sender and re
ceiver were affixed to a table conven
iently near my bed, and if necessary it
was possible to transmit or take a mes
sage without even arising. Of course I
never found it necessary to do this; 1
simply mention it to illustrato tho ar
rangement of the office.
"Along toward midnight tho telegraph
instrument began to click. I heard my
call, opened the key and asked what
was wanted. The operator at Pikeville
wired back that tho train which had
been delayed on account of the washout
had started for Goldton and would
reach there between 3 and 4 o'clock in
the morning. At precisely 2 :4o o'clock
the train steamed into Goldton.
"The express messenger alighted and
handed me a huge and many sealed
package. It contained 17,500.
" 'Oh, that isn't all,' said the mes
senger with a laugh. 'I havo a box in
the car that's as heavy as lead. We've
been wondering all the way up the
mountain what it contained. '
"The box was lifted from tho car and
placed on end in the freight department
of the station. It was .fully 7 feet
long and 4 wide horribly suggestive
of the rough box in which a coffin is in
closed. I thought of this after the train
had resumed its journey. I put the pay
money in the safe, turned the combina
tion lock and retired. I fell into a doze,
from which I was aroused with a start
by what seemed to be the ticking of the
sounder. It said as clear as if some ono
had spoken: 'Beware 1 Danger threat
ens. ' I sat up in bed. The moon was
Ehining brightly through the window. I
gazed intently at the sounder. It made
not the slightest motion, yet the message
came again, this time even more star
tlingly distinct than before. What could
it possibly mean? I thought that I was
dreaming at first, but when the myste
rious message was repeated for the third
time I came to a different conclusion. I
don't believe in spiritualism, yet I am
at a loss now to ascribe that inexplicable
communication to any other source.
"At any rate, upon hearing the third
message my mind instantly reverted to
the huge box in the freight corner. The
partitioning of my little apartment did
uot extend as high as the roof, buf
merely to a distance of about five feet
above the level of my bed, and by
standing on the bed I could peer over
the top and see all parts of the interior
of the station. I rose stealthily to an
erect position and looked over the edge
of the partition. The first thing I saw
was the box, standing on end near a
window in the extreme end of the sta
tion, and as Hooked I saw its top slow
ly rise and a man's head protrude itself.
It was a thick, brutalized face, with
grizzled whiskers. Instantly it flashed
across my mind that it belonged to
Grizzly Bill
"The sight sent my heart into my
throat with a bound, for I realized only
too well that the outlaw would stop at
nothing to get the money which he
knew was in my possession. To him
j murder was chfld's'play. "But alter tho
first emotion of fear I felt perfectly
calm. In truth, I felt as though fato
had thrown this desperado in my way
so that I could conquer him. I don't
know why I felt thus; probably I ex
perienced the same emotions that a sol
dier does who goes into battle with fear
and trembling, yet who, when actually
in the midst of danger, feels as cool and
collected as though he were out of reach
of all possibility of harm.
"I got out of bed, picked up the coal
shovel and scuttle and mado as much
: noise as possible. As tho night had been
1 an unusually cool one a fire was burn
, ing, and as I passed the stove I grabbed
my revolver and thrust it into my right
coat pocket. Into my left pocket I thrust
some nails and a hammer. Then, whis
tling as loudly as possible, to mislead
the desperado in the box, I left the little
office and walked across the floor of the
freight part of the station. When im
mediately in front of the box I sprang
at it with the fury of a man fighting for
his life and overturned it. It fell to tho
floor, top up, with a resounding crash.
Instantly I was astride the box driving
nails-iuto tho lid as hard and fast as a
man in terror for his life could do. And
all that while I was yelling at tho im
prisoned outlaw at the top of my voice,
telling him that if he so much as
breathed I would instantly kill him.
"But my threats did not appear to
frighten him much. From the interior
of the box camo a volley of muffled
oaths that would have astonished a Dig
ger Indian. I never heard such horrible
profanity. I fired my pistol twice in the
air to let him know that I meant busi
ness. After awhile he became quiet I
carefully examined tho box and found
that there was no danger of suffocating,
for at the upper end were a number of
tiny perforations which freely admitted
air.
"I sat astride that box until my assist
ant arrived at 7 o'clock. It was a long
and trying vigil, but tho magnitude of
my victory buoyed me up. My assistant
was almost too much amazed to speak
when I told him of my capture. He
quickly went to the mines and told tho
superintendent to hasten at once with a
sufficient guard of men to the station
and tako Grizzly Bill into custody. It
didn't tako long to do this, and when
Bill was hauled by no gentle hands
from tho box ho was the angriest out
law ever captured. Ho fought like a
tiger, but it was of no use. The men
who had him captive knew how danger
ous ho was. He was securely bound and
later in the day taken to Pikeville,
where he was subsequently sentenced to
a long term of imprisonment in an east
ern penitentiary.
"That little adventure," concluded
the major, "proved to be the turning
point in my career. I was promoted to
an important position in tho city, where
I prospered, as you sea I am today
quite content with myself and the world
in general. Thus you seo Grizzly Bill's
undoing was my making. " St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Sultan's Private Museum.
Wo entered a building consisting of
one long room, filled-with treasures.
This is the sultan's private museum.
Here are collected and beautifully ar
ranged all the presents that ho has re
ceived, as well as innumerable valuable
objects that belonged to some of his
predecessors. Countless clocks and
watches, inlaid armor, objects in jade,
caskets, wonderfully bound books, china
of all sorts, pictures, miniatures, jew
eled ornaments of every kind, all so ar
ranged in their cases that one could ex
amine and enjoy them, a delightful
contrast to tho confusion in which the
treasures of the old seraglio are heaped
together. One upright case contained
four dozen of the most perfect deep blue
Sevres plates, a present from the Em
peror Napoleon, sunk into velvet, 24 on
each side of the stand. Each plate was
a picked and perfect specimen. The
right names were not always attached
to the objects, and we found a miniature
painting which we recognized as Lord
Palmerston mnrked as the prince con
sort We could have spent hours in exam
ining everything, but time was limited,
and we were taken on to tho private
stables, still within the harem walls,
holding 12 of the most perfect Arabs,
used by the sultan for riding and driv
ing in the park of Yildiz. They were
all white or gray. Of course we saw no
dogs anywhere they are held of no
repute in the east ; but I was told the
sultan possesses a peculiarly fine breed
of white Angora cats, to which he is
devoted, and whose progeny he some
times gives to friends, but I saw none
of them. The only pet we saw was a
large cockatoo at tho harem gate, who
Uttered some unknown sounds I sup
pose Turkish as we passed. Long
man's Magazine.
-Jonfosed.
Mr. Frank Harvey, the actor, gives
the following as the drollest slip with
the text he ever heard on the stage.
"I once heard," he says, "a nervous,
excited juvenile actor exclaim, 'Dare to
harm one head of her hair and the last
moment shall be your next!' " Sketch.
Tho Small Boy.
Her Admirer Well, Reggie! How's
four sister's cold, eh?
Her Little Brother Oh, that's all
right But she's got a jolly big corn.
Moonshine.
Throuch Savage Eyes.
A missionary at Uganda, referring to
tho women recently sent ont to that post
by the Church Missionary society, says;
"Their arrival caused great joy to the
natives, especially to the women, and
no small amount of comment The
waists of tho English ladies attracted
great attention. The natives instantly
gave tho ladies the name of 'slender
middled. ' The king asked various cool
questions how old they were, eta and
they told him. He then said, on notic
ing their ample sleeves, that they must
put all their food up their sleeves, as it
evidently did not go insida"
She Had Scruples.
"Why cid Mrs. Straitlace object to
young Likely 's visits at her home?"
"She objected to his dancing attend
ance on hir daughter." Detroit Free
Press.
Ancient Egyptian Cloth.
The cloth of the old Egyptians was
EO good that, though it has been used
for thousands of years as wrappings cf
the mummies, the Arabs cf today can
wear it. It is all of linen, the ancient
Egyptians considering wool unclean.
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A woman knows what a bargain
really is. She knows better than a man,
"BATTLE AX" is selected every time
by wives who buy tobacco for their hus
bands. They select it because it is an honest
bargain. It is the biggest in size, the
smallest in price, and the best in quality.
The 5 cent piece is almost as large as the
JO cent piece of other high grade brands.
Tho Alsacs-Lorrelro Trouble.
There can be no doubt that the an
nexation of Alsace-Lorraine has been
tho fundamental cause of European dis
turbance and apprehension during the
last 25 years. -Cynics may : coff at sen
timent, but tho predominant feeling of
a great nation counts for something, if
not everything, in calculations for tho
preservation cf peace. There are justi
fiable and unjustifiable causes of war.
The difference between jingoism and
patriotism is fhat jinogism will go to
war whether for a good or a bad cause,
while patriotism will only undertake it
for a good causa It is a huge blunder
to impose terms of.peace fundamentally
nnjust, leaving a grievance that enlists
an evergrowing sympathy. Generosity
and forbearance toward a vanquished
enemy, especially if that enemy be a
great nation, is tho best policy.
Germany acted on this principle after
she had defeated Austria in 1806. She
did not tako an inch of territory, and
3he left no permanent sore of wounded
patriotism. It was, therefore, possible
to make an ally of Austria, and she be
came ona Unfortunately, after her con
quest of France, she committed the
blunder of annexing French territory.
The military experts were called in to
declare that this was a strategical ne
cessity, and, leaving aside the question
of inhabitants declared to be of German
origin, but who were devoted to France,
some 600,000 pure Frenchmen in Lor
raine were passed under the German
yoka Annexations are only successful
when tho victims belong to small coun
tries, such as Poland or Denmark.
Franco is a powerful enough nation to
resent and ultimately to revenge or to
remedy the wrong. Sho bides her tima
There is only one permanent sentiment
which unites all parties in France, that
is tho desire to recover Alsace-Lorraina
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NOTICE FOR ITBLICATI0X.
Land Ofiice at North Platto. Neb., ?
Jnne 20th, 1S96. f
Notlco Is hereby given thnt the following-named
pettier has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re
ceiver at North Platte, Nebraska, on July 29th.
lfcOO, viz:
RICHARD S. ITOLER.
who mndo Homestead Entry No. 15,638, for the
southwest qnartor, section 13, township 10 north,
range 31 west. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continnons residence upon and'
cultivation of said land, viz: William A. Latimer,
John F. Brittain, Pascal N. Latimer and John M.
McConnel, all of Somerset, Neb.
50JJ JOHN F. HIIttlAN, Register,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Nohth Platte, Neb., )
June Cth, 189. y
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made beforo the Register and Re
ceiver at North Platte, Nebraska, on July
20th, 189C, viz:
JOHN S. HINCKLEY,
who made Homestead Entry No. 16.180 for the
Southeast quarter of section 34, town 13 north,
range 31 west. He names tho following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon aud culti
vation of said land, viz: George L. McLaughlin,
Ellery A. Crosbey, Charles W. Burklund and
Charles T. Richards, all of Sutherland, Neb.
466 JOHN F. HINMAN, Register.
VTOTICB is hereby given that the Board of
i Directors of the Suburban Irrigation
District of Lincoln countv. Nebraska, on the
6th day of July. 1S06. flletTits petition in the
district court of Lincoln county. Nebraska,
the object and prayer of which are to have
the proceedings of said district and said
Board of Directors of said Suburban Irriga
tion District, organizing said district and
issuing bonds of said district in the amount
of J26.000. to be examined bv said district
court; to have said proceedings declared to
te legal, regular and valid, and that said
bonds be declared to be a valid lien upon the
lands within the boundaries of said Sub
urban Irrigation District, and by an order
of said district court made in open court on
the 6th day of Julv, I860, that being one of
davsofthe adjourned March. 1806. term of
said court, said petition will be heard and
decided on Monday, the 3d day of August.
1SC6. at 3 o'clock a. m. or as soon thereafter
as it can be beard, and all or any persons in
terested in any of the lands embraced in
said district, in the organization of said dis
trict or in the proceedings for the issuance
and sale of said bonds may on or before the
date flxed for the hearing of said petition.
viz: Monday, the 3d day of August, 1SC6. at
& o'clock in the forenoon of said day, demur
or answer to said petition.
Witness mv hand and official seal this 9th
day of July, "1896.
Isbal V,'. C. ELDER.
Clerk of the District Court of
5.t3 Lincoln County, Neb.
F. J. BROEKER,
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Merchant Tailor I
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