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K t N h k r I t I I . Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RKD CLOUD. NEBRASKA Helen Hay, daughter of thn Hon. John Hay, will noon publish a collec tion of humorous child torso entltlotl "The LUtlo Boy Hook." Tho Hawaiian Islands In the Pacific, recently a natlvo kingdom, now a ter ritory of the United States, will appar ently have the honor of bolng the first country to establish the Marconi sys tem of wireless teloaraphy on organ Ir.od official lines. It Is to be tented on a lnrjro scale, nnd If successful, It will provide a much-needed means of quick communication between the Is land, for planters And merchant. The United States produces more honey than any other nation. Afc long na JIO yraia uro the product wnn 16,000,000 pounds annually. Twenty yearn ago It had risen to 25,(100,000 und ten years ago It was 05,000,000 poundH. At the present time Iowa pro duces 9,000,000 po'unda of honey Annu ally, nnd many atntna Including Cali fornia, produce from 4,000,000 to 5, 100,000 pounds a year. Tasmania's OliijitBe'echps. In Tas mania nrn large forests of tho 'Austra lian beorh, a -tree .which sometimes ineusuics 30 feet or inorej, Jn circum ference at the bono of tlTt, trunk. Tho wood Is employed for purpoBen nlml lnr to those served by tho beech wood of northern forests, but It Is harder and heavier, polished enslly, and Ib yery lasting If not, exposed to the weather. Tho principal object of Mnltre La borl's lecturing tour of tho United States next winter. It Is said, is to re cuperate his fortunes, destroyed beyond lepalr In France by his connection with tho Dreyfus rnsc. Not only did his defense of the persecuted captain brlns him no return for his services, but lost for him his expenses, hi neg lected clients, nnd any prospect of professional success In the future on account of the unpopularity of his success In the "grnndo affaire." It looks now as if New York's pet mancnt naval arch may never bn built. No contributions of any account have been received since last April, and tho whole matter Is practically at a stand still. The original Intention was to raise $1,000,000. This has been cut to $600,000, and it Is doubtful If even bo much will be subscribed. For the Inst throo mouths there has not been nough cash subscribed to pay ofllco rent for the committee The amount of tho subscription to date Is $197, 780.12 In cash und pledges, with a great deal more In pledges than in cash. An agent of tho department of Agri culture has just returned from tho Ha ll lira desert, where he wont to secure varieties of dnte palms for uso In Arizona. It Is believed that tho dato Industry In this country will somo tlmo becomo very Important. In tho Sa hara the dates grow In tho oases which nre formed about wells of water. Slnco tho French have occupied Algeria they havo sunk many artesian wolls, about which new oases havo sprung up, much to the surprise of the nomads. It Is a striking exhibition or tho Interde pendence of the nations that tho old Desert of Sahara Is nt last furnishing material to help to complete the agri cultural resources of this new and fer tile land. Tho laBt public school In Hawaii In which Instruction wns given In the native tongue bus been closed, nnd Kngllsh Is now tho official language throughout tlm Islands. For more than 50 yean, a dual system has been maintained in court proceedings. All accused persons having Hawaiian blood In their veins had to be tried In tho Hawullau lnnguugo, even although they could speak English. In civil eases v. hero ono of tho parties was of native descent, tho Jury was halt Ha waiian and half white. Tho territorial net which made the islands United Stntes territory provides that only persons who can road, speak, write und understand Kugllah aro eligible for Jury duty. Chicago Is congratulating Itsolf nrd with good reason on tho Htendy Improvement In the health of Its inhab itants. Records kept by the board of health ahow n constant decrease in tho death rate during tho last twenty years, particularly among chlldien. Out of every thousand deaths during tho first quarter of this twenty-year period, live hundred nnd twenty-two wens those of children under llvo years of age. During tho last quarter the number has boon only threo hundred nnd thirty-eight. The gain Is. attributed to the diligence of the board of health In spreading a knowledge among tho poorer people of tho best way of food lng Infants during hot weather, nnd to the establishment of day nurserles.stor Hired milk dopots, floating hospitals, und other admirable charities. The Cuelph face was certainly not In tho lato English poot laureate's mind when ho created the phrase "tin tiltcd like the petal of a llower," to express a certain typo of feature. Queen Victoria's faco, It might bo Im agined, was sutllclcntly familiar to her Biibjecta oven to thoso whoso souls cannot rise out of the fog of art. It Is, therefore, nmuslug to find that tho artist who designed ono of tho stamps of tho Mauritius gnvo hor majesty a retrousso uoso. Was this Ignorance, carelessness or preoccupation with tho face of another lady? GALVESTON RUINED TEXAS TOWN HORROR THE WORST OF ITS KIND. THE DISASTER IN NO WAY MAGNIFIED COMMUNICATION HAD WITH THE ISLAND. STREETS OF (ITY STREWN WITH DEAD llunlly lliilillultlr limine Left HtnndliiK lliilldhiR Turn to I'lrcc nr llnilly l)mn(fnl Flood Itrcedrn l.rav liiK Ini'h of Hllin--l,ro,ierlj !.( Very f.ari;e. A Houston. Sept. to, dispatch says: The first reports from the appalling disaster which has stricken the city of Galveston do not seem to have been magnified. Communication was had with the Island city by bouts und re ports received heie tonight indicate that the ilcuth list will exceed 1.500, while the property loss cannot be. es timated, although It will icach several millions of dollar. Klchard Splllnne, a well known newspaper man nnd day correspondent of the Associated press In that city, who readied Houston today after a terrible experience, gives the follow ing account of the disaster at Halves ton: "One of the most awful tragedies of modern times hns visited (lalveston. The city Is In inlns, anil the loss will probably number one thousand. I am just from the city, having been com missioned b'y the mayor anil cltl.ens' committee to got in touch with the outside world and appeal for help. . The wreck of Galveston was brought about by a tempest so terrible that no words can adequately describe Us Intensity, and by it flood which turned the city into a raging sea. "The storm begun at 2 o'clock Sat urday morning. Previous to that a (fi eat storm bad been raging In the gulf, nnd tho tide was very high. The wind at first came from the north and was In direct opposition to the force from the gulf. While the storm In the gulf piled the water upon the beach side of tho city, the north wind piled the water from the bay on to the bay part of the city. "About noon It became evident the city wns going to be visited with dis aster, and tlie icsldents nlong the beach sought refuge In higher portions of the city. "Hy 3 o'clock the waters of the gulf and the bay met, nud nt dark the isl and was submerged. The flooding of the electric light plant and the gas plant left the city In darkness. The wind and waters rose stendlly from dark until l:l!i o'clock Sunday morn ing. During all this time the people of Galveston were like rats In traps. The highest portion of the city was four or live feet under water, while in the great mnjoiity of cases the streets were submerged to a depth of ten feet. To leuve a house was to drown. To remain wus to court death in the wrecknge. "The bay front'from end to end Is in ruins, with nothing but piling und tho wreck of gi cat warehouses. Tho ele vators lost all their superworUs anil their stocks are damnged by water. "Nearly all the Industrial establish ments of the city nre either wrecked or crippled. The flood left a slime about one Inch deep over the whole city, nml unless fast progress Is made in burying corpses und carcasses of animals there Is danger of pestilence. "A woman who had just given birth to a child was carried from her home to n house a block distant, the men who were carrying her having to hold b r high above their heads as the water was live feet deep when she was moved. "Many stories w ere current of houses fulling and inmates escaping. Clar ence N. Ousley, editor of the livening Tribune, hnd bis family and the fami lies of two neighbors in his house when the lower half crumbled nnd the upper part slipped down Into the wa ter. Not one in the home was hurt. "It will take a week to tabulate the dead and missing and to get anything near the approximate Idea of the monetary loss. It is safe to assume that one-half of the property of the city Is wiped out and that one-half of the residents have to face absolute poverty." ABLE TO CONVEY SOUND Another I'uanllillllv for WlreleM Tis- IfKrupli.v. At a session of the physical science Miction of the Hritish association for the advancement of science, now in un nnal session at llradfnrd, En p., Sir William Henry Prcece, consulting en gineer to the Itrltlsh postolllco, made the Interesting announcement that as a result of his experiments with wire less telegraphy he had found It quite possible to convey audible speech six to elgh miles across the sea without wires. He added that it was a practi cal commercial system nnd might be extended to communication between ships and shore. Wunii 11 Arriiiieil. Mrs. Charles ICnhn of Delta has been placed In the Keokuk county jail at Slgourney, In., charged with the mur der of her husband, whose death oc curred at Delta. News of the affair has just reached tho outside world. Her husband made the dying state ment that she did it. Killed During Muiieiner. During the Austrian military ma neuvers on tho borders of Galicia und Ilohemia, a big gun exploded, killing four men outright and fatally wound ing eighteen. STATE FAIR EARNINGS. Itetelpt Are HuRlilent to Vixj All Ki- pcne. The ofllccrs of tho state bonnl of agriculture have been busy malting n statement with tho treasurer. Funds were turned over that had been re ceived nnd ti statement of the receipts was mndc out. Omitting some mat tets on tho statement left over from the last yenr In the way of receipts tho total iccelpts of the fair this year In cluding the $1,000 fund subscribed by Lincoln clllcns for repairs on build ings nnd including the slate appropria tion of 82,00(1 will nggrogntc 327,508.10. The statement Is us follows: Plata appropriation 2.0(J0 on Lincoln City Mm J :l,UW (W ConroHloiiK IS 00 Concession 2,0us II ArivcrtMnir to it) HlnlN und pens SV7 CO Speed l.iKSWO dene-Hi admission 9,717 W Amphitheatre IfiM "fi Camp permit 81 W Quiirter strcleh 0100 Hock Island coupons i) 00 F.. 12. &M. V. coupons 733 Ml Union 1'arlllo coupons,.... BJU 00 II AM. coupon 5,(M 00 Totul W7.M3 10 Of this fund tho 83,000 subscribed for tepairs has already been expended for tills purpose so the receipts which may be applied on the expenses of the fair are In reality but 32.1,5118.10, Tills Is regarded as ample to bring the board through. KILLS THE MEDICINE MAN An A Cod Imllnii Ntoned to Henth by Father of Dead Child. Chief Illowahe, an aged medicine man and chief of the Yakima trlbo.has been brutally stoned to death in his tent by an Indian named John, says a Ynkimn, Wash., dispatch. The mur dered Indian wns about eighty years of nge nnd hnd accompanied a band of about fifty to the hop fields below Kiono. Ho hnd been called on by John to snvo his child, which was' sick. The old doctor went through the usual barbaric formaltles as best he could, yet the child died. The father then went to the medicine man's tent and stoned him to death. John was next in Hue to tho chieftainship und had long desired the death of Illo wahe. ADMIRAL WATSON RETURNS Come Hack I17 V.any Htage on Cruller Iliiltlmore. A New York, Sept. 9, dispatch says: Tho United States cruiser Ilalttmore, lu command of Hear Admiral Watson, nrrived here today. The Ilaltltnore has been making n slow trip here from Yokohama, from which port it sailed on May 1. On its voyage it made stops at Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Sue., Malta, Gibralter, Havre, (Jravesend, llelfast and Greenock, leav ing the latter port on August 29. The llalttmore will go to the Ilrook lyn navy yards for extensive re1palrs. As It has beeu In the service for about ten years it will be Impossible to know the full extent of repairs needed until after It has beeu surveyed. It will probably be out of commission for 11 year or more. CAUSE OF READING WRECK Coroner' Jury Make Itullroud Men Ieponidlle. The coroner's jury which has been investigating the wreck of the Phila delphia & Heading railroad, ut Hat field, Sunday morning, September 2, in winch thirteen persons were killed and over fifty injured in n collision be tween a milk train and a crowded ex cursion train, bus rendered u verdict filing tho responsibility upon the tall road company. Wheeler tint of Hume. General .Joseph Wheelet consldeied ono of the most pleturesque figures lu the Fntted States army, retired to private life September 9, having reach ed the age limit of sixty-four years. General Wade will be temporarily in charge of the department of the lakes with headquarters at Chicago, until General Otis, appointed to the place, nrrlves. General Wheeler will go to his home in Alabama, and from there he and his daughter will take a trip ubioad. Wuh 11 l'uko I'lRht. .Mrs. Norman Selby, wife of Kid Mc Coy, in an application for divorce from her husband, confirms the allldavlt statement made recently by Mrs. .lames .1. Corbett, that the light be tween Corbett and McCoy, which took place at Madison Square garden on Au gust HO, was a fake. Mrs. McCoy charges her husband with having sold out Ills f 1 lends in the light. Attack the lloer. The London war olllce has received n tuport from Lord Ilobcrts, saying General lluller, September 7, attacked and captured the lloer position at Shlbkoth. He adds that the Hoers re treated over a nun or causeway, loMng heavily. Thn Hritish had thirteen meu killed and twenty-five wounded. Louis Peck, the negro rapist at Ak ton, O., over whom a , fatal riot oc curred V e other day, has been taken to the state penitentiary for safe keen in if. I A. Ituuyou, a banker, was ar rested nt Yates Center, Kas., charged with the embezzlement of 82,00(1. The arrest wus made on u warrant sworn to by County Treasurer .). S. Culver in behalf of tho oflleers of the Citi.ens' State bank, of which Kunyou was cashier. Grafton, Neb., was visited by a small tornado which lasted threo minutes nud did considerable damage, blowing tho front out of tho postoftleo and blowing down tho machinery ware house for .loo Hennessey, smashing u u umber of buggies. MORE THANDOUBLE LIST OF GALVESTON FATAL ITIES PLACED AT 5,000. ESTIMATE MADE BY MAYOR OE (ITY BODIES OF VICTIMS BURIED IN TRENCHES. BURIAL OF BODIES AT SEA IMPOSSIBLE HI renin Cine red With Dehrl and Mirny of tho Unfortunate Citizen Hidden Underneath Vandal Hhol Ilimn While Itoblilnic Dead Other Now. A Houston, Texan, September 11, 10:4.1 p. in. dispatch says: Tho l'ost correspondent was instructed to for ward the following nddrcss to the peo ple of the United States: Galveston, Texas, September 11. It is my opinion, based on personal In formation that five thousand people have lost their lives here. Approxi mately one-third of the lesldence por tion of the city lias been swept away. There are several thousand people who aro homeless nud destitute. How many, there is no wny&f "finding out. Arrangements nre now being mmlu to havo the women nnd children sent to Houston an I other places, but the means of transportation nre limited. Thousands are still to be cared for. Wo appeal to you for immediate nld. (Signed) Wai.tku G. Jonks, Mayor. A Galveston, September 11th dis patch says the white cotton screw men's organization held n meeting last night and tendered their services, Unit of live hundred able bodied men, to clear the streets of Galveston of debris, lllg forces were ut work last night nnd the situation is much improved so far as the passage of vessels is concerned. The city was patrolled last night by regular soldiers nnd citizen soldiery. No one was allowed on the streets without a pass. Scernl negroes were shot for not halting when ordered. Dead bodies have decomposed so bad ly it io impossible to send them to sea for burial. The water has receded so far, however, that It Is possible to dig trendies nnd bodies uro being burled where found. Debris covering bodies is being burned where it can be done safely. Work on the water works isbelng rushed, and it is hoped to be able to turn n supply on this afternoon. Some order is being brought out of chaos and something like a systematic attempt is being make to clear tho de bris und remove the dend. Idlers arc being pressed into service nt the point of the bayonet und made to work, and a military cordon Is being drawn tighter and tighter nbout the place. Over 2,300 bodies have nlrcady been tuken out to sea or buried in trenches. Other hundreds are yet to be taken from the ruins. These bodies nre now nil bndly decomppsctl, nud they are be ing buried in trenches where tbcv nre found. Others nre being buried in the debris where this can be done safely. There is little attempt nt identifica tion, nud it is safe to say that there will never be a complete list of the dead. (internment Aid. Orders have been issued by the war department for the immediate ship ment to uaivcston or H.15 tents anil .10, 000 rations. These storcb nnd supplies nre divided between St. Louis and San Antonio and probably will be deliv ered at once. This represents uboitt nil such such supplies thnt the govern ment hnd on hand at the places named, but U Is stated at the department that the order could be duplicated in a day. Awful Work of (Ihoiil. A horrible story is told by Dallas cltls-ens who have nrrived home from Gsilveston. Tbev declure that negroes und many white persons are hourly committing the most atrocious acts of vandalism. .1. N. Giisw'old. division freight agent of tlie Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, who was in thnt city during the storm, .nnd bail a narrow escape from death, said: "ICars and lingers benring diamonds were hnekedolT with pocketknives nnd the members put in the pockets of tho vandals. The bodies of women who wore fine ch'thes have been stripped of the last thread and left to fester In the sun, 'The residences left standing have been broken Into nnd jewelry and sil ver plate stolen." Nelirakuu to Help. Muyor Winnettof Lincoln lias issued in appeal for aid for the Galveston btorm victims, and the State Journal will receive nnd forward all contribu tions. Mnyor'Moores of Omahu, and the mayors of many of the leading towns of the stale nre asking for con tributions. The responses cannot bo too liberal. Council llluff (Inln. The population of Council llluirs, Iowa, is 25,802, as against 21,474 in 1890; increase, 4.32H, 30.1.1 per cent. A New Hunk. Articles of Incorporation of the Stnte bnuk of Atchison, Holt county, Ne braska, have been approved by tho stato banking board. Tho institution bus a capital stock of 87,000 nnd tho incorporators nre Jacob Thompson, C. M. Thompson nnd I. K. Deck. I.nrKD Corn Crop. The monthly report of the statls tican of the department of ngrioulture ut Washington stntes that the nverrtge condition of corn on September 1 wus bU.it. There was a decline during Au gust of G.u points. TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN United Htute Troop Will Vacate Chines" Territory. The developments of September 10 In the Chinese situation still point to ft speedy withdrawal of tlie United Stntes troops from China. General Chaffee has added the weight of his opinion to that already entertained by many olllcluls nt Wnsliington. It proba'bly is significant that the gen eral's statement on this point wus given by the administration. No confirmation is at hand of the report that Great Uritntnund Germany have joined in mi agreement to remain together in I'ekin regardless of the attitude of the other powers. Should this be true the foot doubtless would hasten the rearward movement of the American troops, for there is a firm determination to nvold being involved In nny clash between the powers such ns might tensonnbly be expected to follow the execution of this reported liritish-Gcrinnn program. If there have been further responses to the Ilusslun note relative to evacuation tho note cannot be ascertained. The state department has a reasonably nc curnte understanding of tlie attitude of even those powers thnt have not made formal responses to the Russian note so that the mere written record of their views is not of Importance. Troop to lie Kept Handy. The part of the problem relative to withdrawal that remains unsolved is the best means of securing guarantees for the attainment of the few objects set out in Secretary Hay's note of .Inly 3, which have not yet been secured. It does not follow that because the United States troops are to be with drawn this nutuinu from China that our interests will be left completely at the mercy of the other powers. On the contrary, such disposition will be made of those troops thnt they, with others, if necessary, can be returned to China In short order. To this end the entire army of General Chaffee will be quartered in some of the most pleasant und salubrious portion of the Philippines. If they arc wanted again in China they can be transported in side of n week, thoroughly refreshed und fitted for effective notion. Minister Wu has not been cl othed with powers by his government to ef fect n settlement of the Chinese trouble directly with the Washington authorities. The olllcluls are inclined to believe that no such large power as this will be conferred upon liiin, though he may, as do tho Chinese min isters in Europe, piny h most impor tant part in the preliminaries to the institution of regular negotiations through commissioners for a final set tlement. Ituinor of a Capture. A dispatch to Ixmilon from Nagasa ki, Japan, says it is reported that the dowager empress of China has been enptured by the Russians at Johol. CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY Colored Mini of HiitUinoiitli Hound Oier to Court. Allen I'elfer and Charles Sheppard, colored, had a preliminary hearing at Plattsmouth before Judge Archer on the charge of grand larceny. Hoth en tered n plea of not. guilty, nud Shep pard was bound over to the district court, in the sum of S.'OO, while Felfer wns released. For three years past these men have been employed In cleaning otllces nnd doing other odd jobs in the city. John Schlappacassc, a fruit dealer, was the complaining witness, nlleglng that the men carried off a bag containing about COO while they were woiking behind the counter. The men were arrested and aseareh of their premises revcnled the money con cealed in Sheppard's cellar. No evi dence ugainst Felfer could be secured, hence his release. ChtirKO of Itupo l)NiiilHed. John J. Vnnckle was brought to Hartlngton, Neb., from Iowa last Sat urday on a charge of rape, preferred by Annie lllersehank of Randolph. The crime was alleged to have been committed in August. 1MH. The ense was dismissed by Judge Plumlelgh. Vnnckle was adjudged father of her child, which was born in the spriny of IS'.iU, at the spring term of tlie dis trict court and since the dismissal of the chui go of rape ho is held by the sberlir to carry out the injunction of the court that he should pay one thou sand dollars for the support of the child. FEAR FATJoT" iTEAMER Hill Three Hundred I'liHiciiRcr nnd It Oierduo nt Milwaukee. In the midst of u sixty mile gale tin steamer F. nnd P., No. f, of the Pore Mnrquotto line, is reported to huve left Holland, Mich., Tuesday afternoon wttli over 300 pnssengers. Tho life saving erewut Milwaukee is patrolling the lake front, but up to 12:30 this (Wednesday) morning the steamer has not been sighted. Tho passenger list is said to include a number of dele gates to the convention of Red Men. Fall to Item h lleitlnntlon. The relief train which went to Texas City from Houston returned. Tito steamer did not meet it and tho sup plies nre still In Texas City. Storm Hid I.lttlu Damage. The llnrlington reports u heavy rain nil over its northern division Monday afternoon and Monday night. There were no washouts, but a few short pieces of track aro reported "soft," uud blow orders were Issued to train men that danger might be gnnrded against, lllKli Wind Doe UtuiiUKe. An unusually heavy rain and wind storm visited tho vicinity of Platts month, Neb., recently. Tho wind blew down many trees und outbuildings. Over un inch uud one-half of rain fell, DROWNED IN THE LOUP Two Men Attempt to Ford It and Sink In Qulcknnd. George Zimmercr, mnnngcr of tlie Lexington, Neb., telephone exchnnge and a companion named Thomas, of Kearney, were drowned on Ash creek, near Lexington, nt its junction with tho Loup river. Tho team nnd buggy settled down in the qulcksnnd until tho tcntn was clear out of sight and tho buggy top wns seen a little above the water. Some one found tho buggy and in nbout three hours nfterwar'd tho men were both found. Ask crook is a small stream flowing into tho South Loup river. The creek is ordinarily only a few inches deep at tho ford, but recent rnins liavo washed out n hole nbout thirty-five feet wide nnd sixteen feet deep, with precipitous sides. Zimmercr nnd Thomas wote in n top buggy. When found Zimmercr was still in the buggy, with a firm hold on the lines. Tho buggy wns turned upside down nud the top crushed down over him so it was im possible for him to escape. Thomns wns f6und lying across ono of the horses' back. Thomas was in the cm ploy of F..H. Gilchrist & Co., at Kear ney. , Mr. Zimmercr leaves a host of friends in Lcxintrton. His wife nnd parents nre in tho town. The young racii were inspecting a route for a new telephone line. TWO YEARS FOR A MURDER Light Sentence Imposed on Indian at Deuduood, In the United States court nt Dead wood, S; D., Clayton High Wolf, it full-blooded Sioux lndinn, pleaded guilty to killing his father-in-law on Pino Kidge agency, nnd severely wounding his mothcr-ln-law. Ho wns sentenced to two years in tho state penitentiary and fined 810 for lack of evidence, btampede, nn Indian from the Rosebud ngency, wns discharged. He wns alleged to have nttemntod to kill Louis liardo, head farmer of the agency. Cenu Figure. The census bureau has tabulated the returns from fifty-four cities. These show n population of 14,044,711. This, is nn average increase in population per tty of 27.90 per cent. Tho same cities in ,1800 had a population of 11, 150,043, making n total gain of 3,404, 000. Tho percentage of increase in 1600 was calculated on the aggregate gain and not on tlie nvernge incrense per city as tlie case this year. The result wus that the parcentngo of gain, uccording to the census bureau offi cials, while appenrlng to be larger, namely, 31.33, was not so in fact, owing to the different method followed in making the calculation. Choke I. If" Out of Her. Lulu Turbennlng, an insane woman confined in the Wayne county asylum, nt Detroit, Mich., gnrroted another female insane inmate named Rebecca Tiernan, causing her instant death. The murderess tore a portion of her clothing into strips and looped it around her victim's tlirota, choking her to death almost instantly. The tragedy was discovered by n nurse making her rounds and the murderess was secured. Cull Labor I'nlon n Trnt. Justice Hnlloran nt Dcs Moines hns rendered a decision In the case of Ryan vs. Chas. Rclt'z & Son, in which he held that a lubor union is a nool or trust. Ryun is bncked bv tho Team- sters' utiion of Des Moines, which will take the case to the district court on a writ of error. In nil nrobubllities thn supreme court will ultimately bo called upon 10 bettle tlie question. UKhtiiliiR Kill cuttle. During nn electrlcnl storm ut Fair mont, Neb., lightning killed three head of cattle owned by Shelley Stliies, northwest of town. Lightning struck bomo btneks of outs belonging to Louis Neihnus, southenst of town, burning them to the ground. Mr. Neihnus had un insurance policy In tho Union Inburnnce company of Lincoln, which covered his loss. Hcrlou Itlot Spread Out. Tho Jnpancsc legation nt Washing ton has been informed by telegraph bv tho foreign office at Toklo of the re colpt of a dispatch from the Japanese consul nt Amoy stilting thnt tho riots against native Christians in Chang Chow and Lung Chi liavo assumed seri ous proportions. Hull for DumuKei. Most of the persons injured by the giving way of the amphithentro at the Pain's Conquest of ISIanlla at Lincoln, Thrsday night, September 0, liavo filed dnmago suits, the aggregate amount being nearly 850,000. Fear n KuTolutlon. Advices from Guatemala show rest less nnd paralysis of business on tic count of tho expected breaking out of n rovolutlon. President Cabrea's posi tion is admitted to bo insecure. Alma Man DUupprur. J. I. Wllkins of Almn, Neb., has dis appeared. His whereabouts aro un known. Ho is a cripple nud his relatives are desirous of locating him Stationary Knelneert. At Friday's besslon of tho national association of stationary engineers the question of entering politics for the accomplishment of its own purpose was referred to a special comtnitteo to report at tho next annual mooting. Knil of a 000 Year Feud. Tho steamer Queen brings news from Sitka thnt the Sitka and Wrangol Jniliuus will hold a great potlatcli on Monday, September 10, and formally end a feud that has existed 000 years. ' it .' f lWuwwivmaiMtiHihtiiitot-- --' tf - f iMW 'Vj?tAfri,"-,fi&-"t Me w -9V W" rwKmftwivmM,&wr mmmitej'' nt0vmxtrz:y -j w.Vfliitrsfei itfmk 1 tUUMMnumV rwwy i&rji