DEWEY IN WASHINGTON
Culmination of tho Admiral's Homc-Oom-Ing
is Reached.
PEACE ALSO IIATII HER VICTORIES.
Hero of Manilla Itrcelve l'rora tho
Hand of tlio l'reildent Sword Voted
II I m by Congro He Hit Jlofore
Tliouinnd While Becretnry Long Dl
late Upon HI ISxplolU Illc Iy "
tho Capital.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. Tho culmi
nation of Admiral Dowey's triumphal
home-coming was reached today In tho
shadow of the domo of the national
capital. Hero ho received from tho
hands of the president tho magnificent
Joweled sword voted him hy congress
in commemoration of tho victory of
Manila bay. This was tho official rca
son for tho ceremony. But mcro offi
cial sanction could nover havo thrown
Into tlio demonstration tho fervor of
enthusiasm that wuu meted out to tho
admiral as ho appeared before tho
vast audience, composod not only of
all tho' highest officials In the land,
but of spectators drawn from every
quarter Of tho United States.
Tho battlo of Manila bay was not
forgotten, but It might bo said to have
been relegated almost to second place
in tho dcslro to do honor to tho man
man who had proved himself as great
nfter victory as before it and who had
shown In tho long and trying months
that followed his naval triumph tho
qualities of n statesman and a wlso
administrator as well as a fighting
leader of tho victorious fleet. And en
hancing theso qualities was that of
manly modesty, atsplayod in tho quiet
dignity with which ho mot tho occa
sion. This trait of Dowoy's character was
evidenced from tho momont ho reach
ed tho stand sldo by flldo with tho
president. He paused at this point
for n moment unwilling, apparently,
to take tho place that had been pre
pared for him on tho right of tho
platform lest ho should appear to
usurp tho place duo to tho chief mag
istrate Prosldent McKlnloy grnBped
tho situntlon In an Instant and tak
ing his great oca captain by tho arm
placed him by gontlo forco in that
chair that had been Intended for him.
Later in tho day, as tue carriages
hearing tho official party drovo away
from tho capltol botweon walls of
cheering pcoplo, tho president again
displayed his tact by remaining cov
ered and ignoring tho demonstration
himself, leaving tho acknowledgment
to tho admiral alono.
Kor Dowoy it was a trying as well
as a triumphal day. It has been given
to fow officers in tho naval history of
tho country to sit before a crowd of
thousands whllo tho chief of tho naval
establishment dilated' upon their 'ex
ploits and. then to stand boforo tho
samo crowd to recelvo at tho hands
of tho president a sword propafod for
him nt tho bohost of tho representa
tives of tho wholo pcoplo. Tho strain
upon Admiral Dowey reached almost
to tho breaking point. Nono but thoso
nearest to him could seo how ho labor
ed to repress his feelings during tlio
address of Secretary Long, but whon
ha aroso to recelvo tho sword from
hands of tho prcsldont no ono could
rolstuko tho Hash of tho whlto gloved
hand as It roso to dash away tho tears
boforo tho admiral camo to tho rigid
uttltudo of attention boforo his chief.
When it bocamo Dowoy's turn to re
ply his voice failed him and ho mndo
tho effort twlco before his lips would
respond. When ho did succeed his
tones wore clear and stoady, but so
low that only thoso nearest him could
hear.
Thoro was an oxqulBlto bit of com
edy following tho trying formalities,
though It escaped all but thoso di
rectly on tho stand. As tho admiral
closed and took his scat ho turned to
tho president and In a tono of quiz
zical appeal lnqutrod:
"Now, really, don't you think I did
pretty well for nn amateur?"
Onco during tho cnromonles Secre
tary Long embraced an opportunity
to ccaso tho trying situation for tho
chief actor In tho day's ovonts. Whon
tho secretary began hla address tho
Bun was shining dlroctly lu Admiral
Dewey's eyes and, without his hat,
ho wbb at Its morcy. Tho Bocretary
qulotly inserted in his address a low
aside: "Admiral, turn your chair a
little, wo don't want to havo you
blind."
DIG FIRE IN PES MOINES.
Lull Over 8000,000 In lloitrt or Capital
City of limit.
DES M0IN1SS, la., Oct. 4. Flro yes
terday destroyed tho flvo-story depart
ment atoro of tho Harris Emory com
pany und communlcatod to tho Ma
sonic Temple, Murphy houso, Hogolo
cigar store and Hill shoo Btoro, tho
total loss amounting to $500,000.
Tho loss to tho Harris Emory com
pany alono Is estimated at $350,000.
All tho buildings wore Insured. Tho
origin of tho llro Is unknown.
A New Itimd for Oiniihii.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Oct. 4. Tho
Omaha, Kansas City & Eastorn com
pany, principal offlco at Qulncy, 111.,
capital stock $50,000, was Incorporated
today. Tho company proposes to
build a railroad from QulrTey, Adams
county, 111., to ChandlervlUo, Cass
county, 111., through tho counties of
Adams, Drown, Schuyler and Cass,
with u branch lino through othor
counties.
Dewey to Confer Willi President.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. Admiral
Dowoy will havo an Important confor
enco with Prcsldont McKlnloy. Tho
meeting is by appointment, nnd Is for
tho purposo of u full consultation ovor
tho situation In tho Pnlllpplnes. It
will bo tho nrst formal conferenco be
tween tho president and tho roturnlng
admiral. Admiral Dowoy will leave
hero for Now. England Monday night.
Ho will go direct to Shollburn Farms,
, near Burlington, vt as tho guest of
W. Soward Webb, tho railroad magnate.
TRAGEDY AT SALT LAKE.
John C. O'Melvcnjr of Oregon Short I.I no
Shot by ,T. r. Mifln.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 3. John C.
OMolvcncy, Is dead and Captain J. F.
Mills, formerly lieutenant governor of
Idaho and recently connected with the
Second United States volunteer engi
neer regiment, Is In the hands of the
stato authorities, as tho result of a
tragedy which occurred hero late this
afternoon. O Melevenoy was tho chief
engineer of tho Oregon Short Lino
company. Ho was alono In his ofllco
nbout 4 o'clock when Mills entered.
Tho latter had made application re
cently for work In O'Melovenoy'B de
partment, but had not been accepted.
It is claimed that ho blamed O'Mol
voney. Ho fired thrco bullets Into his
victim, then dropped tho revolver and
qulotly walked to General Traffic Man
ager Eccles' ofllco and In tho most
nonchalant manner said:
"Mr. Eccles, I have shot Mr. O'Mol
voncy. I told him this morning that
T would do so and have kept my word."
Police Officer Lincoln appeared on
tho scene about this titno and said:
"Aro you the man who did tho shoot
ing?" Mills said that ho was and ho was
then put under arrest.
O'Molveney was shot whllo writing
at tho desk and tno Ink had scarcely
dried on the paper before ho was dead,
RUSE TO GAIN RECOGNITION.
Utli Attache No Hlgnim-iinca to Vlilt of
ARiilnnldo' Ofllcer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. The follow
ing Is tho dispatch of General Otis re
ceived yesterday relatlvo to tho visit
of tho Insurgent officers:
"MANILA, Oct. 2. Adjutant General,
Washington: Threo insurgent officers
permitted to enter our lines at Ange
les, with twelve of our soldiers and
two citizens, wnom thoy wished to
present as released prisoners. Yester
day, In conference, they endeavored to
affect a compromise, which was do
cllnod. Thoy thon presented a papor
Blgned by ten of tho soldiers, in which
tho soldiers gavo parole; this was re
ceived and hold In aboyanve. Insur
gont oillcorB then said that Agulnaldo
dosircd to end war and send civil com
mission for conference, nnd were In
formed that It would not bo received.
Thoy will bo sent beyond lines to
morrow. Tho wholo affair believed to
bo a niKo to obtain Somo acknowledg
ment by United States authorities. All
soldiers returned were stragglers from
within otir Hues, captured by robbers.
They Bay tney woro obliged to sign
paroles to Bccuro release, though two
refused to sign. Tho wholo affair Is of
no significance; viewed as attempt at
masquerading. OTIS."
LAWTON TAKES COMMAND.
Ho Start In to Clean Out Country Ho
Iwcrn linn nnd llncoor.
DACOR, Luzon, Oct. 4. Goncral
Lawton camo to llncoor this morning
and organized n general movement to
clear up tho country botween Imua
and Dacoor, taking personal command.
General Lawton's forco consists of
nil tho troops from Dacoor and Za
poto, five companies of tho Fourteenth
regiment, Colonel Daggett command
ing; Mogrnth'B troop of Fourth cav
alry, Rollly's battery of two guns and
nnothor battery of two guns.
General Fred arant Is co-oporatlng
with a forco composed of threo com
panies of tho Fourth reglmont, Major
Prlco commanding; Krabenshlno's
scouts and ono gun.
Gonoral Lawton's forco crossed tho
river south of Dacoor, n part of the
troops using small boats. A hundred
marines from tho iloot aro assisting.
Tho American losses yesterday In
tho lighting with tho lnsurgonta nt
Imua woro a captain of tho Fourteenth
regiment and a corporal of tho regi
mental signal corps, killed, and threo
men of tho Fourteenth regiment nnd
threo of tho Fourth wounded.
AWAIT ATTACK PROM DOERS.
Knelltli In Nnlnl Ilelleve tho lluriflier
"Will Take tho AKRrclve.
LONDON, Oct 4. A dispatch from
Durban, Natal, announces that tho
Doors aro expected to tako tho aggres
slvo today. Tho most alarming ru
mors ,nro afloat thero respecting their
Intentions.
Whllo nil tho dispatches from South
Africa dwell upon tho condition of
wild oxcltomont thoro and the expect
ed Imminence of n Door attack thero
Is In reality llttlo chango In tho situa
tion, although tho massing of tho
Doors In all directions Inevitably ln
creases tho tension.
Vlrnt Ynoht ltiico n failure.
NEW YORK. Oct. 4. Ab tho sun Bot
a groat ball of flro behind tho Nave
Blnk hills, and tho sparkling stars
camo Into tho flawless heavenB. tho
biggest crowd of Blghtseors and yacht
mon who over sailed down Sandy
Hook to witness tho attempt of a for
eign mug-hunter to wrest from Amorl
ca tho yachting supromacy of tho
world, returned to Now York crest
fallen and disappointed. Tho winds
from tho caves of old ocean had prov
en too light nnd shifty, and tho first
of tho International series of 1899 bo
twecn tho two groatost racing mach
ines over producod by England and
America degonorated Into a drifting
match nnd had to bo declared off be
cause neither could reach the finish
lino in tho tlmo allotted by tho. rules.
At Key Wost, Fln thoro wero 22
now cases of yellow fevor reported on
tho 1st and two deaths.
To Welcomo Kuiiiiii Volunteer.
TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 4. Tho com
mltteo appointed by Governor Stanley
to welcomo tho Twentieth KansaB back
to tho United States loft for San Fran
cisco at 1:30 today. Governor Btnnloy,
his wlfo and son Eugono, nccompanlod
tho party. T. II. Llttlo of Abllone,
fathor of Lloutonaut Colonol Llttlo,
was appointed a mombor of tho com
mltteo, but wbb unnblo to accompany
tho party.
Philip Reginald Cocks, Daron Som
era, died In his 85th year nt London.
AN INSDRGiT ATTACK
Thoj Kill Two nnd Wound Eight of
Oar Men,
FIGHTING DY THE 4TII INFANTRY
Thoy Hear the Tlrunt of tho lluttle
Major I'rlco tequcl Hear Admiral
Waton to Send Tito Gunboat to III
AnUtanco Filipino Colonel Killed.
MANILA, Oct. 8. Tho Fourth In
fantry, Major Prlco commanding, has
had a series of encounters with tho
insurgents about Imus since Saturday.
Tho natives woro led, It Is supposed,
by a former mayor of Imus and made
a'genoral attack on tho American
lines from Imus to Dacolor.
A captain and a corporal of tho
American forces woro killed and eight
mon woro wounded. A Filipino col
onel 1b known to havo boon killed.
Major Prlco requested Rear Admiral
Watson to send two gunboats to his
support.
The fighting began on Saturday,
when Captain Drown took tho snmo
battalion that distinguished itself nt
Perez Das Marians and Lieutenant
Knabenshuo's scouts against a largo
forco of lnsurgonts on tho Poroz Das
Marinas road and a general engage
ment followed. Tho soldiers lying In
tho rlco fields kopt up a flro for an
hour and a half, when reinforcements
were sent them. Tho Insurgents re
treated. Tho fighting yesterday began with
nn attack by the Insurgents on a party
repairing the telegraph lino, one mem
ber of which was wounded.
The Filipino envoys called on Ma
jor Gonoral Otis today and discussed
mattors with no result.
Gonoral Alojandrino said to a repre
sentative of theABsociatcd Press that
ho had no instructions except to de
liver a letter, which was rejected. Ho
will return to Tarlac tomorrow.
An expedition composed of nn ar
mored ilatboat, armed with two thrce
pounders, with tho gunboats Helena,
Petrol and Mlndoro escorting it, pro
ceeded yesterday to Oronl for tho pur
poso of bombarding that place, land
ing 200 marines nnd bluojackots and
raising tho wrecked gunboat Urdanotn.
Tho gunboats will approach to nbout
2,700 yards of Orcnl nnd tho flatboat
will cntor tho river. Tho expedition
will return tomorrow.
NANSEN IS FOR CO-OPERATION.
Bay tho Clrcntor Nations Should Explore
the l'olur IteRlon.
BERLIN, Oct. 3. Dr. Nansen, the
Arctic explorer, said today to tho cor
respondent hero of tho Associated
Press:
"Tho United States ought to Join
Groat Drltaln and Gormany In co
operative polar oxploratlon. Thus the
three progressive nations would worl:
for tho common good of mankind and
Bclonco. If tho polar districts aro over
to bo thoroughly explored It will prob
ably bo duo to such Joint action."
Poultnoy DIglow has presonted n
written motion for adoption by tho
International Geographical congress
Baying that horeaftor each colonial
powor plodgcs Itself to submit such
now methods or questions relative to
tho treatment of natives as may como
up from tlmo to tlmo to a porraanont
International commltteo empowered
to decldo upon them. This proposi
tion coincides with that of Androw
Whlto, tho United States ambassador
horo, mado at tho recent pcaco confer
ence at Tho Hague.
Monthly Treniury Htatentent.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 3. Tho
monthly statement of tho comptroller
of tho currency shows that tho total
circulation of national bank notes
on Scptombor 30, 1899, was $243,290,
128, an Increase for tho year of $7,
933,178, and an increuso for tho month
of $1,218,336. The circulation based
on United Statos bonds was $207,314,
173, an Increase for tho year of $2,
258,110, and an increase for the month
of $1,140,824.
Tho circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to $35,975,955, nn in
creaso for tho year of $5,675,068, and
nn lncrenso for tho month of. $77,612.
The amount of United Statos regist
ered bonds on deposit to securo cir
culating notes was $231,515,510, and
to secure public deposits, $70,364,940.
Curtr' Trip to I'rUon.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. ExCaptaIn
Oborlln M. Carter, who Is confined In
n coll In Cnstlo William, Govornor's
Island, will probably bo taken to pris
on nt Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to
day or Wednesday.
Gonoral Merrltt hns been notified
that tho official papers will reach him
from Washington by mall tomorrow.
As soon as possible thoroaftor Captain
Carter will bo removed from Govern
or's Island.
Accident to n llnlloonlnt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. Albert
McPhorson, u. young aoronaut, was
hurled from tho trapezo bar of a Dal
loon near Glen park and so seriously
Injured that ho will dlo. Tho ba
loon, after rising n short dlstanco,
drifted along until tho trapeze ropes
Btuck an olcctrlc light wlro, over
which MoPhorson was thrown.
lletiirn Confederate l'lag,
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Oct. 3. Indi
ana Is carrying back to tho south tho
confedernto Hag which hor Boldlora
captured from Terry's Toxas rangers
In tlio civil war. Accompanied by tho
inombora of Uts staff nnd tho repre
sentatives of tho Indiana publlp, Gov
ernor Mount Bet out on tho errand
today. Tho formal oxorclscs Incident
to tho return of tho Hag will tnko
placo Thursday at tho Toxas stato
fair at Dallas. Governor Mount will
make an address In returning tho flag
nnd tho response will be by Govornor
Bayers of Texas.
DEWEY IN WASHINGTON.
A Triumphal Journey from Now York t
the National Capital.
, WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 Tho homo
coming of Admiral Dewoy for hence
forth tho national capital Is to bo his
home was mado tho reason for the
greatest trlbuto over paid by Wash
ington to any individual. After tho
preliminary welcomo, In Itself unsur
passed In Its kind, It remained for tho
highest nnd greatest in tho official
world to hold out tho hand of greet
ing to the famous admiral and to
Join with tho pcoplo who aro to bo
his fellow citizen's in bidding him wel
come. Tho citizens had mado ovory
preparation to mako tho occasion
worthy of their hero. Tho decora
tions woro elaborate. Pennsylvania
avenue was one mass of colored bunt
ing along tho entire line of march
from tho station to tho Whlto House,
and, not content with this, few pri
vate citizens failed to make somo dis
play of color on tholr residences.
His Jpurnoy here from Now York
was ono continuous ovation limited
In its intensity only by tho density
of population. Tho decorated special
train which left tho Pennsylvania
railroaa ferry slip in Jersey City at
1:50 in the nfternoon was fully in
keeping with It distinguished pass
enger. It was mado up of five cars
of the Pennsylvania's prlzo special
tho Atlanta, n dining enr, n combina
tion smoker and threo parlor cars
for the accommodation of tho Wash
ington reception committee. Tho
special was given a clear track, and
the run to Washington was mado
without a stop, except at Gray's Fer
ry, on tho outskirts of Philadelphia,
whero engines were chnngod and a
now train crew camo aboard.
FIGHTING SOON EXPECTED.
Probability of a Clnh In n Day or Two
at I.euit.
LONDON, Oct. 3. A special dis
patch from Pretoria says that General
Jan Lock will command tho Boer
forces on tho Natal border, Command
ant Cronjo on tho southwestern and
Goneral Schalkbe'rger on the eastorn
frontier, while Gonoral Malan will bo
In command nt Rustinburg. Altogether
there will bo nlno generals in com
mand of tho columns.
A complcto plan of campaign has
been arranged with tho Orango Froo
State. A rigorous censorship is main
tained over all press telegrams.
President Kruger addressed tho
troops which started to tho Natal bor
der Sunday, appealing to tholr patri
ot!n. nnd wished them Godspead.
Fighting Is expected by Wednesday,
SEVEN THOUSAND MEN THERE.
American In Good Forco In Vicinity of
llncoor.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 3. No
official advices had been received in
Washington up to tonight concerning
tho reported engagement with tho In
surgents at Bacoor by tho troops
under the command of General Grant.
1 am told that thero aro about 7,000
American troops under the command
of Generals Grant and Young In tho
southern part of tho Island of Luzon,
within easy reach of Bacoor an am
ple forco, tho authorities say, to cope
with tho number of Insurgents sup
posed to bo In that vicinity.
ANDREE CROSSES THE POLE.
Uuoy 1'lckcd Up Prove to Ho What Wat
Expected.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 3. Tho
buoy marked "Andreo Polar Expedi
tion," which, with nn anchor attach
ed, was found Soptembor 9 on tho
north coast of King Charles Island by
tho master of tho Norwegian cutter
Martha Larsaak, was opened yesterday
In tho presenco of a number of ox
ports nnd members of tho cabinet. It
was found to bo tho so-called north
pole buoy which Andreo had arranged
to drop if ho succeeded In passing the
pole. i
Want Spain to Act.
MADRID, Oct. 3. El Liberal today
declares that Spain cannot remain In
different to the oventa transpiring In
the Transvaal In view of tho existence
of tho Anglo-Portuguese treaty, by tho
terms of which In the ovent of Great
Drltaln becoming engaged in a war
with another powor, Portugal 1b ob
liged to mobilize 100;000 men and al
low. Great Drltaln to use her forts and
arsenals. El Liberal follows up this
extraordinary assertion with tho
statement that n sccrot convention also
provides that Portugal will cedo Great
Drltaln Lourenza Marquez, on tho
north side of Dolagoa bay, and Mozam
bique, on tho cast coast of Africa, and
calls on tho government to take dis
creet measures in the Interest of Spain.
MoKlnlfj' Intervention Aked.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Charles D.
Pierce, consul general of tho Orango
Freo State, today received a cable
gram relatlvo to affairs In tho Trans
vaal. Consul Pierce said that tho ca
ble was of such a naturo that ho could
not mako it public, but ho waB nt lib
erty to say that tho president of tho
Orango Freo Stato had mndo an In
effectual effort to Induce President Mo
Klnley to request other powerful na
tions to net with tho United States as
arbitrators botween England and tho
Transvaal. Mr. Plorco said that tho
warm and closo relations botween
Great Drltaln and tho United States
provontcd Prcsldont McKlnloy moving;
In so a momentous a mntter.
Grain Importer lit Liverpool,
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 3. Imports ot
whoat during tho last week: From
Atlantic ports, 87,300 quarters; Paclllo
portB,, nono; othor ports, 27,000 quar
ters. Imports ot American corn into
Liverpool during tho past weok wera
44,300 quartors.
Tho zinc mines of Missouri and Kan
sas aro ugaln to shut down, Tho zlno
miners' association so decreed at its
irectlng last weok, Tho shut down la
to bo general and will commence Oc
tober 2, to continue till further notlca
US STATE IN BRIEF
Child I.ot In Btruivxtnck.
AUDURN, Neb., Oct. 4. Tho child
lost in Johnson county, of which
mention was mado recently,
in fact occurred In this county, and
was tho son of Fred W. Zabel, residing
about five miles west of here. The
child was fouhd by George Moren of
Johnson. It had been missing more
than sixty hours, and a largo search
ing party had been out during that
time. An older brother told Mr. Moren
that tho last ho saw of tho little one
It had left him near tho houso, saying
it was going to tho straw stack to
hunt Its kittle. Mr. Moren and another
of tho searchers wero sitting on tho
straw stack talking over tho peculiar
manner in which the child had gotten
lost. Thoy went to tho top of tho
stack, whero they found a hole. Mr.
Moren waB let down from tho top Into
tho stack and thus located tho child.
It was so fastened down he could not
movo it, but finally got hold of Its
feet and his companion dragged 'him
and tho child out of tho hole. Food
and other restoratives wero applied
and It is on the road to a certain re
covery. It had been without food for
moro than sixty hours. Tho straw
stack in which it was found was less
than 100 yards from Its home, nnd the
stack had been searched many times
by different persons.
Throttling Outllt and Grain llnrn.
HASTINGS, Nob., Oct 4. Fire de
stroyed a brand now $1,200 steam
threshing outfit belonging to C. A.
Day, and seven stacks of grain be
longing to Conrad Knapp, who lives
ono mllo northwest of Hastings. As
tho threshing had not been com
menced on Knnpp's farm and no flro
had beon started In the engine, the
wholo thing smells of incendiarism.
Sheriff Simmering placed C. C. Chris
tonscn and two sons, Axtoll and Wal
ter, undor arrest on a warrant sworn
out by C. A. Day, but as thero was no
ovldcnco furnished, Mr. Chrlstcnsen
nnd two sons wero released on their
own bond to appear Monday, October
9, when they will have their hearing.
It seems that C. A. Day had bought
two-thirds of tho Btoam threshing out
fit from Chrlstensen, and that Chrlst
cnsen still retained an interest of one
third. It is said that somo trouble
grow out of this partnership business,
as Chrlstcnsen insisted that tho farm
ers must pay him one-third of tho
prlco agreed upon for tho work, and
Day equally Insisted that tho farmers
must pay him the full amount as per
agreement.
I'lre nt Kearney.
KEARNEY, Neb.. Oct. 4. Seoley's
lumber yard, tho bicycle factory nnd
thrco unoccupied livery barns wero to
tally destroyed by flro hero. Tho origin
ot tho flro has not been ascertained.
Tho supposition Is that It began in
tho llmo room of tho lumber yard. A
gasollno tank or barrel In tho bicycle
factory exploded, throwing pieces of
burning tlmbjr and debris sovoral hun
dred feet In the air. Ono pleco fell on
tho roof of the Duffalo County Na
tional bank building, threo blocks
away, and sot fire to it, but was soon
extinguished. Tho totnl loss is esti
mated at $27,500, with $8,700 Insurance,
divided as follows: C. S. Seoloy lumbor
yard, loss, $8,000; Insurance, $3,750.
Kearney Cycle and Machine company,
$1G,000; Insurance, $4,000. E. J. Scott,
owner of building containing cycle
factory, $2,000; insurance, $200. Threo
barns, owned In part by eastern par
ties, $2,500; Insurance, $750.
Iteerultlni; nt Columhii.
COLUMDUS, Neb., Oct. 4. Lieuten
ant A. M. Pettlo of Fort Crook, who
haB beon recruiting soldiers for serv
ice In tho Philippines, has nearly com
pleted tho work. He has been hero for
threo weeks and from a largo number
who offered themselves ho enlisted
theso young mon for tho Thirty-ninth
regiment United States volunteers
which Is being organized at Fort
Crook: Fred Rollln nnd Newton K.
Olson, Columbus; Joseph H. North.
Henry C. Lachrlst and William J.
Roberts, Lindsay; Jacob Kurth,
Genoa; Michael J. Lossek and John J.
Kuchon, Duncan; William King, Ar
thur King, Earnest Clark, Chas. B.
Jacobs, Bert B. Gregory, Chaso Stev
ens, William J. Reed, Nicholas Mon
sll, David City; George A. Wallace,
Perkins, Oklahoma.
Sir. Kern Win.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 4. Tho
Korn kidnapping and habeas corpus
case has been settled boforo Judge
Ramsey ,by tho granting of a divorce
to Mrs. Kern, with alimony and tho
custody of tho chlldron In dispute. Sho
Is to keep them until they aro 7 years
old and longer If sho shows hor ability
to properly caro for thorn. A cash ali
mony of $250 was paid her at tho con
clusion of tho hearlug. Her plea for
securing tho dlvorco was cruelty and
threatening to kill.
Fire at Clay Center.
CLAY CENTER. Neb., Oct. 4. Clay
Center oxporlonccd the first flro In flvo
years when tho large warohouso ot W.
W. Allen, containing about $2,000
worth of farming implements, wagons,
buggies, etc., burned to the ground. It
was only by tho horolc work of tho
citizens that tho (lames wero kopt out
of tho main sales and storo room,
about forty feet away. Tho total loss
was $2,500, probably well covered by
insurance.
Will Kud tho Cnir.
HASTINGS, Nob., Oct. 4. Tho suit
In mandamus brought by J. S. Wil
liams, editor of tho Hustings News,
against Sheriff John J. Simmering to
compel an inspection of tho sheriff's
feo book, was decided on domurror to
tho plnlntiff'B petition. The argument
urged by tho sheriff's attorneys was
that tho petition failed to show that
Williams had any Interest In tin
books or records that ho sought to In
spect, nnd that the petition genorally
did not stato facts to Bustaln an np
pllcation in mandamus. Tho proba
bility la that tl Is will end tho case.
Not n fluttering Socccm.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct 3. Tho experi
ment of sprinkling railroad tracks.
with crude petroleum in oraer to Keep
down tho dust has not proved an nlto
gethor glittering success. This was
not duo to the fact that tho oil would
not lay tho dust and keop It laid se
curely, but because tho oil was a con
Btnnt menaco to the safety of travel.
Sections of track oh Bomo of tho sea
shore lines that tried tho experiment
woro set on flro In the most mysterious
manner. Tho management know that
tho presenco of the oil would account
for tho extent of tho fires onco started,
but they could not discover the origin
of bo many. It was thought that re
vengeful tramps woro at the bottom
ot it, but Anally it was ascertained that
live sparks from n locomotive would
do the trick as quickly as would a
lighted match. Experiment proved,
this to bo true, and the oil plan is be
ing abandoned by somo railroads.
Nehraika Lutheran Synod.
BEATRICE, Nob., Oct. 3. Tho Nt
braska Synod of tho Lutheran church
was In session here last weok, proving
ono of tho most Interesting synodlcal
meetings ever held In tho stato. Dr.
Dnrnltz, secretary of tho board of homo
missions, spoke upon tho great needs
of tho bdy ho represents nnd mado a
strong nppcal for aid In carrying out
the work. Row J. A. Clutz, D. D., pres
ident of Midland college at Atchison,
mndo an nblo address. Tho annual
election of officers resulted as follows:
President, Rev. L. M. Huhns, Omaha;
secretary, Rev.'R. A. White, Waverly,
statistical secretary, Rov. II. A. Wolfe,
North Platte; treasurer, Androw And
erson, Dcatrlce. Rev. Dr. George
Bchall of Dalttmore, delivered n lecturo
on foreign missions.
Good Demand for l'nrtn.
WEST POINT, Neb., Oct 3. Land
owners In thl3 county aro already be
ing besieged for tho rental of farms
for tho coming year. For sovoral years
until last year, It was difficult to securo
good tenants and some farms woro not
leased for this reason until lato in the
winter. This year of republican pros
perity tho conditions nre exactly re
versed. Tho fact Is that thero aro from
sovon to nlno applicants for every
quarter of land to rent Tho cx-county
treasurer of Cuming county, who had
throo quarters to rent and advertised
tho samo In tho county papors, hao
boon Inundated by applications to rent,
somo of them coming from tho eastern
states. Tho farms woro rented before
tho ink was dry on tlio advertisement
Norfolk' Winter Kheep Itacrh.
NORFOLK, Neb., Oct 3. A. J. Knol
Hn & Co. have had men employed n
month moving their feed yards and
putting up now buildings to winter
10,000 sheep hero. They will expend,
about $10,000 In improvements, com
prising a warohouso, scalo houso, ele
vator and lodging houso for tho men,
which Is to hnve a largo and comfort
nblo sitting room, sleeping apartments
nnd modern conveniences. Tho ele
vator 1b to bo run by a gasollno engine,
which will also furnish powor for
grinding feed and pumping water. Tho
firm expects to feed 1,100 tona of hay,.
800 tons being nlrcndy contracted for,
lintlnK Will Have Light.
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 3. At a re
cent meeting of Hastings capitalists it
was agreed that Hastings must have
an electric light plant boforo long,
whether tho l.ond proposition carried
or not. They will wait until tho result
of tho special election is known, and
in caso tho proposition to voto $20,00.)
bonds for a city plnnt is defeated, thoy
will proceed to get a franchise and
within thirty or forty days havo i
plant in operation.
Flrat .Tnrkrabhlt limit of Senon.
KEARNEY, Nob., Oct 3. Tho first
Jack-rlbblt hunt of tho season vffio
mado through tho sandhills soutlvt;t
of Kearney and aa a result elght,y-nve
ot tho long-legs nnd Bovoral Wilda
chickens met death. Tho hunters uneil
a wlro cablo one thousand fo.t.t long,
with a team hitched on each oiid, with
which to chase up the rabbits, 'jjctlos
tho killing of tho rabbits and cliclwnu
several watormelon patches were' a.ii"
tured.
llorso Thieve Get Away.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Oct 3.
Three spans of horses were stolen last
month, two near Stark and another
team later near Contorvlllo in York
county. Two of tho teams have Just
been found at O'Neill, Neb., whero they
had been sold, ono for $190 and the
ithor for $200. The thieves escaped.
Nebraska I'roduot at Turls.
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 3.Adama
county will havo an exhibit at tho
Paris exposition, ns William Lowman
has Bent a large box containing lino
samples of wheat, oats, corn, barloy,
ryo and other grains raised in the
county to Washington, D. C, whenco
tho dlsplny will bo Bent to Paris. All
tho grain furnished for this display was
gathered from tho agricultural exhibit
at tho Hastings street fair and will no
doubt make a great showing for Adams
county in France.
HatlnK Need More School Iloom.
HASTINGS, Neb,, Oct 3. Tho pub
lic schools of Hastings aro crowded to
such an extent tho city will soon bo
compelled to build another school
building. Tho building of a now high
school 1b also contemplated, aa tho
present ono Is too small.
llrorrn County Htoekmen.
A1NSWORTII, Neb., Oct. 3. The
Brown county stockmen's nssoclatlon
met nnd elected oflleerB for tho ensuing
year ns follows: President, J. C. Hed
rlck; vlco president, Georgo Savage;
socretary, Thomas Seals; treasurer, J.
M. Hanna. Tho ilfth member of the
oxecutlvo commltteo Is J. H. Davlnson,
tho four elective officers constituting
tho other members of said committee.
About twenty now members woro
ndded. Tho association now comprises
about 100 membors and much Interst
Is belug manifested.