NEWS-DEMOCRAT.
VOLUME XIV. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JUNE 1 , 1899. NUMBER 19.
S ,
HE DAY'S DOINGS
SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS
BY WIRE.
ONE POINT SETTLED
GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF ARBI
TRATION IS AGREEABLE.
Modest Prediction of Ambassador
White Liikely to Be Fulfilled by
the Peace Conference Satisfac
tory Progress Made.
Delegates Favor Arbitration.
THE HAGUK : It can now be stated with
some degree of confidence that the delegates -
gates to the peace conference are gradually
arriving at the belief that its outcome will
be very much what Andrew D. White ,
liead of the American delegation here , fore
casted in a recent interview :
"So far as armament is concerned , the
utmost that is expected to accomplish is
some slight recommendations to the gov
ernments participating. "
The various committees have now set-
lied down to work and the delegates have
begun a formal exchange of views. Great
importance is attached to the meetings
held May 27 and to the unanimous accept
ance of the general principle of arbitration
and mediation.
THE WEEK IN TRADE.
The Business World as Seen by
R. G. Dun & Co.
NEW YORK : 11. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly
Heview of trade says : This week's pay
ments through the chief clearing houses
are 62.1 per cent , larger than last year , and
SS.G per cent , larger than in 1892. More
over this week and every other brings
larger wages to many and increased pur
chasing power , and the demand for prod
ucts is consequently expanding in all
branches of consumption. The heavy sales
of wool. 30.951,000 pounds , at the three
chief markets in three weeks , against 20- ,
780,800 for the same week in 1897 , when the
disastrous speculation of that year had
begun to turn , are mo.stly to speculators ,
as manufacturers are doing scarcely any
thing. The cotton mills have a fairly good
demand after a considerable advance in
prices of goods and are producing largely.
Wheat advanced 2 cents , but lost nearly all
the gain on Friday. Failures for the week
. have been 142 in the United States , against
245 last year , and 16 in Canada , against 21
last year.
DISTRIBUTION HAS BEGUN.
'Payment of the $3OOOOOO to Cu
ban Soldiers Is in Progress.
HAVANA : The distribution of the $3-
moOO which the United States Govern-
incut has offered as a gratuity to the Cti-
2 > an troops for disbanding and surrender
ing their arms , began May 2G. Under the
swoolen muster rolls prepared by the late
Cuban Military Assembly the Americans
-who have followed the subject are curious
io see what proportion of the numbers
listed will actually appear. There are
only 400 on the list for Havana , and Lieut.
"
-Col" Geo. M. Eandall of the Eighth United
States Infantry , the commissioner super
intending the "distribution here , does not
expect any trouble.
, MRS. BRYAN SPEAKS.
Addresses a Graduating Class at
Jacksonville , 111.
jACK.soxviia.E , 111. : Mrs. W. J. Bryan ,
herself a graduate at the academy for
young women in this city , made the chief
address to a graduating class last week.
3Ir.s.Bryan spoke on "The American
Woman. " _ _ _ _ _ _
New Mexico Poisoning Case.
.SAXTA FK. , X. M. : The hearing in the
ease of Col. E. It. Bergman , ex-superin-
tendcutof the penitentiary , and others ,
charged with conspiracy to induce W. II.
'Gardner , a convict , to swear he had been
employed by Hon. T. B. Catron to
poison ex-Gov. Thornton , Superintendent
.Bergman and other officials has come to an
end. Col. Bergman was discharged , but
3iis son. Henry , and X. O. L. Merrill were
held to answer before the grand jury.
Third of Moore's Victims Dies.
KAXMAS CITY : Mrs. Jennie Campbell ,
Hie la. < t of the three women whom Levi
Moore shot in a jealous rage , is dead. Mrs.
Anna Mesh died May 23 and Mrs. Landis
succumbe.l May 27. Moore sought to kill
3Irs. Campbell because she jilted him , and
.thinking the other two women were
aiding her to escape , shot them. In jail he
.said : "Talking won't mend matters. I've
nothing to say. "
Sold to Bicycle Trust.
TOLEDO : Alvin Peter , proprietor of the
Union Manufacturing Company , wired
from New York that he has made terms
with the bicycle trust and has sold his
plant. Three other of the Toledo plants
.are also sold. It is presumed that they are
4he Lozier. Snell , and Coltoii. From mes
sages received from Xew York it is assured
fthat the trust will be completed success
fully. _ 1 _
Intense Political Crisis.
VIENNA : The political crisis arising
jut of the ausgleich , the agreement under
which the cost of the administration of
Common Affairs in the Austro-Uungarian
.monarchy is borne by both parties in a
'
proportio'n agreed on from time to time be
tween the two parliaments , is intense and
both the Austrian and Hungarian cabinets
expected to resign this week.
Harrison in Paris.
PAKIS : Former President Benjamin
Harrison , who is acting as legal' represent
ative df the Venezuela Boundary Commis
sion , which meets here June 15 , has arrived
in this city.
Two Killed and Three Hurt.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. : Two were killc
f .and three injured by an explosion of thb
fI .steam drying cylinder of the dyeing and
I finishing mill of J mes Hartin & Co.
I
ISter TO OtexiL'U. Jur. JUIWCIJT
MURDERED WHOLE FAMILY.
Horrible Discovery of Crime in Sub
urbs of Joplin , Mo.
JOPLIN , Mo. : In and near a tent in the
southeastern part * of town May 26 were
found the dead bodies of J. E. Moss , his
wife , an infant child , a girl of 7 years and
a boy of 9. The heads of all save Moss
had been mashed with a hammer. He had
a bullet hole in his head and still clasped a
revolver. He had apparently killed his
family and then committed suicide. The
motive is a mystery. The tragedy is be
lieved to have occurred while the family
was asleep. The woman was in a night
dress , and had evidently been killed before
she could make resistance. The girl lay
on a cot near her mother , the boy was
stretched across two chairs , and the body
of the father and husband , partly un
dressed , sprawled on the ground. The in
fant , its head severed from the body , was
found outside the tent , where dogs had
dragged it. The family came here two
months ago and had formerly lived at But
ler and at Xevada , Mo.
PEACE CONFERENCE ENDED.
Filipino Commissioners Leave Ma
nila Under a Flag of Truce.
MANILA , May 25 : The Filipino commis
sioners left by special train today. They
will be escorted to their lines under a flag
of truce. It is expected they will return
soon. President Gonzagaof the Philippine
commission , previous to his departure ,
said :
We greatly appreciate the courtesy
shown us. We have spent much time
with your commissioners , incidentally
considering the American constitution.
Its principles impressed us profoundly.
The plan of government offered the
Philipines seems , in theory , to be a
good colonial system. But why should
a nation with your constitution seek to
make a colony of a distant people who
have been so long fighting against
Spain to secure the same rights your
constitution give. You fought the same
battle in America when you fought
against England.
RICH PLACER GOLD FIELDS.
Located 3OO Miles South of Eiisen-
ada , .Lower California.
Los ANGELES , Cal. : Allen G. Frazer ,
a well known mining man of this city , ar
rived here from the newly discovered
placer fields in the Santa Clara district , 800
miles south of Ensenada. He brings $8,000
in gold bullion , and substantiates previous
reports of the wonderful wealth of the sec
tion. He says the rich grounds thus far
opened up will cover an area of twenty
square miles. Some of the sand worked is
fabulously rich , and he says that he has
seen nuggets 4K inches long and 6 inches
in circumference. There were about 800
miners there when he left , and they are
taking out an average of from $15 to $20
each per day. There is no water within
ten miles , and gold is obtained by the
srudest methods of dry washing. Mr.
l-'razer produced from his pocket a nugget
weighing about two and one-half ounces
and assaying 932 line.
SELF TORTURE IN RUSSIA.
Religious Mania Causes Horrors in
in the Kazan District.
VIENNA : Another of those cases of re
ligious mania , which are so frequent in j
Russia , and which lead people to immolate j
themselves and their families , is just reported -
ported from Kazan. In the theological I
seminary of the city a young candidate for j
the priesthood , noted for the fervency of j
his prayers , after praying uninterruptedly j j
for three hours , suddenly arose , and , hold- j
ing his face over his lighted oil lamp , deliberately - |
liberately burned out both his eyes. The ,
unfortunate man declared , by way of explanation -
planation , that he had heard a voice which
bade him , if he loved God , to burn out his
eyes. Two years ago , in this same district ,
no less than twenty-two men and women
caused themselves to be walled up alive in
the belief that they were obeying the dic
tates of providence and insuring themr
selves of salvation.
Cheats Justice by Suiciding
POKTLAND , Ore. : J. Xeill Gresham of
Jonesboro , Tenn. , nephew of the late
Secretary of State , Walter Q. Gresham ,
committed suicide at the Perkins Hotel by
shooting himself through the heart. He
was arrested here on complaint of the
banker at La Grande , Ore. , for obtaining
money under false pretenses. The officer
who made the arrest locked him in a room
in the hotel , and while alone Grssham
killed himself.
Baggage Agent Arrested.
CHICAGO : Lem M. Washburn of Buf
falo , Mich. , a baggage agent on the Mich
igan Central road , was arrested here j
charged with rifling letters on that road j
between Chicago and points in western |
Michigan. During the last eighteen i
months from 200 to 500 letters per week-
have disappeared , containing in the aggre
gate a large sum of money. Washburn j j
confessed his guilt. |
Cigar Stamp Counterfeiting Cases I
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. : Judge McPherson - |
son , in the United States District Court , I
overruled the y.iotions to quash the indict j
ments charging Ellery P. Ingham and
Harvey K. Xewitt with aiding and abet
ting the conspiracy and bribery in the
revenue cigar stamp counterfeiting plot , of
which Win. M. Jacobs , the Lancaster cigar
manufacturer , was the leader.
Two Die in a New York Fire.
XEW YOUK : A man and woman per j
ished in a fire that destroyed a lodging j j
house May 2tt. The man was known
by the name of Thompson , supposed to be
a fish dealer. The other victim , a negrcss ,
was killed by leaping from the top story.
The fire gained great headway before it
\vas discovered , and Thompson was cre
mated in his room.
Was a Veteran of Three "Wars.
OWENTON , Ky. : Squire Burt died at
his home on Big Twins , near here , aged
103 years. He fought in the war of 1812 ,
the Mexican and civil wars.
Plague at Alexandria.
CAIRO , Egypt : Two cases of the plague
have been reported at Alexandria , making
four in all.
UUC11J I IV u guuut'j
ALL PEACEFUL IN BUFFALO.
Victorious Dock Strikers Go Back
to Work in Crowds.
BUFFALO , N. Y. : The clouds of
trouble which have hung over this oity for
the past five weeks were dispelled May 24
by bright sunshine and brighter hopes for
business prosperity. The dock laborers ,
who have waged an earnest , but particu
larly peaceful war against their employers ,
have gained almost everything they de
manded , swarmed along the docks looking
for work. The supply was far in excess of
the demand , owing to the stagnation of
traffic during the recent strike , but now
that the blockade has been lifted this lack
of work will soon disappear and the almost
hourly arrival of grain and package freight
laden vessels at the port Avill surely renew
the usual busy aspect of the shipping and
railroad district.
All the troubles of the strikers have been
obliterated under most stringent and bind
ing agreements , and , with the exception of
the abrogation of the contract system , they
have 1 been granted every demand they
made. There was no friction between the
new bosses and the applicants , and those
beat qualified to pass upon the situation
say that under the new agreement there
will be very little chance of any further
trouble.
ENCOURAGING NEGRO LABOR
Colored Operators of Georgia Cotton
Mills Scverly Flogged.
GUIFFIX , Ga. : The Hogging of three
colored operatives of the Kincaid mills
May 22 by whitecaps has led to sensational
developments. On Wednesday night another -
ether negro was taken from his house and
severely beaten and cut. These negroes
are law abiding citizens. Thursday the
superintendent and others at the Kincaid
mills were notified to leave at once or they
would be "dealt with. " It now transpires
that there has been a club formed here
known as the Laborers' Union Band , with
the purpose of driving the negroes out of
the country. The band has about 500
members , a large number of whom are
boys under age. Upon orders from the
Governor ( the Griffin IJifies are awaiting
orders from Judge Hammond to proceed to
the factory.
WILHELMINA IS DECORATED.
Queenof Holland Receives the
Order of St. Catherine.
THE HAGUE : Queen Wilhelmina re
ceived X. De Staal , president of the con
ference on May 24 , and later presented her
with the Russian Order of St. Catharine.
At the reception of the chief delegates to
the conference the Queen and the Queen's
mother each held a court of their own and
the delegates were presented to each of
their majesties alphabetically. The recep
tion lasted forty minutes. All the dele
gates were in court dress with the excep
tion of two.
"Wreck Due to Negligence.
KEAPIXO , Pa. : The coroner's jury in
vestigation of the train wreck at Exeter ,
on the Heading road , found the wreck was
due to negligence of certain employes of
of the company. They censure Geo. C.
Bowers , trainmaster , of Philadelphia , for
equipping the special train with a crew
unfamiliar with the main line ; Engineer
Orrell and Conductor Magee for reckless
running , and Engineer Wilder Smith for
having ] passed the signal at Exeter and then
backing l up 2 , ° > t ) feet , and Train Dispatcher
James Kourke is declared negligent in not
notifying the special crew of the delay of
the t express.
Cholera is Raging.
BOMHAY : Cholera is raging in Karachi ,
the < principal seaport town of Singe. Two
hundred 1 and thirty-two new cases were
officially reported May 25 , and 208 deaths
for the day. The official returns show a
total of lJ97 cases and of 1,091) ) deaths since
the beginning of the outbreak.
Indicted for Perjury.
TOI.KDO : Marie M. Burroughs , who
filed suits amounting to a million dollars
for damages against the cities of Toledo
and Fremont , has been indicted by the
Grand Jury for perjury. The case came up
in connection with her recent suits.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
$3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , shipping grades ,
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00
to $5.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 73c to 75c :
corn. No. 2 , 32c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 , 2Uc
to 2Sc ; rye. No. 2 , ( ilc to 03c ; butter ,
choice creamery , 17c to 18c ; eggs , fresh.
12c to 14c ; potatoes , choice , 27c to 40c
per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to
$5.50 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.00 ;
sheep , common to choice. $2.50 to $4.75 ;
wheat , No. 2 red. 70c to 71c ; corn , No. 2
wliite , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 white , 29c
to 31 c.
St. Louis Cattle , $3.50 to $5.75 ; hogs.
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to $5.50 ;
wheat , No. 2. 75c to 77c ; corn. No. 2
yellow. 34c to 35c ; oats. No. 2 , 27c to 29c :
rye , No. 2. < j2c to 03c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.50 ; hosjs.
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $5.00.
wheat. No. 2 , 73c to 74c ; corn , No. li
mixed , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 2Sc
to 30c : rye. No. 2 , ( J4c to UGc.
Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hogs.
$3.00 to $4.00 : sheep , $2.50 to $4.75 ;
wheat , No. 2. 74c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 2
yellow , 34c to 3 c ; oats , No. 2 white , 30c
to 31c ; rye. (51 c to 03c.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed , 75c to
77c ; corn. No. 2 mixed. 33c to 35c ; oats ,
No. 2 mixed , 2c ! to 31e ; rye. No. 2 , 5'Jc
to Gle ; clover seed , new. $3.80 to $3.90.
Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 spring , 73c
to 74e ; corn. No. 3 , 32c to 34c ; oats. No.
2 white , 2Sc to 30c ; rye , No. 1 , GOc to G2c ;
barley , No. 2 , 40c to 42c ; pork , mess ,
$8.00 to $8.50.
Buffalo Cattle , ; good shipping steers ,
$3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice.
$3.25 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair to choice weth
ers , $3.50 to $5.50 ; lambs , common to
extra. $4.50 to $ G.75.
New York Cattle , $3.25 to $5.75 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.50 ;
wheat , No. 2 red , 85c to 8Gc ; corn , No.
2 , 41c to 42c ; oats , No. 3 white , 33c to 34c ;
butter , creamery , 15c to lOc ; eggs , West-
era , 15c to Hie.
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STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Pacific Short Line Brings $1,75O-
OOO Under the Hammer Sold to
the Tods of New York Only One
Bid was Made.
Pac * flc Short Line Sold.
-"Gentlemen. I am bid for this railroad
51,750,000. Are you all done ? Once , twice ,
three times and sold ! for 31,750,000 to
William S. Ted and Eobert E. Tod. "
So spoke E. S. Dundy , jr. , of Omaha ,
official master in chancery , and the Pacific
Short Line passed from the hands of a re
ceiver to two brothers of J. Kennedy Ted
ofJ. Kennedy Ted & ( "o. , brokers , Xew
York , represented by John L. Webster of
Omaha.
The sale was conducted upon the depot
platform of the Pacific Short Line station
at South Sioux City , Dakota County. After
the conclusion of the sale the master and
Mr. Webster proceeded to a bank and Mr.
Webster paid down the $20,000 required to
bind the sale. The price paid for the road
was made $1,750,000 only in order that the
requirements i of the law might be met. It
is required that in foreclosure proceedings
the price be at least two-thirds of the ap-
praisment. The Pacific Short Line was
appraised at $2,500,000 , and Mr. Webster
could have made his bid $1,866,866.67 if he
chose. For recording the deed of sale 51-
750 in revenue stamps will be necessary.
Mr. Webster did not care to prophecy
what would become of the road. He said
he had bid it in for Wm. S. Todd and Eob
ert E. Todd , instead of in the firm name
because that was his instruction. He was
quite sure the sale would be confirmed in
ten days by United States Judge Munger
of Omaha. After that the road may be
sold or extended or operated in connection
with the Sioux City & Northern , which
soon will pass from the receivers.
Minnesota Man Will Deliver the
Annual Address.
The official program for the commence
ment exercises of the State University has
been prepared by the University authori
ties. The demand for tickets to the various
exercises this year will probably be greater
than in previous years. A certain number
of tickets are reserved for members of the
senior classes and allumni of the institu
tion and the balttSrae will be distributed to
the public. Th'e annual exercises will be
gin Friday evening , June 2 , with a con
cert at the Oliver Theater by the graduat
ing class of the University School of Music ,
and will terminate with the annual 'senior
class lawn fete on the University campus
Tuesday evening , June 8. The annual
baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by
Chancellor George E. MacLean before the
graduating class in the Oliver Theater
Sunday evening , June 4. Cyrus Xorthrup ,
LL. D. , president of the University of
Minnesota , has been secured to deliver the
commencement oration.
FATAL STORMS.
Three Laves Reported Lost and
Much Property Destroyed.
Severe thunderstorms were prevalent over
Central and Eastern Nebraska on Friday
of last week and have probably resulted
in the loss of three lives and the devasta
tion of much property. A tornado
passed north of Minden and is reported
to have done much damage. Kenesiiw re
ports considerable damage done by heavy
wind. At Bancroft a rainstorm which as
sumed the proportions of a cloudburst did
thousands of dollars of damage. It is re
ported that Mrs. Peter Byers and her child
and Mrs. Jerome Pflamm , were drowned
seven miles south of that town. Fences
and buildings on low lands were carried
away by the flood. Near Lyons severe
wind and hail storms demolished several
farm buildings and badly damaged crops.
Child Drowned.
A sad accident occurred at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Warren , residing some
seven miles northwest of Harvard , result
ing in the death by drowning of their
youngest child , a boy some two years of
age. The child and his sister , some four
years of age , was playing near the bridge
or banks of a small creek near the house
and in some way fell in. The mother ,
missing the child from the house , went out
to look for it , and was told by the little
girl playing with him , that her brother was
in the water , but death hud come to the
little boy before the mother could reach
him.
Many Houses Blown Down.
About 7 o'clock on the evening of May
25 , the wind which had been blowing
fiercely from the south all day , suddenly
increased to the proportions of a hurricane ,
and for a few minutes it was feared the
{ own would be destroyed. As it was a
long row of railroad sheds of theSt. Joseph
and Grand Island Railroad was demolished
and fifteen or twenty houses of laborers
were blown down. Many trees were up
rooted and a few roofs and cornices blown
oil' . So far as known no one was injured.
Beer Seized , at Columbus.
City attorney lienalcy seized 20. ) kegs of
beer at Columbus which had been sent
there by the South Omaha Brewing Com
pany and consigned to themselves. The
beer was to be doled out to pin-chasers in
quantities , to saloons and others , and the
city attorney claims that inasmuch as the
brewing company has taken out no whole
sale license they are violating a chapter of
the Slocum law.
Child's Body Found.
IS'ight Policeman Joseph Calvin of David
City found the remains of a young child
secreted in an old vault. From appear
ances it had been placed there immediately
after birth and had been there two or three
months. It is rumored that the police have
a clue to the guilty parties.
Caught in a Peed Grinder.
Tom Smith , foreman of the Laverty cat
tle ranch , four miles northeast of Ashland ,
was accidentally thrown into a feed
grinder and had his left leg terribly
mangled.
ROBBERS' ROOST.
Goods to Amount of $1,2OO Hare
Been Recovered.
Sheriff Simmering and an officer have
succeeded in unearthing a robbers' roost
sn
near Eosemont , Webster County , and re
covered about $1,200 worth of stolen goods.
The officers placed Bill Leach , a Eosemont
merchant ] under arrest , as they have strong
evidence which implicates him with the
gang. It is thought he is one of the head
men of the organization and that he simply
ran the store to dispose of the stolen goods.
During the last year merchants at Trum-
bull , Glenville , Bromfield , Ayr , Funk ,
Aurora and other small towns have
had their stores robbed , but the
thieves have always escaped. It is almost
certain that the den unearthed near Eose
mont is the home of a large band of the
bold thieves and safe-crackers who have
infested that part of the State for a long
time. Sheriff Simmering received word
from Detective Malone at Lincoln saying
he had three or four fellows under arrest
whom he thought belonged to the gang.
It is thought the robbers' roost is a branch
of the band of robbers that was captured
in Hanover Kan. , about a year and a half
SMALLPOX AT COLUMBUS.
Young Man Found in Car Suffering
from Dread Disease.
A well developed case of smallpox was
discovered in the Union Pacific yards at
Columbus a few days since. A man about
22 years of age was found in a poultry car
suffering with the dread disease. Permis
sion was obtained from the railroad coin-
pan y to use a vacant section house about a
mile east of town , where the patient was
taken , and also a couple who were found
with him. The strictest quarantine has
been established and the premises guarded
by two special officers. A meeting of the
Board of Health was called and every
thing possible has been done for the unfor
tunate man and there is not the least ap-
prenension of an epidemic. Attending
physicians say it is a genuine case and a
very strong one.
MODEL SHEEP FEEDING PLANT
Facilities for Handling Forty Thou
sand Head.
Abbott boasts one of the largest sheep
feeding establishments in the country , the
property of Eobert Taylor. This gentle
man has 10,000 acres , fenced with fifty
miles of woven wire fencing , and barns ,
sheds , feed lots and , in fact , everything
that can be in any way utilized in the pro
duction of beef , pork and mutton. His
arrangements provide for feeding 40,000
sheep , besides several hundred head of cat
tle and hogs. There are 1,000 acres of
alfalfa , which produce five tons per acre ,
and 500 acres of prairie hay land. Besides
his feeding operations he makes a specialty
of breeding fine sheep and has at the pres
ent time something like 7,500 head of
Merino and Leicestershire breeds.
ELLIOTT W. BROWN DROWNED
Nebraska Stockman and Rough
Rider Meets His Fate.
Elliott \V. Brown , manager of the Na
tional Sheep and Cattle Company , one of
the best known stockmen of Nebraska and
Wyoming , was drowned in Indian Creek ,
near Harrison , while attemping to ford it
on horseback. Mr. Brown was one of the
Wyoming rough riders under Col. Grigsby
and distinguished himself in the Missis
sippi wreck last summer , when he'saved
many lives.
Boy Smothered.
A distressing accident occurred near
Greely Center by which John Gannon , a
boy of about 15 years of age , lost his life.
The boy had seen some badger holes near
the house and had gone out sometime during
the afternoon to dig the animals out. That
was the last seen of him until about G
o'clock , when his body was found in the
badger hole covered with dirt. Life was
extinct. The boy had apparently been
down in the hole headfirst , digging for the
badger , when the earth caved in on him
and smothered him. Two dogs were dig
ging in the hole when the boy was found
and they had almost uncovered the clay
from his body , though they had not
touched it.
Wires to Go Under Ground.
At the last regular session of Platts-
mouth's city council the most important
business transacted was the passing by a
unanimous vote an ordinance providing
that all telephone wires on Main Street be
carried in cables under the ground , and the
poles removed , but giving any company
the right to cross Main Street on poles.
Thirty days were given the Nebraska Tel
ephone Company in which to comply with
the provisions ot the ordinance , after which
a penalty of $1 a day for each pole left
standing between First and Seventh Street
will be collected.
Drank Concentrated IJye.
Morgan Eice of Wakefield committed
suicide by drinking concentrated lye. He
had been in ill health some time and de-
ijpon u'jst. Tie arose early and went to a
neirnhrV Inm. where ho poured about
t u-H'.v.ionsful of the lye into a tin
ui. 1:1. : Kv..i : t v.iih water and swallowed it.
! ! v. ; . > Con , ! i auoat two hours later by his
. ! . After three hours of terrible
r'inetl for Starting a Fire
Ludwig Bock , a farmer living about
eight miles north of Valentine , in burning
trash and Ilussian thistles allowed the lire
to get away and on reaching the prairie
the fire to spread rapidly , covering a large
territory , burning out one of his neighbors
and causing considerable damage. On
complaint being filed he was taken before
County Judge Towne and fined $50 and
costs.
Gamblers Rush to "VVyinore.
The extensive advertising Wyraore has
received in regard to it being a "wide
open" town under the new city adminis
tration has been the cause of gamblers
congregating there from all parts of the
country , including Omaha , Lincoln , St.
Joseph and Denver. Several gambling
houses have started up and insomeof then )
any kind of a game may be had.
WELLS OF PRAIRIE DOGa
The Frisky Animals Go to the Water
Level for Their Drink.
"The most interesting thing I have
seen in many a day , " said Harvey Geer :
af Lament , Colo. , a few days ago , "was
a. prairie-dog well. Did you ever see
one ? It isn't often that a chance oe-
urs to explore the homes and haunts
Df these expeditious little inhabitants
of the plains. A few miles from my
town a large force of men have been at
work this summer making a deep cut
for a short railroad up into the mines.
A friend of mine is in charge of the
Job , and I went out a week ago to see
him and the work that had been done.
The first thing that attracted my at
tention when I got there was the fact
that the cut was being made through
an old alfalfa field , and the roots
fringed the sides of the cut and hung
down fifteen to eighteen feet. Up at
the surface of the ground were the
stubbed given plants , and reaching
down deep into the earth were the fat ,
businesslike roots , getting their living
far below where ordinary plants forage
for subsistence.
"But the most remarkable thing was
the prairie-dog wells that had been
dug ' into.- The cut wont through a dog
village , and being a deep one somu
forty foot it wont below the town.
There has always noon a discussion
about whore the prairie clog gets his
drink. Some say ho goes otorually dry
snd does not know what it is to have an
elegant thirst on him. Usually their
towns are miles from any stream and
in an arid country , where there is no
surface water at any time sufficient for
the needs of an animal requiring drink.
The overland travelers back in the days
of pioneering used to find the dog towns
out on the prairies scores of miles from
the streams. There was no dew. the
air was dry as a bone , the buffalo grass
would be parched brown , and there
would bo absolutely nothing to quench
thirst. I remember a discussion begun
thirty years ago in the American Natur
alist by Dr. Storuborg , now Surgeon
General , on the subject , and ho argued
in favor of the Avell theory. But then *
near Laniout is ocular proof of the well
theory. The nest holes of the dogs
were five or six foot deep , but four or
five holes wont straight down as deep
as the excavation had boon made , and
evidently on into the wa tor-carry ing
sand beneath. Those holes appeared to
be used by the whole colony commonly
and were a little larger than the holes
used for their homes. " Washington
Star.
MODEL FOR BRUMIDI.
Washington Beauty Posed for Mother
of St. Aloysius.
Bruinidi , who left his work of many
years in frescoes and panels about
Washington , was accustomed to draw
on the contemporaneous life of the capi
tal for faces and figures. Into tin
great allegorical circle of the dome of
the capitol he painted many faces that
wore recognized as fast as ho placed
them in position. At one time the great
artist painted from his wide acquaint
ance with such want of discretion and
discrimination that there was a hulla-
ballo , and certain faces disappeared in
a night from the endless procession.
Over the altar of St. Aloysius * Church
is an immense painting by Bruinidi. It
is still one of the sights of Washington ,
nnd strangers go there to see it. Among
the life-size figures is that of the mother
af the saint. It is tradition that the
second wife of Stephen A. Douglas , of
Illinois , posed for the mother of the
saint , and was transferred to canvas
with close fidelity. The lady was Miss
Adele Cutts. a famous beauty of Wash
ington in her day. As the wife and
widow of Stephen A. Douglas and sub
sequently us the wife of General Will
iams , she attended the church. Visit
ors wont to view the picture , nnd to
compare the mother of the saint with
the original for her as she sat in the
midst of her devotions. St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
.Lady Mountaineers.
The achievement of a Strasburg lady
who has just accomplished a consider
able mountain ascent at the ago ot"
seventy-five recalls the fact that the
first of all the lady mountaineers ( Mad
emoiselle d'Augovillo ) continued climb
ing almost equally late in life. Her
first ascent , that of Mont Blanc , was
accomplished at the ago of forty-four ;
her twenty-first , and last , that of the
Oldenhoru , at the ago of sixty-nine.
Thou , and not till then , she concluded
that "it is time to abandon the alpen-
st < ; j'k bol'oro it abandons mo. " Other
r -rriTs are tho.-i' of Miss P.rovort. who
i.'ado a Jir.-t ascent of the Fus.shorn at
ili'ty-i nt- : and of Miss Lucy Wallzer.
w'.o cH.icd the Petit Mont Blanc ( ; i ,
hrih * ttiingof 12.7.10 feet ) at forty-niuy-
Liverpool Mercury.
Not lilght.
Muilge Yes , I do take a few drinks ;
of an evening , but none during the day.
I am no daylight drinker.
Yabsley Xo one ever accused you oC
being any kind of a light drinker. In
dianapolis Journal.
A. Iloyai Fancier.
The Princess of Wales , it is said ,
takes a very keen interest in the rearing :
of poultry.
The most sensible woman will
on" a little before a preacher.