Bullet lufliots Flesh Wound m Thish a
' Moddcr Eiver Bntllo ,
i' C. COL NORTIICOTT AMONG KILLED ,
Major Count Clclclicn , n Ilelnllvo of tlio
Uuoen Among Lltt tif V.'ountlcd War
Onico llonrj front Marching- Colonel
lliiilon-I'oivcll Kcjiort-i t'onjo lias Jto-
moved Force to Itluclcrs.
LONDON , Dee. 1. The Post milltaiy
expert says : "Save for the list of cas
ualties there is still no news from Oeii ;
oral Methoun. He was among the
wounded whlJli may in a measure ac
count for the prolonged uncertainty
as to his present position. It is dif
ficult to account for his description of
lighting as desperate and hard , If the
river divided the combatants. It Is
hoped the wound which General Me-
suffered is not sufficiently Important
to denrlve him of his command.
"News from Mafeklng brings our
knowledge of the Investment up to
November 24 , and despite a somewhat
despondent telegram that supplied our
4 latest previous information , we are
convinced that Mafeklng has In It still
n good deal of fight. The government
, , lias at last decided to mobolize the
t.v second division of the second army
corps and It will doubtless be des-
patched as speedily as possible. We
arc living In a state of suppressed in
terrogation. Every man has his little
question to put at the proper time and
nt some one whom he desires to see
pilloried. Before putting the question
witu winch ne Is at present choking ,
let each man ask himself , when cavli-
ling nt our uupreparedness , whether he
i. ' would willingly pay the price of being
prupuivd. "
FRERE CAMP , Nov. 27. New York
World Cablegram ) . The Boers are
now reported having been 10,000 strong
around Mooi river , where they vacated
their position Friday night , half going
east , while the others went west , where
they had previously formed a large
camp.
An armored train with a company of
Infantry , with railway supplies and
plate-layers , went out Saturday and
found six sections of rails torn up a
mile north of Highlands station. They
repaired the rails and telegraph con
nection was resumed Sunday. The
line Is now open to Frere , twelve miles
north of Estcourt. It is hoped that
Ladysmith will soon be relieved.
The British loss Thursday at Beacon
hill , near Estcourt , is stated to bo fif
teen killed and seventy-one wounded.
The Boer loss is unknown , but must
have been severe.
LONDON , Dec. 1. It is officially an
nounced that General Metheun was
Among those wounded at the battle of
Moddcr river.
General Metheun , It developed later ,
was slightly wounded by a bullet which
Inflicted a flesh wound in the thigh.
Lieutenant Long of the Second York
shires is another officer killed. The
following officers were also wounded :
Captain Von Hugel , engineers ; Lieu
tenant Trayers , Third Grenadiers ;
lilwes and Hill , Scots Guards ; Flint ,
Lancashires ; Majors Earl and Ottley
and Lieutenant Fox , Second York
shires ; Lieutenants Baker , Carr and
Neilson , Argylc Highlanders.
UPTON Will CHALLENGE.
If No Ono Kite WuiiU to Try for tlio Cup
A Kill n , lie Will.
LONDON , Dec. 1. Sir Thomas Lipton -
ton , speaking at the annual dinner of
ihe 'Tomple Yacht club at the Hotel
Cecil this evening , Lord Charles Beres-
ford presiding , referred in generous
terms to his recent visit to the United
States.
"No man , " said Sir Thomns , "could
have had fairer or better treatment. No
man could have met with a more gen
erous wewlcome than I had and receiv
ed at the hands of the greatest and of
the humblest in America. I can see no
room for discouragement and unless
come one elce challenges , I shall cer
tainly do so myself very soon. All I
can say is that we had a fair and square
race and got a fair and square licking. "
AClJiNALDO'S MOTHER ARRIVES.
IlnmlltH IntciuUul to Hold Her for n Riui-
HOIII To SoU to AK'ili'iilil" '
MANILA , Dec. 1. Aguinaldo's moth
er has arrived here and has been given
shelter by Senor Legarde , a prominent
nmlgo , who was secretary of the treas
ury before the outbreak , and who re
signed when it came. It seams that
Buencamino's party took refuge in a
bandit village , which had offorcd Agui-
naldo an asylum , intending to sell him
to the Americans. The bandits assas
sinated half of Buencaraino's guard
and prepared to keep Aguinaldo's
mother for ransom.
Ilrynii Tnkes No Tart.
AUSTIN. Tex. , Dec. 1. William J.
Bryan's attention having been called
to a report from Washington that It Is
"hinted there that he was Inclined to
favor the nomination of Sulzer for
speaker by the democratic congres
sional contingent , expressed himself
.as follows in the matter :
"I have not said nor written any
thing for or against any candidate for
speaker. I have not taken any part
in the contest and shall not. The
democrats in congress are entirely
competent to settle the question of
leadership for themselves , and I have
no doubt that the caucus will make a
-wl&e seslection. "
Btnlus In AVurslilp Ituco.
WASHINGTON , Deo. I. The cruiser
New Orleans has arrived at Colombo
on her wuUo Manila , 'ibis brings her
up to the cruiser Brooklyn for the first ,
time since their ocean race to the Phil
ippines began. The Brooklyn arrived
.at Colombo yesterday and will coal
probably in time to get away ahead of
the New Orleans. The latter has been
gaining of late , however , and has bet
tered her position by two days against
the Brooklyn since leaving Aden. At
this rate the indlcatlonu are that the
Now Orleans will be the first to arrive
, ut Manila.
I LITRE CHANGE IN HAVA'ARD.
Fnit Tivcntjr-l'our Hours 1) Not Work
"Much Ubntigo.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Doc. 1.
The condition of Senator Havward this
evening shows little change from whnt
ft was twenty-four houra ngo. Ho
passed an uncomfortable night and has
been very restless and uneasy today.
Dr. Whltten spent most of thu night at
his bedside and hna watched him close
ly during the day. At G o'clock tonight
he Issued the following bulletin :
"Senator Hayward has had a very
restless dny , having alcpt very little.
Ills temperature Is 100 , pulse 89 , regu
lar and softer than In thn morning ;
respiration 21 and still Intermitting.
He Is more conscious of his condition ,
as he manifested nero concern about
himself. Paralysis remains the same. "
The fact that the patient Is more
conscious of his condition In taken by
Dr. Whltten as a good oymptom , In
that It shows that his mind Is brighter
and more free , Indicating partial ab
sorption of the clot , and yec If he be
comes greatly concerned and worried
the "effect Is likely to bo unfavorable.
Major E. B. Hayward , the senator's
brother , together with his'wife , arriv
ed from Davennort. In. , nt ! ) : .10 this
morning and has been at his brother's
bedside almost the entire day. The
scene In the sick room upon Uie major's
entrance was very affecting. Senator
Hayward recognized his brother In
stantly and apparently made a supreme
effort to speak to him. Failing to utter
a single intelligible word , he burst into
tears and could not be quieted for some
time. Mrs. Hayward was finally pre
vailed upon to take a few hours' rest
last night and as a consequence is feel
ing much better physically today. However -
ever , her concern about her husband's
condition is as great as ever.
HIGH PRICE FOR RANGE STOCK.
Steers Solil at Denver Hrlng tlio Hlghcat
1'rlco Slnt-o l a.
DENVER , Dec. 1. The record prlco
on range cattle for the present year ,
probably for the last nfteen years , was
made in Denver today , when a bunch
of twelve Hereford steers , born and
raised in North park , Colorado , was
sold by Clay , Roblnbon & Co. to the
Colorado Packing company for ? 5.7o
per 100 pounds. The steers averaged
a weight of 1,652 pounds each and
brought the owners $89.25 each.
They were bred from range cows and
registered Hereford bulls , and were : {
and -1 years old. They were bred by
Monte Elevens of North park , Colora
do , and were the proper.y of his chil
dren. The highest price recorded in
this country this year on grass-fed
cattle was ? 5.50 , paid in Chicago re
cently. The nrlco nald hero would
be equal to $6 per 100 pounds In Chi
cago. This Is the highest price paid
for range cattle anywhere since 1882.
The steers in question were fattened on
ths range and have never eaten any
thing but hay and grass.
REPonr Ditmsn SUCCESSES.
The T\v lftli Ijiincrrj Att'ick n Itocr
ESTCOURT Dec. 1. The TwelJth
Plet Relief's force at Weenen and to
have inflicted great losa on the Boers.
General Hilyard's troops bivouacked
hist night at Frere.
Two Boers have been captured. One
of them , a doctor , entered the British
camp under the belief that it was a
Boer bivouoc.
General Joubcrt is reported to have
retreated to Colenso yesterday by way
of Chicvely. He traveled in an omni
bus drawn by six horses. It is rumor
ed that he is hurrying back to oppose
Colonel Baden-Powell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frero
last evening. There is great rejoicing
at the reopening of the line.
Boer prisoners report General III1-
yard's night attack with cold steel par
alyzed the burghers , whose loss was
thirty killed and over 100 wounded.
LONDON , Dec. 1. The authorities
here are unable to expain the reference
to Colonel Baden-Powell contained in
the Estcourt dispatch.
SHOOTS WOULD-BE ROBBER.
Hurry TruiubuI' .T vlclcU by Thus * , KI1U
An Unknown Ituiicl t.
OMAHA , Dec. 1. Wile on his way
home from the bank last night , shortly
after 9 o'clock , Harry Trumball , n col
lector for the South Omulm National
bank , shot and almost Instantly killed
one of two highwaymen , who attempt
ed to hold him up on Twenty-rourtn
street , between .1 and K. The remain
ing thug made his escape , ani Trum
ball gave himself up to the police. The
body of the dead man has not been
Identified. The robbers are supposed
to be two members of the notorious
gang of Chicago crooks that have been
making South Omaha their headquar
ters of late.
Humbert Ueculvcs Draper.
ROME. Dec. 1. Thanksgiving day
was celebrated by the American col
ony In Rome with the usual enthusi
asm. There was the usual lavish dis
play of stars and stripes at the embas
sy , the consulate and the residences-of
Americans throughout ine city. King
Humbert received Ambassador Draper1
in private auulence.
Killinuto of Itoor Losses.
ORANGE RIVER , Dec. 1. Boer
prisoners here report that the number
of Boers killed at Belmont Is believed
to bo 140 and at Gras Pan 400. Among
the prisoners arc several with enor
mous red crosses on their pleoves. It
is reported that they fought with the
artillery.
Congratulation * Over fennion ,
BERLIN , Dec. 1. The Kolonial Zel-
tung today publishes a letter from Em
peror William addressed to Duke Albrecht -
brecht , regent of the grand duchy of
Mecklenberg-Schwerln , In which his
majesty congratulates Germany on the
acquisition of Samoa and expresses
hopes that , with God's help , the Ger
man colonies , "sustained by ihe Intelli
gent and self-sacrificing solicitude of
tlio people and supported by a strong
fleet , may , In peaceful competition with
other nations , advance on the road to
prosperous development and prove a
bleFslng to the fatherland. "
CALL FOR LIFE
Soldiers on a Transport Bail ths7ntor to
Kcop From Sinking.
WATER VERY DEEP IN THE HOLD
Troops Itrnch Alitnllbt on u Transport
After it Tcrrlbln ICxpi-rleaec All on
llontil I'rrHHril Into Service Ktontn
rump * llrrmc Dunn nml llucliots Arc
Died for Hulling Purposes ,
MANILA , Nov. 29. When the trans
port MnnauertKc anchored in Manila
bay this morning , thirty-three days
from San Francloco , there were several
feet of water In Its hold and 400 grimy ,
greasy , hungry , exhausted soldiers and
sailors who had been passing buckets
of water since November 17 , night and
day. First Assistant Engineer Dun-
Icavy was under arrest and , according
to Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayes'
oillcial report , the chief engineer would
also have been under arrest it there
had been anyone to replace him.
The colonel's report also declares
that the captain of the vessel told him
that the only thing which brought
them through was the fact that the men
were greenhorns and failed to realize
their danger , while experienced sea
men would have deserted the ship and
taken to the boats In mid-ocean.
The Manauense Is a chartered ship
Hying the British flag. It carried three
companies of the Thirty-first Infantry.
It belongs to a firm of which Senator
Perkins of San Francisco Is alleged
to be a junior member. The officers
say the firm bought it for $45,000 and
they assert efforts were made to sell it
to the government for $150,000. It
started from San Francisco , accom
panied by the transport Pckln. whicn
carried the remainder of the regiment ,
and encountered heavy seas to Honolulu
lulu without accident.
After starting it developed that the
ship was undermanned and soldiers
had to be detailed to act as firemen ,
coal-passers and waiters and to do
other work. Before reaching Honolulu
the crow concluded that the ship was
not safe and the majority agreed to
desert. Though they were closely
watched many of them succeeded In
getting away and the Manauense left
Honolulu wltu less than half its crew.
The captain of the transport told Col
onel Hayes November 17 that the ves
sel had sprung a leak and an Investi
gation resulted in finding several feet
of water In its hold.
The steam pumps were tried , hut
failed to work , and there were no
handpump.on board. However ,
forty-six buckets were found , others
were Improvised and the soldiers not
employed in working the ship weru
organized into five shifts , and , stripped
and forming lines , they began balling ,
the officers working with tno men ,
passing the uuckets which were sent
up to the deck by a windlass. Tiio
longest time a shift could stand was
two bourn and often the period was
not longer than half an hour. The
bailing continued until the .ship an
chored hero.
The same day the leak was discov
ered the machinery collapsed and the
electric lighting plant and evaporating ,
distilling and refrigerating apparatus
failed to work. There were no lamps
and the few candles found were ex
hausted after a few days. During the
last week of the passage the ManucnHO
was In utter darkness at night. It had
been rolling in heavy seas all the way ,
but November 22 It encountered a
typhoon and pitched and tOHsed alarm
ingly.
{ OVVA OffiCIAL COUNT.
Raturnn on Canillilntt-H Kxei'pt Tliose
Heading tlio Tlukcl.
DES MOINES , In. , Nov. 29. The
state executive council today com
pleted the official count of the returns
from the last general election , except
ing those on governor and lieutenant
governor , which go to the legislature
for official verification. Tne figures
follow : For state superintendent of
public Instruction , Richard C. Bar
rett , rep. , 235,087 ; B. P. Hoist , dem.
179,023 ; D. S. Dunlavy , pro. , 7.B71 ; 0.
Wirth , pop. , 1,089 ; Mrs. E. Pardec Tra
vis , socialistic labor. 79 : ; W. C. Ed-
geon , united Christian. 401 ; for judge
of suprcma court , John C. Sherwin ,
rep. , 2.fl,2C9 ; A. Van Wugonen , dem. ,
179,431 ; II. F. Johns , pro. , 7.CGG ; L. H.
Wcller , pop. , 1,783 ; F. W. Darner ,
united Christian , 405 ; scattering , 12 ;
for railroad commissioner , Edward A.
Dawson , rep. , 2.17.CC7 ; W. II. Calhoun ,
dem. , 179,444 ; A. B. Wray , pro. . 7.579 ;
Robert L. Dunning , pop. , 1,73.r ; N.
Hoisol , socialist labor , 75i ( ; C. / . Liud-
ley , united Christian , 407.
DEWEY NOT A CANDIDATE.
i\prcise n Hope for tlio Nomination nf
1'rerililciit MelClnley.
MEW YORK Nov. 29 Admiral
Dewey has repeated his former asser
tions that Is not a candidate for the
presidential nomination , says a Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald.
"President McKinley Is a good friend
of mine and I hope to KCC him scuiro
a second term , " the admiral said. " 1
hope my friends will not continue 10
talk of my being a caii'lldate. The
American people have too much sjiioe
to do anything of that kind.
"It seems to be that the so-cailud
battle scarred heroes , aa a rule , nave
made poor presidents
"President McKinley Is a good friend
of mine and I shall never forget those
noble , cheering messages that he .iciit
me at Manila. I have preserved tlicin
ill and shall keep them as long . .s l
live. "
Admiral Dewey expresses much sat
isfaction at the news from the Philip
pine : ! . Ho considers the Insurrection
practically at an end.
Two Moro TrnunportH Arrive.
LONDON , Nov. 29. The transports
Scott , with thirty-three officers and
1,080 men , and the Bavarian , wltfi
eighty-three officers and 2,180 men , ar
rived at Capetown yesterday ( Tues
day ) .
ROOT DISCREDITS MANILA STORY.
Ilotmrt Knilimictl From lieu
to Ocrnu llimUtilpn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. War de
partment officials arc surprised at the
Information contained In the Manila
dispatch concerning the condition of
the transport Mannuctiso , which has
just arrived at Manila. They are at
a loss to account for the deplorable
Hlate ot affairs which Is mild to have
existed on the ship , as they miy every
precaution is taken before transport
voGscls leave the United States -to HBO
that they uro properly and adequate
ly manned and supplied with commis
sary stores. A careful examination is
made by the ofllclals of the commis
sary and quartermasters' bureaus to
ascertain that ships have aboard every *
thing that Is necessary for the comfort
of the crow and for the safety of the
ship. This examination is supple
mented by that ot treasury officers be
fore the vcnnols arc allowed to depart.
In the wbsenco of an official report they
are disposed to discredit the stories
any say they probably have emanated
from persons unused to the hardships
of seafaring life. The only informa
tion received here concerning the Mn-
nauenso Is that it arrived safely and
that there Were no casuallties aboard.
The ship was under charter by the
government and no attempt wa sraado
to purchase it.
Secretary Root expressed himself
emphatically as disbelieving the ac
curacy of the reported condition of the
vessel when It arrived at Manila ,
thinking the statements made to bo
largely imaginative and growing out
01 * the talk of some of the men who
were probably unused to ocean hard
ships.
FUNERAL Of MAJOR HOWARD.
llcmnlns of tlio SolillrrVlio 1'cll In thv
riilllpplin-H I.ul.l to Jtrat.
OMAHA , Nob. . Nov. 29. The simple
ritual of the Epiocopal church , fol
lowed by the Impressive riles of a mili
tary burial , charactcrl/.ed the funeral
ceremonies of Major Howard yester
day. The services at the residence of
Hon. .T. M. Wool worth were attended
only by Immediate relatives and a few
of the officers attached.to the depart
ment of the Missouri. Bishop Coadju
tor Williams of the Nebraska diocese ,
officiated. At 10 o'clock the remalnn
were taken to Prospect Hill cemetery
for interment. A detachment of sol
diers from Fort Crook , consisting of
100 men , in charge of Captain Kur-
cell and Lieutenant Holdcn , provided
nn escort. Eight , non-commiusioned
officers acted as pallbearers. Following
the military detachment from Judge
Woolworth's residence to the cemetery
were the members of the families of
General Howard and Judge Woohvorth
and officers of the United States army
stationed at Omaha and Fort Crook ,
in carriages.
Arriving at the cemetery the Episco
pal burial were pronounced by Bishop
Williams. While prayers were being
repeated the soldiers formed In line
at parade rest. At the completion ot
the ritualistic ncrvico three volley
were fired from 100 guns , In accordance
with military rites. A bugler then
stepped forward and while the casket
was being lowered into the grave
sounded "taps. " It was an Impressive
scene and full military honors Avero
accorded the dead officer.
NEBRASKA PIONEER DEAD.
Former United Stito.s Hoimtor Tliomns
AV. Tlpton Kxplri'H.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2Thomas ! )
W. Tlpton , one of Nebraska's ftrat
United States senators , died in this
city thin evening at 8:30 : , after u long
illness.
He was born in Cadiz , O. , August S ,
1817 , and was elected to the legisla
ture of Ohio In 1815 , but after some
time settled in Nebraska. Ho AVI-S
elected a delegate to the Nebraska cor-
Btltutlonal convention , and became , In
I860 , a member of the territorial coun
cil. Subsequently ho studied for ll.o
ministry and was appointed chaplain
of the First Nebraska and nerved dur
ing the civil 'var. He was United
States senator from Nebraska fro.n
March 4. 1807. till March 3 , 1875.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed , but burial will un
doubtedly take place in this city. At
the time of his death Mr. TlptonAas
about completing hla reminiscence. ! of
the politics of Nebraska for the stale
historical society.
GENERAL WOOD IN WASHINGTON.
Summoned I'Vuni Ciilct for Some
rurpnao Htlll Iliilmoun.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. General
Leonard Wood , governor of Santiago
province , who has been uummoned to
Washington on business connected
with Cuban itffulrs , reached the city
this afternoon from New York. This
evening , In company with Mrs. Wood ,
he visited the White House and spent
some time with the president and Mrs.
McKinley. General Wood says ho does
not know why he was calleil to Wash
ington.
SCATTERS THEIR BRIGADES.
Ali'Junclrluo uiiil .Sun .MlBiiul Meet Defeat
from ltd ; ' * rorenH.
MANILA , Nov. 29. Colonel Bell
has defeated and scattered the bri
gades of General Alejandrlno and Gen
eral San Miguel. The engagement took
place on the summit of a mountain ,
the insurgents being so confident of
the impregnability of their position
that they had their families with them.
The Americans captured all the ene
my's ammunition and artillery.
lliiynuril 'Mori- Kent Ion * .
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . Nov. ! ; 9.-
The following Is Dr. Whltten'H bullUiii
of the condition of senator Hayward nt
noon today :
"Senator Ilayward passed rather a
restless night and is still restless to
day. His temperature is 99.5 , pulse So
and regular , and respiration 24 and still
intermittent. His mental condltu/n
and paralysis are unchanged. lie Is
less Inclined to sleeping In the day
time.
From the foregoing statement there
is nothing to bo drawn that weld It-
dlcate any improvement In the pa
tient's s'undltion '
Figures Verified by State Canvassing Board
on the Vote in November.
WORK IS DOfiE BY THE STATE OF CANVASSERS
Total Number of Votes Cast , 220,234 , Which is One of
the Heaviest in the History of the State Neville's Major
ity in the Sixth District-Many Voters Who Slighted the
Head of the Ticket Other Nebraska Matters.
Tlio estimate for Kulth county.
Jury DlRiiRrrci In Will Cane.
HOLDREGE , Neb. , Nov. 29. This Is
the second week of the district court
here. The case that attracted the most
attention was the Davidson will cane
wherein the children of the first wlfu
contest the will made In favor of the
widow and younger children. After
being out over thirty hours the Jury
disagreed.
The lawyers here gave n banquet to
Judge Beall , who retires from the
bench the first of the year and to
Judge-elect Adams , who will succeed
him. The banquet was n pleasant af
fair. Toasts were responded to by
Judges. Beall and Adama and by Attor-
neyti Manatt , Rhca and Slmtar. W. P.
Hall officiated as toastmastcr.
lloy'H I'aco Torn by DOS' * Tcctli.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Nov. 2s ) . Stephen
the 14-year-old son ot Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Cunningham , was bitten In the
face by a dog Saturday. The boy was
delivering milk nt the residence of Jo-
Blah Locke , and as he stepped on the
porch the dog Jumped at him and In
jured bin face so that he Is under the
euro of the doctor. 1
Slielilon Men lluy Now Mexican Sheop.
SHELTON , Neb. , Nov. 29. II. J.
Robblns and M. G. Leo arrived here
with twenty-five cars of sheep , 6,000
head of which they Intend feeding on
their ranches near bore. The stock
was purchased of the growers in New
Mexico.
TJeiiletmnt OOiarn Mnrrlnl.
BROKEN BOW , Neb. , Nov. 29. W.
H. Osbornc was married hero to Miss
Hatty Carr. The wedding , which took
place at the M. E. parsonage , was a
very quiet affair , only a few of the
closest friends and near relatives being
present. Mr. Osborno served in the
Spanish-American war in the First
Ncfiraska. He left as first sergeant
of company M and returned as first
lieutenant of the Thurston rifles. Miss
Carr Is the daughter of G. E. Carr ,
county commissioner. Both are resi
dents of this place.
Tun Acclilentu , Ono rntnl.
NEWPORT , Neb. , Nov. 29. Two
bad accidents happened yesterday
southeast of town. The 4-year-old son
of Fritz Newel was playing with the
dog , a large , powerful , good-natured
animal , and was heard crying la the
door yard. On an investigation the
little fellow was found to be suffering
from the effects of u broken leg. It hi
thought the boy , who had a rape at
tached to the uog , became entangled
with the rope and the dog running to
free Itself , broke the child's leg.
Sunday afternoon John Hugermon
was away from homo and hla two little
boys were left to amuse themselves
us best they could. They found a bottle
tle of medicine whicu their father had
procured for summer complaint , com
pounded of some preparation of opium ,
and drank It , not knowing of the dan
gerous effects of the medlcno. One
of the boyn vomited me poison up and
Is living. The other little fellow died.
Ilrlngn Uncle n .lull Hrenker.
GENEVA , Neb. , Nov. 29. Sheriff
Ogg returned from Omaha with Herb
Cochran , who broke Jail here about
live years ngo. Cochran was brought
hero and placed In Jail , charged with
breaking into a store at Fairmont , but
not caring to stand trial on the charge
cut through the roof of the Jail and
had not been heard of since until the
sheriff was satisfied of his presence in
Omaha.
Force of a Maiuer Itlllo Ilullnt.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Nov. 29. John R.
Brock took n Mauser rifle with him
when he went hunting. It was one
which his sou , Lieutenant John R.
Brock , brought from the Philippines.
He tried the gun , and fired a number
of shots at a boxelder tree at a distance
of fifty yards. The tree was ten and a
half Inches in diameter and every ball
went through the tree , tearing out
chunks of wood , Mr. Brock is a veter
an of the civil war , and he saya the
Mauser is the most destructive .hox-
ing gun Le ever 'saw. ' .
