..The Filibusters of Venezuela..
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Or the Trials of a Spanish Girl. J
By SEWARD
Copyrighted tBOO by
CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.)
" Don Juan sot out' at a gallop. Ho
Hind not traveled mora than a mtlo
"when ho saw before him a hut, with a
largo whlto rook In front of It. At tho
door of tho hut stood tho horso of
Gomez. ,
Leaping from "his horso, Don Juan
ttod him to a trco and crept cautiously
forwnrd toward the hut.
It was a rudo habitation, mado of
logs, tho crovlcos partly filled with
mud. Tho sounds of voices at ordin
ary tones lnsldo could bo easily heard
!by a listener outside.
Don Juan applied his car to a con
venient crack.
"I say you Ho!" her heard tho volco
ot Gomez say. "Sho Is hero."
"Sonor Is mistaken, camo n volco In
Spanish. Tho Indians of tho Spanish
American countries early loarned to
uso tho language of their conquerors.
""Thoro is no ono here."'
"You Ho, I toll you!" exclaimed
'Gomez. "Mattazudo took a girl away
from tho castlo and brought her hero.
I learned of It, and camo at onco to
take hor away. Sho Is to bo my
urldo."
"Men do not steal their brides now,"
Tepllcd tho Indian.
"I did not steal this ono. I toll you
I know sho is hero. Mattazudo stolo
"her from tho castlo and brought her
Iiero. I know this, I toll you, and If
you do not glvo her up it will bo bad
for you."
"I nm nn old man, ocnor. You may
Icill m, If you will. I am powerless
against an army. My friends aro not
your friends. Tho friends of tho ro
publlc aro mine, and they nro do
. Seated.1
"What do I care about all that? I
did not ask for your friendship. I want
that girl."
"Sho is not hero, senor."
"Sho is hero. Mattazudo told me sho
was herb."
"You aro not wlso to bollovo the
words of Mattazudo. Tho half-breed
lias a lying tonguo and crafty mind.
If ho has taken tho girl away, ho has
put her whero you cannot find hor."
"I will find hor."
"I hope so senor. I would not wish
she would remain in tho hands of Mat
tazudo. Ho is a devil of cruelty, and
knows no law but his own passsIon3.
Ho would not bring tho girl hero
Jor he knows I would protect her. Ho
Is my enemy I am his."
"I must find hor. If sho is lost to mo,
I will kill tho half-breed."
"He should have boon killed long
ngo, senor."
"You swenr you havo told mo tho
truth?" "I swear it, senor."
"You swear you havo not seen tho
girl? Ropcat It after mo."
"Senor, you nro wnstlng time.
know nothing. I swear I havo not soon
tho girl."
"Then let Mattazudo bowaro."
Gomez rushed frcm the house,
mounted his horso and rodo away.
Don Juan did not seok to stop hlra.
Tho old Spaniard was bewildered by
what ho had heard. Whllo It was evi
dent that Gomez knew that Lola had
been taken away from tho castle, ho
had said nothing to Indicate that her
abduction was at his own bidding.
Fortunately Gomez did not rldo to
ward Don Juan's horso.
Garza returned to the castlo Teach
ing it before Gomez. He went directly
to Philip.
"Well? said, tho pretender, eagerly,
rising to his feeti
"I havo not found her," said Don
Juan, florcoly, "but I know tho namo of
tho scoundrel who took her away."
"Nnmo him."
"Mattazudo, tho half-breed.
"Ah! tell mo all that you havo learn
ed."
Don Juan related what had taken
placo at tho Carlb's hut.
"Has Gomez returned?" nsked Phil
IP.
"No, but Mattazudo is in tho castlo.'
"Then send for Mattazudo."
Tho orderly was called in.
"Tell tho hnlf-breed who commands
tho Zambos to como hero," said Philip,
In obedience to tho summons Matta
zudo camo swaggering in.
"Scoundrel!" exclaimed Don Juan
springing toward him.
Tho half-breed looked in astonish
ment from Garza to Philip.
There was no mistaking tho expres
sion on either face.
"Senors, you amazo me," he said
''What havo I done that you are angry
with mo?"
"You stolo my daughter from tho
castlo and carried her away," said Don
Juan. "You need not He. I know all."
Mattazudo seemed evon moro sur
prised.
"I I am bowllderord, senor," ho
said. "I took your daughter away, It is
true, but Gomez surely you know all
about it."
'What do you mean?"
"I mean that I did nothing moro
than carry out your commands."
"My commands. For Heaven's sako
speak plainer! My commands! What
commands!"
"Your command, senor, to take your
daughter to a placo of safety until af-
ter tho battlo."
"A placo of safety? In Heaven'
namo what place could bo as safe as
this castlo? I gave no ouch command
What do you mean?" ,
VYou gave no such command, senor
W. HOPKINS.
I
Tlobert Bonner'i Sons.
Surely you or Gomez must bo mistak
en." How? Gomez? What about Gomez?"
Gomez camo to mo and said: Matta
zudo, Don Juan Garza Is anxious for
tho safety of his daughter. Wo do not
know how strong tho Torco of Salvarez
may bo. Ho may retake tho castlo, and
the girl must not be exposed to tho
passions of victorious soldiers. Do you
know of a snfo rctTeat near this placo?'
None nonror than a mile,' I answered.
Tho hut of tho Carib Ramana.' 'Tako
hor there,' ho said. 'Tell hor that Don
Juan, her father, is in command of a
portion of tho army and cannot como
to her.' Ho commanded mo to do this
senor, and I did. Sho followed me, and
I took her to Ramana's hut."
'You llo!" cried Don Juan, beside
himself. "I havo boon to tho Carlb's
hut. Gomez was there. Ho demanded
my daughter of tho old Carlb, but tho
Indian sworo thnt sho had not been
brought there."
'You heard that, sonor?"
'I did. I mlssod my daughter, and
know thnt somo foul fiend had taken
hor away. Gomez loft tho castle, and
I followed him. I heard his conversa
tion with the Carlb. Ho cursed becauso
my daughter wasnot thero, and swears
vongoanco on you."
'On, mo, sonor? Gomez has tricked
us both. His command to mo was a Ho
to get tho girl out of tho castle. But
ho tricked you moro shrewdly still."
"Tricked mo?"
"Tricked you, senor; ho and Ram
ana. You saw his horse. You crept to
tho hut. You mado no nllowanco for
Gomez keeping a watch for pursuers.
You heard him curso becauso tho girl
was not in tho houso. But did you go
insido?"
'Go insido? What do you mean?"
gasped Don Juan.
'I mean senor, that If you had gone
inBldo, porhaps you would havo found
your daughter. I took hor to tho Ca
rib's hut. Gomez went thero to get hor.
Ho saw you coming. Ho and Ramana
quarreled to trick you. You saw him
rldo away. You did not wait to bco him
como back. For proof, senor, whero is
Gomez now?"
Don Juan turnotl U Philip with
whlto face.
"Have I been so stupid?" ho asked
"Tho mistake can bo remedied," said
Philip. "Mattazudo, you thought you
oboyed Gomez before. Oboy mo now.
Tako some of your bravo Zambos with
you, go to tho Carlb's hut and bring
back Don Juan's daughter. Go. Your
Hfo depends on it."
CHAPTER IX.
Tho Sliding Panel.
"Well, wo are hero," said Tempest,
standing with tho lantern In his hand
"Wo own tho caverns, what aro we
going to do with them?"
"Tho first thing," said Mcdworth, "Is
to destroy this powder train, and tako
precautions that tho magazlno is not
blown up whllo wo aro In horc."
They spont a half hour at this work
and when thoy considered tho maga
zlno safe, they began an examination
of their surroundings.
Not far from the powder magazlno
thoy found a rudo stono stairway
running from n central position in tho
cellar to an abrupt termination against
a wooden door, what soemed to b6
ono at tho top.
Upon exnmlnlng tho wall at tho
top, they found that what had soemed
to bo a door had no knob, and no ap
parent way of opening It.
"This door, If it Is a door," said
Tempest, "was never mado to open."
"Thero must bo a secret spring,'
said Medworth. "Suroly tho stairs aro
not hero for nothing. If forco cannot
open tho door lot us look for a spring.'
They began a caroful examination of
tho surface of tho door, nnd tho walls
around It, going over every Inch with
their finger ends, Tempest holding tho
lantern to facilitate tho search.
"Ha! Hero Is something," said Med
worth. "A button."
He pushed, pulled and twisted this
but to no purpose.
"I nm convinced that this button
opens tho door," ho said. "Now, whllo
I manlpulato It, you push tho door. It
may be out of order."
He tried again, and Tompest, putting
his strength to the door, had no dlfil
culty in opening It.
"Now bo careful," said Medworth.
Thoy passed through tho open door,
and found themselves In a narrow pas
sago, entiroly destitute of furniture,
and porfectly dark save for tho rays of
tho lantern.
Thero was no othor door to this place
than tho ono they had como through
but at tho other end thoy found what
soemod to bo a panel In tho wall. From
tho sldo thoy wore on It could bo oasl
ly noticed, and Medworth marvoled
that tho trick was not moro skillfully
done.
He placod his hand on this panel
and found that it slid noiselessly to
tho left.
Before them was a largo, sumptuous
ly furnished library, tho tablo of which
was otrown with papors and maps, and
tho air heavy with tobacco smoko
though no person was visible. A lamp
shed a gloomy sort of light over tho
apartment. After making themselves
cortaln that thero was no one In th
room, Medworth and Tempest went In
Thero was a duor opening from this
room into a wide nail, rearing oui
Into this, they saw, at tho further end,
sentinel standing, loaning on his gun.
Mcdworth now examined tho sliding
pnnol. Ho found that, rudo as tho con-
trlvnnco was on tho othor sldo, hero It
was a most carefully oxecutcd thing.
It was simply ono of any number ot
panels thnt orriamonted tho walls of
tho room, and when closed could not
bo detected ns different In lta construc
tion from any of tho others.
Mcdworth counted them, nnd found
thnt tho sliding panel was tho fifth
from cither end, being exactly half
way.
Thoy would havo turned their atten
tion to othor things, but hearing foot
stops thoy sprang into tho hiding-place
nnd clcsod tho panel.
Thoy distinctly heard two men enter
tho room.
Bending down, Mcdworth applied his
car to the panel to listen to what was
said.
'It Is n strange a most Inexpllcablo
thing, Garza," ho heard somo ono say.
'I confess I do not understand it."
"Your majesty," waB tho reply, nnd
Medworth's heart throbbed as ho rec-
ognlzod tho volco of tho father of tho
girl ho loved, "as for understanding It,
bollevo mo, I havo not been near that
point. My hcurt is bursting with
grief. It wnn a dastardly crlmo. A
crlmo for which tho crlmlnnl mu3t dlo
when I learn his namo."
"It Is still doubtful, then, whother
Qomoz or Mattazudo U lying."
"It Is almoBt a certainty that neither
is tolling tho truth."
"Strango. You Bay you rodo to tho
Carlb's hut with Mattazudo?"
"Straight from your prcsonco. You
commanded Mattazudo to find and ro
turn my dnughtor, and It must bo said,
in nil truth, that ho seemed at least
to bo sincere In his effort. Wo wont' to
tho Carlb's hut. Wo found tho old In
dlan thero. Mattazudo at onco com
manded him to deliver up tho girl that
he, Mattazudo had brought thero under
a misunderstanding. Tho Carlb smoked
cnlmly on and asked how many moro
were coming for a girl ho had nover
seen. Mattazudo threatened to shoot
him, but nothing could raovo tho old
Indian. I ploadod with him. I bo
sought him with nil tho energy of a
brokon-hcarted father to restore my
daughter to mo, but ho still claimed
ho had not scon her. Mattazudo told
mo that Ramana was a friend of Go
moz, nnd no doubt had agreed to keep
silent. Tho only way, of Course, Was
to get tho truth out of Gomez. When
wo returned to tho castlo I taxed Go
mez with tho crlmo; but without wait
lng to deny It, ho sprang upon Mat
tazudo with drawn sword, and would
have killed him, had not somo of thi
Zambos been standing near to inter
fero. Then, to mo, Gomez denied al!
knowledge of my daughtor, nnd say
tho story of Mattazudo Is a He. Now,
what am I to believe? Only ono thing
is cortaln that my poor girl Is stolen
from mo, nnd I would glvo my Hfo to
know sho was safe."
Tho old Spaniard hnd not left the
room before two silent figures crawled
stealthily away from tho eliding panel
and down under tho foundations again
to lay their plan of action.
(To bo continued.)
Oima of llowlt Revlvml.
Thoro aro signs nnd symptoms of n
revived Interest in tho gnmo of bowls
ono of tho oldest outdoor pastimes in
England. In its hoyday bowls ran
nrchery very closes so closo, indeed
thnt in tho interests of national do
fenso it wns deemed essential to dls
courage tho gamo. Thus it was, prob
ably, that tho pastlmo camo to bo
looked upon as having something of
an illicit charactor, and for a tlmo wns
moro or less associated with houses of
entertainment which woro not always
of the best repute. But, In splto of tho
ban of bygone centuries, tho bowling
green has survived, moro especially in
tho north of England nnd in Scotland
Nor can thero bo any moro dollghtful
gamo than bowls for a summor oven
ing, moro especially for thoso who
havo attained to an ago when such
lively physical exertions as aro in
volvcd by cricket and tonnls becomo a
Uttlo unwelcome
II Wa tho Hotel Eoho.
A guest of ono of tho hotels at a
cortaln mountnln resort took a notion
ono day to climb to tho top of tho near
est hill. Having reached that point, ho
wns astonished to find thero an old
man Bitting on a rock, with a pair of
Held glasses in his hand, through
which ho looked at short Intervals
and aftor each look ho would whoop
and halloo at tho top of his lungs
"Whnt In tho world nro you doing?
asked tho tourist, approaching tho old
man. "Don't talk to mo, sir, If you
please," unswored the old man; "if you
do, you'll tako my attention, nnd I'll
loso my Job. I'm tho Echo at tho
Mountain House, down thero, and I
havo to watch for my tlmo to como
In."
Japanoie Kmparars Biliary,
Tho emperor of Japan hns an ullow
nnco something Hko $2,000,000 a year
to keep up tho imperial establishment.
Ho has also a largo prlvato fortuno,
having Invested in stocks nnd real es
tate. At tho closo of tho Chlncso-Jap-nncso
war Parllumont voted his ma
jesty 20,000,000 yen (an amount equal
to 10,000,000 gold dollnrs) out of tho
Indemnity paid by tho Chincso as a
mark of gratitude for his direction of
tho naval nnd military operations.
Weak arguments aro ofton thrust bo
foro my path; hut although they aro
most uraubstantlnl, it is not easy to
destroy them. Thoro is not n mora
'difficult feat known than to cut
through a cushion with a sword. :
TO FOOLISH MOTHEnas
Bo mo Coottla lint Hopeful Itemark from
a Kan Kage.
A girl of sixteen passed tho Gazctto
offico this morning dressed to kill, says
tho Emporia Gazctto. Sho had on red
fllllgree stockings, patent loathor Bhoes.
51" hat, n bustlo of great price, a
tallor-mado skirt, a tucked and frilled
shirt wnlst, and sho carried a $7.50
parasol. Hero hair wns frizzed and
frumped and bedecked nnd sho woro
owols nnd all mannor of stuff that n
slxteon-yenr-old girl has no moro busi
ness wearing them than' sho has to go
naked. Ono rig la about ns vulgar and
cheap and tawdry ns tho othor. Of
courso, tho child who Is being rushed
into womanhood by a fool mother
doesn't move in tho best crowd of girls
nnd boys of tho town. Sho can't got
In. Her father makes plenty of monoy,
but her mothor's fool notion of drew
bars tho child. Another girl passed
tho street n fow minutes after tho first
girl passed tho office. Girl number two
Is tho daughter of a family that counts
Its wealth with six figures. Sho woro
a aim pi o gingham gown that sho mado
horsolf, nnd a pair of plain $3 shoes.
Her hair was dono up neatly and Dim
ply as a girl's hair should be. Thoro
woro no rings on her fingers or bolls on
her toes. Sho was n pretty, quietly
dressed, sweet faced innocent school
girl with her hend full of tho fin.
dreams and fancies that como to ovory
girl. Hor namo is found in tho list of
thoso prosont at tho entertainments
given at tho best homes In town. Hor
mothor is responsible for tho child's
graces. Her mother keeps hor girlish
and In doing so tho mother rotnlns hor
youth. Sho is ono of tho handsomest
women In town. Her faco reflects a
clean heart. Tho girl doesn't hear ma
licious gossip In hor homo. Sho
doesn't know everything on earth or
In holl which word is horo used rov-
crontly and sho doesn't gad tho
streets. Sho is n good cook, a good
housekeeper and hns tho making of a
woma'n as usoful ns hor mothor Is. It
Is all a matter of Ideals in this old
world. Ofton people think becauso a
girl doesn't conquer tho world as sho
promised to in hor high school essay,
that sho has forgotten all about it But
when a womnn brings up a clean,
wholcsomo family In this generation of
vipers sho has been reasonably truo
to hersolf and hor nsptrations, oven it
sho doesn't strip tho laurel treo for her
millinery.
Machine la Agriculture.
In 1855 it required on tho avorago
four hours and 34 minutes of tho tlmo
of a laborer to do tho ploughing, har
rowing, cultivating, etc., that wont to
tho producing of a bushel of Indian
corn, and tho prlco of that laborer waa
nearly 30 cents on tho avorago. To
day machines havo changed conditions.
Their uso has reduced tho necessary
tlmo of tho laborer to about 34 mln
utcs.aud tho cost of it to about lOMi
cents. Tho wages are, howovor, much
better now than In 1855. In 1830 tho
timo required to produce each bushel
of wheat was over thrco ftours, it la
now about 10 minutes; tho cost has
been reduced from over 17 cents to
about 3 cents. Boforo tho Introduc
tion of machines tho tlmo dovotod to
producing each ton of hay waB nbout
35 hours; it Is now 11 hourB. In
18C0 tho corresponding cost was over
J3; It Is now nbout $1.29. Thoso and
many othor comparisons of tho sort
nro to bo found in a roport by Mr,
Holmes printed by tho Department of
Agriculture in Washington.
Contrast of Tamperatura.
Tho British Meteorological Council
has Just published charts showing tho
remarkable weathor conditions which
nrovnlled over tho North Atlantlo
ocean and adjoining lands in tho win-
tor of 1898-89. At sea tho weather was
extremely boisterous for n period of
six weeks, whllo a great difference of
tompornturo prevailed between tho two
sides of tho ocoan. On February 10th
tho thermometer nt Fort Logan, Mon
tana, was CI degreos bolow zero, whllo
on tho same day at Llogo, Belgium, It
was 70.5 degreeB abovo zero, a differ
ence of 131.5 degrees, and over oxton-
fllvo regions on two sldos of tho At
lantic tho dlfforonco In tomperaturo
amounted to 100 degrees.
Color of lluttarltls.
Butterflies change their color ac
cording to tho heat ot tho atmosphere
This Interesting fact has bcon discov
ered by M. aandfuss of Zurich, Swit
zerland, who BUbJcctod 40,000 buttor-
dogrccs of tho sun's heat. Oti ono oc
casion, It being unusually cold in Swit
zerland, a butterfly common thoro took
on tho nppoaranco of a butterfly from
Lapland. On tho othor hand, butterflies
which woro subjected to a higher de
gree of solar heat than tho normal
looked as- If they bad beon born and
raised In Corsica or 8yrla. Ono result
of these novel experiments Is tho pro
duction of butterflies of nn ontlroly
now typo, somo of thom being of ho-
wlldorlng beauty.
CounttiM WuAinrlcan Widow,
Tho countess of Strnfford retired
from Boclety entiroly on tho death of
Queon Victoria, but will roaurao lavish
entertainments as Boon as tho porlod
of mourning is over. Her ladyship,
previous to marrying a title, was the
enormously rich widow of Samuol Col
goto, a soap manufacturer of Now
York. Tho earl was killed by a train
In England and his estate wont to a
brother, tho countess having meantime
oxponded a largo amount of monoy in
rehabilitating tho Strafford family
mansions,
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3tate Bnperintcndout Fowlor Will Laboi
for Hotter Conditions.
CONFER WITH COUNTY TEACHERS
fhe Forthcoming Pamphlet Hint Will
Trent of Kdticutlonnl Institution
Major Moor lleooniei Lieutenant at
lingular Othor Nebmrtkit New.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 7. Stnto Su
perintendent Fowlor is preparing for
a campaign of improvement in tho
condition nnd nppenranco of school
buildings and grounds in rural dls.
trlcts. Ho docs not Intend to ndvo
cato an lncrcnso In tho oxpondlturo
of funds for this particular purpose,
but ho will Insist on having all school
property under his supervision kept
as neat ns tho appropriations will al
low. In his tours over tho stnto, Mr.
Fowlor has found considerable Bchool
property In a badly neglected state,
duo In nearly ovory lnstnnco to care
lessness on tho part of school officers
rather than to lack of funds.
"It la my Intention to publish somo
tlmo during tho winter n pamphlet
on tho rural school, Its architecture,
material, grounds, furnishings, etc.,"
snld Mr. Fowlor. "Tho pamphlet will
bowoll Illustrated. It will contain 11
lustrations of tho bent, tho avcrngo
and tho poorest school buildings In
tho stato that nro mado ot stone, brick,
wood or sod. I want photographs of
representative school buildings in all
sections of tho atnto. I want also
Interior views, ropYcsontlng tho two
oxtrcmua of tasteful decoration nnd
of criminal neglect. I want some
vIowb thnt will ahow tho condition
of tho grounds and tho outbuildings
Tho publication will bo a graphic ex
hibit of tho actual school conditions
of tho state, designed to inform tho
public nnd show thorn tho advan
tages under which tho schools and
school pcoplo labor In different parts
of tho Btntc. I havo asked tho vnrl
ous county Bupciintondonta to assist
mo In obtaining thcao photographs. I
havo asked them also for Information
rolatlvo In rural school matters, such
as how many hnvo patent desks, how
many havo hotno-mndo desks, how
many havo both, nnd ns to tho uso
of alato blackboards, plaster boards
woodon boards and other kinds ot
boards, and how many schools have
nono, bosldcs oovornl othor questions."
Btnto Grant! Army Ilounlon.
HASTINGS, Nob., Aug. L-Mnnn-
gcr J. J. Buchanan and assistants of
tho local commlttoo aro getting along
Bwlmmlngly In tho nrrangomontB for
tho coming stato Grand Army of tho
Republic reunion to bo hold In this
city. Letters aro bolng rccolvod dally
from promlnont men who respond to
Invitations from tho stnto commlttoo
to bo present and dollvor addresses.
Major Warner of Kansas City, Con
gressman uurKotti uovornor anvngo
and Church Howo Bond word that
thoy will attend nnd address tho old
votornns. Invitations havo beon ox-
tondod W. J. Bryan, Sonntor Dolllvor
of Iowa, Sonator Cullom ot Illinois,
Governor Shaw of Iowa, Vlco Presi
dent Roosevelt, Bourko Cockrnn, ox-
Sonntor Mandorson, Sonntor Thurston,
Mark Hnnna, Governor Yates of Illi
nois and othor ntatesmon promlnont
In stato nnd national affairs. Favora-
bio aiiBwors aro expected from a great
many of them,
Merely it Hoclal VUlt.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Admiral
Roblcy D. Evans was at tho navy de
partment for a nhort tlmo yesterday
In consultation with Assistant Secre
tary Hackett. Doth stntod that tho
conforenco did not rclnto to tho isauo
which ox-Sonator Chandler haa ralaed
regarding Admiral Evuna criticism of
him (Chandler) In his book, "A Sail
or'a Log." Admiral Rvans, who goca
to Fort Monroo, said ho called simply
to pay his rospects.
DUtrltt ltouuloii nt Weeping Water,
WEEPING WATER, Nob., Aug. 7.-
Tho district reunion ot tho Grand
Army of tho Republic will bo hold nt
Weeping Wntor, August 20, 21, 22 nnd
23. Dig preparations aro bolng mndo
by tho cltlzons of tho city to ontortaln
visitors.
Uhntr Clnlm for Writ l'olnt Man.
WEST POINT, Nob., Aug. 7. Chaa.
E. Nearly, whoso nddrcss Is given In
tho dispatches as Lyons nnd who drow
ono of tho cholco clntma In tho Okla
homa drawing, Is a resident of West
Point.
Winn it Knrm mid it Ilrliln,
HUMBOLDT, Nob., Aug. 7. Hugh
McGlnnls, tho oldest son of J. G. Mc-
fllnnls, ono of tho ploncor fnrmcra
of Richardson county, went down to
Oklahoma and not only registered for
a clnlm, but wns nmong tho success'
ful ones in tho El Reno district. I.V
also Hiirprlfiod his frlcnda by brlngln
back with him a brltlo, MIsb Myrtf
Thompson, a former rosldont of thl
city, hut who hns of Uto beon llvlni
at Enid, Oil la.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Lnteil Quotation From South Omnha
unit Knnin City,
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle There was a liberal un o! cat
tle nnd nearly everything wnn on th na
tive, order, not enough western grasser-i
being Offered lo make a test t the mar
ket on that class of cattle. Tho general
tedency wns to buy tho fat stuff lower.
Receipts Included nbout sixty cars of
beof steers nnd tho tnnrkot was rather
slow nnd weak. Somo of tho better
grades sold at Just about steady prices.
but tho commoner kinds sold generally
a dlmo lower. The half-fat stuff In par
ticular wns hard to dlsposo ot at any
price, ns packers did not seem to enro
for that class of cattle. Thero were prac
tically no western range beef cattlo of
fered to mnko a test of tho market. Thero
woro qulto n, fow cows nnd holfors on
sale, nbout thlrty-flvo cars- being offered.
The unmo ns In tho enso ot steers, somo
of tho best corn-fed cows sold about
steady, but tho general run of grasscrs
was lower. Thero was a decided Improve
ment noticed In tho demand from tho
country for yearlings of good quality,
and ns n result values on that class ot
cattlo were n little stronger. Tho heavy
cattlo did not seem to bo ns ready sell
ers and tho common stuff of all weights
wns neglected, nnd certainly no better
prices were paid..
Hoes Thoro wns n good, liberal run of
hops, and whllo a few hogs sold early nt
rlRlit close to steady prices, tho general
mnrket wns lower. Aftor tho first round
packers woro generally bidding S cents
lowor, and In a good mnny enses 5tf7V4
cents lower than yestorday's general
market. They wanted to buy tho.gon?ral
run of mixed hogs from 15.75 to J5.80, but
sollors held on for better prices, and ns
n result It wns a llttlo Into boforo much
wns done.
Sheen Thero wns not n very heavy run
of sheep nnd tho general mnrket can bo
quoted Just nbout sternly with yesterday
Packers seemed to wnnt the better grades
nnd, It wns not long boforo thoso answer
ing to that description woro disponed of.
Tho common stuff was of courso neglect
ed. Thero woro qulto a fow lambs on
sale this morning and tho quality ot tho
offcrlniiH ns n whole was nothing extra.
Tho prices paid, though, did not show
much clmnge from ycterduy, though It
wns evident that the market was no bet
ter.
KANSAS CITY.
Cntue Nntlvo nnd Tcxns" beef steers,
lOtfluo higher; enwa and heifers, stendy
to strong; stocltcrs nnd feeders, lOtTlEo
lower; cholco export nnd dress beet
steers, W.50f?3.50; fair to good, ll.SJ05.4O;
Blockers nnd feeders, W.CiOJHW; western
fed steers, $1.5005.50; western range,
steers, $3.25ffl.S0; Texnnx nnd Indians.
I3.00ft4.50; cows. ;2,CSt4.23; heifers, N.C0O
5.03; dinners, J2.p0fl2.t0; bulls, 2.&Orf4.SO:
cnlves, 3.00fl4.73.
Hogs Mnrkot oponed steady nnd closed
Do lowor; top, tG.17H; hulk of sales, $5.70$
0.05; heavy, $rt.03ft'8.17V4; mixed packers,
J3.70416.O3; light, 3.30fl3.33; pigs, II.23CP
5.30.
Sheep nnd Lnmbs I.nmhs, 15ff25c high
er; sheep, stendy; lambs, $l.25ft3.23;
wethers, I3.23fr3.75; owes, i2.75U3.23; west
ern rnnRo sheep, t3.001T3.10; stock shocp,
Il.75fl2.23.
SCHWAB IS MUCH SURPRISED.
Hail Not Looked for General Htrllte Order
to Como Ho Boon.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Tho World
says: Charles M. Schwab oxpressod
surprlso when a reporter told him
about midnight Presldont Shaffer's
strlko order named August 10 as tho
dato for extending tho grcnt steel bat
tlo. President Schwab was Boon on
his return to his npartmonta in tho
Lorraine. He hnd Bpopt tho ovonlng
In confcrcnco with J. Plorpont Morgan.
"I nm very aorry to hear It," Mr.
Schwab aald when glvon tho details of
Presldont Shnffor'a Btrlko order. Ho
Boomed greatly surprised at tho (Into
fixed, but said ho waa not nt Hborty
to discpss tho matter.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 8. With tho Is-
suo of tho general strlko ordor of Pres
ldont . Shaffer It Is not any longer a
theory that confronts tho public, but nn
actual condition. Tho result Is that
tho tension which kopt ovorybody In
flimponso last wook as to what would bo
tho outcomo of tho dilly-dallying con
ferences and mcotlngs has now been
lifted. Tho ausponso Is ovor and al
though whllo tho immediate effect Is
deplorable thoso directly Intorestod nro
not so much affected ns tho grnveness
of tholr position would warrant. It Is
now gonernlly nccopted as a fact that
tho Btrugglo Is on "for good," as It
woro, and It will not bo terminated
until either ono or tho other of tho
contending parties Is dofeatcd.
Who this will bo Is yet a aubject of
speculation. Still thero aro somo, en
dowed with moro hopefulness than
most people, who express tho opinion
that tho ordor of Presldont Shaffer will
not go Into effect and thnt a compro
mise will bo mado boforo tho week Is
out. As far as Pittsburg Is concornod,
although It Is tho headquarters of tho
Ainnlgniuntcd association, fow tnon aro
Immediately Involved In tho strlko In
comparison with other sections, tho
total number throughout tho country
being almost 100,000 men.
Hoy Murilerrr I Arronted.'
M'PHERSON, Kan., Aug. 8 Glen
Gnrdncr of this town wa3 arrested and
tnken . to Lyons, Knn., charged with
the. murder of his friend, Georgo Smal
ley.
Whont Crop In Hoiitli Dakota.
YANKTON 8. D Aug. 8. The Ex
celsior MIii company of this city has
recolvod considerable now whoat from
various parts of tho county. The grain
la of good color nnd will mnko good
flour, hut It Is light nnd grades No. 3.
It brings 55 cents per bushel. Tho
fni'inors bringing In grain say ihnt the
crop will turn out bettor than was
oxpocted a few days ago. Ono large
farm turned out 15 bushels of wheat
and CO bushels of oats to tho acre.