CDSTER CODffl REPUBLICAN
1 U. M. AMSllKIlItT , Vubllihcr.
DBOKEN MOW , NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
During the "bombardment of Fort
Mntanzas" at Syracuse , Tom Duron
had hla thumb and two fore-lingers on
his right hand badly lacerated by u
small firecracker.
Perry Black , an 18-year-old mm of
J. P. Black , living eight miles norlh
of North Bend , met with a serious ac
cident. While riding his wheel down
a steup liHl the wheel struck some ob
ject In the road and throw him. Ho
ruptured a blood veHHol , which result
ed in hla death.
Mr. I. A. Baltnr of York , who has
a son with thu Flrat Nebraska , ban
succeeded In getting the War depart
ment to IHHIIO an order that In CUHO
of the death of any of Nebraska1 ! } sold-
dlcr boyu on hoard ship whllu coming
home they will not he burled at sea ,
but tholr bodies embalmed and taken
to tholr homes.
A. C. Yociun of Trenton Is the cham
pion grasshopper catcher of that part
of the county. He has caught thirty
bushels off 149 acres of wheat and Is
Btill running the catcher , which throws
the hoppers Into a vat of kerosene.
A great many of thcso machines are
now being run In that section. Poi
son Is also being freely used. Both
drumlstt ) have exhausted tholr sup
ply and ordered moro.
The Blair school board has recently
bought one-fourth of a block of hind
which Joins tno grounds of the Central
High school building. The alley will
bo vacated and on thlu slto will bo
erected the now $30,000 school build
ing for which the contracts will bo
let on July 15. On this piece of ground
wore two residences , which were
bought and will bo repaired at a cost
of about $500 each.
The eleventh annual assembly of
the Beatrice Chautnnqun closed In a
blaze of glory. Despite the disappoint
ment of Shaftcr's failure to fill his en
gagement the attendance wan fully 10-
000 and a varied program full of old-
fashioned Fourth of July fun appear
ed to plcaso the crowds. A line oration
tion was delivered by Dr. Fletcher L.
Whorton of Lincoln in the afternoon ,
which was followed by ono of the most
successful balloon ascensions over
made in the state.
The recent school census of Hnst-
lngn nhowa that there Is an Incrcnso
of over 300 children of school ago In
this city ever that of last year. At
the close of Hastings' public schools
every school and every room was
crowded , besides extra rooms were secured -
cured In the busincHH portion of the
city and converted Into public schools.
It Is almost certain that the great
increase of children of school ago In
that city will call for the erection of
another largo school building before
long.
By the looks of things Osccola will
bo out of an open saloon for this year ,
though nt the spring election the
matter of licensing saloons was sub
mitted to a vote and thcro was a ma
jority In favor of license and u board
elected favorable to carrying out the
wish of the voters. A saloon petition
was filed with the hoard and a remonstrance -
monstrance also. The hoard hoard the
case and the remonstrators won , for
it was discovered there was no ordi
nance that would penult of granting
a license.
The mayor and council of Pawnco
City have the thanks of every tax
payer In the matter of the refunding
of the water bonds of $27,000 , drawing
6 per ccnt Interest. They have been
refunded for 4 per cent bonds and were
sold to the First National hunk of that
place for $27,035 , being a premium of
$35. This saves to the city annually
$540 in intorcat. The now bonds are
serial and optional , $1,000 each , after
ono , two , three and four years , $8,000
after live- years and $15.000 after ton
years , the last $23,000 maturing in
twenty years.
Table Rock dispatch : Captain R. P.
Jennings of thla place , who was o cap
tain In the confederate service during
the late civil war and who was ono of
the firct to rnlso n company of cavalry
a year ago , is again striving to get a
commission for active service , hi which
ho is being aided by hla numerous
friends In thla vicinity. Ho will take
anything In the fighting line from a
captain up , and IB a line specimen of
robust health and physical soundness.
Ho was captain In the confederate ser
vice before ho was eighteen years of
ago , having enlisted as a private fif
teen days beforo' his sixteenth birth
day. His many friends here are try
ing to aid him.
The worst hail and windstorm ever
known passed over this part of the
country this afternoon , says an A'ns- '
worth dispatch. Hailstones measuring
ton Inches around foil , piling up two
and three feet deep in places , breaking
every window glass and Hash on the
north and east sides of buildings. The
largest plato glasa , measuring 8x10
feet and a quarter Inch thick , were de
molished. Limbs two inches thick
were stripped from trees. Hailstones
wont through many roofs , destroying
the contents within. Tin roofs were
blown off and carried many rods away.
Shlnglo roofs were completely demol
ished. Hogs , cattle and horses Imvo
been killed and many of thoao nol
killed have their eyes knocked out.
All kinds of crops are beaten into the
ground and completely destroyed
where the hall fell.
Conrad Schurber of Hartlngton
while In a partially intoxicated con
dition , was knocked down and rui
over by a team of horses hitched tea
a load of wheat. Ho was trnmplci
upon by the horses and the wagoi
passed over his body , breaking sever
al ribs and indicting Internal injuries
The long protracted litigation between
tween Keith county and Perkins coun
ty was brought to a happy termina
tion by Perkins county agreeing to
pay Keith county the sum of $3,55 !
In cash. This litigation arose out o
the settlement between the two coun
ties at the time Perkins 9ounty wua
formed In 1887.
MATMOFliRASKA
Events Chronicled nf Orontor or Lessor
Importance ,
THE OUTLOOK REGALING CROPS
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'union * Two Convlrlft on In < l | > nnil-
rnco Diiy The 1'ortiiruito I'rlon > ri
MlHf'i'lluiM-oiifi Aliitturx 1'roni tlio
Capltiil inn ) Otliitr rortloiin of tlio
Sluto
IVrutlirr Crop Iliillrlln.
The past week. Bays the weather
crop bulletin , has been wet , with tem-
lonitiiro about normal. The average
lally temperature departure has been
CBS than 1 degree In moat parts of the
tate. The maximum temperatures of
ho week were generally about 90 de
grees.
The rainfall of the week has been
lormal or above In most sections. It
ins boon deficient , however , In the ox-
rcrno southeastern corner , and In
larlH of the western portion of the
tato.
The past week 1ms been an excellent
ono for the growth of vegetation In
ill except a few northwestern coun-
ics , where lack of nun has caused
onaldernblo damugo to small grain
mil retarded the growth of grass. The
icavy rainfall of the last few wcoko
ms been very favorable for small
; rain. Wheat haa Improved In condl-
lon. Winter wheat has filled well ,
mil , while the crop Is small , the qual-
ty Is good ; harvesting has com-
ncnccd In southern counties. Oats
mvo continued to Improve , and now
> romlso rather moro than an aveingo
crop. Corn has grown very rapidly
luring the Avcek , and cultivation has
nnile good progress In mcBt counties.
Considerable corn baa boon laid by in
southern counties free ot weeds and
n unusually promising condition. Corn
n all parts ot the state Is In excep
tionally good condition.
ConvlclH I.lliorutoil.
Lincoln Journal : The governor haa
Issued Fourth of July pardons to two
convicts , Andrew Jackson of Lancaster
county and Ole Anderson of Brown
county. The law permits the governor
to pardon two convicts on the Fourth
of July. In this case the pardons are
really commutations of sentence with
civil rights restored.
Andrew Jackson Is n colored man
who was serving a sentence of thirty
years for murder. He wnn received at
the penitentiary November 17 , 1SS9.
Ilo was first In for burglary , but while
serving time killed a follow convict.
Ho was with a force ot men worMng
in the penitentiary foundry and whllo
thus engaged a fellow workman Inten
tionally or accidentally poured BOIUO
molted metal in his shoe. Jackson
struck the fellow on the head with nn
Iron tool ho had In his hand and the
blow caused death. For several years
Jackson was Insane or feigned Insan
ity and was kept In a cell under the
hospital. On several occasions ho was
severely punished by wardens , being
confined in the dark hole and othor-
wlso punished for unruly conduct.
Warden Loldlgh cowed him and prac
tically made him confess that ho had
feigned insanity. After that Warden
Loldlgh had no further trouble with
him.
him.Olo
Ole Anderson was received at the
penitentiary February 20 , 1889. Ho wa3
convicted of murdering his wlfo and
was sentenced for life. His wlfo got
after him with a broomstick and whllo
in a passion ho killed her. His sen
tence was commuted to fifteen years ,
ono month and eight days. From this
is deducted good time amounting to
fifty-five months and thirteen days.
Jackson's sentence was commuted to
seventeen years , flvo months and
cloven days , from which good time Is
also deducted. Both convicts will bo
liberated today.
MiirltN mill IlrniiilN.
The now brands and marks commit
tee Is receiving applications from
stockmen , says the State Journal.
Three applications were on file yes
terday , the second ono being the appli
cation of ono of the committeemen ,
S. P. DoLntour of Lowollen. The first
firm to file an application was the Mlll-
dale Farm and Live Stock Improve
ment company of Council Bluffs , which
has largo holdings in Nebraska. The
brand Is a combination of the char
acters , " 7 H L. " L. ii. Jewett of
Broken Bow has filed an application
for permission to UBO the letter "L"
on the left shoulder and a square crop
out of the left ear.
The brands committee has decided
to charge n fee of $1.50 for each mark
and the same for each brand. Some
stockmen use both a mark and bram
and in such cases they will bo required
to pay the fee for each. This con
struction of tho. law Is based upon the
following section :
Section 3. The secretary of state
shall as soon na practicable after the
passage of this act procure a suitable
book or books in which nil brands and
marks shall bo recorded. Each person
desiring to have his brand and mark
recorded , as hereinafter provided , shal
pay into the office of the secretary of
state a fee of $1.50 for recording sucl
brand or mark ; 20 per cent of all o
Buch fees so paid Into said office shal
bo paid to each member of said state
brand and mark committee as i
compensation for tholr services , and 20
per cent of said fees shall constitute a
fund out of which to defray the ex
penses of the secretary of state inci
dental to the discharge of his duties
as a member of said committee.
Ono member of the committee who
Is a practical stockman estimates that
there will bo 10,000 brands filed. Not
counting the double fees that will bo
paid , this would bring In $3,000 to eacl
member of the committee.
As a result of a fight nt Sargeant
lth B. P. Gain , A. II. Comstock lies
at his homo in a precarious condition
Gain struck him on the left sldo of
the head with a plow hammer , breakIng -
Ing the skull for an inch and a half
with a fracture running downward the
length of two and a half Inchon.
for .Htiitu IiiHtltiillonfii
Tlio state board of purchase and
supplies IIUB awarded contracts for
Lhu supplies for the state Institutions
for the quarter ending September 30 ,
aa follows :
Feeble Minded Youth , Beatrice
Meat , Cudahy Packing company ;
lircad , S. J. Pearaall ; coal , Victor
White ; groceries , Cook & Scott.
Industrial School , Kearney Grocer-
lea , Raymond Bros. ; flour , Chauncey
Abbott ; oil and gaeollne , Wallace
Blorco ; leather , Lincoln Leather com-
jany ; dry goods , C. B. Finch.
Girls' Industrial School , Geneva
Ueat , Cudahy Packing company.
Nebraska Industrial Home , Mllford
Groceries , Kcnagy & Klnslngcr ;
neat , Cudahy Packing company ; coal ,
C. .1. Miles , and Victor White.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Homo , Grand
Island Four , Hastings Milling com-
mny ; burial CUBCS , W. It. Slovene ;
Irugs , Tucker & Farnsworth ; im > at ,
3iilahy ( Packing company ; coal , Victor
iVhlto ; fancy grocerlea , Hargreavcs
3ros. ; staple groceries , Raymond
ilros. ; dry goods and shoes , S. N. Wol-
jach ; clothing , Worestonholm &
Stein ; clothing , Gus M. Friend.
State Penitentiary , Lincoln Staple
groceries , Hargroavcs Broa. ; hard
ware , Hull Bros. ; flour , Zwonochek &
Aksamlt ; fancy groceries , Raymond
3ros. ; meats , Cudahy Packing com-
mny ; drugs , B. O. Kostka ; coal ,
Vhltobroast Coal company ; dry goods ,
Horpolsholmer & Co.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home , Mll
ford Fancy groceries , C. L. Launo ;
staple groceries , C. L. Launo ; meats ,
Icnry Pfolff ; coal , Victor White ;
clothing , Globe Clothing company ;
shoes , Mayer Bros.
Asylum for Chronic Inaano , Hns-
Ings Coal , Victor White ; flour , Has-
Ings Milling company ; drugs , A. H.
Barrens ; staple grocerlea , Charles II.
Clpp ; fancy groceries , Raymond Bros. ;
Iry goodB , William Brach.
Homo for the Friendless , Lincoln
' 'ancy and staple groceries , J. W.
Smith ; hardware , Rudge & Morris ;
ea and coffee , Gleason ; stock food. E.
A. Peglor ; coal , Whltebrcast Coal com-
mny ; drugs , Harley ; Ice , Lincoln Ice
company ; plumbing , Korsmoyor ;
bread , C. A. True ; meat , Cottier ; dry
gooda , Horpolaholmer.
Inaano Asylum , Lincoln Coal ,
Whltebreaat Coal company ; flour and
bran , Elevator Roller mills ; staple
grocorlcfl , Raymond Broa. ; meat , Cu-
lahy Packing company ; drugs , B. 0.
Kostka ; fancy grocerlea , Hargrcaves
Bros. ; dry gooda , Herpnlshelmer &
Co. ; clothing , Globe Clothing company.
Insane Asylum , Norfolk Groceries ,
staple and fancy , Raymond Bros. ;
crockery , W. R. Hoffman ; Hour , C D.
Bridge ; drugs , George n. Christofh ;
coal for range , C. W. Braasch ; coal
for steam , Glen Rock Coal company ;
dry goods , Baumn Bros.
Uody Kent to Duvlil City.
St. Joseph ( Mo. ) dispatch : The body
ofFrank Bnstl , who was killed by a
Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council
Bluffs train in the St. Joseph yards
Sunday night , was sent yesterday
morning to David City , Nob. , his desti
nation , and where ho has relatives.
Telegrams wcro received late last
night from the Central Nebraska Na
tional bank nt David City directing
that the body be sent there.
The mother and brother of Bastl
live near David City and they were
notified of his death as soon as Iho
telegram was received there by the
bank. It is presumed that Bastl used
to live at David City.
The first telegram received from the
bank said that Bastl was known there
and directed that the body bo held
until further orders wore sent. Later
a telegram was received by Under
taker Heaton directing him to send
the mangled body of the unfortunate
man on the first train. It was for
warded on the Burlington & Missouri
Rlvor train , leaving hero at 12:05
o'clock this morning.
Nothing more has been learned
about the dead man , except that ho
was on his way from Carlisle , Ark. ,
to David City , Neb. Ho was alone
and It was with considerable difficulty
that his Identity was established from
the papers found on his person.
NurroHly AvtirtH it Wreck.
Alnsworth dispatch : What might
have been a serious wreck hero this
nfternnon was happily averted by the
presence of mind of the engineer of
No. 27 , westbound. As the train pulled
out of the yards a span of horses got
In front of the engine and ran swiftly
down the track , A few yards ahead
was bridge 429 , spanning Bono creek ,
about sixty feet In Icngth.Tho horses ,
liiHtoad of leaving the track , made
straight for the bridge. Ono crossed
in safety , but the other making a misstep -
stop , foil between the ties.
The engine was barely stopped with
in a few foot of the bridge. The ani
mal struggled to its feet and toppled
over and down the creek , aome fifteen
feet , breaking ita back on the cross
beams. In its struggles it plunged
Into the crook , from which it was
hauled before drowning only to die n
few moments later. The passengers
and some of the crow left the train at
first alarm , but the engineer pluckily
stayed at his post and saved perhaps
a moat damaging wreck.
liniHkii In llrhif.
North Platte is aatlr over the elope
ment of Mrs. II. F. Doebko , wife of
a prominent grain dealer , with Will-
lain Gauf , the hired man. They vent
to Denver and were arrested by the
pollco thoro. The woman left a good
homo and eleven children. There was
no domestic trouble. Gauf was a tuir-
Ist In the employ of Doobko eight
montliB. The couple will bo brought
back.
Department Commander John
Evans of North Platte has appoint
ed William Elder of North Platte as
quartermaster and form-illy announc
ed the appointment of " \ \ . A. Bargcr
as assistant adjutant general , Grand
Army of the Republic , for the depart
ment of Nebraska.
Crop conditions In Cumlng county ,
everything considered , were never
better than nt present at this time
of the your. Corn is a trifle back
ward and some fields are weedy , but
the color was never bettor and it is
growing finely , whllo small grain and
garden stuff is attaining a mammoth
growth.
, The News Briefly Told , i
Advices from Dawson Bay that the
itcaracr Rebort Kcrr left there Juno
80 , with over $3,000,000 worth of gold
dust for St. MlchnelB.
Lieutenant Lawaon N. Fuller , ord
nance bureau , U. S. A. , has been order
ed to Philippines as chief ordnance
olllcor In the field of the army operat
ing thcro.
GeorgeW. . Julian , the fumous aboli
tionist , died at his home in Irvington ,
Indiana. He served several terms In
congress. In May , 1885 , he served as
surveyor general of New Mexico ,
Four new cases of yellow fever , all
In the city of Santiago , > vere officially
reported. Two deaths were reported.
No official report was received trom
Bonlato camp , but it Is known thai the
situation there Is serious.
Admiral Cervora and the other com
manders of the Spanish licet destroyed
in the hatlo of Santiago , whoso con
duct has been the subject of Inquiry
by special court-martial , were acquit
ted and formally liberated.
Word comes from Dawson that portion
tion arriving there from Edmonton
route report a sad state of affaire on
the Wind river , a branch of the I'cole.
Aoout seventy-five prospectors wore
wintering there , and their camp was
invaded by scurvy.
The convention at San Francisco of
the Association of American Agricul
tural Colleges and Experimental sta
tions the section on botany and horti
culture have elected the following
officers for the ensuing year : Presi
dent. S. A. Beat. , of New York ; sec
retary , P. H. Holfs of Florida.
The president brought before the
cabinet the plan for officering the pro
visional army. The decision to ap
point the colonels and lieutenant col
onels of the volunteers from among
he regular army ofllcera who served
during the Spanish war and the volun
teers officers from among those who
served iu the volunteer army with
credit or distinction , WB heartily ap-
iroved by the members of the cab-
net.
} rlclny.
The English government announces
that it will contribute 45,000 to the
Antarctic expedition fund.
Today's statement of the condition
of the treasury shows : Available cash
balances , $279,608,571 ; gold reserve ,
$242,168,163.
The Venezuelan arbitration commis
sion resumed its session in Paris. Sir
Richard Webster , the Brltsh attorney
general , continued his argument in behalf -
half of the case of Great Britain.
Consul General Osborn In a letter to
Senator Thurston under date of Juno
10 , from Apia , Samoa , states that Mrs.
Osborn and his son will be compelled
to return to the United States on ac
count of 111 health , the climate being
very severe on white women.
The War department has granted
the request of the governor of Texas
for aid for flood sufferers. Such gov
ernment boats as nro available will
be placed at the disposition of the
governor and the rations asked for
will be Issued at onco.
A general meeting of western stove
manufacturers was hold In Chicago
behind closed doors. President Stan
hope Boal of the national association ,
who presided , said the general ad
vance in the raw materials used in the
construction of stoves was discussed
and the western manufacurera agreed
to an advance of 5 per cent , to take
effect immediately on all stoves and
ranges.
In an attempt to aavo her child from
death Mrs. Frank Lausman of Chicago
and her 4-year-old daughter Hazel
wore fatally injured by being struck
by an Illlonls suburban train. Mrs.
Lausman Jumped directly in front ot
the engine and elapsed the child in her
arms , but before she had a chance
to escape the two wore hit by the
swiftly moving train and hurled thirty
feet from the tracks.
The Brooklyn Eagle received a letter -
tor from Governor Roosevelt today , ac
companied by a check for ? 25 , for the
Dewey fund. In his letter the gov
ernor says : "I enclose you a check
as a slight token of my appreciation
of your efforts to got some memorial
and to glvo recognition in whatever
shape the admiral himself dooms best
to services to the country which have
Justly rendered him the man of all
since the civil war who stands highest
in popular regard. "
The state of Georgia has begun a
A'ar on the oil trust.
Cecil Rhodes says ho Is not in favor
of force against the Transvaal.
The proposed strike at the Homestead -
stead plant 1ms been abandoned.
Richard Stahl , musical director of
Daly's theater , died suddenly from
heart disease at his homo In Now York.
Ho became ill while in Chicago with
"Tho Runaway Girl" company upon
the receipt of the news of Mr. Daly's
death.
In order to make moro effective the
quarantine against the introduction of
yellow fever from Vera Cruz and other
infected Mexican cities the surgeon
general of the marine hospital service
has located Assistant Surgeon L. E.
Cofer at the city of Mexico. Ho is
Instructed to keep watch upon the
railway travel to the United States , to
glvo certificates to passengers and to
superintend disinfection when neces
sary.
Captain Breroton of the Twnty-
fourth Infantry , who distinguished
himself during the Santiago campaign ,
is to be appointed to the colonelcy of
one of the volunteer regiments.
The news from The Hague announc
ing the unanimous vote of the peace
conference in favor of holding a spe
cial conference hereafter to discuss the
freedom from seizure of private prop
erty at sen In time of war Is a source
of great satisfaction to the administra
tion. The American delegates had
more interest in this question than
any other , perhaps , before the con
ference.
.
Last week more than 1,000 tons of
war material and fodder wore forward
ed from the Woolwich dock yards to
South Africa.
A special dispatch to the Chicago
Record ' from Washington says General
Whoc'ler will receive orders to go to
the Philippines.
Chas. Vichor Chcrbllutz , the novel
ist , literary and art critic , and n
member of the French Academy , died
in his 70th year.
The latesta news of the Olympia is
that the ship stopped at Colombo to
enable Admiral Dewey to recuperate
his health in the hill country of Coy-
Ion.
Ion.A
A statement has been prepared at
the navy department , showing that
during the fiscal year Just closed 16,123
men enlisted In the naval service , of
whom 2,147 were enlisted for the war
only.
The steamer Tees arrived at Van
couver from the north with a largo
party of returning Dawson miners.
Wallace Haywood , a sergeant of local
pollco , brought out ? 5C,000 in gold
dust. Eight others had heavy boxes
of the precious metal. Captain Gooao
reported $1,000,000 on board.
The Mexican consul at El Paso , Tox. ,
has Informed the embassy at Washing
ton that the hearing in the case of
Mrs. Rich has been , concluded and that
the United States commissioner prob
ably will announce his decision on the
question of extradition sorao time this
wook. The case will then go to the
president for final review.
The San Francisco Examiner prints
In tabulated form a statement showing
the cost of the transport service on
this coast since the war began. The
total is $5,090,218 , of which $4,223,400
was expended In chartering twenty-
two vessels. The amount spent on
these transports when not in actual
use , being held in port cither here erin
in Manila was $738,951.
Acting Postmaster General Heath
says the postal service in Cuba , Porto
Rico and the Philippines has been
thoroughly reorganized , and that effort
is being made to cut down expenses.
With that view , no more Americans
will bo sent there , that many already
in those island will be recalled , and
the service gradually turned over to
the natives of the island.
Tiieailuy.
An incendiary fire at Summit , N. J. ,
did $150,000 damage.
General Harrison Gray Otis , of Cal
ifornia , arrived in Washington.
Chicago has a "John Collins" who
was sent to the penitentiary for kid
naping.
Last week moro than n thousand
tons of war material and fodder was
forwarded from the Woolwich dock
yard in England tc South Africa.
A call for a meeting o the nacional
democratic committee , to take place
July 20 at the Sherman hot o in Chicago
cage , was Issued at St. Louis and a
copy mailed to each member.
A private telegram from Assistant
Secretary of War Melklsjohn tells of
the condition of the members of the
First Nebraska regiment , which balled
from Manila , pronouncing it good.
Forty-two officers and 812 enlisted men
embarked. Only one private was left
behind on account of illness.
Detective Norris. of Ohio , arrived
at Harrisburg , Pa. , and made informa
tion against John R. Green , of Terre
Haute , Ind. , charging him with being a
fugitive from Justice from Illinois ,
where ho Is wanted on flvo charges of
bunco swindling. Green was arrested
a few days ago for buncoing a Walla
Walla , Wash. , man out of $5,000.
At St. Louis , Henry Yankee , a dis
appointed lover , lay in wait for Leo
Klrwln and Miss Anuio Mayford ,
while they were returning from a ball
in upper Alton , 111. , and mortally
wounded Kirwin. Mlsa Mayford lied
to her house near by , followed by Yan
kee , firing as he ran. She escaped to
the house without being hit , and the
pollco are looking for Yankeo.
John Dyson , ono of the moat noted
confidence men In the country , was
found dead In a miserably furnished
houseboat on the Wabash river near
Terre Him to , Ind. Dyson's cotton
swindle in 1870 was perhaps the great
est swindle perpetrated up to that time
In the west. The Miaaouri Pacific rail
road company lost upwards of $200 000
by the work of this man , whose scheme
to secure bills of
was lading for con
signments of cotton requiring two du
plicates and an original bill for each
consignment , and then to sell the du
plicates , which had been doctored , to
brokers on the cotton exchange.
.Hominy.
Henry Vllns , only son of ox-Unltod
States Senator William F. Vllas , died
at Madison , WIs.
The first attempt ever made in the
United States to collect mail with an
auotmobllo was made In Baffalo yes
terday.
With the conclusion of the volkavest
at Cincinnati the saongerfest of the
North American Saengorbund was
concluded.
It is said that the Hawaiian com
missioners have decided that Mallctoa
Tanu shall go to FIJI and Mulinu bo
Immediately evacuated.
Madame Dreyfus had a third Inter
view with her husband. She found
him much bottor. Ho received her
with smiles Instead of tears.
Although the street car strike was
settled on Thursday In Wheeling , W.
\n. . there have been disturbances in
Upper Benwood , Just below the city ,
Saturday and today.
Governor Pingreo dispatched a let
ter to Secretary Algor , in which ho
denies the substance of a recent uows-
paper article which purported to bo an
Interview with him. The governor
declares that ho at no time abused
President McKlnley and calls attention
to the fact that ho has supported the
administration In Its general policy ,
but has disagreed with the president
on the Phillpplno war.
At an assemblage of noted mon n
year or two ago , a lawyer who con
ducts the legal business of a great rail
way system tried to "guy the parson"
In the person of the late Bishop Will-
lams , of Connecticut , by malicious
quizzing. At last he said : "Why don't
you get these railway managers to
glvo you a pass over their roads , bish
op ? You can pay for It by giving
them entrance tickets into heaven. "
"Oh , no , " gently replied the bishop ; "I
would not part them so far from tholr
counsel In the other world. "
The man who does no harm In the
world does but little good.
The women arc wearing trains that
arc big enough to step on , but not big
enough to see.
Last week the United States patent
office Issued 413 patents to inventors
* L of the United States ,
A. ? . . * { to "nd of this number 122
sold a part or tholr entire -
tire rights In their var
ious patents before the
same wcro Issued. This
would show that over
25 1 > or ccnt ot tno ln
venters wore successful
in disposing of the whole or a part of
their Inventions. Amongst the largo
concerns who bought those patents
wore the following :
Avery Stamping Co. , Cleveland , O.
Open Arc Electric Oo. , Now York
City.
Blck & Haffman Co. , Marcedon , N. Y.
Blasius Table Slide Co. , Watortown ,
Wis.
Stirling Co. , Chicago , 111.
Foster Engineering Co. , Newark. N.
u >
Reeves & Co. , Columbus , Ind.
Bankers Electric Co. , Chicago , 111.
Hoe Printing Press Co. . Now York
city.
American Graphaphono Co. , West
Virginia.
Electric Signal Co. , West Virginia.
Universal Loom Co. , Now York , and
many others. For Information in re
gard to patents address Sues & Co. ,
Registered Patent Lawyora , Bee build
ing , Omaha , Neb.
The old blue laws were probably
enacted for the purpose of preventing
people from painting the town red.
MRS. J. BENSON ,
21O nnil 213 Soutli Sixteenth St. , Oiimlm.
DO YOU KNOW it will pay you to
come and see how cheap wo are soiling
handsome mid-summor Goods , Para
sols , Shirt Waists , Dress Skirts , Under
Skirts , Underwear , Ribbons , Hosiery ,
Children's Caps , Coats and Dresses.
The largest stock of Shirt Walsta hi
Omaha.
Franklin county , Pa. , has a now ro-
Hglous sect called the Flro Baptized
Association. To obtain extreme sanc-
tlfication the members are pledged to
go through fire If necessary. They are
also to keep away from buildings of
public worship on the ground that
churches of the period are temples of
idolatry ; that money expended in
erecting them could bo better expend
ed In helping the poor. The new sect
prefers holding their meetings in
barns or along the roadside blizzard
seasons oxcepted.
Coo's CotiKh Tlnlnnm
Is the olclcft and best. It will tirsnk up a cold Quicker
Iliau anytlilUK olso. It is ulwiiyn rcllnblu. Try It.
The value of repentance Is not In the
depths of its feelings , but in the perm
anency of its fruits.
$118buysnow uprlghtpiano. Schmol-
ler & Mueller , 1313 Farnam St. , Omaha.
Perhaps more young women would
marry if the girl's father could afford
it.
Are You Comlnic to Onmlm ?
Bo sure to visit Hardy's , "Tho 99
Cent Store , " 1519 and 1521 Douglas
street. Toys , Dolls , Fancy Goods , otc.
You can't persuade a woman who
has three children that a woman who
has ono , has anything to do.
Cut Uiitos oil All Itiillunys P. II. IMillliIu
Ticket Broker , 1505 Farnam , Omaha.
The hen need no longer brood over
her little troubles , thanks to the in
cubator.
Fiuiltlois Starch
Is rapidly superseding the old style stnrch-
es. It saves labor , suvos tnouoy nud miikoB
collum mid cults look like now. All grocers
Bell it ; largo pnckago lOo.
A dog's pants may indicate warm
weather , but they don't bag at the
knees.
"Do Not Grasp attheShadow
and Lose the Substance/ '
Many people are but shadows of their
former selves , due to neglect of health.
Look out for ( he blood ( he fountain of
life , the actual substance ; keep that pure
by regular use of Hood's Sarsaparilla and
robust health toill be the result. Be sure
to get only Hood's , because
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postal , and we will send you our 156-
page illustrated catalogue free.
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